HTC Vive ‘Developer Edition’ Sign-ups Could Start Next Week
According to a report at Ars Technica, HTC's VR Headset the 'Vive' could find its way into selected developers hands very soon for nothing. Sign-ups for the device may also begin as early as next week.
GDC 2015 was dominated...
‘Action Star: Parachute’ VR Experience Has You Throwing Yourself Out of a Plane
Istanbul based digital workshop Codemodeon have come up with a VR experience which adopts some clever mechanics to sell the illusion of throwing yourself out of a plane and parachuting to an island paradise.
We've come across Codemodeon's brand of bespoke virtual...
Abrash Spent Most of His F8 Keynote Convincing the Audience That ‘Reality’ is Constructed in the...
Oculus' Chief Scientist, Michael Abrash, took to the Facebook F8 conference stage yesterday to tell the audience 'Why Virtual Reality Will Matter to You'.
Much of Abrash's presentation was dedicated to convincing the audience that the reality we experience is...
“They did it!” William Gibson is Given a Taste of Cyberspace via Gear VR
Legendary author of 80's cyberpunk thriller Neuromancer, a book in which he famously coined the term 'cyberspace', takes a spin in virtual reality courtesy of Samsung's Gear VR. It seems he was suitably impressed.
At TED 2015 in Vancouver last...
Steven Spielberg to Direct Film Adaptation of ‘Ready Player One’ VR Novel
Prolific director and producer Steven Spielberg is coming back to Warner Bros. to direct the film adaptation of Ready Player One, Ernest Cline's lauded VR-centric novel set in a dystopian future.
According to Deadline, Spielberg will be coming fresh off directing The...
Update: Facebook’s CTO May Have Just Hinted at a 2015 Release Date for the Oculus Rift
On stage at Facebook's F8 conference, the company's CTO, Mike Schroepfer, may have just let slip a hint at the Oculus Rift release date.
We don't often give much care to rumors of an Oculus Rift release date, but when the CTO...
Oculus’ Michael Abrash ‘Why Virtual Reality Will Matter to You’ Livestream @ 10am PST
Today Oculus' Chief Scientist, Michael Abrash, will take to the stage at Facebook's F8 conference to expound upon virtual reality. As Abrash puts it, "Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but someday and for the rest of your life—this...
Rev VR Podcast (Ep. 98): Catching up with Ikrima Elhassan from Kite & Lightning
It has been a while since the guys from Kite & Lightning have been on the show, but that doesn't mean they haven't been pumping out some amazing things since we last spoke. Ikrima takes some time out of...
Samsung Gear VR Heads to More than 100 Best Buys for Demo and Sale
Samsung is getting a bit more bold with what's so far been a fairly soft launch for the company's first mobile headset, Gear VR. Come March 27th, Gear VR will be available in more than 100 Best Buy locations...
NASCAR is NextVR’s Latest Pit Stop for Live VR Video
From the beginning, NextVR has been positioning its VR video technology toward live broadcasting, especially for sports. We've already seen NextVR demo their technology with the NBA, NHL, and more, while their latest test has taken them to Auto Club Speedway...
