VRLA #4 Adds 13 New Exhibitors Including AltSpace, DODOCase and ThreeOneZero

VRLA goes from strength to strength as it approaches its fourth event, announcing that attendees will be treated to over 40 exhibitors including 13 VRLA first timers. An interesting gauge of the state of the growing VR industry has been...

The Race to Create the ‘YouTube of VR’ is On

Competitors are lining up to introduce the world to the very first 360 degree video-sharing service, a concept that could soon become an industry standard for both the newly emerging mobile VR scene and PC-driven VR headsets alike. VCEMO (pronounced...

News Bits: Jaunt VR Releases Paul McCartney ‘Live and Let Die’ 360 VR Experience on Windows...

Jaunt VR, having received millions in venture capital funding this year, have their sights on pioneering 360 3D VR video content. Their first publicly available experience, Paul McCartney performing "Live and Let Die" live, launched on the Google Play store...

Samsung Gear VR Preview: Ritchie Watches a 2 Hour Movie in Oculus Cinema

A couple of weeks ago I sat down on my couch and watched a movie. Now, under normal circumstances, this rather inane activity would have not even merited a slow news day on any of my social networks, but...

Oculus Rift Allows Great-grandfather to Share Thanksgiving Dinner With Family Remotely

With the help of 360 degree video and the Oculus Rift DK2 VR headset, a great-grandfather in an assisted-living community got a chance to virtually celebrate with his family this past Thanksgiving. Martin (reddit alias jwsimmons) has been using virtual reality technology to put...

News Bits: Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Price Drops to $199 on All Major U.S. Carriers

Those hoping to snag Samsung's soon-to-be-released mobile Gear VR headset this holiday season will also need to get their hands on the phone that powers it—the Samsung Galaxy Note 4. If you haven't yet pulled the trigger, the Note...

Samsung Gear VR Footage Emerges: Oculus Home, Apps, and Games Shown

We're right on the cusp of moving into the Gear VR launch window Samsung announced at it's Developers Conference last month. And we're hearing retail devices are starting to appear. Now comes a series of video walkthroughs of the Gear VR's...

Comcast NBCUniversal Hosts Hackathon in Hollywood, VR Demos Emerge

A collection of virtual reality experiences were developed during a 24 hour coding marathon hosted by Comcast NBCUniversal in Hollywood earlier this month. We dropped in quickly after just getting back from the Samsung Developer Conference 2014 to investigate what...

Virtual Reality Awards 2014 Ceremony Tonight in RiftMax and via Livestream @19:30 EST

The VRA's are imminent, and as we approach what is believed to be a first of its kind - an awards ceremony held entirely in VR - here are the details of the developers that made the short lis plus where...

‘VR Chat’ Used to Deliver One of the First University Lectures in Virtual Reality

VR Chat, the virtual reality social application, has been used to deliver one of the first university lectures through virtual reality. We talk to developer Jesse Joudrey about the project. Remote, Immersive Education Despite my belief that VR is a platform capable...