Oculus has just released their long awaited mobile SDK for Android development on Samsung's forthcoming Gear VR headset. Oculus Mobile SDK 0.4.0 Now Available for Download The 868MB Oculus Mobile SDK can be downloaded in the Oculus developer portal here. Oculus...

Samsung's Gear VR is close to release, if recent rumours are to be believed, and it's certainly hotly anticipated. At a recent SFVR meetup, Sixense demo'd a solution to the Note 4 powered VR headset's one glaring feature omission -...

Cyberith, fresh from their extremely successful Kickstarter campaign, are clearly not resting on their laurels. They've announced that with their newest addition to their VR locomotion device the Virtualiser, they can offer compatibility with the new generation of mobile VR...

Next month, Samsung Developer Conference 2014 will include a virtual reality track for the first time. The track will see eight, 50 minute sessions dedicated to VR. Among them, two sessions hosted by Oculus, including 'Getting Started with the Oculus...

Early adopters of Samsung's forthcoming Gear VR headset are in for a treat. The creator of Darknet has announced that the full version of the award-winning game will initially launch for free on Gear VR. After the announcement of Samsung's...

Despite not yet officially confirming a release date or price for Gear VR, Samsung's first mobile VR headset, demo units are already popping up at electronics retailer Best Buy in the United States.   Reddit user Hackertripz appears to have been...

Felix & Paul Studios can be revealed as the creators of the Introduction to VR 3D 360° virtual reality cinematic experience commissioned by Samsung and Oculus to come bundled with the Samsung Gear VR. Users of the Samsung Note 4...

At Oculus Connect last weekend I spoke with the company's Head of Mobile, Max Cohen, who confirmed that Oculus plans to release its Android mobile SDK in early October. Gear VR, which runs virtual reality games and experienced built...

At Oculus Connect 2014 last weekend in Hollywood, CA, I spoke with Oculus VR's Head of Mobile, Max Cohen, about his work on the Android SDK and Samsung's Gear VR. Among other topics, Cohen noted that Gear VR is...

There are two sorts of people in this world: those that have listened to John Carmack talk and those who are unenlightened. One of the key minds behind Doom and Quake is a most unlikely orator, but one who...

At Oculus Connect, CEO Brendan Iribe took to the stage to talk about the company's recent work, including their collaboration on Samsung's Gear VR headset. During the presentation, Iribe showed photos of 8 previously unseen Gear VR prototypes. Samsung Gear...

The Wild West of Early VR Oculus Share was launched a little over a year ago as a way to gather together the torrents of content being produced by developers around the world. After the Oculus Rift DK1 shipped, well...

After our Gear VR Roundtable Chat last week, I was informed that not everyone in the VR community had the same warm and fuzzy feelings that were conveyed in our discussion. I felt the need to allow a few...

Considering that Samsung Gear VR is yet to go on sale, the breadth of content announced thus far is impressive. One thing that is clear however, Samsung and Oculus clearly see this device as much as a video delivery...

Although Samsung hasn't announced an official price or specific release date for Gear VR, the new VR headset has appeared on the website of an authorized Samsung retailer priced at $245. Samsung has launched an official Gear VR microsite,...