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PlayStation VR Teardown Reveals Display Curiosity and Lenses

A hardware launch wouldn’t be complete without an iFixit teardown, and the most recent VR device on their operating table is Sony’s PlayStation VR. With decades of experience in hardware design and manufacturing, and having created many non-VR head-mounted displays...
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Yes, You Can Juggle in VR with the HTC Vive

When Alex Schwartz told people he could juggle in VR with the HTC Vive and SteamVR controllers, they didn't believe him. But now he has video proof: not only can he juggle quite effectively with the system, he thinks that it...

SteamVR and HTC Vive Pre Gets ‘Direct Mode’

Valve has just announced that the latest release of SteamVR beta, its virtual reality platform SteamVR just upgraded its rendering pipeline to support Direct Mode, a way to bypass unnecessary operating system clutter to render directly to a VR...

Hands-on: Reactive Grip Haptic Controller Prototype with Vive Tracker, Touch, and Custom SteamVR Tracking

Tactical Haptics, developers of the Reactive Grip controller, are showing their latest prototypes now with attachments for the Vive Tracker, Oculus Touch, and a custom-built SteamVR Tracking solution. The controller employs a unique solution to haptic feedback which aims...

Hands-On with the ‘Paranormal Activity’ VR Demo on the HTC Vive

Frank He shares his experiences of VRWERX's made-for-VR experience, a sneak peek at what you can expect in a full release coming to virtual reality headsets some time next year. The Paranormal Activity VR demo is an HTC Vive experience that...

PlayStation VR to Get Improved Tracking and 3D Blu-ray Playback in Next PS4 Update

Among other additions to the console's base experience, the forthcoming PS4 System Software Update 4.50 will bring improved tracking and 3D Blu-ray playback to Sony's PlayStation VR headset. In time for the launch of Farpoint and the PSVR Aim controller, the...

Apple Reportedly Could Have Over 1,000 Engineers Working on AR in Israel

According to UBS analyst Steven Milunovich, Apple could have over 1,000 engineers working on Augmented Reality technology in Israel, mostly at its major R&D centre in Herzliya. Milunovich maintains Apple might introduce AR features similar to Google’s Tango in the...

OSVR Launches Pre-orders for HDK 2 VR Headset, Begins Shipping July 29

Starting today OSVR is taking pre-orders for the HDK 2, the modular, open source ‘Hacker Development Kit’ VR headset which the organization says will ship starting on July 29th. Sold in its basic configuration for $399, the new HDK 2 will be largely the same...

PlayStation VR Accessories Hit Major Online Retailers

With the PlayStation VR launch just around the corner—October 13th to be exact—major retailers like Amazon, Best Buy and GameStop have started to stock a few accessories that are sure to keep you charged-up at moment's notice and travel-ready for those...
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Squanchtendo’s First VR Game ‘Accounting’ is Hilarious and Completely Free

What’s better than Justin Roiland making a VR game? Justin Roiland making a VR game and releasing it for free. That’s right, newly formed VR studio Squanchtendo’s first game, Accounting, will be completely free. Road to VR got a brief...

Valve Talks ‘Advanced VR Rendering’ – Live Blog @ 5pm PST

"Valve has been creating advanced prototype VR HMD's since mid-2013 that are more advanced than other developers currently have access to, and this head start has allowed us to gain a ton of VR-specific rendering knowledge that we'd like...

‘Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare’ VR Experience to be Shown on PSVR at Official Fan Event

Debuting early next month at Call of Duty XP 2016, the official fan celebration hosted by Activision, attendees will have a chance to see what's being called an "exclusive" Call of Duty VR experience running on PlayStation VR. The experience...

VR-optimized Forward Renderer Comes to Unreal Engine 4.14, Said to Be 22% Faster

Epic Games touted their VR-optimized forward renderer as the reason why their forthcoming Robo Recall game looks so crisp in VR. Now the tech is available to all Unreal Engine developers in version 4.14 released today. While deferred rendering has...

SteamVR Now Supports Oculus Touch Controllers

It seems that those diligent boffins over at Valve have quietly released an update to their SteamVR platform which includes support for Oculus' Touch motion controllers. The disparity between experiences available on the two main competing VR systems on the...

Valve Confirms Development on “three full [VR] games, not experiments”

Valve has confirmed that the company is in development of not one, but three "full" VR titles being built in conjunction with their ongoing VR development. The company behind some of the greatest games ever made—Half-Life, Portal, Counter Strike, Team...
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