2023 Sections
Meta Partners with Ousted Oculus Founder’s Company to Build “the world’s best AR and VR systems...
In a twist that promises to make the inevitable Palmer Luckey documentary even more dramatic, Palmer Luckey's military tech company Anduril has now officially partnered with Meta to build "the world's best AR and VR systems for the US...
‘Rick and Morty’ VR Experience Could Debut at SDCC 2016, ‘American Horror Story’ and ‘The Man...
While Rick and Morty co-creator Justin Roiland has been known to be working on various VR projects, San Diego Comic-Con 2016 could see the debut of the first such experience that's actually based on the popular IP. Additionally, an American Horror...
Survey: Help Devs Understand Real VR Users & Enter to Win $150 Amazon Gift Card
While there's a steadily growing number of quality VR games, it's still well understood that VR is in need of more great content. But what kinds of VR games should developers focus on creating? That's one of the primary...
PlayStation VR Skyrim Bundle Hits $335 for the Holidays
If you've been eyeing a PlayStation VR but missed out on Black Friday deals, you're in luck—the PlayStation VR Skyrim bundle is available on B&H Photo Video for $335, saving you $115 off the MSRP. The bundle has also re-appeared...
Sony Acquires Insomniac Games, Delivering a Strategic Blow to Oculus Studios in the Process
Sony Interactive Entertainment announced Monday that the company is acquiring Insomniac Games, a storied game studio and one of the most experienced in VR development anywhere in the world. The studio has developed three Oculus exclusive titles, with its fourth...
New VorpX Feature Makes non-VR Games Look and Play Better in VR
VorpX is a 3D driver which allows users to play their non-VR game library immersively through an Oculus Rift or HTC Vive headset. Version 17.3.0 brings a new 'Direct VR Settings Optimizer' feature which automatically tweaks many titles for optimal...
First Steam VR Controller Impressions “Utterly phenomenal”
HTC mentioned during their HTC Vive reveal yesterday that the new headset would be accompanied by new controllers, designed for VR. It seems that Scott Broock, VP of Content at Jaunt just got his hands on them, and was...
AppliedVR Secures $29M Funding to Pursue FDA Approval for VR Pain Management Tech
AppliedVR, a virtual reality pain management startup, today announced it has secured $29 million in funding, something it aims to use in pursuit of FDA approval for its cognitive behavioral therapy-based pain management tech.
The Series A financing round includes F-Prime...
Sony to Detail PlayStation 5 Tomorrow in ‘Deep Dive’ Info Dump
Sony is bringing its next-gen PlayStation console to market in time for holiday season this year, but there's still plenty of question marks left. That's hopefully about to change tomorrow.
In the wake of GDC getting effectively canned this week, PlayStation...
Exclusive: Nokia Launches OZO Player SDK, a Cross-platform Video Playback Engine for VR Apps
Nokia has launched the OZO Player SDK, a cross-platform foundation for creating applications with high fidelity VR video playback. Road to VR spoke with Nokia's Head of VR Technologies, Tarif Sayed to learn more about the offering.
While VR video portals like Jaunt,...
Meta Reportedly Set to Expand Retail Locations as Smart Glasses Competition Heats Up
Meta has been flirting with retail for years now, however a Business Insider report maintains the company is finally looking to expand its retail footprint beyond its first and only brick-and-mortar location.
Citing an internal communication, the report maintains Meta is looking...
HTC is Hosting Its Next Developer Conference in VR Amid Coronavirus Concerns
The recent coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19) has stymied many of the industry's most important conferences and expos this year. To avoid this, HTC today announced it will be holding its next Vive Ecosystem Conference (VEC) from within virtual reality.
Update (March...
The Future of Unity Content Creation Tools & Smart Assets
Sylvio Drouin is the Executive Vice President of Unity Labs, which for the past year has been doing advanced research into VR authoring tools both for developers and consumers as well as graphic research. I caught up with Sylvio...
‘Alien: Isolation’ is One of VR’s Missed Opportunities, But There’s Still Hope
Alien: Isolation is one of the best VR games never released. We look back at why the title was so revered by VR enthusiasts and that there's now finally hope we'll see an official VR release after all.
One of the...
SteamVR ‘Shell’ is Customizable, Allows Seamless VR Game Switching and Web Browsing
The HTC Vive Pre is now in the hands of press and developers around the world and although hands-on impressions with Vive games are now fairly common, what's the SteamVR interface, where you spend your time between games, like to...



















