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SEA VR Rebrands as ‘Immerse Technology Summit’, Returns October 11th

SEA VR, the largest VR conference in the Pacific Northwest, has renamed itself as the “Immerse Technology Summit,” and will be held this year on October 11th in Bellevue, Washington. The summit organizers say they dropped the “VR” moniker...

Five Universal Tasks of 3D User Interfaces with Doug Bowman

In 1968, Douglas Engelbart gave "The Mother of All Demos" where he gave the first public demonstration of a mouse as a computer control device. For the last 48 years, the mouse and keyboard have remained the primary input...

Hands-on: Capcom’s Resident Evil “Kitchen” Demo is Terrifying on PSVR

Capcom brought its Resident Evil VII “Kitchen” demo to PAX West this year, and Road to VR went hands on to try it out. The demo takes place before the events of Resident Evil VII’s main storyline, and is...

Futuretown is Bringing Motion Platform Arcade Thrills to VR

Taipei based virtual reality company Futuretown is planning to build a out of home destination where you can experience custom built VR game experiences built for and enhanced by 3 different motion platforms. The rampant rise of video games in...

The Ambitious ‘Loading Human’ is a PlayStation VR Launch Title

Ambitious Sci-fi adventure game Loading Human from developers Untold Games is one of the first made-for-VR titles we covered and it's now been confirmed to be one of the day-one launch titles for the forthcoming PlayStation VR headset on October...

Leaked Input Device May Explain Why Investors Just Dropped $120 Million into Thalmic Labs

Thalmic Labs, makers of the gesture control armband MYO may be working on a new VR controller, a wristband device which senses the position of your fingers. The company is teasing new products after closing a whopping $120 million...

Innoactive’s ‘VR Suitcase’ is a Portable, Self-Contained HTC Vive Demo Station

Innoactive has answered the call of nomadic VR developers on-the-go with a super slick portable pop-up, self-powered Vive station in a case, it's called the VR Suitcase and it'll put a serious dent in your wallet. Whilst the HTC Vive...

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...

Second-gen Lighthouse Chip Could Improve Tracking, Reduce Cost of HTC Vive 2

A new chip that Valve is recommending for use in future SteamVR headsets and accessories brings improved performance and significant power reduction compared to the first generation solution along with potential manufacturing savings. An essential component in the first generation HTC...

Spherica’s Stabilization Technology Used in HBO’s ‘Westworld’ VR Experience

HBO premiered a VR experience for their new Westworld series at TechCrunch Disrupt, and they used Spherica's camera stabilization technology in order to pull off an extended live-action tracking shot in VR. Common advice given to new VR filmmakers...
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New ‘Robinson: The Journey’ Video Shows 5 Minutes of PSVR Gameplay

Crytek's Robinson: The Journey is the studio's first PlayStation VR game. A new gameplay video reveals more about the title's gameplay and interactions. Robinson: The Journey is shaping up to be an ambitious VR adventure game, and a beautiful one at...

‘The Solus Project’ VR Review

The Solus Project from Grip Game and Hourences is a beautiful, atmospheric, and occasionally terrifying VR sci-fi adventure-survival game.  The Solus Project Details: Official Site Developer: Hourences and Grip Games Publisher: Teotl Studios Available On: Steam (Oculus Rift & HTC Vive) Reviewed On: HTC Vive & Oculus Rift Release Date: June 7th, 2016 Note: The...

Hands-On with VREAL’s VR Live Streaming System & Q&A With CEO Todd Hooper

Michael Glombicki goes hands-on with VREAL's VR live streaming platform that puts viewers inside the game, right next to their favorite streamers. I took a short break during my time at PAX West this year to checkout VREAL’s new streaming platform...

Apple CEO: VR Has “Lower Commercial Interest” than AR, New Hires from Magic Leap & Oculus

Apple CEO Tim Cook has stated that in his view, augmented reality and not virtual reality holds the ticket for commercial success in immersive technologies in the future. On the subject of virtual and augmented reality Apple is still largely...

Eat Tacos, Win PlayStation VR

There's nothing that says virtual reality quite like a taco. That's apparently why PlayStation and Taco Bell are teaming up to give away 3,360 PlayStation VR headsets between now and October 19th. There's three ways to get a chance at winning...
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