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Hands-on: Sony’s 120Hz Morpheus Demo, ‘Magic Controller’, and ‘Bedroom Robots’

With the reveal of Sony's 2015 Morpheus prototype, the company surprised the VR space with the announcement that the headset would support a 120Hz refresh rate, significantly higher than the 90Hz of the competition. We went hands-on with the...
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CCP Games’ Sigurður Gunnarsson Shares EVE: Valkyrie’s Origin Story

Sigurður G. Gunnarsson is a member of the VR's new-wave 'old guard'. As one of the original initiators of what was originally known as EVE-VR, the 20% project started by CCP VR enthusiasts, he's watched EVE: Valkyrie and VR's resurgence flourish....
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CCP Games’ Erich Cooper Talks EVE: Valkyrie Game Design, Its Evolution and Its Future

Ben Lang is at EVE Fanfest 2015 in Reykjavik where the event, ordinarily dominated by CCP's huge MMO hit EVE Online, is setting aside significant chunks of itinerary to its virtual reality only online space dog fighting game EVE:...

Denny Unger on Developing for SteamVR & HTC Vive: “…there’s no going back”

With just two months to work with early and constantly evolving hardware from Valve, Cloudhead Games had a challenge before them: create a SteamVR-ready demo in time for the HTC Vive reveal at GDC 2015. Denny Unger, President &...

WEVR Launches $1 Million VR Grant Program, Up to $50,000 Available for VR Storytellers

WEVR, formerly known as WemoLab, announced their new $1Million grant today, a program aimed at anyone looking to get into the new field of cinematic VR. WEVR, the VR company collaborating to produce experiences such as 360 video Space Shuttle Endeavour, and new HTC...

Try the HTC Vive for Yourself at VRLA Spring Expo, Courtesy of WEVR

VRLA are pulling out all the stops for their Spring Expo, due to take place March 22nd. The team behind the event have just announced that WEVR (formerly Wemo Labs) will be demo'ing their SteamVR creation TheBlu: Encounter to attendees...

Magic Leap Cancels TED Appearance and Reddit AMA, “Reasons Unknown”

If you thought you were finally getting your hands on some info about the secretive Google-backed startup, Magic Leap, you'd be wrong—at least for now—because amidst much speculation, Magic Leap executives have cancelled their public talks on the technology. Magic Leap is...

SteamVR Beta Update Brings Lighthouse Support and VR Tracking App

Steam VR, Valve's platform for virtual reality applications using the Steam content portal, has been updated and brings with it support for their promising new tracking solution, Lighthouse as well as a demo application for you to try it out. GDC...
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Virtual Reality Music Video ‘An Unseen Sky’ Available on Oculus Share Now

The Music video is a once trailblazing form of entertainment, borne in the 80s thanks primarily to the advent of 'youth' focussed television and of course MTV. Although the majority are merely literal, visual, commercially driven accompaniments to the music,...

Crytek’s 50 Person VR Dev Team Can Only Mean One Thing

At GDC 2015, game developer and CryEngine creator Crytek was showing an impressive virtual reality experience on the Oculus Rift Crescent Bay prototype. But it would seem that the company has much more up their collective sleeve than a...
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Valve, Bossa Studios and Vertigo Games Talk Steam VR at EGX Rezzed, Video Now Up

After HTC's surprise announcement at MWC and the subsequent VR frenzy of GDC, it became apparent some lucky developers had had their hands on early Steam VR hardware for some time. Two of them are Bossa Studios' (Surgeon Simulator)...

First-Time Reactions from Oculus’ Crescent Bay and HTC’s Vive VR Headsets, 24 Hours Apart

After months of hearing about Oculus' latest prototype VR headset, Crescent Bay, and pining after a session with the bleeding edge device for so long, I finally secured a demo with the Crescent Bay prototype at this year's GDC. What I...

SteamVR Gameplay from ‘The Gallery: Six Elements’ Demo Shows Intuitive Interaction

SteamVR made a powerful debut at last week's GDC 2015. Valve collaborated with a diverse group of indie VR developers to create demos for the system. Now SteamVR gameplay footage has emerged from The Gallery: Six Elements demo. See Also: HTC...
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Skyworld Trailer Reveals Epic New Steam VR TBS Game for HTC Vive

Valve and their partner HTC stole VR enthusiasts' hearts at GDC last week when the unveiled their Steam VR platform. Now, a new game coming to Steam VR, Skyworld, demonstrates a use for that room-space tracking with this debut...

Reload Studios to Unveil and Demo New VR Shooter at VRLA Spring Expo

Reload Studios, a group comprising ex Infinity Ward and Disney veterans, are due to officially unveil their previously teased multi-player VR shooter at the next VRLA Spring Expo on March 22nd. The Virtual Reality Los Angeles (VRLA) meetup has grown and...
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