2023 Sections
ODG Raises $58 Million Series A Investment for AR Glasses, New Products to Debut in January
San Francisco based Osterhout Design Group (aka ODG) announced today that they've raised a significant $58 million Series A investment to accelerate production and R&D of its smart glasses products.
ODG's current flagship device is the enterprise-focused R-7 Smartglasses System which sell...
‘Ghostbusters VR’ Experience Comes to PSVR, from Makers of Acclaimed ‘The Walk’ Demo
It seems the Ghostbusters franchise isn't done capitalizing on the video game market just yet, because the first installment of a new Ghostbusters experience is heading to PlayStationVR today. The experience (read: not game) was developed by CreateVR and Sony's in-house VR production studio, and is entitled Ghostbusters VR –...
Hands-On with Epic Games’ ‘Bullet Train’ and Oculus Touch at SEA-VR
Guest writer Michael Glombicki attended SEA-VR, a Seattle based virtual reality event, yesterday where local developers Epic Games - creators of Unreal Engine - and went hands-on with their latest Oculus Touch enabled, first person, VR shooter 'Bullet Train'...
‘Budget Cuts’ and Physical Room-Scale VR Gameplay on HTC Vive
Budget Cuts is a first-person stealth game that's one of the more fun and engaging room-scale HTC Vive experiences that I've played. You're an aspiring spy trying to infiltrate a robot-protected building in order to approve your job application....
On the Hunt for VR’s Killer App with Epic Games’ Technical Director of VR & AR,...
Everyone in the VR industry can envision a world in the next 10 years that’s radically changed by virtual reality. From healthcare, education, social, training, cinema, gaming, and more, VR has a lot of Killer Use-cases. But it seems...
AxonVR Raises $5.8 Million Seed Investment for Advanced VR Haptics
AxonVR has announced the closure of a $5.8 million seed investment, which is claimed to be the largest secured by a VR haptics company to date. The company intends to use the money to build out their HaptX platform...
HTC Vive Pre Side-by-side Shows Significant Size Reduction
While the original HTC Vive development kit has impressed many with its 'room-scale' VR capability, the unit was a full step behind its competitors in the ergonomics department. The Vive Pre, the second development kit of the VR headset, looks...
SteamVR Tracking Courses Begin, Already Completed by 50 Developers
Valve opened up their SteamVR tracking technology for third-party development in August, and since then, 50 developers have completed the mandatory training course provided by Synapse, the first company to enter the field.
Synapse says that most of the participants...
‘Job Simulator’ is Exactly as Awesome As This New Trailer Makes it Look
While shooters and adventure games are a natural fit for VR, Owlchemy Labs' Job Simulator is one of the most unique VR titles to date. It's a genre-defying mix of puzzle, humor, and, in a way, exploration, in a form that...
‘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...
EVE: Valkyrie is Coming to HTC Vive this Year, CCP Confirms
It seems that the game people most associate with and indeed shipped alongside the Oculus Rift, is coming to the HTC Vive this year.
EVE:Valkyrie has evolved alongside the Oculus Rift since the early days and the association with the...
‘Disney Movies VR’ Needs More Real VR Content and Less Blatant Brand Engagement
Virtual reality is growing at an enormous pace, and while we live in a time where more than a million monthly Gear VR users actively consume VR content, and dedicated VR shops pop up in China—it's no wonder that a...
Epic Games CEO: “HTC Vive is outselling Oculus Rift 2-to-1 worldwide”
Tim Sweeney, founder of Epic Games and creator of Unreal Engine, has a unique position in the virtual reality industry. As an active supporter of VR and head of one of gaming's most important VR-compatible game engines, when Sweeney speaks, we tend...
New Valve ‘DOTA 2 Secret Shop’ and ‘Aperture Science’ HTC Vive Gameplay is the Best Yet
The HTC Vive, despite its levels of public exposure in recent months, still has an air of mystery surrounding it and in particular certain demo's used to impress those who've tried it. 2 of the most anticipated (and least...
Leap Motion’s ‘Interaction Engine’ Unlocks More Natural Human Input for VR
Leap Motion has announced it's to early access to the beta of its Interaction Engine, a set of systems designed to help developers implement compelling, realistic and hopefully frustration-free input with just their hands.
If you've ever spent time with a...



















