SteamVR Controllers

SteamVR Controllers

Impressions on Valve’s New VR Controller Prototype from Cloudhead’s Denny Unger

Valve premiered a prototype of a new type of VR input controller at Steam Dev Days in order to get some preliminary feedback from developers. They've created a capacitive-touch controller that is attached to your hand so that you...

Send HTC Your Idea for a Vive Accessory and Win a Free HTC Vive

The Vive's Lighthouse tracking system is an impressive piece of tech, considering it boasts sub-millimeter, 3D room-scale positional tracking for a VR headset and hand controllers using lasers. But haven't you ever wished the Vive controllers could be used for more...

Analysis of Valve’s ‘Lighthouse’ Tracking System Reveals Accuracy

Valve's 'Lighthouse' tracking system affords the HTC Vive a 'room-scale' tracking space for the VR headset and its controllers through the use of area-sweeping lasers. But exactly how accurate is it? Oliver Kreylos, a VR researcher at UC Davis,...
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‘Final Approach: Pilot Edition’ Lets Oculus Rift Players Take Flight

Final Approach lands for the Oculus Rift with developer Phaser Lock Interactive coming up with a novel solution to the VR platform's current lack of motion controllers, instead of guiding planes into land, they let you fly them. Phaser Lock Interactive's...

Unreal Engine 4.12 is Out Now, Gets ‘VR Editor’, OSVR and Google VR Support

Epic Games' popular Unreal Engine has just received a major update with version 4.12 now sporting Google VR 'Daydream' and OSVR native support. It also ships with a preview of the company's impressive VR Editor, which allows developers to...

SteamVR Now Lets You Skin Your Controllers and Base Stations

OK, so perhaps not the most revolutionary of updates, but certainly a fun feature addition to the latest SteamVR build is the ability to customise the look of your SteamVR controllers and, should the mood strike you, your base...

Valve Engineers Talk Lighthouse Evolution & Favourite VR Memories

At GDC this year, I had a chance to talk with Valve developer Jeremy Selan and tracking engineer Ben Jackson about the evolution of room-scale tracking technologies, as well as some of the oral history stories that include some...

HTC Vive Consumer Edition Has Landed, We Unbox Room-scale VR

The HTC Vive is due to land on people's doorsteps from April 5th, and our in depth review is on its way then too. In the mean time, here's a sneak peek at what you can expect to get in...
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‘The Gallery: Call of the Starseed’ Launches April 5th, New Trailer Revealed

After 3 years in development, Cloudhead Games are finally set to bring the first instalment of their made-for-VR series The Gallery to the HTC Vive, with release set for April 5th. To celebrate, they've released a trailer which reveals...
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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...
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Valve Releases First SteamVR Developer Roundtable Discussion Video

Filmed as part of the recent SteamVR developer showcase in Seattle, Valve have released the first in what appears to be a series of discussions with developers working on titles for the SteamVR platform and the HTC Vive. Headed by...

HTC Vive Worldwide Prices Confirmed, €899 in Europe, £689 UK

The HTC Vive VR system is due to go up for pre-order tomorrow (29th February) and we know the US launch price is going to be $799. But what can the rest of the world expect to pay for...

The HTC Vive Will Let You Call and Text in Virtual Reality

HTC Today unveiled the price and launch date of its SteamVR powered VR headset the Vive. They also revealed a new feature to launch with the Vive 'Consumer Edition', HTC Phone Services, a service which lets you make calls whilst...

The HTC Vive Costs $799 and Ships April 1st

HTC have finally officially announced the price of the 'Consumer Edition' of their Valve SteamVR powered virtual reality solution. The HTC Vive will cost a cool $799. Those eagerly awaiting news on how much they can expect to have to lay...

HTC Vive Pre Arrives With Developers, Twitter Rejoices

HTC's second iteration of their SteamVR hardware, the Vive Pre, was unveiled last month at CES with a number of ergonomic and technical enhancements. Well it looks like developers worldwide are taking to twitter to rejoice the receipt of...
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