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News Bits: Loading Human Kickstarter Passes Goal, Announces Omni Support with 3 Days Left

The darling of virtual reality enthusiasts right now, Untold Games' Loading Human, is a first person adventure which is attempting to pave the way for compelling human interaction within virtual spaces. Its ambition we spoke about recently, as well...

News Bits: Virtuix Announce Omni Shipping Delay, Teases E3 News

The fantastically successful Virtuix Omni Kickstarter, the omni-directional treadmill, was one of the earlier VR related crowd funding hits. They attracted over 3000 backers and finished with a cool $1.1M, their original goal was just $150k. Original backers who pledged...

Creating Games and Software with Cross-VR Headset Compatibility

With multiple consumer VR headsets now on the horizon, many users will soon be choosing to go with one over others. Will it be difficult for developers to support multiple VR headsets from a single application, rather than creating...

News Bits: Zenimax Files Suit Against Oculus VR, Claims Its Tech Crucial to Rift’s Success

It looks as if all the posturing shown by both games publisher Zenimax and virtual reality startup Oculus VR over the last couple of weeks hasn't resulted in an amicable agreement between the two companies. In a press release issued a couple of...

Survios Announces $4 Million in Venture Funding for VR Projects

The team behind Project Holodeck has announced that it has secured $4 million in venture funding to help them build their immersive VR experience.Project Holodeck - From University Project To Investment OpportunityWe've been following Survios (or Project Holodeck as they...

Oakley and RS Components Among the Latest Brands Using the Oculus Rift for Marketing

Virtual Reality And Next Generation Marketing Brighton based digital agency Makemedia recently produced an Oculus Rift multi-player racing game to promote an electronics component brand. In late March, over 700 EPC (Electronica Productronica China) show delegates virtually raced ‘Wipeout’ style cars...

News Bits: CastAR Unveils New Prototype at Maker Faire 2014

Technical Illusions Head To Maker Faire 2014 CastAR, the augmented reality gaming glasses that project stereoscopic, holographic style images in front of the player, is heading to Maker Faire 2014 in a shiny new package. In a Kickstarter update for...

Loading Human Impresses in New Unreal Engine 4 Footage, Kickstarter Target Within Reach

Loading Human, the first person Sci-Fi adventure title that is setting the bar for player interactions in a virtual space. And now, the Untold Games team reveal new footage leveraging Unreal Engine 4 and it's very pretty indeed. Loading .. We're...

Tickets to ‘Zero Latency’ Wireless Free-Roaming Zombie VR Experience On Sale Now, Aussie Residents Only

Zero Latency is the new name for Inversion Project, a free-roaming wireless virtual reality experience that utilises motion capture and an Oculus Rift powered by a PC on your back. Physically Flee from Virtual Zombies Ben Lang covered an interesting venture...

AntVR Is A ‘Universal’ Wireless VR Headset with a 1080p Display, Kickstarter Begins May 14th

Another entrant to the burgeoning VR Headset market has appeared seemingly out of nowhere and straight to Kickstarter. AntVR promises wireless video streaming, a 1080p display and a proprietary motion controller. Sounds too good to be true .... Promises, Promises As...

Xing switches to Unreal Engine 4, “Unreal Engine 4 is awesome” Says Dev Team (Screenshots)

In their latest update to Kickstarter backers, the Xing team have announced that they're in the process of migrating Xing: The Land Beyond to Unreal Engine 4 and have posted candid details and screenshots on he process. UDK to UE4 I've...

New Sightline Video Demonstrates Intriguing Combat Mechanics, IndieGogo Campaign Still Live

A new development video has been released by the Sightline team demonstrating a frankly mind-bending but fascinating twist on first person shooter mechanics. How do you design a fight system for a game that has few constant's in it's gameworld?...

Indie Dev Shares His Thoughts on Crashing PAX East With an Oculus Rift and Drawing a...

It's the kind of underdog story that the internet loves. James Andrew, developer behind Oculus Rift title Rift Wars headed to Pax East 2014 in Boston with no credentials and ended up drawing a crowd demoing the title. We...

VR Cinema Is Booming, Filmmakers Felix & Paul Talk Pioneering 3D 360 Venture ‘Once’

'Look Around' Video Content Set To Explode Whilst VR is generally a 360 degree experience, traditional filmmakers and production companies are exploring how 360 degree video can revolutionize storytelling and make a viewer feel more emotionally involved. Last week, Jaunt VR...

Cyber-thriller ‘Technolust’ for Oculus Rift Launches Kickstarter, Unveils New Prototype (Developer Interview)

Futuristic cyber-thriller Technolust launches its Kickstarter today and unveils a stunning new prototype for the Oculus Rift. Brian Hart takes a look and speaks with its developer, Blair Renaud. Cyberpunk, Built for VR "In the early part of the 21st century, the...
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