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John Carmack Confirms Oculus Rift Developer Kit V2 Is Coming

In an Interview with Engadget, recently appointed Oculus VR CTO John Carmack confirms possible new specifications for an as yet unannounced Developer Kit Mark II. Next Gen, On Schedule Speaking with Engadget's Ben Gilbert, Carmack talked about his work at Oculus...

CastAR HMD Made by Former Valve Employees Offers AR and VR in One Compelling Package. Kickstarter...

Rising like a prototypical phoenix from the ashes of a discarded Valve project comes CastAR. The worlds first projected AR and VR system has arrived at Kickstarter and is nearly fully funded after just two days.CastARs Dramatic JourneyMany of...

Interview with Nostrum Creator Robert Yang, VR Jam 2013 Runner Up

Robert Yang, creator of Nostrum, a VR Flight game inspired by a viewing of Porco Rosso takes time out of his busy Teaching schedule to answer our questions on his experiences coding for the VR Jam competition. Flying Pigs To say...

InfinitEye: We’ll Be Meeting The Team and Going Hands-On. What Would You Like To Know?

I'm heading to Toulouse, France to meet the InfinitEye team and try out their latest prototype. What would you like to know about it and what would you ask the team? Europe's Answer to the Oculus Rift? Stephane, Lionel and Robin,...

VR Jam Winner Lau Korsgaard Talks ‘Virtual Internet Hacker’

VR Jam winner Lau Korsgaard talks to Road to VR about KnapNok Games' Virtual Internet Hacker, a VR fueled homage to the 90s hacker movie.VR HaXX0R!Anyone of my generation who is also a geek is unlikely to have escaped...

Virtual Reality Star Wars? Skim the Death Star Trench with New Oculus Rift Demo

Fancy re-living one of the most iconic scenes in Cinema history? Author Boone (of Rift Coaster fame) has released video of new Star Wars inspired demo for the Oculus Rift. "Thank the Maker!" A new VR demo being developed by Boone,...

Oculus and IndieCade ‘VR Jam’ Finalists [Preview Roundup Part 1]

The 20 finalists singled out for the finals of the Oculus / IndieCade VR Jam have now been chosen. We take a look at the first 10 games to be selected as finalists. Grass Roots Right from the beginning, Oculus VR...

Interview: Karl Krantz, Founder of the Silicon Valley Virtual Reality Meetup (SVVR)

We talk to Karl Krantz, telepresence professional and founder of the Silicon Valley Virtual Reality meetup about Virtual Reality roots and it's future. SVVR: The VR Melting Pot Karl Krantz is a long time virtual reality enthusiast. Like so many geeks...

GamesCom 2013: Palmer Luckey and Nate Mitchell talk Carmack, InfinitEye and HD Prototypes [Video]

At Gamescom this year I was lucky enough to be granted time with Palmer Luckey (Founder of Oculus VR) and Nate Mitchell (VP of Product) to talk all things VR. Here's the video of that interview. Gracious Hosts and Horrible...

Gamescom 2013: vrAse Transforms Your Smartphone Into a Portable 3D Cinema [Video Interview]

We caught up with Miguel Schiaffino, part of the team behind a new smartphone holder with integrated lenses that promises to leverage the power of the smartphone in your pocket to surround you with your favourite 3D movies, wherever...

Gamescom 2013: Hands On With EVE Valkyrie and the Oculus Rift HD Prototype

At Gamescom this year I was lucky enough to have the chance not only to play the latest build of EVE VR (now known as EVE Valkyrie), but I got to experience it on the new 1080p panel-equipped Oculus...

Gamescom 2013 Day One Roundup: Oculus, EVE Valkyrie, and Cyberith

After a hectic first day here in Cologne at Gamescom 2013, here's a quick roundup of what and who we've seen so far. VR Goes All HD Entering the Koelnmesse (the world's fifth largest conference venue) as a complete novice to...

Proton Pulse Kickstarter Smashes Target in under a Week

Promising Breakout style Virtual Reality game Proton Pulse by Pushy Pixels has pushed past it's $3000 target in under 7 days but continues aiming high. Breaking Out We took a look at Proton Pulse recently and came away markedly impressed with...

Atlas: Turn Your Living Room Into a Holodeck With a Rift, a Printer and a Phone

Positional tracking is hard. Especially if you want to move through your virtual world as a physical space. Aaron Rasmussen has a solution and it's an elegant one. His Atlas project promises to make your home a VR playground...

New Sixense Video Demonstrates Positional Head Tracking with STEM and the Oculus Rift

A short but exciting new video just released by Sixense demonstrates not only the much anticipated STEM wireless module system in action but also a glimpse at some new prototype hardware. Sixense, the company behind the Razer Hydra positional tracking...
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