VR Controllers
CES 2015: Sixense Shows off Distortion Correction with STEM Motion Controller (video)
Sixense, creators of the tech behind the Razer Hydra, and the upcoming STEM motion controller, gave us a demo showing how STEM's new distortion correction method can make a huge difference in environments with magnetic distortion.
In the early days...
CES 2015: Hands-On with ‘3D Rudder’ the Motion Controller for your Feet
CES is officially underway and at the press preview event 'CES Unveiled' last night I got the chance to get my hands and feet on with the new 3d Rudder motion controller.
It always amazes me that a place as big as...
Nimble Sense Nears End of Kickstarter Campaign, Reaches First $120,000 Stretch Goal
Nimble Sense, the hand tracking controller designed to work with head mounted displays, has surpassed its first stretch goal of $120,000, nearly doubling its base funding goal of $62,500. With only a few days left until the crowdfunding campaign closes, the...
Inside Look at 3DRudder, Feet-Controlled Navigation Device Headed to CES 2015
A new PC peripheral company based in France is launching a feet-controlled 3D navigation and motion control device that wants to get the lower half of your body in the game, freeing up your hands for the more important things in virtual...
Sixense STEM + Striker VR Brings Real Recoil to Virtual Weaponry (video)
Sixense, creators of the STEM motion input controller, are showing off an experiment which combines their 'STEM Pack' with Striker VR's weapon recoil system. The result is a weapon that feels real in both form and function, and carries...
Sixense Shows off STEM Tracking With Impressive Ping Pong Demo
Sixense, creators of the tracking technology in the Razer Hydra, have been hard at work over the last year developing Hydra's successor, STEM. The company has also recently announced that STEM will be compatible with Samsung's Gear VR for...
News Bits: Save $10 on a Leap Motion VR Developer Bundle
Leap has made available a new bundle which will save developers $10 when buying the Leap Motion controller and corresponding VR mount for the Oculus Rift VR headset.
Back in August, Leap announced a VR mount for their Leap Motion...
Kickstarter Roundup: Nimble Sense Passes Goal with 38 Days Remaining, Riftmax Theater Moves On to 7th...
Nimble Sense and Riftmax Theater both launched Kickstarter campaigns recently and both are going well. Nimble Sense has passed its goal with plenty of time remaining, and Riftmax Theater is closing in on their 7th stretch goal.
Nimble Sense
NimbleVR launched...
Cyberith Virtualizer Targets Mobile VR With New Bluetooth Feature
Cyberith, fresh from their extremely successful Kickstarter campaign, are clearly not resting on their laurels. They've announced that with their newest addition to their VR locomotion device the Virtualiser, they can offer compatibility with the new generation of mobile VR...
Sixense Releases 3D Printable Components to Create Add-ons for STEM Motion Controller
After a successful Kickstarter in October of 2013, Sixense is nearing completion of their STEM motion controller. Prior to the first units shipping out to backers, the company it's releasing 3D printable components which will allow hobbyists and hardware...
10 Seconds of Testing Striker VR’s Gun Recoil System and I’m Sold – Hands-on and Interview
We've written about Striker VR and their electrically driven weapon recoil system previously, but it wasn't until I met up with the company at Oculus Connect two days ago that I was able to try the system for myself....
Perception Neuron More Than Doubles Kickstarter Goal for VR Input Suit at $572,000
Perception Neuron, a VR motion input suit by Beijing-based Noitom Technology, took to Kickstarter on August 8th and came to a very successful conclusion yesterday, reeling in nearly $572,000, more than twice the campaign's $250,000 goal. Perception Neuron uses...
Leap Motion’s Next-gen ‘Dragonfly’ Sensor is Designed for VR Headsets
Leap Motion creates a gesture camera for hand tracking input. The company has been progressively pivoting their technology toward virtual reality, and now appear to be going all-in on the emerging industry with a tease of a next-generation sensor, codenamed...
Cyberith Virtualizer makes US debut
On August 19, the Cyberith team debuted their Virtualizer virtual reality device for the first time in the United States at an event sponsored by Silicon Valley VR and Road to VR, with LinkedIn graciously providing meeting space in...
Three New STEM VR Controller Videos Show Incredible Lightsaber and Gun Interactions
I am incredibly excited about the near-future of VR after seeing these three new videos from Sixense, makers of the forthcoming STEM VR controller. The new videos demonstrate the exciting user experiences that become possible when players move from...
















