In his latest presentation at Oculus Connect 5, Oculus Chief Scientist Michael Abrash took a fresh look at the five-year VR technology predictions he made at OC3 in 2016. He believes his often-referenced key predictions are “pretty much on...

Virtual reality (VR) has been a hot topic in the media and the tech sector for the last couple of years, but it is about to hit a new level of buzz, thanks to the internationally best-selling book Ready...

In Part 1 of this article we explored the current state of CGI, game, and contemporary VR systems. Here in Part 2 we look at the limits of human visual perception and show several of the methods we're exploring...

Virtual experiences through virtual, augmented, and mixed reality are a new frontier for computer graphics. This frontier state is radically different from modern game and film graphics. For those, decades of production expertise and stable technology have already realized...

Shown as part of the Emerging Technologies installations at SIGGRAPH 2017 this week, the GVS RIDE experience demonstrates the effects of four-pole galvanic vestibular stimulation combined with a VR headset. The technology is pitched as a potential alternative to a motion...

The annual presentation at Oculus Connect by Michael Abrash, Chief Scientist at Oculus, is always a highlight of the company's annual developer event, projecting a forward-thinking and ever inspirational look at the future of virtual reality. This time, at...

Epic, the company behind the popular Unreal Engine, has released the fourth part of it's series of films looking at virtual reality technology and the industry. It's been an interestingly positive journey thus far and this latest instalment focuses...

In the second of a new regular series of reports, Noah Nelson looks at virtual reality's rocky road ahead as the VR industry grapples with the unenviable task of convincing a cynical world, beyond the enthusiasts, that virtual reality is here, it's...

During his many rounds of E3 interviews, Founder and inventor of the Oculus Rift Palmer Luckey discussed the present and near future of virtual reality. Here's a quick recap of our favorite bits: Luckey, donning an engineering sample of the...

Dexta Robotics today launched a Kickstarter campaign for their VR input device known as Dexmo, a mechanical exoskeleton glove designed for VR input and which offers users force feedback. VR Input and Output in Once Device With the debut of Oculus'...

Here and there I see threads pop up around the web asking what hardware ought to be bought in preparation for the consumer version of the Oculus Rift (also known as the CV1). If you're looking to get top...

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...

Virtual reality, with Oculus Rift as the industry front-runner, is poised to become the 'next big thing,' but it isn't there just yet... in fact, there's a long way yet to go. It's easy, covering virtual reality so closely as...

Facebook / Oculus VR Acquisition: Investor Webcast Highlights So, while we were still reeling from Mark Zuckerberg's announcement on his own personal Facebook page of their intentions to acquire Oculus for a cool $2 billion dollars, the official press release...

Last month's Steam Dev Days saw developer Valve committing to and promoting virtual reality in a big way. Now all of the virtual reality talks from the conference are available for your viewing pleasure. Valve promised to post all of...