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...
PrioVR Q&A With Paul Yost, Chief of R&D at YEI Technology
With yesterday's launch of the PrioVR Kickstarter, we had a few questions about the system. We got in touch with Paul Yost, Chief of R&D at YEI Technology, to get answers straight from the source. Read on for our...
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...
PrioVR VR Motion Capture Kit Kickstarter is Live, Early Bird Prices Start at $450
YEI Technology has just launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund their PrioVR project. PrioVR is an affordable VR motion capture system that will allow players to put their entire bodies inside a virtual reality environment.
The Oculus Rift lets us see...
Slender: The Arrival Getting Official Oculus Rift Support?
It seems that Slender: The Arrival, one of the scariest games in recent history, will be getting Oculus Rift support. Tweets from the game's developer indicate that there is a build of the game with Oculus Rift support being...
Gamescom 2013: Oculus Rift HD Reactions [Video]
There were few booths at Gamescom this year more hotly contended than Oculus VR's. This year, they had multiple 1080p HD prototype units available for the gaming public to experience. Here's a video compilation of reactions from those leaving...
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...
Virgin Media Game Space Embraces Virtual Reality
Guest writer Kevin Williams stopped by the Virgin Media Game Space in London for yesterday's launch party. The space, which functions as a place to play and develop games, features a number of Oculus Rift headsets with games like...
Virtuix and Sixense to Show the “Ultimate Virtual Reality Experience” at PAX Prime
Virtuix and Sixense will be at this weekend's Pax Prime in Seattle to demonstrate what they're calling the "ultimate virtual reality experience," a platform consisting of the Virtuix Omni, Sixense STEM, and the Oculus Rift.
Today marks the start of...
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...