Reminder: Oculus Rift VR Jam Starts Today, $50,000 in Prizes for Developers

Last week Oculus, in conjunction with IndieCade, announced the VR Jam, a virtual reality game design competition for Oculus Rift developers. Today marks the beginning of the competition, which will run through August 25th. All developers worldwide are welcome...

DDD Release Beta TriDef 3D Drivers With Experiemental Oculus Rift Support

Dynamic Digital Depth, producers of a suite of 3D Driver products to enhance PC media and games by adding stereoscopic 3D support have just announced a new beta release with support for the Oculus Rift. TriDef Gets Rifted Stereoscopic 3D gaming...

Oculus Rift Raffle Raises $2,367 for Charity — Interview with Omnithon’s Kyle Owsen

Last week, gaming charity drive group Omnithon raised $2,367 for the Child's Play charity. The event was a 48-hour Oculus Rift gaming marathon that was streamed live to viewers -- at the end, the team raffled the Oculus Rift...

DIY Guide: How to Increase the Oculus Rift Physical IPD

While the average IPD (interpupillary distance -- the distance between your pupils) is around 63mm, there are those on the edges of the spectrum that can have an IPD as high as 78mm or as low as 52mm. And...

Hands On with Aaaaaa! Oculus Rift Edition [Video]

Ever wondered what it would feel like hurling yourself from a levitating building miles above the ground whilst surrounded by a neon dystopian futurescape? No? Well we go hands on with an early version of Owlchemy Labs' Aaaaaaa! Oculus...

AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! gets Rifted. Interview With Developer Owlchemy Labs.

Indie developer Owlchemy Labs recently announced that Oculus Rift support for their Futuristic Base-Jumping title 'AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! for the Awesome'. We were intrigued, so we asked their 'Chief Scientist' Alex Schwartz to tell us more. Virtually Awesome! "Absurd and highly polished games"...

Omnithon 48-hour Donation Drive: Give to a Good Cause for a Chance to Win a Signed Oculus Rift

On July 26th, Omnithon will be holding a 48-hour Oculus Rift gaming session, during which they'll collect donations for the Child's Play charity. If you contribute to the donation drive, you'll be entered to win an Oculus Rift developer...

Oculus & IndieCade Announce Worldwide VR Jam: $50,000 in Prizes, Starts August 2nd

In a move that's sure to excite Oculus Rift developers around the globe, Oculus has partnered with IndieCade for an worldwide 'VR Jam' game development contest. $50,000 in prizes are up for grabs, including a grand prize of $10,000. When...

Super Mega Mega Makes a Solid Case for Side-scrolling Platformers on the Oculus Rift [video]

While the vast majority of early Oculus Rift game development is focusing on first-person titles, Super Mega Mega shows that there might very well be room for side-scrollers on the Rift. Developer by Australia-based indie studio Blunt Instrument, Super Mega...

New MakeVR Video Shows Oculus Rift Integration

Sixense has published a new video showing their forthcoming virtual reality CAD program, MakeVR, in use with the Oculus Rift. The software is an ambitious project by Sixense, creators of the Razer Hydra, to combine advanced CAD modeling software with an...