Microsoft Illumiroom Immersive Gaming System — New Video and Research Paper
Back in January, Microsoft Research revealed an interesting project called Illumiroom. The system, which uses a Kinect and commodity projector, scans the environment around your TV and uses the info collected to intelligently project extra info around the TV...
LG Announces World’s Thinnest 5.2-inch Full HD Display — Good News for Oculus
Yesterday, LG Display announced the world's thinnest 5.2-inch full HD display. As more panel makers announce full HD displays of this size, it means more choices and lower costs for the forthcoming Oculus Rift consumer version.
Back at E3 2013,...
Crashland is an Atmospheric FPS Oculus Rift Demo with Razer Hydra Support (video)
The creator of the Ocean Rift demo is hard at work on an atmospheric FPS for the Oculus Rift that looks wickedly fun. The game affords full avatar embodiment with arms controlled by the Razer Hydra. So far the...
Oculus: “Hawken VR is coming — Stay tuned”
If you've been following the Oculus Rift saga since the beginning, you'll recall that Hawken (2012, Meteor/Adhesive) was said by the developers to have Oculus Rift support as of the open beta launch on December 12, 2012 -- even...
Quake gets Rifted! Back Through the Slipgate with the Oculus Rift (video)
Gamers of a certain age rejoice! The first 'true' 3D First Person Shooter that spawned a generation of FPS nuts, Quake (id Software, 1996), has been given the Oculus Rift treatment. We take a quick look back at the Quake legend...
CloudHead Games’ Denny Unger: Mini Q&A Talks About The Gallery and Kickstarter Success
You've read our article on the VIP Preview of The Gallery: Six Elements, now read the Mini Q&A. We catch up with Denny Unger, Creative Director at Cloudhead Games, to find out about what development life is like post-kickstarter.
Road...
The Gallery: Six Elements — Early Alpha Sneak Peek with the ‘VIP Preview’
We take an early look at one of the most hotly anticipated titles in VR Gaming. CloudHead games were kind enough to give us access to an early alpha of The Gallery: Six Elements.
VR Gaming from the Ground Up
CloudHead...
Lunar Flight with Oculus Rift Support in Beta — More Fun and More Challenge than Coin-op Classic
Lunar Flight is an independently produced PC game by developer Shovsoft which challenges the player to master to nuances of low gravity flight. With Oculus Rift support on the way, Lunar Flight is set to become one of the most full-featured...
Racing with the Oculus Rift and a $60,000 Racing Simulator [video]
CXC Simulations knows a thing or two about racing simulators -- they build some of the best in the world. And now they're testing their premium racing simulation system with the Oculus Rift.
The current state of the art for...
Interview with Sensics CEO Yuval Boger
Yuval Boger is the CEO of Sensics, a company focused on the professional HMD market -- used for research, military training, and high-end simulation. Recently I spoke with Boger about the state of virtual reality and the interplay between...
