Jamie Hyneman of the MythBusters Tries on the Oculus Rift [video]

Tested.com got Jamie Hyneman of MythBusters fame into the Oculus Rift. Hyneman, who has past experience in VR, seems pleasantly surprised. In his field of work, Hyneman spends a lot of time with remote controlled robots -- whether it be...

VR Expert to Oculus Rift Devs: Make Sure You’re Doing 3D Right

It turns out that rendering stereoscopic 3D images is not as simple as slapping two slightly different views side-by-side for each eye. There's lots of nuance that goes into rendering a proper 3D view that properly mimics real world...
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Second Life Developers Confirm Oculus Rift Support is on the Way

Second Life will soon be added to the list of Oculus Rift games, according to a report from New World Notes. A spokesman from Linden Labs, developer of Second Life, has confirmed Oculus Rift integration and promises "strong support"...

Oculus Rift SDK Updated to v0.2.1, Initial Magnetometer Drift Correction and More

Oculus VR. Inc has just announced that the Oculus Rift SDK has been updated to v0.2.1. Changes to the SDK include initial magnetometer-based drift correction, support for chromatic abberation correction, Mac OSX comaptibility for the c++ OculusWorldDemo and Unity...

Leap Motion Hand Tracking Integrated with Oculus Rift and Positional Tracking [video]

If you haven't heard of the Leap Motion, you've got some catching up to do. It's an $80 motion sensing peripheral, designed to sit on your desk, that boasts ultra low latency and ultra high accuracy for tracking hands and other...
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Half-Life 2 Gets The Oculus Rift and Razer Hydra Treatment, Mod Now Available for Download

Last time we checked in on Nathan Andrews, he was working on a Half Life 2 VR mod to support independent head and gun tracking. Andrews has continued his work on the mod which now supports the Oculus Rift...

10 Tips for Safety and Success When Demoing the Oculus Rift to the Public

Christer-Andrew (aka Namielus) shares his 10 step illustrated guide on how to demo your Oculus Rift safely and effectively to your friends, family, colleagues or customers. Originally started as a post on the MTBS3D forums, this expanded and now...

Deal Alert: Buy the Razer Hydra for $40 (60% Off)

Today you can pick up the Razer Hydra for $40, which is 60% off of the retail price, from Woot.com. The Razer Hydra is a motion gaming controller created by our friends at Sixense which offers highly accurate 6...

Watch Palmer Luckey’s Oculus Rift GDC Presentation and Q&A Here

At GDC 2013, Oculus VR Inc. gave a series of presentations on virtual reality. The company has now posted Palmer Luckey's talk, 'Virtual Reality: The Holy Grail of Gaming' online for your viewing pleasure. Palmer Luckey's Oculus Rift GDC 2013...

Google Glass News Bits: Online Manual Reveals New Features, Glass Goes Go Karting

Google Glass videos are starting to pop up as the AR glasses reach early adopters. One video shows a cool perspective on a go kart race. Google has published the Glass manual online which reveals some official Google Glass...