Datura Virtual Reality Setup Using Sony HMZ-T1 HMD
Though the big news lately has been about the Oculus Rift, Sony's HMZ-T1 is still a solid HMD option thanks to its 720p resolution and incredible OLED displays. A few months back, Platige Image was brought in to create an...
John Carmack Talks Doom 4 Oculus Rift Integration in New Interview at QuakeCon 2012
GameTrailers caught up with John Carmack, at QuakeCon 2012, who has been giving the media demos of the Oculus Rift since E3 in early June. This is essentially the same spiel we've heard from Carmack at E3 with the...
Silicon Micro Display ST1080 HMD Update Adds 720p Scaling
Silicon Micro Display's ST1080 head mounted display has been on the market for a few months now. The HMD has been lauded for its high resolution 1080p display but shipped without the ability to scale up 720p content to...
Oculus Rift Kickstarter Adds Bulk-buy Dev-team Tiers with Premium Support
The Oculus Rift Kickstarter continues to raise funds; check the sidebar on the right and you'll find that it is currently sitting at $1.34 million, 536% of the funding goal. Given the excitement, and in an effort to get...
Watch the QuakeCon Virtual Reality Keynotes Here
At QuakeCon this week there were two keynotes that are relevant to the VR world. These presentations were streamed live, but if you missed them they're now available in their recorded form.
First is John Carmack's keynote which isn't 100%...
Watch the QuakeCon VR Keynote Tonight Live at 7PM EST. Oculus Rift Kickstarter Passes $1 Million Under 36 Hours
Tonight at QuakeCon a panel of VR experts will take the stage to talk about the future of VR and the Oculus Rift. Speaking of which, the Oculus Rift Kickstarter has passed $1 million in less than 36 hours...
Oculus Rift Kickstarter 230% Funded Before Day 1 Ends, Well on the way to $1 Million; Minecraft Support Coming
We knew that the Oculus Rift was going to be big... but this big?! After only 3 hours or so Kickstarter contributors had backed about $130,000, about 56% of the $250,000 goal. At the time of writing (8:28pm EST), the Oculus...
Oculus Rift Kickstarter is Live Starting at $275!
The Oculus Rift Kickstarter is officially live. Here's the link! Read on for pricing and other details.
Here's the Kickstarter launch video for the Oculus Rift:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxptk8P15TI
There wasn't a straightforward commitment from Valve about Source integration as I had hoped, but...
Oculus Rift Kickstarter Watch: Palmer Luckey Spotted With Valve’s Gabe Newell and Michael Abrash
If you needed any convincing that Valve is serious about the Oculus Rift, check this photo for some evidence. Pictured left to right is Michael Abrash, Valve's VR/AR researcher, Palmer Luckey, the brains behind the forthcoming Oculus Rift HMD,...
Oculus Rift Kickstarter Watch: Prototype, SDK, and Other Updates
The Oculus Rift Kickstarter is due to start any day soon and the VR community couldn't be more excited. The man behind the promising wide field-of-view head mounted display / VR headset, Palmer Luckey (AKA PalmerTech), has shared this...
