Reactive Grip Brings Tactile Feedback to the Razer Hydra, Other Motion Input Devices [video]
At GDC 2013, a company called Tactical Haptics showed off a tactile-feedback system, called Reactive Grip, for motion-controlled input devices. The prototype I got to use consisted of a hacked up Razer Hydra built into a 3D printed housing...
FaceX Real-time Facial Animation Could Add Immersion to Multiplayer Games [video]
At GDC 2013 I saw a cool demo at the AMD booth called FaceX. Created by a company called Mixamo, FaceX tracks a player's face using a standard webcam and can use that data to animate a 3D model...
Oculus Rift Team Fortress 2 Hats Now Available
A few weeks back we learned that the ever popular Team Fortress 2 (TF2) would get Oculus Rift support; it was also revealed that Oculus Rift owners would get a unique TF2 hat (a popular in-game item type). Today...
Oculus Rift ‘Virtual Cinema’ Explored, Plus an Interview with Its Creator [video]
Ever wanted a full-size movie theater of your very own? A new Oculus Rift compatible project promises to grant your wish, and then some. We talk to Christer-Andre Fagerslett (aka namielus) the author of a new 'Virtual Cinema' project which leverage's the...
10 Oculus Rift Demo Reactions from GDC 2013
At GDC 2013, people waited upwards of two hours in line to try the Oculus Rift developer kit. Was it worth the wait? Did it live up to the hype? I interviewed 10 people right after they stepped out of the...
For Those Can’t Wait, Here’s a 40 Minute Overview of the Oculus Rift Dev Kit
Tested.com has a great 40 minute test session of the Oculus Rift developer kit on video. They unbox the unit and test the various virtual reality control schemes baked into Team Fortress 2.
We have one of the first Oculus...
Exclusive Hands-on: Sixense MakeVR Brings 3D Modeling to the Masses with Oculus Rift and Razer Hydra Support
Sixense, maker of the Razer Hydra, is about to storm into the software arena with an impressive user-friendly computer aided design program called MakeVR. The software is built from the ground up with Oculus Rift and Razer Hydra support....
GDC 2013: Inside Half Life 2 with the $15,000 NVIS SX60 Head Mounted Display
At GDC 2013 I spent some time with the folks from Forth Dimension Displays, maker high-end microdisplays. The company's CEO, Greg Truman, told me in an interview that they were at GDC mainly to evangelize VR. To that end they...
Interview With Forth Dimension Displays CEO: Now is “the best opportunity ever to get consumers wearing head mounted displays”
At GDC 2013, I sat down with Greg Truman, CEO of Forth Dimension Displays, for a chat about the future of VR. Truman believes that the time is right for virtual reality. He told me that right now is "the best opportunity...
GDC 2013: Michael Abrash on “Why VR is Hard (and where it might be going)”
At GDC 2013, the legendary Michael Abrash took to the stage to talk about the Oculus Rift and virtual reality. Abrash, now working at Valve, has been researching augmented and virtual reality technology for the company. When he began his talk...
