First Silicon Valley Virtual Reality ‘Conference And Expo’ Announced for May
At the latest SVVR Meetup, the organization announced that it will hold the first SVVR Conference & Expo in May. Exhibitors including Oculus VR and an estimated 400 attendees will gather at the Computer History Museum in California to...
High Schooler’s Project Working to Bring Realistic Guns to Your Virtual World (video)
We take a look at an interesting project to bring realistic weaponry aesthetics to motion controllers. The 'Crossfire' VR motion controller.
Control: VRs Missing Link
The year of VR continues to rumble on like an unstoppable juggernaut. Just in the first...
Valve’s Michael Abrash Joins Oculus as Chief Scientist—Breaking
And we thought all the exciting Oculus news was done for the week... Valve's Michael Abrash is joining the company as Chief Scientist.Oculus just announced that Michael Abrash, formerly of Valve, will be joining the company as Chief Scientist....
Oculus and Facebook Deny New York Times Report that Rift Will be Rebranded with Facebook Logo and Interface
Facebook and Oculus have come out denying a New York Times article claiming that Facebook plans to slather its branding and interface on the Oculus Rift.
It almost sounded like a joke, and perhaps for good reason. Citing a "person...
‘RiftUp!’ Promises to Bring 1080p Upgrades to Your Oculus Rift DK1, IndieGogo Campaign Now Live
"Hmmm, upgrades!"
The first Oculus Rift Developer Kit will hopefully be viewed fondly in retrospective articles of the future citing its, at the time, revolutionary impact on the gaming industry and it's resurrection of a abandoned tech dream. One thing...
Rev VR Podcast – Episode 55: Kickstarter Backers Speak Out About The Facebook Acquisition of Oculus
After reading several articles today in regards to the outcry from Oculus Kickstarter backers, I felt it was necessary to grab a couple of them and let them speak their mind on the podcast.
Nikki and 320 (not his real...
12 Oculus Rift DK2 Reactions from GDC 2014 (video)
The GDC tradition continues! Here are 12 reactions and impressions from VR newbies and veterans about their Oculus Rift DK2 experience.
Note: If you are at work or with children, there is some unsavory language at the very end of...
Oculus Founder on Facebook Buyout: ‘It lets us greatly lower the price of the Rift’
Palmer Luckey has been open and communicative with the VR community since founding Oculus VR Inc. Tonight he spent time responding to questions and concerns regarding Facebook's acquisition of the company. Among other bits of info, Luckey confirmed that...
Rev VR Podcast – Episode 54: Road to VR Discusses the Facebook Acquisition of Oculus VR
With the big news breaking today that Facebook bought Oculus VR for $2 billion dollars, the Road to VR team assembled quickly to discuss this astonishing news.
Cymatic Bruce, Brian Hart, and Ben Lang join me in this episode to...
Facebook / Oculus VR Acquisition: Investor Webcast Highlights and Breakdown
Facebook / Oculus VR Acquisition: Investor Webcast Highlights
So, while we were still reeling from Mark Zuckerberg's announcement on his own personal Facebook page of their intentions to acquire Oculus for a cool $2 billion dollars, the official press release...
