Fantasynth (2017) is an upcoming VR music experience for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive that takes you on a surreal ride through an abstract world of sharp geometric shapes and eye-catching neon lights. Pulsing to the futuristic beat of track Chez Nous from French electronic musician N’to, Fantasynth is a work of pure imagination, one that is...
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Light Field Capture Company Lytro Raises $60 Million, Working With Within
Though still experimental in nature, light field capture technology presents one of the most promising solutions for delivering photorealistic VR experiences, and one company working with the tech just raised a lot of money to help push it forward. Lytro, a company working on a light field solution for cinematic VR, today announced that it...
Cubic to Address VR and AR in Naval Aviation Training at WEST 2017
Taken from a press release on Business Wire dated Feb 13 2017. Cubic Global Defense (CGD), a business unit of Cubic Corporation announced that Andre Balta, Chief Technical Manager of CGD’s Orlando operations, will be the sole defense industry representative on a government panel discussing Virtual and Augmented Reality for Naval Aviation Training at WEST 2017 in San Diego from...
Syren Review: A Brief But Brutal Tale of Virtual Terror
As positively terrifying as it is, Resident Evil 7 played it safe. It’s easily one of our favorite VR games thus far, but it’s also essentially an enhanced version of the game you can play on standard screens with a standard controller. But how do you make a horror game with the full capabilities of...
Paranormal Activity VR Is Coming Very Soon, Check The New Teaser Trailer
The Paranormal Activity franchise may no longer be haunting the box office, but it will soon be possessing a VR headset near you. Paranormal Actvity: The Lost Soul, as the game is called, will be launching in Early Access on the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive on March 14th 2017, with a PlayStation VR version...
Valve Shows ‘Cheaper, Smaller, Lighter’ Next Generation Base Station Prototype
We’ve already seen Valve tease the next generation of SteamVR controllers, now the company has offered a peak at a new base station too. Company Programmer Joe Ludwig showcased a prototype for the next iteration of the hardware at a press event inside the Valve offices earlier this month, captured on video by the Valve...
Inside the First IMAX VR Experience Centre
The first IMAX VR Experience Centre has officially opened in LA. The company has unsurprisingly modeled the destination much like a movie theater, one that offers up immersive experiences on the latest VR hardware through a pay-to-play model. With plans to open more locations this year, Road to VR stepped inside the first IMAX VR Experience...
Magic Leap in The News
Following the emergence of a recently leaked photo of Magic Leap’s prototype, reports this week have suggested details about Magic Leap’s new Augmented Reality product. According to various articles, such as the one in iTechPost.com, Magic Leap’s Augmented Reality hardware prototype is essentially a backpack. A recently leaked image appears to reveal the interesting bit...
Israeli Augmented Reality Co TIPIT Raises $2.5m
On a post on Globes this week, Israeli Augmented Reality company TIPIT have raised $2.5 million. TIPIT according to this article have developed a cross-platform engine aimed at innovating in the space of Augmented Reality thanks to an investment from Atooro Fund. This new technology provides developers, cameras and brands with a software development kit...
‘EVE: Valkyrie’ Gets Major ‘Wormholes’ Update with Intriguing New Game Mode
CCP Games are updating the sci-fi dogfighting EVE: Valkyrie today with a brand new game mode, a league system, and a number of fixes and improvements. The ‘Wormhole’ mode creates new combat scenarios, as travelling into an anomaly changes the rules, visuals and other gameplay modifiers. EVE: Valkyrie was a key feature of the Oculus Rift launch bundle...
