Welcome art lovers. Pull up a chair. Have some wine, some cheese and please don’t forget to roll your eyes whenever you hear someone say “Oh come on that’s not art! I could do that.” Of course this art gallery is merely digital so all of the wine drinking, cheese consuming and philistine mocking must...
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So, You Got a VR Rig. Here’s All the Other Stuff You Need
Here’s a list of devices and accessories to enhance your VR experience. The post So, You Got a VR Rig. Here’s All the Other Stuff You Need appeared first on WIRED. Source: So, You Got a VR Rig. Here’s All the Other Stuff You Need
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Nintendo shows off the Switch
Welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! Nintendo revealed the launch date and price for its Switch console and showed off games like Super Mario Odyssey and Arms. Also, the PlayStation 4 beats the Xbox One in December, and King releases a new puzzle game for mobile and Facebook. Enjoy, and have a great weekend! Pieces...
The People’s House: The Obamas show off the White House in virtual reality
Not everybody gets to visit the White House. But now you can visit what Barack and Michelle Obama call “The People’s House” in virtual reality on Facebook 360 and the Oculus Rift. Felix & Paul Studios, the Emmy-winning creator of cinematic VR experiences, teamed up with Oculus to launch an expansive Facebook 360 experience filmed...
New HTC Vive Releases For The Week Of 01/08/17
We’re another week into 2017 and the new Vive releases are still a bit lighter than usual. There was no massive list-breaking entries this week, but we do have a game that steps things up in a specific genre. Wave shooters are a dime a dozen in the VR but Drunk or Dead takes the...
New Oculus Rift and Gear VR Releases For The Week Of 01/08/17
The sluggish start to the new year rolls into week two of releases for the Oculus Rift. Gear VR, however, fares much better this week with the launch of two intriguing new apps that should keep gamers satisfied. We’re still waiting for 2017 to kick it into high gear (pun intended) with VR releases, though....
Upload Throws High-Flying VR Party at CES 2017
2016 is over. That in and of itself is a relief, and hot on the heels of the new year was the Consumer Electronic’s Show in Las Vegas. At CES, entrepreneurs, innovators and brilliant minds from around the world invade the Nevada desert, bringing their best and brightest inventions along for the ride. It’s a...
Meta 2 Developers Kit to Feature PMD's Depth-Sensing Technology
Meta’s long-awaited Meta 2 development kit finally began shipping in late-December last year, after having been delayed about six months. While very few have received a dev kit at this point, some more information about the headset has just been announced; Depth-sensing technology from pmdtechnologies is included in the dev kit headset. The primary product...
Lots of VR Startups Are Going to Die But Investors Should Relax
On Wednesday, visitors to virtual reality startup EnvelopVR’s website were faced with a blunt announcement, and a sobering one for fans: “EnvelopVR has closed. Please use [email protected] for any inquiries.” One of the earliest VR startups, Envelop launched in 2014 as an effort to bring the traditional Windows desktop experience into VR, and drew the...
Oculus CTO John Carmack On The Stand: ‘I Am Not A Mac User Unless Under Duress’
We’ve had a writer in a Dallas courtroom following the ZeniMax vs. Oculus court case this week and taking notes. Covering a court case as technical as this is new for us, as is the fast paced back and forth of questioning, so we are planning to dive more deeply into the specifics of the...
