The highly anticipated VR headset hasn’t been on the market long, but there’s an issue that has some consumers, and even government officials, concerned about the Oculus Rift. You probably guessed the issue surrounds privacy and the extensive, not-so-secret way that it’s collecting your personal data. The privacy concerns came about as various customers and...
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This Is the Easiest Way to Try Out HTC's Vive Right Now
If you’ve been debating on whether or not HTC’s new virtual reality headset, the Vive, is worth the $800 price tag, then you’ll be able to find out for yourself soon enough. HTC Vive test runs have already been available at Microsoft Stores in New York City, Bellevue, and Salt Lake City, but starting April...
10 Virtual Reality Apps to Get You Started with Google Cardboard
Virtual reality is all the rage these days, especially with devices like the Oculus Rift, Gear VR, and HTC Vive hitting shelves lately. But before any of those fancy, expensive headsets ever made it to the market, Google came up with a thrifty and inventive substitute in the form of Google Cardboard. It’s a fun...
The Big List: 50 VR Games We Can’t Wait To Play In 2017
Last year, we rounded off a list of 35 VR games we couldn’t have to play in 2016. We’ve had some great times playing great games, and last week we picked the best of the bunch with our 2016 Game of the Year Awards. But VR has only grown in 2016 and so it’s only fair...
Deal: $100 Gift Card Offer Still Available for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift
The holidays have come and gone, but Microsoft is still offering a $100 gift card with your purchase of the HTC Vive or Oculus Rift through their store. This holiday season saw the first significant sales, deals, and coupons to come to the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, which were both launched earlier this year....
CyberPong Updates the Classic Game for VR on the Vive
Pong, one of the simplest video games ever created, has managed to evolve in some crazy ways over time, from the original basic 2D version and colorful Breakout sequel, to the PlayStation game with power-ups and 3D graphics, and now Cyberpong VR—a virtual reality game on the HTC Vive—where you act as the paddle instead...
vTime Brings Human Interaction to Virtual Reality
One of the major criticisms of virtual reality, and much modern technology in general, is the antisocial nature it creates. But vTime wants to overcome the isolating nature of VR headsets with a virtual hangout space for you and your friends. Video: . As Engadget points out, with vTime you choose an avatar for yourself...
This Accessory Lets You Control Almost Any VR Headset with Gestures
The Oculus Rift’s virtual experiences become a little less immersive when you’re barely moving in a chair with a headset on, playing on a gamepad—but you don’t have to accept that reality anymore. Their special Touch controllers, which theoretically let the user explore the VR world with their hands, aren’t shipping until later this year....
Oculus Releases Minecraft for the Samsung Gear VR
The team behind Minecraft, the popular open-world game beloved for its freedom to create and build, has teamed up with Oculus to release an official edition that takes you even further into the block-based world using a Samsung Gear VR headset. While the Oculus Rift version itself is still forthcoming, Gear VR users can play...
Watch This Woman Freak the Hell Out in Horror VR
Virtual reality and horror were meant for each other. You’ll get all the positive aspects of experiencing a terrifying situation such as excitement and an adrenaline rush, without any of the real-life consequences, like being ripped to shreds by a herd of flesh-eating monsters. The experience might prove to be too much for some though,...
