October insanity might be over, but there’s no rest for the VR industry this week. The inaugural Virtual Reality Developers Conference (VRDC) is kicking off tomorrow at the Park Central Hotel in San Francisco. The two-day event is essentially a mini-GDC, focused exclusively on VR headsets and related technologies. We’re going to be at the...
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First 13″ VR-Ready Laptop Now Available From Alienware
For a while, only desktop computer rigs were equipped to put out the power that the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift require. It wasn’t very long at all before there were laptops highlighted that could handle the load, but even those are a bit more cumbersome to move around. Now, Alienware has created the first 13” laptop...
Puzzle Platformer ‘Danger Goat’ From nDreams Releasing For Google Daydream Nov. 10
We are just nine short days away from the Google Daydream View officially releasing into the wild. The Pixel is out and available now as the first officially Daydream-ready device and there is a whole slate of apps, games, and experiences on the way over the next few weeks. One of the first things launching for...
Unity Hires VRML Co-Creator Tony Parisi In Bid For VR Dominance
Unity closed out its Unite 2016 Keynote in Los Angeles today with a huge focus on VR. Ushering in that segment was the announcement that the company had hired Tony Parisi as its Head of AR/VR Strategy. Parisi is considered by many to be one of the early pioneers of VR thanks to his work...
Google's Daydream View VR headset will go on sale very soon
You’ll soon be able to buy one of Google’s VR headsets. Daydream View, the virtual reality headset Google launched alongside its Pixel phones last month, will be available in stores and online beginning Nov. 10, the company announced. SEE ALSO: Google’s Daydream View isn’t the VR future we were hoping for The headset will sell...
Unity Finally Dates Its In-VR Authoring Tool For Next Month
We’ve seen Unity’s impressive in-VR authoring tool a few times throughout 2016, with no real clue of when it’s coming. That changed today. Speaking at the 2016 Unite conference in Los Angeles, Principal Engineer of Unity Labs Amir Ebrahimi confirmed that the in-VR editor would be launching in December as Principal Designer Timoni West showcased...
Google Daydream View Arrives Next Week, Launch Window Line-Up Revealed
No more guessing games and waiting around: Google has revealed the official launch date for its Daydream View headset, and it’s coming very soon. The search engine giant today confirmed that the first Daydream compatible headset will release just over a week from today on November 10th. Currently, Daydream View works with the now-available Google...
‘Dead and Buried’ Will Be Free With Oculus Touch Because Oculus Wants “People To Have Fun”
The list of high-quality games that will be free when Oculus Touch releases in December just grew by one. Today, Oculus announced via a blog post that Dead and Buried, the highly anticipated multiplayer shooter, will be free with Touch at launch. Most new systems typically launch with one free, high-end title but Touch is getting...
Facebook Details Social VR Avatar Experiments and Lessons Learned
Facebook says they want to launch an official social VR experience “as soon as possible;” to get there the company has been experimenting with various approaches to find out which avatars work best for social VR interaction. During the opening keynote at Oculus Connect last month, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg excitedly showed the latest version...
Google Tango Team Reports Directly To VR Leader Clay Bavor
Google is one of the augmented and virtual reality industry’s major players. Between its many investments, acquisitions, products and corporate maneuverings, the search giant has become a force to be reckoned with in the early days of this highly innovative space. Two of the major prongs on Google’s AR/VR spear are its Daydream and Tango...