Locomotion issues are a major point of contention in the VR gaming scene right now. On the one hand, motion sickness is a real, verifiable problem that does plague a significant number of people that try VR, especially for the first time. Some developers are using subtle design techniques to combat this, while others are...
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Asus’ $799 VivoPC X Is A Compact VR Ready PC That’s Prepped To Go
If you’ve just returned from your Christmas break with a massive VR ready rig in tow, you’ll appreciate the struggles of transporting VR. Asus thinks it might have an answer that doesn’t come in Notebook form. VivoPC X is a new PC from the Taiwanese company, revealed by The Verge. With 8GB of RAM, an...
Lenovo’s New VR Headset Packs in More Pixels at Lower Price, Weight Than Rift and Vive
The first VR headset for Window’s recently announced Holographic platform is almost here, and according to a report by The Verge, it’s going to cost between $300 and $400 when it goes on sale later this year. Ramping up for CES 2017 in Las Vegas, Lenovo has revealed their newest entry into the world of VR,...
BinaryVR Begins Shipping First Dev Kit For Facial Tracking Solution
While tech giants continue to invest in and acquire eye-tracking firms like Eye Tribe, BinaryVR is pushing on with its facial tracking solution for VR. The California-based company recently started shipping its first development kit for a device that doesn’t follow the user’s eyes, but instead reads facial motion in the mouth, chin and cheeks...
Lenovo’s Windows Holographic VR Headset Debuts At CES
Microsoft’s Windows Holographic VR headsets are going to run the gamut of specs like input, field of view, and resolution. Lenovo’s offering sounds like it might sit somewhere in the middle. The Chinese company revealed its first VR headset shortly ahead of CES 2017 in Las Vegas this week. As reported by The Verge and Engadget,...
What venture capitalists are looking for at CES 2017
Hundreds of thousands of people are gathering in Las Vegas this week for the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), but what will get everyone buzzing this year? Undoubtedly, there will be talk about the latest smart television, connected devices for the home, autonomous vehicles and technology, gadgets and cameras, drones, and virtual reality. And while...
Wonder is an enigmatic mobile hardware company with a VR twist and a focus on gamers
Wonder is lifting the veil a little bit about its ambitions to create hardware and software that will disrupt the mobile business. The company’s products have a relationship to virtual reality, and the company wants to build an experience to enrich the way people play games, watch movies, listen to music, communicate with friends, and...
‘DiamondFX’ Combines VR and Statistics to Create The ‘Moneyball’ of Immersive Tech
Home run! Great hit! Awesome swing! These are words that I never heard during my short lived little league baseball career. However, if I had been able to access Trinity VR’s technology at the time, perhaps I would have. Trinity VR is an ambitious new virtual reality company behind DiamondFX — an experience that combines...
Interactive 360-Degree Videos Are Now Live on YouTube
There’s a reason that YouTube continues to be the most popular video sharing site on the planet—ever since its purchase by Google, they’ve always made sure to load YouTube up with extra features to keep it ahead of the pack. Starting today, users can now upload full 360-degree interactive videos to YouTube. If you’ve ever...
LG Giving Away Free Virtual Reality Headset with Purchase of a New G3
With 2015’s generation of flagship smartphones fast approaching, LG is turning to virtual reality to clear its G3 inventory. VR for G3 is a Google Cardboard-inspired virtual reality headset that was custom fit to encase the phone and uses a pair of lenses to create stereoscopic imagery. The headset will utilize existing Google Cardboard software,...