VRGE’s VR Dock is a storage and charging unit compatible with multiple headset and controller designs. Featuring a wood finish and protective rubber bumpers, the prototype has an elegant appearance, and is currently seeking crowdfunding via Kickstarter. The current generation of VR hardware is bulky. The headsets are large, awkward shapes, and motion controllers are...
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The Upload Download: What Does Nintendo Switch Mean for VR?
How much can you talk in five minutes? That’s what we tried to figure out on this week’s episode of the UploadVR’s virtual reality news podcast: the Upload Download. I, your host, Joe Durbin, am joined by Az Balabanian and Ashley Whitlach. Now that CES 2017 is over and we all survived (somehow) we’re back...
YouTube 1.10 Update On PS4 Adds PlayStation VR Support (Update)
Update: The update has now been rolled out across most regions according to Sony. Users on Reddit have started recommending some of their favorite videos here and have compiled a list of confirmed areas. YouTube on PS VR currently supports both 2D 360-degree and 3D 360-degree videos. Enjoy! Original 12/21/16: For a gaming-focused headset, PlayStation VR...
‘Dear Angelica’, Oculus Story Studio’s Latest VR Film, is Out Now for Free
After its announcement nearly a year ago, the much anticipated illustrative VR narrative from Oculus Story Studio, Dear Angelica, finally makes its way onto the Oculus Store. It stars Geena Davis and Mae Witman and it’s out now for free on the Rift. Oculus Story Studio was set up with the remit to explore what was...
Here’s What We Know About ZeniMax v. Oculus VR
Over the past two weeks, ZeniMax Media and Oculus have been duking it out in the Earle Cabell Federal Building and Courthouse in Dallas, TX, and we’ve been observing and taking notes. ZeniMax alleges the Oculus Rift headset was built using their technology, and that it was allegedly stolen by John Carmack when he left...
MasterpieceVR Launches Today With Cross-Platform Collaborative Sculpting and Painting
Virtual spaces offer players, enthusiasts, creatives, and professional entities near infinite work spaces for many interests. A great deal of popular existing experiences like Tilt Brush and ScluptVR are of a more creative slant, giving users virtual chisel and paint brush so that they can formulate the brightest and even some of the darkest creations...
Meet Your New President: Photorealistic Trump Takes Office in VR
One of the best things about virtual reality is its ability to transport us to locations we would otherwise never be able to experience. This could be the surface of Mars, the top of Mt. Everest or, for me, just about any modern roller coaster (those height limits need to be amended I swear). Today,...
‘Henry The Hamster Handler’ Review: A Hectic Handful Of Fun
Of all the games I’ve longed to see brought into the virtual realm, I have to admit Lemmings isn’t one of them. The series may be a classic staple in gaming history, but it always seemed best suited to the Orwellian monitoring of critters through a computer screen rather than the god-like empowerment that VR bestows....
Dear Angelica Is the Film—and Filmmaking Tool—VR Needs
Making a female-led VR experience sets a precedent for the industry, and the animation tool Quill puts the creative power in VR users’ hands. The post Dear Angelica Is the Film—and Filmmaking Tool—VR Needs appeared first on WIRED. Source: Dear Angelica Is the Film—and Filmmaking Tool—VR Needs
‘Dear Angelica’ Made Me Cry
“Finding the language of VR is our role,” writer/director Saschka Unseld tells me as I sit with pen in one hand and tissue in the other, decompressing from my time inside Oculus Story Studio’s (OSS) Dear Angelica. “Nailed it! And how many tears does it take to void the warranty on a Rift?,” I quip....