Categories Posted inin Business Linden Lab explores VR for its next-generation virtual world (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 17, 2014 12 min Under new CEO Ebbe Altberg, the company is working on its successor to Second Life. Continue Reading 12 min
Categories Posted inin Business The DeanBeat: What are the ingredients for the billion-dollar deals in gaming? Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 14, 2014 4 min The buyers are coming out of the woodworks. Don't expect the buying frenzy to end soon. Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business Oculus Rift VR headset starred in tonight’s ‘South Park’ and leads to Butters getting stabbed Posted byby Jeff Grubb November 13, 2014 1 min Virtual reality is a quick way to get grounded if you're Butters. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Strap a phablet to your face: Oculus VR releases mobile dev kit Posted byby Jeff Grubb November 13, 2014 1 min People can also start buying the Gear VR for $200. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Oculus CEO: We're ‘very close’ to delivering consumer Rift VR headset Posted byby GamesBeat November 4, 2014 1 min Oculus chief executive Brendan Iribe declined to give a specific timetable for when the world might finally see a consumer version of the company’s... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business This Brazilian pie maker sold everything to learn game design — and her Oculus Rift game is incredible Posted byby GamesBeat October 11, 2014 6 min Pixel Rift is a playful riot of a game, mashing retro gaming, virtual reality, and augmented reality together in a joyful, dreamlike pixel explosion. Continue Reading 6 min
Categories Posted inin Business Consumer Oculus Rift is 'more than a few months' out as designers make it more comfy Posted byby Jeff Grubb October 7, 2014 2 min Oculus VR chief executive officer Brendan Iribe says his team wants to get things right, so we'll have to continue waiting. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business High risk, (maybe) high reward: Devs bet big on VR’s success at Oculus Connect Posted byby Giancarlo Valdes September 26, 2014 6 min Despite the lack of a release date for the Oculus Rift, developers sounded excited about the future of virtual reality. Continue Reading 6 min
Categories Posted inin Business Oculus VR’s ‘Crescent Bay’ prototype shows why VR still has a long way to go Posted byby Giancarlo Valdes September 23, 2014 5 min The new Oculus Rift prototype feels incredible, but it also underscores why VR is going to need motion controllers that provide haptic feedback. Continue Reading 5 min
Categories Posted inin Business Oculus VR announces new prototype: Crescent Bay Posted byby Jeff Grubb September 20, 2014 1 min This is the third major revision of the Oculus Rift, and developers are showing it for the first time today. Continue Reading 1 min