GamesBeat Summit: Diversity under spotlight
One of the highlights of the GamesBeat Summit 2018 event this year is our diversity panel, featuring Rebecca Heineman, CEO of Olde Sküül; Matt Conn, Founder...
IDC: VR and AR headset sales expected to jump over 50% annually, hit 68.9 million in 2022
Virtual reality and augmented reality headsets are set to grow dramatically in popularity, IDC projects, with 2018 sales expected to hit 12.4 million units...
Oculus opens applications for its new VR developer support program
Oculus already has a dedicated in-house team that funds virtual reality projects, but it’s now launching a program to help developers who are just...
VR’s biggest stories in 2017
Here’s how hectic the world of virtual reality has been in 2017: while writing up this list of the biggest stories to break this...
Oculus patent seeks convertible HMD that can be powered by a PC or phone
A patent published today but filed in 2016 shows an Oculus concept for a convertible head-mounted display that can be powered by either a...
Star Wars VR experience is coming to The Void’s new Southern California and Vegas venues
The Void has won a heap of praise for its New York-based virtual reality experience: Ghostbusters: Dimension. And now the Lindon, Utah-based company is expanding to...
A year later, what Oculus Touch has meant for VR
The Oculus Touch controllers debuted a year ago today, enabling players to eschew a traditional gamepad while using the Rift headset. In VR, this...
Oculus will let you beta test its new desktop app and Rift Core 2.0 in December
Last month at its Oculus Connect 4 event, Oculus revealed details about its Rift Core 2.0 user interface for its virtual reality headset. Starting sometime...
Oculus Rift’s November update brings dynamic bundle pricing
We’re still waiting on the big Rift 2.0 update promised back at Oculus Connect in October, but Oculus does have some small tweaks for...
Hardware isn’t enough — content is key to mainstream VR adoption
The virtual reality industry is teetering on the brink of expansion to mainstream audiences. VR is making its mark on a variety of industries...