SteamVR’s Knuckles controllers are also great for petting cats
Last week UploadVR wrote about Modbox developer Lee Vermeulen showcasing Valve’s new skeletal input API for SteamVR. Using the original HTC Vive controllers, Vermeulen demonstrated...
Modbox shows why Valve’s skeletal input is useful for developers
A recent video posted by Lee Vermeulen, the developer behind Modbox, shows how useful Valve’s skeletal input can be for developers. For those unfamiliar,...
Valve’s SteamVR Input enables alternate control schemes in VR
Valve is putting accessibility right at the heart of controlling VR with the launch of a new feature today named SteamVR Input. In supporting...
VR developers: Stop shipping glitchy, half-baked games
On the 1-10 spectrum of “game developers should be able to sell completely broken demos” to “every game should be thoroughly vetted before release...
SteamVR’s automatic GPU and headset resolution optimizer makes VR smoother
Valve today announced the beta release of a major new feature for SteamVR users: automatic resolution optimization tailored to both the current GPU and VR...
A new Halo is coming to Windows Mixed Reality
Microsoft is working on a Halo virtual reality experience for its Windows Mixed Reality platform. Developer 343 Industries, the studio responsible for overseeing Halo,...
SteamVR now supports more (and less expensive) base stations
Valve made headlines today when Apple revealed the companies were working together to bring virtual reality and SteamVR to Mac computers, but the PC...
SteamVR and external GPUs are coming to Mac
Virtual realty has so far required a Windows-based PC with power chips from Intel, AMD, and Nvidia. Mac users have had to make the...
SteamVR Home beta test gets new social features
SteamVR is an essential platform for virtual reality and, starting today, exploring it is about to get a whole lot better. In a community post...
Vive outsells Rift — but mobile and console VR outsell both
The high price and lack of must-have content is still holding back the sales of top-end virtual reality systems for PC. SuperData Research, a...