Modern VR is ‘like the dog who catches a car but doesn’t know what to do with it’
The modern virtual reality market is new, but the idea of virtual worlds has existed in fiction for decades. Austin Grossman is a sci-fi...
Epic’s Tim Sweeney: The tech for the metaverse is about 3 years away
We’ve overcome some of the early roadblocks that are preventing us from living every moment in virtual reality, and Epic Games founder thinks we’ll figure...
Hologrid: Monster Battle debuts on Samsung Gear VR
Phil Tippett created the monsters for the memorable Holochess game in the original Star Wars film. And last year, he made the monsters for a...
The timeline of the tweet storm around Oculus founder Palmer Luckey
It’s not often that we go back and analyze “tweet storms,” those controversies that spin out of control on Twitter and the rest of...
Watch VR horror game Wilson’s Heart disappoint Conan with its lack of sex
Conan O’Brien doesn’t know anything about video games, so Oculus showed up to his studio on tonight’s episode of Conan to give him a look...
HP moves into VR and AR with investment in Venture Reality Fund
HP is putting on its headsets. One of the world’s oldest technology companies is investing in the fledgling virtual reality market by becoming an investor...
Epic wants to help architects use Unreal Engine
A powerful tool for creating 3D spaces like Unreal Engine is great for making games, but it has other purposes as well — and...
A (Palmer) Luckey’s Tale: Donald Trump, Chrono Trigger, and 100 grand
Here’s probably the first time someone had to write “Chrono Trigger” and “Donald Trump” in the same sentence. A Californian limited-liability corporation called Wings...
HTC opens up the code for its VR Vive Tracker
HTC is releasing tutorials and project files for studio-created Vive Tracker projects as a new resource for VR developers. The company is hoping that...
Facebook launches Spaces social virtual reality platform
Facebook announced today that it is launching a beta platform for social virtual reality dubbed Facebook Spaces. CEO Mark Zuckerberg made the announcement of...