Orah 4i camera enables 4K livestreaming for 360-degree videos in VR Posted byby Jeff Grubb December 12, 2016 2 min VR platforms still don’t have a lot of videos that take full advantage of modern headsets, but one company has introduced a new device... Continue Reading 2 min
Ultrahaptics shows off sense of touch in virtual reality Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 10, 2016 3 min Ultrahaptics had an touching demo at the VRX virtual reality conference last week. It used ultrasound technology so that I could feel things in VR... Continue Reading 3 min
VR developers begin sharing some of the ‘hard truths’ of virtual reality’s rough economics Posted byby Jeff Grubb December 10, 2016 3 min It’s tough to make a virtual reality game, but it is even tougher to make a profitable virtual reality game. And now developers are... Continue Reading 3 min
You have 60 minutes left to preorder the first season of the Foo Show — VR’s incredible talk show Posted byby Jeff Grubb December 9, 2016 2 min Jimmy Fallon might shake like a leaf as he holds the Nintendo Switch on The Tonight Show, but games are never going to get the bulk... Continue Reading 2 min
Despite slow 2016, VR is still forecast to hit $14 billion in consumer software sales in 2020 Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 7, 2016 3 min Market researcher SuperData scaled back its virtual reality forecast for 2016, particularly after a disappointing launch of the PlayStation VR headsets. But it still... Continue Reading 3 min
Was The Last Guardian worth the wait? GamesBeat Decides Posted byby Jeff Grubb December 7, 2016 1 min The year is basically over now that the last handful of games are hitting retailers, and we’ve got a podcast all about ’em. GamesBeat Decides... Continue Reading 1 min
Virtuix’s Kickstarters won’t be running on the Omni VR treadmill outside the U.S. Posted byby Jeff Grubb December 7, 2016 2 min You’re going to have a difficult time doing the running man in VR if you live outside of the United States. Virtuix is canceling... Continue Reading 2 min
Surgeon Simulator for PlayStation VR controls like a drunk doc — but not for much longer Posted byby Jeff Grubb December 6, 2016 2 min When you’re doing something new, it’s easy to screw it up. That’s a big deal when that something is surgery because some cuts are... Continue Reading 2 min
Watch us play with Oculus Touch — the Rift’s motion controllers Posted byby Jeff Grubb December 6, 2016 1 min Oculus has launched its motion controllers, and the device has impressed me so far. To show off what these hand-tracking joypads are capable of,... Continue Reading 1 min
Steam is where you should build your VR game library — even if you own an Oculus Rift Posted byby Jeff Grubb December 5, 2016 2 min I don’t know which company is going to make the best next-generation virtual reality headset, but I do know that chances are good that... Continue Reading 2 min