Categories Posted inin Business The next contraption for your makeshift holodeck comes in July: A $500 VR treadmill Posted byby Jeff Grubb April 10, 2014 2 min If you preorder from this point forward, however, you won't get it until September. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Adam Orth finds publisher for his Adr1ft game inspired by surviving an Internet mob Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 4, 2014 4 min Three One Zero games' Adrfit sci-fi title will hit the market in 2015. Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business The DeanBeat: Virtual-reality startups like Survios are moving into Oculus Rift’s slipstream Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 4, 2014 5 min Survios is a young company, but it is already getting a lift less than two weeks after Facebook's stunning $2 billion acquisition of Oculus VR. Continue Reading 5 min
Categories Posted inin Business Virtual reality has another 'wow' moment as Jaunt introduces 360-degree cinematic videos Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 3, 2014 5 min Jaunt has raised $6.8 million to make 3D, 360-degree films that take advantage of virtual reality gear. Continue Reading 5 min
Categories Posted inin Business Documentary filmmaker explores the new visual language of virtual reality Posted byby GamesBeat March 31, 2014 5 min The visual language of a new medium is being discovered ... and games are playing a role. Continue Reading 5 min
Categories Posted inin Business Founder of Facebook’s new virtual-reality company: Sony’s Project Morpheus is ‘a good thing for VR’ Posted byby Jeff Grubb March 26, 2014 2 min Oculus founder Palmer Luckey thinks that most Morpheus games will end up on Rift. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business The superfast rise of Oculus VR: How it went from startup to $2B acquisition in 21 months (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 26, 2014 8 min The founders of Oculus VR describe how their startup survived its charmed life and got acquired by Facebook for $2B. Continue Reading 8 min
Categories Posted inin Business The Oculus-Facebook deal could marry tech, social, and gaming once and for all Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 26, 2014 9 min John Carmack will be working for Facebook and other consequences of the Oculus deal. Continue Reading 9 min
Categories Posted inin Business Zuckerberg paints a surprising future for Oculus VR: ‘The most social platform ever’ Posted byby GamesBeat March 25, 2014 3 min Zuck recently gave the ski-goggles-like device a spin, and described the experience as entirely "unique." Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Facebook is buying Oculus for $2B to ‘get ready for the platform of tomorrow’ Posted byby GamesBeat March 25, 2014 1 min “Mobile is the platform of today, and now we’re also getting ready for the platforms of tomorrow,” said Facebook founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg,... Continue Reading 1 min