Virtual Reality

Getting on the high-end consumer virtual reality bandwagon is not cheap. Whether you opt for an Oculus Rift or HTC Vive, you have to spend hundreds of pounds on a headset and controllers, even if you already own the gaming PC to power it all. Fortunately then, some of the …

Right now one of the big focusses for Virtual Reality headset makers is removing the wire. Valve has been working on turning the HTC Vive wireless and Oculus revealed its own wireless prototype just a few short months ago. However, we may not need to wait for next generation of …

Samsung has been dipping its toes in the virtual reality market for a couple of years now with the help of Oculus and next year, the company will be stepping things up. Not only will there be a successor to the Gear VR but there will also be a mixed …

ARK: Survival Evolved is coming to virtual reality, but not in the exact same guise as its original release. This isn't some Survival of the Fittest game mode either, but an educational, open world of dinosaurs and environments to explore. Coming in 2017, virtual reality is getting tickets to Ark …

Arizona Sunshine was one of the most exciting games releasing for virtual reality this year. However, the game swiftly began drowning in controversy upon release after certain parts of the game were found to be exclusive to Intel Core i7 owners. This led to quite the outcry upon the game's …

Oculus VR has completed a major restructuring of its business, splitting its venture into two distinct divisions. One will focus entirely on improving the PC virtual reality experience and will be headed by now ex-CEO, Brendan Iribe, who wanted a more hands-on role with the company. Oculus is now on …

While not everyone is particularly pleased about Oculus VR's game funding strategy, which has led to plenty of timed exclusives for the Rift, there is no question that the company is sparing no expense to ensure that quality games are hitting the market during VR's early years. One big example …

Last month, Oculus and Microsoft announced that their Xbox One VR streaming app would finally be coming to the Oculus Rift. This streaming app allows console owners to stream their Xbox One games directly to the Oculus Rift to be played in a virtual cinema environment. It has taken quite …

Looking to become the Angry Birds of virtual reality, the developer of Flushy Fish VR, Silvermile, has said that it's targeting a billion downloads of its simple puzzle game by 2020. This is perhaps the most ambitious claim by any virtual reality developer to date and suggests some real confidence …

Microsoft is set to get into the Virtual Reality space next year with new Windows 10 based headsets that are geared towards creative use. The most exciting part about Microsoft's plan was the low $299 price tag but as it turns out, the minimum system requirements are also helping keep …

It looks like a bunch of companies are currently scrambling to become the authority on virtual reality standards, with Razer co-founding OSVR, Khronos launching its own VR standards effort and now, Google, HTC and Oculus have teamed up to create the ‘Global Virtual Reality Association, which could make VR software …

At the end of last month we reported on a Nvidia blog entry which claimed that a single Quadro P6000 was capable of powering four VR simulations on Oculus Rifts and HTC Vives at the same time. However it turns out this was based on a mistake in the original …

Just last week we learned that Razer would be joining the Khronos Group, which is behind open-source graphics technologies like Vulkan, OpenGL and OpenCL. Now it looks like we may have a good idea as to why, because today the Khronos group announced their new VR Standards Initiative with the …

With the release of Oculus Touch controllers today, there are over 50 new, supporting games hitting digital distribution platforms like Steam. To make sure that VR stays inclusive, developer CrossVR has updated their Revive compatibility layer, which makes it possible to play all of those Touch games on a HTC …

Today marks the day when Oculus catches up to the HTC Vive in the controller department. Nearly eight months on from the initial release of both headsets, Oculus Touch controllers are now out in the wild and by most reviews, they seem to be pretty great. Getting your hands on …

The Oculus Rift and HTC Vive have been going head to head all year but so far there has been a clear, defining difference between the two headsets- motion controllers. The HTC Vive has often been applauded as the better buy as many prefer using motion controllers within VR, rather …

Update: We've spoken with registered optometrist, Simon Matthews MCOptom BSc(Hons) FBDO CL, who tells us that from the photo the swelling looks to be an “oedema” of the lids, which is more likely to be caused by an allergic reaction than an infection or pressure from the headset itself. He …

It looks like there is now a competitor on the market for MSI's VR backpack as Zotac has stepped into the ring with the VR Go, a wearable PC packing an Intel Core i7 processor and a GTX 1070, designed to untangle your VR experience and free you from the …

One of the biggest gaps between the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive is about to be closed with the launch of Touch motion controllers in the next few days, but camera set up guides suggest the Rift will always fall behind the Vive in terms of roomscale tracking. Even with …

Right now the biggest thing holding back widespread VR adoption is cost. However, it looks like Valve is looking into ways to reduce that a little bit as reports this week indicate that an alternate design may be put in place for the HTC Vive's Lighthouse stations, which will reduce …

Whether you have an Oculus Rift, a HTC Vive or a PSVR headset and tracking solution, you'll be able to play all of Ubisoft's upcoming VR games. Thanks to the launch of Oculus Touch in the next few days, all platforms will have motion controls and should play Ubisoft's new VR …

Microsoft is continuing the international roll out of its flagship augmented reality headset, the Hololens, by introducing it in Japan. Set to go up for pre-order in the country on 2nd December, devices are set to ship out in early 2017. This move will bring the number of territories where …

Update 07/12/16: This story has now been shown to be false, after Nvidia updated its information. For a full retraction and explanation, have a read of the new story here. Original Story: If we thought early consumer grade virtual reality was pretty, wait until the military grade experiences and AAA …

Elon Musk's electric car company, Tesla, has been making waves over the past year for its Model 3, its acquisition of Solar City and its push for power storage technology, but its future cars could be rather eye catching too. Tesla has recently hired on its second ex-Microsoft and more …

Last month, reports began circulating and claiming that HTC has managed to sell a total of 140,000 Vive virtual reality headsets between April's launch and October. However, it turns out that the actual figure might be more impressive as HTC clarified the situation during a briefing with investors, stating that …

The Open Source Virtual Reality (OSVR) platform is now supported officially by Steam, which means you can use the alternative headset to play all sorts of games and experiences there. It also gives OSVR its own category, so if you're looking to buy compatible titles, you can search for them alone. The …

The Oculus Rift will soon be able to support streaming games from the Xbox One, in a cinema-mode that puts the user in front of a giant virtual screen. That means the games themselves won't be automatically turned into VR experiences, but you can play them in a variety of …

MANDT VR, the makers of serialised 360 degree video content and part of those pioneering VR sporting coverage, has partnered up with Disney to create some bespoke, 360 degree videos for the Christmas period. Called The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration, the content will be available on ABC and …

Just a few weeks ago, we saw Microsoft make the surprise announcement of Windows 10 Virtual Reality headsets, bringing prices down to just $299, which will widen the VR market quite a bit compared to more expensive options like the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. To go with the lower …

Although Augmented Reality isn't a technology that's particularly widespread just yet, it is gradually seeping into the real world. One area where it's starting to make a big impact is in children's books, where augmented reality visuals can be shown through a smartphone to bring the novels to life. Good …