HTC Vive Archives

Does the Samsung Gear VR have a future?

February 7, 2020May 29, 2017 by Emory Craig

A short time ago, it would have been hard to question the future of the Samsung Gear VR headset. Released in 2014 (here’s The Verge’s initial …

VR Games

‘Tornuffalo’ Shows us the Future of Full-body VR Gaming

February 7, 2020April 12, 2017 by Emory Craig

Whether or not you want to play Tornuffalo, it’s a glimpse into our future of deeply immersive technologies. This is full-body VR gaming – and as the name suggests, you’ll get the entire world thrown at you.

Hacking HTC Vive VR and HoloLens for a Shared Reality

February 3, 2017 by Emory Craig

We’re fascinated with creative hacks, and this one is too good to pass up. Try combining HTC Vive VR and HoloLens to synchronize both virtual and merged reality. …

Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality

The Best VR – Our VR and AR Oscars for 2016

April 6, 2020January 26, 2017 by Maya Georgieva

It’s time to select the best VR of 2016 – the Digital Bodies’ VR Oscars. Our awards honor the best Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, and Mixed …

VR News

HTC Vive Wireless Kit Cuts the Cord for High-end VR

February 6, 2020November 12, 2016 by Emory Craig

Cut the cord in high-end VR with HTC Vive Wireless Add-on

The new HTC Vive Wireless VR Kit sold out yesterday in 18 minutes. We’ve always said people want VR without cables. Mobile VR is self-contained but …

Virtual Reality

The Presidential Debate in VR

February 2, 2020September 26, 2016 by Emory Craig

AltSpaceVR and NBC are teaming up to bring you the Presidential Debate in VR tonight. It’s a chance to see where we are in the rough …

Virtual Reality

Be your own Band: Virtual Reality in “The Music Room”

February 17, 2020June 26, 2016 by Emory Craig

Virtual reality keeps pushing forward with new experiences and The Music Room is a fascinating development. Launching in July from Australian developer Chroma Coda, The Music Room is a full music creation package.

Virtual Reality

VR and Cinema: A New Medium Makes New Rules

November 16, 2019May 21, 2016 by Maya Georgieva

A talk on the final day of the Google I/O conference on VR and cinema highlighted the challenges we face in developing virtual reality as a …

Virtual Reality

Virtual Reality – SteamVR and HTC Vive Trailer

April 6, 2016 by Emory Craig

Here’s a great video on virtual reality using the SteamVR platform and HTC Vive headset. You’ll see VR games and experiences from the growing SteamVR catalog. …

Virtual Reality

Ikea Pilots Virtual Reality Shopping

February 17, 2020April 5, 2016 by Emory Craig

Want to use virtual reality to remodel your kitchen? Ikea has jumped on the VR bandwagon with their new game-like app, the appropriately named Gameplay. As …

Virtual Reality

Save a Kitten in VR and Confront Your Fears

July 27, 2018April 3, 2016 by Emory Craig

Want to save a kitten and confront your fears in VR? Namco Bandai’s virtual reality space will let you do just that. VR Zone Project i Can is a …

VR News

Virtual Reality News from MWC 2016

February 6, 2020February 29, 2016 by Emory Craig

Lot’s of virtual reality news coming out of the MWC 2016 conference in Barcelona last week. And it’s hardly a surprise. These days, every conference covering mobile and …

VR News

Google VR and Project Tango

February 6, 2020February 25, 2016 by Emory Craig

[UPDATE: Google’s Project Tango shut down in March 2018 as focus shifted to ARCore. An early forerunner of location-based AR, we’re in a vastly different place …

VR News

HTC Vive VR to cost $799, preorder on February 29

February 6, 2020February 22, 2016 by Emory Craig

What a difference in a single year of virtual reality. A year ago, the HTC Vive VR headset was announced at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. …

Future

Mindmaze: A VR Interface from the Future

February 6, 2020February 14, 2016 by Emory Craig

Mindmaze is a fascinating VR interface that sounds straight out of the future. It’s a VR headset that works with your brain. Read that again – …