Let’s face it. An infinite VR space is incredibly compelling. Especially when you live within the confines of a small 19th century New York City apartment. I’ve been playing with the proof-of-concept VR experience, Tea for God, …
Read more Plunge into Infinite VR Space with Tea for God in the Oculus Quest
Two German engineers have addressed a missing element in haptic feedback – the sensation of weight in VR. Up to now, our haptic devices have focused on our hands and body. You feel like you are …
As Joshua Barone notes in The New York Times, VR in classical music hasn’t resulted in the most exciting immersive projects. Like other disciplines, both opera and classical music wrestle with how to integrate this new …
Read more VR in Classical Music – Michel van der Aa’s Breakthrough Project
Here’s a fascinating immersive experience that lets you visualize code in virtual reality. It’s a platform from Primitive, a startup that pitched at an HTC venture capital accelerator this week in San Francisco. According to the …
If you’re looking for something unique to do in virtual reality Wednesday night, May 8th, hop over to AltSpace VR for a conversation on VR with Brett Leonard. The well-known director of the 1992 Sci-fi classic, The …
Read more A Conversation on VR with Brett Leonard, Director of The Lawnmower Man
The Oculus Quest is here, promising to be the next generation of VR. We finally get a mass-market headset that’s relatively low-cost, has 6DOF functionality and doesn’t need to be tethered to an expensive computer. Despite …
A report in Engadget reveals that Microsoft has been working on visual accessibility issues in VR. SeeingVR is an innovative tool kit for Unity developers to help people with low vision. It includes a bifocal lens …
Read more Microsoft Tackles Visual Accessibility Issues in VR
Google Tilt Brush on Oculus Quest is a perfect match for virtual reality. A free-form VR painting and design tool on a standalone HMD with six degrees of freedom. Last year, Facebook hyped the concept of …
Read more A Perfect Match – Google Tilt Brush on Oculus Quest
Few people have actually walked on the lunar surface – 12 to be exact. Lunatick is your chance to follow in their footsteps and walk on the moon in VR. It’s been 50 years since the first …
Take a look at Chris Milk’s recent interview with TheWrap on Storytelling in AR and VR. The innovative director and immersive artist is the CEO of the VR tech and entertainment company, Within. Other companies have …
We’ve written a lot on the need for better haptic feedback in VR. The Feelreal mask prototype has been around for a while but it is finally making its debut on Kickstarter on April 9th. As …