VR Ranetas Festival @ Alcañiz, Spain
VR Ranetas Festival @ Alcañiz, Spain The cultural association Las Ranetas organizes from 11 to 27 November in Alcañiz (Spain) an “Exhibition of art realized in virtual reality with Tilt Bruhs and Kodon” and the “II Contest of shorts and experiences in virtual reality” The complete list of shorts and experiences can be seen here:...
Unite Los Angeles: 2016 Unity Award Winners Announced
Unite Los Angeles: 2016 Unity Award Winners Announced Los Angeles, CA — November 1 — Unity Technologies, the creator of Unity, the leading platform for creating games and experiences in 2D, 3D, VR and AR, is proud to announce the winners of the 2016 Unity Awards, revealed at the 2016 Unite Conference in Los Angeles. The Unity Awards are an annual event held to honor the developers and creators behind the best video games,...
First 24-Hour Virtual Reality Marathon to Raise Money for SickKids Hospital
First 24-Hour VR Marathon Fund Raising for SickKids Hospital Four months after opening its doors, Canada’s very first virtual reality arcade is looking to give back to the community. Ctrl V, located in Waterloo, is hosting the first ever multi-person virtual reality gaming marathon. The 25-hour long event will be in support of Extra Life, a non-profit organization that works with the Children’s Miracle Network to...
2016 Unity Awards Finalists Announced!
2016 Unity Awards Ceremony Taking Place @ LA on November 1st After reviewing hundreds of nominations and countless hours of deliberation, Unity Technologies has just announced the 2016 Unity Awards finalists, recognizing the year’s best in 2D and 3D games, VR experiences, visuals and much more. From standout titles like Playdead’s INSIDE, Variable State’s Virginia, Lara Croft Go from Square Enix to LandsEnd by...
Björk & Unity Team Up For Digital Exhibition @ Somerset House, London
Björk & Unity Team Up For First Live 3D Mocap Stream @ Björk Digital Exhibition The Iceland singer Björk, who’d released one of the world’s first 360 music video for her hit single Stonemilker in 2015, has announced on her Facebook page today, just ahead of the September 1st European debut of the Björk Digital exhibit at Somerset House, the artist herself conducted the world’s first live motion capture streamed press...
Sketchfab to Become YouTube of Virtual Reality
Sketchfab Aims to Become the YouTube of VR Experiences Producing virtual reality content is primarily comprised of computer-generated 3D assets and 360 video technologies. In the near future, we can anticipate that all cellphone cameras will be embedded with 360 video recording function, and also pocket-size 3D scanners that can capture any objects and turn it into a 3D model. As 360 video recording and playback technologies...
HTC to Bring Vive to VR World Congress 2016 & More Reasons to Attend the UK VR Conference
HTC to Bring Vive to VR World Congress 2016 – Expo Tickets on Sale NOW!!! Opposable VR, the organizers of VR World Congress, are proud to announce that HTC will be joining the likes of Crytek, AMD and Kite & lightning in the VRWC expo hall. HTC will be demoing the Vive at VR World Congress, allowing any ticket holder the opportunity to experience the incredible virtual reality device. Expect to try some of the best games and...
NVIDIA Introducing 6 Laptops W/ Built-In GTX 980 GPU – Oculus Approved!
NVIDIA Introducing 6 Laptops W/ Built-In GTX 980 GPU For VR Games & App Today NVIDIA announced a powerful GPU ( Graphic Processing Unit ) with the code name GeForce GTX980! Take a look at NVIDIA’s QUADRO M6000 Epic Games Demo video, showing NVIDIA’s unparalleled graphic processing capabilities! 6 Powerful Laptops With Built-in NVIDIA GTX 980 According to NVIDIA, 6 laptop models from 4 manufacturers will...
HoloJam Demo @ SIGGRAPH 2015 By NYU Professor Ken Perlin
HoloJam Demo @ SIGGRAPH 2015 By NYU Researcher Ken Perlin On August 10, 2015 at SIGGRAPH 2015 which is taking place at LA Convention Center, Ken Perlin will showcase HoloJam demo scheduled from 8:30am to 5pm. According to UploadVR, the HoloJam demo can accommodate four people at a time. Wireless + Full-Body & Room-Scale Motion Tracking All participants will be wearing Samsung Gear VR with leg, and arm tracking enabled...
Nod Backspin – Multiplatform Motion Tracking VR Game Controller
Nod Backspin – Multiplatform Motion Tracking VR Game Controller Nod, the VR company behind one of the world’s first precise skeletal and hand-gesture motion tracking devices for VR, the NOD Ring. The potential application of Nod Ring is unlimited. Users can use it to develop and interact with augmented reality objects, play games, control a flying drone and type on virtual keyboards. Nod Backspin VR...
Resident Evil 4 Remake VR Mode: Elevating Fear Factor and Gameplay on PSVR 2
Resident Evil 4 Remake VR Mode: Elevating Fear Factor and Gameplay on PSVR 2 The VR adaptation of the original Resident Evil 4 was a game-changer for Quest owners. With the success of that experience, it’s no surprise that Resident Evil 4 Remake is set to make its mark on the PSVR 2. Building on the outstanding VR mode for Resident Evil Village, which was introduced as a free update to coincide with the headset’s launch,...
Keyframe-Entertainment Presents the Convergence of Electronic Dance Music and VR
Keyframe-Entertainment Presents the Convergence of Electronic Dance Music and VR at San Francisco’s Great Northern By 2021, the combined market size of augmented and virtual reality is expected to reach $215 billion USD, according to Statista. The same source also projects that the music market worldwide would increase to $43 billion USD by 2020. New developments in streaming, immersive music production tools and VR have paved...
HTC VIVE Opens Viveport Subscription Service To Oculus Rift Users
Viveport Opens Subscription Service To Oculus Rift Headset Owners Viveport, HTC VIVE™’s global platform, app store and subscription service, today began distributing content compatible with the Oculus Rift in addition to the HTC Vive. Starting today, consumers can download and purchase hundreds of games and apps from the Viveport store to use with their Rift headset. In addition, Oculus Rift users can now become Viveport...
Unity Plugin for STYLY Rolled out at Unite Austin 2017
Unity Plugin for STYLY Rolled out at Unite Austin 2017 Psychic VR Lab (HQ: Tokyo, Japan CEO: Yamaguchi Masahiro) released the“Unity plugin for STYLY” rolled out at Unite Austin 2017. Unity Plugin for STYLY allows creators to export their Unity contents into STYLY with just one click. This will give creators the easiest way to distribute VR from Unity. ◆ What is STYLY? STYLY is Free Web based VR Creative platform. Creators can create...