The new $350 oculus rift virtual reality headset is now shipping

The New $350 Oculus Rift Virtual Reality Headset Is Now Shipping

Oculus VR (Virtual Reality) is trying to make the virtual reality technologies of yore more palatable for the 21st century, with its Kickstarter campaign garnering more than $2.4 million for its first product, the Oculus Rift. With a robust response to their attempts of making virtual reality a reality, the delays frustrated many people who…

Sales of oculus rift suspended in china over scalper problem

Sales of Oculus Rift Suspended in China Over Scalper Problem

For developers in China looking to test-drive Oculus Rift, the past week brought some bad news. Oculus VR recently confirmed that they have been pushed to stop selling the development kit for their virtual reality headsets in China due to high rates of scalpers gobbling up the kits before legitimate developers can get to them. Widespread…

Are virtual reality massive multi-player games, like sword art online, really possible?

Are Virtual Reality Massive Multi-Player Games, Like Sword Art Online, Really Possible?

In the Anime Sword Art Online the players used a device called a nerve gear to play the game. The nerve gear puts the player into a virtual world that they become trapped in within the game until the game is finished. I loved this anime but the part that interested me the most was…

Virtual progress: how avegant glyph stands to provide a leap in immersion technology

Virtual Progress: How Avegant Glyph Stands to Provide a Leap in Immersion Technology

It’s already been a good year for followers of the burgeoning VR industry, and we’re not yet a month into it. Those who got a taste of the latest Oculus Rift prototype at CES 2014 heaped praise upon it, then a Valve-built headset at Steam Dev Days inspired rapturous reviews. While we now know that…

Sharpening focus: catching up with the oculus rift

Sharpening Focus: Catching Up With the Oculus Rift

Most people first became aware of the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset when an early prototype garnered a lot of attention at last year’s E3 event. Screen technology has charged ahead since then, as evidenced by the pixel-dense displays of the current phone generation, and new versions stand to fulfill the promise offered by the…