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John Carmack’s former employer ZeniMax Media has reportedly accused the industry veteran of improperly providing the firm’s technology to Oculus VR. Documents obtained by The Wall Street Journal reveal ZeniMax’s claim that the virtual reality headset maker’s success is directly attributable to the technology developed at id Software. A unidentified …
Read More »12 things we learned about Project Morpheus and VR last night
The cutting edge of virtual reality tech and game design discussed at Develop's An Audience With
Read More »Xbox boss confirms Microsoft is working on virtual reality
Phil Spencer has said that the virtual reality revolution may indeed finally be upon us. Furthermore, speaking to Forbes the Xbox boss confirmed that Microsoft has been toying with the tech for some time, although any official announcement sounds way off. Virtual reality is a really interesting area, especially for …
Read More »UK retailers tip VR as ‘the next big thing’
The UK High Street is optimistic about the success of virtual reality headsets. The new hardware from Oculus Rift/Facebook and Sony is expected to arrive at the back end of the year or early 2015. And leading buyers and store managers have told MCV that if the price is right, …
Read More »Virtual reality with purpose
Preloaded's Katie Goode looks at the plethora of ways the VR revolution can impact our lives
Read More »Grab the last seats at Develop’s An Audience With… Project Morpheus
Last chance to attend this Wednesday's event exploring virtual reality and PlayStation's VR plans
Read More »Omni VR treadmill creators get $3m investment
Virtuix has announced it has completed a $3m round of seed invesement for its successful Kickstarter VR treadmill project, Omni. Games Industry reports the company announced today that the funding is being led by Tekton Ventures and Maveron, with contributions coming from Scentan Ventures, Radical Investments, Scout Ventures, StartCaps Ventures, …
Read More »VR Virtuix Omni treadmill secures $3m investment
Team plans to hire more staff as it gears up for mass production
Read More »Is virtual a reality?
Over the history of games there have been technology advancements that happened before their time. Sega’s Dreamcast and its online gaming, for instance. Or Nokia’s NGage and its efforts to marry the worlds of mobile phones and portable gaming. Great ideas that would eventually transform the games industry, but at …
Read More »Develop’s An Audience With to showcase Project Morpheus
PlayStation will offer insight into Project Morpheus and making games for virtual reality at a special Develop event later this month. An Audience With… Project Morpheus takes place on the evening of April 30th. The event will be held at the Dolby Lounge in Soho, London, and follows the successful …
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