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It really does look as if VR is going to be the next interactive tech battleground. The Wall Street Journal reports that, according to people familiar with the project”, Microsoft has joined the list of companies actively developing virtual reality hardware. The tech has allegedly been in development in conjunction …
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GDC 2014: Untold Games’ ambitious motion-controlled VR adventure picks up two prizes at Game Connection America
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GDC 2014: Graphics specialist says its optimisation can halve the processing time for VR rendering
Read More »Sony to reveal VR headset at GDC – report
Sony will reveals its rumoured VR gaming headset at GDC next week and prototypes have already been sent out to developers, a new report claims. Edge cites an alleged third-party developer with a prototype of the device already in hand. The source claims Sony’s hardware is far superior” to the …
Read More »Former Valve VR lead engineer joins Oculus as chief architect
Oculus has announced the appointment of VR veteran Atman Binstock as its new chief architect. The company announced the new hire today in a post on its blog, adding that Binstock’s first task will be to put together a research and development team based in the Seattle area. Binstock was …
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Atman Binstock leading R&D team at new Seattle base
Read More »Sony to reveal PlayStation VR headset at GDC – report
An Oculus Rift-rivalling virtual reality headset from Sony will be revealed next month. That’s according to TechRadar, which claims to have word from an inside source” that Sony will present the new hardware at GDC 2014 in San Francisco on March 17th. Said the source: "The quality and resolution are …
Read More »PrioVR gaming suit achieves crowdfunding goal
Full-body tracking suit aims to allow players to interact naturally with game worlds
Read More »Steam Dev Days session videos available online
Valve shares 28 talks from its first developer-only conference
Read More »Oculus to co-publish EVE Valkyrie
Virtual reality specialist Oculus has announced its first official publishing partnership – EVE Valkyrie. The former demo-turned-game is a space combat title set in the EVE universe. Think of an X-Wing simulator in a virtual reality machine and you’re on the right track. The CCP title has now been confirmed …
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