Oculus Social Alpha is Now Available for Gear VR
Oculus has quietly launched an alpha version of it’s long awaited ‘Social’ platform, debuting on the Samsung Gear VR. The application lets your pick avatars, share virtual spaces and interact with...
View ArticleVideo Hands-On with ‘Oculus Social’, Enabling Shared Experiences on Gear VR
Always on the bleeding edge, Road to VR‘s Scott Hayden braves the brand new Oculus Social alpha release, Oculus’ answer to social interaction between users in virtual reality, just released on Gear VR....
View ArticleOculus Arcade Beta Now Available With 21 Coin-op Classics on Gear VR
With the reveal of today’s pre-order for the first consumer Gear VR, Oculus has launched the beta version of Arcade, the company’s first-party title currently featuring 21 classic arcade games from...
View ArticleJohn Carmack Casts Critical Eye Over Gear VR Title ‘Bazaar’
John Carmack takes up his role as VR educator once again as he takes a technical deep dive into new Gear VR title Bazaar and analyses, ruminates on and illuminates where the developer could make...
View ArticleSamsung to Demo Gear VR Motion Controller ‘rink’ at CES 2016
The Samsung and Oculus engineered Gear VR mobile headset is available in many countries now at retail, but unlike it’s desktop brethren from Oculus and Valve / HTC, it currently relies on basic,...
View ArticleNew Gear VR Games and Apps – January Week #2
Got a Samsung Gear VR? Hungry for new games and experiences? We’re rounding up recent Oculus Store releases for fans of the mobile VR platform. A Quiet roundup this week: train your brain with...
View Article‘Cardboard Enabler’ Opens Google’s VR Library to Gear VR, No Root Required
Are you the sort of person that lugs around your Gear VR and Google Cardboard on your mission to evangelize the ever-living-hell out of virtual reality? Well, the Cardboard Enabler for Gear VR wants to...
View ArticleMinecraft for Gear VR Now Available, Brings First Person and Comfort Modes
Oculus’ long fought partnership with Microsoft, to bring the enormously successful social, creative Minecraft franchise to VR, begins with a release to Samsung Gear VR today as the title hits the...
View ArticleVR Film Studio Felix & Paul Release ‘Nomads’ 360 Documentary Series
Felix and Paul Studios, creators of the Daytime Emmy Award-winning Inside the Box of Kurios and Inside Impact: East Africa, today launched Nomads—a new 360 video app that takes you inside the lives of...
View ArticleHulu Beats Netflix to Social Viewing in VR on Gear VR
Finally, one of the two major video streaming services available in VR will let you watch with your friends. Hulu has broken ground on social video viewing in VR with an update to their Gear VR app...
View ArticleWatch: Apelab’s Intriging New ‘Break a Leg’ Running on Gear VR’s Motion...
Swiss / LA based developers apelab have announced their latest project for Gear VR. It’s called ‘Break a Leg’ and it puts you in the top hat of an “improvised magician” as he strives to entertain his...
View ArticleDungeons & Dragons ‘Dungeon Chess’ Comes to Oculus Rift and Gear VR
Dungeon Chess, described as “the first official Dungeons & Dragons-themed Gear VR Game”, is now available on both Samsung’s mobile VR platform and the Oculus Rift. The title combines classic chess...
View ArticleNextVR Developing Longer Format Original VR Content, Starting With...
NextVR, a platform known for its VR live broadcasting of sporting and concert events, is creating original VR content in the form of a suspenseful show called Paranormal Evidence. The California-based...
View ArticleColdplay to Livestream ‘Head Full of Dreams’ Concert on Gear VR for Free Next...
Ever wanted to go to a Coldplay concert? If you own a Gear VR headset, you’ve got a free ticket for the VR livestream of the band’s ‘A Head Full of Dreams’ performance next week. Samsung and Live...
View ArticleSamsung’s New Galaxy S10 Lineup Announced with Gear VR Support
Samsung today announced its latest and greatest flagship phone lineup, the Galaxy S10, S10+, S10e, and S10 5G. The company has confirmed that all variants of the S10 are compatible with the latest Gear...
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