20 years ago, what happened to Oculus Rift owners today would have been impossible in the world of video games. So, maybe call it the price of progress — today, all Oculus Rift headsets stopped working in a temporary outage that, if nothing else, is staggering in its scale. That’s not an exaggeration — if you own […]
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The new era of virtual reality was supposed to begin last year with the release of the HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and PlayStation VR. Well, they built the hardware, but the buyers didn’t come by the numbers a lot of analysts expected — while PSVR, with over 1 million units sold, is seen as a success […]
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We don’t know exactly how many units of the Oculus Rift have been shipped or sold, but it’s safe to say Facebook didn’t like the number. This week, the company cut the price of the VR headset and controller bundle by $200 — great news for anyone on the fence about buying one, but it’s never […]
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Did you get one of those hot new home VR headsets earlier this year? You may now be wondering where all the games are. Well, Microsoft and Mojang are doing their part this week, launching Minecraft for the Oculus Rift. You’re about to get a lot more familiar with Creepers. Minecraft already made its way to […]
2016 is the year of virtual reality, with some of the biggest names in the market finally making their debuts. You might remember virtual reality from when it crashed and burned 3D TV-style in the ’90s, but it’s a whole different ballgame in the ’10s. The blocky, disorienting experiences of the past are gone — with […]
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“Feet are made to see and hands to do,” Stanislas Chesnais tells me as I stare slightly dubiously at his invention, the 3D Rudder that sits beneath my feet. At first glance it looks something like a Pogo Ball (hey, I’m an 80’s kid, OK? Here’s the link) but it’s flat on top, with the […]
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Brendan Iribe, co-founder and CEO of Oculus VR, got on stage this morning at Web Summit 2014 to talk about how the Oculus Rift has progressed post-Facebook acquisition. As it turns out, it’s progressed pretty far, but that doesn’t mean we’ll be seeing the latest crack at virtual reality any time soon. Iribe toed a […]
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The upcoming Lexus RC F is set to be one of the next great high-performance V8 cars on the market, marking brand new territory for Lexus. So, to give everyone a taste of what’s to come when production models start hitting showroom floors, Lexus is diving into more unfamiliar territory—virtual reality. At auto shows touring […]
