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Gameworks VR, NVIDIA's Direct Driver Mode for the Oculus Rift
The news that Oculus SDK 0.7 would incorporate Direct Driver Mode after the August 20th update is not very old and now NVIDA has announced the availability of the beta version of their GameWorks VR....
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Meanwhile, Oculus Touch Won't Arrive Until 2H16
Valve and Oculus are targeting roughly the same window to release the consumer editions of their respective VR equipment. While technical information will likely wait until next week, we are hearing...
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CES 2016: Oculus Price Announced and Pre-Orders Open
Oculus has finally announced that the Rift will launch on March 28th for $599 USD. If you were an original backer on Kickstarter, then this kit will be given to you for free. DK2 purchasers do not...
View ArticlePodcast #393 - HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, EVGA SC17 Notebook, UWP games and more!
PC Perspective Podcast #393 - 03/31/2016Join us this week as we discuss the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, EVGA SC17 Notebook, UWP games and more!You can subscribe to us through iTunes and you can still...
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Oculus Backs Down on Hardware Check
Facebook has disabled their software check that prevents Oculus Store games from running without an Oculus Rift being connected. Further, Motherboard has directly quoted an Oculus spokesperson as...
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HTC Vive Currently Dominating Oculus Sales
Thanks to Keith of WCCFTech for tweeting this out.According to the Steam Hardware Survey, the HTC Vive is dominating the Oculus Rift by more than a factor of two (0.15% to 0.06%). More-so, its rate of...
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Oh the things you see in VR presentations; the RX 460 for instance
TechARP spotting something unexpected at the Radeon RX 480 launch in Malaysia, a Radeon RX 460. One suspects that the picture below does not represent its final form but it does give you an idea of...
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Build Log, in VR!
Over at The Tech Report is a new build log, taking you through the steps of building a VR Ready machine. The intent is to build a machine capable of giving you very good performance on a Rift or Vive,...
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Accessorize your Oculus, if you are still interested in the Rift
The Rift just got a lot more expensive to set up for those of you who prefer it to the Vive. The kit has expanded its requirements and prices for those who would like the ability to move around in VR...
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Oculus App Version 1.14 Released
Oculus has updated their Oculus App to version 1.14. This release has two noteworthy features: full support for 360-degree tracking with three sensors, and the Touch controller can now be used with...
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Wearable VR? The MSI VR ONE backpack system gets reviewed
MSI states their VR One is the world’s lightest and thinnest backpack PC system with high performance, which makes sense considering the utter lack of competition in that area. It may also claim to be...
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Virtually the best benchmark for VR performance
FCAT for VR is rather new and so we have not seen a lot of reviews as of yet. Ryan posted a detailed overview of what this tool measures, as well as results from a few games on the GTX 1060 and RX 480...
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The Oculus Pacific, bringing VR to the masses?
Coming right after the announced reduction in the price of the Oculus Rift is a rumour about a new VR headset from the company which will cost significantly less than the current model. The Oculus...
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Top Gun (1986) in 3D VR Promotion via Bigscreen
Until their last showing at 2am tonight, Bigscreen, Inc. is playing Top Gun in 3D through their VR application for Windows 10. It can be used with the Oculus Rift, SteamVR, and Windows Mixed Reality...
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HTC Launches VIVE Pro Full Kit, Shipping Today for $1400
Although the HTC Vive Pro has been available in headset only form as an upgrade for previous VIVE owners for several months, there has been a lack of a full solution for customers looking to enter the...
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