Sony has made a change in name for their VR headset. Project Morpheus is now named PlayStation VR. They have done this before the Tokyo Game Show. The largest game convention in Asia later this month. [Read more…]
Kellogg’s is going VR (in New Zeland)
Kellogg’s? KELLOGG’S? The brand that brought us cereal with iron by just grinding iron into their cardboard boxes. Yes that exact same Kellogg’s is now doing osmething really cool. The cheapest way to get VR by far is to fold your own cardboard viewer. Kellogg’s just designed one into their boxes. You can now have breakfast and get a VR viewer for your phone. [Read more…]
Current VR is pretty expensive and a relatively primitive proof of concept, says Oculus CEO.
Virtual reality is no doubt an exciting technology, but it’s not without its skeptics. The doubters are right about some things, Oculus Rift creator Palmer Luckey says. The 22-year-old admits that the technology, as it exists today, is nothing more than a “pretty expensive, relatively primitive proof of concept.” But he’s sure that the promise of total immersion will one day be realized, perhaps without a clunky headset, too. [Read more…]
OSVR (open source virtual reality) hacker set pre order date is set: October 1st 2015
This means you can pre order the hacker set development kit from October the first. Whooptiewhoop another brand goes live. Sort of. [Read more…]