Explore outer space in VR with an Oculus Rift and Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar
Paramount Pictures and IMAX have teamed up to promote Christopher Nolan's Interstellar with an immersive virtual-reality exhibit using the Oculus Rift.
Lexus uses Oculus Rift VR tech for 2015 RC F test drives
The Lexus RC F Rift is a simulator built using Oculus Rift Development Kit 2 hardware to simulate driving a car on a racetrack.
For Marriott, the future of travel is a virtual-reality teleporter phone booth
As the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset gains momentum, one of the first applications isn't gaming, but travel. We look at Marriott's Teleporter.
The next Oculus Rift headset adds headphones, expands motion tracking
Oculus VR revealed the latest version of its Rift virtual reality headset, the Crescent Bay prototype, which improves overall performance and adds an audio solution.
This modified Oculus Rift can make the floor transform in front of your eyes (without LSD!)
Using a top-mounted video camera and some custom-built software, this modified Oculus Rift headset can overlay new textures onto any flat surface
Turn your Note 4 tablet into an Oculus Rift with Samsung’s new Gear VR
Samsung reveals the Gear VR, a virtual reality headset powered by the Galaxy Note 4 and developed in a partnership with Oculus VR.
A more civilized age (virtually) approaches: This STEM System Lightsaber demo sells VR
Sixense Entertainment has released a Lightsaber demo video for their STEM motion-tracking system with the Oculus Rift VR headset, and it looks fantastic.
Get a new perspective on life with an Oculus Rift rig that gives you a third-person view
A team in Poland has assembled a wearable device equipped with an Oculus Rift and two GoPro cameras that gives you an out-of-body perspective on life.
Still a novelty act: Virtual reality shows promise, but not enough for 2014
Oculus VR and Sony both continue to work behind the scenes on the Rift and Morpheus headsets, respectively, but the big marketing push won't start in 2014.
Oculus issues response to Zenimax lawsuit over Rift VR
Oculus VR issues legal response to ZeniMax lawsuit over Rift VR, calling the suit "meritless litigation" and "the perceived chance for a quick payout."
Samsung may team up with Oculus to make a media-centric VR headset
According to sources close to Samsung and Oculus, the two companies have entered a partnership to develop a VR headset.
DARPA’s Plan X is using Oculus Rift to turn cyberwarfare into an immersive video game
DARPA recently offered a glimpse at how it plans to use Oculus Rift to turn cyberwarfare into an immersive video game, and the implications are intriguing.
Oculus VR vehemently denies ZeniMax’s claim that its tech is stolen (full statement)
ZeniMax Media claims ownership of key intellectual property used by Oculus CTO to develop VR tech.
Oculus VR exec John Carmack is making a virtual reality comic book shop
Legendary game developer and Oculus CTO John Carmack announced that he is developing a VR comic book store.
Oculus Rift injects real life with lag, hilarity ensues
A funny new commercial from Swedish fiber internet provider Umea uses Oculus Rift headsets to show the havoc that lag would wreak in real life.
Virtual Insanity: 3D cameras on a drone let you feel airborne with Oculus Rift
Researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology hooked up an Oculus virtual reality headset to a dual camera-equipped multicopter drone.
Who needs Oculus Rift when you can build your own VR headset
Find the $350 price tag of the Oculus Rift developer kit to be quite hefty? You can just build one of your own and pay a fraction of the cost!
Unreal Engine 4 powers Star Trek Voyager virtual reality demo
Developer Thomas Kadlec's Starship Bridge Demo gives Oculus Rift owners the opportunity to explore the bridge of the ship from Star Trek Voyager.
Oculus Rift has sold over 85,000 prototypes
Oculus VR, the company behind the Oculus Rift, confirmed that it has sold 85,000 prototype units.
Oculus VR exec John Carmack weighs in on Facebook acquisition
Oculus VR Chief Technology Officer John Carmack expresses optimistic surprise in his first public comment following the recent Facebook acquisition.
As Oculus found out, ‘selling out’ isn’t just for bands anymore
Musicians no longer have to worry about "selling out" to make a buck. But Facebook's acquisition of Oculus VR shows tech companies now do.
Minecraft release for Oculus Rift canceled, creator creeped out by Facebook
Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson stops work on a planned Oculus Rift port of the world-building game following the Facebook/Oculus acquisition news.
Do not adjust your headset: Facebook just bought Oculus VR
Facebook confirmed the purchase of Oculus VR, the makers of the virtual reality headset Oculus Rift. The purchase is valued at approximately $2 billion, and is expected to go through by the end of Q2 2014.
Sony’s long-standing interest in virtual reality gives Project Morpheus an edge
Digital Trends chats with Sony U.S. R&D senior software engineer Anton Mikhailov about Project Morpheus and the company's VR-ready legacy.
Project Morpheus makes you look like Daft Punk, plunges you into 3D worlds
Sony's Project Morpheus demonstrates that Oculus Rift isn't the only virtual reality contender around. A firsthand look at how the prototype headset works.
$350 will net you the second-gen Oculus Rift developer model, now on sale
Oculus VR has announced the releases of the second Oculus VR SDK kit, available for pre-order now for $350.