Inversive

Using a virtual-reality headset is just one way of looking at an animated digital world. A new startup called Pantomime has come up with another method — without the need to wear goggles. The new technology is very innovative, and it’s one more offering that could help fulfill the promise of virtual reality and augmented reality, which …

Virtual Reality bike VirZOOM aims to transform cycling on a static bike into an amazing experience.

At Samsung’s 2014 developer conference last week, Warren Mayoss, Head of Technology Product Development at DreamWorks Animation, took to the stage during the second day keynote to talk VR. Mayoss shared some of the initial work that DreamWorks has done with virtual reality, including five insights for new VR developers. Mayoss, who worked previously with …

CRYENGINE is Crytek's powerful game development platform, available with full source code & features.

Describing Google Cardboard and the Oculus Rift in the same terms isn't just wrong, it's dangerous.

Tekken in virtual reality will likely be more about appreciating -- rather than beating up -- the game's roster

NASA researchers are using Virtual Reality (VR) to help human operators to practice controlling a humanoid helper outside Earth's atmosphere

Fusion, MIT, and NASA are collaborating on a VR experience that will place users on Mars long before real astronauts reach the Red Planet in the 2030s.

HTC's former CEO is still staying with the beleaguered phone company, but he's taking on another role at another firm: executive director for Digital Domain. It's the visual effects company behind I...

The problems facing the vfx industry are serious and complex, we present a new model for discussion based on the work of some very serious players.

VFX artists are middle class workers who are losing their livelihoods to foreign tax subsidies

In 2011-12, the VFX company Rhythm & Hues created the astounding effects for Ang Lee's gorgeous movie The Life of Pi. Then they went bankrupt, fired their staff, and went out of business. Two weeks later they won an Oscar. The new documentary Life After Pi shows how this insanity was made possible.

Technicolor and its family of VFX brands provides premiere visual effects services and innovations tailored to the creative and storytelling needs of each project.

These nine tech startups, many of which you may have never heard of, help keep the Internet running smoothly.

Lytro introduces Lytro Immerge - the world's first light field solution for cinematic Virtual Reality (VR).

Falling in love is intoxicating, but how do you build a lasting partnership after the high fades?

This former Zynga exec is trying to make history with her VR studio Baobab.

Palmer Luckey was expected to make a special announcement on the price, release date and features of the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset. Instead, the Oculus founder revealed a partnership with Harmonix for 'Rock Band VR.'

The media we use to tell stories has evolved considerably in the millennia since our ancestors swapped their first campfire tales. Regardless of the form stories take, the storyteller always has the same goal: transport an audience -- get people to stop thinking about the here and now and focus on the world of the story. And despite all advances in storytelling media, there has only been one surefire way to achieve that goal: Tell a really, really good story. Not anymore.

When explaining some of the nuances of virtual reality to friends and family, they want to hear about the “games” or the “apps.” Yes, full experiences, or “titles” are an exciting part about any platform’s growth. Unfortunately, there aren’t that many full titles that are going to get people excited yet. Yes, there are some […]

Between '400 Days,' 'The Expanse,' and 'The Magicians,' the channel is doing speculative fiction again. Dane Cook is involved.

A not-so-definitive list of other immersive, 360-degree shorts to view with your Google Cardboard.

For an early stab at consumer virtual reality, the Gear VR is a work in progress that can cause eye strain and weigh heavily on the head.

Pioneers in film, journalism, sports and gaming talk about the challenges of building a new art form from the ground up.

The Times has developed a cutting-edge way to tell stories using virtual reality. Now comes the real challenge: adapting tried-and-true rules to a new medium.