PlayStation will be looking for VR and PS4 developer partners at Interface next week
Guy Richards and Spencer Low from platform holder's third-party relations and strategic content team attending May 5th event
VR Special
Develop October 2016: The Virtual Reality Special
Print and digital editions out now, 60-page issue dedicated entirely to VR development
Live streaming start-up VREAL is 'Twitch for virtual reality'
Platform will support 360-degree streaming to both headsets and PC screens
Second Life dev launches user-driven social VR platform Project Sansar
Linden Lab’s 3D world supports multiple headsets on PC and mobile, including the HTC Vive and Rift Oculus
HTC launches $100m Vive X VR accelerator
Hubs in San Francisco, Beijing and Taipei to offer help from experts, investment, mentorship and other support services
Triggering emotions in virtual reality with Frima Studio's Fated
Executive producer Vincent Martel tells us how the developer is targeting compassion from its players
'Developing for VR's hardware constraints is like going back to the N64'
Futuretown co-founder and CTO Justin Liebregts tells Develop about the technical challenges of bringing golf to virtual reality and explains why Wii Sports won't make you a skilled putter in real life – but Cloudlands might
The big gamble: Why Fierce Kaiju risked it all on virtual reality
Studio co-founder Paul Colls reflects on the team's first two years of VR development
Owlchemy drops Job Simulator price by $10: 'No one knew what to expect from VR'
Player feedback, limited install base and need to recoup costs of 15-strong dev team cited as reasons behind price cut and offer of refunds
Peter Jackson: 'AR will be bigger than mobile in 10 years'
'I find mixed reality much more exciting than VR – mixed reality doesn’t take you out of this world,' says Lord of the Rings director
80 per cent of consumers are unaware of virtual reality
New SuperData Research report shows general public yet to be reached by VR hype, revises 2016 forecasts for VR industry
What developers can learn from tabletop games designers
Following the translation of its retro-inspired card game Boss Monster into the world of VR, co-founder of tabletop publisher Brotherwise Games Chris O'Neal explains what the increasing collision between virtual and physical titles means for both gaming worlds
The Foundry launches Cara VR toolset
Nuke firm creates plug-in for 360-degree video content in virtual reality titles
Amazon: Connecting audiences is more important than VR
VP of Amazon Games Mike Frazzini says firm is more focused on community when developing new Lumberyard engine
Google Cardboard is an 'invaluable opportunity' for VR devs
Opposable Group's Lukas Roper discusses why devs should consider building titles for Google's affordable VR offering
Space Pirate Trainer studio I-Illusions on what VR devs can learn from Max Payne and Galaga
Space Pirate Trainer takes some of gaming’s most revolutionary mechanics and uses them to push the next generation of VR forwards. Dirk van Welden, founder of I-Illusions,explains how old can become new once again
Ossic X dev tools due for release this summer
Team behind VR headphones preparing for production as Kickstarter campaign draws to a close
VR editing: Is it a novelty or necessity?
James Batchelor speaks to Epic Games’ Tim Sweeney and Unity’s Clive Downie about the two engine firms’ plans for VR editors
DICE considering move into VR development
EA-owned studio insists it will create original experiences for the medium, rather than adapting existing games such as Mirror’s Edge Catalyst
Vertigo talks VR's arcade heritage, reinventing the reload and not asking too much of players
Lead engineer Trevor Blom on how the studio brought the dead to virtual life in shooter Arizona Sunshine
Transforming Dungeons & Dragons, Boss Monster and chess from physical to virtual reality
Bruce Wooden, head of developer and community relations at AltspaceVR, tells Develop how his team translated tabletop hits to the virtual space and explains why wearing a headset can be a highly social experience
Playing it safe: The challenges of testing 'presence' in VR
A key challenge posed by VR for game developers – and for testing labs – is ensuring that ‘presence’ is delivered for the end user. And of course, ensuring health and safety issues are addressed. Julian Mower, head of Testronic’s new VR Testing Lab offers his thoughts
How Portal and Unreal Tournament solved VR's movement problem
HTC Vive launch title Budget Cuts is one of virtual reality’s most versatile experiences yet, requiring players to shoot, throw, duck and crawl in order to sneak past an army of murderous robots. Develop caught up with Neat Corp’s Joachim Holmér to ask why he threw virtual knives at a wall for a day and find out why stealth is the perfect fit for VR
Job Simulator dev: 'If your VR game doesn't let players do something funny, you've failed'
CEO Alex Schwartz invites studios to ‘go down the rabbit hole of weirdness’ regarding gameplay mechanics
Metal Gear fans making VR museum, starring David Hayter
Virtual reality experience based on cancelled MGS remake, due in May
'VR will transform the games jobs market'
Testers and designers among those set to adopt specialist skills and be in hot demand among studios
April is Virtual Reality Month on Develop
We’re running a whole month’s worth of VR-dedicated content – find out how you can get involved
Could VR devs be sued by injured players?
Harbottle & Lewis' Daniel Tozer and Natalie Smith discuss how VR devs can guard themselves against product liability and data protection problems
Social VR: Taking virtual reality to the next level
NDreams CEO Patrick O’Luanaigh discusses why VR isn’t just a single-person experience