EGX EUROGAMER 2015 - Is here check out how the Germans do it at the Gamescom

It was August 5th 2015 AV Dave & The GamesMaster set off on their way to Cologne, Germany to attend the Gamescom. Which is Europes largest gaming event. Having been shutdown when it came to press passes they decided to go bang on the door anyway. First stop stanstead airport...

So WhatGear finally made in to Cologne, Germany. It was hot...it was damn hot and the convention centre wasn't smelling to fresh. Wish we could have found some....er....cologne. Anyway Gamescom the biggest European gamer event known to man was under way, and we weren't invited. Watch and see what happened next!

The Gamesmaster & AV Dave were in attendance at the Gamescom 2015 in Cologne, Germany. Where they got to get a test run on the latest version of the Project Morpheous VR headset...Let me say now it was awesome! check out this exclusive interview with Toby from the Playstation team.

Despite being shutdown and denied press entrance to the Gamescom 2015 event. The GamesMaster & AV Dave managed to get their hands on with probably the most anticipated device at the show! The HTC Vive did not fail to surprise AV Dave...watch how he got on inside the booth and what he made of this epic new Virtual Reality device.

VIRTUAL UMBRELLA - Interview from the VR in a BAR Event 2015

On 27th August/2015 The GamesMaster & AV Dave headed to the VR in a Bar event hosted by @VirtualUmbrella. The event brought together some of the finest minds in the VR industry together...in bar. WhatGear were there and filmed the entire event. This is a round up video of Round 2 of VR in a Bar.

So we caught up with Sean from Crytal Rift to discuss this new game. Also they had a HTC VIVE set up in a pretty confined space which was surprising to see. Check out this interview and see what you think. Big thanks to @VirtualUmbrella

The GamesMaster and AV Dave headed over to London, Dalstons Loading Bar. Where they attended an event Hosted by @VirtualUmbrella . The VR in Bar event Round 2 brought some of the finest VR exhibitors known to man together for a couple of drinks at the bar.

HTC’s VIVE - VR Headset - RELEASE DATE

Bad news VR fans word on the street is that the VIVE that was due to release 2015, will now be pushed back to Q1 2016. Which means the VIVE will be going head to head with OCULUS. Which means the Samsungs VR headset is officially the first consumer ready headset.

VR developers recently expressed concerns that HTC would delay the release of the Vive, ever since the struggling Taiwan-based smartphone company announced it would reduce its staff by 15% and cut costs by 35%.

VR IN A BAR - Round 2 - Virtual Reality Event, London 2015

On 27th August/2015 The GamesMaster & AV Dave headed to the VR in a Bar event hosted by @VirtualUmbrella. The event brought together some of the finest minds in the VR industry together...in bar. WhatGear were there and filmed the entire event. This is a round up video of Round 2 of VR in a Bar.

Entrepreneurs explain why virtual reality is part of a new technology revolution - GeekWire

Entrepreneurs explain why virtual reality is part of a new technology revolution - GeekWire

Some people aren’t yet convinced that virtual reality is the next big thing. Others say it’s going to be a revolution.

Three Oregon-based entrepreneurs speaking on Thursday certainly fall into the latter camp.

 

GeekWire reporter Jacob Demmitt tries out the HTC Vive in Seattle.

360 Labs co-founder Thomas HaydenZeroTransformfounder Justin Moravetz, andWILD founder Gabe Paez spoke on a virtual reality panel at TechFestNW in Portland and each expressed optimism for the virtual reality industry.

“People are ready for a new revolution in technology, ” said Paez, whose company is building multi-sensory games and experiences leveraging virtual reality. “Taking the Internet, moving to mobile, and now with virtual reality — it presents an entirely different way of interfacing with technology where it’s truly centered around us and our natural human perception of the world, which is first person.”

The concept of virtual reality is not exactly new, but over the past few years advances in technology have enabled developers and engineers to come up with impressive hardware devices for everyday consumers like the Oculus Rift andHTC Vive that run equally-innovative software.

GeekWire’s John Cook tries out an Oculus Rift virtual reality headset at CES 2015.

 

 

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