LAUBLab releases V-RayforC4D 3.4
Huge update moves Cinema 4D edition of renderer to same core technology as the 3ds Max edition.
Friday, December 16th, 2016
Oculus Rift
Oculus ships its Quill and Medium VR art tools
Videos: New virtual reality painting and sculpting tools come free with the new Oculus Touch controller.
Wednesday, December 7th, 2016
Triumph releases Blend4Web 16.08
Toolset for turning Blender scenes into interactive web apps gets improved Normal Editor, more shading options.
Thursday, September 1st, 2016
Envelop for Windows lets you use 3D software in VR
View any Windows app in VR using an Oculus Rift or HTC Vive. Free in beta - and a Maya plugin to come
Wednesday, August 31st, 2016
Sketchfab extends VR support
Updated: Both model-viewing site and all its content can now be viewed on any current VR headset.
Monday, August 8th, 2016
Unity Technologies ships Unity 5.4
New update to the game engine extends the particle controls and Cinematic Image Effects add-on.
Saturday, July 30th, 2016
The Foundry ships Cara VR
Updated: New plugin toolset for Nuke aims to tackle key problems of creating virtual reality content. See the full feature set and pricing here.
Wednesday, July 6th, 2016
Act-3D releases Lumion 6.5
Real-time visualisation tool gets improved renderer, plus new option to set transparency for vegetation.
Tuesday, June 7th, 2016
Epic Games releases Unreal Engine 4.12
Check out the new VR Editor mode and Sequencer cinematic editor. Lots of new mobile options, too.
Thursday, June 2nd, 2016
VR-Plugin releases VR-Plugin 5.0
View and navigate Maya scenes via an Oculus Rift or HTC Vive with this VR plugin. Includes a free edition.
Friday, May 13th, 2016
Nvidia announces Iray VR and Iray VR Lite
Firm unveils two new editions of its GPU-based rendering technology designed for virtual reality work.
Thursday, April 7th, 2016
Unity Technologies releases Unity 5.4 in public beta
Update promises "enhanced visuals" plus GPU instancing, better multicore rendering and VR support.
Thursday, March 17th, 2016
Crytek releases CryEngine V for free
AAA game engine now available on a 'pay what you want basis'; gets new C# API and particle system, revamped renderer.
Wednesday, March 16th, 2016