The VR Scouting Report (5/6/16)

Your weekly VR tease

THE SHORT LIST

The Oculus Rift heads to Best Buy stores this weekend
In-store demos and a limited stock of Oculus headsets will be available starting tomorrow. If you’re scratching your head and wondering how this is possible before pre-orders have been delivered, we’re with you. That said, if you want to purchase a headset from a retailer this weekend and still redeem your pre-order benefits you can. Here’s how.

Live Nation partners with NextVR to broadcast hundreds of music events in VR
NextVR will be live streaming concerts in 360 degrees allowing music lovers to experience their favorite bands from anywhere.

Interactive Labs proves that free walking is possible with the Samsung Gear VR
These headsets are made for walking and this Russian studio showed us how.

Budweiser creates a cardboard VR headset that doubles as a cupholder.
For Wednesday’s playoff game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Atlanta Hawks, 750 sports fans got a taste of VR along with their ice cold Budweiser. Beer Goggles just hit a whole new dimension.

EVENTS

VRX, May 12–13th
Pioneers from leading companies in consumer VR will come together in London for this two-day conference.
>> Learn more

CVR Conference, May 14
Join us at the first international consumer VR conference in Vancouver, BC.
>> Get tickets

E3, June 14–16th
The video game industry’s top talent will be packing into the Los Angeles Convention Center this summer.
>> Meet us there

VRLA Summer Expo, August 5–6
Traditionally a single day event, VRLA will now include a full day each for industry folks and consumers. Passes to this LA event go quick, so get yours today. 
>> Get tickets

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