‘A panel at the upcoming Star Wars Celebration will detail “breakthroughs” with “lightsaber battle” in Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series. The panel will be streamed live at 11:30 am Pacific time on April 12. Little is known about the Darth Vader-focused VR series from writer and executive producer David S. Goyer, but the...
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No Man’s Sky Dev: ‘We May Be The Most-Owned Game With VR Support’
Unless you’ve been living on another planet for the past week (which is quite possible), you probably know that No Man’s Sky VR is coming this summer. You also probably know that VR support will arrive on PS4 and PC as a free update to anyone that already owns the game. That’s a generous upgrade...
Snapchat launches Scan, its AR utility platform
Point and shoot? No, point and interact. Snapchat can now help with your homework. The app’s camera is becoming the foundation of an augmented reality developer platform known as “Scan”. Snap today announced partnerships with Photomath to add the ability to solve math problems, and Giphy for detecting objects which then spawn related GIFs on...
Puma’s QR Code-Covered Sneakers Put Augmented Reality at Center of Design, with Mixed Results
We’ve seen a variety of AR experiences related to athletic footwear over the years, but Puma is betting sneakerheads will buy into a version of interactive design where sneakers are the augmented reality experience The shoemaker launched the LQD Cell (pronounced “liquid cell”) Origin AR as a limited release on Thursday. The sneaker is the...
Feelreal VR Smell Mask Costs $299, Limited Kickstarter Discounts For $199
Virtual reality is about to get a whole lot more smelly. Feelreal VR this week revealed pricing and plans for its long-in-development smell sensor for current headsets. The device will retail for $299. However, Feelreal is launching a Kickstarter crowd-funding campaign on April 9th, before which you can ‘pre-order’ the kit for $199 instead. You...
Rumor: Valve Index Dev Video Apparently Reveals Render Resolution And Refresh Rate
The apparent contents of the SteamVR Settings panel opened by a developer seemingly using the Valve Index headset could reveal the headset’s resolution and refresh rate. Just to note, this isn’t an April fools- at least we’re pretty sure. YouTube allows channels to trim videos, and Zulubo seems to have now trimmed out the parts...
Talking the future of media with Northzone’s Pär-Jörgen Pärson
We live in the subscription streaming era of media. Across film, TV, music, and audiobooks, subscription streaming platforms now shape the market. Gaming and podcasting could be next. Where are the startup opportunities in this shift, and in the next shift that will occur? I sat down with Pär-Jörgen “PJ” Pärson, a partner at European...
SK Telecom Rolls Out Magic Leap In-Stores in South Korea, Announces Harry Potter & League of Legends AR Partnerships
The partnership between Magic Leap and leading South Korean wireless carrier SK Telecom took on an added importance earlier this week as the company unveiled the world’s first nationwide 5G network. During an event at SK Telecom’s headquarters in South Korea, Jung-ho Park, the company’s CEO, outlined its aggressive dive into 5G, which includes a...
OrbusVR: Reborn Coming To Quest, PC VR Release Date Revealed
One of VR’s best MMORPGs, OrbusVR, is getting its long-awaited relaunch very soon. Oh, and it’s coming to Oculus Quest, too. Ad Alternum’s OrbusVR: Reborn will launch on Oculus Rift and HTC Vive on April 23rd. Following that, a Quest version of the game will be arriving alongside the headset later this spring. The developer...
Feelreal VR Smell Mask Costs $299, Kickstarter Next Week With Discount
Virtual reality is about to get a whole lot more smelly. Feelreal VR this week revealed pricing and plans for its long-in-development smell sensor for current headsets. The device will retail for $299. However, Feelreal is launching a Kickstarter crowd-funding campaign on April 9th, before which you can ‘pre-order’ the kit for $199 instead. You...