More than 100 Microsoft employees have signed a letter sent to CEO Satya Nadella and President Brad Smith criticizing the company’s plans to build HoloLens AR tech for the military, the organizing group said Friday. The development is part of a $480 million military contract that Microsoft won this past November. The group’s letter demands...
For the past few years VR broadcasting app NextVR has largely focused on sports. But, with its latest partnership, the company is setting its sights on music lovers. NextVR this week announced a collaboration with Central Station Records. The pair have just launched a suite of new musical VR experiences focused on electronic music. The...
Forget Jedi training and duels with Darth Vader; the most important Star Wars AR app just released. That’s right, Project Porg is now available for Magic Leap One. Wait, what’s Project Porg? I’m glad you asked! A few years back we reported that Magic Leap had partnered with ILMxLAB, a division of Lucasfilm. Then, at...
Iggymob’s less-than-stellar revival of the Gungrave franchise, Gungrave VR, heads to PC VR in March. The game will launch on the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive on March 6th. It was previously only available on Sony’s PSVR. The base game will cost $24.99 with the add-on episode, Gungrave VR U.N. coming in at $9.99. A...
Yet another new mode and enemy type has been added to Marvel Powers United VR this week. Developer Sanzaru Games just patched the Nuke Defense mode and Data Runner enemy into the Oculus Rift exclusive. In Nuke Defense players must battle their way over to and then deactivate nukes. But, rather than just pressing a...
When harnessed for the public good, not simply frivolous enhancements to the gaming world, AR has the potential to usher in transformative progress.Read More Source: Apple is prioritizing AR — and that’s a good thing
MWC Barcelona 19 will be a big week for smartphone announcements, edge computing, Microsoft’s HoloLens, 5G, and China’s Huawei.Read More Source: 5 things to expect from the event formerly known as Mobile World Congress
Nreal, a Beijing-based developer of ready-to-wear mixed reality glasses, has raised an addition $16 million in funding to make its 3-ounce smart glasses.Read More Source: Nreal raises $16 million for lightweight mixed reality glasses
Oculus Quest’s spring 2019 release window is nearing. Despite this, we still don’t know much about its software line-up. But it looks like at least two games are coming from the makers of Apex Construct. Stockholm-based Fast Travel Games announced this week that it’s working on “multiple games” for the upcoming headset. The studio wouldn’t...
Microsoft’s Mixed Reality ecosystem is soon to expand to another platform – smartphones. The company announced this week that it’s bringing apps previously designed for HoloLens to iOS and Android. HoloLens is Microsoft’s AR headset. You slip on a pair of glasses that project virtual objects into the real world. The tech uses positional tracking...
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