Did you know we stream games over on Twitch? We’re getting into a rhythm that will allow us to stream VR games each and every weekday (except in the case of holidays or traveling for events of course) and we’re having a lot of fun doing it. We’ve moved all of our VR game streams to Twitch and...
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Reseachers Built A 40-Plane Multifocal Display With Just One Screen
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University built a multifocal display with 40 unique planes. The system involves a 1600Hz screen and a focus-tunable lens. All VR headsets on the market today are fixed focus. Each eye is given a separate image, but the screen is focused at a fixed distance from the lenses. This means that...
HTC Vive Pro Eye Will Not Replace Original Vive Pro
HTC’s shiny new enterprise VR headset, the Vive Pro Eye, adds a crucial new feature to the Pro series. But it won’t be replacing the original Pro. HTC confirmed as much to UploadVR this week. In a statement provided over email, the company said that the Vive Pro Eye will ‘sit alongside’ its predecessor. It...
Snapchat Turns Sunset Strip Billboard into AR Video Ad, Releases Lens Challenge to Promote Music Project
I was today years old when I first heard of Bhad Bhabie, but I’m told she is apparently a rapper with a rags-to-riches story. So, of course, she should get her own reality show. And Snap is pulling out the big guns to promote her Snap Original show, Bringing up Bhabie, with an AR-enabled billboard...
PSVR Exclusive Shooter Starblood Arena Goes Offline In July
Sad news for WhiteMoon Dreams’ PSVR exclusive shooter, Starblood Arena; it’s shutting down soon. A note on the game’s official PlayStation page confirms the news. Sony is taking multiplayer offline on 25th July 2019. Starblood launched in early 2017 so its reign has been short-lived. The game is pretty much an online-only title, so it’ll...
Embody uses VR and tracking to center the body
Embody from Melissa Painter’s team at MAP Design Lab is being shown at Sundance 2019, featuring full body tracking with only a headset attached to the body.Read More Source: Embody uses VR and tracking to center the body
VentureBeat is hiring an Editor for AI coverage
VentureBeat is looking for a skilled editor, ideally in San Francisco, to help lead our pioneering coverage of AI and machine learning.Read More Source: VentureBeat is hiring an Editor for AI coverage
Whispers in the Night is Fable’s groundbreaking AI experience
Whispers in the Night is a new game by Fable that’s driven by AI.Read More Source: Whispers in the Night is Fable’s groundbreaking AI experience
GDC 2019 survey: 33% Of VR devs are working on Vive, 21% On Quest
GDC’s annual State of the Game Industry survey of developers offers some some new data about developer sentiment relative to the VR/AR market.Read More Source: GDC 2019 survey: 33% Of VR devs are working on Vive, 21% On Quest
Internet infrastructure isn’t ready for the AR Cloud, but that’s changing
With AR glasses, thanks to the AR Cloud you’ll be able to see what’s on sale at the store before you even set foot inside. But we’re not there yet.Read More Source: Internet infrastructure isn’t ready for the AR Cloud, but that’s changing
