Augmented reality technology enables us to see things in places where they may not actually exist. And sometimes, that paradigm might also apply to augmented reality startups themselves. Meta, the AR startup that was incubated at Y Combinator and became the first to ship a set of “end-to-end” AR glasses (including hardware, software, direct tracking...
I spoke by phone this week with Meron Gribetz, the founder of Meta Company and its AR ambitions, and heard his explanation of what happened to the startup as it ran out of money over the last nine months. In case you are unfamiliar, Meta raised around $75 million, according to Crunchbase, with its largest...
Earlier this month we took a look at Accell’s USB-C VR adapter for Rift and Windows. The kit allows existing headsets to take advantage of new USB-C DisplayPorts. HTC’s Vive, however, couldn’t use the kit due to its different setup. These new products from Tundra Labs don’t make Vive USB-C compatible, but they can simplify...
Will marketers embrace the new powers of AR and the IoT to build a world that is based on creativity, problem solving, and storytelling?Read More Source: Gamification is going to get stronger — but for good or evil?
Improbable and Unity have made up, and now the former is promising long-term support for the latter. Improbable also claims a partnership is still possible.Read More Source: Improbable promises long-term support for Unity
Better known for its augmented reality headset HoloLens than its VR initiatives, Microsoft today opened a VR-AI incubator in China’s first VR-centric city.Read More Source: Microsoft opens AI and VR incubator in China
So, you may have seen me raving about Ace Combat 7’s PSVR support already. It’s an explosive thrill-ride let down only by its short length. But that’s not the end of the story. You can also play the VR campaign with a Thrustmaster HOTAS 4 flight stick. I did just that and found one of...
I still feel like I’m soaring. Not just literally; Ace Combat 7’s VR support has left me grinning from ear-to-ear. This is nothing short of a revelation; a deadly ballet of barrel rolls and missiles. It’s a successful fusion of cinematic excitement and utterly arresting immersion, the likes of which VR has rarely seen. It...
Lyft is exploring ways to integrate virtual reality and augmented reality into your Lyft rides, according to a couple of patent applications TechCrunch came across today. The first, filed in July 2017, is for “providing a virtual reality transportation experience” that would respond to real-world forces and events that happen during your ride, like sudden...
A series of tweets from the CEO of Fast Travel Games, Oskar Burman, offers a breakdown of the sales of Apex Construct across PlayStation, Steam and Oculus. Apex Construct released in early 2018 as a great “full” VR game on the three storefronts supporting 6DoF motion controllers. Across three tweets this week, Burman broke down the...
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