Hypergiant Sensory Sciences, which uses AI to help companies understand their physical environments, has launched with “more than $5 million” in funding.Read More Source: Hypergiant Sensory Sciences raises $5 million to track critical infrastructure with AI
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DigiLens raises funding for holographic AR displays from Niantic and Mitsubishi Chemical
DigiLens has raised a new round of funding from Pokemon Go maker Niantic and Mitsubishi Chemical’s Diamond Edge Ventures for holographic waveguide displays.Read More Source: DigiLens raises funding for holographic AR displays from Niantic and Mitsubishi Chemical
IMAX Closes Its Only European VR Center, Less Than Half Remain
Almost a year ago to the day it opened, IMAX is closing down its only European VR center. The UK-based center in Manchester’s Trafford Odeon cinema has now closed up shop, Variety reports. This is the latest in a long line of closures for the VR initiative, which kicked off in early 2017 with the...
Minecraft Dev Encourages Fans To Tell Mojang They Want Game On Go
For the most part, Gear VR and Oculus Go share almost the exact same content library, but there’s one glaring omission on Go’s side: Minecraft. Mojang’s smash hit game hasn’t shown up on Oculus’ standalone headset since the hardware launched earlier this year, and we’ve long wondered if it would ever arrive. Well, Mojang says...
War Dust VR Livestream: Watch Us Play A Battlefield-Style VR FPS On Twitch
War Dust is only in Early Access on Steam and is quite rough around the edges, but it’s certainly nailed the thrill of large-scale combat already. Pitting two teams of 32 players against one another, this is the largest scale VR shooter we’ve seen yet, channeling vibes from Battlefield with jets, helicopters, tanks, and more across various...
The Elder Scrolls: Blades Mobile Version Delayed To 2019
Bethesda has announced that their upcoming mobile game The Elder Scrolls: Blades will not release until “Early 2019”. The previously stated release window was Autumn 2018. Blades is a new installation in The Elder Scrolls series made for mobile devices and is planned to eventually release on PC, consoles, and even VR headsets. The game...
Trinus VR Comes To Daydream, So Now The Mirage Solo Can Act As A PC VR Headset Too
Trinus VR, an app which uses video streaming your WiFi to let mobile and standalone VR headsets act as if they were PC VR headsets, launches in early access today for Daydream. Daydream is Google’s VR platform which runs on compatible smartphones and the Lenovo Mirge Solo standalone headset. That means that if you have...
Space Pirate Trainer Review: Time To Pull Out Those Blasters And Scream V-Arrrrrrrrr! (Update)
The more things change, the more they stay the same. I’ve always been enthralled by video games, and I spent the better part of my childhood in arcades lining up quarters on the glass screens of shooters like Space Invaders, Galaga and Phoenix to mark my place in line. Some 30 years later, wave shooters...
Enterprise AR is an opportunity to ‘do well by doing good,’ says General Catalyst
A founder-investor panel on augmented reality (AR) technology here at TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin suggests growth hopes for the space have regrouped around enterprise use-cases, after the VR consumer hype cycle landed with yet another flop in the proverbial ‘trough of disillusionment’. Matt Miesnieks, CEO of mobile AR startup 6d.ai, conceded the space has generally been on another...
Shadow Legend Is A Story-Driven VR RPG About The Medieval Crusades (Update)
If you’re a fan of swords and sorcery like me then you’re likely quite pleased to see such a diversity of choices when it comes to scratching that good ol’ fantasy RPG itch in the immersive realm of VR. From lengthy single player adventures like Skyrim VR and The Mage’s Tale, to bespoke VR encounters...
