An article on Computer World discusses an Augmented Reality trial that DHL Supply Chain, a logistics company, is testing with an Australian client to evaluate the benefits of AR in warehouse operations. Andrew Weyer, the vice president of DHL Supply Chain, has said that the company’s investment in AR is due to their ‘Industry 4.0’...
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Global Augmented Reality Market Worth 124.37 Billion USD by 2022
The Augmented Reality market is estimated to reach USD 124.37 billion in 2022, growing at a CAGR of 76.60% between 2016 and 2022 according to a study by Market.Biz, a research firm. The ‘Global Augmented Reality Market” report provides the newest industry data and Augmented Reality industry future trends, allowing consumers to identify the Augmented...
PC Gaming Weekly: Have you heard of … Roblox?
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds and indies like Dream Daddy are capturing the imaginations of PC gamers this summer. But in the background, one name is chugging along with 56 million monthly active users and making millions thanks to user-generated content: Roblox. Last week, our Dean Takahashi wrote about how some kids made enough money on this game-making platform to...
$1 million in a month: Turning data into VR game success (VB Live)
VB LIVE: The reality is virtual, but successful VR games still require cold, hard analytics. Catch up on this VB Live event to learn how Survios is using data and analytics to make Raw Data, the first VR-exclusive game to reach #1 on Steam’s Global Top Sellers list, so successful. Access this VB Live event...
EA’s boss isn’t bullish on mass-market VR
Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson said in an analyst call today that virtual reality is an “unbelievable innovation” but that it will take “a couple of years before it is a mass market opportunity.” Wilson is less bullish about VR, which analysts such as tech adviser Digi-Capital have said could be a $25 billion market by...
AMD launches its low-end Ryzen 3 gaming and VR processors
Advanced Micro Devices is launching its low-end Ryzen 3 processors today as it completes its broadside against Intel in consumer and gaming PCs. Both of the chips use AMD’s Zen cores, which can process 52 percent more instructions per clock than the previous generation. Zen-based processors are AMD’s most competitive chips in a decade, and...
Social VR App AltspaceVR Is Shutting Down
When you establish companies and create things inside of a big new industry like the virtual reality marketplace you’re inviting a bit of risk into your professional life. Most VR companies right now are surviving on venture capital funding, limited software and hardware sales, or sheer force of will and passion in spite of dwindling...
AltspaceVR, One of the First Social VR Platforms, Is Shutting Down Next Week
This evening AltspaceVR has announced it will be closing its doors for good on August 3rd. Founded in 2013, the social VR platform was one of the first to come online and connected tens of thousands of users monthly across a range of headsets. AltspaceVR sent an announcement of the platform’s shuttering to Road to VR by...
EA Boss: VR Will Take ‘A Couple of Years Before It Is A Mass Market Opportunity’
Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson said in an analyst call today that virtual reality is an “unbelievable innovation” but that it will take “a couple of years before it is a mass market opportunity.” Wilson is less bullish about VR, which analysts such as tech adviser Digi-Capital have said could be a $25 billion market by...
Play A VR MMORPG This Weekend In The Free Orbus VR Open Alpha
With Ready Player One’s debut trailer releasing last week at Comic Con and World of Warcraft getting fan-made environments that are explorable in VR, the concept of a VR MMO is top of mind for a lot of people. But the reality of the matter is that we’re a long ways away from something truly...
