VR design is still in the very early stages, but something that we know leads to immersion in VR is interactivity. One developer is taking interactivity to the extreme with Chroma Lab, a forthcoming VR experience that will let you play with hundreds of thousands of simulated particles. VR gives us the opportunity to simulate the...
Author: ssvar
SpinMagic lets you draw on augmented reality images on your iPhone
Adtile Technologies has launched SpinMagic, an augmented reality app for the iPhone that lets you turn your smartphone into a virtual paint brush. San Diego, Calif.-based Adtile said that SpinMagic can capture your spatial 3D movement and enable you to share it in photos or seven-second videos through messaging and social media. You can modify...
Hands-on with Wilson’s Heart psychological thriller for the Oculus Rift
Virtual reality still needs big blockbusters to get off the ground, and Oculus Studios hopes that its Wilson’s Heart psychological thriller will be one of them. The virtual reality title from Twisted Pixel Games is for the Oculus Rift VR headset, and it makes full use of the Oculus Touch controls, which let you use your hands to open...
HTC will be VR partner for Steven Spielberg’s ‘Ready Player One’ film
HTC Vive will be the official partner for virtual reality content, experiences, and offline activations for the highly anticipated film Ready Player One, which is coming in 2018 from Steven Spielberg. Warner Bros. Pictures and HTC have created a strategic partnership for the theatrical release of the sci-fi action thriller, which has a video game...
HTC adds 30 more companies to its virtual reality accelerator
HTC is announcing that 30 new startups have joined the second batch for its global virtual reality accelerator program. Maker of the HTC Vive VR headset, HTC wants to ensure that VR becomes the next-generation platform of computing by seeding startups to make software for the Vive. With that in mind, it started the Vive...
Watch The First 45 Minutes of Wilson’s Heart Gameplay…If You Dare
Today has been a big day for Oculus Studios, Twisted Pixel, and fans of murderous teddy bears around the world. Now let’s round it out with some straight, unadulterated, gameplay. Today we found out the price and release date for Willson’s Heart — the highly anticipated psychological VR thriller. We also got to play the game...
5 Reasons Why Destiny 2 Should Get VR Support
Destiny is, without a doubt, one of the biggest and most popular games this generation. It’s received constant updates and expansions, enjoyed success on PS3 and Xbox 360, as well as on PS4 and Xbox One, and has the legendary pedigree of Bungie, the creators of Halo, putting their full force behind it. But one...
Upload is Looking for a Head of Corporate Sales
We are hiring a Head of Corporate Sales to maximize our monetization power across all our main verticals: media, education, events and coworking. This hire will collaborate with business unit leaders to build our sales strategy, identify targets and close Fortune 500 companies. We’re looking for someone who is not afraid to roll up their...
‘Ready Player One’ VR Content on the Way with Vive as Official Partner
In preparation for Steven Spielberg’s theatrical adaptation of Ernest Cline’s critically acclaimed novel Ready Player One, HTC Vive and Warner Bros Pictures today announced a deal that makes the Vive an official partner for all upcoming VR content for the film. All Ready Player One VR content and experiences will be available on Viveport, HTC Vive’s digital distribution...
'Create Magic in Seconds' with Lightform's New Computer Made to Project Augmented Reality
Lightform might just be the thing to have at your next party. The San Francisco-based company just created the first computer ever able to connect to a projector and instantly scan 3D scenes to mix reality with projected light. Not only that, but Lightform just raised $2.6 million in seed funding. Lux Capital, Seven Seas...
