I was apprehensive about the premise behind Rock Band VR. As someone that has played every entry in the Guitar Hero and Rock Band franchises — as well as lots of DLC — it felt strange to me when I learned Harmonix would shake up the fundamental formula that makes Rock Band tick. Ever since...
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Swiss Society of Virtual and Augmented Reality
6 ways to invest in augmented reality
You can download a high-resolution version of the AR landscape here. Augmented reality is generating a lot of excitement, particularly with rumors that Apple will enter the market sometime soon, alongside such competitors as Microsoft and Google. Digi-Capital, a tech advisor, believes that the combined market for augmented and virtual reality could be $108 billion...
Viro Media Is A Tool For Creating Simple Mobile VR Apps For Businesses
One of the biggest roadblocks to VR content creation right now is how complicated it can be, but there’s a small subsection of the industry developing platforms that make creating VR content a bit easier. Not every application demands the experience that more complex applications and games require to make and developers of these more...
You Want It Darker: What the Tribeca Immersive Lineup Tells Us About the State of VR
In recent months, a handful of speakers and leaders in the VR community have started positing that the medium can serve as a time capsule for future generations to interact with the current moment in a more interactive way, certainly besting those rotting boxes we buried in schoolyards in the eighties. If this does come...
‘Drop Dead’ Review: A Fun Arcade Shooter for Rift and Gear VR
Update: This review was originally published on 11/2/2016 and specifically focused on the Gear VR version of the game. As of tomorrow, 3/23/2017, it will be releasing on the Oculus Rift as well with a large update that also improves and expands the game for Gear VR. This review has been updated by Games Editor...
‘NCAA March Madness Live VR’ Let’s You Watch the Courtside Action for $2
The dream of watching live sports courtside from the comfort of your home through VR is steadily becoming a reality. Oculus and Intel have teamed up with Turner Sports and CBS to stream six March Madness games live in VR, with prices starting at just $2. The NCAA March Madness Live VR app returns for...
Walmart Focuses On Future of VR/AR at New Silicon Valley Tech Incubator
Wal-Mart Stores Inc, the big-box retail giant, is focusing on the future of VR and AR, along with other emergent technologies, with its newly unveiled tech startup incubator. According to a Bloomberg Technology report, Wal-Mart is creating the incubator to “identify changes that will reshape the retail experience, including virtual reality, autonomous vehicle and drone delivery...
Super Ventures Lays Out Entire AR Landscape in 6 Categories
Super Ventures has published “The AR Landscape,” a chart encompassing the major players and startups that are shaping augmented reality. Launched in February as the first incubator and fund focused on augmented reality, Super Ventures outlines companies working augmented reality applications, tools, devices, input/output methods, and components. The AR Landscape lists 312 companies, representing $12.1...
Escape My House Lets You Experience Virtual Fire Roaring Around You
A new 360 Video experience from the New Zealand Fire Service allows you to experience what it is like to see a fire spread before your eyes. The VR experience, Escape My House, is a free app designed with Google Cardboard in mind, although as a 360 video app basically any VR set up will run...
Anonymous Sources Say Apple Wants To Evolve With AR
Industry professionals and tech enthusiasts always keep their ears to the pavement for any potential ripples from one of the big companies and even the smallest drop from Apple can send waves across multiple markets and publications. Many wondered if Apple would officially step into the VR or AR markets with something exhibiting their usual simple...