With the new season of The Mandalorian underway, Google has launched a new AR app that enables some Star Wars fans to connect with virtual characters in between new episodes. That is, as long as you have an Android smartphone. Check that…a 5G Android smartphone. Don’t Miss: The Porgs from Star Wars Are Coming...
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HBO Rolls Out ‘His Dark Materials’ AR Experience To Bring Characters to the Real World
In this year of everything going virtual and remote, it makes even more sense now that Hollywood is leaning heavily on augmented reality. In this case, it’s HBO using AR to promote its highly-acclaimed original programming. After developing a series of AR experiences via Snapchat to promote Season 1 of His Dark Materials, HBO...
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Cook-Out: A Sandwich Tale Is Coming To SteamVR Soon
Resolution Games will soon be serving up a sumptuous treat on SteamVR – Cook-Out: A Sandwich Tale is making its way onto the platform. The studio today confirmed that the VR party game will be arriving on Valve’s digital storefront within the next few months. No final date yet, but it will feature native...
Gravity Sketch’s Art Creation Platform Goes Free, Even On Oculus Quest
Creative tool set Gravity Sketch is free from today on all platforms for individual users. The software is available on Oculus Quest and will graduate from early access soon on Steam and the Oculus Rift stores. Becoming free on Oculus Quest, though, means it may become the entry point for in-VR art creation ahead...
Angry Birds VR Gets New Free Level Pack On All Platforms
Resolution Games released a new level pack for Angry Birds VR: Isle Of Pigs that brings the total number of official levels in the game to 104. The update adds Terror Peak — the fourth world in the game’s Spooky Levels collection with players trying to defeat Dr. Frankenswine. The game also offers a...
Google & Red Bull TV Premier ‘The Last Ascent’ with Synced AR Experience That Puts Nature in Your Home
In recent weeks, Google managed to capitalize on the hype surrounding the Star Wars streaming series The Mandalorian with an AR app that was not only exclusive to Android but also available only for 5G-equipped devices. Now, Google has partnered with Red Bull to launch an AR experience that syncs with The Last Ascent,...
How You Can Put Street Art Legend KAWS & Even That Mysterious Alien Utah Monolith in Your Own Home via AR
Sure, you could leave a random monolith in Utah and get some notoriety for your street art. Or, you can let others put your art anywhere they’d like with augmented reality so they can appreciate it where they are. That’s what artists like Marina Abramovic, Anish Kapoor, Jeff Koons, KAWS, and others are doing...
Valve Is Working With OpenBCI To Solve VR Motion Sickness And Increase Immersion
In a recent interview with1 News Valve CEO Gabe Newell discussed a partnership with OpenBCI to improve VR headsets, enhance immersion, and solve for VR motion sickness. The vast majority of the interview focuses on forward-looking predictions for brain computer interface technology (BCIs) which is hardware that is able to interface directly with your...
Population: One ‘Darkest Days’ Event Introduces Night Map
Today Bigbox VR announced that the upcoming Darkest Days event for Population: One will introduce a night map into the rotation, there’s a new limited-time war game mode, and likely new cosmetics for players to look forward to. Last week we streamed some Population: One and several months after release it’s still just as...