Virtual and augmented reality news
They say that to truly successful, you need the freedom to fail. So it’s no wonder that Google is such a giant success. When you look at the many gigantic flops that the company has produced over the years you can’t help but marvel at audacity some of them have had. Among these few have...
When we first saw SketchAR, the app let us use our iPhones to trace over AR images, providing a quick and easy way to get us drawing like professional artists. But we see far more use for the app on a headset, freeing up one hand and letting us trace far more intuitively. Now we...
Microsoft has undoubtedly been working on the next version of HoloLens, the company’s AR headset, but now we know a little more about what’s going into the next iteration: a Microsoft-built custom AI chip designed to carry out low-latency computer vision tasks. Taking the stage yesterday at the Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition conference (CVPR) 2017,...
Are you holding the map right? Do we go left or right? Is this bit that building or that park? Even using GPS-tracked app maps, navigating around busy cities and towns can be somewhat confusing. With this awesome use of Apple’s ARKit, though, getting fast, clear directions has never been easier. iOS developer Andrew Hart...
Mario Kart made an unexpected debut in VR earlier this year for a Japanese arcade and it looks fantastic. We have to admit, though, that this AR karting game looks even better. Hado Kart looks like a real life take on Mario Kart’s classic multiplayer battle mode It sees players put on a Microsoft HoloLens...
Thanks to ReVive, a hack that lets SteamVR-compatible headsets play Oculus Rift exclusives, anyone with an HTC Vive can enjoy a number of unofficially supported games from the Oculus Store. Here we take a look at 5 of the games you shouldn’t miss—of course with the appended “buyer beware” warning that the Revive hack caries with it....
Developer booed on stage as gamers left unable to connect to play popular augmented reality game after mobile networks and servers overloaded The first ever, official Pokémon Go Fest collapsed into chaos on Saturday, after attendees who had queued for hours for the chance to catch Legendary Pokémon Lugia found the game almost unplayable due...
VR is in many ways awesome, but still in many ways lacking. Ease-of-use, especially when it comes to playing in VR with friends, is presently a huge pain point for the experience. Oculus’ solution to that pain point—announced more than seven months ago—launched on Gear VR where it was welcomed with open arms. Bizarrely, the...
I sweat a lot. If I’m standing outside with the sun up and a little breeze, it’s only a matter of time before I start sweating. Going for a jog? I’ll be pouring with sweat before most people are even breathing heavily. In fact, I often sweat without even the need for my breathing or...
Prepare your best superhero landing; Deadpool is coming to Marvel Powers United VR. Oculus Studios and Sanzaru Games’ four player co-op superhero sim was announced at D23 last weekend but with just three confirmed characters: Hulk, Captain Marvel, and Rocket Raccoon. To celebrate San Diego Comic-Con, though, Oculus announced that everybody’s favorite Merc with a...
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