Virtual and augmented reality news
Last week’s Game Developers Conference (GDC) is officially in the books. We saw a lot of great games last week that we’re having trouble waiting to play, but alas, that’s the nature of big industry events. Many of the games we saw are several weeks or months away from release, so in the mean time,...
PlayStation VR (PSVR) is having a quiet week, but it’s not without its curiosities. We’ve got three pretty obscure titles from Asian developers this week, and they’re a mixed bag in terms of quality. You could quite happily sit this week out but if you’re dying for some more VR goodness then read on. If...
As virtual reality becomes less and less the purview of wealthier players, those who find themselves stuck in apartments are continuing to look for attractions that might satiate their taste. Already, facilities like the Void, Urban Safari, and Dave & Busters are throwing their weight into the ring, but plenty more competitors are popping up...
As the VR industry grows, higher profile productions and partnerships continue to spring up. Last year, production studio The Rogue Initiative attracted enough attention with their team’s talent to iron out a partnership with popular filmmaker Michael Bay for a series of VR content with Hollywood cinematic style. Now, Rogue Initiative is taking the pedigree...
Virtual reality can create an amazing personal experience but the difficulty has always been sharing that experience with other people. Unsurprisingly, social giant and Oculus owner Facebook is leading the charge for new social VR sharing options including direct livestreaming to Facebook from a Samsung Gear VR. According to a blog post published today on the...
While its direct-selling model echoes brands like Avon and Tupperware, Indonesia’s MindStores gives the approach a modern twist—with augmented reality. Recognized as the first partnership store network to use augmented and virtual reality, MindStores equips its store owners with their own unique partner cards which customers use to access the stores virtually. The whole process...
If there’s one thing most acolytes of VR can agree on, it’s that the medium is still very much an experiment in motion. While the technology has found its main homes in the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and PlayStation VR (PSVR) platforms, the nuts and bolts of VR’s more social aspects are still very much...
At GDC this year, SensoMotoric Instruments (SMI) showed a couple of new eye tracking demos at Valve’s booth. They added eye tracking to avatars in the social VR experiences of Pluto VR and Rec Room, which provided an amazing boost to the social presence within these experience. There are so many subtle body language cues...
The major finding from a new report by Research and Markets is that Wearables Technology Vendors Have Two Choices: Build Their Own Platforms and Try to Attract Developers, or License Android Wear. The report title is “Wearables – Fitness & Style Now, Mainstream Smart watches Later”. Wearables are examined in context with a focus on...
The first market report this week by Long Short Report, speaks of the Augmented Reality Devices Market growth in the next 3 years. This market report provides an executive level blueprint on the market, focusing on evaluating the market trends emerging in the regional markets with the report also representing historical data and statistics about...
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