Virtual and augmented reality news
PlayStation VR launched just last month, and now Sony has shared which games players have downloaded the most so far. Sony has added a new PSVR section to their monthly ‘PlayStation Store Top Downloads‘ posts, revealing the top 10 most downloaded games for the company’s new headset so far: 1. Job Simulator ($30) In a...
360-degree videos are the most accessible means to show the benefits of immersive content, even if you don’t think they’re “real” virtual reality. In absence of an actual headset, users can swipe across their touchscreens and get a feel of how the open-ended perspective can benefit entertainment, news reporting, and even security. That can be...
Danger Goat revels in the death animation. It wants to make you laugh and cry as your poor protagonist is electrocuted, crushed, blown up, and flung off of the side of mountains. As you can see in the game’s intro video below, developer nDreams has taken a lot of pride in coming up with creative...
The mystery behind Vive X company TPCAST’s wireless upgrade kit for the HTC Vive continues to deepen. Previously, a translation of the Chinese group’s site suggested that its solution for tetherless PC-based VR offered at best 15ms of latency, which caused concern for some. Now a new page suggests there’s been a drastic improvement. This...
Call me a pacifist, but is it such a crime to want to save cuddly alien creatures instead of slaughtering them? As I write this, I realize the irony of claiming that while nearing 100 percent completion on DOOM. No matter what your preference might be, two games playable on VR headsets, Fly to Kuma...
Show us your new avatar to be in with a chance of winning! It’s time for a whole ‘New vYou’ in vTime. If you haven’t updated yet, we’ve been busy changing the face of social VR with a brand new avatar customization system. With millions of bespoke facial combinations to choose from, and more personalization...
The inaugural Augmented World Expo (AWE) Europe is now history. The big conference and exhibition that for seven years has served as a showcase for all the emerging realities in the AR community in the US is now an international affair, having held its second Asian edition in China last month, followed by AWE Europe...
A recent article on PCQuest addresses how Augmented and Virtual Reality are becoming more mainstream, and that application of the technologies is looking promising for businesses rather than just consumers. A report by Juniper Research suggesting that Augmented Reality revenues from the enterprise will overtake consumer AR revenues until 2021 is mentioned. Significant points in...
A recent article on Healthcare Innovation discusses the use of Augmented Reality technology in medicine. According to ABI Research, use cases such as improving the operating room, and viewing surgery remotely will boost the use of medical AR. Michael Inouye, the Principal Analyst at ABI Research, is quoted to have said that applying AR in...
The newest member of the AREA is one of the largest companies in the aerospace, defense, security, and technologies industry – and an Augmented Reality pioneer. It’s Lockheed Martin. The Bethesda, Maryland-based company, which employs 98,000 people worldwide, joined the AREA as a Sponsor member in October. Lockheed Martin will be represented on the AREA...
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