Virtual and augmented reality news
IMAX has announced it’s raised $50m in order to create new “premium” experiences for use at its VR centres which the company have begun rolling out around the world. By the end of 2016, IMAX VR centres should be up and running in six locations around the world, with the first two nearing completion in Los...
Thinking of buying an Oculus Rift in the next few days? Hold off just a little longer and you’ll be able to save yourself a lot of money on software. Reddit users have uncovered an upcoming Best Buy deal, offering $100 Oculus Store credit when you pick up the VR headset. Here’s the catch: the...
MSI wants to make virtual reality mobile by taking its new PC and strapping it to your back. From this week, you can pre-order that PC. The VR One, as the backpack PC is called, can now be pre-ordered on Newegg. The lower-end model, which features a GeForce GTX 1060 GPU, 16GB of RAM, 256GB...
With high-end VR systems priced at hundreds of dollars, it can be difficult to make the plunge before knowing what the experience is actually like. Luckily, it’s easy to find yourself a free demo of any VR major system out there. Here’s where you can try VR for yourself. HTC Vive The Vive is the...
HTC plans to offer a wireless upgrade accessory for the Vive created by TPCAST. Launching in early 2017 with pre-orders starting Friday, HTC claims the device will eliminate the direct connection to the PC without any noticeable difference in latency or gameplay. Reported first by UploadVR, the battery-powered “tether-less VR upgrade kit” is being made...
Last week saw the launch of the Global WebVR Hackathon run by Virtuleap, the online platform that is working to take the concept of the hackathon and scale it out for a mass targeted impact on the VR industry. Technology partners like Mozilla, Google, and Microsoft have joined the collective effort to support WebVR as...
Oculus may be be closing out 2016 with a bang with the launch of its Touch controllers, but HTC is going to kick off 2017 with something special: a peripheral that makes its Vive headset wireless. HTC today announced a tether-less VR upgrade kit for its SteamVR device, made by TPCAST, one of the first...
As often stated, you have to experience VR to truly believe. Arcade settings are perfect places to introduce someone to the immersive virtual experience while having a bit of fun with friends and companies are certainly taking note. HTC valued the VR arcade market at $100 million, revealing more than 120 titles signed up at...
Before you disregard Killing Floor: Incursion as just another VR zombie shooter, let me make some things clear. You’re not stationary, like in The Brookhaven Experiment and countless other VR shooters. You’re not simply killing waves of zombies, although those do exist. And you are in fact playing the game, in multiplayer, with other people by...
IMAX theaters have become the standard when seeking the absolute best visual experience one can have when watching the latest blockbuster films. IMAX, which actually stands for image maximum, utilizes a larger film format than traditional systems and provides a higher visual fidelity at 12k resolution. Many theaters continue to upgrade their venues to have...
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