2018 returned to more normal levels of deal flow and dollars invested globally, but the first two quarters of 2019 could set the tone for AR/VR investment.Read More Source: Digi-Capital: AR/VR investment stabilized in Q4 2018
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I Played Beat Saber On Oculus Go With Two Controllers Using RiftCat
Want to play Beat Saber on Oculus Go or other low-end VR devices? There’s a way, though we wouldn’t necessarily recommend it. VRidge Controller is the latest release from RiftCat, a company best known for its PC VR streaming app. The $4.99 download turns your Android smartphone into a three degrees of freedom (3DOF) pointer-based...
Subnautica’s Below Zero Expansion Probably Won’t Ever Have VR Support
Subnautica is often regarded as one of the premier examples in PC gaming of how to introduce VR support to a title that was originally developed without VR in mind at all. Everything from the sound design, visual smoothness, and head tracking are excellent and provide a serious sense of presence. You spend most of...
5 Super Bowl VR Apps To Get You Primed For The Big Game
It’s nearly game day! The Super Bowl 2019 is nearly upon us and the hot dogs are cooking. But if you’re hosting a party this year, what better way to get people hyped than with a VR headset? So here are the best Super Bowl VR experiences to get you ready for the big match....
Facebook’s Leaders: The People Responsible For VR And AR Strategy
We’ve been following the development of VR headsets at Facebook since its acquisition of Oculus VR in 2014. That’s when Facebook, under the direction of CEO Mark Zuckerberg, bought the two-year-old Oculus VR startup. In the process, they hired Oculus employees John Carmack, Nate Mitchell, Michael Antonov, Brendan Iribe, Palmer Luckey, and a long list...
Oculus Go Update Adds Expanded Power Options, Audio In Screen Recordings, More
The latest Oculus Go updates bring a new power section to the settings, audio when recording video, and more. The Power settings lets you toggle the Battery Saver mode (added late last year) as well as whether you want the headset to turn on automatically when you put it on. You can also set how...
Waveguides vs Laser Displays: What You Need To Know To Understand The Smartglasses Market
In this article we will make a comparison between waveguides and laser to holographic combiners. In doing so we will also look at North (formerly Thalmic Labs), their business success, and their IP, and place that into the context of the greater smartglasses market, and near-eye optics IP. What The Reader Will Gain This article...
Augmented Reality App Maker Houzz Reveals Major Data Breach
In the realm of internet security, it’s becoming clear that augmented reality is not immune to the increasing wave data breaches plaguing users. On Friday, furniture retailer Houzz, an early adopter of ARKit, revealed details of a data breach that occurred in December 2018. Don’t Miss: Art.com & Houzz Apps Take Imaginative Approaches to Hang...
The Messy Truth Is A VR Experience About Race Starring Black Panther’s M’Baku
A new VR experience focused on race made waves at this week’s Lumiere Awards. The Messy Truth VR Experience, which is the latest addition to TV host Van Jones’ long-running series, took the Social Justice Award at the event on January 30th. The experience stars Winston Duke, best known for playing M’Baku in last year’s...
Onward Goes Arctic With New Level, Trailer Debuts
Onward‘s 1.5 update is just a little late for Christmas but still offers some snowy slaughter. The latest version of Downpour Interactive’s military simulation shooter adds a host of new features. Chief among them is a new map, named Snowpeak. It’s set in Russian mountains and has one team making their way into an enemy...