Embody from Melissa Painter’s team at MAP Design Lab is being shown at Sundance 2019, featuring full body tracking with only a headset attached to the body.Read More Source: Embody uses VR and tracking to center the body
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Virtual and augmented reality news
VentureBeat is hiring an Editor for AI coverage
VentureBeat is looking for a skilled editor, ideally in San Francisco, to help lead our pioneering coverage of AI and machine learning.Read More Source: VentureBeat is hiring an Editor for AI coverage
Whispers in the Night is Fable’s groundbreaking AI experience
Whispers in the Night is a new game by Fable that’s driven by AI.Read More Source: Whispers in the Night is Fable’s groundbreaking AI experience
GDC 2019 survey: 33% Of VR devs are working on Vive, 21% On Quest
GDC’s annual State of the Game Industry survey of developers offers some some new data about developer sentiment relative to the VR/AR market.Read More Source: GDC 2019 survey: 33% Of VR devs are working on Vive, 21% On Quest
Internet infrastructure isn’t ready for the AR Cloud, but that’s changing
With AR glasses, thanks to the AR Cloud you’ll be able to see what’s on sale at the store before you even set foot inside. But we’re not there yet.Read More Source: Internet infrastructure isn’t ready for the AR Cloud, but that’s changing
MelodyVR is rebuilding its VR concert app for a future Oculus device
It sure sounds like MelodyVR is coming to Oculus Quest at some point this year.Read More Source: MelodyVR is rebuilding its VR concert app for a future Oculus device
Blippar To Continue As A New AR Company After Selling IP Assets To Investment Fund
London-based augmented reality (AR) “unicorn” Blippar has found a buyer for its intellectual property (IP) assets, nearly one month after the company revealed it had started insolvency procedures. An investment fund called Candy Ventures, which is an existing Blippar investor based in London, has revealed that it bought numerous assets relating to Blippar, including its name and...
GamesBeat Decides 109: Kingdom Hearts is garbage, but it’s a part of me
The news is still slow, but we did get the annual NPD report. Turns out people buy Nintendo stuff. We also dig into Resident Evil 2 and Kingdom Hearts 3.Read More Source: GamesBeat Decides 109: Kingdom Hearts is garbage, but it’s a part of me
Facebook and Microsoft patent filings offer dueling visions of small AR headsets
Two patent filings suggest that augmented reality headsets of the near future will indeed be smaller, lighter, and more powerful than today’s.Read More Source: Facebook and Microsoft patent filings offer dueling visions of small AR headsets
USA Today Scores Points with NHL Fans via Augmented Reality Profile of Capitals Star
If you’ve blocked out your calendar to watch the NHL All-Star Game this weekend, then you might be excited to know that USA Today has given its readers the opportunity to meet Washington Capital’s John Carlson in augmented reality. And if you didn’t know that the NHL All-Star Game was this weekend, now you know....