HTC Vive will be the official partner for virtual reality content, experiences, and offline activations for the highly anticipated film Ready Player One, which is coming in 2018 from Steven Spielberg. Warner Bros. Pictures and HTC have created a strategic partnership for the theatrical release of the sci-fi action thriller, which has a video game...
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HTC adds 30 more companies to its virtual reality accelerator
HTC is announcing that 30 new startups have joined the second batch for its global virtual reality accelerator program. Maker of the HTC Vive VR headset, HTC wants to ensure that VR becomes the next-generation platform of computing by seeding startups to make software for the Vive. With that in mind, it started the Vive...
Watch The First 45 Minutes of Wilson’s Heart Gameplay…If You Dare
Today has been a big day for Oculus Studios, Twisted Pixel, and fans of murderous teddy bears around the world. Now let’s round it out with some straight, unadulterated, gameplay. Today we found out the price and release date for Willson’s Heart — the highly anticipated psychological VR thriller. We also got to play the game...
5 Reasons Why Destiny 2 Should Get VR Support
Destiny is, without a doubt, one of the biggest and most popular games this generation. It’s received constant updates and expansions, enjoyed success on PS3 and Xbox 360, as well as on PS4 and Xbox One, and has the legendary pedigree of Bungie, the creators of Halo, putting their full force behind it. But one...
Upload is Looking for a Head of Corporate Sales
We are hiring a Head of Corporate Sales to maximize our monetization power across all our main verticals: media, education, events and coworking. This hire will collaborate with business unit leaders to build our sales strategy, identify targets and close Fortune 500 companies. We’re looking for someone who is not afraid to roll up their...
‘Ready Player One’ VR Content on the Way with Vive as Official Partner
In preparation for Steven Spielberg’s theatrical adaptation of Ernest Cline’s critically acclaimed novel Ready Player One, HTC Vive and Warner Bros Pictures today announced a deal that makes the Vive an official partner for all upcoming VR content for the film. All Ready Player One VR content and experiences will be available on Viveport, HTC Vive’s digital distribution...
'Create Magic in Seconds' with Lightform's New Computer Made to Project Augmented Reality
Lightform might just be the thing to have at your next party. The San Francisco-based company just created the first computer ever able to connect to a projector and instantly scan 3D scenes to mix reality with projected light. Not only that, but Lightform just raised $2.6 million in seed funding. Lux Capital, Seven Seas...
HTC Reveals Vive Ads, Research Institute, Vivpaper Updates And More
HTC has had a busy day. Earlier on in Shenzhen, China, the company hosted its second Vive Ecosystem Conference, and there was plenty to announce. We learned that the company partnered with Warner Bros. to produce VR content for Ready Player One, and it revealed the next batch of startups to join its Vive X...
The 9 Best Oculus Rift Games That You Can Play Right Now
The Oculus Rift is amazing. And this month it got even more amazing. Oculus Touch released on December 6 and boy, oh boy, did it bring some fantastic games along with it. In the face of such an incredible innovation we realized we had to update our top Rift games list to include these new...
Frontier VR Is A Wonderful Adventure Into The Wilderness Available Now
How often do we really stop and appreciate the little things in VR? The tiny details that developers slave over, from character animations to richly layered environments? We can easily overlook these aspects while we gun down robots or hide from monsters, and it’s a real shame. But Frontier VR isn’t something that will let you...