SSVAR blog talking about virtual reality,augmented reality and mixed reality.
We’ve already seen Valve tease the next generation of SteamVR controllers, now the company has offered a peak at a new base station too. Company Programmer Joe Ludwig showcased a prototype for the next iteration of the hardware at a press event inside the Valve offices earlier this month, captured on video by the Valve...
The first IMAX VR Experience Centre has officially opened in LA. The company has unsurprisingly modeled the destination much like a movie theater, one that offers up immersive experiences on the latest VR hardware through a pay-to-play model. With plans to open more locations this year, Road to VR stepped inside the first IMAX VR Experience...
Following the emergence of a recently leaked photo of Magic Leap’s prototype, reports this week have suggested details about Magic Leap’s new Augmented Reality product. According to various articles, such as the one in iTechPost.com, Magic Leap’s Augmented Reality hardware prototype is essentially a backpack. A recently leaked image appears to reveal the interesting bit...
On a post on Globes this week, Israeli Augmented Reality company TIPIT have raised $2.5 million. TIPIT according to this article have developed a cross-platform engine aimed at innovating in the space of Augmented Reality thanks to an investment from Atooro Fund. This new technology provides developers, cameras and brands with a software development kit...
CCP Games are updating the sci-fi dogfighting EVE: Valkyrie today with a brand new game mode, a league system, and a number of fixes and improvements. The ‘Wormhole’ mode creates new combat scenarios, as travelling into an anomaly changes the rules, visuals and other gameplay modifiers. EVE: Valkyrie was a key feature of the Oculus Rift launch bundle...
Valve is building hardware for virtual reality, and it’s taking cues from one of the console industry’s brightest minds. Above: Valve’s prototype grip controllers. Image Credit: GamesBeat/Jeffrey Grubb VR is still in its early stages in terms of revenues relative to the industry as a whole, but Valve is pushing virtual reality forward by following the...
Listen to the GamesBeat Decides podcast GB Decides on Facebook Watch live on Twitch Watch on YouTube Subscribe on iTunes, Google Play Music, or Stitcher. You can go to the Electronic Entertainment Expo trade show if you want, and you don’t even have to start your own zine to get a credential. E3 is opening its doors to the public....
Sólfar Studios has launched its ground-breaking Everest VR virtual reality climbing experience on the Oculus Rift and Touch platform. VR is going through its trough of disillusionment at the moment, but Everest VR could very well break even on its investment, said Thor Gunnarsson, cofounder and head of business development at Sólfar, in an interview at...
The U.S. video game industry consists of 2,457 companies that directly and indirectly support 220,000 jobs and generate $30.4 billion in revenue, based on 2015 data, according to a new report from the Entertainment Software Association. The game industry grew its employment in 2015 at an annual rate of 2.9 percent, or more than double...
On May 25th, 2017, bride and groom Elisa Evans and Martin Shervington will get together with friends and family at one of their favorite hangout spots: a quirky florist that doubles up as a bar in the Welsh city of Cardiff. They will then don their HMDs, and join the remainder of their guests scattered...
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