SSVAR blog talking about virtual reality,augmented reality and mixed reality.
Double Fine, the studio behind cult classic Psychonauts (2005), last year announced a PSVR exclusive, Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin, a direct continuation of the original story. Now the company has set the game’s release date and released a new 360 trailer. Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin follows a band of psychic spies who...
While most people have only begun hearing the term augmented reality in the last year or so, AR has been around in some form since the early ’90s. It all started with heads-up displays (HUDs) for pilots to see instant information in their visors, but has graduated to a far more useful and widespread technology...
VR devices are home to some of the best asymmetrical multiplayer experiences out there. These are the sorts of games that pit players against one another in completely different roles. For example, Evolve from Turtle Rock Studios is a relatively popular (although with a mixed reception) recent asymmetrical game in which one player is a...
Something like a gamepad is often overlooked when it comes to the most essential, necessary items for a gamer to have in their arsenal. If you play on PC, then your keyboard and mouse are likely your bread and butter. Console gamers have their dedicated PS4 and Xbox One controllers — both of which are...
AREA Member DAQRI has been in the news this week. DAQRI’s Smart Glasses, released at CES this year, are the latest addition to its line of Augmented Reality gear, says an article in the Architect magazine. DAQRI’s new release is a technology that builds on the company’s Smart Helmets. The Smart Helmet allows construction workers...
As much as Sony would have liked them to, 3D TVs never quite panned out. But the company has found a use for all those old 3D Blu-rays you’ve stored up over the past few years, and it involves PlayStation VR (PSVR). Sony today announced the launch of beta testing for the latest system software...
VR fans are eagerly awaiting the introduction of 4K displays into major headsets, but new LCD technology could help get them there and even go beyond in the near future. The Optical Society this week published a research report carried out by an international team looking into ‘blue-phase liquid crystal for field-sequential-color displays’. That might...
Right now, Sony’s PlayStation VR (PSVR) headset is seen as a peripheral for its PlayStation 4 console. In the future, that perception might switch. That is according to Warwick Light, the head of PlayStation UK. Speaking in an interview with GamesIndustry.biz, Light spoke about how VR represented the innovation coming from the company. “VR has...
Each week The AREA looks through all the market reports relevant to Augmented Reality specifically with a focus on AR in the enterprise. Many of these reports contain facts and projections around both the AR and VR markets. Our focus is on bringing you the highlighted facts related to AR in the Enterprise and other...
A press release issued Feb 2 2017 reveals a perspective that may interest readers based on ABI research. With Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) head-worn device shipments to reach 37 million by 2018, at an 83% CAGR, ABI Research identifies several innovative companies that will lead market development, including Fovi3D, Meta, and Sensics....
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