SSVAR blog talking about virtual reality,augmented reality and mixed reality.
Tim Sweeney, founder of Epic Games and creator of Unreal Engine, has a unique position in the virtual reality industry. As an active supporter of VR and head of one of gaming’s most important VR-compatible game engines, when Sweeney speaks, we tend to listen. In a recent interview with Glixel’s Chris Suellentrop, besides giving his predictions of where...
CES has now officially come to an end and it was relatively light on virtual reality news when compared to the previous few years. However, HTC — the creators of the Vive high-end, PC powered VR headset — were on hand for a press conference that teased and revealed an intriguing road map of new...
At Oculus Connect 3, the Facebook-owned VR company revealed a new minimum specification for VR-ready PC rigs that would take advantage of its Asynchronous Spacewarp (ASW) technology. In doing so, the company has also partnered with CyberPowerPC to debut an AMD-fueled VR-ready rig that will come in at the low-price of $499 when bundled with...
ZeniMax Media v. Oculus VR is one of the first major legal disputes to happen in our young new industry. Following the massive Consumer Electronics Shows (CES) in Las Vegas, NV, the spotlight now turns to the Lone Star State as the court trial is set to start today, Monday, January 9th 2017, in Dallas,...
If you’re a sports fan, you likely have a special relationship with referees. Typically, when it benefits your team, they’re the most incredible and qualified employees in existence. However, the second that a call is against you, you’re wondering how in the world this person got the job. If you’re an NFL fan, the last...
Ambarella has carved out a niche in video compression and image processing chips, generating $100 million a quarter in revenue. And today, the company is launching three new chips that will bring next-generation imaging features to cars, drones, virtual reality, and sports cameras. Santa Clara, Calif.-based Ambarella showed off the three new chips at CES...
When I heard about Lenovo’s VR Upscaling feature, which debuted at CES last week, I just knew I had to try it. This strange little feature, included as part of the company’s upcoming Entertainment Hub storefront, takes AAA games and ‘upscales’ them to run inside the HTC Vive. In one corner of their show booth...
An HTC Vive phone has been spotted in a promotional video ahead of a scheduled press conference for the company on January 12th. But what should we expect from a Vive branded phone? In another in a series of revealing tweets from Internet tipster Evan Blass over the CES period, a previously leaked promotional video seems to...
HTC have announced that, in addition to its TPCAST wireless add-on, it’s also working with Intel on a WiGig powered wireless VR solution and it’s keen to find more partners to work with on further solutions too. HTC seems to be ‘all in’ on ensuring its Vive VR headset is well supported for wireless upgrades...
FEATURE: Fans of indie games and unusual new gaming experiences may remember a game — quietly released earlier this year in April 2016—called Koi, a game about the eponymous ornamental carp typically found in Asia. What made this game unique aside from the subject matter is that it was the first game fully developed in...
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