SSVAR blog talking about virtual reality,augmented reality and mixed reality.
The Vive accessory market is about to get a huge boost thanks to the newly announced HTC Vive Tracker. Gaming, training, and more benefit from the enhanced immersion that comes from wielding “real” tools, weapons, and instruments. Today I was a sniper, a firefighter, and a professional baseball player, all thanks to VR. I’ve actually done...
Intel revealed at their CES 2017 press conference that Project Alloy, their standalone mixed reality headset and reference platform, would be productized “by” Q4 2017 in partnership with major OEMs. Intel also emphasized that they would partner with anyone who wants to manufacture a Project Alloy headset, as they want it to be an open...
The Intel press conference at CES 2017 was almost entirely about mixed reality technologies. A large portion of the show asked the audience to literally be inside VR viewing demos in real-time, including a live 360 sports broadcast. But most of this was using existing technology, such as the Oculus Rift, to show off content rather...
Intel showed off what the next generation of virtual reality will look like today with Project Alloy, during the company’s press event at CES 2017, the big tech trade show in Las Vegas this week. Project Alloy is work in development that captures the notion that VR should be wireless, with all of the computing...
Sony said that it sold 6.2 million PlayStation 4 video game consoles to consumers during the holidays on a worldwide basis. Sony also said that it sold more than 50.4 million units of software (games and Blu-ray movies) during the holidays. And the company’s big exclusive, Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, has now sold through...
Intel CEO Brian Krzanich held his company’s CES press event inside virtual reality, as Intel provided more than 260 VR units in chairs for all of the press attending the event. As he did so, he showed a number of live events in VR. Intel’s people began prepping the VR setup before Christmas, and it...
Samsung Electronics America president Tim Baxter announced that the company has sold 5 million Gear VR virtual reality headsets for mobile devices to date. The South Korean electronics giant made the announcement at its press event at CES 2017, the big tech trade show in Las Vegas this week. Baxter said that consumers have viewed over...
Probably the most-leaked device at CES 2017 so far has been the Asus ZenFone AR, through no fault of the Taiwanese company. Partner Qualcomm revealed much of the details in a blog post touting the use of its Snapdragon 821 chipset, and infamous leaker Evan Blass (evleaks) added front and back press renders of the...
It’s 2017, and — as we all know — this means that presidential politics no longer affect us and all celebrities from the 1970s and 1980s are now immortal. But the GamesBeat Decides podcast? Well that never changes. Except for when one of us has a kid! Your host, Jeffrey Grubb, is about to have his first...
Linden Lab‘s Sansar virtual reality world is taking shape. The company is announcing today that it is inviting hundreds of new creators into its test, and it is also opening up a marketplace where users can sell virtual items for real money. That marketplace will enable monetization for the denizens of Sansar right from the...
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