When thinking of augmented reality, images from different science fiction films and TV shows likely come to mind. In so many of them, there are different lenses or even prosthetic eyes that produce different types of data over the world that we see to show us personal info on the people we see, buildings we...
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The AR Market in 2017, Part 3: Augmented Reality Software is Here to Stay
There are some who advocate for integrating AR directly and deeply into enterprise content management and delivery systems in order to leverage the IT systems already in place. Integration of AR features into existing IT reduces the need for a separate technology silo for AR. I fully support this school of software architecture. But, we...
The 10 best Star Wars games: GamesBeat Decides
With Rogue One: A Star Wars Story hitting theaters last week, we have that galaxy far, far away on our brains, and that led us to suss out the top 10 best games from that franchise during our weekly GamesBeat Decides podcast on Monday. You can see how we came to our conclusion by clicking play...
Is Nintendo’s Switch too underpowered to compete? GamesBeat Decides
Pascal? Schmascal! While thousands of people headed to Best Buy this morning for a chance to buy a Nintendo console that has 8-bit graphics, some of the publisher’s other fans are worried that Nintendo’s next system won’t have the horsepower to keep up with Sony and Microsoft. GamesBeat lead writer Dean Takahashi reported last week...
At 10, Roblox surpasses 30 million monthly users and 300 million hours of engagement
It’s not quite Minecraft, but the Lego-like block world of Roblox is doing just fine at its tenth anniversary. The San Mateo, Calif.-based company has more than 30 million monthly active users for its sandbox video game that lets users create their own spaces and games. Roblox is near 900,000 concurrent users at its peak,...
Crytek shuts down 5 game studios after a weak 2016
Crytek has closed five game studios and is concentrating all of its resources in its remaining shops in Frankfurt, Germany, and Kiev, Ukraine. The Frankfurt-based company — maker of hits such as the Far Cry and Crysis first-person shooters and the CryEngine game development engine — is shutting studios in Hungary, Bulgaria, South Korea, China, and Turkey....
Oculus Winter Sale Is Live With Discounts For ‘SUPERHOT VR’, ‘EVE: Valkyrie’, and Many More
CAUTION: Before reading on, it’s probably best that you complete all of your holiday shopping for others (something you’ve hopefully done so you can avoid the herds of last minute buyers at retail stores). Still here? Alright. The Oculus Home Winter sale is officially here! Oculus has revealed their price cuts across a library of...
‘Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter’ Is Fast, Frenetic, and Fun FPS Action With Full Locomotion
Every time a new VR shooter is announced or shown off, people want to know if it supports full locomotion options. “Enough with the nausea hysteria!” comment sections cry out. “We want full movement with our joysticks and trackpads. It works for most people without making them sick in games like Onward or DOOM 3:...
Startup Dabkick Demos Cool Phone-To-VR Social Features
Startup DabKick has expanded to include virtual reality functionality on HTC Vive. CEO Balaji Krishnan told UploadVR the company has plans to support all VR platforms. The company is building social VR tech that connects the emerging virtual reality ecosystem with the established smartphone ecosystem. The app makes it easy to instantly share a selfie from...
HTC Launch Viveport Arcade, Partnering with Leke VR to Open “1000s of Locations”
HTC’s out of home VR initiative is taking shape as the company officially unveils plans for Viveport Arcade in China and Taiwan and a partnership with Leke VR’s “offline content distribution system” in a thousand locations before the close of 2016 and thousands more by 2017’s end. HTC continues to explore every opportunity to capitalise...