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Category: The SSVAR blog
SSVAR blog talking about virtual reality,augmented reality and mixed reality.
HBO Makes its VR Debut on Google Daydream, Netflix Now Available as Well
Google is doing it’s best to make up for lost time when it comes to the virtual reality space. The Silicon Valley juggernaut may not have been first to market for smartphone powered VR with its Daydream platform and View headset (that honor went to Oculus and Samusng’s Gear VR), but it has been steadily gaining...
PS VR’s Psychonauts “Most Likely” Delayed To 2017
Delays are an unfortunate part of pretty much any industry, and VR is no exception. Some of PlayStation VR’s most anticipated games likely aren’t going to make their original release windows, for example. It was starting to look unlikely that Double Fine’s Psychonauts: In The Rhombus Of Ruin was going to make its original Q4...
Google And Improbable Join Forces For Cloud-Based Game Development Initiative
The power of The Cloud is becoming more and more robust as time goes on. Network infrastructures are getting more resilient, internet speeds are more stable, and access is wider than ever. It’s a big reason why SpatialOS from Improbable is poised to be a major force in the game development scene as time goes...
‘The Unspoken’ is Getting a Spectator Mode, New Classes, Arenas and Play Modes in 2017
Insomniac Games have laid out their plans detailing content updates for their Oculus Touch launch title The Unspoken – and there’s a LOT of stuff on the way. Insomniac Games launched have once again provided one of the highlights of an Oculus hardware launch in magic-dueling title The Unspoken, built for Oculus Touch which launched...
nDreams Wants to Relax You with ‘Perfect’
nDreams, the company behind this year’s VR intriguing adventure title The Assembly, have announced a new project which offers an altogether different experience. Perfect is a transportative, relaxation experience which aims to whisk your mind away to beautiful locations in order to escape the daily grind. One of the most potent promise of VR is for...
Round up of Global AR and Smart Glasses Market Reports
Recently, some new market reports have been released concerning Augmented Reality and Smart Glasses markets. Three have been rounded up here: The first report was by Zion Market Research, which included: Augmented Reality (Sensor, Display and Software) Market for Aerospace & Defense, Industrial, Consumer, Commercial, E-Commerce, Retail and Other Applications: Global Industry Perspective, Comprehensive Analysis,...
Augmented Reality Market Report to 2024
A recent article on Consumer Electronics Net discusses the Augmented Reality Market Analysis to 2024 report by Grand View Research that has been released. Significant points from the report include: The global AR market is predicted to reach $100.24 billion by 2024 The hardware segment is expected to increase at a compound annual growth rate...
Microsoft Releases Official Xbox One Streaming App For Rift
Cast your minds back to E3 2015. Oculus has its very own press conference where it revealed the final version of the Rift and announced Touch. It was a busy event, and there was some news that inevitably slipped under the radar. One such announcement was from Microsoft. The Windows maker took to the stage...
The ‘Orah 4i’ 4k Live Streaming 4k 360 Camera is Available to Pre-order Now
VideoStitch, the company behind the eponymous 360 post-production software suite, yesterday announced the launch of their first 360 camera, the Orah 4i. The all-in-one solution provides a 4k resolution image that can be automatically stitched and transmitted them live to VR headsets and video streaming platforms. There have been an awful lot of 360 camera solutions...
