#XRCOL2020 : "How immersive and augmented technology can help us better connect with one another?" We have been surprised by the interest people have shown for our first event! More than 800 users (Zoom stats). Thank you all for this encouraging result! This was our first attempt and the results go far from our expectation...
Category: The SSVAR blog
SSVAR blog talking about virtual reality,augmented reality and mixed reality.
Humble Fight For Racial Justice Bundle Includes Elite Dangerous, With VR Compatibility
The new Humble Fight For Racial Justice Bundle is raising money for relevant organisations in light of the Black Lives Matter movement, and it includes a copy of Elite Dangerous on Steam, which is compatible with VR headsets. You can pay $30 or more for the bundle, all of which goes to relevant organisations and...
Virtual Battlegrounds VR FPS Adds Cosmetic Unlocks And More
Virtual Battlegrounds is slowly starting to add more and more of the features that you’d expect out of a modern battle royale shooter, including unlockable cosmetic skins which were revealed today in the latest trailer that debuted during the UploadVR Showcase: Summer Edition 2020. In the trailer, embedded above, you can see a collection of...
Bose calling it quits on audio AR platform, report says
Headphone-maker Bose is calling it quits on their Bose AR platform play, noting that they’ll be winding down support for third-party developers on their platform next month. In a statement to Protocol, which first reported the news, a Bose spokesperson admitted the program hadn’t panned out as planned, further noting that Bose would no longer...
Sign Language In VR ‘Worth Exploring’ As Hand Tracking Improves
Prototype software using a new generation of hand tracking technology is showing promise for facilitating some forms of sign language learning and communication, regardless of physical distance. Methods to track the movements of hands and fingers have been pursued for decades and the technology is seen as one of the most challenging problems to solve...
HTC Announces Vive XR Suite, Including Partnership With VRChat And MOR
HTC announced a new collection of software this week called the Vive XR Suite today, which will be available as a bundle from Q3 2020. The suite includes five different apps, four of which feature partnerships with existing platforms, such as Engage, VRChat, and the Museum of Other Realities. At its “Journey into the Next...
Pokemon Smile Is An Adorable Mobile AR Game About Brushing Your Teeth
Pokemon Smile is a brand new mobile AR game specifically designed to help kids have fun while brushing their teeth. And it works…or at least it did for my two and a half year old son! Just look at that smile in the featured image up top. Thankfully my son has never had much issue...
Area Man Lives Continues To Look Like An Eccentric VR Experience In New Trailer
Earlier this year we reported that Numinous Games’ Untethered series was being resurrected by Cyan Ventures. Today, we have a fresh look at Area Man Lives. This new trailer made its debut at the Upload VR Showcase: Summer Edition. Area Man Lives brings the series that started life on the ill-fated Google Daydream platform to...
Software will reshape our world in the next decade
Alfred Chuang Contributor Share on Twitter Alfred Chuang is general partner at Race Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm. As I was wrapping up a Zoom meeting with my business partners, I could hear my son joking with his classmates in his online chemistry class. I have to say this is a very strange time...
David Hayter Teases Phantom: Covert Ops In New Trailer Ahead Of Release
Kayaking stealth game Phantom: Covert Ops is out on Oculus headsets on June 25th and the iconic voice of David Hayter (aka Solid Snake from Metal Gear Solid) is here to tease the game one last time before release. Hayter voices the villain General Zhurov, an ex-Soviet running the rogue Cold War-era naval installation that...
