Augmented and virtual reality are setting out to accomplish a lot of things. They provide entertainment. Social VR helps us connect to others. Both could be a boon for manufacturing, health, and the enterprise. But one group of young people is using VR for something different — therapy. Gamers Gift is a nonprofit that brings VR...
Rez Infinite drew praise when it debuted on the PlayStation VR in October. Developer Enhance Games is announcing the virtual reality game will debut on the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift VR headsets. The game will be available on Steam and the Oculus store today. Rez Infinite is based on Rez, a rail shooter where...
AMD and Intel are in a CPU arms race, and Intel announced the latest products in its Core-X series to ensure it is keeping up with AMD’s Threadripper. This second-wave of chips all come in Intel’s new i9 configuration, and they start at 12 cores in the $1,199 i9-7920X and go up to 18 cores...
GUEST: Though it may seem virtual reality has emerged in the last few years, the technology has been around for quite some time. The term was coined in 1987, but head-mounted displays (HMDs) have been around since the 1960s, with some enthusiasts arguing panoramic paintings and murals were the earliest forms of VR, as they...
We are talking road-trip games on the GamesBeat Decides podcast this week. PC gaming editor Jeffrey Grubb and reviews editor Mike Minotti talk through their memories of playing video games on America’s highways, at Disney World, and that one Shoney’s in Central Ohio. The hosts also talk about news stories like Middle-earth: Shadow of War’s...
Mozilla today launched Firefox 55 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android. The new version includes WebVR support for Windows users, a performance panel, faster startup when restoring multiple tabs, a quicker way to search across various search engines, and click-to-play Flash by default. Firefox 55 for the desktop is available for download now on Firefox.com,...
High-end virtual reality on the PC requires a ton of flexibility and dedication. But you can make it a more enjoyable experience by building your rig with AMD’s Radeon RX 580 video card. It can handle almost any game at 1080p and 60 frames per second, it packs a ton of power for its price,...
Sherpa, which manages, measures, and automates live and on-demand streaming videos across a company, today announced funding of $5.5 million in a round led by Benhamou Global Ventures (BGV). New investor Rally Ventures also joined. Customers plug into Sherpa’s API to broadcast live and interactive videos for both internal (HR and training systems) and external...
I’ve used my eyes to interact with a virtual world before, but startup Neurable just enhanced that experience by reading my thoughts too. At Siggraph this week, the Boston-based startup is showing its modified HTC Vive which include EEG (Electroencephalography) sensors along the interior of the headstrap. This is combined with eye-tracking technology from German firm SMI, which may...
GUEST: There’s an oft-cited quote of Walt Disney’s: “It’s kind of fun to do the impossible.” Were he alive today, it would be interesting to see what he’d make of – and with – modern virtual reality (VR) systems. All VR requires a basic core functionality: The ability to deliver an environment that matches perception....
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