Tag: #VR #AR

For 22 of his 24 years of life, Lual Mayen lived in a refugee camp in northern Uganda. His parents fled from South Sudan and its decades-long civil war. And that is why Mayen’s journey to becoming a game developer is so rare and amazing. I heard Mayen tell his story at Rami Ismail’s #1ReasonToBe...

Nintendo released a new video breaking down more about Labo VR, including that it’ll have over 64 minigames when it launchs April 12.Read More Source: Nintendo Labo VR will have over 64 minigames

WarDucks raised $3.8 million in funding to launch a location-based augmented reality game studio, and it has tapped Doom co-creator John Romero for help.Read More Source: WarDucks raises $3.8 million for augmented reality game studio

While the world waits for the rollout of 5G wireless networks, researchers are already laying the groundwork for 6G, which could enable 1 Tbps speeds.Read More Source: Why 6G research is starting before we have 5G

With so many new and confusing options coming out soon, this would be a great time to hold off on buying new VR hardware. But where’s the fun in that?Read More Source: The VR headset market is about to get way too crowded and confusing

Oculus hasn’t released a chart directly comparing its new Oculus Rift S and Oculus Rift headsets, so here’s an easy way to see what’s better — and not.Read More Source: Oculus Rift S versus Oculus Rift: the spec comparison chart

Epic Games is awarding $100 million in the next five years in grants for game developers with no strings attached.Read More Source: Tim Sweeney announces $100 million Epic MegaGrants fund for game developers

Oculus cofounder Nate Mitchell talks to Dean Takahashi of GamesBeat about how the company decided to make the Oculus Rift S PC headset.Read More Source: Nate Mitchell interview — Why Facebook built the Oculus Rift S headset for the PC

Facebook has unveiled the Oculus Rift S, a new virtual reality headset for the PC that represents a major upgrade to its 2016 product, the Oculus Rift. Nate Mitchell, the head of virtual reality products and cofounder of Facebook’s Oculus division, said in an interview with GamesBeat at the Game Developers Conference 2019 that the...

Rovio Entertainment and Resolution Games are teaming up to bring the Angry Birds franchise to mobile augment reality with Angry Birds AR: Isle of Pigs.Read More Source: Angry Birds AR: Isle of Pigs is coming to iOS