Tag: #VR #AR

Valve’s Steam service goes down every Tuesday for standard maintenance. The PC gaming platform usually comes back online after a short time.Read More Source: Steam is down for Valve’s regular Tuesday maintenance

HTC’s Rikard Steiber says the company continues to invest in the Vive virtual reality ecosystem, from providing developer awards to changing the hardware.Read More Source: HTC is committed to the larger XR, AR, and VR ecosystem for Vive

Samsung is getting into the persistent AR world arena, mimicking earlier efforts by Google and Apple to create real-world AR anchors shared via the cloud.Read More Source: Samsung reportedly plans Project Whare Cloud service and AR headset

Jaunt is in talks to sell its cinematic virtual reality business to other companies, VentureBeat has learned. One bidder is Spinview Global.Read More Source: Jaunt in talks to sell VR business

Niantic rebooted its original location-based game with the launch of Ingress Prime. Ingress has had more than 20 million downloads.Read More Source: Pokémon Go studio Niantic rekindles its first game with launch of Ingress Prime

HTC this week opened applications for developer kits for its newly announced six degree of freedom (6DOF) controllers for the Vive Focus standalone headset.Read More Source: HTC is taking applications for 6DOF dev kits

Oculus Go allows you to connect a more traditional controller via Bluetooth, so you can use a DualShock, a Switch Pro, or an Xbox One S gamepad.Read More Source: Oculus Go: How to use PS4, Xbox One, and Switch controllers

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney is not one to mince words when it comes to these kinds of questions because his company makes both games and tools.Read More Source: Epic CEO Tim Sweeney continues campaign against closed platforms

Media Molecule’s Siobhan Reddy confirmed that PSVR support would not initially be in the beta test for Dreams on PlayStation 4.Read More Source: Media Molecule’s Dreams beta test won’t launch with VR

Munich’s rise as a tech hub, mixing startups and older industrials, shows how Germany’s entrepreneurial ecosystem differs from other European countries.Read More Source: Mix of startups and industrial giants makes Munich more than just Germany’s ‘other’ tech hub