Tag: #VR #AR

FEATURE: “Pixar originally didn’t want to do the project [Coco VR] because they didn’t think we could hit the quality bar that they found acceptable,” said Ben Grossmann, the cofounder of Magnopus. “We had to prove ourselves.” And they did just that. Magnopus is an entertainment experience company founded by people that have decades of experience,…Read...

REVIEW: I’d love to tell you that Blind’s infuriating puzzles are frustrating for the right reasons, but I can’t. Tiny Bull Studios’ efforts to put you in the shoes of a blind person, giving you a taste of what life is like without sight are thoughtfully delivered and will stay with me for long after...

GUEST: In over two years as CEO of Admix, an AR/VR company, I have attended well over 100 events, pitched investors, and given countless interviews. By far the most common question I get is “What does VR need to get to the next level?” Industry people have different theories about it. Some say hardware needs...

Your next visit to the seat of democracy in the United States could include a side-journey into another universe where tossing banana peels and turtle shells is the surest way to separate the winners from losers, as Bandai Namco is bringing Mario Kart VR to the United States at VR Zone Portal Washington D.C. inside...

Google is continuing to push its Daydream VR platform forward, the company announced today, as it’s making moves that expand the app support and usability of its devices. Describing three new features as “experimental” for testing by developers, Google is adding Android app support to all Daydream devices, and the Lenovo Mirage So…Read More Source:...

Virtual reality headsets have become popular location-based entertainment solutions over the past year or two, but there’s a key impediment to their wider use in theme parks — they dramatically slow down snaking lines of people. That’s why SeaWorld Orlando has quietly removed VR features added one year ago to its roller coaster Kr…Read More Source: SeaWorld...

Crytek is still throwing punches. The Hunt: Showdown developer wants to keep competing in the game-development toolkit space. To do that, it has released version 5.5 of CryEngine. You can download the update right now and get its numerous improvements and new features. While Crytek uses CryEngine in its own games, it also licenses it out...

Thanks to the affordability of Oculus Go standalone virtual reality headsets, Walmart announced today that it will use Go hardware and STRIVR software to train over one million of its U.S. employees. The retailer says it will provide every associate-level employee with VR access to the same training offered at the company’s academy facilities…Read More Source:...

Tap Systems released a unique “wearable keyboard” last year, turning five connected rings and their accompanying software into a Bluetooth typing and control solution. Today, the company announced that its Tap Strap is compatible with Windows Mixed Reality, Oculus Rift, and HTC Vive headsets, enabling users to properly type in VR. The T…Read More Source:...

A small but significant fraction of people experience motion sickness or headaches when using virtual reality headsets, an issue Fraunhofer believes can be remedied with high-speed microdisplays that come closer to users’ eyes. Funded by a European project to popularize tiny but cost-effective screens, the German R&D institute will show p…Read More Source: Fraunhofer says microdisplays...