Google VR
‘Google Earth VR’ Lets You Experience the Total Solar Eclipse Right Now
Whether or not you're in the narrow band of 'solar eclipse totality' that's making its way across the continental United States on Monday, August 21st, Google Earth VR has seen a recent update that will let you experience the rare...
Google Tests Interactive Learning with VR Espresso Machine, “People learned faster and better in VR”
The team behind Daydream, Google's mobile VR platform, is currently conducting experiments with the aim of broadening virtual reality's usecase to include more interactive learning. With an experimental VR espresso maker at the ready, the team says "people learned faster and better in...
Google Announces ‘Blocks’, a VR App Like ‘Tilt Brush’ for Modeling 3D Objects
Google wants to make it easier for VR/AR app developers to create 3D objects with its new app revealed today called Blocks, a program designed to let you build assets for the immersive mediums from within the VR headset itself.
Creating objects for...
Google’s Tango Engineering Director, Johnny Lee, on AR Capabilities Enabled by Depth Sensors
Augmented Reality has played a huge role at the developer conferences for Microsoft, Apple, Facebook, and Google, which is a great sign that the industry is moving towards spatially-aware computing. Microsoft is the only company to start with head-mounted...
Daydream 2.0 Platform Update to Bring Major Improvements to All Daydream Devices
Daydream's 2.0 software update, called Daydream Euphrates, is going to bring along with it some major changes that are set to reach down to the core of the upcoming Android 'O' operating system. In a AR/VR press briefing, Google told...
Daydream’s Chrome Browser Will Soon Let You Seamlessly Navigate From 2D to Web-based VR Content
Announced during the second day of Google’s annual I/O developer event, Daydream VR will soon have access to the Android Chrome web browser. Because of Chrome's official support for WebVR, this means that users will be able to navigate...
Google Expects “Tens of Millions” of Daydream-Ready Devices on the Market By Year’s End
During Day 2 of Google I/O 2017, following major announcements of support for standalone VR headsets and a ‘2.0’ release of the Daydream software platform, Mike Jazayeri, Director of Product Management for Daydream, stated that “tens of millions” of...
Daydream Standalone Headsets to be Priced Similar to Rift and Vive
Daydream-compatible standalone headsets are coming, revealed on stage at Google I/O yesterday, but the big question remains: how much is one of these inside-out positional tracking headsets going to cost? Google tells that although prices are dependent on the individual...
Google is Bringing Daydream Compatibility to Samsung Galaxy S8 and LG’s Next Flagship Phone
Google I/O has begun, the company's annual developer conference, and amidst expectations of a new all-in-one VR headset, the company announced that Samsung's Galaxy S8/S8 plus and LG's next flagship phone will be officially receiving Google Daydream support.
Taking the...
Report: Google May Introduce a New All-in-one VR Headset at I/O Developer Conference
According to a Variety exclusive, Google may be gearing up to show off a brand new mobile VR headset at Google I/O developer conference this week, one that not only delivers VR in an all-in-one device, but could likely offer inside-out...
Google Acquires Owlchemy Labs, VR Game Studio Behind ‘Rick and Morty VR’, ‘Job Simulator’
In an interesting move, Google has acquired Owlchemy Labs, makers of the multi-platform hits Job Simulator (2016) and Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality (2017).
As far as VR game studios go, Owlchemy Labs is not only one of the most senior, but...
Google Bringing Native ‘Tango’ AR Support to Unity Later This Year
Google has announced that its augmented reality platform Tango will be getting native integrated support for Unity later this year.
During Unity's Vision AR/VR Summit opening keynote, Google's PM for Developer Platforms Nathan Martz took to the stage to announce that,...
Google Has Shipped Over 10 Million Cardboard Viewers
The Google VR team shared some impressive figures at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week - more than 10 million Cardboard viewers have been shipped worldwide. Google’s low-cost smartphone enclosure for viewing VR content has been available since...
Now on Rift, ‘Tilt Brush’ is the First Google App on Facebook’s VR Platform
After a long and somewhat awkward period of Google keeping all of their VR apps from Facebook's VR platforms on desktop (with Rift) and mobile (with Gear VR), Tilt Brush is the first VR olive branch extended across the platform...
Google Opens Daydream App Submission to All and Publishes VR App “Quality Requirements”
Google has put out the welcome mat and unlocked the doors to all developers wishing to develop apps for their Daydream VR platform, but in order to keep the standards high have also issued a "Quality Requirements" guide.
As we reported in...



















