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Facebook CEO Asks for Investor Patience on VR, ‘it’s not going to be really profitable for...

Ever since Facebook's acquisition of Oculus in 2014, CEO Mark Zuckerberg has poised the move as a strategic bet on a technology that would eventually change the way we communicate. In the company's most recent earnings call, Zuckerberg asked for...

HoloLens ‘Final Fantasy XIV’ Concept Video Shows AR as a Perfect ‘Second Screen’ for Today’s Games

Augmented reality is conceptually so broad, there's almost no limit to what you could imagine doing with the technology. But rather than throwing out the playbook entirely, we'll to our grand visions through useful incremental steps that begin with integration...

Vive Consumer and Business Headsets Will Become Increasingly Differentiated VR Systems, Vive President Says

After launching the consumer HTC Vive in early 2016, the company began offering a $1,200 'Business Edition' version of the headset which is essentially the same system but with dedicated support, an enhanced warranty, and bulk buying options. Going...

Emotional Branching VR Stories: Combining Empathy & Interactivity for Compassion Acts

Last year, Baobab Studios' Eric Darnell was skeptical about adding interactivity to virtual reality stories because he felt like there was a tradeoff between empathy and interactivity. But after watching people experience their first VR short Invasion!, he saw...

Verdict Analysis: Why the Jury Awarded ZeniMax $500 Million in Oculus Lawsuit

Following the news of a $500 million plaintiff award in the ZeniMax v. Oculus lawsuit, a detailed breakdown of the verdict reveals the jury's specific findings, and who is responsible to pay for the damages. Guest Article by Matt Hooper...

ZeniMax v. Oculus Lawsuit Awards $500M to Plaintiff, Verdict Detailed in Court Documents

While it wasn't the $4 billion slam dunk ZeniMax was hoping for, a Dallas, TX jury today awarded $500 million to ZeniMax after finding that Oculus founder Palmer Luckey had breached nondisclosure agreements. However, Oculus was not found to...

‘Racket: Nx’ Early Access Review

 Developer: One Hamsa, Waves Audio Publisher: Keshet International Gaming Available On: SteamVR (HTC Vive) Reviewed on: HTC Vive Release Date: January 31, 2017 Note: This game is in Early Access which means the developers have deemed it incomplete and likely to see changes over time. This review is an...

2016’s Record Breaking VR/AR Venture Funding Totals $1.8 Billion

With 2015 breaking previous records, industry observers entered 2016 wondering if VR/AR funding would be able to keep pace. Guest Article by Clifton Dawson Clifton is Founder & CEO of Greenlight Insights, a specialty market intelligence company focused exclusively on the...

First Look: Basemark’s ‘VRScore’ Benchmark Arrives With a Unique Solution for Accurate Testing

Basemark has officially launched its virtual reality performance benchmark, VRScore and the package comes complete with an ingenious, low-cost hardware assisted solution to help ensure results are accurate. I've written previously about how tough a problem benchmarking virtual reality hardware...

$4 Billion ZeniMax v. Oculus Verdict Could Come as Early as Today, Here’s What You Need...

This week the eyes of the virtual reality industry are on a federal court in Dallas, Texas where ZeniMax (and child company id Software) and Facebook (and child company Oculus) have been engaged in legal battle over a dispute...

Researchers Demonstrate 100° Dynamic Focus AR Display With Membrane Mirrors

Achieving a wide field of view in an AR headset is a challenge in itself, but so too is fixing the so-called vergence-accommodation conflict which presently plagues most VR and AR headsets, making them less comfortable and less in...

Vive President Says Next-gen VR Headsets Likely to Come in 1 to 3 Year Cycles

Over the course of the last 50 years, capital markets have significantly codified a generational model approach consumer technology products. New "generations" of products are expected to come at a regular pace and provide increased features and reliability at the...

Experts Share 6 Legal Considerations to Know Before Jumping into the VR/AR Industry

Earlier this month, a panel of legal experts met at the SIXR Legal Workshop to discuss legal challenges in VR and AR development and how to navigate them. While VR and AR startups have many of the same legal...
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Preview: VR Music Video ‘Chocolate’ by Director Tyler Hurd is a Slice of Pure Psychedelic Joy

VR music videos seem to be digging out a sweet spot of quick and fun VR experiences that use the depth of virtual reality to immerse viewers in music with powerful and impossible visuals. Chocolate, a new VR music video...

‘HOLOSCOPE’ Headset Claims to Solve AR Display Hurdle with True Holography

Holo-this, holo-that. Holograms are so bamboozling that the term often gets used colloquially to mean 'fancy-looking 3D image', but holograms are actually a very specific and interesting method for capturing light field scenes which have some real advantages over...
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