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Report: Magic Leap Raising Series D Investment, Could Value Company at $6–8 Billion
For a company that's showed almost no one what they're building, Magic Leap has been phenomenally successful at fundraising. The company has previously raised a staggering $1.4 billion, and if a recent report turns out to be true, they're about...
Oculus Teams With Crytek to Share VR Locomotion Experiments
Oculus recently published the first installment of their ‘Developer Perspectives’ video playlists, detailed on the developer blog. Crytek’s VR movement research is presented by Julius Carter, Game Designer at the studio behind award-winning VR games
Artificial VR locomotion—moving the player...
‘SUPERHOT VR’ Launches on Vive This Thursday, But You Don’t Have to Wait
SUPERHOT VR is surely one of the best pieces of VR content available today, but has remained exclusive to Oculus since launch. The developers have teased that the game is coming to the HTC Vive this Thursday, May 25th, but you...
Now You Can Own a Fidget Spinner in VR, Because Why Not
Fidget spinners—little spinning hand toys—are one of the latest fads to see explosive growth, rising rapidly in popularity faster than the most hopeful startup. With a seemingly endless number of spinners available to purchase, developer Vladimir Storm decided to make...
Oculus Launches Improved Developer Hub, Updated Documentation
Oculus’ new developer hub website is up and running, featuring better navigation, documentation and search capabilities. The improvements address many of the requests and feedback received from the recent global developer survey, and follows an initiative to increase overall...
‘Half-Life 2: VR’ Mod Gets Green-lit on Steam in 4 Days
Half-Life 2: VR, a revamped version of an older mod which will adapt the beloved Half-Life 2 for the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, has been green-lit, signifying Valve's official acceptance of the mod for distribution on Steam.
Although Steam Greenlight's days...
Microsoft: “Holiday 2017 is Going to be Phenomenal”, E3 to See More Mixed Reality Announcements
Microsoft Technical Fellow and chief inventor of HoloLens, Alex Kipman, took the stage today at Microsoft Build 2017 to show off a number of upcoming mixed reality hardware and software streaming out of the company and its partners. Among the announcements—including...
‘Battlezone’ Launches on Steam and Oculus Store
Battlezone (2016), the low-poly, high-action reboot of the classic Atari game, launched as a timed exclusive with PlayStation VR when it hit shelves in October of last year. Today owners of HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and OSVR can now strap into the cockpit...
US Legislators Form VR-centric “Reality Caucus” to Guide Immersive Technology Policy
Yesterday five US congressional representatives announced the formation of a 'Congressional Caucus on Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality'.
The bipartisan caucus will be co-chaired by:
Yvette Clarke (D-New York)
Suzan DelBene (D-Washington)
Bill Flores (R-Texas)'
Darrell Issa (R-California)
Ted Lieu...
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,...
Nokia Partners with Lucasfilm to Produce ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ VR Content
At the NAB Show currently in progress in Las Vegas, Nokia announced a partnership with Lucasfilm to deliver an immersive behind-the-scenes VR experience of Star Wars: The Last Jedi. This forms part of the existing, multi-year technology agreement between...
‘CyberSnake’ for HoloLens is a Reimagining of the Classic ‘Snake’ in AR
Developer Lucas Rizzotto has created CyberSnake, a free game for Microsoft HoloLens. As explained in the game's launch video (above), the game is inspired by the 2D Snake arcade game, moved into a mixed reality environment, and played in...
‘Tilt Brush’ Devs Hack Together Virtual Potter’s Wheel with Vive Tracker
A novel use of a single Vive Tracker is to stick it to a rotating platform in order to create a virtual potter’s wheel. Patrick Hackett, co-creator of Tilt Brush, tweeted a short clip of the tracker in action as...
Vive Users Can Join Rift Friends in ‘Facebook Spaces’ With Revive Hack
It appears that Revive is already compatible with the Facebook's new social VR app, Facebook Spaces. Revive is a popular free hack that allows Oculus content to be played on HTC Vive system.
Launched today at Facebook’s F8 opening conference,...
Ricky Gervais Says Magic Leap Will “Change the World,” as Company Courts Celebs
Known as a brilliant comedian and capable writer/director, but not quite for his tech insight, Ricky Gervais has high praise for what he has ostensibly seen at Magic Leap. Gervais' statements come as the company seems to be courting...




















