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NextVR Raises $30.5M to Accelerate Broadcast VR Development
NextVR, the company known for live-broadcasting immersive video such as last month's Gear VR-accessible Democratic debate, announced recently a $30.5 million Series A funding round with investments by some big names in traditional media.
VR is changing the consumption of...
VorpX v0.9 to Bring ‘Direct Driver Mode’ and Enhanced DX11 3D Support
vorpX, the VR injection driver that lets you to play non VR games in VR, has announced that the latest version will be out this month and will include some major updates including reworked DX11 3D Geometry support and Oculus Runtime...
Researchers Showcase Impressive New Bar for Real-time Digital Human Rendering in VR
A broad team of graphics researchers, universities, and technology companies are showcasing the latest research into digital human representation in VR at SIGGRAPH 2017. Advanced capture, rigging, and rendering techniques have resulted in an impressive new bar for the...
Oculus Connect: Facebook’s ‘New Techniques for Streaming 360 Video’ Liveblog @1pm PDT
This afternoon, Facebook is hosting a talk during Oculus Connect 2 to talk 360 degree video. Executive Editor Ben Lang is on the ground reporting live to cover the talk, entitled 'New Techniques for Streaming 360 Video' with Facebook software engineer David Pio.
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Sony to Offer Big Discounts on PSVR, PS4 & Games in ‘Days of Play’ Sale
Sony is getting ready to offer big discounts in their 11-day 'Days of Play' sale, which will see price reductions on PSVR bundles, controllers, games, and the introduction of a limited edition PS4.
From June 8th to 18th, you can...
Valve Adds Support for Latest Oculus Rift SDK in SteamVR Update
Amidst ongoing development of Valve's SteamVR platform, a recent update has brought support for the latest version of the Oculus Rift SDK and Runtime.
Apparently in an effort to ensure continued support for the Oculus Rift through SteamVR, a November...
Unreal Engine 4.25 Improves Support for HoloLens 2, Magic Leap, Adds Azure Spatial Anchors
Unreal Engine 4.25 launched this week bringing a host of improvements to the engine's XR functionality. HoloLens 2 and Magic Leap saw the most attention, including the addition of Azure Spatial Anchors, Microsoft's cross-platform system which enables shared augmented...
Watch: ‘Robo Recall’ is Playable on HTC Vive Using ‘Revive’ Mod, Here’s How
Oculus Rift exclusive title Robo Recall - which launched just yesterday - can already be played on the HTC Vive, using the infamous Revive mod. And, as you can see in this video, the game seems to work remarkably well.
Oculus' approach...
Fitness Service ‘Alo Moves’ Launches Immersive Mind-body Classes on Quest
Magnopus, the veteran XR studio behind Mission: ISS (2017), launched Alo Moves XR, a new mixed reality fitness app for Quest that uses volumetric 3D captures to deliver classes from top fitness gurus in yoga, Pilates, and mindfulness.
Announced earlier this year,...
Resolution Games Reveals ‘Demeo’, a Turn-based RPG Dungeon Crawler for VR
Resolution Games, the studio behind VR titles Cook-Out: A Sandwich Tale (2020), Blaston (2020), and Bait! (2017), revealed work on a new turn-based dungeon crawler RPG for SteamVR headsets, Oculus Quest, and traditional PC monitors.
Called Demeo, the studio says the game zeroes...
WaveOptics Raises $16M to Create Optics For Small Form-Factor AR Headsets
WaveOptics, a UK-based firm involved in designing and engineering optics for augmented reality, has today announced a successful series B funding round amounting to £12.0m ($15.7m). Investors include Touchstone Innovations, Robert Bosch Venture Capital GMBH, Octopus Investments, and Gobi...
‘Yore VR’ is an Intriguing Medieval Open World Sandbox for HTC Vive
Ironbelly Studios and TectonicVR are bringing a new built-for-VR open world title to the HTC Vive, set within the medieval era, and it's looking mighty promising too.
Ever held a yearning to live in a time where life expectancy was...
‘Walkabout Mini Golf’ Gets Wallace & Gromit Course This Week, Trailer Here
Walkabout Mini Golf developer Mighty Coconut announced its long-awaited 'Wallace & Gromit' paid DLC course is coming this Thursday.
Starting July 25th you'll be able to step into the duo's 62 West Wallaby Street residence where you'll play through a...
Sam Macaroni’s ‘Junkbots’ Used a Custom Camera Rig to Capture Seamless 360 Action
Over the last four years, Sam Macaroni has pumped out over two hundred movies on YouTube. Before that, he was carving up Hollywood as an actor and a director. Last year, someone placed an Oculus Rift DK2 on his...
HTC is Giving Away 2 Free Months of Viveport Infinity to Samsung Odyssey Owners
Oculus Rift and Valve Index owners got their own promotions recently for a few free months of Viveport Infinity, HTC's Netflix-style VR game distribution platform. Now it's Samsung HMD Odyssey's turn, as Odyssey owners can get in on the...



















