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Report: Apple Starts Preliminary Production on “semitransparent” AR Lenses
According to a report by The Information, Apple is gearing up to enter a new phase in production on its fabled AR headset. Together with Foxconn Technology, the Taiwan-based contract manufacturer behind many of Apple's mobile devices, the company...
Oculus Rift Manufacturing Overview Reveals 200+ Custom Parts, IPD Adjustment Mechanism
In a session at day 1 of Connect, Oculus' Caitlin Kalinowski and Stephanie Lue took to the stage to speak about the challenges associated with making the Oculus Rift a mass-producible product.
While the Rift Crescent Bay prototype, revealed by Oculus...
Meta Ray-Ban Display Glasses Are Now Available, But That Doesn’t Mean Buying is Easy
Ray-Ban Display, Meta's first smart glasses with a display, are now available for sale. However, unless you're in the US and in a handful of major metropolitan areas, it's difficult to get your hands on a pair.
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IndieCade Announces Top 20 Semi-Finalists in Leap Motion ‘3D Jam’
IndieCade announced the top 20 semi-finalists of the Leap Motion '3D Jam' yesterday. The lucky 20 entrants will go on to compete for the first prize of $5,000 cash and $2,500 in travel costs to send them to IndieCade East 2015...
Facebook Study Finds Introverts Feel More Comfortable with VR Social Interaction
A recent study by Facebook IQ, in which people completed one-on-one conversations in VR, concluded that most people respond positively, and introverts in particular feel more comfortable. Facebook IQ is a team established to assist marketers in understanding the...
Oculus Rift Kickstarter Infographic: Almost 2 Million in Funding With 7 Days Remaining
With just 7 days remaining in the Oculus Rift Kickstarter which is nearing $2 million in funding, the campaign easily passed my early $1 million estimate. I took all of the publicly available data from the Kickstarter and compiled...
Ubisoft’s Mysterious New VR Thriller ‘Transference’ Aims to be a “true collaboration between Hollywood and gaming”
At Ubisoft's E3 2017 presentation, the company announced a cinematic-focused VR psychological thriller called Transference. Launching in Spring 2018, the title seeks to "bridge the gap between movies and games," and is being developed in collaboration with Ubisoft Montreal and...
Valve “Confident” That ‘Half-Life: Alyx’ Will Ship on Time
With a handful of high profile games being delayed in the last few weeks (like Cyberpunk 2077, Doom Eternal, The Last of Us Part II, and more) there's been lingering worry that Valve—perhaps the game studio most infamous for...
‘Demeo’s Fourth Adventure ‘Curse of the Serpent Lord’ Releases Today, Trailer Here
Resolution Games today released the fourth module to its hit multiplayer tabletop RPG Demeo (2021), this time pitting your merry band of adventurers against what the studio calls a "cadre of desert-dwelling reptilian nightmares."
Called 'The Curse of the Serpent Lord', the adventure...
Artist Fuses Real and Virtual Art with ‘Tilt Brush’ Mixed Reality
Artist Anna Zhilyaeva recently created an ‘augmented reality painting’ for her YouTube channel, ‘Anna’s dream brush’, which is dedicated to VR-based art. The work combines mixed-reality footage using VR software Tilt Brush with a real painting on canvas.
“I was...
‘Shooty Fruity’ Coming to All Major VR Platforms December 19th, Launch Trailer Here
UK-based studio nDreams, the minds behind The Assembly (2016) and producer of Bloody Zombies (2017), and Near Light today announced that its upcoming tongue-in-cheek shooting game Shooty Fruity is slated to simultaneously launch on PlayStation VR, HTC Vive and Oculus Rift on December 19th, 2017.
Shooty Fruity basically turns you...
‘Moon Player’ Unlocks YouTube’s Immersive Video Library on Vision Pro
YouTube has a ton of videos created for immersive viewing, but without an official YouTube app on Vision Pro, it's a bit of a song and dance to get them to play. Moon Player however launched a Vision Pro app...
Hands On: SMI Proves that Foveated Rendering is Here and it Really Works
SMI, a company working in the field of gaze detection for over 20 years, hit CES this year with an application of their latest 250hz eye tracking solution coupled with a holy grail for 2nd generation virtual reality - FOVeated...
Visually Stunning Adventure ‘Hubris’ is Coming to PSVR 2 Soon, Promising Much Needed Improvements
Cyborn is bringing Hubris (2022), the sci-fi adventure for PC VR headsets, to PSVR 2 this month, promising a host of improvements we hope will buff out more than a few dull spots in the otherwise visually impressive game.
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Oculus: “Hawken VR is coming — Stay tuned”
If you've been following the Oculus Rift saga since the beginning, you'll recall that Hawken (2012, Meteor/Adhesive) was said by the developers to have Oculus Rift support as of the open beta launch on December 12, 2012 -- even...


















