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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...
vTime Opens New US Office Led by Former Gartner Research VP Brian Blau
vTime, the company behind the titular social VR app, today announced the studio is making a strategic expansion into North America with the opening of its San Francisco office. Brian Blau, former Research Vice President at Gartner, has been tapped...
Would You Take Your $1500 Google Glass in the Shower? This Guy Did.
Google Glass currently costs a cool $1500. And while Google built the unit to be water resistant, so that the wearer wouldn't have to worry about the rain, one man took things to the next step... the shower.
Robert Scoble...
Smart Vive Game Pits Tennis Players Against Themselves
SelfieTennis adds a simple VR twist to the more than 150 year old sport which allows players to practice in a way they could never do in the real world.
Virtual reality is arguably at its best when it takes the...
‘Beat Saber’ Ranks Among Steam’s Top Sellers in 2019
Beat Saber had an awesome year in 2019, launching out of Early Access on the platform in May with multiple music packs following behind it, which featured bands such as Green Day, Imagine Dragons, and Panic at the Disco. It...
Android/iOS Infinite Runner Game Adapted to Oculus Rift — Works Surprisingly Well
Developer Marcelo Oliveira, Kickstarter backer #117, is working on an 'infinite runner' game for the Oculus Rift -- the genre seems to fit surprisingly well! Oliveira hopes to release the game for free in the near future.
In the 'infinite runner'...
Race to Find These 20 ‘Sprint Vector’ Closed Beta Keys
Survios, the studio behind Raw Data (2017), announced a closed beta test for Sprint Vector, its multiplayer competitive foot racing game. The closed beta began on January 20th and go through January 28th. Race to find one of 20...
VR Headset Growth on Steam Takes Its Biggest Leap Yet, Led by Rift S
It appears that the 2019 holiday shopping season may have been the best ever for PC VR headsets. The latest data released this week from Valve shows VR on Steam making its single biggest leap yet, on a path...
The Next Version of Crashland Looks Amazing
As my personal favorite Oculus Rift demo, I've been watching Crashland's development closely. The forthcoming version, which will include a ferocious "Hell Worm," among other additions like powerups and new weapons, looks absolutely amazing.
Crashland is the hobby project of...
5 Windows VR Headsets Now Available for Pre-Order Including Samsung Odyssey
At Microsoft's special Mixed Reality event today, the company announced that all of their VR headsets destined to ship this holiday season are accounted for, and are now available for pre-order including headsets from Acer, Dell, HP, Lenovo and...
Lenovo and Kopin Form Joint Venture to Grow Enterprise AR Headset Market
Lenovo's own investment group and wearable displays manufacturer Kopin Corporation have formed a joint venture named Lenovo New Vision. The combination of Lenovo Capital and Incubator Group's (LCIG) global resources and Kopin’s wearable technology expertise hopes to grow the enterprise Augmented Reality...
A Failed XR Startup is Back With Compact Optics That Switch Instantly Between AR & VR
AntVR, an early VR startup which struggled with several XR headset projects that ultimately didn't find traction, has reemerged with novel optics which can instantly transition between AR and VR modes.
Founded in 2014, AntVR is the China-based VR startup...
‘Iron Man VR’ Gets 25% Permanent Price Reduction on Quest
Meta announced the high-flying superhero game Marvel's Iron Man VR (2020) has a new permanent price, bringing it to $30.
Once a PSVR exclusive, Iron Man VR on Quest 2 and Quest Pro lets you suit up as Tony Stark and...
Oculus Co-founder Departs Facebook Amidst Rumor of Rift 2 Cancellation
Oculus co-founder Brendan Iribe is leaving Facebook. Citing "a source close to the matter," a report from TechCrunch indicates his departure is related to the cancellation of a Rift 2 headset, though Facebook has denied that element of the...
STEM Motion Controller Prototype Demoed with Crashland, Sixense AMA Today With STEM Feature Announcement
Sixense has put together a video showing their STEM prototype played with one of my favorite Oculus Rift demos -- Crashland. The Sixense team is also doing an AMA (Ask Me Anything) session on Reddit where the community can...




















