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Sony Unveils ‘Spatial Reality Display’ with Eye-tracking for Glasses-free 3D Viewing
Sony recently unveiled Spatial Reality Display, a 15.6-inch 4K panel that includes both eye-tracking and embedded lenticular lens array so users can view 3D content with the naked eye.
In contrast to the $3,000 Looking Glass Holographic Monitor, which is...
Vision Pro Will Use External Display for More Than Just Showing Your Eyes
The recently released VisionOS Beta 6 contains a video showing how users will scan their face to create their avatar using the Vision Pro cameras. Perhaps more interestingly, the video shows that Apple plans to use the external display...
‘Pistol Whip’ Gets Dieselpunk-inspired Level in New ‘Dark Skies’ Update
Pistol Whip (2019), the VR rhythm-shooter from Cloudhead Games, just got a new dielselpunk-inspired update, available now on Oculus Quest and SteamVR-compatible headsets.
Called 'Dark Skies', the update includes a new level set on Zeppelin, replete with hanger bay and...
‘Lies Beneath’ is a Comic-inspired Survival Horror Game Exclusively for Rift & Quest
Lies Beneath is an Oculus-exclusive survival horror VR game from Drifter Entertainment, the studio behind Gunheart (2018). The studio has honed in on a unique comic book / cel-shaded style which looks like almost nothing else in VR to date.
Lies...
‘The Hobbit’ VR Experience Nominated for Visual Effects Award Alongside Halo 5, Destiny, and Others
Thief in the Shadows, a VR experience based on The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013), has been nominated for a Visual Effects Society award for 'Outstanding Visual Effects in a Real-Time Project'.
Nominated for the 14th Annual VES Awards alongside triple-A titles Halo...
Full Reveal of ‘Star Wars Vader Immortal’ Quest Launch Title Coming Next Month
ILMxLab is to finally demo its upcoming Star Wars Virtual Reality series, Vader Immortal at the annual Star Wars Celebration event in April.
We reported on ILMxLAB's latest immersive VR experience way back in October last year, after the studio...
Tickets Now Available: First Silicon Valley Virtual Reality Conference & Expo, May 19–20
Tickets are now available for the first Silicon Valley Virtual Reality (SVVR) Conference and Expo event. To mark the event, Karl Krantz walks us through the short but already history of the social event from which it was born.
SVVR...
VRMMO ‘Eldramoor: Haven in the Mist’ Kickstarter Concludes with $170,000
The Kickstarter campaign for Eldramoor: Haven in the Mist has come to an end, nabbing developer Resolute Games over $170,000 to bring its ambitious VR MMORPG to life.
The one-month campaign celebrated early success when it launched on June 24th, quickly garnering...
PlayStation ‘Days of Play’ Brings Six Free PSVR 2 Games to Premium Members, $100 Off PSVR...
PlayStation Plus members are in for a treat next month, as Sony is serving up six PSVR 2 games to premium subscribers which are all actually legitimately awesome, and even the chance to nab a headset for $100 off.
Announced...
Dent Reality Aims to Bring AR Indoor Directions to Malls, Airports & Retail Stores
Navigating indoors is still a pretty old school experience: you look for a map of shops, bathrooms, and accessibility ramps and follow signs to your desired destination, all the while knowing that the super powered computer in your pocket...
Hands-on: Lumus Prototype AR Glasses Are Smaller & Better Than Ever
Lumus' latest waveguide, dubbed Maximus, is now even more compact thanks to 2D image expansion. With impressive image quality and a more compact optical engine, the company is poised to have a leading display solution for truly glasses-sized AR...
‘Beat Saber’ Developer Confirms Plans for Color Blind Mode, Soundtrack Release
Beat Saber, the hotly anticipated VR rhythm game launching May 1st, relies heavily upon colors to guide players in striking the correct notes. For those with color blindness, this could make the game more challenging. Fortunately the developer has...
Pixvana Raises $6 Million for Cloud-based VR Video Processing and Delivery
Pixvana, a Seattle VR startup working to create a cloud-based processing and delivery platform for VR video, today announced a $6 million fundraise.
In a round led by Madrona Venture group with participation from Vulcan Capital and angel investors, Pixvana...
Lytro Website Goes to Life Support Mode as Company Winds Down After Google Acquisition
Lytro, the company that pivoted to enterprise-focused applications of its light-field technology after leaving its commercial camera business, is shutting down after a reported $40M acquisition by Google. Now the company is apparently winding down its business by reducing...
Bigscreen’s ‘VR Cinema’ Showing Interstellar, Star Trek, Transformers, & More This Month
Bigscreen has released the latest lineup of big-name movies premiering this month in its recently released 'VR Cinema' feature.
A virtual reality movie theater always has felt like an obvious shoe-in for VR, a sentiment illustrated by some of our...




















