WaveOptics Secures Additional $13M to Expand AR Optics Manufacturing
WaveOptics, a designer and manufacturer of waveguide optics for AR displays, announced it's raised a total of $39 million (£30m) in Series C funding, something the company says will help scale its business operations in the UK, US and...
‘NOSTOS’ Beta Gameplay Highlights the Pitfalls of ‘VR-optional’ Game Design
In development by NetEase Games, NOSTOS is an online RPG due to launch later this year on PC with optional VR support. The game recently had a closed-beta period which gives a good look at how things are shaping up with...
Here’s What 100 Hours of VR Drum Practice Gets You
Virtual reality drumming app Paradiddle recently accepted submissions for VR drummers to show off their skills. One drummer, who says they've never played drums in the real world, submitted a killer cover of 'Assassin' by MUSE.
Yet another case for the power...
Valve Developer to Talk About Secretive ‘Flagship VR Title’ at DigiPen Next Week
When it comes to game development, Valve is probably one of the most notorious of black boxes; there's still no telling what the studio has in store for its promised three 'full-length' VR titles, let alone the one planned...
Lenovo Mirage AR Headset Returns with New Marvel Game & 6DOF Controllers
Lenovo first released its smartphone-powered Mirage AR headset last year alongside its sole title, Star Wars: Jedi Challenges (2018), a collection of short AR games that let you do things like fight Darth Vader & Co. with a lightsaber-shaped controller,...
Björk Releases ‘Vulnicura Virtual Reality Album’, A Collection of Immersive Music Videos
The perennially avant-garde singer-songwriter Björk has brought her entire 2015 album, Vulnicura, to virtual reality. Available today, headset owners can finally get to dive into a collection of immersive music videos that only previously graced museums worldwide via the...
Immersive Social Platform ‘VRChat’ Raises $10 Million in Venture Capital
VRChat announced today that it has closed a $10 million Series C investment to continue expanding its immersive social platform which is steeped in user-generated content.
VRChat is an immersive social platform that allows VR and non-VR users to socialize...
‘Trover Saves the Universe’ to Get Free ‘Cosmic Jobs’ DLC in October
Rick and Morty co-creator Justin Roiland loves VR, and his latest VR game, Trover Saves the Universe (2019), is getting its first DLC drop next month.
Called 'Trover's Important Cosmic Jobs', the free DLC is headed to all supported platforms...
Small Form Factor Locomotion Device ‘VRGO Mini’ Surpasses Kickstarter Goal
Bristol, UK-based designer Joe Ryan launched his first Kickstarter back in 2015, the VRGO chair locomotion device, which saw a modest £22,100 (~$27,000) in crowdfunds. Now, a smaller form factor version of the device is being launched through a...
Step Into Daft Punk’s ‘One More Time’ in This VR Fan Tribute
Daft Punk's Interstella 5555 (2003) is an hour-long film that expertly blends the electronic music duo's album Discovery with some pretty striking visuals, courtesy of Japanese anime studio Toei Animation. Now, thanks to a group of fans led by Sydney-based VR developer Jake...
