Snapchat to Raise $1 Billion to Further Build Content, Gaming, and AR
Snap Inc, the company behind the ever popular Snapchat, plans to raise $1 billion in short-term debt to further develop the content, gaming, and AR features of its platform.
Reuters reports that Snap Inc, now publicly traded since 2017, plans...
‘DiRT Rally 2.0’ Finally Gets VR Support for Rift, Index, & Vive; ‘No Plans’ for PSVR
An update to DiRT Rally 2.0 (2019) today has finally brought VR support to the game. Now available for $60 on Oculus and Steam, the game offers support for Rift, Index, and HTC Vive, though developer Codemasters also confirmed that...
UCLA Surgical Training Study Shows VR Beats Traditional Training by 130%
A randomized study conducted at UCLA to test the difference between VR and traditional surgical training found that medical students trained in VR scored significantly better than traditional methods.
Conducted at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University...
Massless VR Stylus Now Open for Pre-order; Release Date & Price Revealed
Massless is accepting applications for the first wave of its VR stylus which is aimed at making it easier and more precise for professionals to create and design in VR. The company expects to ship the Massless Pen starting...
Rift & Rift S Now Account for Half of Headsets Used on Steam
With the Rift S launching just two and a half months ago, on Steam the headset has already nearly surpassed all Windows VR headsets in use on the platform. With the original Rift and Rift S, Oculus headsets now...
Iconic VR Film ‘The Matrix’ to Return to Select Theaters for 20th Anniversary
Yes... it's already been 20 years. 1999's The Matrix is perhaps the most iconic film involving VR ever made, and later this month it'll return to to select theaters in the US for one week.
Major American movie theater chain AMC...
Delighting Users with Rich Interactions is Key to Making VR Engaging & Effective
VR software has introduced many new challenges to developers. Among these challenges, rich interactions are at the very core of all the new elements VR software designers need to consider when creating games or general applications.
Guest Article by Enrique...
Valve Cancels VirtualLink Adapter Accessory for Index, Cites Technical Issues & Laptop Adoption
Alongside the company's new Index headset, Valve offered an optional VirtualLink adapter which would replace the three plugs on the end of the headset's tether with a single VirtualLink port for use with compatible GPUs. This week the company...
Applications for Oculus Launch Pad Developer Program Now Open
Applications are now open for the fourth annual Oculus Launch Pad, a program designed to help empower developers and creators from diverse backgrounds. Applications are being accepted until August 23rd, 2019.
Oculus announced the news on their developer blog, stating...
“Weeks” Turn to Months for Release of Indie Gem ‘Vanishing Realms’ Expansion
Indie VR title Vanishing Realms brought Zelda-esque room-scale RPG action to SteamVR all the way back at the launch of the first PC VR headsets in 2016. The game is one of the top rated titles on SteamVR, but remains in...
