Lytro Gets $60M More for Light Field VR Capture, First Content Coming in Q2
Lytro have announced another hefty wedge of funding, with a $60 million series D round led by Blue Pool. What's more, they've formed a content partnership Within, and the first 360 degree 3D light field content is now set...
Kickstarter Goal Within Reach for VRGE VR Headset Dock in Final 24 Hours
The sleek-looking VRGE VR headset dock Kickstarter looks set to come down to a photo-finish. Heading into its final 24 hours, the crowdfunding campaign is within $2,000 of its $30,000 goal.
We've had our eye on the VRGE Kickstarter since it...
‘Fantasynth’ Alpha Preview
Fantasynth (2017) is an upcoming VR music experience for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive that takes you on a surreal ride through an abstract world of sharp geometric shapes and eye-catching neon lights. Pulsing to the futuristic beat of...
Inside the First IMAX VR Experience Centre
The first IMAX VR Experience Centre has officially opened in LA. The company has unsurprisingly modeled the destination much like a movie theater, one that offers up immersive experiences on the latest VR hardware through a pay-to-play model. With plans...
‘EVE: Valkyrie’ Gets Major ‘Wormholes’ Update with Intriguing New Game Mode
CCP Games are updating the sci-fi dogfighting EVE: Valkyrie today with a brand new game mode, a league system, and a number of fixes and improvements. The 'Wormhole' mode creates new combat scenarios, as travelling into an anomaly changes the...
Facebook to Focus on WebVR and Social VR with 7 Sessions at F8 Conference
Facebook's 2017 F8 developer conference has seven scheduled sessions dedicated to VR. The company's annual two-day event is dedicated to exploring the future of Facebook's family of apps and services (including Oculus), and how businesses and developers can leverage them.
With sessions covering...
‘Life of Us’: An Embodied & Social Story of Human Evolution
Within premiered their first real-time rendered, interactive experience at Sundance New Frontier this year with Life of Us, which is the story of life on the planet as told through embodying a series of characters who are evolving into...
Apple CEO Continues to Set the Stage for Rumored AR Play: ‘AR is for everyone, like...
Apple CEO Tim Cook has once again affirmed his belief in the significance of augmented reality technology. Interviewed during a recent trip to Europe, he spoke broadly about how AR could benefit everyone’s lives in the future, highlighting the way...
8i Lands $27M in Series B Funding and Reveals Tango-powered Mixed Reality App ‘Holo’
Volumetric video specialists 8i have announced their latest series B funding round has netted them a further $27 while also unveiling Holo, a mixed reality video app, powered by Google's Tango technology.
We first reported on 8i back in 2015,...
Critical ‘Robinson: The Journey’ Steam Bug Gets Patched
Robinson: The Journey's recent Steam release got off to a rocky start with a fatal bug which prevented players from even starting the game. Today, a 140MB patch from Crytek appears to have fixed the problem.
Yesterday we reported on Robinson:...















