WakingApp Raises $4.3M to Build an Accessible VR/AR Content Creation Platform
WakingApp announced recently that they've completed a series C funding round to secure $4.3M to realise their vision of an immersive content creation platform that everyone can use.
Israeli company WakingApp is developing a content creation platform for the rest...
WEARVR Weekly Top Ten VR Downloads – November #3
Looking for something fun to play in VR? We’ve got the top 10 downloads from the last week on the WEARVR app marketplace, a cross-platform repository of virtual reality experiences.
Go on down to South Park and have yourself a time. You'll...
First Look: PresenZ Shows Navigable Pre-rendered Room-scale VR Scenes
PresenZ is a system developed by VFX studio Nozon which combines some of the essential benefits of pre-rendered imagery with those of real-time interactivity. For the first time the company is demonstrating a room-scale version of a Presenz-enabled scene.
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Samsung Launches Gear VR Headset in the US, Coming ‘Soon’ to Europe
Samsung today became the first company to market with a consumer oriented virtual reality headset in decades as its Samsung Galaxy mobile phone powered Gear VR launched in the US today.
It's unlikely that many people, even post Oculus Rift Kickstarter,...
Analysis of Gear VR’s Place at the Inception of the Consumer Virtual Reality Ecosystem
Ben Lang jokes that we've been at 'Year Zero' of VR for three years now, and the official release of the Gear VR today marks the first official launch of a consumer-ready virtual ready head-mounted display. Ben joins me on...
Oculus Lists Gear VR ‘Sold Out’ at Best Buy, Amazon & Samsung Still Stocked
Pre-orders for the Gear VR, the mobile VR headset made in collaboration between Samsung and Oculus, opened up on November 10th. With the headset due to be released on the 20th, it looks like Best Buy has sold out...
Madrona Venture Group on Why Seattle is a Hotbed for VR and AR
Matt McIlwain is a managing director at the Madrona Venture Group, which recently announced their first investment in the virtual reality space with a $4 million Series A round of funding for Envelop VR. Matt talks about why Seattle...
Review: ‘EVE: Gunjack’ Sets the Bar for Gear VR Turret Shooters
EVE: Gunjack, The mobile counterpart of the hugely anticipated VR multiplayer space shooter EVE:Valkyrie, is released tomorrow on Samsung Gear VR. We go hands-on with the consumer release and find out that CCP Games have succeeded in setting a...
Nokia Ozo Price, Specs, and Release Date to be Revealed at November 30th Event
Nokia has sent out invites for a forthcoming event in Los Angeles on November 30th asking guests to "join us for the exclusive unveiling" of Ozo, the company's professional VR camera.
Nokia's reveal of the Ozo camera back in July...
Virtuix Omni with HTC Vive & Lighthouse Enables Fully Decoupled Locomotion
As developers continue to experiment with a range of VR navigation techniques, Virtuix's Omni treadmill gives gamers a way to physically walk and run around virtual worlds in an otherwise limited space. The company's latest developments bring compatibility with the...
