XR Industry News

The latest news on the XR industry. Covering AR, VR, MR, spatial computing, and the most important companies and platforms in the field.

XR Industry News

The latest news on the XR industry. Covering AR, VR, MR, spatial computing, and the most important companies and platforms in the field.

Rothenberg Ventures ‘River’ VR Accelerator Ups Ante to $1.3 Million, Announces Seed Investments in 13 Startups

Last month, Rothenberg Ventures launched 'River', an accelerator through which they committed to investing $100,000 in 10 seed-stage virtual reality startups. Today the company has announced that its decided to bump the inaugural class count up to 13, totalling...

Disney Leads $65 Million Investment in Jaunt’s VR Camera & Content Business

Jaunt, the company who has blazed an early trail in the capture and distribution of cinematic 360 videos, has announced yet another injection of funds, this a $65M round lead by entertainment giant Disney. The VR industry and all it's...

AltspaceVR Holding Open Beta This Weekend For Virtual Superbowl Party

AltspaceVR is hosting another open beta weekend, and they want you to bring the chips and dip this time for a shared viewing of Super Bowl XLIX. Whether you're rooting for the Patriots or the Seahawks, you're sure to...

GTA Boss on VR: “No Market” for VR that “Requires You to Dedicate a Room”

Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has poured scepticism on the hype surrounding VR post launch by voicing concerns about the cost and space requirement of current systems, mostly (by the sounds of it) the HTC Vive. Strauss Zelnick isn't exactly what...

Google Bringing VR to iPhone, Cardboard App Now Available on iOS with New Demos

Ready or not, Apple, here comes virtual reality on the iPhone courtesy of Google. The search giant has now released the official Cardboard app for iOS with a few brand new demos. What's more, the Cardboard SDK is compatible...

HTC-led Venture Capital Consortium Represents $10 Billion Earmarked for VR

This week at MWC Shanghai, HTC announced the Virtual Reality Venture Capital Alliance (VRVCA), a consortium of 28 venture capital firms focusing their funds on virtual reality. Collectively, the group represents more than $10 billion in capital aimed at...

‘TheWaveVR’ Raises $2.5 Million Seed Investment for Social VR Music Platform

TheWaveVR is a social VR music platform which allows DJs to mix tracks live in VR in front of a virtual audience which can connect to experience the performance from around the world. The company announced today that it's raised...

Battlezone PSVR Dev Diary #2: Building Levels in VR That Welcome Players Into the World

In the 2nd of our 3 part developer diary series from Battlezone developers Rebellion, Game Designer Grant Stewart writes on making levels that don’t just use VR, but also welcome you into the game world. Guest Article by Grant Stewart Grant designs...

Sulon Cortex ‘Augmented Virtual Reality’ Headset, Interview with Don Henderson

Sulon had an impressive presence at CES 2015, their sizeable booth on the show floor accompanied by eye-catching prototype headsets clearly designed to announce to the world that they'd arrived. Their product, an AR/VR headset named the 'Cortex', has an interesting...
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Epic Games Releases ‘Showdown’ UE4 VR Demo, Compatible with Rift, Vive, and Morpheus

Epic Games has shown the world some of the most visually stunning VR experiences to date, and today, one of them (Showdown) is being released for free as a UE4 VR sample for developers to learn from. Showdown was created...
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New Magic Leap Video Shows Your Home as a User Interface

The secretive augmented reality project Magic Leap enjoy their fantastical teaser videos, but their latest takes a more sober tone by demonstrating the potential for the technology as a user interface to your life. There's not much new that exists...

5 Insights for New VR Developers from DreamWorks Animation Head of Technology Product Development

At Samsung's 2014 developer conference last week, Warren Mayoss, Head of Technology Product Development at DreamWorks Animation, took to the stage during the second day keynote to talk VR. Mayoss shared some of the initial work that DreamWorks has...

Oculus PC SDK 0.7 is a Major Overhaul, New Direct Driver Mode Made with NVIDIA &...

Oculus have given developers a heads up on their forthcoming PC SDK release, due August 20th. The release brings with it major overhauls, not least of which include a new Direct Driver Mode, developed in conjunction with NVIDIA and...

Jesse Schell on the VR Design Principles of ‘I Expect You to Die’

Jesse Schell has been involved in virtual reality for over 20 years, and he's also the author of the popular The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses. He was able to combine his background in VR and...

Google Says Global VR Search Volume Grew 400% in 12 Months

Google, who has now has several major VR initiatives underway, notes major gains in interest in virtual reality and 360 degree video capture and sharing. The company is now prompting brands to consider what role VR will play in...
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