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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.
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Watch: Stunning Blade Runner VR Fan Project is Nearly Done, But There’s a Hitch

We check back in with Blade Runner 9732, a stunningly detailed fan developed VR recreation of Deckard's iconic flat from the original film. The project was recently updated showing some incredible progress, but despite its near final status, there's...

Exclusive: Nokia Launches OZO Player SDK, a Cross-platform Video Playback Engine for VR Apps

Nokia has launched the OZO Player SDK, a cross-platform foundation for creating applications with high fidelity VR video playback. Road to VR spoke with Nokia's Head of VR Technologies, Tarif Sayed to learn more about the offering. While VR video portals like Jaunt,...

Valve Takes ‘Onward’ Developer Under its Wing

VR exclusive online military simulator Onward has been wowing room-scale VR audiences since its inception and now lone developer Dante Buckley has been invited to continue development under gaming giant Valve's roof, at least for a short time. One of...

AR Optics Company Lumus Secures Further $30M in Funding

Lumus Ltd. recently confirmed a $30 million funding round led by Quanta and HTC. Lumus is a leading provider and developer of augmented reality technology. Following from the $15 million funding led by Shanda Group and Crystal-Optech in June, Lumus...

Visualising UI Solutions for Our Mixed Reality Future

Augmented and Mixed Reality technologies are rapidly evolving, with consumer devices on the horizon. But how will people interact with their new digitally enhanced lives? Designer Ben Frankforter visualises several ideas he's had to help bring about the arrival...
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Unity’s In-VR Game Editor Launches Tomorrow, This Is What It’s Like

Tomorrow Unity plans to launch the first experimental build of EditorVR, a component of the Unity game engine which will let developers build games within virtual reality. Timoni West, Principal Designer at Unity Labs, has announced that EditorVR will launch...

VR Sports Training Company STRIVR Labs Scores $5 Million Investment

STRIVR Labs, a company focused on using VR for sports training, plans to use a new $5 million investment to expand the scope of its "experiential learning" platform. According to a press release from the company, Strivr's $5 million Series A...

‘Raw Data’ Developer Survios Raises $50 Million, Now Top Funded VR Dev Studio

Survios, the VR development studio behind the Vive title Raw Data, has announced a whopping $50 million in funding to further expand its VR content offerings. The new round makes the company the most funded pure VR development studio to date. Survios'...

VR Metaverse Company High Fidelity Raises $22 Million in New Funding

Uncovered among recent regulatory filings, VR metaverse company High Fidelity has raised $22 million in new funding. The company, which has reportedly raised $17.45 million across four prior venture investments, has raised a new round of venture capital to the...

What VR Headset Makers (not analysts) Have Actually Said About Sales Expectations

If you're at all involved in the VR space, you likely recently saw a flurry of downtrodden headlines describing "slow," and "modest," holiday VR headset sales, with some even calling VR "the biggest loser this holiday." The impetus of those headlines...

AxonVR Raises $5.8 Million Seed Investment for Advanced VR Haptics

AxonVR has announced the closure of a $5.8 million seed investment, which is claimed to be the largest secured by a VR haptics company to date. The company intends to use the money to build out their HaptX platform...

VR Industry’s Biggest Players Are Banding Together to Create an Open VR Standard

The Khronos Group announced on Tuesday that they have a critical mass of major VR players who are collaborating on a VR open standard. This VR open standard will have a software and hardware component that will enable VR...

Zero Latency Raises $7 Million for Expansion of ‘Warehouse Scale’ VR Tech

Melbourne-based firm Zero Latency has raised $7 million in venture funding. The company specialises in out-of-home ‘warehouse scale’ local multiplayer VR experiences, and is beginning to open attractions around the world. Consumer VR headsets are optimised for use in a...

VR-capable Frostbite Engine Suggests More AAA VR to Come from EA

It's been confirmed that the soon to launch Star Wars Battlefront X-Wing VR Mission on PlayStation VR is powered by DICE's coveted Frostbite Engine, a strong hint that more AAA VR development is on the way from the company. Star...

2016’s Record Breaking VR Venture Funding Has Been Driven by Mega Deals

After years of record-breaking venture funding in the virtual reality industry, we wondered if 2016 would continue on its torrid pace. The numbers are starting to roll in, as reported in the new Fall edition of the 2016 Virtual...
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