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.
Microsoft: “All Windows Universal Apps Work as Holograms”
Wondering how Microsoft HoloLens development will work? Microsoft says that HoloLens APIs are built into the core of Windows...
DirectX 12 Coming to Unity 5, Can Increase CPU-bound Game Performance by 50%
Microsoft further detailed DirectX 12 at yesterday's Windows 10 address, and promised that not only could it increase performance...
nDreams Lands $2.75 Million Investment for VR Game Development
nDreams, a UK based videogame development studio, today announced a $2.75 million investment from Mercia Technologies for the development of...
AMD to Share Low-Latency VR GPU Rendering Tricks at GDC 2015
GDC 2015 is just around the corner and the event's conference schedule has revealed that semiconductor giant AMD will be sharing...
Rev VR Podcast (Ep.88): Introducing OpenGear, A Gear VR Alternative, By Developer Mark Schramm
As a developer, one of the most difficult challenges is getting your hands on the actual hardware you are...
Rothenberg Ventures ‘River’ VR Accelerator to Invest $1 Million Across 10 Startups, Apply Now
Today Rothenberg Ventures has announced the launch of the first VR accelerator, 'River', created to jumpstart early-stage companies working on...
Sony Morpheus Development – ‘Vanguard V’ Dev Shares Perspective
With the Gear VR and Oculus Rift 'Crescent Bay' prototype currently in the spotlight, it shouldn't be forgotten that Sony's PS4...
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...
Why Rothenberg Ventures is Gung Ho About Investing in Virtual Reality
Rothenberg Ventures is a venture capital firm located in San Francisco, California. Started in 2012 by Mike Rothenberg, the...
Magic Leap Closes $542m Series B Investment, Now Soliciting Developers for Its “Digital Lightfield”...
According to a press release revealed today, Magic Leap has closed a $524 million Series B funding round led by...
Reportedly on the Verge of a $500m Investment, Here’s What We Know About Magic...
Earlier this week, Recode reported that Google is "set to lead a huge investment in Magic Leap." The article...
Oculus Research Division Is ‘First Complete, Well Funded VR Research Team in Close to...
Buried toward the end of Michael Abrash's must-watch keynote at Oculus Connect was the announcement of a new research...
AltspaceVR Seed Investment Tops $5.2 Million, Software Details Revealed Today at SVVR #13
Altspace VR has today announced significant follow-on funding to their initial investment round which more than doubles the company's...
NextVR Raises $5 Million for Live VR Broadcast Tech, Content to Come Pre-loaded on...
NextVR, formerly Next3D, have announced a $5 million funding round designed to grow the company and develop their virtual...
Dr. Llyr ap Cenydd, Developer of Ocean Rift: The Need for Procedural Animation in...
Dr. Llŷr ap Cenydd is the developer of two well known Oculus Rift demos: Ocean Rift and (my personal...
