VR Industry
Oculus Founder: “Should I try to save AltspaceVR?”
Following this week's news that AltspaceVR, one of the first social VR platforms, is shutting down, Oculus founder Palmer...
AltspaceVR, One of the First Social VR Platforms, Is Shutting Down Next Week
This evening AltspaceVR has announced it will be closing its doors for good on August 3rd. Founded in 2013,...
Rift Sale Eases Buyer’s #1 Concern, But All-in Cost Still Hinders Mainstream Traction
The six week Oculus Rift sale has made tangible waves within the VR community with its 'best-yet' $400 price...
Diversity in VR: Lessons from the Oculus Launchpad Initiative
In March 2016, Oculus announced their Oculus Launchpad program with the idea that in order for VR to be...
VR Developers Are Increasingly Prioritizing VR Arcades for Content Distribution
The virtual reality industry is poised for a transformative five years. While consumer VR equipment is still cost prohibitive...
Half of SteamVR Tracking Course Attendees Using Tech for Non-gaming
In August of last year, Valve created the SteamVR licensing program to allow any developer to create their very...
VR Veteran Tony Parisi is Leading Unity’s AR & VR Strategy Beyond Gaming
The keynote from Unity's Vision VR/AR Summit yesterday showcased just how far Unity is reaching into non-gaming content when...
Valve VR Frontman Chet Faliszek Departs Company After 12 Years
Though there's surely many talents folks at Valve responsible for the company's VR initiatives, over the last several years Chet...
Unity CEO: VR Will Get Huge, But Devs Need to Survive and Avoid Hype...
At VRLA 2017, Unity CEO and games industry vet John Riccitiello dumped a little cold water wisdom on the...
Upload LA Opening Represents a Focus Shift From VR Tech to VR Content
UploadVR opened up their new 20,000 square foot Upload LA co-working space in April. I had a chance to catch...
‘Gears of War’ Creator Cliff Bleszinski Wants to Make a Big Budget VR Game
If you don't already know Cliff Bleszinski from his involvement with the Unreal Tournament and Gears of War franchises,...
Global Virtual Reality Industry to Reach $7.2 Billion in Revenues in 2017
In a new Virtual Reality Industry Report, Greenlight Insights forecasts modest VR industry growth in the short term, growing...
HTC Wants to Bring Its First-party Game ‘Arcade Saga’ to PlayStation VR
Arcade Saga, a futuristic sports action game from HTC’s internal Vive Studios development and publishing group, could be coming...
‘Robinson: The Journey’ Executive Producer Departs Crytek Amid Company’s Struggles
A little more than four months following the launch of Robinson: The Journey, Executive Producer on the title, Elijah Freeman,...
Report Predicts AR and VR Headset Shipments to Approach 100 Million by 2021
In a new report from IDC (International Data Corporation), the market research firm predicts a near 10 fold increase...
