The video game industry must stand up against the right’s bad-faith attacks
The video game industry took two hits on Wednesday, in the aftermath of the double shootings across the weekend. ESPN, which had been planning...
Are you ready for the ultimate convergence of 4 major gaming trends? (VB Live)
Presented by Treasure Data What are the trends that have shaped the games industry — and where are we going from here? Join VB’s...
Knights, tanks, and wizards: AR’s top 5 games
When VR headsets hit the high street in 2016, it seemed like a watershed moment for the gaming industry. But as it turned out,...
Facebook wants Portal to be the king of video calls, but there’s still work to do
In its race to catch up with Google Assistant and Alexa, Facebook is attempting to make its in-call experiences a major distinction. Doing things...
Lyft exec riffs on ground-breaking research in AI
While an exponential growth in data and increase in compute power have been key drivers of AI innovation, without research — and the tremendous...
Smart speakers could spark another game revolution
Not since the advent of the smartphone has a tech device been adopted as quickly as the smart speaker. In the U.S, ownership of...
Tencent’s Honor of Kings AI beats a team of pros
In yet another example of machine learning algorithms besting teams of highly skilled players, an autonomous system devised by Tencent’s AI lab yesterday defeated...
These Minecraft videos show off over 500 hours of demonstrations
Who knew Minecraft offered such a rich training ground for AI and machine learning algorithms? Earlier this month, Facebook researchers posited that the hit...
Tobii Spotlight’s foveated rendering can cut VR graphics load by 57%
Tobii’s gaze-tracking hardware for VR headsets is getting some serious software enhancements, the company announced today, in the form of full support for foveated...
Siggraph 2019 offers a sneak peek into what’s next for AR, VR, and CG
It’s hard to believe that the computer graphics conference Siggraph is celebrating its 46th birthday this year, but the annual event certainly doesn’t show...