SIGGRAPH 2017 will showcase the latest in AR and VR
Over the last several years the long-running SIGGRAPH computer graphics conference served as an important marker of immersive computing’s march toward mainstream. Just a...
Stranger Things’ VR experience on HTC Vive impresses at SDCC
Stranger Things was one of last year’s best new shows on Netflix or otherwise. It captured a unique sense of nostalgia for the 80s...
How VR training prepares surgeons to save infants’ lives
Virtual reality promises to be great for gamers, but it also has potential to change the world in other ways. Shauna Heller recognized that...
Pokémon Go Fest is experiencing connectivity issues
Fans who were hoping to catch ’em all at the Pokémon Go Fest today are experiencing some technical issues. The real-world event is developer Niantic Inc.’s...
Indie studio Ignited Artists aims for ‘Triple-I’ quality with Barbaric
It’s been a while since I heard the phrase “Triple-I,” an independent game studio’s variation on “Triple-A” video games. Then again, there haven’t been...
Shadow of War becomes Kiss of the Spider Woman
The developers of Middle-earth: Shadow of War have been talking up the ability to build an Orc army and take over the great fortresses...
Why 3D audio is the next big step for virtual reality
Almost 90 years ago, in October 1927, the art of storytelling took a dramatic turn when the first “talking picture” or “sound film” was...
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds: Getting chicken for your birthday
We’re streaming some PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. Today is the birthday for one of our squad members, Gary Whitta, and so we’re going to try to...
Turtle Beach Elite Pro PC Edition is a total gaming package
The gaming-headset market has endless options from dozens of vendors, and that’s because each person has a slightly different use case in mind when...
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Nintendo’s awful chat app, and Destiny 2’s OK beta
Hello, and welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! This time, Atari revealed its new system, the PlayStation 4 won June, and we mourned the...