Oben can re-create your face in VR.
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Oben raises $7.7 million to help you create your virtual self in VR

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Oben has raised $7.7 million from Chinese investors so it can put 3D faces in virtual reality.

Pasadena, Calif.-based Oben can take a 2D image and create a 3D virtual head, offering one more way to make virtual reality feel more real and immersive.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.