Akonia uses holography to create transparent augmented reality display
Akonia Holographics, a startup in Longmont, Colorado, spent years trying to make holographic data storage work. It didn’t succeed, but now it found a...
10 virtual reality projects that show off the wonders of 360-degree video
As more filmmakers dip a toe into VR, the sheer volume of 360-degree video releases can be overwhelming. Samsung today just released its top...
Oculus’s Jason Rubin on VR: ‘The next 12 to 24 months are where the real creativity is going to happen’
Every once in a while you get to see not one but two legends occupy a single stage. It happened for music lovers when Billy...
Retro gaming’s biggest events of 2016
For many, 2016 was about the emerging virtual reality market, the Pokémon Go phenomenon, and triple-A blockbusters like Overwatch and Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End. But...
Pocket Strafe has a different solution to moving around in VR
Locomotion in virtual reality experiences and games is something that hasn’t been figured out entirely just yet. With headset tracking and sensors, players can...
5 lessons from the $15 billion virtual goods economy
While tempting to dismiss virtual goods as a niche category, constrained to online games and messaging apps, its real market impact is far larger...
11 Android and iOS games for your new phone or tablet
If you just turned on your brand new Google Pixel, iPhone 7, or iPad Mini for the first time, you’re probably looking for some games...
Insomniac’s The Unspoken once had a different name and direction
The Unspoken is a multiplayer virtual reality video game that was released earlier this month as a launch title for the Oculus Touch platform....
GamesBeat’s 10 biggest stories of the year
Guides, Pokémon, and porn. Those are some of the most common themes you’ll find in our 10 most popular stories of the year. Our staff...
PlayStation 4 and Xbox One grab the TV eyeballs as Christmas approaches
Santa can’t put an app in your stocking. GamesBeat has partnered with attention analytic company iSpot.tv, which measures TV advertising in real-time, to bring...