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Pantomime launches immersive virtual worlds that don’t require VR goggles

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Using a virtual-reality headset is just one way of looking at an animated digital world. A new startup called Pantomime has come up with another method — without the need to wear goggles.

The new technology is very innovative, and it’s one more offering that could help fulfill the promise of virtual reality and augmented reality, which are expected to become a $150 billion market by 2020, according to tech advisor Digi-Capital.

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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.