Bait! fishing game maker Tommy Palm is hooked on mobile VR
Mobile virtual reality is hard, and it isn’t growing as fast as predicted. But Resolution Games CEO Tommy Palm is sticking with it. His...
Gamers Gift VR nonprofit is raising money on Twitch to help the sick and elderly
Gamers Gift is a student-run nonprofit that believes in the power of virtual reality. It’s been around for about a year-and-a-half, and in that...
Star Wars VR attraction coming to Disneyland and Walt Disney World in 2017
We’ve seen Star Wars experiment with VR, but the sci-fi brand is going to become a full virtual experience at Disneyland and Walt Disney...
Greycroft’s Jon Goldman raises $15.6 million fund for VR, AR, esports, and games
Greycroft venture partner Jon Goldman has closed a $15.6 million fund to invest in virtual reality, augmented reality, games, and esports. Greycroft Partners is a...
Merge Cube augmented reality toy debuts at Walmart
Merge is announcing that the Merge Cube is debuting exclusively this week at Walmart stores across the U.S. The Merge Cube is a holographic...
What AltspaceVR’s shutdown says about virtual reality’s prospects
Fans of virtual reality felt a punch to the gut this week as AltspaceVR announced it would hold its last social VR gathering on...
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...
Presence Capital has made 33 VR and AR investments in less than 2 years
Presence Capital — one of the earliest venture capital firms to focus on virtual reality and augmented reality startups — is today announcing that it...
Marvel Powers United VR: Hands-on with the superhero VR app on the Oculus Rift
Disney showed a glimpse of Marvel’s first virtual reality game over the weekend, showing three of a dozen superheroes who will be available in...