Pokémon Go is ‘the most successful mobile launch in history,’ SuperData says
The Pokémon franchise scored a double victory in the month of July with the launch of the mobile game Pokémon Go, as the augmented reality...
5 amazing HoloLens videos show the power of AR and VR
Over the last few weeks, we’ve seen some really impressive demonstrations of the capabilities of Microsoft’s HoloLens mixed reality all-in-one headset. The system costs...
Uncorporeal and RadicalMedia team up to capture human forms in VR
Uncorporeal Systems came out of stealth today to announce a partnership with media company RadicalMedia to capture human images for the purpose of creating...
Up close with Intel’s Project Alloy open hardware AR/VR headset
At the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, Intel showed off what it believes will be the next generation of virtual reality headsets. Its Project Alloy is...
How D&D’s boss sees the role-playing game working in augmented reality
Virtual reality puts you into a computer-generated world. Augmented reality adds a layer on top of your world. And AR feels like a better...
Pokémon Go rivals Rio Olympic Games in popularity
RIO DE JANEIRO (By Anthony Boadie for Reuters) — Forget beach volleyball, soccer or tennis, not to mention the steeplechase or discus. Pokémon Go is challenging...
The accidental history of Niantic’s Pokémon Go, as told by John Hanke
John Hanke put in his time evangelizing location-based gaming and augmented reality. He spent six years refining Ingress as the first AR game from...
Pokémon Go developer tests big changes to tracking with ‘Nearby’ and ‘Sightings’
I know. You hate Pokémon Go’s broken tracker, but it looks like the developer has some crucial changes coming soon. Developer Niantic is sending out...
What Pokémon Go can teach the mobile game industry
The global success of Niantic Labs’ Pokémon Go is officially a phenomenon, amassing more downloads, headlines, revenue and memes than anyone could have predicted...
Why AR game developers are thankful for Pokémon Go
For millions of people, augmented reality gaming is Pokémon Go. But it’s only the start of a new way to play if other developers have...