The DeanBeat: Seattle event marks the accelerated growth of virtual reality and augmented reality
SEATTLE — It’s not easy to find benchmarks for the excitement around virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) — two technologies that are...
Microsoft: ‘All virtual reality platforms will converge to mixed reality’
SAN FRANCISCO – Virtual reality is just a stepping stone for augmented reality. This was a conclusion a group of panelist reached during a...
Magic Leap’s Graeme Devine: ‘Mixed reality’ is one of gaming’s unexplored frontiers
SAN FRANCISCO — Graeme Devine is no stranger to creating revolutionary gaming experiences, having worked on pioneering CD-ROM multimedia games The 7th Guest and...
Microsoft unveils wearable holograms in HoloLens, taking applications for devkit today
Microsoft announced wearable holograms for its HoloLens gaming platform at an event in New York today. The on-stage demonstration showed a game player wearing...
Microsoft’s HoloLens augmented-reality headset is still half a decade away [update]
We’re on the precipice of the virtual reality future, but we’ll probably have to wait a few more years before augmented reality is a...
Unity CEO: Virtual reality hinges on your PC’s specs, not the headset
Virtual reality and augmented reality headsets are not the reason multibillion-dollar companies are putting their collective eggs in the immersive basket, according to Unity...
Occipital captures a new $13M funding round for 3D imaging technology
San Francisco-based startup Occipital, which makes 3D sensing hardware and software, said today it’s collected a new $13 million round of venture funding. The funds come...
Apple patents bizarre augmented reality display that you can see through
The display has numerous tiny holes through which sound or light can be cast.
Unity chief John Riccitiello on clash of big ideas: ‘Sony f***ing nailed it, and they deserve the victory’
Riccitiello described an inevitable -- but expensive -- future of VR and the 'demoralizing' frequency of copycats in game development at the GamesBeat Summit.
Nolan Bushnell on augmented reality and how self-driving cars will kill the Teamsters
Industry legend Nolan Bushnell discussed the games industry at length -- including his brush with (and brush off of) an investment goldmine -- during the GamesBeat Summit.