Sony seeing progress toward VR’s second generation of games
Sony’s Shawn Layden says the VR industry is starting to move into its second generation of content. Layden said as much during his keynote...
Marketing a VR arcade requires creative messaging
Do most average consumers understand virtual reality? No. Will they want to try it without that understanding? No. Can a VR arcade get a...
Standards group W3C publishes WebXR draft
Standards group W3C moved VR and AR on the Web forward this week with the publication of a draft specification. The WebXR Device API “describes support...
DiRT Rally 2.0 is racing toward Oculus Rift support
Codemasters announced on Twitter that DiRT Rally 2.0 will get Oculus Rift VR support this summer. The tweet shows an image of a Rift, no other headsets were...
Oculus Studios and Sanzaru unveil Asgard’s Wrath VR game
Facebook’s Oculus Studios division announced a new virtual reality game, Asgard’s Wrath, which is coming for the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset from Sanzaru...
Disney is making another ‘top secret’ VR film after Cycles
Walt Disney’s first real VR animation, Cycles, won’t be its last. CNet reports that Disney is working on another “top secret” VR short film. Word...
U.S. needs a task force to examine risks AR, VR, and 5G pose to kids
Having now worked in the mobile apps industry for several years, I’m troubled that the most popular technology trends at CES will harm the...
Oculus teases new project from Marvel VR studio Sanzaru Games
Cryptic tweets can be fun to dissect, but this one rivals on the verge of almost unfair in how ambiguous it is. This week,...
The DeanBeat: Keeping secrets and spilling them
The life of a journalist is complicated. It’s a craft with many ways to ply it. When we don’t do our jobs right, critics view...
Where is augmented reality going in 2019 — and beyond?
In 2018, augmented reality started to heat up as Magic Leap released its much-anticipated headset, paving the way for others to explore and support...