Augmented reality can foster empathy — and games can take advantage
BUZZZZZ! THUMP. Down goes another tree in virtual reality. The sole witness of this was the participant in our VR study who used a...
Oculus may have filed patent for Santa Cruz headset’s fabric wrap
From the “in mildly interesting and painfully specific patents from big VR companies” file: Oculus seems to have patented the fabric that will wrap...
Augmented reality sex app arrives on Android with animated human bodies
Sex has always pushed the edges of technology, from VHS videotapes to virtual reality. And now it may also push the envelope for augmented...
Coco VR: How Magnopus brings Pixar’s magic to life
“Pixar originally didn’t want to do the project [Coco VR] because they didn’t think we could hit the quality bar that they found acceptable,”...
VR’s missing ingredient: FOMO
In over two years as CEO of Admix, an AR/VR company, I have attended well over 100 events, pitched investors, and given countless interviews....
Fraunhofer says microdisplays will end VR motion sickness and headaches
A small but significant fraction of people experience motion sickness or headaches when using virtual reality headsets, an issue Fraunhofer believes can be remedied with...
The Venture Reality Fund: Arcades, games, enterprise, and health care are driving VR forward
The number of venture capital investments is still growing in virtual reality, though not nearly at the pace it was in the past. The Venture...
Illumix will use $8.6 million in funding to make augmented reality games
Illumix has raised $8.6 million to fuel its augmented reality technology and build games based on it. Kirin Sinha, CEO of Menlo Park, California-based...
I Expect You To Die’s VR escape-room action grosses $3 million
Virtual reality is still a burgeoning market, but developers like Schell Games are finding success. The studio announced today that it has generated $3...
Steam August VR hardware survey: Oculus Rift makes its biggest leap over HTC Vive
August’s Steam hardware survey results are now in, and the Oculus Rift takes its biggest leap over the HTC Vive yet. Last month’s survey showed less...