AR demos keep showing cool tech that just isn’t practical
New augmented reality announcements and demos now surface every day, but almost every piece of AR news suffers from the same issue: No matter...
Virtual-Virtual Reality is a must-play for VR fans
It’s a secret shame of mine that we’ve never done a proper review of Tender Claws’ Virtual-Virtual Reality (VVR). In my defense, it’s not...
Will location-based VR games like Mario Kart VR be lost to history?
I enjoy both virtual reality and Mario Kart games, so I’ve wanted to play Mario Kart VR ever since it was announced. Unfortunately, like...
AR companies have grown 50% since the end of 2017
The augmented reality ecosystem continued to grow in the first half of 2018, with the number of AR companies having grown 50 percent to...
Penrose Studios raises $10 million for AR/VR entertainment
Penrose Studios has raised $10 million in a new round of funding for its augmented reality and virtual reality entertainment. That’s a beefy round,...
Sony design lead: Expect VR to create a new game genre within 5 years
Sony's London Studio lead developer Michael Hampden offered predictions for the next 5, 10, and 25 years of virtual reality, saying that VR will soon become more compelling -- then ubiquitous.
HoloLAB Champions teaches about chemistry with a VR game show
A chemistry lab might mean certain doom in Schell Games’ spy-themed virtual reality game I Expect You to Die — but it’s a learning opportunity...
HTC Vive boss: Standalone headsets will justify first-gen VR’s hype
HTC's head of VR for China believes weak sales of early VR headsets came from overhype and overcomplication, while the solution will be premium standalone VR headsets like Vive Focus.
ProBeat: HTC should kill its phones and focus on VR
Let’s talk about HTC. The struggling Taiwanese consumer electronics company announced more layoffs this week: 1,500 jobs, or around 25 percent of its workforce....
VR arcades are playing a leading role in the consumer market
The “VR hype cycle” used to explain the relatively slow rate of adoption for VR refers mostly to the consumer market, and in large...