Google: Daydream has ‘more than 150 apps’
At Google I/O 2017 developer conference yesterday, the company announced a standalone Daydream VR headset in partnership with Qualcomm, with Lenovo and HTC slated...
Google Daydream’s Star Wars VR experience touts PC-level graphics on mobile
The benefit of a tethered, desktop-powered virtual reality setup is that you can get significantly more visual fidelity from a PC with a GeForce...
Google updates Firebase with performance monitoring and phone authentication, starts open-sourcing SDKs
At Google’s I/O 2017 developer conference today, the company announced new features for Firebase, its service for helping developers build apps for Android, iOS,...
Google announces new Daydream VR hardware — no phone required
Vice president of virtual reality at Google Clay Bavor announced that the company is working on standalone Google Daydream VR headsets during the Google I/O event in Mountain View today. It is working with HTC, the company that made the Vive VR headset for PC, and Lenovo on hardware.
Google’s new Street View Ready cameras will open up a new world of VR
Google Earth might make for one of the most exciting PC VR apps, but the company’s Street View app for Daydream is no slouch...
Grand Theft Auto V vs. Google Earth reveals Rockstar’s attention to detail
Rockstar’s game are often called “open-world crime simulators,” but you could just as easily call Grand Theft Auto V “virtual tourism.” A new video...
Google selects Android app and game nominees for the 2017 Play Awards
Google has unveiled the nominees for the Google Play Awards 2017, scheduled for May 18 at 6:30 p.m. Pacific during the company’s I/O 2017...
AltspaceVR founder wants to make virtual reality as accessible as the web
Eric Romo and his cofounders at AltspaceVR want to make virtual reality as pervasive and accessible as the worldwide web. AltspaceVR is leading the...
Chief game designer Noah Falstein leaves Google
It may surprise you that Google had a chief game designer, as it doesn’t really make games. And that may also explain why Noah...
Google Play will stop supporting Gifts, Requests, and Quests on March 31, 2018
Google is cutting more features from its mobile game developer offering Google Play Games Services (GPGS). The company plans to stop supporting Gifts, Requests,...