VR trailblazer Sandra Marshall appointed COO at Owlchemy Labs Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 18, 2024 3 min VR trailblazer Sandra Marshall has been appointed as COOwl at Owlchemy Labs, a leading XR games studio. Marshall will be known as the Chief... Continue Reading 3 min
Job Simulator maker Owlchemy unveils Cosmonious High VR game Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 2, 2021 3 min Owlchemy Labs, the maker of Job Simulator and Vacation Simulator, unveiled a new virtual reality game called Cosmonious High. The Austin, Texas-based studio, which... Continue Reading 3 min
Job Simulator co-creator Alex Schwartz on making hit VR games look easy Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 2, 2018 12 min Alex Schwartz, the CEO of Owlchemy Labs, has made virtual reality look easy. His company’s debut game, Job Simulator, is one of the big... Continue Reading 12 min
The best ways to demo your new VR headsets Posted byby GamesBeat January 2, 2018 4 min If you’ve recently purchased or been gifted a VR headset, you’ll probably want to demo some experiences to your family and friends. However, from... Continue Reading 4 min
Turtle Rock’s Steve Goldstein believes the console game industry lacks risk takers Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 28, 2017 23 min I’ve formed a lot of opinions about the game industry over the years. And I recently got the chance to spout them in a... Continue Reading 23 min
Google bags Job Simulator studio Owlchemy Labs in VR’s latest exit Posted byby Jeff Grubb May 10, 2017 2 min One of the most successful virtual reality game studios is now a part of one of the world’s biggest corporations. Google revealed today that it has... Continue Reading 2 min
How VR startups can survive the slow growth of 2017 Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 12, 2017 21 min While the throngs were attending the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, we had our own GamesBeat event nearby at a breakfast sponsored by... Continue Reading 21 min
Watch what happens when Overwatch meets VR’s Job Simulator Posted byby Jeff Grubb February 27, 2017 1 min I’ve never worked in an office with cubicles and other people, so I’ve never played hockey in the hallway with broomsticks and an old... Continue Reading 1 min
Job Simulator is one of the first VR hits: $3 million in sales Posted byby Mike Minotti January 6, 2017 2 min After a long day at work, many people love to unwind by playing video games. And a lot of them apparently like to play... Continue Reading 2 min
Job Simulator studio Owlchemy wants testers for new mixed reality project Posted byby Jason Wilson November 27, 2016 2 min Mixed reality is one of the most impressive uses of virtual reality technology we’ve seen so far. By using a green screen and inventive... Continue Reading 2 min