The ethics of the metaverse
We’re all in a rage about the metaverse, the universe of virtual worlds that are all interconnected, like in novels such as Snow Crash and Ready Player...
The DeanBeat: The blockchain hype train comes to gaming
Blockchain this and that. You hear it all the time now. I get pitched a few times per week, or sometimes per day, on...
Otoy’s RNDR brings sophisticated graphics rendering to masses via blockchain
We all love the great images and special effects in our favorite films, video games, and animated TV shows. But it’s still a pretty...
Otoy’s Octane 4 blends cinematic video and games using AI
You may not know it, but Otoy’s OctaneRender is an image renderer behind some cool film visuals like the opening of HBO’s Westworld, along with...
Otoy’s Jules Urbach believes the blockchain can produce a crowdsourced rendering engine
Once upon a time, you had to submit a program to the computer department. They would run it, and send the results back to...
GamesBeat 2016 will examine AR and VR beyond games
We’re delighted to announce another trio of speakers for GamesBeat 2016 to address how augmented reality and virtual reality are moving beyond games. (Check...
Otoy breakthrough lets game developers run the best graphics software across platforms
It may be very arcane to most of us, but graphics startup Otoy has come up with a breakthrough that should help game developers...
Otoy aims to enable developers to create cool VR imagery
Jules Urbach likes pretty pictures. The chief executive of cloud graphics startup Otoy likes them so much that he has dedicated his career to getting better and better 3D animated images in front of consumers. And right now, that means better virtual reality imagery.
Otoy takes 3D graphics and virtual reality app development into the cloud
Otoy uses its cloud-rendering technology to enable film, graphics, and game artists to excel at their art.
This new 'holographic video' tech paves the way for a real-life Holodeck
Graphics startup Otoy released a new 360-degree holographic capture system that has the potential to drastically change how the media industry uses video. Otoy’s...