‘Snow Crash’ inspired the metaverse, and now it’s becoming an HBO show
A HBO series based on Snow Crash, the 1992 science fiction novel which coined the term “metaverse,” is in production. Snow Crash‘s author is...
The DeanBeat: Consumer VR is making snail-like — but steady — progress
We are all waiting for the predictions of Mike Abrash to come true. The head of Facebook’s Reality Lab believes virtual reality has the...
Oculus’s Michael Abrash: AR glasses will change everything in ‘the next 50 years’
Oculus chief scientist Michael Abrash believes that we may soon see the proliferation of augmented reality glasses, describing them as possibly “one of the...
What kind of experience should virtual reality deliver?
Virtual reality is in its infancy, and we’re still trying to figure out what kind of experience it can deliver for the masses at...
What Ubisoft learned from its first virtual reality games
Ubisoft has learned a thing or two about virtual reality. The giant French video game publisher loves to experiment with new game platforms. Whenever...
How the game investors at Signia Venture Partners have steered into VR
Rick Thompson has made a lot of good investments over time which have generated around $6 billion in returns, roughly speaking. He is knowledgeable...
Why game design guru Jesse Schell is diving into VR and AR
Jesse Schell is a leader in the game industry, as the author of a book on game design and a professor at the Entertainment...
Epic’s Tim Sweeney believes virtual reality will evolve more like console games than mobile
It seems like we just can’t get enough of Tim Sweeney, chief executive of Epic Games. Sweeney has been a video game graphics guru...
Here’s the one VR concept that the smartest people at Oculus admit they’re nowhere near figuring out
We finally have a workable virtual-reality platform, but plenty of obstacles are between us and a Star Trek-style holodeck. If you reach out to...
Oculus VR’s ‘Crescent Bay’ prototype shows why VR still has a long way to go
The new Oculus Rift prototype feels incredible, but it also underscores why VR is going to need motion controllers that provide haptic feedback.