Mark Zuckerberg unveils ultra-realistic VR display prototypes
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, has been spending billions of dollars a quarter on the metaverse, which has moved very quickly from science fiction...
Oculus Connect time machine: How well has Michael Abrash predicted VR’s future?
For the last half-decade at each Oculus Connect, Facebook’s top VR researcher presented an annual look at the future of the technology. The research-focused...
Oculus chief scientist Mike Abrash still sees the rosy future through AR/VR glasses
Oculus VR chief scientist Mike Abrash has been one of Facebook’s best advocates for motivating developers to commit themselves to virtual reality. At his...
The DeanBeat: Experiential Technology event shows how far VR has to go
I attended the Experiential Technology Conference (XTech) in San Francisco this week to hear talks about creating virtual experiences that truly immerse you in...
The DeanBeat: How Oculus’ Mike Abrash took my mind off Palmer Luckey
If anyone could take my mind off the missing-in-action Palmer Luckey at the Oculus Connect conference, it was Michael Abrash, chief scientist of Oculus,...
The DeanBeat: Why games still need all of the technology that Moore’s Law can deliver
On the 50th anniversary of Moore's Law, it's a mistake to think that hardware is good enough.
Oculus chief scientist says we’re all going to care about virtual reality
Mike Abrash made his comments about what is real in a keynote at the Facebook F8 conference.
Oculus Rift is virtual reality that won’t make you barf (hands-on preview)
Oculus VR's virtual-reality headset provides a real, immersive 3D experience.
Valve’s Gabe Newell discusses the frontiers of gaming, from wearable technology to “tongue controllers”
Chief executive Gabe Newell talks about gaming innovations and life at Valve.
Valve researcher focuses on wearable computing
Michael Abrash, a top video game technical expert, has begun a research project to create “wearable computing” for video game publisher Valve. Valve’s Abrash...