Square Enix’s mocap studio can capture and display an actor’s movements in real time
TOKYO — Video games like Final Fantasy XV have stunningly realistic visuals of human faces and bodies. Drawing those kinds of images by hand and animating...
Facebook brings ‘instant’ HTML5 games like Pac-Man to your News Feed and Messenger
Facebook wants to completely remove the barrier between you and games on its platform, and it is using HTML5 to accomplish that across mobile...
Joint venture aims to take live esports events to bigger stages
British game industry content agency Attention Seekers and live event firm Done + Dusted have formed a joint venture to make competitive gaming and...
Minority Report science advisor builds the most awesome conference room
John Underkoffler was the science advisor for the landmark 2004 film Minority Report, and he designed the gesture-controlled user interface that Tom Cruise used...
Jason’s Gloriously Geeky Gift Guide for the Old Geeks in your life
I’m thankful for colleagues who inspire me to embrace my cranky inner geek During a staff meeting last week, VentureBeat writer Jordan Novet talked...
Scottish unicorns Skyscanner and FanDuel reveal their exit plans 1 week apart
Travel search engine giant Skyscanner revealed today that it is to be acquired by one of China’s biggest online travel companies in a deal...
Sony, Kabam, and Blippar: AR is the gateway drug to VR
https://www.facebook.com/WebSummitHQ/videos/1203373959728646/ Sony’s launch of its PlayStation VR (PSVR) headset could mark an inflection point in virtual reality’s steady march toward mainstream adoption. The headset is compatible...
Tactical Haptics gets a grip on NSF grant to bring touch feedback to VR
Tactical Haptics has won a federal National Science Foundation grant to develop touch-feedback systems that deliver a realistic sense of touch in virtual reality....
AImotive demos recognition software for self-driving cars
AImotive is introducing a suite of software for self-driving cars. The Budapest, Hungary-based company that was previously known as AdasWorks has now opened an...
IMAX’s $50 million fund could buoy the VR ecosystem
Money keeps flooding into the virtual reality ecosystem. Yesterday, the film company IMAX said it was partnering with Acer and Creative Artists Agency to...