VR is a great destination, not a mere pit stop to AR
If you’ve spent any time reading about virtual reality and augmented reality, you’ve certainly encountered some variation on this phrase: “VR is only a stepping...
Designing for VR accessibility means dialing down from, or sometimes up to, 11
For the past year, Lori Landay has worked on using virtual and augmented reality to help people on the autism spectrum tackle challenging experiences...
HTC stealthily releases Vive Tracker 2018 for $99
Roughly one year after releasing the original Vive Tracker to developers and less than six months after the consumer release, HTC has quietly started to...
Resolution Games reveals AR fishing game Bait! Under the Surface
Resolution Games scored a hit with its Bait! virtual reality fishing game on the Samsung Gear VR in 2016 and the Google Daydream in...
IDC: VR and AR headset sales expected to jump over 50% annually, hit 68.9 million in 2022
Virtual reality and augmented reality headsets are set to grow dramatically in popularity, IDC projects, with 2018 sales expected to hit 12.4 million units...
Arvore will launch Pixel Ripped 1989 VR game in May
Brazilian game studio Arvore is diving into virtual reality with the unveiling of Pixel Ripped 1989. The new game will debut on the PlayStation VR,...
SteamVR’s automatic GPU and headset resolution optimizer makes VR smoother
Valve today announced the beta release of a major new feature for SteamVR users: automatic resolution optimization tailored to both the current GPU and VR...
USC’s Creating Reality hackathon tackles AR/VR projects starting March 12
Don’t be surprised if you’re strolling by the University of Southern California campus and you see see 400 people decked out in virtual reality...
Nickelodeon’s trademark green goo is heading to IMAX VR arcades with SlimeZone
Nickelodeon’s signature green slime is getting a no-mess makeover in virtual reality. Its VR game SlimeZone is a social hub of family-friendly activities, and...
Oculus Rift headsets hit with ‘runtime service’ error
An expired software certificate has caused every Oculus Rift in the world to malfunction. The Facebook subsidiary has confirmed the problem, and it says...