HTC Vive Focus gets an 8K VR video player from Visbit
Virtual reality streaming company Visbit is teaming up with HTC to bring 8K resolution VR videos to viewers in China. The Visbit 8K VR...
World of Tanks will roll into VR thanks to Wargaming and VRTech fund partnership
Wargaming’s multiplayer hit World of Tanks will soon be larger-than-life — the developer is partnering with the virtual reality venture fund VRTech to form a...
Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire — a step inside The Void’s new VR experience
Before I went to Disneyland this week, I made it to what is a far more interesting attraction for Star Wars geeks. In the...
Hollywood’s Skydance Interactive doubles down on VR for the long term
David Ellison, son of Oracle founder and billionaire Larry Ellison, started his own Hollywood entertainment studio in 2010. Skydance has made feature films including...
Oculus opens applications for its new VR developer support program
Oculus already has a dedicated in-house team that funds virtual reality projects, but it’s now launching a program to help developers who are just...
Survios’s VR racer Sprint Vector dashes into closed beta on January 19
Virtual reality studio Survios is now taking signups to beta test its futuristic track-and-field racing game Sprint Vector. The beta will be available for...
HTC executive talks Vive Pro and VR in 2018
Ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show this week, HTC unveiled its new Vive Pro headset and wireless adapter along with interface improvements for its Viveport VR...
Interaxon measures brainwaves to give VR devs more data for game design
Interaxon started out developing wearables like its Muse headband meditation tool, and it’s now applying its learnings to virtual reality. Its new Muse Virtual...
How Intel plans to collaborate with Hollywood on immersive media
Intel CEO Brian Krzanich announced this week that his company had created Intel Studios, a place where Hollywood creators could go to learn how...
The DeanBeat: What to expect from CES 2018 — the stupid and the good
I’m expanding my horizons from games to tech next week as I head off to Las Vegas for CES 2018, the big tech trade...