Virtual reality startup Jaunt reportedly raised $50M-plus funding round
Jaunt has reportedly raised more than $50 million in a third round of funding, according to a report in Variety. The funding, if confirmed, is...
Iron Man’s Stark Tower is coming to life in virtual reality
Trek Industries has unveiled a project to recreate Stark Tower in virtual reality. That’s the fictional building that Tony Stark (aka Iron Man) created in New York City in The Avengers. It later became Avengers Tower. The VR experience will let you explore the building and come face-to-face with characters like Iron Man.
Razer announces next update to open-source virtual reality development kit and two gaming mice
Razer has made a lot of promises about its take on virtual reality and its open-source initiative. We’ll soon get a look at how...
Virtual reality can take us to the world’s greatest museums
Correction, 12:36 p.m. Pacific: GamesBeat incorrectly credited the source of the images and the museum’s name. Forget about video games for a second. Virtual...
The DeanBeat: As consoles age, PC gaming’s resurgence becomes more obvious
As the global game industry makes its way toward $100 billion in sales, the growth is happening on all fronts. Mobile either has or...
Valve’s and HTC’s Vive virtual reality system gets consumer rollout delay
HTC and Valve announced today that the initial shipments of the HTC Vive VR virtual reality goggles are going to be limited, and consumer...
Tommy Palm’s Resolution Games raises $6M for virtual reality fishing — and more
A virtual reality fishing app has helped Resolution Games get funding. The VR game studio started by Tommy Palm of Candy Crush Saga fame has...
Second Life creator Linden Lab starts testing its virtual-reality world: Project Sansar
Second Life creator Linden Lab is announcing today that it has begun inviting creative people to test its new virtual reality world, code-named Project...
Making VR games is tough when you’re living in Brazil — just ask this former pie seller
Ana Ribeiro gave up everything to learn game design. She quit her steady government job, abandoned her flourishing empada business, sold her possessions, and left Brazil behind...
This Kickstarter project wants to put the International Space Station’s view of Earth in your VR helmet
Have you always wanted to see what the Earth looks like from space, but without having to do all of that “learning to be...