Virtual reality could usher the dawn of gender equity in tech
The advent of virtual reality may mark a major turn toward gender equality in tech. The roaring debate regarding the lack of women working...
Developer made Ascension VR to confront her fear of flying
Theresa Duringer is a afraid of flying. To cope with it, she designed a game that she can view and play with a Samsung...
Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition will get Oculus Rift VR support in the ‘next few weeks’
You will soon no longer need a Samsung Gear VR to enjoy a low-fidelity simulation. Microsoft’s Windows 10 version of Minecraft is a year...
Jaunt partners with ESL to create VR documentaries for esports
Jaunt, a maker of 360-degree virtual reality videos, has entered into an exclusive, multi-year partnership with the ESL esports league. The goal is to...
Nvidia can reduce VR graphics processing requirements by up to 3 times
It takes a lot of computing power to properly render a virtual reality scene. But researchers at graphics chip maker Nvidia say they have...
HelloVR unveils its MetaWorld for social virtual reality experiences
HelloVR and Improbable have partnered to create a new social virtual reality experience dubbed MetaWorld. It’s like a complete virtual world — inside virtual...
N3twork’s Neil Young believes $10 billion mobile game is inevitable
Neil Young is one of the big thinkers in mobile games, and he came up with a big thought in a talk at today’s...
Raw Data hands-on: It’s the most polished game yet for the HTC Vive
I’ve played a lot of VR games. Some task me with shooting zombies, others put me in the cockpit of a spaceship. I’ve been...
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Pokémon Go takes over, and Nintendo makes a new NES
Welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! We have plenty of stories covering Pokémon Go as it continues to become a phenomenon. Also, the PlayStation 4...
Why virtual, augmented, and mixed reality are the 4th wave of tech
Consumer computing platform changes aren’t straight lines — they’re waves. PC, internet, and mobile were the first three waves, and each was faster, larger, and...