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GfK director Paul Simpson breaks down the latest data for virtual reality hardware and explains why PSVR has the potential to reach the mainstream market Half of the UK population is interested in owning a VR device. Virtual reality is a well-recognised term, and it seems the concept is gaining …
Read More »MIT lab is working on a new wireless VR system, MoVir
MIT CSAIL prototype is headset agnostic
Read More »Team17 signs new VR game by former Burnout makers
Games label Team17 is making its first foray into virtual reality with a new title from Three Fields Entertainment. Lethal VR is set for a November 8th launch. It is a virtual reality shooting gallery that Team17 says was built from the ground up for HTC Vive. The title is …
Read More »SIEE president Jim Ryan says PSVR pre-orders hit the “many hundreds of thousands”
Many stores are selling out, but more are on the way
Read More »Forecast suggests only 3% of Briton’s will own VR headset by end of 2016
Although by 2020 1 in 3 adults will own their own headset
Read More »Palmer Luckey conspicuously absent from Oculus Connect 3 keynote
Oculus co-founder Palmer Luckey was not seen on stage at the Oculus Connect 3 keynote, probably due to his support of pro Trump memes. Luckey is usually a regular at Oculus keynotes, as you would expect, but at yesterday’s Oculus Connect 3 he was nowhere to be seen, he didn’t …
Read More »Mike Bithell unveils Daydream VR game EarthShape
Mike Bithell has revealed his next project, EarthShape, which is a Daydream View VR game featuring Sue Perkins from The Great British Bake Off. EarthShape initially started out as a small side project for Bithell when working on Volume Koda. Made up of Unity store assets he was playing around …
Read More »Owlchemy labs unveil mixed reality, changing the way we watch VR
Great news for virtual reality streamers and developers
Read More »Got an idea for a VR/AR innovation? Pitch it to Hasbro and more at Toy Inventors Workshop
Do you have an idea? We’re looking for innovations in for AR, VR, holographic, or robotic tech – and we want to hear from you
Read More »Uncorporeal aims to create realistic humans for VR and AR
New firm uses volumetric capture technology to scan every angle of actors
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