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Read More »Newly-formed VR Venture Capital Alliance to invest $10bn in VR/AR devs
Collaboration between 30 major players in space, including HTC and Unity, will accept pitches six times a year
Read More »Xbox: ‘We’re very excited about VR’
It may not have a VR headset, but Xbox told MCV that the technology is not far from its thoughts. The firm has partnered with other VR companies, such as Oculus, yet unlike PlayStation, has not developed its own product. Yet head of operations Dave McCarthy says that Xbox is …
Read More »One third of Valve is now developing VR and AR projects
More than 100 staff at PC giant Valve are working on augmented and virtual reality. That’s according to a Reddit AMA (ask me anything) – as reported by Kotaku – with Valve employee Alan Yates, who said that one third of the company is dedicated to its AR and VR …
Read More »A force awakens: Magic Leap and Lucasfilm launch collaborative mixed reality lab
‘Semi-secret’ research outlet will work on experiences themed around Star Wars for tech firm’s AR tech
Read More »Facebook acquires VR audio firm Two Big Ears, releases Spatial Workstation for free
Suite of tools for authoring 3D and 360-degree sound rebranded as Facebook 360 Spatial Workstation
Read More »Katamari Damacy working on Google’s Project Tango AR game
Keita Takahashi, the developer behind cult PlayStation title Katamari Damacy, is working on an augmented reality title. Takahashi is working alongside the rest of his team at studio Funomena on a new game built around Google’s augmented reality technology Project Tango. It’s called Woorld (with two ‘o’s) and is said …
Read More »Rovio backs augmented reality to boost High Street retail
Angry Birds creator Rovio says that High Street stores should use augmented reality (AR) to make shopping more fun. The firm believes tech such as smartphones can make going to the shops more enjoyable, and encourage more customers to visit. The Finnish company recently released Angry Birds Action, a mobile …
Read More »GAME purchases AR company Ads Reality
After purchasing a minority stake in the firm, GAME has fully acquired augmented reality specialists Ad Reality. The retail giant has splashed out 2m on the AR business, with another 18m going to Ads Reality’s founding directors – Richard Corps and Prajay Kamat – based on performance conditions. GAME and …
Read More »Rovio debuts AR and inaudible watermark tech to unite Angry Birds games, film and toy brands
Scannable QR-like 'Bird Codes' and 'Movie Magic' content unlocked inside cinema mark studio’s first steps into the realm of ‘toys-to-life’
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