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New SuperData Research report shows general public yet to be reached by VR hype, revises 2016 forecasts for VR industry
Read More »SuperData lowers VR revenue forecast for a second time
One analyst has now significantly reduced its expectations for the financial impact virtual reality will have on the market in 2016. SuperData had at one stage predicted that VR revenues would reach $5.1bn in 2016. In March that was reduced to $3.6bn. Now the company has revised that second estimate …
Read More »Peter Jackson thinks AR, not VR, is the next big leap
It will be augmented reality, and not virtual reality, that will prove to be the next big technological leap, the director of The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy has said. Peter Jackson, who sits on the advisory board of American AR startup Magic Leap, told Wired that the technology …
Read More »What developers can learn from tabletop games designers
Following the translation of its retro-inspired card game Boss Monster into the world of VR, co-founder of tabletop publisher Brotherwise Games Chris O'Neal explains what the increasing collision between virtual and physical titles means for both gaming worlds
Read More »The Foundry launches Cara VR toolset
Nuke firm creates plug-in for 360-degree video content in virtual reality titles
Read More »Amazon: Connecting audiences is more important than VR
VP of Amazon Games Mike Frazzini says firm is more focused on community when developing new Lumberyard engine
Read More »Google Cardboard is an ‘invaluable opportunity’ for VR devs
Opposable Group's Lukas Roper discusses why devs should consider building titles for Google's affordable VR offering
Read More »Space Pirate Trainer studio I-Illusions on what VR devs can learn from Max Payne and Galaga
Space Pirate Trainer takes some of gaming’s most revolutionary mechanics and uses them to push the next generation of VR forwards. Dirk van Welden, founder of I-Illusions,explains how old can become new once again
Read More »Insomniac announces two extra Oculus Rift exclusives
Brawler Feral Rites and multiplayer battler The Unspoken follow previously revealed VR debut Edge of Nowhere
Read More »Testing times: top QA and localisation firms talk VR, porn and multiplayer betas
You’ve got to feel a bit sorry for bug testing and localisation companies. Every time an exec takes to the stage at E3 and reveals their company’s latest ‘awesome innovation’, you can picture teams at QA firms around the world holding their heads in their hands, knowing that this new …
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