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Read More »Virtual Reality enterprise revenue set to grow substantially
Google ends sales for the Daydream View VR headset
Google's VR hopes proved to be just a daydream
Read More »Out of the home, out of this world: life on the commercial frontier of VR
Location-based operators are now the frontline of VR adoption. We speak to one such operator, Centre VR in Bournemouth, about its learnings from running VR games day-in, day-out on the south coast
Read More »‘We love starting again!’ – Why Media Molecule remade Dreams from scratch
Media Molecule tells us about Dreams' development journey, making sit-on-the-sofa-friendly tools, curating its growing community, the challenges and benefits of potential monetisation, VR and being amazed by what its players can do
Read More »Sony has patented a haptic virtual-reality glove
The patent notice describes the invention as "dynamic gloves to convey [a] sense of touch and movement for virtual objects in HMD rendered environments"
Read More »PlayStack and Maze Theory partner with the BBC for new Doctor Who VR adventure, The Edge of Time
"VR is the perfect home for a truly immersive Doctor Who adventure"
Read More »Preorders for Valve’s new VR headset, Valve Index, go live later today
"All the items are offered individually as well as in various combinations"
Read More »VR game Sea Hero Quest is helping neuroscientists learn out more about dementia
"The data set that Sea Hero Quest generates is truly unprecedented"
Read More »Valve’s Index VR headset may be available for pre-order as early as next month
Expected to ship in June 2019
Read More »Sony has sold 4.2 million PlayStation VR systems worldwide
Sony has confirmed it has sold over 4.2 million PlayStation VR (PSVR) systems worldwide. The developer/publisher announced the milestone yesterday during its new direct livestream video broadcast, State of Play. The news – which takes accounts of global sales up to and including March 3rd, 2019 – was accompanied by …
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