Author Archives: Sam Ochanji
Lindsey Stirling’s Live VR Violin Performance Attracted 400,000 Viewers from Across the World
Star violinist, dancer and singer-songwriter Lindsey Stirling performed her first virtual reality concert in the VR club The Wave. During this concert, Stirling was transformed into a lifelike avatar on…
UK Startup WaveOptics Closes $39 Million in Third Round Investments to Scale Up AR Display Technology
UK startup WaveOptics this week closed its third round of investment at $39 million in an oversubscribed series C round of funding. WaveOptics wants to build waveguide displays which are…
Time Mixed Reality App Sheds Spotlight into the Fast Disappearing Amazon Rainforest
Two months ago, TIME magazine’s AR experience Landing on the Moon immersed users into an augmented reality moon landing experience which recreated the historic Apollo 11 mission of half a…
Hulu Latest Partner to Discontinue Support for Google’s Daydream VR Headset
Popular US streaming provider Hulu has discontinued support for Google’s Daydream platform. Hulu was a launch partner for Daydream VR in 2016. Variety reports that this support has now been…
Next No Man’s Sky Update to Have Significantly Better PSVR Graphics
The free virtual reality mode space exploration game No Man’s Sky VR was launched in mid-August. The game has been highly traded and did quite well in the monitor version.…
Virtual Reality Standardization: Oculus Begins OpenXR Integration
Facebook has already incorporated OpenXR support for its Oculus Rift and Oculus Rift S virtual reality headsets. OpenXR refers to the open standard API for virtual reality and augmented reality…
Disney Selling XR Studio Foxnet Games, No Longer Interested in Developing Games
In spite of its huge presence in the entertainment industry, Disney has been shy about plunging into gaming. The entertainment giant has published some games and even tried having its…
Vality Building Compact VR Headset with Ultra-High-Resolution Display
Germany-based startup Vality is developing lightweight and compact virtual reality headset that will offer users ultra-high near-retina resolution although the design compromises on the field-of-view. Vality wants to make the…
Google ARCore Update Brings Us One Step Closer to AR Cloud
Google first launched its software development kit for AR apps, the ARCore, two years ago. To date, the software kit has been used to build thousands of AR titles for…
HTC Vive Cosmos VR Headset Review
HTC first unveiled its Vive virtual reality headset three years ago. In the intervening period, the Taiwanese tech giant has gone on to release other versions of VR headsets including…