Author Archives: Sam Ochanji
WarDucks Raises $3.8 Million for Location-Based AR Game
Dublin-based game studio WarDucks has just raised $ million for the launch of its location-based AR game studio in a bid to compete with some of the biggest augmented reality…
Google Invents VR Controller That Adds Location and Orientation Tracking
A patent filing published this Thursday describes Google’s plan to invent a “VR Arm Model” that could make it possible for systems to supplement tracking information for the location of…
GDC 2019: HTC’s Lip Tracking Module Dev Kit for Vive Pro
HTC was present at the GDC 2019 and it announced that it is developing a lip-tracking module for its HTC Pro VR headset. Reports have suggested that the lip tracking…
Microsoft Patent Points to a Next-Gen Mixed Reality Headset with Infinite FOV
A new Microsoft patent published today by the US Patent Office illustrates a next-generation Head Mounted Display (HMD) design that will be equipped with a “boundless field of view”. It…
HP’s New Reverb Virtual Reality Headset Sports Superb Resolution
The PC-bound virtual reality scene is starting to see a little action with recently unveiling of the Oculus Rift S, which now joins the HTC Vive Pro in the space…
Oculus Finally Unveils its Rift S Virtual Reality Headset
After a long wait and years of speculation, the much awaited Oculus Rift S headset has finally been unveiled today. The launch of the headset was shrouded in a lot…
Scope AR Snaps Up $9.7 Million for the Expansion of AR Platform
While viable consumer-facing augmented reality with a mass appeal is still a distant dream, enterprise augmented reality is already a booming market that is finding use-cases in multiple industries. It’s…
Angry Birds Coming to Your iPhones in Augmented Reality
Resolution Games and Angry Birds developer Rovio Entertainment have partnered to launch an augmented reality version of the hit bird-flinging mobile game. Named Angry Birds AR: Isle of Pigs, the…
New Patent Suggests PSVR2 Will Be Wireless
With 5G networks yet to see a mass adoption, virtual reality still has a wire problem. All the headsets capable of delivering triple-A style games rely on bulky cabling and…
Facebook’s Creepy VR Avatars Look and Move Exactly Like You
Facebook has been secretly working on a sophisticated system that creates ultra-realistic virtual avatars that strikingly resemble people in both their facial features and mannerisms. While the system is not…