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Registration Opens for the Oculus Connect 6 Conference
Facebook this week opened the registration for the upcoming Oculus Connect 6 (OC6) virtual reality developer conference which takes place at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center on September 25th…
Xbox Creator Nat Brown Joins Apple
Apple has hired former Xbox co-creator and ex-Valve VR Engineer Nat Brown. Brown broke the news about his new gig via Twitter stating that he was looking forward to continue…
Scape Launches ‘ScapeKit’ SDK For Hyper-Accurate AR Geolocation
London-based Scape Technologies has launched a new software development kit dubbed SDK-Scapekit which is out in beta and already available for download. ScapeKit takes a different approach to other SDKs…
Tobii Spotlight Foveated Rendering Technology Leverages Eye-Tracking to Reduce VR Graphics Load by 57%
The Tobii eye-tracking technology, which is used widely in security features such as Windows Hello, has just gotten some major software enhancements according to an announcement made early this week.…
Facebook Launches Quill 2.0 Transitioning it into a VR Movie Maker
Facebook’s Quill tool helps creatives and artists make VR illustrations and animations. The tech giant has just released the latest version of the tool, Quill , which comes with overhauled…
HTC Viveport Streaming Subscription Service Offers an All-Access to Thousands of Games
HTC Vive has unveiled a new built-in streaming subscription service that offers users an unfettered access to thousands of virtual reality titles. HTC calls the service Viveport Streaming and it…
No Man’s Sky VR: Beyond Update Arriving on August 14th
Following a less-than-perfect launch three years ago, the space exploration title No Man’s Sky went on to win over many players with a series of major updates that incorporated some…
Human Capable Launches Kickstarter Campaign for Stylish AR Glasses Which Look Like Real Glasses
The past few years have seen the unveiling of some of the most impressive augmented reality hardware devices. Every new year has brought new refinements to AR hardware. But most…
Nvidia Research Demos Next-Generation ‘Prescription AR’ Glasses Prototypes
Nvidia is showcasing its latest research which demonstrates how future augmented reality wearables could be used in a more powerful and practical way. This is coming at a time when…
BBC Earth’s Next ‘Micro Kingdoms’ Immersive Experience is Coming on Magic Leap
The BBC has always been at the forefront of adopting emerging technologies and it has taken up enthusiastically to immersive technologies such as virtual reality. Now the media company is…