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Hong Kong Startup ‘Sandbox VR’ Building Hyperrealistic Virtual Reality Games
Hong Kong-based startup Sandbox VR made news early this year when it raised $68 million in Series A funding from some of the industry heavyweights such as Andreesen Horowitz, Stanford…
Viro Move is the Latest VR Fitness Game to Help You Shed those Calories
There is a growing number of virtual reality fitness apps along with VR experiences that may not be specifically designed for fitness but whose gameplay exert sufficient activity and workouts…
Microsoft Has Joined the XR Association Promoting AR/VR Development
Microsoft has joined the XR Association or XRA, a trade association representing the shared interests and goals of the headset and technology manufacturers in the augmented reality (AR), mixed reality…
‘Kingdom Hearts: VR Experience’ Part 2 Coming Next Week, Includes Olympus Coliseum Update
Kingdom Hearts: VR Experience came out early this year although the initial version was incomplete with some of the levels of missing which could have ruined the experience for some…
Microsoft Showcases New HoloLens Hologram Capable of Language Translations
Microsoft keynote showcases language translation and holoportation, giving event-goers a window into the future. It is now possible to have an almost life-like and hyper-realistic holographic replica of yourself but…
Drag:on VR Controller Provides Haptic Feedback Based on Drag and Weight Shift
Standard virtual reality controllers are perfect for interacting with and manipulating objects in virtual reality environments but they lack the sophistication to translate realistic and kinesthetic impression of features such…
Tarzan VR Coming to VR Headsets Later in 2019
The Tarzan VR game is currently undergoing development by Stonepunk Studios, who are also the creators of Primordian. The episodic adventure will be published by Fun Train and the publisher…
KAT Loco Sensors Provide a Complete Wearable VR Locomotion System
Virtual reality controllers and headsets now easily track head and hand movements. However, the last terrain that has proven difficult to conquer is foot-tracking. The games hardware company KAT is…
Google’s Art Gallery Coming to Your Pocket
Google Arts & Culture debuted its Pocket Gallery last year which featured works by Johannes Vermeer. Now the tech giant is just about to expand the palette on its app…
Facebook Has Developed a Haptic VR/AR Wristband Prototype
A team at Facebook Reality Labs in collaboration with a PHD intern from Rice University have developed a new haptic device known as Tasbi which is worn on both wrists.…