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Zillow Using Virtual Reality to Give Users a More Authentic View of Potential Real Estate Investments
Online real estate listings company Zillow has launched a 3D home viewing tool that allows real estate agents to display more immersive views of the properties that are available for…
HTC Sees Its Future in the High-End Enterprise Virtual Reality Market
HTC was once a powerhouse in the smartphone market but the Taiwanese tech giant has since pivoted to virtual reality after the hollowing out of its market share by nimbler…
Samsung Launches the Quick Measure AR-Based App Which Works Only with the S10 5G
The scope of applications of augmented reality is expanding at an exponential rate. One of the commonest use-cases for AR apps in the recent past has been in measurements. Airlines…
VR Anime ‘Spice & Wolf’ to Debut on HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and Go on June 3rd
The Japan-based indie studio SpicyTails has just announced that its virtual reality anime Spice & Wolf VR which is based on the anime/manga franchise Spice & Wolf will be launching…
Nintendo’s Labo VR Kit Has Sold Out at Major Retailers
Nintendo Labo VR Kit Nintendo’s cardboard Labo VR kit has proven to be wildly popular after all. Within just a few days after going on sale in major online retailers,…
How to View the Notre Dame Cathedral in Virtual Reality
The adage you don’t know what you have got until it’s gone could never ring truer in the wake of the Notre Dame fire tragedy that destroyed the 13th century…
Resolution Games Multiplayer Party Game Acron Merges VR and Mobile Gaming
Resolution Games, the studio behind the virtual reality fishing game Bait! and the wildly popular Angry Birds VR: Isle of Pigs along with numerous other hit titles has come up…
Sony Creates a Social VR Viewing App for PSVR Users in Japan
One key feature that has been in missing in PSVR is a social viewing app that would enable users to view their favorite content with other PSVR-owning VR friends. They…
Microsoft’s SeeingVR Tools Helping People with Vision Problems View Unity VR Apps
On paper, virtual reality headsets shouldn’t pose a problem for people with vision problems. The screens are up-close and have a very high degree of contrast along with lenses that…
How Brands and Developers Are Designing New Experiences Around Audio Augmented Reality
We are used to augmented reality, virtual reality, mixed reality or even extended reality. The common thread in all these experiences is that they are all visual experiences. They are…