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VR Parkour Game ‘The Tower 2’ Now Out for Oculus Rift, Rift S, Valve Index and Other Compatible Steam VR Headsets
Two weeks ago, the Munich-based studio Headroom One announced that it would release a sequel to the original virtual reality parkour game Tower that puts players on an obstacle course…
DreamGlass Air AR Glasses Put a Virtual TV On Your Face
AR company Dreamworld AR has just launched new unique AR glasses on Kickstarter. Currently, most augmented reality glasses are built to perform one specific type of function be it playing…
Violinist Lindsey Stirling Performing a Live Virtual Concert on August 26 Using Wave
Launched in 2016, the interactive livestream concert platform Wave (previously TheWaveVR) was one of the first music-focused VR startups. It has richer functionality and offers music enthusiasts much more than…
Otherworld is a Hyper Futuristic Neon-Themed VR Arcade in London With Interiors Inspired by James Turrell
An immersive virtual reality arcade dubbed Otherworld has opened in a converted east London railway arch. Designed by the architecture studio Red Deer, the virtual reality entertainment space houses immersion…
Virtual Reality Training at Walmart Saved Lives During the El Paso Massacre
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon is convinced that the company’s virtual reality active shooter training devices helped save lives during the mass shooting in El Paso, Texas that killed 22 people…
Jaguar Land Rover Develops New 3D Virtual Reality In-Car Experience
Cutting-edge immersive entertainment for an autonomous future. Automakers are beginning to explore ways through which they can revolutionize in-car entertainment, particularly as autonomous car technology continues to grow in sophistication.…
Google’s AI Hand-Tracking Algorithm Could Be a Major Step to Sign Language Recognition
Sign language is used by millions of people around the world but few who are not deaf are able to understand the hand gestures that constitute sign language. For quite…
Sony Acquires VR Studio Insomniac Games
Sony has officially acquired the game developer Insomniac Games. The news was announced yesterday by PlayStation and it marked Sony’s first acquisition in years following the launch of its PixelOpus…
Bentley EXP 100GT Concept Car Gets its Own Augmented Reality App
Luxury auto brand Bentley is the latest automaker to jump on the augmented reality train. Last week, the company released an augmented reality app known as Bentley 100 AR for…
Hollywood Movie ‘Auggie’ Explores Our Anxieties About Augmented Reality
The advent of artificially intelligent robots always elicited a great amount of angst among people. But nothing magnified these anxieties like the launch of the movie Terminator which enable us…