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Vision Summit 2017 Announces Award Winners Today

Vision VR/AR Summit announced their 2017 ‘Best Of’ Award Winners today. Check out who made the cut below. We’ve included each winner’s synopsis, however it’s worth taking a deeper look at each piece; this year’s winners truly surpassed even the highest of expectations! Best Game: Superhot VR by SUPERHOT This first person action, fighting, shooter game is […]

Mark Zuckerberg Introduces Beta for First Augmented Reality Platform Today at F8

This morning marked the opening of Facebook’s F8 developer conference where Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, announced that they are making “the first mainstream augmented reality platform.” A closed beta version of this platform launches today for specific groups and individuals. According to Zuckerberg, people are moving away from text and embracing the camera’s benefit for social interaction. […]

AMD Acquires Nitero Wireless VR Company

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) announced today that they have purchased wireless VR startup Nitero, a company that builds 60 Ghz wireless chips for streaming VR and AR content from desktop computers to headsets. According to Forbes, the company acquired the IP and acquihired all the employees of Austin-based Nitero. Nitero co-founder and CEO Pat Kelly has […]

Pokemon Go Has Just Passed $1 Billion In Revenue

Pokemon Go created something never seen before in the mobile gaming app industry (in terms of popularity). The world went into a frenzy where millions of people simultaneously went outside trying to catch the digital Pokemon. Hoards of crowds gathered in public areas from morning til dusk trying to catch rare Pokemon such as Charizard, Blastoise, […]