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The Fusion Of VR And eSports: Gamers Can’t Be Called Lazy Anymore

December 4, 2018 Griffin Streeter

The industry of eSports has been growing exponentially over the past few years. While the traditional way of playing competitive sports is still very dominant and has a wider fan base eSports is slowly becoming more mainstream. It is estimated that over US$ 800mn revenue will be generated in by the end of 2018. As […]

VR Headsets

Varjo Raises $31 Million In Series B Funding To Provide 100 Times Higher Resolution

October 8, 2018 Griffin Streeter

Remember that Helsinki based VR startup called Varjo that promised “nearly 100 times better resolution than today’s best high-end VR headset?” Well, they have successfully raised an extra $31 million in Series B funding led by Atomico and with participation from Next 47, EQT Ventures, and Lifeline Ventures. The company will be manufacturing industrial-grade VR / XR headset […]

HTC Vive

Ubisoft Provides More Information About Transference During E3

June 17, 2018 Griffin Streeter

Back in June of 2017 we heard about a title in development called Transference. While things were sort of vague about the project, we got to hear a more in-depth story about the upcoming hybrid game at this year’s E3 conference. Transference is a collaboration between Ubisoft and Spectravision which was co-founded by Lord of the […]

AR News

Anzu – What 3D Ads Mean For VR And Other Gaming Applications

June 17, 2018 Griffin Streeter

To kick off E3 I had an interview with Ben Fenster (CEO and co founder) and Natalia Vasilyeva of Anzu.io. Anzu.io is a new-age ads company that’s trying to reshape how companies are able to deliver a message to the public using the virtual platform. The company’s mission is to bridge the gap between advertisement […]

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The Unspoken VR Tournament Announces Regional Winners

May 25, 2017 Alexandra Sedor

On May 15, Oculus kicked off their The Unspoken VR Tournament, the first VR Esports Tournament (which we wrote about here). Today, the winners of the local round went to Regionals to battle it out for a shot at the grand prize: an Oculus Rift and Touch, an Oculus Ready PC, and $1,250 in cash. All regional winners […]

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Samsung’s Gear 360 Cam Available May 25

May 24, 2017 Alexandra Sedor

Tomorrow marks the release of Samsung’s updated Gear 360 in the United States. As mentioned in the model’s name, it is a 360-degree camera. Available in stores and online on Samsung’s website and ShopSamsung app, Best Buy, Amazon, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon, and US Cellular. GEAR 360 (2017) Camera Two CMOS 8.4-megapixel fish-eye cameras Image Processor […]

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HTC Vive

Half-Life 2 VR Gets the greenlight on Steam

May 15, 2017 Alexandra Sedor

Half- Life 2: VR just got greenlit by the Steam Community. The 13-year-old game, commonly praised as one of the “greatest games in history,” has now been reborn for VR as a community mod project which will bring capability to the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. The project has been in development since 2013. (Check out […]

AR News

AI Assistants Get a Major Makeover

May 11, 2017 Alexandra Sedor

Alexa, Siri, Cortana… You name the AI, disembodied virtual assistant, and I’ll give you the name of the tech company behind the girl…Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, respectively. We’re all familiar with them, and most likely we’ve asked favor (or fifty) from them in the past. While it may be easy to get frustrated when they misunderstand what you’re […]

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