CastAR brings a new angle to Computer Assisted Reality
There was much gnashing of teeth from the gaming community when Valve recently let go of 25 employees. From those ashes, Jeri Ellsworth and Rick Johnson have since moved on, and with Gabe’s blessing,...
View ArticleSony patents modular AR controller
Sony has patented an interesting new kind of controller made of connecting components, which can be rearranged and attached in various configurations at the user’s whim. The controller is AR enabled...
View ArticleMicrosoft Invests $150 Million in Augmented Reality and 75 Related Patents
If you thought Facebook and Sony were the only companies playing around virtual reality and the likes of it, think again. Microsoft has a plan of their own. The company has reportedly invested from...
View ArticleNew Valve Project Aims For "Terminator Vision" (Hail SkyNet)
As the 3DS, PS Vita, and smartphones have shown us, augmented reality is a rather interesting prospect, casting aside the dull veil of reality and peppering our visual field with software-added...
View ArticleMake Bayonetta 2 Your Personal Pole Dancer With This App
Augmented reality (AR) application Junaio has a showcase for Bayonetta 2, which is set to release in Japan in a few weeks. It’s a Japanese app, but it should be self-explanatory to work with it, should...
View ArticleFormer Epic boss feels VR will be a hard sell to mainstream consumers
Former Epic president Mike Capps isn’t completely sold on Virtual Reality as he feels consumers have little tolerance for expensive investments or being forced to wear things on their faces, more or...
View ArticleCurrent HoloLens prototype has noticeably “tighter” FoV compared to January...
Microsoft’s augmented reality headset HoloLens is still very much in the prototype stage, according to various reports out of the Build Conference. Microsoft hasn’t discussed technical specs with the...
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Nightmares Come Alive in Mobile Horror Game ‘Night Terrors’
Whether it be Resident Evil, Silent Hill, or even Dead Space, horror games all have one thing in common: they exist purely in a digital space. But what if a horror game could occupy both the digital...
View ArticleWarren Spector feels VR gaming is a fad, but “bring on” Augmented Reality
Warren Spector has said he’s consistent in the belief that VR is a fad for consumers other than some hardcore gamers. Speaking with GI.biz at E3 2015 last week, the Deus Ex-director said VR has”amazing...
View ArticleVirtual Reality vs. Augmented Reality in Gaming and Need for Social Elements
When the end users look at the path on which the gaming industry is going the future seems rather confusing. For instance we have virtual reality as well as augmented reality as two pathways that have...
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Pokémon GO Is an Incredible First Step for Nintendo on Mobile
We’ve been told that Nintendo will be releasing its first smartphone and tablet games before the end of 2015. We’ve also been told that these games are being created in partnership with DeNA. If...
View ArticleThe HoloLens development kit will cost $3,000 and ships in Q1 2016
The development kit for Microsoft’s augmented reality headset will set studios back $3,000 the firm announced today. The cost of the kit might be a bit steep for developers, but the company stated back...
View ArticleProject X brings “wearable holograms” to HoloLens
The latest HoloLens demo shows off some pretty cool uses for Microsoft’s AR tech. A new HoloLens demo called Project X debuted at the Microsoft October 2015 Event today. Microsoft talked up the...
View ArticleNintendo, The Pokemon Company and Google invest $30M in Pokemon GO developer
Nintendo, The Pokemon Company and Google have invested a combined $30 million in Pokemon GO developer Niantic Labs. According to an announcement made this morning $20 million of the investment is being...
View ArticleMicrosoft HoloLens Dev Kit Preorders Have Been Amazing
Microsoft HoloLens Dev Kits are going to be out in the first quarter of 2016 for a huge price tag of $3000; did you think that price might put off some of the buyers? Well, the Redmond giant doesn’t...
View ArticleMicrosoft HoloLens Shown Running Netflix, Xbox Streaming, Candy Crush
Microsoft HoloLens is a one of a kind augmented reality headset which stands apart from a number of other projects that are being worked on whether we are talking about the AR technology of the VR...
View ArticleVideo shows HoloLens being used to play Halo 5, without looking at TV
It’s not the future until you start a game on a console, and move away, continuing to play it while wearing some AR goggles. Microsoft’s HoloLens impressed everyone that saw it in action. And while the...
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