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Out of the home, out of this world: life on the commercial frontier of VR

15th July 2019 Business, In-Depth, VR & AR Comments Off on Out of the home, out of this world: life on the commercial frontier of VR

Location-based operators are now the frontline of VR adoption. We speak to one such operator, Centre VR in Bournemouth, about its learnings from running VR games day-in, day-out on the south coast

‘We love starting again!’ – Why Media Molecule remade Dreams from scratch

4th July 2019 Business, Development, In-Depth Comments Off on ‘We love starting again!’ – Why Media Molecule remade Dreams from scratch

Media Molecule tells us about Dreams' development journey, making sit-on-the-sofa-friendly tools, curating its growing community, the challenges and benefits of potential monetisation, VR and being amazed by what its players can do

Sony has patented a haptic virtual-reality glove

24th May 2019 Business Comments Off on Sony has patented a haptic virtual-reality glove

The patent notice describes the invention as "dynamic gloves to convey [a] sense of touch and movement for virtual objects in HMD rendered environments"

PlayStack and Maze Theory partner with the BBC for new Doctor Who VR adventure, The Edge of Time

20th May 2019 Business Comments Off on PlayStack and Maze Theory partner with the BBC for new Doctor Who VR adventure, The Edge of Time

"VR is the perfect home for a truly immersive Doctor Who adventure"

Preorders for Valve’s new VR headset, Valve Index, go live later today

1st May 2019 Business Comments Off on Preorders for Valve’s new VR headset, Valve Index, go live later today

"All the items are offered individually as well as in various combinations"

VR game Sea Hero Quest is helping neuroscientists learn out more about dementia

29th April 2019 Business Comments Off on VR game Sea Hero Quest is helping neuroscientists learn out more about dementia

"The data set that Sea Hero Quest generates is truly unprecedented"

Valve’s Index VR headset may be available for pre-order as early as next month

2nd April 2019 Business Comments Off on Valve’s Index VR headset may be available for pre-order as early as next month

Expected to ship in June 2019

Sony has sold 4.2 million PlayStation VR systems worldwide

26th March 2019 Business Comments Off on Sony has sold 4.2 million PlayStation VR systems worldwide

Sony has confirmed it has sold over 4.2 million PlayStation VR (PSVR) systems worldwide. The developer/publisher announced the milestone yesterday during its new direct livestream video broadcast, State of Play. The news – which takes accounts of global sales up to and including March 3rd, 2019 – was accompanied by …