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IHS Markit report shows growth across both sectors but at very different rates
Read More »AR and VR market hit $3.2bn in 2017 – but it’s time we untangled these very different propositions
Home VR ‘isn’t a business yet’ says NBC Universal VR Chief
Instead it's location-based VR that will lead the way to a Ready Player One-like future
Read More »The Void proves the concept of location-based VR with Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire
The Void offers bespoke virtual reality experiences for an emerging location-based market. If Secrets of the Empire is anything to go by, the VR arcade future looks bright.
Read More »Bandai Namco expands its VR arcades to the UK
Bandai Namco’s brand new VR Zones are located at the O2 Arena in London and in Tunbridge Wells
Read More »Leaked Oculus Go photos show range of content, 32GB storage
Retail packaging suggests a launch in the near future
Read More »Stylisation, rhythm and saving your sanity
Following on from her talk at the recent DevelopVR conference in London, senior concept and environment artist at Climax Studios, Anna Hollinrake, looks at how Climax developed Lola and the Giant for Daydream VR and the lessons the team learned while developing the mobile VR game
Read More »CCP Newcastle studio absorbed into Sumo Digital
Dozens of jobs saved as the indie studio purchases CCP’s VR team
Read More »Rick & Morty co-creator’s Squanchtendo rebrands as Squanch Games
The VR development studio founded by Rick & Morty co-creator Justin Roiland has undergone a rebrand. Squanchtendo was founded by Roiland and Epic Games producer Tanya Watson last year. The name was formed from ‘Squanch’, which is the name of a planet from Rock & Morty that is populated by …
Read More »Doom VFR is now working on Rift, but without official support
Oculus Rift owners were temporarily left out in the cold following last week’s launch of Doom VFR. The VR shooter was only ever pitched as being for HTC Vive and PlayStation VR, but with so much cross-compatibility in modern VR, Rift owners fancied their chances. As it happened, however, the …
Read More »BBC announces new VR Hub and free VR Spacewalk app
The BBC has announced that its various VR ventures are to be all brought under one roof. The new unit goes by the name of VR Hub. It will oversee its various projects including 360-degree video and VR add-ons to properties such as Planet Earth II. To coincide with the …
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