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We spoke to the Mixed Reality performer whose video went viral and has been estimated to have been viewed over 100 million times, and possibly over 150 million times across a variety of web channels from Gamespot to Gamasutra and a lot more. Written by Micah Blumberg for SVGN.io (also host of the Neural Lace Podcast VRMA.io)… Read the full article…
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There’s probably no better way to show off Google’s ARCore augmented reality tech than a tabletop version of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. So that’s what Grab Games‘ new GameviewAR is offering right now to Android users — a preview of what the company hopes will become a central “destination for augmented rea… Read the full article…
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In what’s beginning to become a tradition, Ubisoft is using the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco to announce more studios are joining its sizable crop of global offices. Today, the French game publisher unveils Ubisoft Mumbai and Ubisoft Odesa. Mumbai is Ubisoft’s second outpost in India — it opened its Pune studio 10 y…Read… Read the full article…
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Geomatics (better known as Land Surveying) has been practiced on this earth from as far back as 2500 BC. Practiced by some of the masons that laid the cornerstone of the United States of America, including George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln, Geomatics continues to be the main source of information when it comes… Read the full article…
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Augmented reality and virtual reality have only recently started to become more popular, remember at least a considerable excitement around the game Pokemon Go. For a short period, developers have implemented an incredible number of projects for different areas of education, business, medicine, and science.So what is the difference between augmented reality and virtual reality? Analytics… Read the full article…
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Two weeks ago and the world celebrated International Women’s Day. We wrote a blog post about some this year’s theme: Pressing for Progress. It seemed particularly fitting to highlight some of the amazing women who are creating technological progress in virtual, augmented, and mixed reality. But then… we completely forgot to publish it. We were going… Read the full article…
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Almost everyone on the GamesBeat team is at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco this week, and we’re going to have some audio dispatches from that event later this week. For now, since I’m all alone, I decided to have on some of my fellow citizens from the Minecraft-like survival/ecological simulator Eco with on… Read the full article…
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Augmented reality gaming is in its infancy. It wasn’t until July 2016 and Pokémon Go‘s release that most people had even experienced it. Fast-forward to 2018, and game designers are trying to figure out how to adapt role-playing narratives to this emerging platform. Tag of Joy cofounders Zilvinas and Sarunas Ledas have some tips for… Read the full article…
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S4 — E2: A Change of Plans (L to R): Lauralie, Joshuaa, Tyler, Jac, Stephanie, Jerika City of Twitter Tyler & Luaralie As the scene opens up we get various shots of the ladies going about their day to day activities. We then focus on Tyler who is on 5th Ave the luxurious shopping strip in Twitter where the location… Read the full article…
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Augmented Reality “Augmented reality is creating interactive experiences that engage users far beyond many of the mobile technologies we’ve seen in the past.” — Lindsay Boyajian, CMO of Augment Just a few years ago, augmented reality (AR) was just a fiction hyped by futuristic action movies, trying to picture the future of technology. Now, AR is… Read the full article…
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(User) Journeys through Time & Space #1 Workshop ideas for VR and AR projects This article is part of a series examining how designing for mixed reality environments is shaking up our tools, techniques and methodologies. Photo by Osman Rana on Unsplash I am lucky enough to work on a number of VR and AR projects as a… Read the full article…
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Just as in my first “Thought Experiment” post, it is necessary to take into consideration a variety of elements when determining the best platform for an experience. While my mind usually moves directly to VR, I realized that my “Treasure Hunt” concept could utilize AR as well! The opportunity to nest the narrative/theme of my… Read the full article…
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Continuing from the previous thought experiment, I want to delve in a bit deeper into how different VR related technologies may be helpful to my VR persona. How would Augmented Reality better help teach your experience? Augmented Reality (AR) would probably be a good alternative for this though experiment. There is greater user comfort in using… Read the full article…
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Less than a year ago, real estate professionals speculated that virtual and augmented reality would soon improve the process of buying and selling homes — now luxury realtor Sotheby’s International Realty is bringing AR into its international listings. Working in partnership with VR/AR developer Rooomy, Sotheby’s today launched Cu… Read the full article…
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Microsoft today released a new Windows 10 preview for PCs with Cortana improvements and Windows Mixed Reality fixes. This build is from the RS4 branch, which represents the next Windows 10 update the company has yet to announce (but is expected to ship in April). There is no new build from the RS5 branch today,… Read the full article…
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Age : 45 Occupation, if any : CEO of a firm Name: Mr. Raphael A Quote: The idea needs to impress me to get a nod 2–3 sentences describing what motivates them : A good environment motivates me, so he always wishes to be surrounded by paintings or show pieces items on the wall. Their experience level with VR: Has been doing VR… Read the full article…
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Want the power to slow down time? Have you ever wanted to feel like you’re in The Matrix? Then you need to try out Superhot VR. What is Superhot?Rather than just creating the same old game for the next greatest platform (virtual reality), the makers of Superhot changed reality by allowing the player to manipulate time…. Read the full article…
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Ashes of Angels PART I We no longer have private conversations. You no longer speak with one person. You speak to one, you speak to hundreds, thousands, millions. If you’re one of the many; one that has either Facebook or Instagram or Twitter or Snapchat or Pinterest, YouTube Chanel, etc, then congratulations. You’re a micro-influencer. It’s… Read the full article…
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Recently, I made my way down to The Rec Room on 255 Bremner Boulevard in Toronto with a couple friends to experience The Void. There had been a lot of talk about how great it was, and I wanted to see for myself if it truly lived up to all the great reviews. I’m not… Read the full article…
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Getty Image Provided by: Getty Images Nearly two dozen of the world’s most successful business leaders, entrepreneurs, and venture capitalists will invest up to $1 billion in a fund led byinvestor and co-founder Marc Lubaszka. The fund aims to increase efficiency and profit margins for some of the BRIC nation´s largest companies by financing the use… Read the full article…
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