VR Arcades Need To Be Social To Succeed
2 June 2017
Viveland, HTC’s VR arcade, opened in Taipei eight months ago, with the Taiwanese company calling it the “world’s first premium VR arcade.” It has three jobs: make
Viveland, HTC’s VR arcade, opened in Taipei eight months ago, with the Taiwanese company calling it the “world’s first premium VR arcade.” It has three jobs: make
Augmented reality could allow drivers to view information such as speed and directions without taking their eyes off the road. Navigation arrows, pedestrians outlined in
At the 2017 Augmented World Expo (AWE) in Santa Clara today, smartglasses maker Epson introduced two new augmented reality headsets from its Moverio line of products.
Some of the most annoying parts of today’s virtual reality hardware are all the wires and the sensors needed to accurately track the headset. With
You are not Drake. You will not be sitting courtside when the NBA Finals tip-off Thursday. However, you can get the perspective of being
It may be early days but a new white paper from EyeforTravel shows that there are applications for VR in travel In 2016 as
The Birth of a Medium In the 1920’s, most radio programmes seemed to consist of book readings and theatre play recordings. In the 50’s,
VR and AR are on the tip of everyone’s tongues these days. Well, VR certainly is. AR still has a way to go before it
The Rogue Initiative sent out a word that its cinematic VR Game is now out for HTC Vive. Crowe: The Drowned Armory combines traditional storytelling
Miso Happy is a new augmented reality app that captures a cartoon version of your face and sticks it on a cartoon character in an AR
Credit: IDG / Hayden Dingman When I reviewed the HTC Vive last April, I wrote that Valve and HTC had created “the most forward-thinking VR headset on
With the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) banning laptops and tablets on flights originating from 10 international airports, and the United Kingdom taking similar precautions, international
MindCotine wants you to kick the smoking habit, and it is enlisting virtual reality to help. The Redwood City, Calif.-based company has created a VR
Virtual reality (VR) will transform into a unique medium of its own, according to Telegraph Group Creative Director Matt Simmonds. Speaking during the VR
Mure VR, an Icelandic startup, hopes to cure the workplace doldrums using the power of fake nature. COURTESY BREAKROOM The British writer Charles Lamb
Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, will soon be using virtual reality to help train its employees on topics like management and customer service. VR
The creative team behind Guinness’ VR beer tasting explains how they made the campaign launching across Tesco stores in the UK. Guinness is bringing
FoxNext, the recently created 20th Century Fox unit that encompasses the company’s video gaming, location-based entertainment, virtual reality and augmented reality productions, has tapped 20th Century Fox
Want to know what the future’s going to be like? There’s no better person to ask than Ray Kurzweil, the intellectual and inventor who predicted —
Microsoft is unveiling more of its range of Windows Mixed Reality headsets at Computex today. After revealing that Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP, and Lenovo will
Samsung has unveiled new partnerships with UFC, X-Games and Live Nation in a bid to lure consumers to the firm’s virtual reality product with a
As anyone who has delved into the world of virtual reality knows, there are a lot of cables and connectors — and none of them seem to
Midas Touch Back in March, Oculus made an aggressive course correction when it slashed the price of the Rift and the Touch controllers by $100 each.
Ross Wang/Engadget Chinese Virtual reality is inescapable here at Computex: You’re either stumbling into another Vive demo area or bumping into the occasional VR
As game developers dig deeper and deeper into the burgeoning world of virtual reality, they’re finding new ways to immerse players in gaming worlds. They
Visitors walk through the Computex Taipei exhibition at the world trade center in Taipei, Taiwan, May 30, 2017. Inside the sprawling Acer stall at
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