HTC’s shiny new enterprise VR headset, the Vive Pro Eye, adds a crucial new feature to the Pro series. But it won’t be replacing the original Pro. HTC confirmed as much to UploadVR this week. In a statement provided over email, the company said that the Vive Pro Eye will ‘sit alongside’ its predecessor. It […]
The Los Angeles-based creators of Virtual Virtual Reality and AR software Tendar just announced an Oculus Quest project. From Tender Claws, “The Under Presents” is a theatrically-centered VR project funded by Oculus Studios featuring a “vaudeville stage that exists in a special dimension outside time and space.” A sneak peek of the project is being shown […]
Warzone VR from Sinn Studio (the same developers as VR games Wraith and The Perfect Sniper) is set to hit Steam Early Access for Rift, Vive, and Windows VR this week on January 25th. Billed as a large-scale VR FPS, similar to War Dust, there is a heavy focus on team-based gameplay and squad tactics. […]
Alphabet’s Google filed for a patent for a compression system specifically designed for frames produced by foveated rendering. Foveated rendering is a process which renders most of the view of a VR headset at lower resolution except for the exact area where the user’s eye is pointed, which is detected with eye tracking. That area […]
Developer Niantic, Inc. now has a valuation of almost $4 billion after its latest funding round. The company raised $245 million in its Series C financing. Venture capital firm IVP led the round along with participation from AXiomatic Gaming, Battery Ventures, Causeway Capital Management, CRV, and Samsung Ventures. Niantic is the studio responsible for Pokémon Go, Harry […]
Lemnis Technologies demonstrated a series of prototype optical designs at CES 2019. Though none were in a consumer-ready state, each showed promising previews of features which might make it into future VR headsets. We tried a total of three headsets at CES 2019 from Lemnis Technologies. The first “Verifocal VR Kit” showed moving “Alvarez” lenses […]
The Oculus app for Android just surpassed 1 million total downloads on the Google Play Store. Apple’s App Store does not report download numbers. The Oculus app is required to set up the Oculus Go, and can be used to install apps on it as well as manage settings. Back in November, Facebook expanded the […]
A picture’s worth a thousand words, but what about a three-dimensional rendering? Ask ThreeKit — it’s in the business of creating 3D renderings for clients such as Crate and Barrel, Steelcase, and CIROC. The Chicago startup’s product configuration and visualization platform enable brands to create interactive three-dimensional “experiences,” such as product tours and comparison tools. And in just a […]
Beat Saber is a massive runaway success in the VR community, due in large part to the customization afforded in the PC version (sorry PSVR users). Not only can you download custom songs that users have mapped to create an infinite library of music (we’ve done song request streams where viewers can pick a […]
HTC held a special press event on Monday, just one day before CES officially started. The company announced two new VR headsets, a new VR platform, and a new VR app subscription service. On Monday we livestreamed the presentation. Here are the highlights from that stream, including the major product announcements. Vive Pro Eye Vive […]