VRstudios has raised more cash as it continues to install virtual reality systems in theme parks, cinemas, family entertainment centers, casinos, and other locations. The state of virtual and augmented… Read More
Tim Harader has seen this story before. When the digital media entrepreneur arrived in Seattle two decades ago, he was recruited by Microsoft to manage its new webcasts. At the time,… Read More
Amazon Web Services is ready to let all of its customers start playing with Amazon Sumerian, a tool that helps developers create augmented reality and virtual reality applications. The cloud… Read More
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It wasn’t the most social happy hour, at least not for those of us back in the real world. But as we took turns trying out the Facebook’s new Oculus… Read More
When I was a kid, I loved Disneyland for the rides. But as I grew older, I appreciated the original Disney park in Anaheim for the 3-D immersive reality. From… Read More
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Oculus Go, a new VR headset from the Facebook-owned company, sprang onto shelves in a surprise launch Tuesday. It’s lower-powered than existing headsets like the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive,… Read More
UPDATE: The Oculus Go virtual reality headset is shipping today, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said at Facebook’s F8 developer conference. A 32GB version will cost $199 and a 64GB retails… Read More
It’s OK to be confused about what the hot markets will be for digitally extended reality. Because figuring out which uses will become popular next — whether that reality is… Read More
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With the sun shining and blue skies above Seattle this week, there’s no better time to venture to the top of the Space Needle to take in clear views through… Read More
Pixvana has created its own in-house virtual reality production studio. The Seattle startup today announced WunderVu, a new independent consultancy for clients needing help with virtual and augmented reality storytelling projects.… Read More
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Non-profit Common Sense Media is weighing in on virtual reality use by kids. And much of the advice to parents boils down to keeping immersive sessions brief, having children sit… Read More
“Ready Player One,” the Steven Spielberg movie that blends memes from the 1980s with a virtual-reality vision of 2045, is getting mostly positive reviews from film critics and filmgoers, and… Read More
Running over virtual zombies might seem like a strange way to fight motion sickness in a moving car, but that’s exactly what Apple is suggesting passengers do in patent applications… Read More
Ed Fries calls himself a “proud parent” of Microsoft’s Xbox, but he’s also played an important role in nurturing the overall gaming industry in the Pacific Northwest. Fries led the… Read More
Florida augmented reality company Magic Leap filed a lawsuit last week against its current senior director of global security Todd Keil, alleging that he is trying to “extort millions of… Read More
In a white, sterilized room in the burn ward of Shriners Hospitals for Children in Galveston, Texas, a physician meticulously removed staples from a teenage boy’s burn. The wound covered… Read More
Seattle startup Pluto VR has launched its first product. The company focuses on applications for people to communicate within virtual reality, and its technology debuted yesterday in Early Access on Steam. In… Read More
Virgin Galactic hasn’t yet started taking tourists into space on its SpaceShipTwo rocket plane, but the company now offers a virtual SpaceShipTwo tour on its website, with a big assist… Read More
Seattle virtual reality startup Vreal has landed an $11.7 million Series A round to continue building out what it calls the first VR live streaming and broadcast platform. The concept… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Virtual reality has its fair share of naysayers. It’s too expensive, they say. It’s too hard to translate across devices. It makes you sick. Microsoft wants to… Read More
Seattle’s virtual and augmented reality scene just got a boost, courtesy of the University of Washington and three tech giants. The UW announced today a new VR and AR research hub… Read More
An entity that shares the same infamous address as Facebook — 1 Hacker Way in Menlo Park, Calif. — has picked up two parcels in Redmond, Wash., just a few… Read More
The ever-mysterious augmented reality startup Magic Leap has come out of hiding with its first ever product: a headset with a portable computer pack and controller. The product, dubbed Magic… Read More
Starbucks is going bigger and geekier with its second Roastery location. The coffee giant on Tuesday will open the Starbucks Reserve Roastery in Shanghai, a 30,000 square-foot retail location that… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Amazon Web Services appears to have acquired technology for its new AWS “Sumerian” 3D modeling tool from a Swedish startup called Goo Technologies that went bankrupt earlier… Read More
A month ago, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg called his shot: He wants to get 1 billion people into the virtual reality universe. To make that goal a reality, Facebook-owned Oculus… Read More