Alaska Airlines is adding virtual reality to its in-flight entertainment menu in an experiment aimed at recreating a movie theater experience at 35,000 feet. The Seattle-based airline has partnered with… Read More
Seattle startup Pixvana today released the full version of its software platform SPIN Studio that helps virtual reality filmmakers edit, process, and deliver video at 8K resolution. Perhaps the most notable update… Read More
https://youtu.be/kbZagrmgrDE Check out our latest episode of GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch, where entrepreneurs pitch their cutting-edge ideas … in a historic elevator in Seattle’s iconic Smith Tower. In the latest episode, sponsored by… Read More
8ninths, a small Seattle-based virtual and augmented reality studio with big visions, has been acquired by Valence Group Inc., a company focused on helping enterprise customers apply next-generation technologies in… Read More
The stereotypical stuffy art museum experience is a thing of the past. At least, it can be if you don’t mind using a smartphone or VR headset to enhance your… Read More
The Home Run Derby is often the most exciting part of Major League Baseball’s annual All-Star Game festivities. This year, fans will get the chance to swing for the fences… 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
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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
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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
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When Evie Powell enters the world of a video game, she doesn’t just lose herself in the experience for the pure joy of it all. She’s at work. And her… 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
Virtual reality may have gotten its start with shoot-’em-up video games and porn, but now artists are making VR that puts the emphasis on reality as well as humanity. And… Read More
NASA has been offering virtual-reality tours of Mars for years — but now, with Google’s help, the space agency has come up with one of the most accessible tours yet. “Access… Read More
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was forced to apologize in the comments of his own post on Tuesday after a demo showing off the company’s new virtual reality app Spaces drew… Read More
Is Amazon’s Kindle team working on virtual and augmented reality features? That’s what The Digital Reader news site speculates based on an opening on Amazon’s jobs site. The Amazon Kindle Framework… Read More
Last year, Kyle Cherry launched augmented and virtual reality startup VX Inc. with a lofty goal. He plans “shape the industry” by 2020 with a series of products that make… Read More
Above and below the deck of a ship at sea and from the airplanes and helicopters supporting it, a new report from USA Today gives viewers a rare virtual reality… Read More
For people afraid of heights, leaning over a wall when rock climbing could cause feelings of terror and nausea. Being attached to ropes when climbing is not always reassuring for… Read More
Nintendo’s beloved racing game, Mario Kart, will soon be available in virtual reality. The Japanese gaming giant, which has its U.S. headquarters in Redmond, Wash., is releasing a Mario Kart… Read More
Polyarc made its debut on one of gaming’s biggest stages. At Sony’s press conference from the big E3 video game show in Los Angeles on Monday, Seattle-based Polyarc lifted the hood… Read More
Space geeks looking to take a walk 34 million miles from home without actually training to be an astronaut will get the opportunity to do that, virtually, when “Mars 2030”… Read More
Arlan Collins has been in architecture for more than 40 years. For the past 30, he’s owned his own firm, CollinsWoerman, with his college buddy Mark Woerman. “I still enjoy… Read More
Promising a “fun, mind-bending experience with friends that doesn’t involve legal marijuana,” a new Seattle-based Kickstarter project called Spektra is looking for funding so that it can build out a… Read More
While he doesn’t wish for virtual reality to become a replacement for real travel, Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi has said in the past that he thinks VR can help people research where… Read More
The new iPhone is months away from being released, but some insiders are already getting chatty about its design. Bloomberg reported this week that the next generation of iPhones will… Read More
Danny Moon believes we’re on the cusp of a virtual reality revolution that’s held back by a lack of content. Getting more VR experiences on the market was the impetus for… Read More
Remember the days when arcades were the places where kids could play the coolest video games? No? Well, now you can get in on that experience, this time with immersive… Read More