2020
Oculus announces Sanzaru Games is joining Facebook
In Virtual Reality News February 25, 2020 – Oculus has today announced that Sanzaru Games is joining Facebook in order to help the company “pursue a future of rich, immersive, and original VR game content.” …
2020
Magic Leap announces ‘Pancake Pals’ multi-user Mixed Reality game
In Mixed Reality News February 25, 2020 – Magic Leap Studios has today unveiled its first multi-user experience on the Magic Leap 1 – Pancake Pals, a pancake-flipping game in celebration of Pancake Day. It’s …
2020
Qualcomm unveils new Extended Reality reference design headset based on Snapdragon XR2 platform
In Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality and Mixed Reality News February 25, 2020 – Duing its “What’s Next in 5G” press event today, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. has unveiled a new extended reality (XR) reference design headset …
2020
RealWear’s HMT-1Z1 Augmented Reality headset chosen by Italian utility provider, Italgas
In Augmented Reality News February 24, 2020 – RealWear has recently announced that Italian natural gas utility provider, Italgas, has chosen RealWear’s HMT-1Z1 platform running OverIT’s field services software to support the digital transformation of …
2020
Blue Hat launches Augmented Reality-based education classes for preschools in China
In Augmented Reality News February 24, 2020 – Blue Hat Interactive Entertainment Technology, a producer, developer and operator of augmented reality interactive entertainment games, toys and educational materials in China, has recently announced the launch …
2020
Oculus and Facebook AR/VR and Gaming teams pull out of GDC 2020
In Virtual Reality News February 22, 2020 – Oculus, on behalf of Facebook, has announced this week that in light of the recent global coronavirus outbreak, it will not be able to participate at this …
2020
Spatial, Nreal, and Qualcomm collaborate with LG Uplus, KDDI, and Deutsche Telekom to accelerate adoption of Augmented Reality
In Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality and Mixed Reality News February 21, 2020 – Spatial, creators of a holographic collaboration platform, along with mobile mixed reality headset manufacturer Nreal, and Qualcomm Technologies, are together joining forces …
2020
EON Reality announces inauguration of Augmented and Virtual Reality Center in Santa Cruz, Tenerife
In Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality News February 21, 2020 – EON Reality, in partnership with the Community of Canary Islands, has today announced the inauguration of the company’s first Augmented and Virtual Reality Center …
2020
HTC unveils complete Vive Cosmos series and introduces ‘Elite’, ‘XR’, and ‘Play’ products
In Virtual Reality News February 21, 2020 – HTC Vive has announced its complete Vive Cosmos series, with three new products and three new modular faceplates that expand the functionality of Vive Cosmos, an adaptable …
2020
Marché du Film partners with Positron and Brogent Technologies to present Cannes XR 2020
In Virtual Reality News February 20, 2020 – The Marché du Film, the business counterpart of the Festival de Cannes (the Cannes Film Festival), and Positron, specialists in XR Cinema and immersive filmmaking, together with …
2020
Sandbox VR building SDK for its holodeck Virtual Reality platform
In Virtual Reality News February 19, 2020 – Sandbox VR has announced that it is building an SDK for its holodeck platform, which will allow anyone to develop new immersive experiences for guests at Sandbox’ …
2020
Alion to demonstrate its Mixed Reality ‘Virtual Sandbox’ tactical wargaming system to U.S. Air Force’s AFWERX
In Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality and Mixed Reality News February 19, 2020 – Alion Science and Technology has today announced that it has been selected to demonstrate its ‘Virtual Sandbox’ technology at the USAF Future …
2020
Vuzix announces commercial rollout of Librestream Onsight Connect for M400 Smart Glasses
In Augmented Reality News February 19, 2020 – Vuzix Corporation, a supplier of Smart Glasses and Augmented Reality (AR) technology and products, and Librestream Technologies, a provider of augmented reality enterprise solutions, have today announced …
2020
Google adds support for Augmented Reality to its Chrome 81 Beta release
In Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality News February 18, 2020 – Google has recently announced that as part of its Chrome 81 beta release, it has added two new immersive features to its Chrome web …
2020
UK kitchen retailer Wren Kitchens to utilize Virtual Reality as part of US market expansion
https://static.wrenkitchens.com/video/panorama_video.mp4 In Virtual Reality News February 18, 2020 – UK kitchen retailer, Wren Kitchens, has announced that it will expand overseas this year to bring its kitchens to the American market, with its first international …
2020
Bublar opens second beta test of its Augmented Reality MMORPG ‘Otherworld Heroes’, set to be a mix of World of Warcraft and Pokémon GO-style gaming
In Augmented Reality News February 17, 2020 – Bublar Group has announced that it has opened the second beta test of its augmented reality mobile game ‘Otherworld Heroes’. The game is built on Bublar’s proprietary …
2020
XRHealth launches Virtual Reality telehealth clinic to provide VR therapy to patients
In Virtual Reality News February 14, 2020 – XRHealth (formerly VRHealth), a provider of extended reality and therapeutic applications, has announced this week the launch of its first virtual reality telehealth clinic that will provide …
2020
Vancouver’s new Zero Latency VR location to open its doors tomorrow
In Virtual Reality News February 14, 2020 – Whilst virtual reality is commonly used as a means of escaping to a different location from the comfort of one’s own home, it seems that VR in …
2020
Arvizio launches XR Connect platform, enabling multi-location edge and cloud collaboration for enterprise XR
In Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality and Mixed Reality News February 13, 2020 – Arvizio has today announced the launch of XR Connect, a suite of services for secure multi-location edge and cloud collaboration for enterprise …
2020
Vuzix and TensorMark collaborate to integrate facial and object recognition into Vuzix Blade Smart Glasses
In Augmented Reality News February 13, 2020 – Vuzix Corporation has announced a partnership with US based TensorMark, a cloud-based AI and computer vision technology provider, to integrate their two solutions on the Vuzix Blade …
2020
Magic Leap announced Developer Access Programs
In Mixed Reality News February 12, 2020 – Magic Leap has today announced its ‘Access Hardware’ program, the first of a series of formalized programs aimed at providing more access to hardware, funding, enterprise customers, …
2020
Oxford VR announces GBP £10 million in Series A funding for its Virtual Reality therapy solution
In Virtual Reality News February 12, 2020 – Oxford VR has today announced the closure of a landmark GBP £10 million Series A funding round led by Optum Ventures and supported by Luminous Ventures. Existing …
2020
ThirdEye partners with 3D Media to improve training for U.S. Air Force flight crews
In Augmented Reality and Mixed Reality News February 11, 2020 – ThirdEye, a provider of augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR) enterprise solutions and devices, has today announced its partnership with 3D Media, a …
2020
U.S. Army using Virtual Reality to help Soldiers shape hypersonic weapon prototype
In Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality and Mixed Reality News February 10, 2020 – Using virtual reality, U.S. Army Soldiers from Fort Sill, Oklahoma are getting a rare look at components of the Army’s new prototype …
