2019
Tom Emrich joins 8th Wall as VP of Product
In Augmented Reality News October 15, 2019 – 8th Wall has today announced that Tom Emrich will be joining the company as VP of Product. Emrich will be working with … continue reading
AR/VR Experience
2019
MIT.nano announces first recipients of NCSOFT seed grants for AR/VR projects
In Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality News October 1, 2019 – MIT’s advanced facility for nanoscience and nanotechnology, MIT.nano, which houses the MIT.nano Immersion Lab — a research space for … continue reading
2019
Oculus announces variety of new features for Oculus Quest at OC6
In Virtual Reality News September 26, 2019 – Yesterday at OC6, Oculus announced a lineup of new features for Oculus Quest, which the company states will unlock Quest’s potential even … continue reading
2019
Oculus announces ‘Oculus for Business’ platform at OC6
In Virtual Reality News September 25, 2019 – At OC6 today, Oculus announced that its new ‘Oculus for Business’ platform will launch in November. Built for easy adoption and scalability … continue reading
2019
Facebook Horizon, a new Virtual Reality world coming in 2020 announced for Quest and Rift
https://youtu.be/Is8eXZco46Q In Virtual Reality News September 25, 2019 – Facebook Horizon, a new social VR world coming to Oculus Quest and the Rift Platform in 2020, has been announced today … continue reading
2019
Oculus announces Hand Tracking will be coming to Quest
In Virtual Reality News September 25, 2019 – At OC6 this week, Oculus has announced that hand tracking will be coming to Oculus Quest, allowing users to be more expressive … continue reading
2019
Planet O raises USD $3.2 million in Seed Funding Round to develop Extended Reality entertainment hubs in China
In Virtual Reality and Mixed Reality News September 23, 2019 – Planet O Ltd., a location-based mixed reality and social experience entertainment hub, has announced today that it has raised … continue reading
2019
Google announces updates to ARCore’s Augmented Faces and Cloud Anchors APIs
In Augmented Reality News September 12, 2019 – Google has today announced new updates to ARCore’s Augmented Faces and Cloud Anchors APIs, to help enable more shared cross-platform augmented reality … continue reading
2019
HTC VIVE announces availability of Vive Cosmos Virtual Reality headset for USD $699
In Virtual Reality News September 12, 2019－ HTC VIVE has today announced features and functionality of the new Vive Cosmos headset, including upcoming pricing and availability, and pre-order bonuses. Vive … continue reading
2019
Karuna Labs secures USD $3 million in seed funding to help develop its Virtual Reality chronic pain management programs
https://vimeo.com/344920663 In Virtual Reality News September 11, 2019 – Karuna Labs, creator of personalized functional restoration and chronic pain management programs using Virtual Reality (VR) technology to retrain the brain, … continue reading
2019
Norway’s VY Group enters partnership with Bublar subsidiary, Vobling AB, for Virtual Reality firefighting training
In Virtual Reality News August 26, 2019 – Vobling AB, a subsidiary of gaming studio and enterprise solutions company Bublar Group, has initiated a new partnership with the international railway … continue reading
2019
Michigan Ross partners With White Light to create immersive Digital Learning Experience using Mixed Reality
In Mixed Reality News August 6, 2019 – The Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan (Michigan Ross) has announced that it will develop a virtual … continue reading
2019
Quill launches VR animation and storytelling tools with Quill 2.0
In Virtual Reality News August 2, 2019 – Oculus has announced an update to its painting and animation tool Quill. Now available in Early Access, Quill 2.0 transforms Quill into … continue reading
2019
Oculus announces registration is now open for Oculus Connect 6
In Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality News July 31, 2019 – Oculus has today announced that registration is now open for its Oculus Connect 6 (OC6) conference. Now in its … continue reading
2019
Apple announces ‘[AR]T’ Today at Apple art-based Augmented Reality experiences
In Augmented Reality News July 30, 2019 – Apple has today opened registration for a series of new art-based Today at Apple augmented reality (AR) experiences called [AR]T, offered at … continue reading