Dean Takahashi’s picks for the best of CES range from the Gardyn indoor gardening system to the Lasso recycler. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
Cyberpunk creator Mike Pondsmith, Geoff Keighley, Siobhan Reddy to light up GamesBeat metaverse event
VB EVENT: We have a multiverse of speakers coming to our metaverse event, GamesBeat Summit: Into the Metaverse. A couple of our latest speakers include Cyberpunk creator Mike Pondsmith, CEO of R. Talsorian Games; Geoff Keighley, creator of The Game Awards; Siobhan Reddy, head of Dreams creator Media Molecule; and Richard Bartle, a pioneering researcher on AI […]
SuperData: Games grew 12% to $139.9 billion in 2020 amid pandemic
The game industry grew 12% to $139.9 billion in 2020 from $120.1 billion in 2019, according to market researcher SuperData. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
Roblox acquires Loom.ai for realistic avatars and delays IPO to 2021
Roblox has acquired Loom.ai for an undisclosed price to enable its users to create realistic 3D avatars. Roblox also delayed its IPO. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
The DeanBeat: The Game Awards show gaming’s past and future
The Game Awards inspires me to think about the possibilities of gaming. The show reviews our past and gives a glimpse of the future. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
ForeVR raises $1.5 million and unveils VR bowling title
ForeVR came out of stealth today as a gaming company dedicated to developing mass-market virtual reality games. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
Sensorium and Mubert develop AI-driven DJs for virtual reality concerts
Sensorium has teamed up with Mubert to develop AI-driven DJs that can make AI-created music at virtual concerts in virtual reality. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
Cyan’s original Myst debuts on the Oculus Quest 2
Cyan’s original Myst debuted 27 years ago on a PC with a CD-ROM. And on December 10, it will debut on the Oculus Quest. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
Mojo Vision teams up with optics leader Menicon to develop AR contact lenses
Mojo Vision has teamed up to develop AR contact lenses with Menicon, Japan’s largest and oldest maker of contact lenses. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
Arthur raises $2.5 million for its VR office space service
Arthur has raised $2.5 million so you can have meetings in virtual reality. You can also set up a virtual office and hold events. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi