One of the largest groups for senior citizens is diving into virtual reality today with the release of Alcove for Oculus Quest. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
Hour One wants synthetic AI characters to be your digital avatars
If you ever wondered how we’ll populate the metaverse, look no further than Hour One, an Israeli startup that is making replicas of people with AI avatars. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
Moss creator Polyarc raises $9 million to expand from VR to AR games
Polyarc, the creator of the virtual reality game Moss, has raised $9 million as it expands beyond VR to augmented reality games. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
Epic Games awards more than $42 million in grants for developers
Epic Games has awarded more than $42 million in Epic MegaGrants to more than 600 developers as part of its program to accelerate the work of talented teams working with the company’s Unreal Engine tools. Launched a year ago, Epic has set aside $100 million for the Epic MegaGrants program for teams working with its […]
NextNav can figure out which floor you’re on in a skyscraper
NextNav has figured out how to use barometric pressure sensors to figure out what floor of a building a person is on when they’re calling from a skyscraper. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
The Walking Dead: Onslaught will crawl its way into VR this year
The Walking Dead: Onslaught is coming soon from AMC and Survios as a single-player campaign VR game built around a big hub. But it has no co-op play. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
The DeanBeat: The Final Hours of Half-Life: Alyx gives us a much-needed peek inside Valve
Geoff Keighley followed the creation of Half-Life: Alyx over four years and he published a peek inside Valve as a Steam app on Thursday. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
The DeanBeat: How the rest of 2020 looks for the game industry
The second half of 2020 will bring us lots of big games, online game events, and the launch of two major video game consoles. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
Tom Hall interview — Why Doom co-creator is making virtual reality games
Tom Hall has made games from 30 years, working on titles from Doom to Wolfenstein 3-D and Diner Dash. Now he is joining VR game maker Resolution Games. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
Facebook acquires Lone Echo VR game maker Ready At Dawn
Facebook has acquired Ready At Dawn Studios, the maker of the Lone Echo series of virtual reality gams as well as console games like The Order: 1888. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi