It’s time for GamesBeat to decides the game of the year, and we did so on our podcast. You can find the results right here. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeff Grubb
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
Enterprise AR will follow these 3 paths in 2021
Augmented reality will gain steam in enterprises thanks to mainstreaming of the technologies, better digital assets, and improved AR hardware. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeremy Horwitz
How to watch Mental Health, Diversity, and Games
VB EVENT: GamesBeat and Oculus are teaming up for a series of VR events, hosted select Wednesdays through February 2021. Join live on December 9th at 10 a.m. PT for the next iteration focused on Mental Health, Diversity, and Games where Dean Takahashi of GamesBeat, Eve Crevoshay of Take This, Angela Roseboro of Riot Games, and Javon […]
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
Resolution Games’ Demeo aims to re-create a tabletop dungeon crawl in VR
Today, Resolution Games is announcing Demeo, a co-op turn-based role-playing game that’s coming in 2021 for VR platforms and PC. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jason Wilson