Envisics, which makes AR holographic HUD technology for cars, has raised $50 million from a host of automotive giants including Hyundai, GM, and SAIC. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Paul Sawers
Virtuix will return to home VR market with Omni One treadmill
Virtuix is returning to the home VR market with the launch of its new Omni One treadmill, debuting in the second half of 2021. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
How BigBox VR designed its Population: One vertical combat for virtual reality
Population: One debuts as a battle royale game in VR with 18 players in a match. The game arrives on multiple platforms on October 22. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
Population: One hands-on — Vertical combat in VR results in tough tradeoffs
BigBox VR’s Population: One is a virtual reality game that breaks new ground as a battle royale first-person shooter. But there are some tradeoffs. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang compares the Omniverse and the metaverse
Nvidia announced yesterday it was launching an open beta for the Omniverse, a virtual environment the company describes as a metaverse for engineers. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
Thirdverse raises $8.5 million to expand its VR business
VR developer Thirdverse has completed a Series A funding round worth $8.5 million.Thirdverse worked on the sword-fighting VR game Swords of Gargantua. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Mike Minotti
Answering your Xbox Series X questions | GB Decides 166
We answer your Xbox Series X questions on this week’s episode of the Gameseat Decides podcast. Please join us, won’t you? AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeff Grubb
ProBeat: Toyota’s upside-down robot is innovative and impractical
Toyota Research Institute’s ceiling-mounted gantry robot removes one impracticality only to create another. Mobility will be key to progress in robotics. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Emil Protalinski
The DeanBeat — The Walking Dead: Onslaught creator Survios raises $16.7 million for VR games
Survios has raised a $16.7 million round to continue building gripping VR games such as the just-launched The Walking Dead: Onslaught. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
HP’s Reverb G2 Omnicept VR headset adds heart, eye, and face tracking
An already impressive consumer/business VR headset is about to gain a collection of biometric sensors that are intended for use by enterprises and trainers. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeremy Horwitz