The most deluxe HTC Vive VR headset becomes more affordable, setting the stage for an even higher-end Cosmos model with XR sensors to debut later this year. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeremy Horwitz
How Games Make Money: Omer Kaplan on ads and hypercasual games
It’s the first episode of the How Games Make Money podcast with your host Jeff Grubb interviewing Omer Kaplan from Ironsource. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeff Grubb
Cosmophobia is Dreadhalls studio White Door’s newest VR horror game
White Door Games, the developer behind Dreadhalls (one of the original — and still scariest — VR horror games), is back. Its new title is called Cosmophobia, and it looks equally as terrifying. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jamie Feltham, Upload VR
Virtual Desktop dev rewrites Oculus Quest’s wireless PC VR feature
Guy Godin rebuilt the wireless streaming feature Oculus Quest owners use to PC VR play games from their computer using Virtual Desktop. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Ian Hamilton, UploadVR
GDC ‘postponed’ as multiple participants pull out over coronavirus fears
GDC is cancelled. Organizers decided not to hold the event after multiple companies pulled out due to fears about the spread of coronavirus. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeff Grubb
Unity drops out of GDC as coronavirus fears mount
Unity CEO John Riccitiello announced today that the company is pulling out of this year’s Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Mike Minotti
Qualcomm and ZeroLight debut end-to-end 5G Boundless XR system
Leading hardware and software makers have created a system to deliver high-resolution wireless XR in enterprise settings, using private 5G networks. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeremy Horwitz
Apple patents AR touch detection using depth-mapping cameras and ML
Creating AR composites of real and digital objects is tricky, but enabling users‘ fingers to interact with digital interfaces requires camera and ML magic. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeremy Horwitz
Sony patents a VR controller that feels a lot like Valve’s Index
A recently published patent from Sony Interactive Entertainment suggests that the company is working on a new VR motion controller, similar to those for the Valve Index. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jamie Feltham, Upload VR
No Man’s Sky adds living ships and VR improvements
Developer Hello Games today introduced the Living Ship update, which adds a race of biological spaceships to the massive VR-compatible sci-fi adventure. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jamie Feltham, Upload VR