Respawn and Oculus Studios won an Oscar for the best documentary short subject film Colette. The win is a victory for VR. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
USC Games Expo will highlight 70 student games on May 15
The USC Games Expo will debut more than 70 student-made games on May 15 in a livestreamed online-only event at noon Pacific time. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
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MLB The Show 21 is launching on Game Pass, which is especially wild because PlayStation develops that game. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeff Grubb
Taito is working on a Space Invaders AR game for mobile
Square Enix revealed that its subsidiary Taito is working on a Space Invaders AR game for mobile. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Mike Minotti
The metaverse will feel alive once ‘storytelling’ becomes ‘storyliving’
The metaverse is esoteric, both defying definition and requiring it. Redefining storytelling as storyliving puts the player at the center. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Amanda Farough
Cyberpunk creator Mike Pondsmith: We’re not ready for real-world braindancing
Cyberpunk 2077 introduced another take on virtual reality when it launched late last year. Braindancing (the downloading of data from an experience to view it through someone else) saw players experience an event from another person’s point of view. It went deeper than what we experience in the real world with virtual reality headsets like […]
Now is the time to experiment with virtual reality design
The pandemic has seen more people turn to VR for social interactions and even work. Now is the time for VR designers to take chances. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Aron Garst
Schell Games unveils I Expect You To Die 2: The Spy and the Liar
Schell Games is announcing that it expects to release this year I Expect You To Die 2: The Spy and the Liar, a virtual reality game. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
Magic Leap founder Rony Abovitz creates startup Sun and Thunder to build synthetic beings
Rony Abovitz has started a new company called Sun and Thunder to focus on AI characters and interactive storytelling. 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