Tilt Five has raised $7.5 million in funding to build its augmented reality glasses so that fans can play tabletop board games in AR. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
Two Bit Circus launches Remote virtual game show as pandemic keeps it from reopening
Two Bit Circus has launched an interactive virtual game show called Remote that it hopes will entertain people online. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
Snap uses iPhone 12 Pro’s lidar sensor for AR imagery
Snap has launched a new version of its augmented reality studio that allows users to create cool AR effects on Apple’s newest iPhone 12 Pro. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
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
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
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
HaptX wins $1.5 million NSF grant to create full-body haptics for VR
A leading maker of tactile gloves for VR has received government funding to develop a full-body haptic exoskeleton for both VR and robotic applications. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeremy Horwitz
Facebook has a wave of new Oculus Quest 2 games
Facebook’s Oculus division and its VR developer partners have made sure that a bunch of new games will arrive with the Oculus Quest 2. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
Oculus Quest 2 and Facebook Horizon hands-on — An easy experience for mainstream VR
Dean Takahashi of GamesBeat goes hands-on inside the world of Facebook Horizon, the virtual world set in a virtual reality. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
Facebook unveils $300 Oculus Quest 2, kills Rift
Facebook has unveiled its Oculus Quest 2 standalone wireless virtual reality headset with prices as low as $300 and 50% more pixels than the first Quest. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi