Virtual reality & the metaverse
Vox’s coverage of virtual reality and the metaverse.
It really is Cardboard 2.0.
Brands like Dell are developing complete new lines of desktop PCs specifically for VR.
Here comes Google’s big VR splash.
This number doesn’t mean much. Just yet.
Illusion built on the age-old techniques of magicians.
NextVR is teaming up with music promoter Live Nation to offer hundreds of concerts in virtual reality. Could this be the non-gaming experience the industry has been waiting for?
It’s the first time the Rift has been available for in-store purchase.
Due out this summer, Ernest Hummingbird tells the tale of a bird who just wants to sing.
Vive X will launch in Beijing, Taipei, and San Francisco.
She calls smartphones “kryptonite for sleep.” Turn them off, people!
Gatherings of avatars.
Could a Facebook Glass be in the 10-year plan?
The camera has 17 lenses.
Turn your cup o’ joe into a cinematic reality bonanza.
Whither the GoPro Odyssey?
Expect to see several efforts that allow VR/AR capabilities to be delivered in a thin computing-style application delivery model over the next 12 to 18 months.
An “unexpected component shortage” is to blame.
It’s the first of many “experiments,” eBay President Devin Wenig said in an interview.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg knows everything about Facebook. Or does he?
Oculus Rift is for gamers. And even then it may be too pricey.
“You have to make sure you have fun with it or something.” No pressure!
Oculus on Thursday did something it’s never done before: It shipped a consumer product.
Mark Zuckerberg’s $2 billion bet on VR changed an industry.
The former CEO of gaming startup Ouya comes aboard.
“Some of us just like to be early adopters and play with what the future could be.”
It’s too early to call winners and losers for this market -- most of these products aren’t even in consumers’ hands yet.
The startup’s processors are giving vision to a range of tech gear, from drones to security cameras to virtual reality goggles.
The game lineup includes an exclusive VR version of Star Wars: Battlefront.
Games are great, but our workspaces will never be the same.
Penrose was founded by Oculus Story Studios co-founder Eugene Chung.
The pre-roll ad for VR is here.
The five-year effort to create Sony’s virtual reality headset and the people behind it.
The Coachella music festival is just the latest in a string of marketing promotions putting the entry-level VR device into the hands of the masses.
Samsung’s entertainment efforts aren’t going well.
Mobile’s big money maker may come to VR, but the how still remains.
“Technology, for the first time, has fundamentally changed the creative product in television,” Lynton said. Among other things.
Interviews at the intersection of news and games.
He’s been there since November, but was mum about it until this week.
The pie has gotten much larger, but the landscape has also changed.
With the technology projected to gain more mainstream acceptance this year, many realtors and tech firms see VR headsets becoming a key sales tool.