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VR/AR
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Mediapro acquires VR specialist Visyon
Spanish producer and broadcaster Mediapro has acquired local Catalan VR specialist Visyon. Visyon was founded…
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Facebook’s VR head is stepping down from his role
Hugo Barra, the vice president of Oculus VR at Facebook, is leaving his role to…
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BBC to take VR to British libraries
The BBC has announced a tour of British libraries to showcase its VR video content….
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Telefónica showcases augmented and mixed reality in Segovia
Spanish telco Telefónica has teamed up with the city of Segovia. Natoural Digital Solutions and…
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YouGov: VR adoption grows to 11% of US adults
US adoption of virtual reality has increased after a period of stagnation, with 11% of…
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Syfy to launch new VR and AR experience
NBCUniversal’s science fiction channel Syfy is to launch a new experience for VR and AR…
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Microsoft unveils HoloLens 2 headset
Microsoft has unveiled its second-generation HoloLens mixed reality headset at a press event at Mobile…
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BBC preps Doctor Who VR spin-off
The BBC has developed an animated virtual reality (VR) spin-off of Doctor Who that will…
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Oculus Quest tipped to sell 1.3m units in 2019
Facebook-owned Oculus’ forthcoming all-in-one VR headset, the Oculus Quest, will sell 1.3 million units this…
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CreativeXR: new round of immersive UK content funding announced
Digital Catapult and Arts Council England have opened the next round of immersive content funding…
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Juniper: 100m mobile VR devices to access games by 2023
More than 100 million mobile VR devices – including smartphone and standalone headsets – will…
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HTC Vive unveils two new VR headsets
HTC Vive unveiled two new virtual reality headsets, along with new software and content offerings,…
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Sling TV, ESPN, Fox Now launch on Oculus Go
Sling TV, ESPN and Fox Now are all now available on Oculus Go virtual reality…
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UK government to examine the development of VR and AR
The UK government is due to examine the development of immersive technologies such as virtual…
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ABI lowers VR forecast citing consumer-market malaise
ABI Research has lowered its installed base forecast for virtual reality devices to just over…
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IDC: VR headset returns to growth after four quarters of decline
The virtual reality headset market returned to growth in Q3 2018 after four consecutive quarters…
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BBC launches first VR comedy experience for People Just Do Nothing
The BBC has unveiled its first ever virtual reality comedy film – a VR spin-off…
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Oculus founder: existing VR hardware not good enough to go mainstream
Oculus founder Palmer Luckey has claimed that “no existing or imminent VR hardware is good…
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Facebook unveils Oculus Quest VR headset
Facebook-owned Oculus has unveiled Oculus Quest, a virtual reality headset that it is billing as…
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Jaunt appoints new CEO as Kliavkoff exits
Jaunt, the VR and AR company backed by the likes of Sky, Disney and ProSiebenSat.1,…
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Firefox Reality VR and AR web browser goes live
Mozilla’s mixed reality team has launched Firefox Reality, a new web browser designed to work…
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Sky launches latest VR experience
Sky has launched its latest VR experience, a tie-in to new Sky One drama A…
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Jaunt acquires AR streaming technology from US-based Personify
Disney, Sky and ProSieben-backed VR and AR company Jaunt has acquired a volumetric streaming software…
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IDC: global VR headset shipments drop by a third in Q2
Virtual reality headset shipments took a “sharp decline” year-on-year in Q2 2018, though the outlook…
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HTC Vive adds Oculus support for subscription VR service
HTC has broadened support for its Viveport app store and subscription service from its own…
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Telefonica highlights real-time VR over 5G in Vuelta a Espana demo
Telefonica has demonstrated a new immersive real-time video experience around the 9th stage of the…
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Jaunt expands VR/AR platform with new R&D efforts
Immersive content firm Jaunt has announced new research and development (R&D) efforts to support its…
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Vive Studios to debut first feature-length VR experience
Vive Studios is due premiere what it claims is “the world’s first feature-length cinematic VR…
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Report: Oculus Santa Cruz due for Q1 2019 launch
Facebook-owned Oculus is aiming to launch its latest headset, dubbed Santa Cruz, in the first…
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HTC set to launch wireless adapter for Vive headset
HTC is due to launch the Vive Wireless Adapter in the US next month, which…