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Super Mario on AR in New York

by Bob Raikes

A software developer, Abhishek Singh who is based in New York, has created a Super Mario AR game in Central Park, based on the original game and implemented using the Microsoft Hololens. The BBC …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Game Playing| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 25

Europe’s Largest VR Facility is in Paris.

by Bob Raikes

There is now a permanent VR facility in the 13th arrondissement, called the mk2 VR facility that is available to consumers for a charge of €12 for 20 minutes or €20 for 40 minutes. …

Tags:AR/VR| France| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 25

City Social Launches an AR Cocktail Menu

by Alan Spencer

Jason Atherton’s Michelin-starred restaurant and bar, City Social, is set to radically change the way we consume cocktails with Mirage, which is claimed to be the world’s first AR cocktail menu. It has taken …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 25

HTC Vive & Lenovo To Use Qualcomm Daydream Reference

by Bob Raikes

HTC and Lenovo are building stand alone headsets based on the latest Qualcomm reference design according to the RoadtoVR blog. Qualcomm has released more information about the components in the reference design including the …

The GenBasic VR Headset

by Arthur Berman

GenBasic (apparently a brand name of the Shenzhen Big Bread Technology Co., Ltd.) is now offering a product called the Quad HD Android All-In-One Virtual Reality Headset – HXSD Edition. The “All-in-One” in the …

Tags:Android| AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 25

HTC Optimistic about Apple VR Moves

by Bob Raikes

Apple has announced its API for VR and Patently Apple reports that Raymond Pao, VP of HTC’s VR New Technology Department, said that the performance of HTC’s headsets will be greatly improved and that …

Microsoft Thinks True Mixed Reality is Five Years Away

by Bob Raikes

Although Microsoft is developing ‘Mixed Reality’ headsets with PC OEMs based on the Holographic platform that are expected to be here later this year, Microsoft XBox boss, Phil Spencer told Time in an interview …

Vive X Holds Demo Days for 33 VR Startups

by Alan Spencer

Vive X, HTC’s $100 million VR/AR accelerator program, has held three separate demo days globally, where more than 33 start-ups from eight countries showcased new innovations in hardware, entertainment, enterprise solutions and tools and …

Tags:AR/VR| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 24

Google Glass Updated

by Bob Raikes

Google has surprised a lot of people, including owners (are there still any users?) by updating the Google Glass software for the first time in three years and adding support for bluetooth connectivity which …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Google Glass| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 23

VR Viewers Barely Turn Their Heads

by Alan Spencer

Google looked at the analytics for 360° videos posted on YouTube, and found that people rarely bother to turn their heads. In fact, people spend 75% of their time looking towards the front 90° …

Oculus Gets Update for Mixed Reality Capture

by Bob Raikes

The latest version of software for the Oculus Rift is rolling out with support for Mixed Reality capture and a re-designed interface for future updates and a new Home environment. There is also multi-language …

GameFace Updates Headset and Tracking

by Bob Raikes

At the recent E3 conference, GameFace Labs showed the latest revision (EP1) of its prototype headset, which uses SteamVR tracking and runs on Android and the company has said that the tracking runs on …

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