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AMD Optimises for AR & VR

by Milos Pavlovic

AMD has released new software for its Radeon chips that will be, effectively, an operating system for the company’s chips when used in stand-alone applications such as A/R and V/R headsets. AMD has already …

Tags:AMD| Augmented Reality| Chips| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 44

HTC’s Vive win Best Accessory Prize

by Milos Pavlovic

HTC’s Vive VR headset has won the best accessory award at the Paris Games Week. The Vive product is due to ship to developers later this year, with volume shipments in 2016. Attendance at …

Tags:Back Panel| Game Playing| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 44

Virtual Reality Across Europe

by Tom Allen

A hands-on session on virtual reality will be held at the 3IT centre in Berlin on the 16th November, at 3pm. Presentations will cover many topics, including live streaming to VR glasses; 360° production …

Tags:Back Panel| Events| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 44

Dance in VR at The Foundry

by Tom Allen

The Foundry will hold an event in London this Thursday, the 29th October, called ‘Dancing with VR’. Attendees will get to watch VR production company Rewind show their processes for the VR experience of …

Tags:Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Virtual Reality

Sony Gives a Clue on Morpheus Pricing

by Tom Allen

Sony Computer Entertainment’s CEO, Andrew House, has told Bloomberg that the Playstation VR headset “will be priced as a new gaming platform”. It’s not a firm price, but is a clue towards what we …

Tags:HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mobile Display Monitor| Pricing| sony| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 43

Google & NYT to Give Away VR Viewers

by Bob Raikes

The New York Times said that it will collaborate with Google to distribute more than a million cardboard VR viewers to subscribers. The New York Times Magazine will release the viewers on the weekend …

Tags:360 Degree Cameras| Google| Mobile Display Monitor| USA| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 42

Dell Invites SMI

by Tom Allen

Sensomotric Instruments has been invited to show its VR eye-tracking technology at Dell World, which takes place in Austin, Texas between the 20th and 22nd October. The demonstrations will be powered by a Dell …

Tags:Back Panel| Dell| Events| Gaze Recognition| Mobile Display Monitor| USA| Virtual Reality

Asus Talks to Microsoft About Making a HoloLens Device

by Norbert Hildebrand

CNet reports that Asus CEO Jonney Shih and Terry Myerson, Microsoft’s EVP of Windows and devices, have been discussing the possibility of Asus coming out with their own version of Microsoft HoloLens. According to …

Tags:Asus| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 42

EPIC bullet train

Epic Games has high Hopes for Virtual Reality

by Norbert Hildebrand

IGN the online gaming portal and subsidiary of Ziff Davis reported on an interview with Epic Games Founder Tim Sweeney after the release of the VR experience Bullet Train. Epic has invested in the …

Tags:Game Playing| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Virtual Sets| Vol 22 - Issue 42

VR Getting Ready for Prime Time

by Steve Sechrist

Got a Google Cardboard VR for your smartphone and looking for content? Well probably not, but Palo Alto VR content Company Jaunt is looking to help drive demand for the new 360 degree display …

Tags:360 Degree Cameras| 3D Content Creation| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 42

Screen4All Forum’s Conferences Shed Light on the Future

by Isaac Oburu

Over 60 speakers, all experts in their respective industries, will be at Screen4All Forum to provide insight into the market’s future challenges, with an emphasis on virtual reality for the first time in France. …

Tags:Events| France| Post Production| UltraHD| Virtual Reality