Articles about virtual reality – Page 4 of 12

Permit analysis details massive investment by Facebook-owned Oculus in Seattle-area footprint

Facebook is making a massive investment in a Seattle-area campus for its virtual reality company Oculus, and a new report… Read More

Fans can swing for the fences in a virtual reality Home Run Derby during baseball’s All-Star Game

The Home Run Derby is often the most exciting part of Major League Baseball’s annual All-Star Game festivities. This year,… Read More

Seattle zoo turns to virtual reality and beacon technology to give visitors a closer look at animals

For all of the excitement that goes on in some of the award-winning exhibits at Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo, a… Read More

Seattle Symphony to create new performance space for 360-degree shared virtual experiences

Announcing what it’s calling “the only known space of its kind,” Seattle Symphony is detailing plans for a new venue… Read More

VRstudios raises more cash to expand location-based virtual reality technology across the world

VRstudios has raised more cash as it continues to install virtual reality systems in theme parks, cinemas, family entertainment centers,… Read More

The state of virtual and augmented reality: Industry sees new reasons for hope amid the hype

Tim Harader has seen this story before. When the digital media entrepreneur arrived in Seattle two decades ago, he was recruited… Read More

Amazon Sumerian, the AWS tool for building AR/VR applications, is now generally available

Amazon Web Services is ready to let all of its customers start playing with Amazon Sumerian, a tool that helps… Read More

TLDR: Cortana-Alexa integration, Bono invests in Seattle startup, Oculus Go first impressions

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s daily news rundown, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube for every… Read More

Virtual reality unleashed: Early impressions of Oculus Go from a bunch of us at GeekWire

It wasn’t the most social happy hour, at least not for those of us back in the real world. But… Read More

VR in a social sphere: What MoPOP’s cutting-edge Holodome means for the future of shared ‘reality’

When I was a kid, I loved Disneyland for the rides. But as I grew older, I appreciated the original… Read More

TLDR: Instagram in-app payments, testing out Prime Wardrobe, Paul Allen’s immersive reality project

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s daily news rundown, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube for every… Read More

Podcast

Geared Up Podcast: Is Oculus Go the future of VR? Plus: T-Mobile, Sprint and Trump

Oculus Go, a new VR headset from the Facebook-owned company, sprang onto shelves in a surprise launch Tuesday. It’s lower-powered… Read More

Facebook-owned Oculus’ $199 standalone Oculus Go virtual reality headset is here

UPDATE: The Oculus Go virtual reality headset is shipping today, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said at Facebook’s F8 developer conference.… Read More

From AR to VR: After games, what’s the next big market for ‘extended reality?’

It’s OK to be confused about what the hot markets will be for digitally extended reality. Because figuring out which… Read More

TLDR: Gmail lets you press snooze on emails, new restrictions on H-1B visas, stand 500 ft. above Seattle

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s daily news rundown, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube for every… Read More

What it’s like to stand on the Space Needle’s new glass floor, 500 feet above Seattle … in VR

With the sun shining and blue skies above Seattle this week, there’s no better time to venture to the top… Read More

Pixvana creates in-house virtual reality production studio WunderVu

Pixvana has created its own in-house virtual reality production studio. The Seattle startup today announced WunderVu, a new independent consultancy for… Read More

TLDR: Twitter suspends 1.2M accounts, Amazon Spheres open to the public, tips for using VR

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s daily news rundown, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube for every… Read More

Should your kid use virtual reality? New Common Sense Media report gives guidelines for parents

Non-profit Common Sense Media is weighing in on virtual reality use by kids. And much of the advice to parents… Read More

5 tech twists from ‘Ready Player One,’ Steven Spielberg’s film about gaming’s past and VR’s future

“Ready Player One,” the Steven Spielberg movie that blends memes from the 1980s with a virtual-reality vision of 2045, is… Read More

Want to fight virtual zombies while riding in a real car? Apple aims to patent that idea

Running over virtual zombies might seem like a strange way to fight motion sickness in a moving car, but that’s… Read More

Xbox co-creator Ed Fries on Seattle’s status as a gaming hub, Nintendo Switch’s success, and more

Ed Fries calls himself a “proud parent” of Microsoft’s Xbox, but he’s also played an important role in nurturing the… Read More

Magic Leap files preemptive lawsuit against ‘disgruntled’ security exec for alleged extortion

Florida augmented reality company Magic Leap filed a lawsuit last week against its current senior director of global security Todd… Read More

SnowWorld melts away pain for burn patients, using virtual reality snowballs

In a white, sterilized room in the burn ward of Shriners Hospitals for Children in Galveston, Texas, a physician meticulously… Read More

Pluto VR launches virtual reality communication app on Valve’s Steam gaming marketplace

Seattle startup Pluto VR has launched its first product. The company focuses on applications for people to communicate within virtual reality, and… Read More

Microsoft Edge boosts SpaceShipTwo into virtual space on Virgin Galactic’s website

Virgin Galactic hasn’t yet started taking tourists into space on its SpaceShipTwo rocket plane, but the company now offers a… Read More

Virtual reality startup Vreal lands $11.7M to build out VR game streaming platform

Seattle virtual reality startup Vreal has landed an $11.7 million Series A round to continue building out what it calls… Read More

Hands-on with Windows Mixed Reality headsets: Same tech as Microsoft HoloLens, at a lower price

LAS VEGAS — Virtual reality has its fair share of naysayers. It’s too expensive, they say. It’s too hard to… Read More

Univ. of Washington opens virtual and augmented reality research lab funded by tech giants

Seattle’s virtual and augmented reality scene just got a boost, courtesy of the University of Washington and three tech giants.… Read More

What is Facebook doing in Microsoft’s backyard? Building purchases point to Oculus expansion

An entity that shares the same infamous address as Facebook — 1 Hacker Way in Menlo Park, Calif. — has… Read More