Articles about virtual reality – Page 8 of 12

Oscar-winning duo behind ‘The Revenant’ will use VR to make short film about illegal immigrants

Film fans who made it through the grizzly bear attack scene in “The Revenant” probably weren’t wishing that Academy Award… Read More

How to watch tonight’s Presidential debate in virtual reality with your friends

Presidential debate watching parties are a staple of the democratic process. But this year, NBC News is teaming up with AltspaceVR,… Read More

Riding the wave: New technology makes surfing possible, even miles from the ocean

Surfing without real waves? Technology’s expanding role in water sports is redefining the surfing experience. From virtual surf sessions to motorized… Read More

Museum of Flight teams up with Microsoft for virtual reality tours of historic airplanes

It’s not easy to crawl through the guts of a World War II bomber, but a new virtual reality project… Read More

PAX panelists: It won’t be long before people have virtual reality in their homes

Virtual reality games and experiences were everywhere at PAX West this year, but we’ve only scratched the surface of what… Read More

4 Days of Virtual Reality: Takeaways from a total immersion in the future of video games

Over the past four days, I transformed from Bruce Wayne into Batman, used clairvoyance to see through another person’s eyes, played high-tech… Read More

Cinematic VR Challenge shows how virtual reality is set to transform film

As the sun set over the Olympic Mountains on a warm and muggy Sunday, I trekked from the manicured suburbia… Read More

Behind the scenes at Oculus: First look inside the virtual reality company’s new Seattle outpost

Facebook made a splash with the opening of its new engineering office near Seattle’s Lake Union this year, but the… Read More

PAX Sneak Peek: ‘Hero Showdown’ from VR game maker Uforia turns living room into alien world

The annual PAX West video-game convention kicks off Friday in downtown Seattle and will host tens of thousands of eager video-game fans. There… Read More

After helping build Destiny, ex-Bungie developers raise $3.5M for new VR startup Polyarc

There’s another startup in Seattle developing virtual reality technology. The latest is Polyarc, a new company that today announced a… Read More

As National Park Service turns 100, visit Yosemite in virtual reality with President Obama

We’re spoiled with a few great National Parks here in Washington State (Mount Rainier, Olympic, North Cascades), but we’re still… Read More

Mainstream Windows 10 PCs to support virtual reality under expanded Microsoft-Intel partnership

Virtual reality may soon go mainstream following an announcement Tuesday that Microsoft and Intel are laying the foundation for VR-ready PCs.… Read More

Lenovo introduces super-charged Windows 10 PCs ready for VR gaming

Lenovo is bringing virtual reality to the desktop PC with the announcement Tuesday of two new high-powered, gaming-oriented computers. Both… Read More

Top Asian firms lead $80M investment in virtual reality live streaming platform NextVR

NextVR today announced an $80 million funding round to help the Laguna Beach, Calif.-based company expand its virtual reality platform internationally.… Read More

Valve CEO Gabe Newell says he’s spending most of his time with virtual reality technology

A quick visit to Valve’s epic Dota 2 tournament this week in Seattle shows the company’s commitment to virtual reality technology.… Read More

Windows apps in virtual reality: Envelop VR unveils 3D ‘immersive computing platform’

Interacting with “flat” screens to get work done, check email, surf social media, shop online, and watch YouTube videos may be… Read More

The state of virtual reality in sports: ‘Cautious optimism’ with unlimited possibilities

You can’t have a conversation about the intersection of sports and technology without mentioning virtual reality. At the GeekWire Sports… Read More

‘Incredible evolution’: How Getty Images will cover the Rio Olympics with robot cameras, 360-degree views and more

Getty Images has constructed a complex network infrastructure to prepare for the Aug. 5 start of the Olympic Games in Rio… Read More

Virtual reality may have helped make Kevin Durant a true reality for Golden State Warriors

Embed from Getty Images The Golden State Warriors lured Oklahoma City star Kevin Durant away from the Thunder by offering him… Read More

Seattle startup Presence Labs bets on virtual reality for the masses, led by ex-Double Down CEO

After Greg Enell left Double Down Interactive in January 2014, he got about halfway through a self-imposed year off before he… Read More

Virtual reality fireworks: Ex-Double Down CEO has a blast launching stealthy new startup

We won’t question your patriotism if you’re apprehensive about battling big crowds to take in a fireworks show this Fourth… Read More

UW CoMotion opening new HQ with space for virtual, augmented reality startups

University of Washington’s CoMotion innovation program announced today it will move to a new University District headquarters that will include an incubator space for… Read More

NBC to offer 85 hours of Rio Olympics programming in virtual reality

Feeling like you’re part of the action at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games will be a little easier thanks to NBC’s plan… Read More

Video: Microsoft Research touches on something big with hand gesture recognition

The desire to reach out and touch objects in virtual reality appears to be becoming a much more realistic prospect thanks… Read More

The Laws of Mixed Reality: A vision of the future, without the rose-colored glasses

Guest Commentary: The future of human consciousness will be a hybrid affair. We will live and work in a ubiquitous… Read More

Top 5 cool things from E3 2016, despite a smaller feel and fewer exhibitors

While this year’s announced attendance was up at the E3 game convention, the number of exhibitors was significantly smaller, and many… Read More

Augmented reality company Magic Leap building new Seattle office

Augmented reality company Magic Leap is solidifying its presence in Seattle, in its notoriously secretive style — adding an intriguing new twist to… Read More

Inside the ‘world’s first HoloLens class’: UW computer science students show mixed reality projects

What happens when a group of talented computer science students at the University of Washington get to play with a HoloLens… Read More

‘Heroes’ star and ‘Lion King’ music producer invest in Limitless virtual reality character startup

Limitless, a virtual reality startup created by a former Pixar and Bungie character designer, has closed its first round of… Read More

Getty Images creates Virtual Reality Group to further its commitment to VR and 360 content

Getty Images has launched a new business that it hopes will provide its users with an even richer visual experience… Read More