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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

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

Microsoft HoloLens gets its own Windows 10 anniversary update, adding enterprise features

Microsoft is expanding its HoloLens program, allowing all developers and business customers in the U.S. and Canada to purchase up… 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

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

Why the Minnesota Twins are giving fans virtual reality cardboard headsets

This might be the geekiest giveaway in sports history. The Minnesota Twins are giving away 5,000 cardboard virtual reality viewers… Read More

Microsoft opens Windows Holographic platform to all VR and AR headset makers

Microsoft today announced that it will open Windows Holographic, the platform that powers Microsoft HoloLens, to any virtual reality or augmented… Read More

GeekWork Picks: Limitless seeks lead engineer for VR character creation platform

Limitless is seeking a Full-Stack Lead VR Engineer to join the Bellevue-based company and offering unlimited vacation. With a team… Read More

Shareable VR? New startup Visual Vocal is bringing collaboration to virtual reality

Virtual reality is still in its infancy, but today’s connected world demands the ability to share everything. A new Seattle-based startup… Read More

SIFFX will showcase VR and 360-degree video as a four-day program within Seattle Film Festival

The Seattle International Film Festival will embrace enhanced modes of storytelling such as virtual reality, 360-degree video and augmented reality… Read More

PGA Tour tests new golf demo on Microsoft HoloLens, with help from a Seattle startup

How can augmented reality technology help the PGA Tour engage fans, design courses, improve operations, and provide benefit to golfers?… Read More

Microsoft vets join VR startup that offers full-body, fully immersive experience

Virtual reality, in its current form, is an exclusively audio/visual medium, with a large focus on the way things look.… Read More

Inside the Seattle VR Hackathon, a glimpse of virtual reality’s potential

Nearly 130 virtual reality developers from around the Seattle region gathered at the Center for Education and Research in Construction last weekend… Read More

App of the Week: Vrse brings virtual reality videos to any iOS or Android device

Virtual reality is the most exciting technology since the birth of the smartphone, and while consumer headsets are now available,… Read More

Architecture meets virtual reality: NBBJ partners with startup Visual Vocal for VR ‘productivity platform’

Let’s say your looking to build a new campus for your large tech company, and your architects says “What if we… Read More

HTC launches $100M Vive X program to accelerate growth of virtual reality startups

If virtual reality fails, it won’t be for lack of funding. HTC announced a $100 million fund and accelerator program to… Read More

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GeekWire Radio: Amazon vs. Netflix, Smartphone VR 101, and one month with the Galaxy S7 Edge

PODCAST SPONSOR This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast: Amazon challenges Netflix with a monthly streaming subscription option for… Read More

That knock at your door is virtual reality porn, thanks to partnership targeting Las Vegas hotels

Referencing The Strip in Las Vegas has always had as much to do with the removal of clothing as it has… Read More

Roblox launches on Oculus Rift, bringing user-generated, social gaming to virtual reality

Virtual reality is all about letting users get immersed in worlds that have never been seen before, but they are… Read More

Facebook shows off the potential of social VR with virtual selfie sticks and scribbly bow ties

Virtual reality is great at transporting people to new and unimaginable worlds, but you may have a hard time bringing… Read More

Facebook open-sources its 360-degree camera, aiming to spark boom in VR videos

Facebook knows video is king — with video now embedded in your timeline, new live video-streaming options, and even support… Read More

Make sure the seat is worth it with StubHub’s new VR preview feature

With tickets to games and concerts sometimes costing $200 or more, knowing what kind of view you’re paying for can help you decide… Read More

Oculus Rift ships today, bringing virtual reality to the masses, at last

The final version of the Oculus Rift headsets are being delivered to Kickstarter backers today, and the first pre-order shipments are going… Read More

Expedia live-streams the world to hospitalized kids with innovative 360-degree video room

Kiara, a patient at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, loves horses. She plays with toy horses, colors in horse coloring books,… Read More

Sony to launch Playstation VR for $399 right before 2016 holiday season

Sony’s virtual reality headset may be coming to the VR party a little late, but it’s going to be a lot… Read More

Pixar and Bungie alum unveils Limitless, a virtual reality character creation platform

You’re in an ancient, booby-trapped Peruvian temple, standing next to Indiana Jones. He wiggles his fingers, licks his lips, and… Read More

Oculus adds social features and Facebook integration to Samsung Gear VR experience

Do you reminisce about the days of playing video games with dorm roommates? Even if you and your friends are… Read More

Want fries and VR with that? McDonald’s introduces Happy Meal box in Sweden that becomes headset

Parents who put a smartphone in front of their kids’ faces to entertain them in restaurants can take the practice to… Read More

Valve’s new VR test puts your PC through a virtual gauntlet ahead of HTC Vive launch

The cost of experiencing virtual reality is going to be high, not just because VR headsets cost upwards of $600, but also… Read More

HTC shows off 12 Vive virtual reality games in Seattle a month before preorders start

The HTC Vive is coming to consumers soon, but some members of the media got to try out a handful… Read More