CEO Tim Cook isn’t the only one at Apple interested in virtual reality Tim Cook thinks virtual reality is cool, and it looks like his company does, too. “In terms of virtual reality,… Read More
The state of virtual reality in 2016: What’s working, what’s not, and what’s next LAS VEGAS — On the outskirts of the Las Vegas Convention Center’s Central Hall, an expansive stadium, emblazoned with the… Read More
Puppy Bowl fur will fly in VR with ‘360 degrees of cute’ For some, the heightened suspense of football season in January just means we’re that much closer to another Puppy Bowl.… Read More
This technology absolutely blew the mind of former quarterback Trent Dilfer, and he thinks it will change football forever Former NFL quarterback Trent Dilfer has seen the future of football training. And it has nothing to do with hard hits… Read More
‘House of Cards’ star Kevin Spacey: Virtual reality will be a ‘quantum leap forward for storytellers’ LAS VEGAS— A little bit of Johnny Carson, Bill Clinton and Frank Underwood showed up Monday at the AT&T 2016… Read More
The virtual reality revolution will require powerful PCs — and yours probably isn’t ready Virtual reality is coming in hot, but getting into VR isn’t just about the new headsets hitting the market. You’ll… Read More
Oculus starts shipping Rift to developers ahead of expected early 2016 release The biggest name in virtual reality is finally shipping its consumer hardware. Just not to consumers. Oculus announced today that… Read More
Ex-Buuteeq CEO Forest Key raises $6M for virtual reality video processing startup Pixvana Another veteran team of Seattle-based entrepreneurs is starting a new business in the virtual reality industry. This time it’s Pixvana, a… Read More
Lytro Immerge camera captures 3D movement in live-action virtual reality scenes — for an eye-popping price Lytro debuted with a camera that lets you refocus your photos after the fact, but their latest concept attempts to use… Read More
First-ever virtual-reality NBA live broadcast falls short, but long-term potential is clear I had a courtside seat for last night’s Golden State Warriors season opener, with a cameraman squatting to my right and referee… Read More
Virtual reality will transform business — if developers can address these 7 key issues The arrival of Oculus, and its subsequent acquisition by Facebook, created new buzz around virtual reality (VR), but much of… Read More
Tesla’s Model S takes on the ‘Back to the Future’ DeLorean in this new VR experience In another battle for the ages, Tesla is putting its Model S P90-D up against a replica of the DeLorean… Read More
Startup Spotlight: Fish Bowl VR helps developers test virtual reality games Virtual reality is an exciting but largely undiscovered new frontier for digital content. While that opens up a huge world… Read More
Facebook enables 360-degree video playback, content from Star Wars, SNL and Discovery rolling out today The biggest hurdle for virtual reality is getting people to actually watch it. With the Facebook-owned Oculus Rift VR headset… Read More
Watch the Disney animator behind ‘The Little Mermaid’ and ‘Aladdin’ paint in virtual reality The artist who showed us a whole new world in Aladdin twirls in a kind of dance — no ordinary… Read More
Jimmy Kimmel’s first dip into Facebook virtual reality is a social media nightmare Last night, Jimmy Kimmel did a bit on what Facebook would look like in virtual reality. And let’s just say,… Read More
Trade-secrets lawsuit against Facebook and Oculus clears a hurdle A judge has denied Facebook’s attempt to have a lawsuit over the Oculus Rift thrown out. ZeniMax sued Facebook, claiming trade secrets were… Read More
Burning Man to host first-ever Virtual Reality Camp, featuring giant Godzilla and motion-capture suits Every year, thousands of people travel to the Black Rock Desert in Nevada to celebrate creativity and escape reality. This year… Read More
GeekWork Picks: Virtual reality startup Pluto VR seeks Art Director with a vision In January PopCap Games co-founder John Vechey, with help from virtual reality vets Forest Gibson and Jared Cheshier, launched Pluto… Read More
Valve will offer developers free VR headsets Valve will be giving away virtual reality headsets to developers to give them a head start on creating experiences for… Read More
Hands-on: Facebook’s 360-degree video is nifty, but nothing special SAN FRANCISCO–One of Facebook’s smaller announcements at its F8 developer conference yesterday was the launch of support for 360 degree video… Read More
Sony’s Project Morpheus virtual reality headgear will be coming in the first half of next year SAN FRANCISCO – It has been a year since Sony first unveiled its Project Morpheus virtual reality headset at the… Read More
Valve will show off new VR gear and revamped ‘Steam Machines’ next week Valve Software, the Bellevue-based game developer and operator of the Steam video game marketplace, revealed today that it will be… Read More
New Oculus prototype pushes virtual reality beyond gaming, with help from Seattle team Attendees at the Oculus Connect developer conference this weekend got a glimpse of the future of the company’s virtual reality… Read More
Oculus poaches another Valve employee, hires Michael Abrash as chief scientist Oculus VR, the virtual reality headset technology company that was just acquired by Facebook for $2 billion, has hired another… Read More
Oculus CEO: Gamers will be ‘blown away’ by Rift virtual reality, with help from Valve MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – A partnership with one of the Seattle region’s major players in gaming will be a key… Read More
