AR Glasses

How 5G is turning cloud gaming into growth opportunities

“With shorter latency times, less jitter, and less packet loss in mobile gaming, 5G brings the ability for true cloud gaming services to become more of a reality by bringing the world closer together,” said Tim Guhl, vice president of sales at Singtel. Guhl was in conversation with Lisa Hanson, founder and president of Niko Partners, during the 12th annual GamesBeat Summit. This year, the summit’s theme is “Growing the next generation,” and Guhl explored how 5G is permanently cutting the cord, changing the world of gaming, with the potential

Gameplay Details of Pokémon GO Developer’s Latest Pikmin Game Surface

Top GamesNiantic's latest augmented reality game will feature Pikmin. | Photo courtesy of Niantic, Inc.Gameplay details surrounding the upcoming Pikmin augmented reality (AR) game from Pokemon GO's developer, Niantic, have surfaced. In partnership with Nintendo, Niantic began testing its latest game in Singapore on March 30. Players can now register to dive into the world of Pikmin.Nintendo announced it was working on a new Pikmin AR game alongside Niantic on March 22. In addition to the latest game, Niantic is also developing AR glasses. The company's CEO, John Hanke, posted

Augmented Reality board game creator Tilt Five secures USD $7.5 million in Series A funding

[embedded content][embedded content]In Augmented Reality News October 28, 2020 – Tilt Five, creator of a tabletop augmented reality (AR) board game that features the use of AR headsets within its games, has today announced that it has secured USD $7.5 million in Series A funding. The funding round was led by SIP Global Partners, with participation from investors BITKRAFT Ventures, Galaxy Interactive, Logitech, and games industry innovator Ken Birdwell. SIP Global Partners’ Jeffrey Smith will now join Tilt Five’s board of directors. Following a USD $1.7 million Kickstarter campaign last year, this

Tilt Five Secures $7.5M Series A to Revolutionize Gaming Through 3D…

Tilt Five Promo Photo “While the tech giants invest billions in far-off solutions, this investment expands our ability to deliver on a proven set of technologies resulting in an affordable, social and wearable device,” said Jeri Ellsworth, Tilt Five CEO. SAN JOSE, Calif. (PRWEB) October 28, 2020 Tilt Five, an entertainment system provider that uses proprietary augmented reality (AR) glasses, a game board, and a wand controller to engage players in tabletop and video games in 3D holographic environments, today announced that it has secured $7.5 million in Series A

SIP Global Partners Leads $7.5 Million Series A Funding For Tilt Five,…

NEW YORK (PRWEB) October 28, 2020 SIP Global Partners, a Japan-US headquartered VC firm that invests in transformative global technology, today announced it is leading a $7.5 million Series A round for Tilt Five. Tilt Five is an entertainment system provider that uses proprietary augmented reality (AR) glasses, a game board and a wand controller to engage players in tabletop and video games in 3D holographic environments. As part of the investment, General Partner of SIP Global Partners Jeffrey Smith will join Tilt Five’s Board of Directors. Other participants in

League of Legends World Championship to feature immersive Mixed Reality experience through Rokid Vision glasses

In Augmented Reality and Mixed Reality NewsOctober 22, 2020 – Rokid, a provider of augmented and mixed reality (AR/MR) glasses, has today announced that its technology will be available for fans to use at this year’s League of Legends (LoL) World Championship tournaments and opening ceremony for the event finals held in Shanghai, China.Fans of the popular MMORPG game will be able to use a pair of Rokid Vision AR glasses to experience LoL live at the event and to witness an immersive experience featuring a dragon from the game

AR 1.0 is dead: Here’s what it got wrong

The first wave of AR startups offering smart glasses is now over, with a few exceptions. Google acquired North this week for an undisclosed sum. The Canadian company had raised nearly $200 million, but the release of its Focals 2.0 smart glasses has been cancelled, a bittersweet end for its soft landing. Many AR startups before North made huge promises and raised huge amounts of capital before flaring out in a similarly dramatic fashion. The technology was almost there in a lot of cases, but the real issue was that