Augmented Reality (AR)

Future of Gaming Technology: Trends You Need to Follow

The gaming industry is dynamically evolving, with content creators trying to adjust to the ever-changing user demands and emerging technologies. The value of the video game market is currently $65.49 billion, and if you want to get a share of the market, you will need to stay up to date with the latest trends. In order to help you better forecast user demands, we assembled a list of some growing trends that will give you a better understanding of the future gaming technology. Let’s take a look at the first

Facebook shares details on the next phase of its in-headset VR advertising across the Oculus platform

In Virtual Reality News June 16, 2021 – Last month, Facebook announced that it was starting to test ads in the Oculus mobile app to give developers a new way to showcase their virtual reality (VR) applications. Today, the company has shared a look at the next phase of its VR advertising exploration by sharing a small test of in-headset ads. Today’s ad experiment announcement is simply a test with a few apps, beginning with VR game Blaston from Resolution Games, as well as a couple of other developers that

Nvidia’s CEO Talks Crypto, NFTs, and The Metaverse

Jensen Huang, Nvidia CEO, talked about the future of the metaverse in a briefing with press members during Computex, including his views on NFTs and crypto.The idea of the Metaverse has been part of popular culture for decades ever since American science-fiction author Neal Stephenson used it in “Snow Crash”. As seen in movies like Ready Player One, Tron, Altered Carbon, and many others, the Metaverse seems like an inevitable outcome of technological advancement.The metaverse is a virtual world that connects with the world we currently live in, enabling people

Haptics in VR gaming with Alex Meland (Haptics Club #1)

The Haptics club is an Open community about #Haptics. Founded by members of Unity, Interhaptics, Senseglove, and Nanoport. An event every other week with speakers from various industries and academia.Do you want to listen to the full podcast?Alex Meland is a Community Manager at bHaptics, and passionate about the world of haptics. bHaptics is a company that specialized in full-body haptic suits. It provides a ‘sense of touch’ to virtual reality more closely than ever before imaginable. The company believes the most elaborate haptic feedback brings gaming, entertainment, and other

Is Sony Preparing For Betting With Bitcoin On PlayStation?

Sony Interactive Entertainment has published a patent that has been released this month that could potentially pave the way for PlayStation users to bet on competitive esports events with bitcoin. Let’s take a look at the patent and what it all means. Sony’s Patent The firm’s patent is titled “E-sports Betting Platform”. While the patent doesn’t reference PlayStation exclusively, it does call out bitcoin and crypto as a potential tool for wagers. Specifically, the patent language states that “wagers may be pecuniary, e.g., money or bitcoin, or may be non-pecuniary,

Niantic announces ‘Niantic Lightship’ and its accompanying Augmented Reality Developer Kit

In Augmented Reality News  May 12, 2021 – Niantic, developer of Pokémon GO, and provider of a ‘planet-scale’ augmented reality (AR) platform, has announced that its ‘Niantic Real World Platform’ is getting a new name — Niantic Lightship — and that the company will be offering broader access to the new Niantic Lightship Augmented Reality Developer Kit (ARDK), enabling developers to build their own immersive, imaginative and unique AR applications. Niantic Lightship encompasses the full Niantic platform, including the suite of tools and services that power Niantic games, from Ingress

Rainy Lure Pokemon GO Evolution Item Guide

PokémonA new evolutionary and overland PokeStop item has made its way into Pokemon GO: The Rainy Lure. | Niantic LabsA new evolutionary and overland PokeStop item has made its way into Pokemon GO: The Rainy Lure. PokeStop Lures and their occasional double-function as evolutionary hubs aren't a new feature in Niantic Labs' augmented reality (AR) mobile game. Trainers have seen this a couple of times before with the Glacial and Mossy Lure Modules meant to prompt Eevee's evolution into Glaceon and Leafeon, respectively. Specific type and circumstance Lures have also

holoride raises €10 million in Series A funding for its automotive XR solution, plans for market launch in summer 2022

[embedded content][embedded content]In Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality News April 22, 2021 – holoride, a provider of technology that combines navigational and car data with XR, has today announced that it has completed its Series A investing round, raising EUR €10 million in first closing and earning the company a EUR €30 million valuation. The round was led by Terranet AB, developers of advanced driver-assistance software (ADAS) that specifically addresses safety and comfort through sensor technology. Other co-investors in the round included a group of Chinese financial and automotive technology

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