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Virtual reality
ABI: VR seeing strong interest from US businesses
Virtual Reality (VR) is seeing strong interest from US businesses, particularly in the healthcare, retail,…
AltspaceVR reverses shutdown
irtual reality social network, AltspaceVR, said it will “live on”, despite announcing its imminent closure…
Discovery leads Here Be Dragons’ US$10m funding round
Discovery Communications has led a US$10 million (€8.5 million) Series A funding round raised by…
RTL takes 15% stake in VR firm Inception
RTL Group has taken a 15% minority stake in virtual reality firm Inception, after leading…
Second Life creator launches virtual reality world Sansar
Linden Lab, the company behind Second Life, has launched in public beta a virtual reality…
AltspaceVR shuts down citing ‘financial difficulty’
Virtual reality social network, AltspaceVR, is due to close down on August 3, citing “unforeseen…
AR/MR market to reach US$14.1bn by end of 2021
The augmented and mixed reality market is tipped to soar in value to US$14.1 billion…
BBC VR study highlights ‘virtual cinema’ potential and headset woes
The ability of virtual reality to remove distractions and enable viewers to enjoy an immersive…
Google opens up Expeditions VR app
Google is rolling out an update to its Google Expeditions app on Android in a…
Nokia tips strong VR growth after lacklustre 2016
Nokia has predicted a strong year for virtual reality (VR) in 2017, despite lacklustre headset…