Shipments of VR headsets plummeted by over a third in the second quarter, research from IDC has found. IDC said momentum had stalled from several years ago, when Alcatel, Google and Samsung were bundling headsets with smartphones. However, it noted shipments
Jaunt, a specialist in producing and distributing immersive XR content, has announced new research and development initiatives that support its growing Jaunt XR Platform, a B2B solution that enables partners to distribute augmented, virtual, and mixed reality content through their own applications and channels. Jaunt’s latest technology offers volumetric content as another medium for its […]
Accedo, a video experience pioneer, has announced the launch of a targeted advertising solution for Augmented Reality (AR) experiences with the API integration of Amazon Web Services (AWS) Elemental MediaTailor. The Accedo AR experience, powered by the Accedo One video platform, is designed to give a TV viewer a more personalised and engaging second-screen experience […]
A joint project by Google and IMAX to develop a Virtual Reality movie-quality camera has been tentatively scrapped. IMAX has already invested in various pilot and experimental projects to create VR centres at some of its cinema sites, which a year ago was highlighted by the company as representing a significant growth opportunity. A year […]
Sony announced that is has sold over 3 million Playstation VR (PSVR) headsets to date, making it the clear market leader in the premium/standalone VR platform sector over its HTC Vive and Oculus Rift competitors. These numbers are exactly in line with the hardware sales forecasts in Digi-Capital’s AR/VR/XR Analytics Platform. Sony also revealed
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has announced that this weekend’s Summerslam PPV event will offer viewers the chance to watch the Kickoff show in VR. Wrestling fans can experience the SummerSlam Kickoff in VR with Oculus Go and NextVR’s 180-degree virtual reality experience, available through the NextVR and Oculus Venues apps. The NextVR app will present […]
Consumers are becoming accustomed to Augmented Reality (AR) technology on their smartphones through apps such as Snapchat and Pokémon Go. Yet AR headsets such as Google Glass and Microsoft HoloLens remain a niche product with sales barely into the hundreds of thousands of units. Report author David MacQueen said: “2013 and the launch of Google
Produced by BBC VR Hub, Nothing to be Written has been created jointly by contemporary composer Anna Meredith and the multi award-winning company of artists 59 Productions. The first ever VR Prom receives its world premiere on Tuesday 21 August. The seven-minute experience is a contemporary response to the First War World and takes the […]
The VR hardware industry is used to “jam tomorrow” predictions, and forecasts of sales worth multiple billions by 2020 and beyond. The problem is that there’s little by way of reliable substance to current sales – a problem which has been examined by Display Daily, in a piece by Norbert Hildebrand. Hildebrand quotes recent research […]
Turner Australia has unveiled the findings of its latest New Generations report at events in Melbourne and Sydney this week, lifting the lid on what makes Australian youngsters tick. The report looks at a variety of aspects facing children aged 4-14 including screen time, content preferences and how they find out about the latest products. […]