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$1bn AR/VR investment in Q4

Startup leaders across the 27 AR/VR sectors in Digi-Capital’s Augmented/Virtual Reality Report and Deals Database raised $1 billion (€0.84bn) in the fourth quarter before the end of November. This is only the second time the billion dollar figure has been reached in a single quarter. Three quarters of a billion dollars went into big deals […]

November 27, 2017

IMAX opens VR centre in Manchester

IMAX has opened its first virtual reality experience centre in the UK, at the Trafford Centre in Manchester, where it hopes to draw younger audiences to the cinema in greater numbers. The experience will allow visitors to enter the space and play multiplayer VR games or experience entertainment content that ties in with movies currently. […]

November 23, 2017

We Are TV app reports 100,000 users

New-York based startup We Are TV, an IOS and Android AR app that launched in October, has reported 100,000 users. Available in both France and the US, We are TV allows viewers to interact with live, replay or VoD programming and enhance their experience by playing games or by posting and reading comments. “This number […]

November 20, 2017From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

b<>com creates “sickness free” VR

b<>com, an Institute of Research and Technology, has developed what it claims is a “sickness free” Virtual Reality Platform. In July of this year, the marine theme park Océanopolis in Brest and b<>com tested a new VR dive into the Arctic Ocean, entitled the Virtual Arctic Expedition. Five key takeaways and developments from the project […]

November 20, 2017

The European Tour partners with Tata

The European Tour golf tournament has partnered with Tata Communications to build a best-in-class global technology platform that aims to underpin the digital transformation of the sport and attract new, younger fans to the sport. As the Official Global Connectivity Supplier of the European Tour, Tata Communications will distribute the video feeds from 47 European […]

November 16, 2017

HTC launches Vive Focus standalone VR

HTC has unveiled a standalone virtual reality headset branded the Vive Focus. The all-in-one VR device does not need to be connected to a computer or use a smartphone’s screen to show images. The device has an AMOLED screen and uses internal sensors to work out where the user is looking, giving a greater ability […]

November 15, 2017

Pokémon Go makers announce Harry Potter game

The makers of Pokémon Go have revealed it is working on a Harry Potter-themed follow-up that will also include AR features. Niantic said players would find and fight fantasy beasts in real-world neighbourhoods in the smartphone game, which has yet to get a release date. Pokémon Go reportedly had about 45 million daily players at […]

November 9, 2017

ETSI, VRARA form VR/AR partnership

ETSI has announced that the Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality Association (VRARA) has signed a Letter of Intent to collaborate on interactive VR and AR technologies delivered over emerging 5G networks and hosted on Multi-Access Edge Computing sites. VRARA will be primarily involved with ETSI’s Multi-Access Edge Computing group. “Virtual and Augmented Reality technology holds the promise […]

November 9, 2017

CreativeXR programme launched

Up to 20 immersive content creators will be offered support to develop innovative new prototypes and projects under CreativeXR, a new programme announced by Digital Catapult and Arts Council England. CreativeXR will help content creators develop more ambitious prototypes and explore new ways of storytelling enabled by virtual, augmented and mixed reality, making it easier […]

October 31, 2017

Huawei launches VR OpenLab industry operation plan

Huawei has officially released its Virtual Reality (VR) OpenLab industry cooperation plan, at Ultra-Broadband Forum (UBBF 2017) in China, to promote the prosperity of Cloud VR, facilitate technological innovations, incubate business scenarios, and construct a comprehensive Cloud VR industry ecosystem. The VR OpenLab industry cooperation plan aims to help upstream and downstream partners jointly explore […]

October 26, 2017