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A Portal Between Digital and Physical Worlds? It’s Close to Reality
The Hollywood Reporter reports: "Development of mirror worlds is accelerating during COVID-19 as Hollywood increases its virtual production, says Magnopus co-founder and CEO Ben...
HTC launches Vive Sync app to let remote teams collaborate in...
VentureBeat reports: "HTC has launched a virtual reality (VR) collaboration and meeting app to capitalize on the rapid shift to remote working brought about...
The best practices and design principles of VR development
Gamesindustry.biz reports: "The games industry has been waiting for virtual reality to explode and finally make it to the mainstream for five years. The...
Taiwan Launches Int’l Grant Scheme to Boost VR Content Production
Variety reports: "Taiwan has launched a grant scheme to boost the island’s status as a global hub for virtual reality production. It is offering...
VR chair startup raises funds, as pandemic boosts prospects for VR...
TechCrunch reports: "Roto VR, startup which markets an interactive, ‘360 degree’ chair, has raised £1.5 million in a funding round led by Pembroke VCT....
Spaces app enables folks to attend Zoom meetings in VR
VentureBeat reports: "A new PC VR app called Spaces enables users to join Zoom meetings and other video calls from within VR. The app...
Facebook reveals overhauled Oculus Quest system UI
The Verge reports: "With the Game Developers Conference not taking place as planned, Facebook is instead making a series of Oculus-related announcements this week...
Where’s the Zoom of VR?
TechCrunch reports: "Remote collaboration tools like Zoom are gathering massive amounts of attention as people begin working from home en masse. But, as with...
Epic Games acquires facial animation technology maker Cubic Motion
VentureBeat reports: "Epic Games has acquired Cubic Motion, a provider of automated performance-driven facial animation technology for video games, film, broadcast, and immersive experiences...
Oxford VR uses virtual reality to treat social anxiety
VentureBeat reports: "Oxford VR (OVR), a U.K.-based virtual reality (VR) startup that emerged from Oxford University’s Department of Psychiatry back in 2017, has officially...
