[ad_1] Each summer since 2017, app developer Niantic has hosted the Pokémon GO Fest in select cities across the globe. The event incorporates Pokémon-themed installations and activities in large parks, and helps thousands of players connect in real life. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, this year’s Fest obviously can’t be held outdoors. Instead, Niantic is […]
Category: Augmented Reality
Sony AR app shows if a new TV will fit your room
[ad_1] Sony thinks it can use technology to address one of the most common hassles with TV shopping: making sure your new set will fit properly. It’s rolling out an Envision TV AR app for Android and iOS that, as the name implies, uses augmented reality to show how Sony sets will look in your […]
Apple buys virtual reality company NextVR
[ad_1] For the past several years there have been rumors that Apple has been working on an augmented headset, but that device has yet to materialize. In fact, aside from its ARKit framework, which developers can use to create augmented reality experiences for iOS, the company has mostly quiet on the VR and AR front. […]
Google can give you AR science lessons right from the search page
[ad_1] Google Google has joined forces with Visible Body to create 3D models of animal, plant and bacteria cells, as well. You’ll be able to zoom in on the cells’ organelles, making it much easier to get acquainted with them if you’re studying for a test or if you’re simply curious. The tech giant is […]
Apple appears to to be acquiring virtual event company NextVR
[ad_1] We’ve asked Apple and NextVR for comment. It’s not certain just what Apple would do with NextVR, which is best known for its virtual reality versions of concerts and sporting events. However, VR might not play much of a role in the claimed deal. NextVR has run into financial difficulties in the past year, […]
Niantic is doing more to help ‘Pokémon Go’ gamers play at home
[ad_1] The Niantic team is also rethinking how it handles live events like Pokémon Go Fest, although it doesn’t have more info to share at this stage. As with earlier tweaks, Niantic doesn’t have much choice. It’s hard to play a location-based game when you’re discouraged or even banned from leaving your home. This just […]
‘Minecraft Earth’ tweaks encourage home play and social distancing
[ad_1] In @minecraftearth, you’ll notice Tappables spawning more frequently and with more density, and you can also collect Adventure crystals so that you can spawn an Adventure right where you are and don’t have to go out to an Adventure. Have you tried it yet? — Aubrey Norris ? (@Chupacaubrey) March 25, 2020 The AR […]
Magic Leap is reportedly trying to find a buyer
[ad_1] Facebook took a meeting with Magic Leap but reportedly isn’t interested in buying it right now, as the social network is still trying to make its Oculus investment work. Johnson & Johnson declined to comment. The company’s other investors include NTT Docomo, AT&T and investment funds in Saudi Arabia and Singapore. Led by CEO […]
Atari classic ‘Missile Command’ is coming back as a mobile game
[ad_1] The title will be available in spring as a free-to-play title with ads, although there will be a one-and-done purchase option to play the game ad-free. You shouldn’t be nickel-and-dimed to death, then. This won’t be the most spectacular way to celebrate Missile Command‘s 40th anniversary (it first hit arcades in July 1980). However, […]
Google’s latest VR app lets you gaze at prehistoric paintings
[ad_1] Chauvet: Meet the Ancestors contains 54 curated exhibits with over 350 digitized assets. These include 3D models of the iconic The Horses Fresco painting and a bear skull that was left behind by some of the cave’s inhabitants. In addition, Google has created a 10-minute VR experience called Chauvet: The Dawn of Art for […]