News

XRDC speaker Q&A: Laura Dodds on digitally recreating Sir David Attenborough
XRDC speaker Q&A: Laura Dodds on digitally recreating Sir David Attenborough
Dream Reality Interactive art director Laura Dodds shares what it was like to work with volumetric video capture of Sir David Attenborough for the VR experience Hold the World.
Sept. 26, 2018
Oculus mobile app now works with the Rift headset
Oculus mobile app now works with the Rift headset
Rift Developers looking to drive sales for their wares on the Oculus store can now make use of the company's mobile app.
Sept. 26, 2018
Get a job: The NYU Game Center is hiring Assistant Arts Professors
Get a job: The NYU Game Center is hiring Assistant Arts Professors
The NYU Game Center is searching for two game artists to join its full-time faculty in an Assistant Arts Professor (non-tenure, contract) position.
Sept. 26, 2018
Oculus' Santa Cruz is now Oculus Quest, priced at $399
Oculus' Santa Cruz is now Oculus Quest, priced at $399
Oculus' long-teased standalone Santa Cruz VR headset has been revealed as the Oculus Quest at the company’s Oculus Connect 2018 keynote today.
Sept. 26, 2018
Smartphone and TV casting coming to Oculus Go
Smartphone and TV casting coming to Oculus Go
Oculus is bringing smartphone and TV casting to Oculus Go, allowing people other than the VR-wearer to see what’s going on on the virtual reality display.
Sept. 26, 2018
GLAAD Media Awards adds award for outstanding LGBTQ-inclusive games
GLAAD Media Awards adds award for outstanding LGBTQ-inclusive games
GLAAD has introduced a new category to its annual GLAAD Media Awards that seeks to highlight video games with outstanding, authentic, and impactful LGBTQ characters or storylines.
Sept. 26, 2018
Video: Networking the online gameplay of Halo: Reach
Video: Networking the online gameplay of Halo: Reach
Travel back in time and take a look at the networking that made Halo Reach's online gameplay possible.
Sept. 26, 2018
Immerse yourself in the future of AR/VR training & education at XRDC!
Immerse yourself in the future of AR/VR training & education at XRDC!
Top talent from across the fields of AR/VR/MR will be at XRDC in San Francisco next month, where you'll have a chance to study the cutting edge of how this tech is being used to help people learn!
Sept. 26, 2018
Sony (finally) agrees to PlayStation 4 cross-platform play
Sony (finally) agrees to PlayStation 4 cross-platform play
"This represents a major policy change for Sony Interactive Entertainment, and we are now in the planning process across the organization to support this change."
Sept. 26, 2018
Report: Telltale was in funding talks one day before majority shutdown
Report: Telltale was in funding talks one day before majority shutdown
Telltale Games' "majority closure," which resulted in the bulk of its staff being laid off without severance pay, came only a day after potential investors walked away from funding talks.
Sept. 26, 2018
Keep it Secret, Keep it Safe, with Webex Teams APIs
Keep it Secret, Keep it Safe, with Webex Teams APIs
There are times when you want your bot to be only available, and only respond to people within your company.
Sept. 25, 2018
Security-Minded Employees Still Pose Risks
Security-Minded Employees Still Pose Risks
A survey on security culture ranks the real estate sector as worst compared to all others.
Sept. 25, 2018