Welcome to the Week That Was on TheVirtualReport.biz, where we bring you the highlights, biggest news and hottest topics from the world of VR, AR and MR business in the last seven days.
We had a feeling the Zenimax Vs Oculus legal battle was far from over when Facebook was ordered to pay $500m – a fraction of the $4b Zenimax initially petitioned. Zenimax has now filed its injunction and Facebook is planning an appeal. We don’t see this ending any time soon...
Top Stories
The Zenimax Vs Oculus Case Isn’t Over
Zenimax claims a half-a-billion award isn’t enough, files injunction against Oculus.
Steam Audio SDK Available To Download Now
Valve launches its spatial audio tools free to VR developers, including binaural rendering, occlusion, physics based reverb, and propagation.
MR Will Be Everywhere In 10 Years
Magic Leap’s Chief Game Wizard breaks cover to change the world at DICE Summit 2017.
HTC VIVE announces the winners of the Viveport Developer Awards.
First 360 Premiere Esports Tournament Livestream In ‘Hybrid Reality’
DreamHack Masters Las Vegas livestreamed in VR to over 180,000 Counter-Strike fans worldwide.
Blueprint Reality Launches MixCast VR
First-in-a-Suite VR tool makes sharing, broadcasting, and creating videos of mixed reality experiences simple.
AppyPie Announces VR And AR On Its Small Business Platform
Small and medium sized businesses can now easily and affordably integrate VR and AR features into their apps.
Glasgow social VR platform launches crowdfunding campaign.
Breaking Fourth’s debut is added to the line-up at The Virtual Cinema.
Is VR Changing The Way We Communicate?
Solomon Rogers, CEO and Founder of REWIND, examines the evidence that VR has the potential to change every area of our future lives.
Presence Is The New Frontier Of VR Game Design
Game design veteran and academic, Aki Järvinen of Game Futures, looks at the importance of presence in VR and argues it could be the most important factor in realising the medium’s potential.
Global VR Hardware Revenue Will Hit $3.6 Billion In 2017
New report forecasts worldwide revenue up 142 per cent year-over-year.
Pro-File: Brandon Laurino, OtherSide Entertainment
The double Emmy nominee and Metal Gear veteran explains his work, shares his thoughts on VR so far and whether VR will get its mainstream breakthrough in 2017.
Regulars
Focal Point: Is HTC Mobile VR A Contender?
Our industry panel of VR experts on whether HTC’s announcement of a mobile VR platform will have Google and Samsung quaking in their boots, or is it too late to the party?
See you in seven days...
