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Week That Was: 28th April

Week That Was: 28th April

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.

 

Top Stories

Vive Eye-Tracking Is Here

HTC announces bolt-on solution from Beijing ViveX partner, pre-orders open next month.

Did Palmer Luckey Jump Or Was He Pushed?

Did the Oculus co-founder decide to leave Oculus last month, or was the decision taken out of his hands?

Now the Force has given us a sign...

The Top 25 Things We Learned At VRWC

From the implications of social VR and how Hollywood actors feel about VR, to profitability strategies for indie devs and ways to minimise motion sickness, find out why VR is the most exciting new medium in years.

 

News 

6-User Wireless Vive For Business

TPCast announces the world’s first multi-user wireless VR system; the Business Edition.

Vive Gets WeChat Social VR

HTC unveils AI-driven social VR app developed through its ViveX accelerator program.

Sci-Fi-London Goes VR

17th annual London festival features VR in its 10-day celebration of all things Sci Fi, with VR shorts, their own dystopian experience, and #Hackstock.

Caught On The Web: VR Roundup

IMAX VR hit; Vive Tracker code released; React VR; face navigation; turning aeroplanes into dragons; holographic show booths; David Bowie; AI is the next frontier.

Report: Virtual Reality Show 2017, London

Ryan Booth carries out an endoscopy and freefalls into a parachute jump at last week’s Islington event.

 

Interviews And Opinion 

Unity CEO: We Have Yet To See A Full Commercial Hardware Launch For VR

John Riccitiello tells us that despite seeing the beauty of VR/AR, the consumer package is incomplete.

 

Features 

Five Tips From The VR Writers' Room

One of the most popular panels from VR World Congress brought together creative minds from a number of fields to discuss ideas for VR narrative.

 

Regulars

Focal Point: F8 And The Future Of VR/AR

Our panel of VR industry experts share their highlights from Facebook’s F8 event and what it means for the future of VR and AR.

 

Job News 

Apple Hires From Space For AR

iPhone AR gets a further boost with two recent high profile appointments; a VR plugin leader and a NASA veteran.

 

Events News 

Venice To Host AR/VR Architecture Conference

Two-day conference and one-day workshop to focus on real estate and cultural heritage.

Second Global VR/AR China Summit Announced

Shanghai will host the return of the Global VR/AR China Summit 29-30 June.

 

See you in seven days...


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