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
New High End Standalone Oculus Next Year
The Santa Cruz offers Rift performance without the PC, 6DoF and inside-out tracking, reaches developers ‘in the next year’.
New Standalone VR Headset From Facebook
Oculus Go aims for the sweet spot between mobile and tethered VR next year.
Apple CEO Says No AR Glasses Soon
Tim Cook says the technology 'Doesn't exist... in a quality way'.
Oculus Reveals AAA Games On The Way
Rift gaming goes big budget with Pixar, Blade Runner, Marvel, more Lone Echo and Titanfall developers, Respawn.
Rift To Get New Touch Interface
Oculus Dash reimagines Universal and Home menus, free from December.
Oculus Develops Social VR Presence And Safety
New avatar options and animations, social VR safety, and Facebook Spaces on new platforms and in AR.
Oculus Launches Business Bundle
Facebook invites companies to join the likes of Audi and Cisco in the Oculus For Business programme.
Oculus Announces Rift Bundle At $399
Facebook will continue to offer the Summer of Rift promotional price ‘permanently’.
All the breaking news from today’s Facebook San Jose event.
Nokia Puts The Brakes On Developing VR Camera
Technology company to ‘halt development’ on its OZO VR camera and hardware, cut 310 jobs.
Surround Vision And Google VR Launch The Female Planet
Partnership produces a series of documentaries for Daydream featuring inspiring female role models.
Mark Zuckerberg Apologises For Puerto Rico Livestream
Facebook CEO’s virtual appearance in disaster-stuck Puerto Rico drew public criticism, raises questions about empathy and experiences across mixed media.
Cargo Racing VR Races Onto The Oculus Store
Cambridge XR studio, Virtual Arts, releases its first game just three months after coming out of stealth.
Facebook Takes To Live VR To Share Puerto Rico Relief Aid
Mark Zuckerberg reveals the role that internet access and AI is playing in the aftermath of hurricane Maria.
Billion-dollar startup reveals little in new video, ‘How It All Began’.
Snapchat And Jeff Koons’ AR Sculpture Graffiti-bombed
Artist Sebastian ErraZuriz digitally vandalises virtual installation to protest, “An imminent Augmented Reality corporate invasion”.
Independence Day Director Co-Founds VR Company
Roland Emmerich’s VRenetic company focuses on ‘Social. Mobile. VR.’
$1.8B AR/VR Investment In Last 12 Months To Q3 2017
Digi-Capital’s Tim Merel sees a transition from a VR driven investment market to a new mobile AR driven market.
Regulars
Nine XR stories from around the web that caught our eyes this week: AR movies; VR Ads; LBE; MR’s future; Google Glass; Wearables; Cryptocurrency; Auschwitz; Experiential marketing.
Your Monday morning briefing of the six most read recent stories: Business first, games second; Samsung Odyssey WMR; Google AR; 4C; Varjo funding.
3rd Eye Studios Secures $1m Investment
Funding allows games and tech start-up to further develop core tools and technology for consumers and developers.
XR Connects London 2018 Part Of Triple Conference Offering
Come speak, come listen, come meet XR, Mobile and PC professionals in London on 22-23 January 2018.
See you in seven days...
