Steve Takle

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Steve is an award-winning editor and copywriter with nearly 25 years’ experience specialising in consumer technology and video games. He was part of a BAFTA nominated developer studio. In addition to editing TheVirtualReport.biz, Steve contributes to BeyondGames.biz, PocketGamer.biz, PCGamesInsider.biz and BlockchainGamer.biz, as well as creating marketing content for a range of SMEs and agencies.

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News Jul 6th, 2017

Virtual Time Travel: Explore 16th Century Edinburgh

Scotland's University of St Andrews releases new VR app taking users back in time to 1544.

Interviews & Opinion Jul 6th, 2017

Is ‘Virtual’ More Important For The Medium Than ‘Reality’?

Lone developer Tom Graczyk talks about his experience of creating a VR game on a zero budget and what it meant to place fourth in the Global VR Challenge.

News Jul 6th, 2017

Guardian’s New 360 Video Seeks Asylum On Cardboard

British newspaper releases animated VR documentary detailing the plight of refugees.

News Jul 5th, 2017

BBC Launches VR Taster App

British broadcaster’s new app features Planet Earth II alongside other BBC Three content and full-length documentary, One Deadly Weekend in America.

Deal Jul 5th, 2017

Japan’s Smelly Start-up Raises $600,000

Vaqso gets more than half-a-million dollars to further develop its scent enabling device for VR.

XR Web Roundup Jul 4th, 2017

VR Web Roundup: 4th July

Apple’s AR hand gesture patent; Devs move to higher end; Snapchat buys AR IP; Nasdaq; Nike Momofuku; Porn all-in-one hardware.

News Jul 4th, 2017

Rift Gets Mixed Reality. Kinda.

Oculus’ new native MR capture enables developers to merge live footage of users with VR.

News Jul 3rd, 2017

Samsung’s Standalone VR HMD Revealed

New all-in-one eye-tracking headset breaks cover at Mobile World Congress Shanghai.

Deal Jul 3rd, 2017

MelodyVR’s Global Partnership With Microsoft

Music app gets support from Microsoft for all WMR devices.

Week that was Jun 30th, 2017

Week That Was: 30th June

Magic Leap; VR Indie Pitch Winners; Luckey funds Revive; New York VR AR Lab; Google Ads; Bait! 2m downloads; Queen concert; Vive Studios’ new game; CastAR closes; Bjork; Knuckles controllers.

Data & Research Jun 30th, 2017

Public Awareness Of VR/AR Doubles

A new report from Nielson shows more people are aware of immersive media, with Gear VR leading the charge.

News Jun 30th, 2017

New York Gets VR/AR Lab

Mayor Bill de Blasio reveals plans for a 15,000 sq ft facility with $6m public funding to position New York as a global leader in the VR/AR industry.

Deal Jun 30th, 2017

Dream Reality Interactive Secures Investment

Core team behind PlayStation VR Worlds gets funding from Mother, and PlayStation co-founder, Phil Harrison.

News Jun 30th, 2017

Google’s VR Ad Experiments

Prototyping team calls for developers to help test early-stage solutions.

News Jun 29th, 2017

Palmer Luckey Funds Revive

Oculus co-founder pledges financial support enabling Vive owners to use Oculus software.

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