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.
With GDC and MWC now fading memories – don’t forget to check out the highlights as picked out by our Focal Point panel - the rumour mill didn’t waste any time in picking up the slack.
When we reported one analyst’s speculation that a 10TFLOPs PS5 could be on the way next year, our social media feeds nearly suffered a catastrophic meltdown. Responses varied from delight at the prospect of a premium VR console to indignation at the prospect of a short-lived premiership for PS4 Pro. And we lost count of the number of times we were called liars and accused of ‘fake news’.
We don’t make the news guys, we just report it...
PlayStation 5 To Launch Next Year?
10 Teraflop console could rival GTX 1080 Ti performance in the second half of 2018, eclipse XBox Project Scorpio.
BAFTA Game Awards Nominees Announced
Two VR games nominated out of 99 entries across 17 categories for prestigious British awards.
Sony releases system update with improved resolution, tracking and Blu Ray 3D for all PS VR users.
Introducing the Unity Plus: Accelerator Pack
Unity announces a $190 free bolt-on Unity Plus subscription offer.
How VR Is Building The Machines Of Tomorrow
The latest episode of the Behind the Wheel series follows CNH Industrial's Design Analysis & Simulation team as they collaborate across continents to conceptualise future machines.
Next one-day Gateshead event to be held 23rd March, tickets on sale now.
3D Virtual Walkthroughs will become an expected part of property sales in the coming years.
1,000 Apple engineers working on AR?; VR sales reality check; VR in the arts; AR challenges; learning languages in VR; AR’s potential; empathy in VR.
National Theatre Develops Immersive Storytelling Studio
NT partners with Accenture, content to include on-stage 360 experiences.
The Dawn Of A New Medium: Narrative In VR
Breaking Fourth’s Alyssia Frankland explores the different ways of delivering narratives in VR and its implications for the future of storytelling across film, theatre and more.
How VR Is Changing The Way We Book Holidays
Sam Williamson of Supercontrol Holiday Booking looks at the benefits the holiday rental industry is already seeing as businesses turn to VR for their marketing.
Jeremy Nathan Tisser interview: "VR is like Hollywood used to be"
Composing the music for VR game Raw Data.
WebVR Is A Better Pick In The VR Gold Rush
Alex Handy dons his prospector’s gear to go looking for gold at San Francisco’s VR Gaming Summit and finds WebVR is where you should stake your claim.
Digital Businesses Turning To Apprenticeships
Talent shortage cited as main reason; average developer salaries; employers reveal which skills are most in demand.
Huge VR Investment Accelerates Innovation
Biosensors, speech recognition, movement mapping and space perception will give a significant boost to the market prospects of VR technologies.
Regulars
Focal Point: What Was The Highlight Of GDC 2017?
Our industry panel of experts handpick their VR highlights from last week’s GDC; a near unanimous vote for Oculus’ price drop announcement.
See you in seven days...