The HTC Vive was used to frame shots in VR. Virtual reality took center stage in Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One blockbuster film when it was...
How Steven Spielberg Used VR to Shoot ‘Ready Player One’
Disney Brings Star Wars AR Holochess to iOS Devices
The hottest strategy game from a galaxy far, far away is available on iPhone & iPad now thanks to Apple’s ARKit. Do you find conventional chess...
Zara AR Brings Fashionable Looks to Life in Stores
Your local Zara may be looking a little bit different these days. The uber popular fashion retailer has temporarily ditched traditional mannequins...
Developer Spends 30 Days Working, Dancing, Living In VR
An Italian developer tests the limits of VR comfort with a ’30 Days In VR’ challenge. Thanks to new more comfortable hardware releases...
Justin Timberlake Connects Fans to Music and Merch With AR
American Express is using augmented reality (AR) to create a new way for music fans to buy merchandise from their favorite musicians — starting...
AR Functionality Comes To Vive Pro With New Front-Facing Camera Tools
The Vive Pro gets new SDK tools unlocking advanced AR capabilities. The Vive Pro is one hell of a VR headset. A combined 2880 x 1600 pixel...
Google Helps Preserve Endangered Historical Sites in VR
Google assists CyArk in saving our heritage by preserving the wonders of the world in VR. In an effort to help capture and preserve endangered...
Beyond the Joystick: Companies Building the Future of VR Locomotion
How close are we to walking around a Ready Player One world? In Ready Player One’s opening act, Steven Spielberg sets the stage for the capabilities...
Mixed Reality and Medicine: Virtual Practice Makes Perfect
Mixed reality is becoming an increasingly useful tool for surgeons, but can it also help to train the next generation of doctors? Prestigious medical...
Covering Jamiroquai’s ‘Virtual Insanity’ in VR
What happens when you can record yourself in VR creating beats from game sounds and musical notes from apps like Soundstage VR? You make a cover song...
Live Your Daytime TV Dreams In ‘The Incredible VR Game Show’
Lights! Camera! VR! I’ve yet to meet an individual that wasn’t a fan of at least one TV game show series. Maybe it’s the adorable contestants on...
VRLA 2018 Returns; Keynote Lineup Announced
The two-day conference’s full slate of keynote speakers also include live performances. The world’s largest VR & AR conference is back again May...
AR Drawing Tool Comes To Facebook Camera
Bring your art to the third dimension with 3D drawing functionality on the Facebook Camera, rolling out on smartphones now. Since day one, Facebook...
YouTube VR Creator Lab Now Accepting Applications
YouTube Space LA is bringing VR Creator Lab back with a focus on VR180. Last year, YouTube Space LA kicked off VR Creator Lab — a 3-month learning...
YouTube Broadcasting Coachella Livestream in VR180 this Weekend
Tune in to Coachella’s YouTube Channel to watch select live performances April 13 – 15. One of the first festivals to bring VR to the masses...
The Simpson’s Infamous ‘Steamed Hams’ Scene Gets 360° Treatment
Step into the shoes of Superintendent Chalmers and relive this iconic Simpson’s moment in 360-degrees. The denizens of the internet are responsible...
Leap Motion Announces Open-Source AR Dev Kit ‘Project North Star’
The company reveals plans to release their prototype design for a $100 hand-tracking AR headset. If you’re looking to add accurate hand-tracking...
Scoring The Last Jedi: A 360 VR Experience
The secret to a great Star Wars soundtrack? Kazoos. Lots and lots of kazoos… Say what you will about Star Wars: The Last Jedi, but I think we...
This Theme Park Has A VR Water Slide
The German waterpark lets riders strap on a waterproof VR headset. From VR roller coaster rides at Sea World to shooting yourself out of a cannon...
Geek & Sundry Debuts Weekly VR180 Board Game Series
One of biggest indie geek culture providers on YouTube brings their colorful cast of personalities to VR. If you’re a fan of board games, Dungeons...
Step Into the Weird World of Sutu’s Immersive VR Paintings
Ten years ago, Australian artist Stuart Campbell imagined a cyberpunk world where young graffiti artists were constantly altering their surroundings...
This VR Exhibit Lets the Visually Impaired Touch Art
Prague’s National Gallery introduces a tactile VR experience for the blind. Over 253 million people in the world are visually impaired, and often...
U.S. Army Begins Using AR to Locate Mines on the Battlefield
New technology from Army Research lets technicians “see” buried explosives using AR headsets. Being in the military is a tough enough job as is, but...
High Fidelity Teams With NeoSensory For ‘Exoskin’ Haptic Jacket
The creator of Second Life looks to bring realistic haptic feedback to the budding VR platform. Released back in 2016, VR social platform High...