This next-gen trampoline park makes me wish I was a kid again. Earlier today, Finnish mixed reality company Valo Motion unveiled Jump Theater, a new interactive experience that combines immersive technology with real-world trampolines. Designed for kid-friendly trampoline and activity parks, Jump Theater uses mixed reality technology to immerse kids in a colorful 3D environment … Read more
In-car AR technology is closer than you might think. Earlier today, holographic AR (augmented reality) company WayRay released a new video showing its True AR HUD in action on actual roads, signaling what could be the beginning of a new era in AR guidance and safety. In full the roughly four and half-minute video, we … Read more
Cosmonious High sees you travel back to school to re-educate yourself in the realm of VR. But what’s a school without classmates? Today on Upload Access we’re meeting the cast of Owlchemy’s newest VR game. We’ve got detailed rundowns of all the new friends you can expect to work with during class and hang out … Read more
Owlchemy Labs announced an unexpected crossover — when Cosmonious High launches this Thursday, it will feature the red crewmate from Among Us. A new trailer accompanied the announcement, showing the Cosmonious High students discovering the red crewmate from Among Us floating in a mysterious vent. One of the characters declares the red crewmate “a new … Read more
nDreams, the veteran VR studio behind titles like Fracked (2021) and Phantom: Covert Ops (2020)today announced a $35 million investment from Aonic Group. nDreams was an early adopter of VR, starting with early VR tech demos in 2014, followed by small titles for headsets like Gear VR by 2015, and a larger title, The … Read more
The fourth and final day of GDC 2022 has come and gone. Don’t be too sad though — we’ve got lots of interesting interviews with VR developers straight from the show floor to cheer you up. It was a great week at GDC last week, with lots of interesting news over the course of the … Read more
MRI scans, while safe, can prove especially traumatizing for younger patients. Children’s Health of Orange County (CHOCK), a children’s hospital located in Orange County, California, has transformed its lovable mascot ‘Choco’ into an AR (augmented reality) experience that walks children through the steps of a standard MRI scan. The idea is that by familiarizing younger … Read more
The program will cover everything from VR and AR to immersive journalism. Starting this Fall, Arizona State University expands its offerings through a distinctive partnership between its Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication and its Sidney Poitier New American Film School / Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts to create a new … Read more
The developers behind photogrammetry-based puzzle game Puzzling Places revealed a new plan for future DLC packs, split into monthly and premium packs. Since launch, Puzzling Places has received a few DLC releases with new puzzles that expand the selection from the base game. There was the Mars Desert Research Station pack in October, alongside two … Read more
As reported by Michael Hicks of Android Central, a Unity panel at GDC last week revealed new details about PSVR 2, including ways developers will be able to harness eye tracking in their experiences and the performance benefits gained from doing so. There was no full PSVR 2 reveal at GDC from Sony this year, … Read more