The Internet. Digital photography. Social media. Mobile. Once every few years, technology changes media so profoundly that the very people who create the words and videos that you read and watch must stop to completely reconsider everything we know about how to tell a story. And now, virtual reality. Virtual reality video, whether you watch …
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GameWorks VR aims to make virtual reality graphics faster and smoother Cheryl Holloway TAIPEI — Nvidia has revealed a new set of tools for game developers working with virtual reality under the GameWorks VR label. The set of programming tools and graphics engine updates aims to ensure best possible performance for computers that deliver virtual reality experiences. From Oculus Rift …
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Google’s updated version of Cardboard works with any device up to six inches, including Apple’s iPhone. Caitlin Petrakovitz/CNET Google has an ambitious plan for the future: help nearly anyone with a smartphone to experience virtual reality. The technology industry is preparing for an onslaught of new devices that mount on your head, immersing you in computer-generated worlds ranging from space …
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The next version of Android knows what you want, before you know you want it. Google’s upcoming Android M operating system is sporting new predictive powers with ” Now on Tap,” a way to get assistance based on the context of what you’re looking at on the screen. Google is also pushing back against Apple Pay with a new system …
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Google introduced its first Cardboard virtual reality kit at its developer conference last year. CNET It’s time for Cardboard 2.0 and Google’s latest push with virtual reality. Google on Thursday detailed its newest virtual reality device, the second-generation Cardboard. The new version is an even simpler product than the initial device, taking only three steps to construct instead of 12, …
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In this spherical video, viewers can look in any direction by clicking arrows in the corner of the screen. Soon enough, all you’ll need to do is look around while wearing a virtual reality headset. Screenshot by Nick Statt/CNET GoPro is adding new ways to make extreme video even more out there — with virtual reality. The company said Tuesday …
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“Black Mass”: it’s OK, I didn’t want to sleep for a week anyway. Jaunt BARCELONA — Virtual reality allows you to step into another world — or in the case of disturbing VR film “Black Mass”, be kidnapped, drugged and initiated into a good old-fashioned thorough freaking out. A company called Jaunt records films and events with a 360-degree camera …
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Social networking in virtual reality? Facebook says yes. Nick Statt/CNET Facebook is sharing a little more of its vision for virtual reality. Less than a year after Facebook closed its acquisition of Oculus VR, maker of the innovative wrap-around Oculus Rift headset and a pioneer in the virtual-reality video game realm, Facebook revealed Tuesday it’s developing versions of its apps …
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Want to play with a new View-Master? Ask mommy and daddy for a smartphone. Mattel is working with Google to reboot the classic View-Master toy as a child’s first portal into virtual reality. In this CNET Update, learn how it works and how Mattel is putting a new twist on collectable reels. It’s not the first time Mattel has incorporated …
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Samsung’s Gear VR will play host to the NBA All-Star Game. Sarah Tew Basketball fans will soon have the opportunity to sit courtside at the NBA All-Star Game without having to travel to New York this weekend. The National Basketball Association said Friday it has partnered with BigLook360, a company that makes virtual-reality cameras, to record several All-Star weekend events …
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