Today, the leading contender for the default virtual reality input device are hand-held controllers such as the Razer Hydra from Sixense, or camera-based systems which are limited by the camera’s line of sight. Now,…
Control VR gloves halfway to $250,000 Kickstarter goal after one day Read More »
Scientists at Delft University in the Netherlands have improved the accuracy of a quantum entanglement-based communication channel from one in 100 million in a previous experiment in Maryland to 100 percent today. The information…
Quantum teleportation brings reliable, super-fast networks a step closer Read More »
Loading Human, a first-person adventure from Untold Games that ended a successful Kickstarter this past Tuesday, will have a natural, “invisible interface” approach to interactivity. Hand-held controllers allow the player to interact with any…
Loading Human to have natural gesture interface Read More »
The Virtuix Omni, an omni-directional treadmill commonly seen in conjunction with the Oculus Rift, has delayed shipping to end of this summer or later. According to an update sent out a week ago to…
Virtuix Omni delivery pushed to later this year Read More »
OpenSim news site Grid-Press has reached its first fundraising goal on Patreon, a crowdfunding site that allows supporters to schedule regular payments to artists and other creators. Pledges start at as little as $1…
Grid-Press news site hits first fundraising goal Read More »
Oculus Rift creator Palmer Luckey said that creating a metaverse is the right thing to do, morally. “I think there’s a lot of reasons that you can argue that it is a moral imperative…
Oculus founder: The metaverse is a ‘moral imperative’ Read More »
Two leading OpenSim hosting vendors — Kitely and Zetamex — both announced major site redesigns this week. But only one can be the winner of our first site vs. site, head-to-head redesign competition. And,…
Kitely vs. Zetamex: Who has the best redesign? Read More »
The Tropical Paradise Virtual World grid shut down with no warning to either its residents or its staff, one of the employees told Hypergrid Business today. “Today, everything — including the grid, the website,…
Another grid shuts with no warning: How to protect yourself Read More »
Bitcoin, a virtual currency, was recognized by the US Department of Justice as a “legal means of exchange” last week, and the number of companies accepting it in payment continues to grow. The most recent additions to the Bitcoin club include Virgin Galactic and Europe’s University of Nicosia. A number of smaller companies also accept
Bitcoin gains legitimacy with US government, companies Read More »
I’ve written about Bitcoin before, warning that I was worried about volatility and botnets. Bitcoin has been on my mind again, lately, due to a big bubble spurred in part by the Cyprus financial crisis, worries that Linden Dollars might see increased regulation, and aKaspersky Labs report about botnets being used for Bitcoin mining. A
Bitcoin revisited: beware the bubble Read More »
Educators in post-secondary institutions, colleges and schools looking for lower costs, better controls and no age restrictions might consider switching from Second Life to its open source alternative, the OpenSim virtual world server platform.
The OpenSim server software… Read the rest
GLOBAL: Save money switching to OpenSim Read More »
Yesterday, Linden Lab CEO Mark Kingdon promised that Linden Lab is going to develop a Web-based viewer for Second Life. …
Web viewer a potential turning point for SL Read More »
Linden Lab announced 30 percent staff cuts today, and also promised a Web-based viewer for Second Life.
While a Web-based viewer …
Second Life cuts staff, promises Web viewer Read More »
Press Release: IBM and ProtonMedia Form Joint Development Partnership
IBM and ProtonMedia have entered into a teaming agreement that …
IBM, ProtonMedia team up Read More »
Press Release: Serious Games are Effective Learning Solutions for ‘Soft’ and ‘Hard’ Skills
From leadership and program management, to …
Harrisburg U. holds ‘serious games’ conference Read More »
