Are you building a virtual reality app and need to test it on people who aren’t related to you? Fish Bowl claims to have the largest panel of virtual testers in the world, each…
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The rock band The Who has released a free virtual reality app for iOS and Android smartphones and tablets and plan to add support for the Oculus Rift as well, when that device comes…
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OSgrid has begun the rebuilding process, grid administrators announced today, even as the latest attempt to recover data starts to approach the finish line. Around 3 terabytes of data has been recovered as of this…
OSgrid begins rebuilding Read More »
The total number of regions, registered users and active users all hit new record highs this month. The total land area on OpenSim’s public grids rose by the equivalent of 567 standard regions to 52,747, the…
All OpenSim stats up in November Read More »
You may have seen the recent flood of announcements from companies jumping on the virtual reality bandwagon. Movie studios, hotel chains, car companies are releasing virtual experiences at a furious pace. Most people are…
5 reasons commercialization is good for virtual reality Read More »
Tangle Grid, a mid-sized commercial grid known for its hypergrid-enabled Expos, has decided to reduce the number of its 2015 Expos, but to make each Expo longer. ” The committee got together and looked at…
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The InWorldz InShape app has been accepted by Apple for distribution in its App Store and will go live on Monday, InWorldz announced yesterday. This means that InShape will now run on the iPhone as well…
InWorldz InShape now in Apple AppStore Read More »
Crista Lopes – you might know her as “Diva Canto,” an OpenSim core developer, inventor of the hypergrid and professor of informatics at UC Irvine — is now also in the viewer development business. And…
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OpenSim-based virtual networking company SimB2B was recognized as a top-five startup at the CoInvent NY Startup Showcase on Thursday, one of over twenty companies presenting. “SimB2B is the first grid to offer business to business…
OpenSim-based SimB2B recognized at startup showcase Read More »
Samsung has just gone public with its Project Beyond 3D camera for virtual reality film-making. It’s not yet available for sale, and there’s no news yet about when it will hit the market. The…
Samsung working on 3D camera Read More »
Are you still holding off on getting a Google Cardboard kit and turning your smartphone into a super low-cost virtual reality device? Maybe Volvo will change your mind. On Tuesday, the company is giving…
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On Monday, to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Firefox, the Mozilla foundation launched the MozVR project to help fosaster the emerging virtual reality Web. In June, an Oculus-compatible version of Firefox was released. This…
Mozilla brings VR to web with MozVR Read More »
With OSgrid down for three months and no news from its managers about when it is expected to come back up, other grids have been stepping up to serve its users. Most recently, Tangle…
Tangle finds partner for new open grid Read More »
OSgrid has successfully recovered 1.9 terabytes, out of 3.5 terabytes total, grid president James Stallings II said during a conversation on OSgrid’s Internet Relay Chat channel yesterday. The conversation was reposted on OSgrid’s forums…
OSgrid halfway through third data recovery attempt Read More »
Mal Burns, Maria Korolov, Tara Yeats and Petlove Petshop talk about new hardware, grid mergers, and a real-life virtual Relay For Life.
InWorld Review: Grid mergers and a real-life virtual Relay For Life Read More »
