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Bringing medical-grade technology to the consumer space One of the running themes at the 2015 Game Developer Conference (GDC) is virtual reality, a space that’s attracting an increasing number of players as the technology inches closer to becoming mainstream. One company to keep an eye on is MindMaze, makers of a prototype “neuro-goggle” headset that…
Bringing medical-grade technology to the consumer space One of the running themes at the 2015 Game Developer Conference (GDC) is virtual reality, a space that’s attracting an increasing number of players as the technology inches closer to becoming mainstream. One company to keep an eye on is MindMaze, makers of a prototype “neuro-goggle” headset that…
What it feels like to be Sandra Bullock in Gravity If you’ve seen the movie Gravity, you may have found yourself wishing that you too could have a chance to explore a space station, if for nothing else than simply the view from so far up above. Or the thought of doing so might now…
What it feels like to be Sandra Bullock in Gravity If you’ve seen the movie Gravity, you may have found yourself wishing that you, too, could have a chance to explore a space station, if for nothing else than simply the view from so far up above. Or the thought of doing so might now…
Subscription-based, game streaming service coming in May For the past three weeks, Nvidia has been teasing a new gaming product that it would unveil at GDC. Now, while the company’s new Shield Gaming console is an intriguing device, we were also interested in something else the company talked about. Along with the new console, Nvidia…
Android games, game streaming, Netflix, and mo’ Nvidia unveiled the next step on its road to dominating PC gaming and possibly your living room today with the announcement of an Android-based game console simply dubbed the Shield. This asymmetric, die-cast 23-ounce black aluminum slab is about the size of a home network router and positioned…
The new wave of Steam Machines We had the chance to get a first look at Zotac’s new Steam Machine today at GDC 2015. The company first announced that it was part of Valve’s Steam Machine initiative, along with 14 other partners, back in 2013 during CES. Despite the announcement though, Valve wasn’t ready with…
Company will offer six models Ever since Valve announced last year that it was delaying the launch of its Steam Machines, in order to perfect the Steam Controller, we have been wondering when that would be. Last week, the company then announced that it would showcase new living room devices, a SteamVR hardware system, and…
We interview AMD Graphics CTO Raja Koudari about the company’s VR initiative Providing presence inside a virtual reality headset, or trying to make you feel like you are somewhere you aren’t, is a difficult challenge to solve. AMD is trying to help VR headset maker like Oculus VR and other head-mounted display (HMD) manufacturers better…
Source 2 will be free for content developers The Game Developers Conference is in full swing and we are starting to get a glimpse of what is being shown there. One of the more interesting parts of GDC revolves around Valve and what it is showing. Last week, the company said that it would be…