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Waveguide Maker DigiLens Secures Additional Investment by Samsung Ventures

Road to VR

DigiLens most recently closed its Series C financing back in May 2019 to the tune of $50 million, which saw Samsung Ventures join alongside UDC Ventures, Niantic, Continental AG, Sony Innovation Fund, and Diamond Edge Ventures, the VC arm of Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation as investors.

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Reggie Fils-Aimé on turning happy accidents into magic at Nintendo

Mashable VR

I understood the history of the relationship between Sony and Nintendo , and how that fractured and.gave birth to the PlayStation. I understood what Microsoft was trying to do as they entered the marketplace." Fils-Aimé acknowledged that there are encouraging examples in the industry even now who want to embrace progress.

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The World of Mobile VR After Pokemon Go

VRWorld

Throw in Chris Moneymaker’s WSOP win in 2003, the televised hole cam, and the creation of the smartphone and, before you knew it, the old cowboy game and last refuge of the scoundrel, poker had been reinvented. Everything we need to play virtual reality games is available right now.