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Niantic Launches Harry Potter Wizards Unite as Beta in Australia & New Zealand

Next Reality AR

The long-awaited augmented reality game based on the Harry Potter franchise from Pokémon GO masterminds Niantic is closer to release, as the developer has begun public beta testing of the app. and Portkey Games, launched published to Google Play and the App Store in Australia.

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Video Game-Playing Pigs Stretch Our Concepts of Animal Intelligence

GizModo VR

If they played the game well, they got delicious dog food (they used to get M&Ms, but the humans decided those were too sugary). Time and again, when prompted by researchers to complete a video game task—guiding a cursor with a joystick, a sort of rudimentary Pong —they did so with impressive… Read more. The four pigs came to win.

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John Oliver's water explainer comes with a very sweary Brian Cox cameo

Mashable VR

Anyone who's watched John Oliver will know that Last Week Tonight has a very strong cameo game — from an angry Adam Driver to a very blunt Leslie Jones , there have been many memorable guest appearances over the years. And now Brian Cox joins the number. I don't know.

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John Cusack & Christina Ricci Make Their VR Debut In ?Distorted Reality?

VRScout

Working in VR, according to Cloyd, presented a set of very unique challenges, not only in making the experience, but in actually getting people to watch it as the medium is not universally pervasive yet: “I look at VR like gaming and not like the average filmmaking. We go from inception to market delivery.

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Distorting Virtual Reality

Tech Trends VR

I look at VR like gaming and not like the average filmmaking Click To Tweet. Working in VR, according to Cloyd, presented a set of very unique challenges, not only in making the experience but in actually getting people to watch it as the medium is not universally pervasive yet: “I look at VR like gaming and not like the average filmmaking.

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‘Affected: The Manor’ Coming to Rift Oculus Rift & Touch this Month, Vive to Follow

Road to VR

The series’ first commercial release came to the Gear VR in last year in the form of Affected: The Manor , and was well received by our brave and intrepid horror guinea pig Chris Madsen. The original title appeared with Oculus Rift DK1 support back in the day, with support for DK2 coming later.

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How The Future Group Is Redefining Live Game Shows With Mixed Reality

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

Game shows have been losing younger audiences for some time. The Future Group wants to change that by making game shows more interactive with mixed reality technology. I spoke with Ellen Lyse Einarsen, vice president of interactive at The Future Group, at the Gamelab gaming event in Barcelona last week.

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