Games/Interactive

 

Report: Global VR Market to Generate Revenue in Excess of $60 Billion in 2022 (The Drum)

Virtual reality (VR) technology looks set to gain widespread adoption over the next five years, reaching an installed base of 256 million users worldwide with revenues of over $60b... More

Director Doug Liman Discusses VR Storytelling (Digital Trends)

"I learned that there’s so much more to learn about telling stories in VR, and that’s what excites me so much about it because I think that Invisible is already such a leap for... More

VR to Usher in an Era of Interactive, Immersive Content (Rapid TV News)

Tapping into an ecosystem as well as widespread support for application development on mobile platforms, 360° video, interactive and immersive content formats are set to generate ... More

Salesforce AI Helps Brands Track Images on Social Media (TechCrunch)

Brands have long been able to search for company mentions on social media, but they’ve lacked the ability to search for pictures of their logos or products in an easy way. That�... More

8 Technologies and Platforms Every Forward-Thinking Marketer Needs to Know (Adweek)

From IBM’s souped-up supercomputer Watson to Google’s tricked-out, self-driving cars, marketers are navigating a new wave of tech services and platforms beyond the walls of tra... More

eSports Arena Lets Marketers Connect with Elusive Young Males (Media Village)

The video-game-playing industry known as eSports is on the rise. Fans are watching pro players compete in tournaments around such titles as "League of Legends," "Call of Duty" or ... More

Inside Salesforce’s Quest to Bring Artificial Intelligence to Everyone (Wired)

This past March, Salesforce flipped a switch and made a big chunk of Einstein available to all of its users. Of course it did. Salesforce has always specialized in putting advanced... More

China, U.S. Battling to Become World’s First AI Superpower (The Verge)

In October 1957, the Soviet Union launched the Earth’s first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1. The craft was no bigger than a beach ball, but it spurred the US into a frenzy of re... More

Adobe’s Remarkable Transformation, from Photoshop to Cloud (San Francisco Chronicle)

Corporate turnarounds have been done before, but what’s happening at Adobe Systems stretches the far limits of credulity. The San Jose software firm, once known primarily for pro... More

Microsoft Powers a DJ’s Live Show with a Surface Book and Kinects (Engadget)

When it comes to live shows, the visuals are key to making a lasting impression. I'd even argue that what you see is just as important as the quality of the music. It is a performa... More

Tim Cook: The iPhone Will Become ‘Even More Essential’ with Augmented Reality (CNBC)

"The smart phone is becoming even more important to people because it's going across so much of your life and you can tell by some of the things we did at WWDC that that will only ... More

Report: Game Industry Will Crest $104 Billion in 2017 (VentureBeat)

According to a new report, games and gaming-related content will reach nearly $105 billion in revenue worldwide in 2017. That number includes games alongside what SuperData categor... More

Disney Eyes Entry Into eSports in Orlando (Forbes)

Media giant Disney is considering entering the burgeoning eSports arena by hosting video games championships at its colossal leisure complex in Florida. “We are trying to keep... More

Facebook is Working on a Video Chat Device (Bloomberg)

Facebook Inc. is working on a video chat device for the home -- the first major hardware product from its experimental Building 8 lab. Featuring a laptop-sized touchscreen, the ... More

VR Is the Fastest-Growing Skill for Online Freelancers (Bloomberg)

As the world's tech giants invest heavily in virtual reality, the relatively few workers who specialize in the nascent field are seeing big benefits. Demand for online freelanc... More

TV Networks’ Branded Content on Facebook More Than Doubles in Less Than a Year (Variety)

Broadcast and cable networks have literally doubled down on the amount of sponsored video content they’ve posted to Facebook in the last nine months — and trend is just in its ... More

Will Apple Release an AR Headset for the Next iPhone? (The Verge)

Will Apple release an AR headset you can slip the next iPhone into, much like Samsung’s Galaxy S8 and the Gear VR? That’s ripe for speculation now that we know Apple’s upcomi... More

Study: Blockchain Technology Being Considered by More Than Half of Big Corporations (CNBC)

More than half of the world's large corporations are looking into blockchain (distributed ledger technology), according to a study by U.K. research firm Juniper Research. The re... More

Google’s Cord Cutter App YouTube TV Reaches 2 Million Downloads (TechCrunch)

Approximately 2 million people have installed the YouTube TV app, Google’s live TV service aimed at a younger generation of cord cutters, as well as those who never signed up for... More

Nuxeo Releases New Responsive, Configurable and Extensible Web UI (HITS)

Nuxeo today announced the release of Web UI, a brand new web client for the Nuxeo Platform. Nuxeo’s Web UI is built on a modern JavaScript stack (Polymer), leveraging Web Compone... More

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