Joseph Volpe
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The 21st-century charity that puts Google and VR to good use
Meet the charity that's putting tech to good use and bringing clean water to millions. → Read More
'Star Wars' and the coming holographic cinema revolution
Pretty soon, you'll be able to step into the 'Star Wars' universe and roll with BB-8. → Read More
Nokia CEO talks Ozo and the company's big VR bet
"We had some projects in augmented reality. We had projects in the camera. We had projects in head-mounted displays," says Nokia CEO Ramzi Haidamus, speaking to... → Read More
The future of entertainment's taking shape on a flying whale
When Alex McDowell tells me he's considering using virtual reality as "a new kind of literacy," as a way to educate using real science, it's clear that I'm deal... → Read More
Funny or Die makes a fart joke in VR
The news itself sounded like a joke: Funny or Die, the irreverent comedy video site created by the likes of Will Ferrell, among others, was to premiere its firs... → Read More
How one illustrator forced Oculus Story Studio to redraw VR
To design its latest VR short, Oculus Story Studio built a tool specifically for one illustrator. → Read More
The VR arcade of the future will look something like this
I knew I was on solid ground. I knew that no matter if I misstepped, I wouldn't fall hundreds of feet, plummeting to my death in some CG-Egyptian ruin. And yet,... → Read More
Fox pushes virtual reality to the limit with 30 minutes on Mars
Fox's new virtual reality experience lets you step into Matt Damon's spacesuit as he struggles to survive on Mars. → Read More
Three Vegas psychics predict the year in tech
The idea hit me as I deleted yet another email from yet another eager publicist desperately seeking an outlet for their analyst client's technology predictions.... → Read More
HTC's making virtual reality safe for the home with Chaperone
I was standing with my back facing a large glass window, the mammoth casinos that punctuate Vegas' vast expanse of excess and desert showboating behind me. Here... → Read More
Microsoft's mixed reality is for developers, not the public
HoloLens, the augmented reality headset Microsoft's been touting as a future pillar of its Windows business, isn't "fun" to use. At least, it wasn't for me duri... → Read More
Sundance's experimental New Frontier looks beyond virtual reality
Virtual reality found itself front and center of Utah's wintery celebrity village earlier this year, virtually dominating the conversation around this past Sund... → Read More
Valve wants the Steam community to build its own controllers
Valve is all about fan service. And with "over 125 million active users" in its Steam base, that's a lot of varying expectations to meet. This month, the secret... → Read More
Valve wants the Steam community to build its own controllers
Valve is all about fan service. And with "over 125 million active users" in its Steam base, that's a lot of varying expectations to meet. This month, the secret... → Read More
Valve wants the Steam community to build its own controllers
Valve is all about fan service. And with "over 125 million active users" in its Steam base, that's a lot of varying expectations to meet. This month, the secret... → Read More
Oculus VP: 'Our number one goal is to make developers successful'
2015 is the year of virtual reality. That's been the consistent messaging coming out of Oculus VR's executive leadership since early this year. And with this we... → Read More
Epic Games' new shooter is virtual reality's killer gaming app
"Everybody wants to be Neo." That's how Nick Whiting, lead programmer at Epic Games, describes the main thrust behind Bullet Train, the developer's recently ann... → Read More
I'm sick of getting sick from VR, but there's a remedy
It's inevitable at this point: After having experienced a variety of virtual reality -- from gaming to cinematic -- whenever I'm about to enter into a new demo,... → Read More
Minecraft Windows 10 Edition headed to Oculus Rift VR headset
Palmer Luckey, the boy wonder co-founder of Oculus VR, surprised attendees at the company's Connect 2 developer conference today with news that Minecraft is hea... → Read More
Samsung's new and improved $99 GearVR ships this November
When Samsung released its revised mobile virtual reality headset, the GearVR, earlier this year, it did so with the label "Innovator Edition" still attached sin... → Read More