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Microsoft and Niantic demo a HoloLens version of Pokémon Go

The Verge

The demo shows how HoloLens users could spot a Pokémon in the wild and feed it berries ahead of a typical gym battle with another player. While this demo is not intended for consumer use, it offers an early glimpse into the future evolutions in both software and hardware,” says John Hanke , CEO and founder of Niantic.

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Epic Games announces Unreal Engine 5 with stunning PlayStation 5 demo

The Verge

Epic Games today announced the next iteration of its game engine, the Unreal Engine 5 (UE5), with a stunning demo running on the PlayStation 5. Our goal isn’t just to bring more features to developers. The hardest problem in game development right now is building high quality games takes enormous time and cost.

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Virtual reality storyteller creates project showcasing historically Black community in Seattle

GeekWire

Yolanda Barton, standing, created a virtual reality experience focused on Seattle’s Central District, a historically Black neighborhood. Barton recently demoed her project at a public library in the community. ” Barton conducted the historical research and interviews for the project, but is not herself a VR developer. .

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The most promising pitches from Techstars Seattle Demo Day 2024

GeekWire

TalkStack CEO Eunice Wong on stage with Techstars Investment Manager Carson Nye at the Techstars Seattle Demo Day at the Museum of Pop Culture. Techstars played 2-minute video pitches for each company at Demo Day, then conducted a short Q&A with CEOs on stage. Planette Planette co-founder Hansi Singh. Enter Tawkit.

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Lessons in virtual reality: What these computer science students built (and learned) in 10 weeks

GeekWire

Kenneth Ma, left, a member of the University of Washington team behind the PrezVR virtual reality presentation app, gives a demo to Lawrence Tan, right, a fellow computer science student attending the recent AR/VR Capstone Demo Day on the UW campus. Here’s a rundown, with overview videos created by each team.

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UW student projects highlight how WebXR ‘levels the playing field’ with remote VR/AR development

GeekWire

University of Washington students this week presented demos of their augmented, virtual and mixed reality apps developed over the last quarter, ranging from a game of virtual dodgeball to a customizable zen garden. Like last year, the UW’s Allen School and Reality Lab held the capstone course virtually.

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PAX in Seattle: A rundown of games developed in the Pacific Northwest at this year’s show

GeekWire

That left a wide assortment of independent developers to fill the gap, many of whom were showing off brand-new games. The actual Seattle Indie Expo runs this month as a virtual event, with streams every Saturday in September. Studio Kumiho is the sole returning developer from GeekWire’s last PAX roundup.