Games/Interactive
First Movie Filmed on Snapchat Debuts on Vimeo (Variety)
“Sickhouse,” a horror movie starring digital celeb Andrea Russett based on 10-second video snippets posted to Snapchat, is now available for purchase — another test of whethe... More
Salesforce Will Acquire Demandware For $2.8 Billion In Move Into Digital Commerce (Forbes)
As Salesforce continues to branch out into new types of cloud computing customers, it’s willing to pay steep prices to buy what it can’t build. The latest proof is Salesforce�... More
Slack Consultants Are Bringing the Chat App to Corporate America (Bloomberg)
For $1,000 a day, David Markovich will teach the old people in your office how to use Slack. Don't know what Slack is? He can help. The 27-year-old runs ChatOverload, a consulting... More
Weta Workshop Expands Aspera Deployment to Handle Large 3D, Video File Transfers for Concept Design and Practical Effects (MESA)
IBM today announced that Weta Workshop, the award-winning concept design and manufacturing arm of the Wellington-based Weta Group of Companies, has upgraded and expanded its implem... More
Soon You’ll Buy Consoles the Way You Upgrade iPhones (WIRED)
As E3 Expo approaches, it’s looking likely that we’re going to see another console war break out. Only this time, the consoles won’t just be going to war with each other—th... More
Three Million People Now Use Slack Every Day (Recode)
Slack now boasts three million daily active users, up from two million as recently as December. The number of paid seats — users whose companies are at the paid level of service ... More
Box Empowers Devs Through Developer Experience Platform (ITProPortal)
Online file sharing and content management platform Box today announced a new feature which should make developing within its platform much easier. The new feature is called Box De... More
GameStop Expects Self-Published Games, VR to Help Sales Growth (MESA)
Retailer GameStop’s entry into the game publishing business and virtual reality (VR) are expected to be contributors to the company’s sales growth going forward, executives sai... More
Fox Futurist: VR’s Time Has Finally Arrived (B&C)
Ted Schilowitz was all set to deliver a presentation on virtual reality here May 25, but when he first took the stage, he did something odd — and hilarious — instead. The techn... More
For the VR Generation, the Differences Between TV and Movies may Already be Irrelevant (LA Times)
As questions of blurring arise between film and TV, it's worth asking how specific creators and companies are dealing with these changes. But it also pays to take a broader look. F... More
VR Expected to Have a Strong Presence at E3
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Virtual reality (VR) is expected to be among the main stories on both the hardware and software fronts at the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) June 14-16 in Los Angeles, v... More
Hollywood Rushes to VidCon to Connect With Millennials (NY Times)
In many ways, VidCon is a younger version of Comic-Con International, the pop culture bacchanal attended by more than 130,000 people each summer in San Diego. Comic-Con has long be... More
The Simple Reason Why Apple Won’t Release a VR System Anytime Soon (Quartz)
Given the amount of money Apple is spending on research and development these days, it’s almost certainly working on something big. There are reports and rumors that Apple has st... More
The Slack Generation: How Workplace Messaging Could Replace Other Missives (The Economist)
Slack is one of the fastest rising start-ups around, with $US540 million in funding and a valuation of around $US3.8 billion. "I guess the lesson should be, pursue your dream and... More
Virtual Reality is Here to Stay — for TV, Not Just Gaming (Rapid TV News)
The consumer virtual reality (VR) market opportunity beyond gaming is beginning to ramp up, according to an Interactive Broadband Consulting Group (IBB) survey, which says that 54%... More
Will eSports be a Game Changer for Sports Broadcasting Models? (The Drum)
The stadium erupts. Strobe lights dance. Tens of thousands of fans are on their feet, cheering on their favorite team as the nail-biting action unfolds in front of them. Sounds lik... More
Google Announces New Android-Based VR Platform Called Daydream (Variety)
Google is taking is VR efforts to the next level: The company announced a new Android-based VR platform dubbed Daydream at its Google I/O developer conference in Mountain View, Cal... More
How Adobe Is Connecting Virtual Reality With the World of Product Placement (Adweek)
Adobe is debuting Virtual Cinema, a feature that will allow Primetime clients to develop experiences for users to enter a virtual environment. According to Adobe, users will be abl... More
Disney Is Consolidating Its VR Apps: Here’s Why That Matters (Refinery29)
Were you to get a VR headset and decide to use it, you’d find that the content is frustratingly hard to find. There's a lot of great stuff, but the hunt can be frustrating. Disne... More
MLB Using an iPad Pro in the Dugout, and How it Could Change Baseball Forever (WIRED)
Major League Baseball recently signed a multi-year deal with Apple to provide the 12.9-inch tablets to every team. They’re preloaded with MLB Dugout, an app that collects a team�... More