- Google’s Lessons From 60 Daydream Experiments via UploadVR
今日は1日、Google I/O、特にVR関連の話題をおさらいする予定ですが、パッと見て面白いのがこちらの動画。ラボが半年ぐらいかけて開発したVR体験アプリケーションの紹介です。記事内にもいくつか面白そうな体験が切り取って紹介されてますが、30分ぐらいなので動画全部みるのをオススメします。
リンデンラボのセカンドライフが出た時、多分、こういう世界観を実現したかったんだろうなと改めて思いました。私はあの中に入りたいけど、コントローラーやマウス、キーボードでは全く面白味を感じることができず5分経たずやめちゃった人なので、こちら側にはものすごく期待してます。
調達関連
- This unique online lending company just raised $25 million via Tech
- ‘VR for Good’ is a $1M initiative by Oculus to inspire social change via The Next Web
- Alibaba Pictures raises $260M for its online movie ticket platform via TechCrunch
- This online startup raised funding to bring you bed, bath and more via e27
- Didi Chuxing, China’s largest taxi on-demand firm, denies plan for U.S. IPO in 2017 via TechCrunch
- Runa Capital raises $135M second fund for later-stage U.S. and European startups via VentureBeat
- Nokia announces return to mobile phones and tablets, as Microsoft sells feature-phone unit for $350M via VentureBeat
- Israeli startups raised $3.6b in funding last year. This platform allows anyone to invest in them via Tech in Asia
- Lucid Sight scores $3.5 million for VR game development and ad platform via VentureBeat
VR・AR関連
- You can now watch any YouTube video in VR with Google Cardboard on iOS via The Next Web
- Disney Research Shows Us How Lifelike a VR-Operated Robot Can Be via UploadVR
- Oculus announces VR for Good initiative to help students and non-profits capture community life via TechCrunch
- This VR photography demo is like Pokemon Snap for action sports via TechCrunch
- Samsung Has Sold 300,000 Gear VR Units in Europe This Year via UploadVR
- Steam Update Suggests Valve is Adding VR Support to DOTA 2 via UploadVR
- How virtual reality in 2016 prepares us for the Internet of experiences via VentureBeat
- Three critical questions Google needs to answer after its big I/O conference via Recode — All- Virtual reality will continue to disappoint, even when it’s awesome via VentureBeat
- Is Google’s new VR project just another … daydream? via VentureBeat
- Will virtual reality kill the YouTube comment? via The Verge
- Google’s 13 Rules For Submitting Daydream VR Apps via UploadVR
その他の話題
- Lei Jun: the man who struck gold with Xiaomi (INFOGRAPHIC) via Tech in Asia
- Facebook’s chatbot revolution slowed by problems with search and discovery via VentureBeat
- A Bluetooth-connected tampon. Hoo boy. via The Verge
- The smart home is stuck via Recode — All
- Why you shouldn’t buy Amazon’s programmable IoT Dash button via The Next Web
- These billion-dollar startups didn’t exist 5 years ago via Tech
- Google launches Spaces group-sharing app on Android, iOS, and desktop via VentureBeat
- Equity crowdfunding is dead via TechCrunch
- Why haven’t there been more unicorn mergers? via TechCrunch
- Amazon’s next Alexa device could have a tablet-sized display via The Verge
- Samsung’s first mirror displays are now being used in a hair salon via The Verge
- As bots multiply, get ready for ‘bot stores’ via VentureBeat
- Xiaomi’s first drone will be unveiled on May 25th via The Verge
- IMAX to open ‘VR experience’ centers worldwide and develop its own VR camera via TechCrunch
- Facebook co-founder’s new $143m fund wants to close funding gap in Asia via Tech in Asia
