University of Canterbury to boost immersive gaming
The University of Canterbury will pump $4.2m into an Applied Immersive Gaming Initiative (AIGI) with the aim of accelerating research and public use of immersive gaming applications.
The University of Canterbury will pump $4.2m into an Applied Immersive Gaming Initiative (AIGI) with the aim of accelerating research and public use of immersive gaming applications.
Microsoft and Sony say they have struck a strategic partnership in which Sony will use Microsoft's cloud for streaming games and media and the two will work together to develop new image sensors.
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Japanese gaming icon Nintendo posted a profit for the April-June quarter on Wednesday thanks in part to surging sales of a game in which players can squirt ink all over the place and transform into squids.
Nokia has developed a camera for enterprise users that can help turn everyday surroundings into virtual reality (VR) imagery for games and other applications.
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