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April 27th, 2015, 22:41 Posted By: wraggster
Developers can now apply for grants from the US government towards the development of any games created for educational purposes.
The Small Business Innovation Research program is open to small business firms with fewer than 500 employees for the research, development and evaluation of commercially viable educational products.
Grants range from $150,000 to $1m and can be applied for via the SBIR website.
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April 27th, 2015, 22:38 Posted By: wraggster
Google might have just hinted at the future of its Glass headsets. The company has sent a mystery "smart BLE" (Bluetooth Low Energy) device to the FCC for approval, the A4R-CAP1, and there are a few telltale signs that it's one of Mountain View's wearables. Most notably, the product's digital FCC label (shown below) not only looks a lot like a Glass interface card, but requires that you swipe to see it -- that suggests a touchstrip, as you'd use on Google's eyepiece. Mentions of an Android-like firmware revision and a battery help, too. There's the possibility that this is another gadget that simply happens to use Glass-style navigation, but that seems less than likely. Don't be surprised if you're eventually plunking CAP1 on your head.
http://www.engadget.com/2015/04/25/g...device-at-fcc/
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April 25th, 2015, 01:14 Posted By: wraggster
Last year, the Tribeca Film Festival began highlighting new mediums being used in storytelling, and that trend has translated over to 2015. Virtual reality is, naturally, a big part of this movement, as filmmakers start creating more content for consumer-grade devices like the Oculus Rift, Samsung Gear VR and Google Cardboard. This is why the current edition of the event is hosting Stanford's Virtual Human Virtual Interaction Lab, a venture started in 2003 by Jeremy Bailenson, who's a professor at the university and has been working on digital human representation since 1999. It features a set of VR experiences that attendees can check out, all with the same goal of transporting you into another reality.
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April 23rd, 2015, 21:30 Posted By: wraggster
Newzoo has released info from its upcoming Global Games Market Report, with the research firm projecting worldwide revenue to jump 9.4 per cent to $91.5bn this year.
Games Industry points to Newzoo's findings, which also projects the Chinese market surging past US this year as the single largest contributor to global revenue at $22.2bn – versus $22bn for US.
While that's not much separation, the difference is in the growth. China's projected total would be a 23 per cent increase, while the US total represents a 3 per cent jump.
In terms of regional revenue, Asia-Pacific is expected to make the biggest contribution by far, accounting for $43.1bn – a 15 per cent increase. Latin America is the smallest of the major markets with projected revenue of $4bn, but the year-over-year growth of 18 per cent makes it the fastest growing region.
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April 23rd, 2015, 21:26 Posted By: wraggster
It’s looking increasingly unlikely that the pioneering virtual reality headset Oculus Rift will launch this side of Christmas.
“We have not announced any specific plans for shipment volumes in 2015 related to Oculus," Facebook CFO David Wehner told analysts, as reported by Gamasutra.
“Oculus is very much in the development stage, so it's early to be talking about large shipment volumes, and our expense guidance reflects any volumes that we might do in 2015.”
The site also noted that Facebook boss Mark Zukerberg failed to mention Oculus Rift at all in his pre-pared investor statement – a stark contrast to previously where he has spoken at length about the company’s acquisition of the VR firm.
In November last year Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe described the Rift as being “months, not years away, but many months”.
A 2016 launch could yet place it ahead of Sony’s Project Morpheus, which is due out in the first half of next year. Steam’s HTC-made Vive, however, is due out this year, while the likes of Samsung’s Gear VR are already available.
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April 21st, 2015, 22:17 Posted By: wraggster
Grand Theft Auto V was this week’s No.1 game in the UK if digital numbers were included, MCV understands.
This week’s GfK Chart-Track report reveals that Mortal Kombat X was the best-selling UK boxed game. But the data does not factor in sales on digital platforms such as Steam.
PC games are primarily sold digitally - analysts estimate as little as 10 per cent of PC sales take place on the High Street - so whenever a big PC game is released, it is inevitably underestimated in the boxed charts.
And there was no bigger PC release last week than Grand Theft Auto V.
In fact, sources close to the data tells MCV that GTA V would have sold almost six times more than what the Chart-Track reports says.
Mortal Kombat X was released digitally, as well. We have no insight into how that game performed via download platforms, although according to Steam’s global Top Ten, Mortal Kombat X was the third best-selling PC game of the week, while GTA V was No.1.
It is widely accepted that triple-A games on console (such as Mortal Kombat) are overwhelming bought via boxed retailers. However, what the split is between download and physical is not known, because we still do not have accurate sharing of data.
MCV is trying to pull together a chart that includes digital sales data. We already have several publishers signed up and we will be regular putting out alternative charts and stories, including this one.
This isn’t to play down the success Warner Bros has had with Mortal Kombat X. The brawler is the second-biggest launch of the year (behind Battlefield: Hardline) and is the most successful launch yet for a Mortal Kombat release.
Below is the official GfK Chart-Track boxed charts.
1. Mortal Kombat X - Warner Bros
2. Grand Theft Auto V - Rockstar
3. Battlefield: Hardline - EA
4. FIFA 15 - EA
5. Bloodborne - Sony
6. Far Cry 4 - Ubisoft
7. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare - Activision
8. Minecraft: Xbox Edition - Microsoft
9. Dying Light - Warner Bros
10. Borderlands: The Handsome Collection - 2K Games
And here is the chart if GTA V’s digital sales had been included.
1. Grand Theft Auto V - Rockstar
2. Mortal Kombat X - Warner Bros
3. Battlefield: Hardline - EA
4. FIFA 15 - EA
5. Bloodborne - Sony
6. Far Cry 4 - Ubisoft
7. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare - Activision
8. Minecraft: Xbox Edition - Microsoft
9. Dying Light - Warner Bros
10. Borderlands: The Handsome Collection - 2K Games
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April 17th, 2015, 23:37 Posted By: wraggster
NPD's March 2015 report shows PlayStation 4 on top in a down period for hardware at US retail, while Battlefield: Hardline and Bloodborne duked it out for the top spot in a flourishing software category.
While Sony declared victory over Microsoft and Nintendo in hardware, the category was down 21 per cent compared to March 2014.
"Hardware unit sales decreased by 9 per cent, and with average prices down 13 per cent across all platforms, dollar sales decreased by 21 per cent," NPD Group's Liam Callahan said.
"Console hardware was the primary culprit responsible for the March 2015 sales decline, with a 29 per cent, or $104 million decrease, in spending while portable hardware rose by 71 per cent over last year."
The software division fared far better, with sales across new consoles up 58 per cent year-over-year. Battlefield: Hardline took the top spot, outlasting a strong effort by PlayStation-exclusive Bloodborne. The game had the strongest debut month for a PS4 game since Infamous: Second Son in 2014.
Here's the top ten games for March
- Battlefield: Hardline (XBO, PS4, 360, PS3, PC)
- Bloodborne (PS4)
- Grand Theft Auto V (XBO, PS4, 360, PS3)
- Mario Party 10 (Wii U)
- Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (PS4, XBO, 360, PS3, PC)
- MLB 15: The Show (PS4, PS3)
- Minecraft (360, PS3, XBO, PS4)
- NBA 2K15 (PS4, XBO, 360, PS3, PC)
- Borderlands: The Handsome Collection (PS4, XBO)
- Final Fantasy: Type-0 HD (PS4, XBO)
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April 17th, 2015, 23:35 Posted By: wraggster
Smartwatch games could be a major force in the industry, as long as developers don’t just port smartphone titles to theplatform, says Everywear Games.
Aki Järvilehto, who is the CEO of the smartwatch developer, told MCV: “We expect 2015 to be the year of smartwatch gaming.
He added: “Smartwatches and mobile games are quite different markets and the people who buy smartwatches are going to look for entertainment that’s specifically tailored for them. It’s going to be very different from games you’ve seen before and I think a lot of people will be surprised.
“We’ll deliver games that you can play in five to 15-second sessions, where the experience builds from short sessions into something you can be passionate about over days, weeks and months.
“It’s all about creating games which are more fun on a smartwatch than any other screen.”
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April 17th, 2015, 23:33 Posted By: wraggster
Google wants all apps developed for its Cardboard VR headset to work properly with, well, any version of its device. That's tougher than it sounds, since the headset's open-source, and a lot of companies and individual users are tweaking it to their heart's content. To make it happen, Mountain View has launched the "Works with Google Cardboard" project, which gives headset makers the power to ensure their design plays nicely with apps made for the device. It doesn't matter if they use metal or plastic, cut the materials out using any dimension or adjust the optic, so long as they input all those details into the Cardboard website to get a QR code to attach to their creation.
http://www.engadget.com/2015/04/16/w...board-program/
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April 17th, 2015, 00:34 Posted By: wraggster
The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D sold more than 184,000 copies in its second month in the U.S., Nintendo of America announced this afternoon. The the game has now sold over 730,000 units in the U.S. in total.Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS has been trucking along as well, Nintendo said, selling 110,000 units in the month of March, bringing total U.S. sales to 2.4 million units. In comparison, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U is now at 1.6 million units sold in the U.S.Meanwhile, Mario Kart 8 has sold 1.9 million units in the U.S., while the recently launched Mario Party 10 (March 20th) sold 290,000 copies in its first two weeks.Nintendo say that hardware sales of Nintendo 3DS increased by nearly 80% over the first three months of 2014. In the case of Wii U, hardware sales are up 20% over the same timeframe in 2014.
Read more at http://www.siliconera.com/2015/04/16...TFRpzyKTYzy.99
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April 17th, 2015, 00:19 Posted By: wraggster
Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin was the best-selling game of last week in Japan, but its success couldn’t keep PS4 hardware sales buoyant.
According to the latest data from Famitsu, From Software’s remastered and remixed PS4 edition of the 2014 title debuted at number one with just over 16,000 unit sales.
It’s just over a tenth of spiritual successor (and Sony-published PS4 exclusive) Bloodborne’s week one sales, which totaled 150,245 in late March.
That game slipped to seventh place last week, sales more than halving from 23,557 to 9,654.
PS4 hardware sales similarly dipped, dropping from almost 27,000 during the previous week to just below 17,000.
Scholar of the First Sin was the only new release to make the Top Ten last week.
Meanwhile, Nintendo’s Mario Party 10 reentered the rankings at number eight, while the PlayStation Vita Edition of Minecraft jumped five places to third.
The hardware chart remained largely static, with the New Nintendo 3DS XL overtaking Sony’s rival Vita handheld to reclaim second place after the latter handheld’s strong performance over the last few weeks.
Further down, the Xbox One outpaced Sony’s Vita TV device by around 200 units, climbing to ninth.
Here’s the software Top Ten for the week ending April 12th:
- Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin (From Software) PS4 – 16,047 (New)
- Dai-3-ji Super Robot Taisen Z: Tengoku-hen (Bandai Namco) PS3 – 14,743
- Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition (Sony) Vita – 13,364
- One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 (Bandai Namco) PS3 – 13,251
- Dai-3-ji Super Robot Taisen Z: Tengoku-hen (Bandai Namco) Vita – 12,964
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3D (Nintendo) 3DS – 11,641
- Bloodborne (Sony) PS4 – 9,654
- Mario Party 10 (Nintendo) Wii U – 9,404
- Ansatsu Kyoshitsu: Korosensei Daihoimo!! (Bandai Namco) 3DS – 8,997
- Sword Art Online: Lost Song (Bandai Namco) Vita – 8,397
And here are the hardware rankings:
- PS4 – 16,831
- New Nintendo 3DS XL – 15,748
- PS Vita – 15,638
- Wii U – 5,208
- New Nintendo 3DS – 4,835
- PS3 – 4,466
- Nintendo 3DS XL – 1,925
- Nintendo 3DS – 1,029
- Xbox One – 625
- PS Vita TV – 418
- http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/dark-...-slips/0148033
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April 13th, 2015, 21:42 Posted By: wraggster
Battlefield Hardline spent its fourth week in pole position of the GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40.
It managed this in spite of a 56 per cent sales decline. EA's shooter was nearly No.2 this week as FIFA 15 came extremely close to taking the top slot with less than one hundred units seperating the two titles.
Grand Theft Auto V is pushed down one place to No.3 as sales drop 39 per cent, but it remains ahead of Far Cry 4 in fourth place.
Meanwhile, Minecraft: Xbox Edition is back in the Top 10, after dropping out last week.
Microsoft titles Forza Horizon 2 and Halo: The Master Chief Collection climb up this charts this week thanks to strong sales of their respective Xbox One hardware bundles.
And further down the charts, PQube's new racing IP Ride shoots up 31 places to No.18 following the release of the Xbox SKUs. The title launched on PS4 and PS3 last month.
Below is the Top 10 for the week ending April 11th:
1. Battlefield Hardline, EA
2. FIFA 15, EA
3. Grand Theft Auto V, Rockstar
4. Far Cry 4, Ubisoft
5. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, Activision Blizzard
6. Bloodborne, Sony
7. Forza Horizon 2, Microsoft
8. Borderlands: The Handsome Collection, 2K Games
9. Halo: The Master Chief Collection, Microsoft
10. Minecraft: Xbox Edition, Microsoft
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April 12th, 2015, 00:12 Posted By: wraggster
We’re not sure if the Chickens know it yet, but they could be one of the reasons for all this IoT craze now a days. Look for chicken coop, and out come dozens of posts from the Hackaday chest.
Here’s another one from self confessed lazy engineer [Eric]. He didn’t want to wake up early to let his chickens out in the morning, or walk out to the coop to lock them up for the night to protect them from predators like Foxes, Raccoons and Opossum. So he built a Raspberry-Pi controlled chicken coop door that automates locking and unlocking. The details are clear from his video which you can watch after the break. The door mechanism looks inspired from an earlier anti-Raccoon gravity assist door.
The hardware (jpg image) is simple – a couple of hall sensors that detect the open/close status of the coop door that is driven by a DC motor via a bridge controller. The whole setup is controlled using a Raspberry-Pi and this is where the fun starts – because he can now add in all kinds of “feature creep”. Motion sensor, camera, light array, and anti-predator gizmos are all on his drawing board at the moment. Add in your feature requests in the comments below and let’s see if [Eric] can build the most advanced, complicated, gizmo filled chicken coop in the Universe. Combine that with this design, and it could even turn out to be the most beautiful too.
http://hackaday.com/2015/04/11/raspb...-chicken-door/
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April 11th, 2015, 00:15 Posted By: wraggster
Virtual Desktop is a free program that makes the Windows operating system compatible with the Oculus Rift VR headset. To the surprise of some, plugging the Oculus Rift into a computer doesn't result in a native view of the OS, meaning that users have to put on and take off the headset as they move from one VR-specific app to the next. If you want to use typical Windows programs—like Photoshop, Firefox, or Microsoft Office—no dice! That's where Virtual Desktop comes in, enabling the entire Windows desktop, and any application that can run on it, to be seen through the Oculus Rift. It also works as a bridge between VR-specific applications, allowing you to move from one to the next without ever taking off the headset. The latest version released today includes voice commands for launching VR games, global monitor mirroring, performance improvements, and is built against the latest Oculus Rift SDK.
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April 11th, 2015, 00:06 Posted By: wraggster
Virtual reality. It’s a phrase that’s often thrown around with both excitement and wariness – some proclaim it as the next big leap in gaming technology, while others question its potential outside of a niche audience.
While the current wave of virtual reality may have started as the dream of start-up companies, these have now worked their way into the mainstream – the prime example being Oculus, which was purchased by Facebook last year for $2bn, just two years after it raised $2.4m on crowd-funding platform Kickstarter.
This success has encouraged other tech giants to join the fray.
One such firm is AMD, which announced at last month’s GDC that it would take its first big leap into VR by launching LiquidVR, a set of technologies designed to expand virtual reality’s appeal by making headsets plug-and-play compatible and boosting performance. This will in turn help eliminate possible side effects like nausea, which can be caused by poorly-performing applications.
“The enormous potential of VR has created immense excitement in the computer industry,” says Sasa Marinkovic, head of software technology marketing at AMD.
“Our current VR initiative focuses on the ‘Three Cs’ of ensuring an enjoyable VR experience: content, comfort and compatibility.”
He adds that ensuring these three conditions are met ahead of the launch of devices such as the Oculus Rift, Sony’s Morpheus and Valve’s Vive may be vital for VR’s success among a wider community.
“Mainstream users will fully embrace VR,” he says. “VR is not niche; it is going to be the most compelling and engaging computing platform ever.
“The biggest obstacle is to make sure that the first user experience someone has in VR world is a positive and comfortable one.
“We as an industry cannot rush in – we need to fix these problems before the headsets are released for consumers to purchase.”
"We as an industry cannot rush into VR – we need to fix problems before the headsets are released to consumers." Sasa Marinkovic, AMD
One of the biggest challenges with virtual reality is inherent in its very name – it must convince users that it is a ‘real’ experience. This sensation is referred to as ‘presence’, and is a focus for AMD.
“Presence can be measured as the degree to which the virtual environment faithfully evokes a sense of reality that causes you, the user, to suspend disbelief,” explains Marinkovic.
“The greater the suspension of disbelief, the greater the degree of presence achieved.”
He adds that chief among the firm’s LiquidVR aims is to eliminate ‘motion-to-photo latency’ – the speed at which a VR headset adjusts the user’s view as they turn their head. Having the image change even a fraction of a second too slow can be disastrous – some users of early VR tech have even felt sick afterwards.
But once providing a virtual eyeful has been perfected, Marinkovic says VR could even extend to recreate smells, tastes and the feel of surfaces for users.
“Long term, achieving full presence in virtual environments involves innovations in basic senses other than sight, like hearing, touch and other stimuli like temperature, kinesthetic sense and balance,” he comments.
“We see a great opportunity to leverage our heterogeneous and scalable architectures to deliver acceleration to simulate all sensory experiences in years to come.”
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April 11th, 2015, 00:05 Posted By: wraggster
Its failure to access the console ecosystem was the main cause behind the eventual demise of streaming games platform OnLive, one of its key competitors has said.
“Onlive was a heck of a competitor to Gaikai, at every single turn we made different choices. It was very worrying, were we making the right choices?” Gaikai founder Dave Perry said on his blog.
“Our issue was that PC games (for keyboard and mouse) were becoming really difficult to get running across a myriad of TV’s, phones, set-top boxes and websites from the cloud, especially as a lot of great games are no longer supported by anyone, even their publishers have disappeared.
“So at Gaikai we kept looking at the console libraries and sighing… how lucky they were to have organized, well supported platforms, with incredible game libraries that worked on standard controllers.”
Gaikai was eventually acquired by Sony, whereas OnLive’s hopes of a console tie-in never materialised.
“Onlive did an assignment for the benefit of creditors (an asset sale) shortly after Sony acquired us. We were in complete shock,” Perry added, although OnLive management has always disputed the way in which the events of 2012 at OnLive were depicted by the press.
“Onlive then grew a second time enriched by new funding and new leadership, by integrating Steam versions of the games, they accelerated onboarding but they never got the chance to integrate a console library.
“I have a lot of personal respect for the management at Onlive, I’m personal friends (from the past) with executives and staff there and I wish them the best of luck going forward. We have opened up numerous job positions to help their transition in any way we can.”
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