This Chinese film studio is showing the potential of VR content
China saw explosive growth in the VR sector last year, but by the end of 2016 people in the industry were saying that the sector had “frozen”. Despite …
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Can VR karaoke save the flagging KTV industry?
When karaoke machines first appeared in Japan in the 1970s they were considered an expensive fad. Almost 50 years later, KTV is one of Asia’s favorite …
[Podcast] China Business Cast 62: The State of the AR/VR (Virtual Reality) Market in China with Alvin Wang Graylin of HTC
Editor's note: This originally appeared on the China Business Cast. China Business Cast is a podcast featuring experienced entrepreneurs and business p…
Owlii is changing the way of communication by recording your movements in 3D hologram
Much of VR content is formed by filming and preserving 360 views. Some viewers confess being stuck in the middle and being exposed to 360-degree view o…
HYPEREAL wants to bring VR to China’s mass market
On March 27, 2017, HYPEREAL, a Shanghai-based VR hardware and software company, announced the launch of their first products: the Pano and Pano Pro as …
Sensors For Interactivity Will Be Added To VR Headsets, Says uSens
uSens, the 3D gesture and position tracking technology provider for VR and AR, pointed out that the sophisticated sensors will be added to VR headsets …
Taiwan VR Real Estate Company iStaging Seals $5M To Fuel International Expansion
Taiwan-based virtual and augmented reality company iStaging has sealed a $5 million USD pre-A funding round led by WI Harper with participation from Ta…
Nokia Is Bringing Their OZO 360 Camera To China – With A $15K Price Cut
The OZO 360 degree camera from Nokia is arguably the best in its class, but for the world's most enthusiastic VR market, China, it's been out of reach,…
Alibaba’s Cloud Unit Partners With HTC To Accelerate VR Ventures
Alibaba has been trying to propel China's love affair with online shopping into virtual reality, and now they're enlisted one of Asia's top VR hardware…
One VR Platform To Rule Them All: iQIYI Wants 10 Million Users In 12 Months
Chinese video streaming service provider iQIYI (爱奇艺) unveiled ambitious plans to create the "world's largest Chinese-language VR platform" du…
This VR Startup Lets You ‘Become’ A Teddy Bear To Save Your Long-Distance Relationship
There's a Japanese word that roughly translates to "spiritual possession" or hyoui. In the case of Japanese startup Adawarp, 'other things' refers to t…
Finally, A Chinese VR Startup That Is Serious About Scaling Its Business
Virtual reality has taken center stage in China's tech scene this year. Chinese tech giants like Alibaba and Tencent are all competing for a piece of t…