Steve Takle

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Steve is an award-winning editor and copywriter with nearly 25 years’ experience specialising in consumer technology and video games. He was part of a BAFTA nominated developer studio. In addition to editing TheVirtualReport.biz, Steve contributes to BeyondGames.biz, PocketGamer.biz, PCGamesInsider.biz and BlockchainGamer.biz, as well as creating marketing content for a range of SMEs and agencies.

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Week that was Aug 4th, 2017

Week That Was: 4th August

Apple iGlasses; Sansar beta; AltspaceVR closes; iPhone 8 September?; HP Backpack PC; nVidia Edge winners; Brain-Computer Interfaces; Best ARKit videos; Making money from XR; XR Connects Helsinki.

Feature Aug 4th, 2017

The Best Apple ARKit Test Projects [UPDATE: 4th August]

The general public won’t have long to wait to see what AR developers have been cooking up in ARKit; here are some of our favourite experimental project videos so far.

News Aug 4th, 2017

Win One of 10 Indie-Only Expo Tables At XR Connects Helsinki

Sub-zero competition for indie devs – win FREE expo space plus two tickets to the September event.

News Aug 2nd, 2017

Apple To Release AR-Ready iPhone 8 This September?

Earnings call reveals projected sales figures that point to new iPhone hardware.

Job News Aug 2nd, 2017

Oculus Co-founder Joins VR Camera Co

Lucid VR appoints Jack McCauley as Chief Engineer, heading up manufacture of the VR180 LucidCam.

Focal Point Aug 2nd, 2017

Focal Point: How Can Indie Devs Make Money From VR?

Our panel of industry experts identify revenue streams for start-ups and studios of all sizes working in VR, AR and MR.

Job News Aug 2nd, 2017

Intern Opportunities

Steel Media is now looking for interns across its range of sites and events, including Pocket Gamer and TheVirtualReport.biz

XR Web Roundup Aug 1st, 2017

XR Web Roundup: 1st August

Sansar's Social VR content boom; WMR unboxing; Oculus third party headsets; ARKit the best; EA’s VR pause; Rift > standalone VR; Wingnut AR; VR disrupting industry; Manipulating the mind.

News Aug 1st, 2017

HP Reveals Professional VR Backpack PC

PC Hardware firm reveals wearable PC that also docks to transform into a desktop, saying ‘Virtual reality this powerful is no toy’.

News Aug 1st, 2017

Sansar Social VR Now In Creator Beta

The public can now create virtual experiences to sit alongside professional work in social VR service from Second Life developers.

News Jul 31st, 2017

MARS 2030 Uses Satellite Data To Build Its World

FMG Studios’ first VR experience takes users to another world.

News Jul 31st, 2017

Two Out Of Three nVidia Edge Winners Are VR Projects

Epic games has announced the first winners of its new monthly contest and VR is well represented already.

News Jul 31st, 2017

Will Palmer Luckey Save AltspaceVR?

Oculus co-founder asks the Twitterverse if he should step in to save social VR firm from closure this week.

Week that was Jul 28th, 2017

Week That Was: 28th July

$1m XR games; AltspaceVR to close; Lenovo standalone AR; VR Connects San Francisco videos; HoloLens 2.0; Ready Player One trailer; New PS VR games; All-in-one Vive for China; Within’s $40m funding.

News Jul 28th, 2017

AltspaceVR To Close 3rd August

Social VR provider fails to secure additional funding, shuts down Thursday.

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