Windup Minds raised $1.6 million in pre-seed funding for a game studio focused on virtual pet games in virtual reality and mixed reality. The Seattle and Los Angeles company will make games for a ...

Peridot is adorable and can play fetch. It's also the debut of Amazon Anywhere and asks new questions about how to integrate AI and AR into games. Here's what it's been like so far. I started with ...

A year after the AR pet game Peridot arrived on phones, Niantic is stepping into headsets with a little mixed-reality experience on the Quest. I want virtual pets now. Scott Stein Editor at Large I ...

Windup Minds is a newly announced XR studio which has raised a $1.6 million seed investment for immersive experiences focused on virtual pets and companions. The quartet announced this week it raised ...

I haven’t been the best father to Simon. Despite the nagging of Peridot’s incessant notifications, it’s been a whole two days since I last checked on my virtual pet. After logging off work yesterday I ...

Niantic, the studio behind Pokémon Go, revealed it’s been working on a Quest 3 mixed reality experience that lets you play with your very own pint-sized virtual pet. Hello, Dot, takes the best parts ...

Building off the momentum from Pokémon Go, Niantic expanded its list of augmented reality mobile games last year with the introduction of Pikmin Bloom, and now reveals another real-world adventure ...