Google now has a boss for its virtual reality business
- 8 years ago
Google confirmed to VentureBeat late Tuesday that Clay Bavor, VP for product management and one of the execs behind Google Cardboard, will head up the company’s virtual reality team.
The appointment of Bavor is seen as a sign of Google’s greater commitment to developing its own VR tech, a potentially lucrative field that, by all appearances, is soon to be dominated by Facebook’s Oculus, HTC’s Vive, and Sony’s Playstation VR — all expected to launch this spring.
Microsoft is working on augmented reality tech with HoloLens, though that’s estimated to still be at least half a decade away.
Arguably, Google’s real push into VR is also years from seeing the light of day — virtual reality startup Magic Leap (which received a $542 million investment round led by Google back in October 2014) is keeping fairly quiet about its progress.
The appointment of Bavor is seen as a sign of Google’s greater commitment to developing its own VR tech, a potentially lucrative field that, by all appearances, is soon to be dominated by Facebook’s Oculus, HTC’s Vive, and Sony’s Playstation VR — all expected to launch this spring.
Microsoft is working on augmented reality tech with HoloLens, though that’s estimated to still be at least half a decade away.
Arguably, Google’s real push into VR is also years from seeing the light of day — virtual reality startup Magic Leap (which received a $542 million investment round led by Google back in October 2014) is keeping fairly quiet about its progress.