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Eric Johnson

Eric Johnson

Producer, Special Projects, Kara Swisher

    Latest articles by Eric Johnson

    Technology
    Gamergate Critic Leigh Alexander to Found New Website for Women and Minority GamersGamergate Critic Leigh Alexander to Found New Website for Women and Minority Gamers
    Technology

    “I’d like to ask folks to think about our work, ideas and our goals, and not the things that have been visited upon us.”

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    Oculus VR Will Go ‘Full Consumer’ With Samsung by Year’s EndOculus VR Will Go ‘Full Consumer’ With Samsung by Year’s End
    Technology

    Oculus VR’s CTO outlines the path to “a world with a billion people using virtual reality headsets.”

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    Nvidia Announces a $199 Smart TV That’s Also a Game-Streaming ConsoleNvidia Announces a $199 Smart TV That’s Also a Game-Streaming Console
    Technology

    The Nvidia Shield runs on Android TV and can play both native Android games and PC games streamed online.

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    Google’s Gaming Guy on “Transmogrified Reality” and Lessons Learned From GlassGoogle’s Gaming Guy on “Transmogrified Reality” and Lessons Learned From Glass
    Technology

    “Head-mounted displays and interacting with the real world are actually really hard things to do well.”

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    Sony’s VR Headset to Ship in First Half of 2016Sony’s VR Headset to Ship in First Half of 2016
    Technology

    No price yet.

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    Video Game Engine Makers Intensify Their Race to ZeroVideo Game Engine Makers Intensify Their Race to Zero
    Technology

    Free engines, they say, mean more people making games.

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    Diversity in Video Game College Programs: Not as Awful as the Rest of TechDiversity in Video Game College Programs: Not as Awful as the Rest of Tech
    Technology

    Women represent a third of all students in American game development programs.

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    It’s Official: There Are Too Many Virtual Reality HeadsetsIt’s Official: There Are Too Many Virtual Reality Headsets
    Technology

    And most of them aren’t even out yet.

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    Benchmark Leads $7.4 Million Round in Live Games Platform PlayFabBenchmark Leads $7.4 Million Round in Live Games Platform PlayFab
    Technology

    160 games using PlayFab’s tech are currently in development.

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    You Don’t Need to Wear VR Goggles to Do VR, Says Ad Tech StartupYou Don’t Need to Wear VR Goggles to Do VR, Says Ad Tech Startup
    Technology

    “I believe in a couple of minutes, not an hour in VR.”

    By Eric Johnson