Road to VR

OCTOBER 22, 2018

CCP Games , the Icelandic studio known for their long-running MMO Eve: Online (2003) , shuttered their VR production studios in a surprise move last year, selling off their Newcastle-based branch behind their multiplayer space dogfighter EVE: Valkyrie (2016), and completely shutting down their Atlanta studio behind sports game Sparc (2017).

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VRScout

MARCH 14, 2018

If this sounds a lot like the 2003 smash hit social simulator Second Life , that’s no coincidence. Sinespace is currently available on PC via download or a web client, all OpenVR compatible headsets including the HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and Microsoft Mixed Reality, with plans for iOS and Android releases in the near future.

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Road to VR

JUNE 15, 2017

Founded in 2003, the company has a relatively long history of creating the tech behind cable-free computer products, like wireless docks and video adapters. For VR, the company is developing what it calls DisplayLink XR, and it’s developed a wireless VR reference device for the HTC Vive to show what it can do.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 28, 2022

I can make an analogy to what happened in 2003, when most people believed that Windows and Palm were destined to control the mobile market, but instead, an obscure Linux-based OS named Android (running on a small number of ultra-premium phones, like the T-Mobile Sidekick) actually beat them to it! Valve Index or HTC Vive controllers).

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TechCrunch VR

MAY 31, 2023

In the 00s, however, that future seemed to simply dissipate with a few notable exceptions, including the 2003 launch of early metaverse, Second Life, which remains in operation nearly 20 years later. Image Credits: TechCrunch When HTC began imagining life after the smartphone, it looked a lot like VR.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 12, 2016

. “But just to put that in perspective and compare it to the development of previous computing platforms, like phones and computers, I think the first smartphones came out in 2003, and in the first year, I think BlackBerry and Palm Treo were the initial smartphones that came out. HTC – Vive. Photo courtesy B-Reel.

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Peter Graham

DECEMBER 20, 2019

“Combining the experience gained with The SoulKeeper VR’s Early Access in 2017, with all the prior non-VR experience dating all the way back to our very humble origins as a total conversion multiplayer mod for Unreal Tournament 2003, we have found a way to properly implement our vision of The SoulKeeper IP as an open-world RPG both for VR and (..)

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VRScout

MAY 25, 2016

Head mounted display: With expansion to at home devices came the transition away from an arcade cabinet to setups a little closer to what you’ll see coming from the Big Three (Oculus, HTC, and Sony). The Matrix Trilogy (1999-2003). Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003).

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 8, 2016

True, the publishing giant already launched a short tie-in piece for Star Wars: Battlefront on PS VR earlier this week, but for its first full VR game it’s decided to skip that headset along with the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. Need for Speed VR feels decidedly like a PS2-era caliber entry in the series, which is meant in a good way.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 28, 2017

From its incredible, trailblazing debut in 2000, through a questionable sequel in 2003 the first person action RPG has more recently seen a return to form in the hands of developers Eidos Montreal and publishers Square Enix. Deus Ex has had its problems as a franchise over years.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JULY 5, 2017

Developer Slightly Mad Studios has sparred no detail in bringing a realistic driving experience to the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, and that includes an exhaustive list of drivable cars, revealed today. Below is every car you can expect to get behind the wheel of when the game launches on PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 in two months’ time.

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VRWorld

JULY 14, 2016

With the introduction of Google Cardboard and the Daydream VR platform, Oculus and HTC discrete VR headsets and GearVR headsets for even smartphones like the Samsung’s Galaxy S7, the first tentative steps towards virtual reality gaming are being taken. Virtual Reality Gaming isn’t coming, it’s already here.

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