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Virtualware: A History of 20 Years in Enterprise VR

XR Today - Virtual Reality

The extended reality landscape has come a long way since Virtualware, a pioneer in virtual reality solutions, first launched back in 2003. A VR Pioneer Considered one of the top global innovators in the extended reality market, Virtualware is a solution provider, focusing on enterprise-level virtual reality.

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NYT: Mandalorian Director Favreau Building Dinosaur Experience For Apple’s Headset

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His directing credits include Elf (2003), Iron Man (2008), Chef (2014) and The Jungle Book (2016), as well as most recently working on popular Star Wars series The Mandalorian for Disney+. However, Favreau is no stranger to virtual reality either. “So it felt like we were making a live action film inside virtual reality.”.

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A brief history of VR and AR

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By the time Howard Rheingold’s “Virtual Reality” was published in 1991, the Sensorama was already a “slowly deteriorating” relic stashed away in a cabana next the pool at its inventor’s West Los Angeles home. NASA promotion shot of VIEW (Virtual Interactive Environment Workstation). Helig died in 1997 at age 70.

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Simula One aims at becoming your portable Linux VR computer

The Ghost Howls

It is called Simula One , and it wants to offer professionals a new way to use Linux , giving them an incredible workspace powered by virtual reality. Valve Index or HTC Vive controllers). In the VR communities, there is a lot of curiosity for a new standalone headset that is probably the first Linux-based VR headset.

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What VR Headset Makers (not analysts) Have Actually Said About Sales Expectations

Road to VR

VR was “the biggest loser” in sales this year, PSVR sales forecast greatly lowered – SuperData. • The holiday season seems to have given virtual reality a reality check. • Despite slow 2016, VR is still forecast to hit $14 billion in consumer software sales in 2020. HTC – Vive. Photo courtesy B-Reel. Google – Daydream.

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The SoulKeeper: Chronicles is the Next Fantasy Adventure From HELM Systems

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Florida-based developer HELM Systems has been working on its virtual reality (VR) fantasy adventure The SoulKeeper VR since at least 2015, with a Steam Early Access launch taking place in 2017.

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The World of Mobile VR After Pokemon Go

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Virtual Reality Gaming isn’t coming, it’s already here. 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.