Road to VR

JANUARY 3, 2024

What it Means for 2024 The first article about Apple that I ever wrote on Road to VR was this one in 2014 about the company filing a job posting seeking someone with experience in AR and VR. That leaves HTC to fall back to the enterprise sector, the one place where it has long had a strong reputation.

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VRScout

MAY 30, 2017

I’ve been a big fan of the cute little Samsung Gear 360 camera since its first unveiling in the spring of 2016, and always recommend it to people inquiring about the best consumer-friendly 360 cameras out there. THE STANDALONE MOBILE HEADSET THAT HTC IS KEEPING IN JAPAN. AIRLINES TESTING AUGMENTED REALITY TO READ YOUR EMOTIONS.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 20, 2017

The headset, which holds the user’s smartphone, is little more than a plastic shell with lenses which undoubtedly hooks into the massive, but decidedly low-ish quality Google Cardboard content store.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

But in China, they are very famous, and now they are also organizing a big event about XR called FBEC with hosts from all the major VR companies (HTC, Unity, Alibaba, Huawei, etc…). I’m Chen, General Manager and Chief Editor of VRTUOLUO , also a senior media expert who has dug and studied deeply the XR industry since 2014.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Starting with its $2B acquisition of Oculus in the spring of 2014, Facebook has continued to build out its virtual reality strategy in a big way. You will also be able to stream your virtual experiences in the Samsung Gear VR to Facebook Live before the end of this year, so stay tuned for more information on that angle.

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Delight XR

AUGUST 7, 2022

The great thing is, one can start for as cheap as fifteen bucks with the simplest headset from Google (Cardboard). Samsung Gear VR. Google Daydream View. Google Cardboard. Samsung Smartphone. Apple and Samsung Smartphones. Google Play / iOS Appstore. Google Play / iOS Appstore. Oculus Rift.

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VRScout

AUGUST 1, 2016

Already supporting the Oculus Rift, Samsung Gear VR, HTC Vive, and PSVR – Unity will now support Google Daydream. Google Omnitone Surround Sound Support. Google Chrome’s WebAudio team is releasing an open source spatial audio renderer called the Omnitone project, which is a web-based system.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 1, 2019

” review of standalone headsets (you can find in other posts the ones related to Oculus Go and HTC Vive Focus ). it is bigger than the Oculus Go but smaller than the massive HTC Vive Focus. What I really appreciated have been the lenses : I think that Google here used all its expertise on the field. Then, keep reading.

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Delight XR

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

The great thing is, one can start for as cheap as fifteen bucks with the simplest headset from Google (Cardboard). Samsung Gear VR. Google Daydream View. Google Cardboard. Samsung Smartphone. Apple and Samsung Smartphones. Google Play / iOS Appstore. Google Play / iOS Appstore. Oculus Rift.

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Road to VR

APRIL 26, 2018

John Root co-founded VRLA with Cosmo Scharf in 2014 , and it has organically grown into a thriving VR event with over 10,000 attendees at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Rikard Steiber, President Viveport and SVP of Virtual Reality, HTC Vive. Friday keynote speakers include: Cliff Plumer, CEO, The VOID.

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VRWorld

MAY 19, 2016

When Google launched the Cardboard VR project on I/O 2014, the company wanted to make sure that VR is not a passing thing, like the ill-fated Google Glass project ended up being. Couple of months ago, Google announced they’re working on Android for VR and that day is here.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

After Luckey’s company was bought by Facebook for $2B in 2014, his reported net worth is $700M – so he has plenty of money to play with. Both shows are interesting experiments in serialized content and will be distributed exclusively on the Hulu VR app, which is available on the Oculus Rift and Samsung Gear VR. …and more.

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VeeR VR

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Dominic Brennan from Road to VR estimates that Santa Cruz is using the same 1,440 × 1,600 displays that are also found in the Samsung Odyssey and Vive Pro headsets. For those of you that will not be able to attend in San Jose, California you can watch the event live streamed in virtual reality on your Oculus Go or Samsung Gear VR!

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Hypergrid Business

DECEMBER 26, 2018

In just two short years, in early 2014, they were acquired by Facebook. Oculus Gear VR: A mobile VR solution, it allows a Samsung Galaxy smartphone to be used as a VR device. Their devices have come a long way from the original development kits. Oculus Rift: One of the best headsets on the market for gaming.

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VRScout

JULY 19, 2016

On March 25th, 2014, many people were left scratching their heads: why did Facebook spend 2 billion dollars to acquire a Kickstarter funded virtual reality company called Oculus. HTC has sold an estimated 100k Vives. Samsung Gear VR expected 3.5 As of January 2016, Google Cardboard has shipped over 5 million units.

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VeeR VR

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

After its 2007 release of google Street View, in 2010, google introduced stereoscopic 3D mode for Street View. Two years later, in 2014, Facebook bought Oculus VR company for 2 billion USD. 2014 was an exciting year for the VR community. In 2016, HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and Playstation VR were all released.

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Infinityleap

MAY 11, 2016

Earlier last week, Oculus announced a handful of new changes to Gear VR , its mobile headset for Samsung phones, along with one big new Facebook feature created with virtual reality (VR) in mind: the arrival of 360-degree photo capability in Facebook’s News Feed. billion in 2014. Photo credit: Samsung).

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Delight XR

MAY 14, 2019

Google Cardboard. visit website Google Daydream View. visit website Google Daydream View 2. visit website Samsung Gear VR. visit website Samsung Odyssey. visit website HTC Vive. visit website HTC Vive Pro. visit website HTC Vive Cosmos. Field of view. Max Resolution (combined). Release date.

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Delight XR

MAY 14, 2019

Google Cardboard. visit website Google Daydream View. visit website Google Daydream View 2. visit website Samsung Gear VR. visit website Samsung Odyssey. visit website HTC Vive. visit website HTC Vive Pro. visit website HTC Vive Cosmos. Field of view. Max Resolution (combined). Release date.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 5, 2017

Then Facebook acquired Oculus for almost $3 billion in the spring of 2014, igniting a new boom in enthusiasm for VR. In May 2014, ZeniMax sued. ZeniMax offered evidence that Carmack destroyed data on his computer after he got notice of the litigation, and after he researched on Google how to wipe a hard drive.

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VeeR VR

DECEMBER 18, 2018

You can download VeeR VR in your Oculus , Samsung Gear VR , HTC Vive , Windows Mixed Reality , Google Daydream , Steam VR and Lenovo Mirage Solo to watch amazing VR content. While this event only began in 2014, it has proven to be a strong player in the VR/AR world already. ARVR Innovate Conference. Date: May 10, 2019.

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VeeR VR

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

million in 2016 and expected an exponential growth over the forecast period from 2014-2025, said Grand View Research. Google Earth VR: bringing the whole wide world to virtual reality. You can either browse, walk around or even fly to visit these tourist attractions on Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. Travel VR Apps.

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VeeR VR

DECEMBER 10, 2018

In just two short years, in early 2014, they were acquired by Facebook. Oculus Gear VR: A mobile VR solution, it allows a Samsung Galaxy smartphone to be used as a VR device. Their devices have come a long way from the original development kits. Oculus Rift: One of the best headsets on the market for gaming.

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VeeR VR

OCTOBER 15, 2018

They did this back in 2014 before the 6th season was aired, and a video of the experience went viral and no doubt helped the already surging popularity of the show. It is available for free through Google cardboard. Samsung VR Rollercoaster Samsung has partnered with Six Flags to create rollercoaster experiences.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

On Quest you can bring up the browser without minimizing the immersive app, so you could be standing next to a friend in a VR game while you quickly Google something. Meta’s CTO said he asked Google to bring its Play Store to Quest headsets, which could have brought the vast majority of Android tablet and phone apps to Quest.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 14, 2017

We’ve been investing in it since 2014. I ended up at Valve Software running their hardware department, putting the team together that created the HTC Vive. Jeri, at Valve they did have that sort of choice point, and they chose to do Steam VR and get behind the HTC Vive. We got into AR seriously in 2014. GB: Google Glass.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 22, 2020

So HTC has given us some Vive Focus and we love them, because being untethered is a huge important part of having audience come in and not feeling like it’s a hassle, but really having this like ritualistic atmospheric experience without breaking that sense of immersion. But otherwise we’re using the Samsung Gear VR.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 22, 2020

So HTC has given us some Vive Focus and we love them, because being untethered is a huge important part of having audience come in and not feeling like it’s a hassle, but really having this like ritualistic atmospheric experience without breaking that sense of immersion. But otherwise we’re using the Samsung Gear VR.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 22, 2020

So HTC has given us some Vive Focus and we love them, because being untethered is a huge important part of having audience come in and not feeling like it's a hassle, but really having this like ritualistic atmospheric experience without breaking that sense of immersion. But otherwise we're using the Samsung Gear VR.

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