Road to VR

JANUARY 2, 2018

Without any major VR hardware releases on the radar for this year, 2018 is shaping up to be a time for content to shine. We’ve rounded up a list of 20-something VR games launching in 2018 that we’re excited about, covering all three major VR systems: PSVR, Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. Platform : PSVR (2018).

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 14, 2018

And if you are a software or hardware XR company, I could also interview you and report everything in my blog. You can still follow my adventures on my blog and social media channels. The post See you at Gamescom 2018! It would be funny and interesting at the same time. See you there! appeared first on The Ghost Howls.

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Ryan Schultz

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

I have been blogging, off and on, for twenty years now, and in that time I have used just about every kind of blogging software imaginable. In the 2000s, I tinkered a bit with Blogger and LiveJournal , and for a couple of years I maintained a personal blog using the Movable Type software, really getting into the customization of it.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

According to a blog post announcing the game, Harry Potter: Wizards Unite lets players learn spells, explore real-world places, fight legendary beasts, and team up with others to take down the game’s powerful enemies. Not much else is known about the game, although Niantic says aspiring wizards should expected it sometime in 2018.

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Road to VR

MARCH 9, 2018

This year the company says they’re bringing brand new VR demos to the show and will host a session exploring the company’s plans for 2018. ” The post Oculus to Show Brand New Game Demos at GDC, Detail What’s Ahead in 2018 appeared first on Road to VR.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 11, 2017

According to a PlayStation blog post , the game is “coming soon” to PlayStation VR headsets, with an unspecified launch date slated for sometime in 2018. The post ‘Killing Floor: Incursion’ Heading to PSVR “soon”, Coming in 2018 appeared first on Road to VR.

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Road to VR

MARCH 20, 2018

Here’s a roundup of news from ‘day one’ of our GDC 2018 coverage. The company is still heavily involved with VR development however, and are expected to present some new technology with Google at Display Week 2018 in May. Vive Pro headset launches April 5th for $800, original Vive drops to $500. Image courtesy HTC.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 18, 2018

And if you can’t make it to come here in Turin, well, then stay tuned on this blog for some cool stuff related to the VIEW Conference! See you at VIEW Conference 2018! The post VIEW Conference 2018 will host amazing XR talks and workshops appeared first on The Ghost Howls. Header image by View Conference).

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Ryan Schultz

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

In this editorial blogpost, I will explain why, moving forward, I will no longer write about any blockchain-based metaverse platforms on the RyanSchultz.com blog. Over time, from 2018 to 2024, my initial bemusement about crypto, NFTs, and blockchain has hardened into something closer to revulsion. Enough with the bafflegab and b t.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Including a few minor bug fixes, the team added the announcement that a Battle Royale mode will be coming to the game in 2018, no doubt capitalizing on the success of Players Unknown Battle Ground ( PUBG ). Davevillz says updates have been sparse because of the upcoming Battle Royale mode, slated for a 2018 release.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Launched in 2018, Hubs is an XR chatroom that runs directly in a browser, giving both VR headset users and standard monitor and smartphone users a place to connect. The team responsible for Hubs recently announced its shutdown in a blog post , stating that its last day under Mozilla will be on May 31st, 2024.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Mozilla launched Firefox Reality back in 2018 on a host of early standalones, including Oculus Go, Lenovo Mirage Solo, and Vive Focus. Firefox Reality is set to be removed from app stores within the coming weeks, Mozilla says in a blog post , with the newly announced Igalia Wolvic taking its place starting as soon as next week.

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Road to VR

JUNE 14, 2018

While E3 2018 didn’t technically start until Tuesday this week, much of the big news comes during the pre-show period from Saturday to Monday. Here’s a roundup of our coverage of E3 2018 before the official start of the event. Transference Comes to PSVR, Vive, and Rift in Fall 2018. Beat Saber Coming to PSVR.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 26, 2018

As with every big event, I’m writing a post to try to summarize the most important news that have come out from the GDC 2018 … so that if you have lost something, you just need to read this post to get in par with the rest of the world. — Benjamin Lang (@benz145) March 23, 2018. So, are you ready? Let’s start!

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Road to VR

MARCH 22, 2018

Here’s a roundup of news from the third day of our GDC 2018 coverage. Qualcomm’s latest reference headset supports Vive Wave, HTC Vive Focus international launch, Oculus talks about their 2018 ecosystem, announces ‘Positional Timewarp’, reveals new Oculus Go details, and Unreal Engine’s real-time ray-tracing demo.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Sunsoft, the Japanese publisher and developer, today announced their multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) for PlayStation VR Dark Eclipse will be launching Spring 2018. The post Sunsoft’s VR MOBA for PSVR ‘Dark Eclipse’ to Launch in Spring 2018 appeared first on Road to VR.

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VirtualiTeach

JANUARY 9, 2020

Over the last couple of months I’ve been writing a guest blog series for HTC Vive covering my work integrating VR at JESS Dubai between 2017-2019. The third and final part of the series looks at some of the later projects including the use of the original Vive Focus in 2018 and the Vive Pro in 2019. That part can be read here.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Their most-known VR horror game Taboo (2018) was developed in partnership with StarVR and distributed at SEGA in Japan and other VR centers across Asia. Quantaar is the new title which they have been developing since late 2018. For more information on development visit Pumpkin’s twitter and its website blog.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Their most-known VR horror game Taboo (2018) was developed in partnership with StarVR and distributed at SEGA in Japan and other VR centers across Asia. Quantaar is the new title which they have been developing since late 2018. . For more information on development visit Pumpkin’s twitter and its website blog.

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Anand Tech

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

At the same time, from a graphics feature standpoint NVIDIA has been relatively stagnant since the release of the Turing architecture (RTX 20 series) in 2018, when NVIDIA first added DirectX 12 Ultimate (FL 12_2) support.

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Road to VR

JUNE 30, 2020

Google today confirmed in a blog post that it’s acquired North, the Canada-based smartglasses maker behind Focals. Pivoting from Myo and rebranding to North in 2018, the company then released Focals, which focused on creating a stylish, unobtrusive pair of prescription-compatible smartglasses. is effectively cancelled.

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VRScout

JULY 20, 2021

While little is known about the story so far, a 2018 trailer shows Jack in disarray as Liv works to secretly repair her AI companion while aboard a mysterious new vessel. For more information check out the official Oculus blog post here. That’s a solid price for roughly five to nine hours of captivating sci-fi content.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MARCH 1, 2017

Microsoft is rolling out development kits for the first VR headset made by Acer later this month, but in a blog post announcing that news, it dropped an even juicier detail. Developers can start crafting their mixed reality gaming experiences this year on the desktop to bring them to Xbox One in 2018.

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EnterpriseWear

OCTOBER 11, 2018

The 2018 Enterprise Wearable Technology Summit took place October 9-10 at The Fairmont in Austin, TX. The Glass team shared their experiences at EWTS 2018 in a blog post, recapping the trends they’ve observed working with their partners and customers. The post All the News Out of EWTS 2018 appeared first on BrainXchange.

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Cats and VR

DECEMBER 22, 2017

In my case, I’d written blog posts, conducted webinars, and published articles in places like Forbes and Fast Company for some time. Add to that fact the amazing statistic that 63 percent of podcast listeners made a purchase based on something the host recommended, and you have yourself a veritable gold mine.

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Road to VR

JUNE 15, 2022

Beat Saber (2018) , arguably VR’s most popular game, is celebrating four years since it first launched on VR headsets with free tracks that remix two super recognizable songs from the game’s first OST. Called ‘The Second’, the new level is a remake of the original OST 1 environment (aka ‘The First’).

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Upload VR

MAY 17, 2024

Developed by Wolf & Wood, The Exorcist: Legion VR was originally released episodically across 2017 and 2018. In the announcement blog , Fun Train states this port features "groundbreaking enhancements including all-new haptics," though it's unclear if that's referring to the PSVR 2 headset, Sense controllers or both.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 27, 2018

At View Conference 2018 , I’ve heard the talk of Jan Pinkava, that is the director of Google Spotlight Stories’s experiences (apart from being the co-director of Ratatouille and a winner of an Oscar prize), that has detailed the creative process behind their work. If not, well, you should.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 15, 2021

But 5 years ago, at Ferragosto, I had another plan: I wanted to start a blog of mine. Following the piece of advice of marketing expert Tommaso di Bartolo, and encouraged by my friends and colleagues Gianni Rosa Gallina and Massimiliano Ariani , I started this blog to talk about the work I was doing at my startup Immotionar.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Lemnis co-founder and CEO Pierre-Yves Laffont released a blog post in mid-August stating that the company would be “embarking on a new adventure,” however at time it was unclear what that would mean for the Singapore-based startup. .

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

The company says in a blog post that it’s aimed at both new and existing app developers on the platform, with the revenue share program starting from November 1st and going through the end of 2020. This is the third year Viveport has offered 100 percent of revenue share for the holidays.

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Road to VR

JUNE 22, 2020

Firewall Zero Hour (2018) , the team-based shooter from First Contact Entertainment, is getting a new DLC drop called Operation: Syndicate tomorrow, which brings a new map, gun, and contractor to the game.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

In the same vein as Moss (2018), Mixture tasks you with controlling a pint-sized character named Sola, a so-called ‘Moth Knight’, while you take on the role of ‘The Alchemist’, a powerful magician who can cast spells to help Sola along her way. ” The game is slated to release on Quest 2 and PSVR 2.

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Road to VR

JUNE 11, 2020

In an Oculus blog post , Gibson explains what viewers can expect in Myth : Audiences can expect to start in the world of Frozen with a family of Arendelle as they settle in for a bedtime story about the elemental spirits. Myth is directed by Disney’s Jeff Gibson, who also directed Disney’s first VR short film, Cycles.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Google first included WebVR, the VR-focused predecessor to the WebXR API, in Chrome 66 back in April 2018. According to Google’s Chromium blog , the upcoming stable version of Chrome will also include support for the WebXR Hit Test API, an API for placing digital objects in a physical world view.

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VRScout

MAY 9, 2022

“We think mixed reality information is the most intuitive information we could provide to enhance our customers’ user experience,” said Dr. Andro Kleen, head of the data science team at Volkswagen Group Innovation in an official blog post. In 2018, Microsoft and Volkswagon partnered once again to solve this long-running conundrum.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Contractors (2018) , the team-based competitive multiplayer shooter, is finally available on the Oculus Store for Quest. The game, which has been available on the PC VR platform for two years now, first launched on Steam and then on Oculus Store for Rift, in the process generating user positive reviews across both storefronts.

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