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

JANUARY 6, 2019

HTC dropped a big hint recently that the company has new VR gear to show off at CES 2019 , and we may be getting a first-hand look during a special press event that’s taking place Monday. HTC tweeted earlier in the week that “[t]he cases are packed with some new gear we can’t wait to unbox for you.” Image courtesy HTC.

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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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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. So, are you ready? Let’s start! Vive Pro price and release date.

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Road to VR

JULY 27, 2018

Digital Trends recently published a report entitled ‘VR is in a tailspin, and the sales numbers prove it’ It seems HTC has taken umbrage with the article’s thesis in its newest blog post however, which pushes back against some of the article’s claims, saying it’s “not the whole story.”

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 16, 2018

During my Chinese adventure, in the period that I was leaving Shanghai to go to Chengdu to watch pandas, I had the opportunity to interview via WeChat Qiyong Chen, one of the people leading the Virtual Reality R&D experiments at HTC. Who are you and what do you do in HTC? I’m Qiyong Chen, leader of HTC China Immersive Lab.

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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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Cats and VR

DECEMBER 5, 2017

HTC VIVE and Nobel Media have announced a partnership to create the first virtual reality experience for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Nobel Media and HTC Vive are creating the virtual reality experience to visualize the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine awarded to Jeffrey C. VIA HTC BLOG

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Road to VR

MARCH 16, 2019

Beat Games, the Czech Republic-based indie developers behind Beat Saber (2018), announced they’ve sold over one million copies of their popular block-slashing rhythm game—a figure calculated across all supported VR platforms. Beat Saber is available on Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and Windows VR headsets (early access), and on PSVR.

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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

MARCH 8, 2018

HTC today announced it’s bringing 8 VR experiences inspired by Steven Spielberg’s upcoming film Ready Player One to its official South by Southwest (SXSW) event. HTC says in a blog post they’ve partnered with “many of the top developers in VR to build experiences that capture the essence of the Ready Player One universe.”

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Delight XR

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

In 2018, all-new stand-alone devices are coming, and upgrades to the current generation will be released. Price (Updated January 2018). The HTC Vive, produced by HTC and developed together with video game industry giant Valve, was released on April 5th, 2016. HTC Vive Pro. Don’t be limited. Oculus Rift.

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Road to VR

MARCH 28, 2018

Announced via the company’s blog today , starting May 29th the MSRP of the headset’s usual bundles will be dropped by $100: PlayStation VR Doom VFR Bundle. Sony says that PSVR in 2018 is “all about the content,” and recently highlighted some 30 games launching this Spring.

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Road to VR

JUNE 24, 2019

The VR version of the 1995 classic board game Settlers of Catan first launched on the Oculus Store for Gear VR and Rift in March 2018, with Oculus Go support arriving shortly afterwards when the mobile headset launched back in May 2018. A version for Vive, Rift, and Windows VR came via Steam a few months later.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Image by HTC Vive). HTC is probably going to announce Vive Flow. With a surprise move, HTC Vive has started teasing the launch of a new product. The company has set up a virtual event on the platform ENGAGE (of which HTC is an investor) for October, 14th 2021 at 8 am PDT. Send me hugs while I’m still human!

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Firewall Zero Hour (2018) , the PSVR exclusive team-based shooter from First Contact Entertainment, is getting a new DLC drop soon called Operation: Heartland. The new map, called Prepper, takes place in a doomsday prepper’s bunker network, explains game director Damoun Shabestari in a PS blog post.

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Road to VR

MAY 21, 2018

Rec Royale will pit 16 players against each other in a national park setting, including “summer camps, mountains, forests, outposts, ravines, lakes, and tons of loot for scavenging,” Against Grav Community Designer Shawn Whiting says in a PS blog post.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Hurd, previously a developer at Double Fine Productions, is known for his award-winning VR experiences BUTTS (2015) , Old Friend (2016) , and Chorus (2018). It supports HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Valve Index, and Windows VR headsets. You can check out Beach Body Bros for free on Steam , the Oculus Store , and Viveport.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 6, 2019

HTC, Acer). Me and Miss S trying some VR hardware in Qingdao, China in 2018. And if you won’t be there, stay tuned on this blog and on my social media channels… I will give you a virtual taste of Taiwan. I’m really interested to see the peculiarities of the XR ecosystems in all parts of the world.

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JANUARY 12, 2018

HTC Creative Labs’s free native VR video player has received an upgrade with a new browser interface. Explained in a post on the official Vive blog , which also covers the major CES announcements of the Vive Pro and Wireless Adaptor, Vive Video ’s 2.0

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Road to VR

MARCH 17, 2020

The game has also sold 10 million songs via paid DLC, Facebook said today on the official Oculus blog. The game has licensed songs from well known artists for paid DLC packs from the likes of Imagine Dragons, Green Day, Panic at the Disco, and more, including a made-for- Beat Saber album from Timbaland launching next week.

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Cats and VR

MARCH 31, 2017

Featuring a soundtrack by lead singer and composer Ville Valo, of gothic rock band HIM, 3rd Eye Studios Downward Spiral : Prologue launches on Oculus Rift and HTC Vive is now available on the Oculus store for Oculus Rift and Steam for HTC Vive. The VR technology will be launched in 2018. CatsAndVR.com/blog.

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NVidia VR

MARCH 29, 2018

While I was at the GPU Technology Conference all week attending sessions and writing blogs, my son was at an opening night screening of “Ready Player One,” the new Steven Spielberg virtual reality thriller. Make no mistake, the VR — experienced through HTC VIVE headsets and controllers — is impressive. Not literally, but virtually.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 2, 2021

My main responsibility there is Public Relations , so I often write blog posts and respond to media requests for interviews. The company was established in 2018. You can join from the dedicated TGSVR2021 app using Windows, Mac, Oculus Rift, HTC VIVE, and Oculus Quest 1&2. I am Tomoko and I work at ambr, Inc.,

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Road to VR

JULY 16, 2018

3rd Eye Studios, the Helsinki-based developers behind Downward Spiral: Horus Station (2018) , today announced the PS4 and PSVR version of the game is slated to land on PSN in August. According to 3rd Eye’s blog , the studio is closing in to the launch of Downward Spiral: Horus Station for PlayStation 4 and PSVR.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 13, 2023

I loved the news of this launch because the first alpha of Flipside was launched in 2018 for PCVR. With it, you can have your virtual recording studio to record short clips of a virtual character representing you. Please donate to the Red Cross to handle the current humanitarian situation in Ukraine.

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Cats and VR

JANUARY 17, 2018

Cash prizes totalling $10,000 are on offer to the best Remastered virtual reality content submitted to the WEARVR app store before 1st May, 2018. Rules, terms and conditions of entering the Remastered Competition are available now on the WEARVR blog. Your Remastered Competition entry must work on the Oculus Rift CV1.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

The hit VR rhythm game Beat Saber (2018) is coming to PSVR November 20th , which means the developer Beat Games has been working full time on fleshing out the features, modes, and available tracks in a push to make it ready for PSVR owners. — Beat Saber (@BeatSaber) November 8, 2018. But what about players on Rift and Vive?

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VeeR VR

JANUARY 5, 2018

Get a free gift: Simply retweet this blog or share it on Facebook with hashtag #letsveer to get a VeeR mini VR glasses at our booth and a VeeR VIP membership card. Join the conversation on virtual reality with other VR loves and get a mini VR glasses by sharing this blog.

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MARCH 29, 2018

While I was at the GPU Technology Conference all week attending sessions and writing blogs, my son was at an opening night screening of “Ready Player One,” the new Steven Spielberg virtual reality thriller. Shockingly Real Make no mistake, the VR — experienced through HTC VIVE headsets and controllers — is impressive.

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NVidia VR

MARCH 26, 2018

The new HTC VIVE Pro VR headset , powered by NVIDIA GPUs, makes a persuasive argument. HTC VIVE is the official VR partner of Ready Player One. The post HTC and NVIDIA Give Major Boost to High-End VR appeared first on The Official NVIDIA Blog. Learn more about NVIDIA VR Ready GPUs , VIVE Pro and GTC. *

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

In a brief blog post , the studio says that they’re no longer actively developing for Space Junkies. The servers will still be open to VR players, although if you’re looking for more content from the multiplayer arena shooter, you’re out of luck.

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Road to VR

APRIL 15, 2019

A more laissez faire mod system, tantamount to how Beat Saber (2018) allows mods on PC, could land the studio in some unwanted trouble, the studio says. ” the studio says in a blog post. “How far we go in developing this feature will depend on your feedback, so tell us what you think and let’s make something awesome!”

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Delight XR

AUGUST 7, 2022

In 2018, all-new stand-alone devices are coming, and upgrades to the current generation will be released. Price (Updated January 2018). The HTC Vive, produced by HTC and developed together with video game industry giant Valve, was released on April 5th, 2016. HTC Vive Pro. Don’t be limited. Oculus Rift.

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Delight XR

MAY 14, 2019

Positional Tracking. Motion Controller. Release date. visit website VR Shinecon. Field of view. Max Resolution (combined). depends on smartphone. Positional Tracking. Motion Controller. Release date. visit website Zeiss VR One. Field of view. Max Resolution (combined). depends on smartphone. Standalone. Positional Tracking. Motion Controller.

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Delight XR

MAY 14, 2019

Positional Tracking. Motion Controller. Release date. visit website VR Shinecon. Field of view. Max Resolution (combined). depends on smartphone. Positional Tracking. Motion Controller. Release date. visit website Zeiss VR One. Field of view. Max Resolution (combined). depends on smartphone. Standalone. Positional Tracking. Motion Controller.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

This is even more than the 20,000 concurrent users of early 2018 when the app went viral on Twitch. HTC Vive celebrates the holidays giving 100% rev share to developers. Please, use THE WORD and support my blog by clicking the button here below! More info (Unboxing video on Upload VR). Donate to the Ghost Howls on Patreon!

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