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MARCH 24, 2018

HTC showed off eight Ready Player One-inspired experiences at the film’s debut event at SXSW. With an arsenal of potent firepower, you must stop the Sixers from controlling the fate of the OASIS. Now, the company has released three of these experiences on Viveport in a single download called Ready Player One: OASIS Beta.

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AUGUST 22, 2017

Time to applaud for a sweet deal on the HTC Vive, Clash of Clans partners w/ Facebook to bring AR to fans, control VR with your mind, new predictions for spending & investment are out, the investment & funding wrapup, and more… 1. CONTROL VR WITH YOUR THOUGHTS. You still have to set it up). Alejandro G.

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MAY 9, 2019

HTC is now on its fourth batch in its $100 million accelerator program, which offers education, investment and mentorship to startups doing unique and and interesting things around VR and AR. Visby’s light field technology allows film and video professionals to capture and publish photorealistic video for immersive and holographic displays.

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JANUARY 30, 2023

In an unusual move by the company, Meta has quietly slashed the price of Quest Pro for a limited time, putting it more directly in competition with HTC’s recently revealed Vive XR Elite standalone headset. "What’s the cost of your personal data?

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DECEMBER 30, 2016

Earlier this month we reported that IMAX’s first VR Centers, showing 360 degree companion content for films in cinemas, had been delayed into 2017, with no reason given. It doesn’t look like the center will be launching with the immersive film content the company had previously talked about, filmed using its own 360 cameras.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2017

This weekend catch a screening of over 38 short films presented entirely in virtual reality. VR social platform AltspaceVR has teamed up with veteran film festival organizers Cyberia to generously bring us an impressively-packed independent short film festival this weekend. 7:45 PM – Three HP Lovecraft Films.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2016

The other HTC Vive releases are highlighted by samurais, a gun sim, and a touching short film. Plus, there’s a VR animated film called Please State Your Name where the protagonist can only say those words as he navigates his way out of a garbage facility. Castle Must Be Mine, from TheMiddleGray. Price: $6.99.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Notably, the headset doesn’t include the requiste SteamVR tracking base stations or SteamVR-compatible controllers like the Valve Index controller or HTC Vive wand—you’ll have to purchase those separately. Controllers SteamVR controllers (ex. Valve Index, HTC Vive). Base Stations. Not included.

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JANUARY 27, 2020

Developed by Maltrato Films, Hypha centers around the circle of life; how death is part of the natural order and an integral aspect of nature. Image Credit: Maltrato Films. At this point, I begin racing throughout the intertwining roots, along the way using my Vive controllers to spread life-giving goodness. .

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JUNE 7, 2019

Awake Episode One is a 20-minute, 9-chapter, episodic VR film by Start VR. It was published in December 2018 on Viveport and Steam for HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and Windows Mixed Reality headsets. Eerie like something out of a horror film madhouse. Way more interesting to be a part of the film than staring at a 2D box.

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MAY 1, 2017

The entire blaster uses HTC Vive tracking and a Vive controller attached to act as the trigger. Rogue One film director Gareth Edwards even used a similar virtual camera idea to stage several movie scenes. The post This Guy Created A Giant Lego Blaster With A Vive Controller appeared first on VRScout.

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MAY 26, 2020

XRSpace’s Peter Chou believes 5G will usher in “the social reality of the future” Peter Chou, ex-CEO and co-founder of Taiwanese consumer electronics company HTC, has some bold opinions regarding the future of VR technology. “There is a chance that 5G will make the experience of VR much more relevant to consumers.

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JUNE 20, 2019

Using a VR headset to enter the scene and motion controllers to interact with assets, the production team can adjust camera positions, alter the angle or intensity of lights, and instantly reposition and resize digital characters; saving time, money, and lots of frustration for the crew.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Image by HTC Vive). HTC expands its Cosmos offering and teases the future with Proton. This has been a pretty interesting week for HTC Vive. And it is nice that HTC with this new Cosmos line is satisfying the needs of a broad share of VR people : from the casual gamer that wants something cheap to the professional.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2017

The in-development solution uses just 6 points of SteamVR tracking, and has the subject in question strap HTC Vive controllers to themselves. The setup demonstrated has one SteamVR controller per foot one, at the base of the back as well as (somewhat more conventionally) two handheld units, with the 6th unit strapped to the head.

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JANUARY 6, 2017

We also have a top list of the absolute best HTC Vive games — which is updated every few months with the latest and greatest options. In this VR sandbox, reminisce of the heights of your childhood (and possibly adulthood) as you create race tracks and drive your remote control car through them. GoalkeepVR, from DigitalBadger.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2016

” At the time, the platforms I trialed it on (HTC Vive and Oculus Rift with Touch) were still months from release and as a result, despite the high level of finish and polish evident in what I saw, Fox Innovation Lab (the VR-focused division at 20th century fox tasked with building the title) have waited until now to launch.

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OCTOBER 20, 2021

Using your Oculus Touch controller, you’ll have full control over a variety of light types, including Spray, Spiral, Starburst, and Point Cloud Stamp. Your other Touch controller can be used to create sound. In recent months, light.clinic debuted brand new features and brush shapes.

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APRIL 24, 2020

Bigscreen , the social VR viewing platform, introduced paid movies late last year so you could buy a ticket to join people in watching a number of 2D and 3D films at set times, working more or less like a physical movie theater. Bigscreen supports Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Valve Index, all Windows VR headsets, Oculus Quest and Oculus Go.

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DECEMBER 29, 2016

Escape Code is a 360-degree short film directed and animated by Josh Hassin and the San Diego, CA based studio, Look Mister that seems inspired by many of these ideas. The entire short film, embedded below, was created in Unity and is driven by a synthwave soundtrack scored by Emmy award winning composer RAD LAZER (aka Rafter Roberts).

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MARCH 16, 2021

Today marks the beginning of the 2021 South by Southwest (SXSW) film festival, an annual celebration of film, music, and interactive media which—since its founding in 1987—has since established itself as one of the most highly-anticipated and widely talked-about pop culture events of the year.

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APRIL 17, 2018

Ready Player One: Oasis beta (2018), the free mini-game sampler with experiences inspired by Steven Spielberg’s latest film Ready Player One (2018), is finally on Steam , which includes support for HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and Windows “Mixed Reality” VR headsets. Developed by Steel Wool Studios).

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NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Tied directly to the upcoming Star Wars: The Last Jedi film, you’ll use your own movements to repair an eclectic line-up of astromechs from BB-8 to some brand new never-before seen models with their own personalities and original designs.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2020

VR Film of the Year. VR Film of the Year went to Walt Disney Animation for their captivating submission Myth: A Frozen Tale. The experience beat out the Cirque du Soleil experience by Felix and Paul Studios, Tribeca VR Films Gravity VR and Lutaw , and Enrique Agudo’s The Pantheon of Queer Mythology. Myth: A Frozen Tale.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2017

It’s emerged that last year’s Star Wars: Rogue One , used existing virtual reality technology – specifically HTC Vive’s Steam VR tracking – to allow the film’s director to compose visual effects shots for the movie. Watch how it was done.

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DECEMBER 12, 2016

The HTC Vive and Oculus Rift ’s are often pretty extensive with games spread across genres and plenty of non-gaming experiences like short films and experimental forms of education. HTC Vive’s blog reveals that their partners have collaborated to do just that and Amazon has also put together an Oculus Rift deal.

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OCTOBER 17, 2019

Written and directed with VR sensibilities in mind, the film will tell its story entirely through the first-person perspective, similar to Hardcore Henry (2015). The story of Agent Emerson revolves around the themes of control over one’s own actions, the consequences, and personal responsibility that result from lack of that control.

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APRIL 18, 2018

Serenity, the firefly-class spaceship from cult TV show Firefly (2002) and film Serenity (2005), is now full explorable in VR. The fully-explorable Serenity supports SteamVR headsets including Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and Windows “Mixed Reality” VR headsets.

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JULY 14, 2017

Welcome to a new week of HTC Vive releases, far removed from the storm that was the Steam summer sale. We also have a top list of the absolute best HTC Vive games — which is updated every few months with the latest and greatest options. New HTC Vive Releases on Steam. So… Tetris , but with worse controls?

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AUGUST 5, 2022

Accenture – Orchestra 1 – Supply Chain Control Tower of the Future in the Metaverse Accenture GmbH (together with E.ON VR Film of the Year. Credit: HTC. . – Ladder Safety VR Refense AG – Refense Advanced Tactical Training Simulator (ATTS) Rezzil – Rezzil Index 2.0. Credit: WaveFunction, Lda.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2016

This week marks the arrival of one of the pivotal VR gaming experiences, EVE: Valkyrie , on HTC Vive. We also have a top list of the absolute best HTC Vive games — which is updated every few months with the latest and greatest options. Header Goal VR: Being Axel Rix, from Codemodeon. Price: $8.99 (Currently Discounted). Price: $9.99.

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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. image courtesy HTC. With an arsenal only possible in the OASIS, you must stop IOI from gaining control. image courtesy HTC. image courtesy HTC.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

He flew C-46 Commando transport planes in WWII, spent a quarter-century as a commercial pilot and flight instructor, later worked as an air traffic controller—and along the way had six children with his wife of 70 years. So what did he try after getting strapped into an HTC Vive? He soared over Florence and Wyoming in Google Earth VR.

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JUNE 23, 2016

Just in time for the release of the new Independence Day film, the Austin based virtual reality studio, Ghost Machine, has announced the retail launch date for a new VR arcade flight sim game, Final Strike. link] What if fighter-pilot movies had a love child with alien invasion blockbusters from the ’90s?

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NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Attendees at next year’s Tribeca Film Festival will be the first to experience the debut 360-degree film from Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow titled, The Protectors: Walk in the Ranger’s Shoes. The 8-minute short film was created through a partnership with Here Be Dragons, National Geographic Channel, and Annapurna Pictures.

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JUNE 27, 2022

You can also film 360 degrees movies by yourself using any of the amateur spherical cameras. The most popular devices include currently: Meta Quest 2, Pico G2 / Neo3, HTC VIVE Focus and Flow (coming up as the glasses?—?size These solutions work a bit like a one-device remote controller for many participants experiencing VR.

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OCTOBER 17, 2021

HTC VIVE announced VIVE Flow, a compact, lightweight immersive glasses device that transports its wearers wherever they want or need to be – anytime, anywhere. With VIVE Flow, HTC is taking technology in a new direction, focusing not on what we do, but on how we feel. Portability meets power. Unwind to your heart's content.

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