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Yaw2 Motion Simulator Surpasses $1M On Kickstarter

VRScout

With 34 days left to go in the campaign, Yaw VR’s next-gen motion simulator/smart chair, the Yaw2, this week reached over $1M in funding on Kickstarter, absolutely demolishing its original goal of $100,000. There’s also built-in vibration haptics capable of simulating acceleration, speed, an engine’s RPM, and gunshots.

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Cas & Chary Present: Checking Out the YAW VR Motion Simulator

Road to VR

I recently had the opportunity to test the YAW VR motion simulator , so I wanted to share my first impressions! Let me start by saying that this is my first motion simulator, so I don’t have much to compare it with except for some other motion sims I’ve tried at events. Software Setup. Cas & Chary Present.

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A $240 Quest App Tests the Boundaries of Oculus App Lab

Road to VR

Separate from the main Quest store, Oculus App Lab gives developers an official ‘unlisted’ and uncurated means of distributing Oculus Quest apps. So far Oculus has stayed true to that promise, having no qualms about hosting a Quest app that’s literally just a cube.

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Did VR Software Sales Inflect in 2019?

AR Insider

One of the ongoing challenges in market sizing is to piece together clues to extrapolate things like unit sales and software revenues. For example, last week we estimated holiday Oculus Quest sales, and did a similar cumulative sales estimate in September. For an indexed collection of data and reports, subscribe to ARtillery Pro.

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Space Station Simulator ‘Mission: ISS’ Launches on Rift

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Currently available for download on the Oculus Store for the low, low price of $0.00, Mission:ISS is a scientifically accurate space simulation that lets players explore the infamous International Space Station in full virtual reality. Mission: ISS is currently available for download free over at the Oculus Store.

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Oculus For Business is now available for all companies

The Ghost Howls

Oculus has gained in these years always more success in the consumers’ landscape, and now with the Oculus Quest , thanks to an affordable device running great content , it is making strides in the market. Today, finally, Facebook has changed all of this and i s making Oculus For Business available to all interested companies.

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Arena-Scale VR Is On The Rise Thanks To The Oculus Quest

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We’re not even half way through 2020 and so far this year is shaping up to be a big one for standalone location-based VR thanks to the Oculus Quest. Facebook’s Oculus Quest headset is contributing heavily to the rise of arena-scale location-based VR, due primarily to its affordability, convenience, and wireless 6dof capabilities.

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