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The World of Mobile VR After Pokemon Go

VRWorld

Virtual Reality Gaming isn’t coming, it’s already here. With the introduction of Google Cardboard and the Daydream VR platform, Oculus and HTC discrete VR headsets and GearVR headsets for even smartphones like the Samsung’s Galaxy S7, the first tentative steps towards virtual reality gaming are being taken.

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The Right Time to Invest in VR, with MetaVRse’s Alan Smithson and Alex Colgan

XR for Business Podcast

We're going to be talking about the investment landscape of virtual and augmented reality as it pertains to investment in startups, companies going public. Over the last few years, there has been an enormous amount of capital invested into virtual and augmented reality startups, in the hundreds of millions, billions of dollars.

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The Right Time to Invest in VR, with MetaVRse’s Alan Smithson and Alex Colgan

XR for Business Podcast

We're going to be talking about the investment landscape of virtual and augmented reality as it pertains to investment in startups, companies going public. Over the last few years, there has been an enormous amount of capital invested into virtual and augmented reality startups, in the hundreds of millions, billions of dollars.

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A brief history of VR and AR

TechCrunch VR

The term “augmented reality” wasn’t officially coined until 1990, but the 80s also saw important breakthroughs in the space. In the 90s, virtual reality was the future of entertainment, gaming, socialization and work. Palmer Luckey, co-founder of Oculus VR Inc., Palmer Luckey, co-founder of Oculus VR Inc.,

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The Right Time to Invest in VR, with MetaVRse’s Alan Smithson and Alex Colgan

XR for Business Podcast

We're going to be talking about the investment landscape of virtual and augmented reality as it pertains to investment in startups, companies going public. Over the last few years, there has been an enormous amount of capital invested into virtual and augmented reality startups, in the hundreds of millions, billions of dollars.

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How Hollywood Has Predicted VR in Movies

VRScout

Since the Oculus Kickstarter in 2012, VR has seen a revival on the big screen as it becomes a more affordable and accessible consumer device. Head mounted display: With expansion to at home devices came the transition away from an arcade cabinet to setups a little closer to what you’ll see coming from the Big Three (Oculus, HTC, and Sony).

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What VR Headset Makers (not analysts) Have Actually Said About Sales Expectations

Road to VR

Facebook – Oculus Rift. So we’ve said often that we think that virtual reality and augmented reality could be the next big computing platform,” Zuckerberg said. SEE ALSO Sony Expects Early PSVR Sales to Reach "Many Hundreds of Thousands". I think they each sold in the hundreds of thousands of units.

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