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Microsoft’s Meandering XR Strategy Could Lead to Another Zune Moment

Road to VR

Microsoft released the first-gen Zune in 2006, an MP3 player that looked to compete with Apple’s largely dominant line of iPods. Azure Cloud Platform competes alongside AWS and Google Cloud. Could we be in for another ‘Zune moment’? If Microsoft goes in half-cocked, maybe. Breaking the Zune Curse?

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Top 37 VR Film Festivals to Attend in 2018

VeeR VR

Projects must be viewable via Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Samsung Gear VR, or Google Cardboard. Fictional and non-fictional, live-action cinematography and CGI are all acceptable as long as they are compatible with mobile HMD's such as Samsung Gear VR. The festival mainly focuses on VR narratives and documentaries.

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Designing ?Virtual Virtual Reality?, One of Mobile VR?s Most Immersive Games Yet

Road to VR

We were inspired by the ‘Capture Gun’ in Elebits, Konami’s 2006 Wii-exclusive title. Virtual Virtual Reality was originally developed for Daydream VR and its 3DOF controller, leading us to consider control schemes found on other devices with 3DOF controllers ( see this article for an introduction to 3 DOF vs 6 DOF ).

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Top 50 Asian Virtual Reality-Augmented Reality Leaders,Evangelists, Investors & Influencers

XROM

The company was later acquired by Google in 2010. Prior to Presence Capital, he was the founder and CTO of MyMiniLife (acquired by Zynga) and the founder and CEO of Toro (acquired by Google). Pioneering work in VR/AR (2006-), AI, iGaming and video game industry. Advisor for Betting & Gaming vertical in Samsung Harman.