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Sony, Facebook, Google, and Samsung Dominate VR, With Over 50% Market Share

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Sony is followed by Facebook (the Oculus platform) and Google (Day Dream, Card Board, Tilt Brush, etc.); Samsung follows with another mobile headset (Gear VR). He launched the first browser-based Virtual World in 2008 for which he was awarded in 2011 by the Virtual Worlds community. This post originally appeared on VentureBeat.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

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But Samsung isn’t stopping there… THE NEXT GENERATION OF GEAR VR MAY COME WITH CONTROLLER. Although not yet officially confirmed by the Korean company, a recent FCC filing indicates that the next version of the Samsung Gear VR will boast its own controller. OCULUS RIFT ARRIVES TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.

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‘Stranger Things’ Comes to Gear VR in Latest ‘Face Your Fears’ Update, Face the Demogorgan

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.” While only about 8 minutes long, the experience is surprisingly well-done for a TV show tie-in, showing Turtle Rock Studio’s clear capability hone in on the level of ‘creep factor’ they’ve cultivated since the launch of the most well-known game Left 4 Dead (2008).

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New LCD Tech Could Give Us Sharper VR Displays

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If that’s the case, then this technology could be implemented into VR headsets, allowing for crisper, clearer images that we currently see in devices like the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive.

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Visit the Ancient Rome in VR with Rome Reborn

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in 2008, 2.1 Rome Reborn® was honored to be the featured project at SIGGRAPH 2008 , where it was exhibited in a booth that was 110′ x 30′ at the entrance to the LA Convention Center. . The work was unveiled at SIGGRAPH 2008, where it was the featured project. The Oculus Rift shipped in spring 2016.

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VR Sales Analysis: Rift and Vive to Sell Under 500,000 in 2016, PS VR to Top 2 Million

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The age of high-end, commercially available virtual reality began on March 28 with the launch of the Oculus Rift. The organization found that, by the end of 2016, the Oculus Rift is projected to sell 355,088 units; the HTC Vive will sell 420,108 units; Google Daydream will sell 450,083 units; and the PS VR will sell 2,602,307 units.

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