Road to VR

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

In a compatibility test application from recent Windows 10 test builds, Microsoft has revealed some minimum specs for Windows Holographic, the Windows 10 interface and platform for VR and AR devices which will include inexpensive headsets from big manufacturers. SEE ALSO Microsoft Says New Surface Studio is VR Ready(ish).

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Cats and VR

MARCH 29, 2017

The game is a gripping mystery, and to find all its deepest secrets will require careful observation and exploration. is an independent boutique studio founded in 2009 by Raúl Rubio Munárriz (founding member of MercurySteam Entertainment, developers of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow) and Luz M. Tequila Works, S.L.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The news comes after Tencent, the largest global video game publisher, aimed to develop its own metaverse unit in June last year. It had hired 300 employees, but later shifted its company strategy back to the gaming industry. The company also aimed to acquire Black Shark, a Chinese gaming phone manufacturer.

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Road to VR

JUNE 17, 2018

The game is one of many PSVR titles shown at Sony’s E3 booth. Image courtesy Squanch Games. Our hands-on time revealed a game with more ‘serious’ platforming than you might imagine, and plenty of fourth-wall breaking gags along the way. Image courtesy Disruptive Games. Photo by Road to VR.

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VeeR VR

OCTOBER 11, 2018

It is the world’s first all-in-one gaming system built for virtual reality, which distinguishes itself from other standalone. While Oculus Go is roughly “80 percent media and 20 percent gaming,” said Oculus chief technology officer John Carmack, the Oculus Quest is emphatically gaming-focused. Adventure Game.

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AR Insider

APRIL 15, 2020

The company began with 3DTV broadcasting technology in 2009, pivoted skillfully to VR during the halcyon days of 2015–2016, and attracted funding to the tune of $115m from media investors like Comcast Ventures and MSG. These patents give Apple a strong IP defense against Microsoft as well as the MPEG consortium members. Still … $100m?

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

There’s no better time of the year to do that than at the Game Developers Conference (GDC). He’s worked on the tech since before the Oculus Rift was invented and, with his team, since released some of the best games for it. Chris Hewish (Survios), Mike McTyre (Survios). The Holodeck Year 2: Growing the VR Ecosystem in 2017.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 24, 2019

CEO Matt Miesnieks has been in the AR game since the beginning, and he says the best in the industry have always known the best, native use cases for the technology; the problem was for the technology to catch up to the use cases. So Microsoft said, “hey, let’s make it out-of-the-box useful. firm investing in AR solutions.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 24, 2019

CEO Matt Miesnieks has been in the AR game since the beginning, and he says the best in the industry have always known the best, native use cases for the technology; the problem was for the technology to catch up to the use cases. So Microsoft said, “hey, let’s make it out-of-the-box useful. firm investing in AR solutions.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 24, 2019

CEO Matt Miesnieks has been in the AR game since the beginning, and he says the best in the industry have always known the best, native use cases for the technology; the problem was for the technology to catch up to the use cases. So Microsoft said, “hey, let’s make it out-of-the-box useful. firm investing in AR solutions.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 11, 2019

You know, I watched your 2019 keynote from AWE again, and put on these these welding glasses that you had back in 2009. And then I realized that my kids are always stuck in front of a screen, computer screen or playing video games. Maybe can you just give us your first AR experience, and how did you get into this?

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JUNE 26, 2023

Moreover, thanks to famed video conferencing tools such as Zoom and Microsoft Teams, companies remained robust and productive amidst a remote workforce culture shift. With the gaming-based origins of the hardware, it evolved with unnatural input mechanisms like joysticks. Alex Howland: The savings are huge.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 20, 2020

Only instead of for games, you’re doing it for learning. And we took that company to $250-million between 2008, 2009 to 2011. So is, I think, Microsoft with Hololens. And that IP then propagates, it’s put in the Vault in the marketplace and it’s sold around the world. Alan: Pretty awesome. We like neutrality.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 20, 2020

Only instead of for games, you’re doing it for learning. And we took that company to $250-million between 2008, 2009 to 2011. So is, I think, Microsoft with Hololens. And that IP then propagates, it’s put in the Vault in the marketplace and it’s sold around the world. Alan: Pretty awesome. We like neutrality.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 11, 2019

You know, I watched your 2019 keynote from AWE again, and put on these these welding glasses that you had back in 2009. And then I realized that my kids are always stuck in front of a screen, computer screen or playing video games. Maybe can you just give us your first AR experience, and how did you get into this?

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 20, 2020

Only instead of for games, you're doing it for learning. And we took that company to $250-million between 2008, 2009 to 2011. So is, I think, Microsoft with Hololens. And that IP then propagates, it's put in the Vault in the marketplace and it's sold around the world. Alan: Pretty awesome. So kind of like-- how did I say it?

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 12, 2019

We started in 2009 before really headsets were hitting the market. But with all the investment of the Apples, the Microsofts, the Googles, the Facebooks, the Amazon. You also have 3D engineers,and the gaming engineers that bring these experiences to life. Tracey: Yeah, exact for us. We’ve been doing this for 10 years.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 12, 2019

We started in 2009 before really headsets were hitting the market. But with all the investment of the Apples, the Microsofts, the Googles, the Facebooks, the Amazon. You also have 3D engineers,and the gaming engineers that bring these experiences to life. Tracey: Yeah, exact for us. We’ve been doing this for 10 years.

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