Road to VR

JUNE 18, 2019

A year ago, in response to Sony consistently delivering high-quality exclusives for PS4, Microsoft made a commitment to rejuvenating its first-party game development efforts and went on a shopping spree, acquiring a handful of respected studios to bolster its first-party game development talent under the Xbox Game Studios banner.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Children born after 2010 are expected to be strongly infused by technology. Let’s take a look at what AR technology they offer. This AR system isn’t just a game with educational potential. Scientists predict that by 2025, nearly 2 billion of the population will consist of the Generation Alpha or the iGeneration.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 9, 2017

Speaking on an Entertainment Weekly radio show to be aired on August 15th, actor Jeff Bridges, star of Tron (1982) and sequel Tron: Legacy (2010) , suggested that a third Tron feature should be “the first virtual reality movie.” Wouldn’t that be cool…to see Tron in that world?”.

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VRScout

JUNE 1, 2019

Nintendo adds the hit crossover fighting game to its Labo VR catalog. Neither one of my parents regularly “put the game on,” and the only sporting events I ever attended were on camp field trips (where I would wear the colors of whatever team was expected to win). Image Credit : Nintendo. That being said, the Super Smash Bros.

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ARVR

JUNE 16, 2021

However, technological advancement has generated new opportunities to apply virtual reality to more than just video games. While technology is constantly changing in the digital world, it is crucial to investigate how advancement in technology can impact learning. 2010), Huang et al. Like Huang et al.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Microsoft also acquired Obsidian Entertainment , the studio behind Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords (2005) , Fallout New Vegas (2010), South Park: The Stick of Truth (2014) and the Pillars of Eternity series. Both studios will continue on autonomously developing their own games, talent, and IP.

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ARVR

DECEMBER 28, 2022

The long-gone days of extremely popular browser-based video game websites like Newgrounds and Miniclip , as well as fully fledged MMORPGs like Runescape , has raised an intriguing question: why isn’t web-based interactive content more popular today? All abroad another “metaverse” article! The internet used to be about discovery aka “surfing”.

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ARVR

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Or even better: read the novel: “ Snow Crash ”, from 1992 where Neal Stephenson first coined the word: “Metaverse”, referring to a tempting virtual world only accessible through technology like VR goggles. coming from the gaming world looks to be one of the best bets on a future Metaverse. But haven´t we been here before? Fortnite? —?coming

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 5, 2017

In fact, a criminally underappreciated video game was made that’s loosely based on Sun Wukong and his journey called Enslaved: Odyssey to the West , developed by Ninja Theory and released in 2010 for the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360. Although, this isn’t the first digital adaptation of the story.

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ARPost

JUNE 9, 2021

Have you ever played games in VR and thought “Why can’t I do everything in VR? Virbela was founded in 2010 with support from the University of California San Diego, but it didn’t stay there for long. See Also: Stepping Up Communication and Collaboration With Virtual Reality Technology. “To Why can’t I work in VR?”

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XROM

MAY 15, 2023

AWE Asia brings together developers, creators, founders, product leads, C-level executives, enthusiasts, media, and analysts interested in #virtualreality, #augmentedreality, and related #Web3 and #metaverse technologies in Asia. The pandemic accelerated the adoption of XR in consumer gaming and remote collaboration.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 28, 2019

The pair shared a love of movies, TV, video games and the internet, and established their YouTube channel in 2009 when they were still in junior high. “I Computers weren’t as ubiquitous as they are now, so I was fortunate to have access to the technology and realized I could edit two clips together. Image Credit: SOKRISPYMEDIA.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 6, 2022

Additionally, the Unity CEO noted the importance of real-time 3D (RT3D) technology for emerging Metaverse platforms, which enable Metaverse services such as Decentraland or Meta’s Horizon: Worlds to instantly react to user input. @johnriccitiello #AWE2022 pic.twitter.com/0vyGczuhCV. Unity for Digital Twins (@DigitalTwin) June 1, 2022.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 19, 2017

For Microsoft it’s the Halo and Gears of War games. Most of those games wouldn’t really be that great of a fit for VR you’d think. They’re all third-person action games. “So this is 2009, 2010,” Marks said. “So this is 2009, 2010,” Marks said.

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ARVR

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

5 | 1995 | Sci-fi | 1 Season “Welcome to the game, Sydney Bloom.” A 1990s Sci-fi classic, in which the main character Sydney Bloom utilizes virtual reality technology to explore the different subconscious minds of other people. Thought-provoking and ahead of its time, a must-watch for AR/VR enthusiasts! Rent or own it : Amazon 3.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 12, 2017

Microsoft is shuffling the Studio Head behind its top gaming franchise, Halo, to come and work on its growing mixed reality team. Dan Ayoub had been working with 343 Industries, the developer behind the last two Halo games, as Studio Head of External development since November 2014.

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ARVR

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Virtual reality is a groundbreaking technology that immerses people in any surrounding they want and allows them to gain experience that is impossible to receive in the real world. The core of the company’s expertise lies in VR app development and AR/MR technologies, VR tours, training and simulations, gamification, and product configuration.

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ARVR

JUNE 20, 2020

Virtual reality is one of the technologies with the greatest potential that spans across different fields such as training, education and medicine, among others. In recent years, the application of this technology in cultural knowledge has been on the rise. Source: Evgenia.B

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Cats and VR

JANUARY 26, 2018

The investment is part of a broader strategic partnership, which provides a global platform for project-level collaboration and will also allow Skydance to access Tencent’s expertise in Asia and gaming to further build out its presence in these markets. Tencent uses technology to enrich the lives of Internet users.

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AllThingsVR

AUGUST 3, 2016

Owlchemy Labs Raises $5 Million On Pioneering Interaction Technology When Alex Schwartz and Devin Reimer received the first Oculus Rift development kit back in 2013, they spent a month getting their first experience up and running. Read more here.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

O’Neal is set to post the promotion on his Instagram account on Friday, 10 February, revealing the world-first AR experience with technologies from tech partner VideoBomb. The company made headlines in May 2010 after the first-ever bitcoin transaction took place between Laszlo Hanyecz and Jeremy Sturdivant.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Conan O’Brien is a TV host, producer, and infamous comedian who’s been in his current position on TBS’s late-night show Conan since 2010. He covers world and celebrity news with a comedic slant like any other late talk show, but in the last few years he’s begun to feature gaming segments a great deal.

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Cats and VR

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

At VRDC2017 Devin Reimer and Alex Schwartz (Chief Technology Owl and Chief Executive Owl, respectively) of Owlchemy presented their Postmortem on Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality. Owlchemy Labs originally began in the mobile and PC game space back in 2010. The game was a big hit with Rick And Morty co-creator Justin Roiland.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MARCH 19, 2017

Rather, it will look into the commercial applications related to an instant 3D printing technology that Daqri makes possible. Blackley’s physics think tank will explore the commercial application of the technology, which was gathered via research and acquisitions by Daqri’s CEO, Brian Mullins. Daqri was founded by Mullins in 2010.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 20, 2016

They’ll assist with the development of CastAR itself, a pair of see-through glasses that display virtual images upon a reflective sheet called “retro-reflective” Using controllers, users can play games with worlds springing up from the mat.

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Hypergrid Business

JANUARY 26, 2022

Jules Verne-inspired space tourism is now a thing, video calls are de rigueur, and we all walk around with powerful computers in our pockets that connect to an infinite web of data and information — and yet we use this incredible computing power to play diverting games like Candy Crush and Wordle. Still from 2018 film Ready Player One.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Cutler will be joining Baobab as chief technology officer (CTO). Fan comes to Baobab from mobile game developer Zynga where she oversaw three studios, including the FarmVille sequels. Fan previously worked on Pixar’s Toy Story 3 (2010).

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Road to VR

MAY 27, 2016

Anyone remember Sports Champions (2010) ? Essentially Wii Sports (2006) for PS3 using PlayStation Move, it featured a table tennis mode that remains, to my eyes, the greatest motion-control game ever published. It was the closest anyone had come to the dream of a ‘1-to-1’ sports game.

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AllThingsVR

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Using controllers, users can play games with worlds springing up from the mat. Dille joins the company as Chief Marketing Officer, and arrives after a stint at mobile advertising technology group, Tapjoy. He also helped launch the PlayStation Move motion controller back in 2010, which is now a key part of the PlayStation VR headset.

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AUGray

DECEMBER 22, 2021

VR and AR technology are no longer associated with Snapchat or Pokémon Go. This technology is being used today in healthcare, tourism, education and art and design. Virtual Reality (VR) , an advanced technology, places the user in a virtual environment or simulated space. Ford Motor Company. Jaguar Land Rover.

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AR Insider

JULY 15, 2021

One VR developer who had originally signed up to include ads in their game reversed their decision due to the controversy. Bottom line: earning a percentage of game sales won’t be enough, unless the headsets also earn a meaningful profit per unit. These sensor types could help understand how we each interact with the world.

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VRScout

AUGUST 1, 2016

Adding to the Book of Face’s massive plans for mixed reality technology, they have made good on their promise to make a 360 camera open source and available to anyone. Despite the winsome name, Pixie Technology has raised some serious cash – to the tune of $18.5M. Mirage , the Beijing-based game studio, has raised $1.5M

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JULY 21, 2023

In 2010, the Google “X Development” initiative started looking for ways to improve life and everyday experiences for users in the digital world. They didn’t promote the product as a “prototype technology” but focused on generating as much hype as possible for a solution that, ultimately, didn’t deliver. Let’s look at the facts.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Breton began his career at SEGA Genesis where he developed and published over 250 video games, including such iconic titles as S onic the Hedgehog, Donkey Kong, Quake and Doom. Cerqueira recalled how his company, Panogramma, had produced hundreds of short pieces between 2010 and 2015.

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ARPost

JULY 20, 2023

Augmented reality has a lot of promise for social and active gaming applications. An AR game’s use of the individual and their actual surroundings invites a connection to others and to physical space itself that tends to be absent from other kinds of gaming – including VR gaming. This isn’t entirely new. Is it XR?

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AllThingsVR

MAY 23, 2017

Weekly Funding & People Roundup: Google acquires Owlchemy Labs VR game studio, Improbable grabs $502M, Vivid Vision raises $2.2M, Oculus’s first employee just left 1) Google has acquired the VR game studio behind such popular gaming titles as Job Simulator and Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality.

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Tech Trends VR

MAY 2, 2018

Kipman started his professional career at Microsoft’s headquarters in Redmond, Washington, right after graduating from the Rochester Institute of Technology in 2001. He also received the honor of being named one of TIME magazine’s Top 25 “Nerds of the Year” (2010), an epithet he wears proudly.

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