Road to VR

MARCH 19, 2017

.” 2016 saw the arrival of 3 major consumer virtual reality headsets, the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and PlayStation VR. Samsung confirmed at CES in January that its Oculus engineered Samsung Gear VR headset had passed an install base figure of 5 Million and more recently Google affirmed that it had shipped over 10 Million Cardboard viewers.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 4, 2019

It might cost a little bit more…” By “180 FPS internally,” Bell is referring to the workload the hardware will need to perform in order to deliver the requisite 90 fps to the dual displays in standard PC VR headsets such as Oculus Rift or HTC Vive.

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DECEMBER 4, 2016

In 2016, hardware makers dominate the VR market. Sony is followed by Facebook (the Oculus platform) and Google (Day Dream, Card Board, Tilt Brush, etc.); But it is normal to see hardware makers emerge first: Hardware vendors had to ship their kits to developers. Tagged with: facebook , market share , oculus , sony htc.

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APRIL 25, 2017

The company’s experience creating such memorable elements has culminated in their latest effort, Wilson’s Heart , a visceral first-person experience built from the ground up for VR on Oculus Rift. Wilson’s Heart is now a part of the new GeForce GTX Oculus Rift Bundle , too. What The Heart Wants. The Heart’s Content.

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VRScout

AUGUST 1, 2016

More evidence of Facebook’s big plans for VR/AR: they plan on selling almost half a million Oculus Rift units by the end of 2016. Unity’s most recent update makes the cross-platform game engine even more equally optimized, so with only one API you can simply build for multiple platforms with hardware-specific tweaks held to a minimum.

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TechCrunch VR

JANUARY 28, 2021

While the tool is not yet technically using virtual reality technology, the first priority is going hardware-agnostic to find product-market fit and get the biggest base of users. It is experimenting with integrations to Oculus Quest , but hasn’t yet made the option accessible on widespread basis.

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ARVR

JUNE 16, 2021

Calkan (2011) also explored the concept of abstract coursework by applying virtual reality to fieldwork in the domain of environmental studies. 2010), and Calkan (2011) further suggest the importance of immersiveness for effective learning in a virtual environment. The replicated findings of Sue et al. 2010), Huang et al. Graziano (Ed.),

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Road to VR

JUNE 6, 2016

Edge of Nowhere is a third-person VR survival horror game recently released for the Oculus Rift that places you in 1932 in the boots of Victor, a biologist and adventurer attempting to track down his lost fiance Eva. Publisher: Oculus Studios. Available On: Oculus Home (Rift). Reviewed On: Oculus Rift. Immersion.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 20, 2020

And by ’99, the hardware was there, so you can start running this on PCs. But what was it like kind of going through these growing pains of going from a million dollar simulator — millions of dollars simulator — to now we can buy an Oculus Quest for 500 bucks? So this was before Oculus. They see the value.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 20, 2020

And by ’99, the hardware was there, so you can start running this on PCs. But what was it like kind of going through these growing pains of going from a million dollar simulator — millions of dollars simulator — to now we can buy an Oculus Quest for 500 bucks? So this was before Oculus. They see the value.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 20, 2020

And by '99, the hardware was there, so you can start running this on PCs. But what was it like kind of going through these growing pains of going from a million dollar simulator -- millions of dollars simulator -- to now we can buy an Oculus Quest for 500 bucks? So this was before Oculus. Alan: We're talking 20 years.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 7, 2019

In 2011, Bob launched the only printed magazine covering social media, The Social Media Monthly. Bob: I know that’s one of the main reasons why the automotive industry is one of the very early, big adopters and investors in the hardware and software. And I see that right now, Oculus is filling that void.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 7, 2019

In 2011, Bob launched the only printed magazine covering social media, The Social Media Monthly. Bob: I know that’s one of the main reasons why the automotive industry is one of the very early, big adopters and investors in the hardware and software. And I see that right now, Oculus is filling that void.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 22, 2016

The Wolfe is a new project about to hit Kickstarter that claims to offer a hardware solution to Macbook owners wanting to run virtual reality applications, an external Thunderbolt connected GPU. Those with Apple computers may well feel a little left out in the cold when it comes to running the latest virtual reality hardware.

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AUGUST 7, 2019

In 2011, Bob launched the only printed magazine covering social media, The Social Media Monthly. As I'm thinking back to it now, this was actually on HTC VIVE -- first gen, which was only maybe 3, 4 years ago now -- and I was so impressed with the first generation of hardware that I was like, "well, this is ready for prime time."

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NOVEMBER 13, 2016

Above: The Oculus Touch controls let you navigate independently with each hand in VR. Image Credit: Oculus. GamesBeat: Now that all the hardware has launched, you guys get to look at some of the results that are coming in for some of your portfolio companies. in the summer of 2011 we reached 100 million smartphone users.

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VRWorld

APRIL 28, 2017

Since Magic Leap’s inception in 2011, there has been great innovation in the technology sector focused in the virtual reality (VR)/augmented reality (AR)/mixed reality (MR) space with Magic Leap trying to create a new hardware interface designs. Google discontinued the interface in January 2015. Enter Magic Leap.

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Road to VR

JULY 19, 2016

Available On: Steam (Vive, Rift), Oculus Home (Rift). In fact, after hundreds of hours between Skyrim (2011) and the Fallout series, I’m pretty good at it by now. We partnered with AVA Direct to create the Exemplar Ultimate , our high-end VR hardware reference point against which we perform our tests and reviews.

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XR for Business Podcast

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

From 2011, we were one of the first schools in the Middle East to to roll out iPads in the classroom. I ended up doing trials with the Vive Focus and other hardware. The one thing obviously that is already clearly missing from this mix, is the word Oculus. We brought in Acer mixed reality headsets, as well.

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XR for Business Podcast

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

From 2011, we were one of the first schools in the Middle East to to roll out iPads in the classroom. I ended up doing trials with the Vive Focus and other hardware. The one thing obviously that is already clearly missing from this mix, is the word Oculus. We brought in Acer mixed reality headsets, as well.

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XR for Business Podcast

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

From 2011, we were one of the first schools in the Middle East to to roll out iPads in the classroom. I ended up doing trials with the Vive Focus and other hardware. The one thing obviously that is already clearly missing from this mix, is the word Oculus. We brought in Acer mixed reality headsets, as well.

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