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Meta Announces Multi-year Exclusive Agreement for Spatial Content with James Cameron’s 3D Studio

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The filmmaker is also a long-time supporter of 3D, having helped kickstart the rash of 3D films in the 2010s with the development of theFusion Camera System, which was used to capture stereoscopic 3D for a number of films, including Avatar , Tron: Legacy (2010) , and Life of Pi (2012).

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John Carmack Pushed Microsoft to Make VR Fan Ports of ‘Quake’ & ‘DOOM’ Official, But Was Denied

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At E2 2012, Carmack got a chance to go hands-on with an early Oculus Rift prototype running Doom 3: BGF Edition, a remastered version of the iconic shooter released in 2004. None of those were the first VR ports of Id Software’s iconic titles though.

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Oculus Founder Teases XR Announcement Coming “in a few weeks”, Possibly Pointing to Military-driven Headset

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Having foundedOculus in 2012 at the age of 19, his company played a major role in sparking the modern era of VR with the release of the original Oculus Rift DK1. That said, it’s unclear whether these XR projects are related at the time of this writing, as Luckey has yet to elaborate. What is clear: Luckey knows XR.

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Next ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ Game Scrubs Mention of PSVR 2 Support Ahead of PS5 Release

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Steel Wool Studios, which got an early $5 million boost from HTC in 2016 , has developed a number of VR-native games since its 2012 founding, including Hello Neighbor Search and Rescue (2023) , FNAF: Help Wanted (2019) and its sequel FNAF: Help Wanted 2 (2024).

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Ubisoft’s ‘Far Cry’ Gets Its Own Free-Roam VR Game

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Much like the 2012 game, Far Cry VR has you and your friends taking on the roles of innocent tourists who—after a series of unfortunate events— find themselves on the run from an army of henchmen in the ultimate game of cat and mouse.

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Google Partners with Prominent Eyewear Makers for Upcoming Android XR Smartglasses

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The company’s first pair of smartglasses, Google Glass, launched way back in 2012. Ray-Ban Meta Glasses, Image courtesy Meta, EssilorLuxottica Google is now taking the same tact by partnering with two well knownglasses-makers to ensure that it has strong brand and fashion credibility behind its upcoming Android XR smartglasses.

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‘The Midnight Walk’ Review – An Artfully Grotesque and Occasionally Beautiful Walking Simulator

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Photo by Road to VR While basic gameplay that’s ultimately in service to the visuals and narrative isn’t always a bad thing (after all, I quite enjoyed Dear Esther [2012] ), the game’s story feels poetic and obtuse.