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Creator of Indie Breakout ‘Braid’ Building Roomscale VR Game With ‘no concessions for stationary play’

Road to VR

Before Fez (2012) , before Limbo (2010) , and before Minecraft (2009) , Braid (2008) was one of the breakout successes in the formative years of indie game development and distribution. We had The Witnes s running on Valve’s pre-production hardware [prior to HTC Vive]. He says the hardware is ready.

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

VRScout

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. Image Credit: Zero Latency.

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VR: Fad or Fiction?

Tech Trends VR

Back in 2012, a starry-eyed young entrepreneur called Palmer Luckey announced a new and improved head-mounted display that would be better than pretty much everything on the market at the time, and affordable for gamers to boot. He built the first prototype of his VR headset in 2011 and announced it on Kickstarter in 2012.

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The GAMDIAS Kratos M1-750W PSU Review: For Style Over Substance

Anand Tech

GAMDIAS, a substantial player in the realm of PC power and cooling components, has consistently garnered attention for its innovative approach to crafting gaming hardware solutions. The company emerged on the scene in 2012.

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Google Buying HTC’s Pixel Team for $1.1 Billion

VRScout

Cher Wang, Chairwoman and CEO of HTC shaking hands with Rick Osterloh, Senior Vice President of Hardware at Google. You can slide the device into the front of the headset and use the phone’s display and computing hardware to immerse yourself in VR. In 2012, the search giant paid $12.5 Google VR & HTC. for under $3 billion.

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WebAR Experience by Coca-Cola First in South Africa

ARPost

Until recently, AR experiences needed to take place through dedicated hardware or software applications. ” This cohort, born roughly between 1997 and 2012, is both more health-conscious and more tech-focused than previous generations. What Is WebAR? Before we dive into the experience, let’s briefly reintroduce WebAR.

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Get a refurbished Apple iMac with 1TB of storage for only $175 (yes, really)

Mashable VR

inch Apple iMac from 2012 is available at Woot for only $174.99. inch iMac from 2012 that's technically " obsolete " (meaning Apple has discontinued hardware service and third-party providers can't order parts for repairs). 2012 Apple iMac (21.5-inch, TL;DR: As of March 25, a refurbished 21.5-inch A $175 Apple iMac?

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