Road to VR

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

Last week, I traveled to the Houston Area Safety Council in Pasadena, Texas, to put Industrial Training International VR’s new crane simulator through its paces. Simulators will allow networking to support scenarios with multi-crane lifts and integrated training of signal people outfitted with VR hand-trackers.

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Road to VR

APRIL 8, 2019

Having released on PSVR in November 2018, Beat Saber has gone on to nab the number one spot not only in January and February of this year, but also taking the spot for second most downloaded game of 2018 within only a few weeks of launching on the platform, coming in behind PSVR’s regular champion Job Simulator (2016).

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

In 2012, the first Oculus Rift emerged, triggering a burst of excitement followed by relative silence from consumers. These experiences connect people to simulated virtual worlds, visualised data, and collaborative platforms to connect with others. VR in training and educational experiences simulate real-life situations without risk.

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Road to VR

JUNE 11, 2018

Founded in 2010, Leap Motion released its initial product (today called the ‘ Leap Motion Controller ‘) in 2012, a desktop-focused peripheral which offered markerless hand-tracking. .” The upgraded tracking and improved developer tools are available in beta today on Windows , alongside three new demos to try it out for yourself.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

The twisted puzzle adventure game beat out more recognizable titles including ASTRO BOT Rescue Mission , Vacation Simulator , and Angry Birds VR: Isle of Pigs. Founded in 2007, the company first turned heads with its 2012 Hunger in LA experience. It’s often used in industry for advanced training simulations.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 21, 2020

” An emergent moment born of the game’s dedication to physical simulation—where he nearly fell but used a hook-shaped tool to cling to a ledge at the last moment—led him call it “the greatest game of all time;” a bit of hyperbole, I’m sure, though it’s clear how much the interactivity in the game has wowed him.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JULY 5, 2017

Project Cars 2 is gearing up for its September 22nd release date, promising to be one of the most fully featured racing simulations for VR headsets yet. 2002 Stancework Edition. Vintage Touring-GT B. 320 TC (E90). Touring Car. 320 Turbo Gr.5 M1 Procar (E26/1). M3 Group A (E30). M3 GT4 (E92). Seven 620 R. Track Day B. Corvette C7 Z06.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

In May, Google acquired Owlchemy Labs for an undisclosed amount, the pioneering VR game studio that developed Job Simulator. In 2012, the search giant paid $12.5 Google already makes use of the HTC Vive to bring their own VR experiences to consumers, launching Google Earth , Tilt Brush, and Blocks on Vive. for under $3 billion.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The technology allows people to create ‘virtual’ landscapes and environments that simulate the real world. It debuted in 2012 and later, became the world’s first consumer-ready headset in 2016. Of all of the various forms of extended reality (XR), virtual reality (VR), is the most familiar. Exploring Opportunities.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 18, 2017

The years of experience as a 3D artist in the games industry, creating high quality assets for games like The Order: 1886 (2015) , along with various work for vehicle simulators like iRacing (2008) and Game Stock Car (2012) is clearly apparent in the stunning models featured in Wrench.

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ARPost

MARCH 2, 2021

This figure has been growing steadily since 2012 and does not plan to significantly stop its growth soon. A real space simulator in which students can visually see how gravity, climate, and physical interactions work in space. One of the best travel simulators inside the human body, designed for medical students. The Body VR.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

The German luxury automobile manufacturer is finally ready to bring their VR dealership experience to customers, having spent the last three years working on the simulation tool. The moment a pedestrian stepped into the car’s virtual path in the simulation, Audi Pre Sense City brought the car to an abrupt stop.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 27, 2016

Two Bit Circus was founded in 2012 by Brent Bushnell and Eric Gradman. In 2016 they teamed up with Samsung to simulate an in-game basketball experience for the Rio Olympics. For example, when an agency wanted an IndyCar simulator, they knew they wanted to shoot in 3D 360° with a haptic seat to maximize immersion.

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Road to VR

JULY 17, 2017

Founded in 2010, Leap Motion would release its initial product (today called the ‘ Leap Motion Controller ‘) in 2012, a desktop-focused peripheral which offered touchless hand-tracking. ” The post Leap Motion Grabs $50M Investment for Class-leading Hand-tracking Tech appeared first on Road to VR.

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ARVR

JUNE 16, 2021

THE IMPLICATIONS OF VIRTUAL LEARNING In 2012, the first crowdfunding campaign was started for the Oculus Rift, a popular virtual reality headset now owned by Facebook. Morales, Bang, and Andre (2012) analyzed project-based learning by observing students as they created projects in virtual reality without direct instruction from a teacher.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 9, 2017

Coming off the substitute referee circus of 2012 and a series of rule additions of varying efficacy in subsequent years, the NFL is looking to VR for potential training of our thankless officials. However, the second that a call is against you, you’re wondering how in the world this person got the job.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 12, 2017

Beginning development as a 2012 Kickstarter project that raised a respectable $2.1 The huge AAA budget hasn’t served to get the ambitious space action simulator out the door any sooner, with an initial release date planned for 2014, though now no firm date set even as of 2017. million to date.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 31, 2017

Take a look at the video above for a system called DualPLAY, which was published in November 2012. It’s not an ideal locomotion solution; artificial movement with sticks has been known to cause simulation sickness for some VR users, but it certainly gives PS VR owners some much-requested new options.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 5, 2017

Star Citizen was the first title I ever wrote about on Road to VR , way back in the mists of 2012. Star Citizen of course passed that $12M goal with ease, such was the desire for the sort of no holds barred, detailed PC-centric space combat simulation amongst the gaming community. The reason? Star Citizen is a case in point.

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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. Read more here. months away!

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Mashable VR

MAY 25, 2022

The original Sniper Elite launched in 2005, but it wasn't until 2012's Sniper Elite V2 that Rebellion embraced the gratuitous violence and open-ended design that would guide each subsequent release in the series. Sniper Elite 5 , out May 26, is the latest in developer Rebellion's enduring series of World War II-set action games.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Survios as a company was birthed when Project Holodeck was created in 2012, a story we dug deeper into in a previous hands-on with their game Raw Data ; they continue to research and develop new ideas in the VR industry. The latter was led by a major media company: MGM.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MARCH 28, 2017

In the middle of August 2012 I wrote my first article about Oculus. Take Job Simulator as the chief example. ” Now with Oculus at Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg has promised to spend at least $500 million funding new virtual worlds designed to surpass the threshold Divinich established in 2012.

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Road to VR

JULY 8, 2018

Following the company’s 2012 Kickstarter, enthusiasts and developers watched the subsequent development of the Rift DK1, DKHD, DK2, Crystal Cove, and Crescent Bay headsets before the consumer Rift finally made it to market in 2016. Image courtesy Facebook.

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VRScout

MAY 25, 2017

Makers of Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality and Job Simulator (which earned $3M in sales), it seems like Owlchemy will continue releasing the slate of original games already in their pipeline and will be able to distribute that content on platforms other than Google’s Daydream. INVESTMENT & FUNDING WRAPUP.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Mosh Pit Simulator is bizarre, disturbing, funny and unapologetically crass—the sort of fever dream that could only leak from the brain of Sos Sosowski, the Polish indie developer behind the well-received (and patently ludicrous) bomb defusing game McPixel (2012). Check out Mosh Pit Simulator on Steam here.

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VRGames

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Ever since its 2012 hiatus, Medal of Honor has languished and is almost forgotten except by those gamers who really know their quality WWII games. Like we said above, Medal of Honor has a storied history and originally came about as a video game prelude to Steven Spielberg’s Saving Private Ryan film.

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VRGames

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Ever since its 2012 hiatus, Medal of Honor has languished and is almost forgotten except by those gamers who really know their quality WWII games. Like we said above, Medal of Honor has a storied history and originally came about as a video game prelude to Steven Spielberg’s Saving Private Ryan film.

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Mashable VR

MAY 22, 2022

Radar images of Apophis taken in 2012. If it should pass that a sizable asteroid is destined for Earth, NASA astronomers and orbital modelers will run thousands of simulations, somewhat similar to weather or hurricane prediction , to forecast where it's likely to land. Credit: NASA/JPL-CalTech.

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ARVR

JUNE 29, 2020

Virtual Reality: Do We Live In Our Brain’s Simulation Of The World? So much so that it even got co-opted into the 2012 New York Fashion Week ; worn by Diane von Furstenberg and her models on the runway. Designing for a modern 3D world: A UX design guide for VR 2. Scripting Javascript Promise In Spark AR For Beginners 3.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Enter Floored , a company with its eyes set on allowing its clients to create immersive simulations for architectural ambitions that may not even be out of the early concept stages. The company has approximately 50 employees, roughly 20 of which work in software development, and has been creating 3D software since 2012.

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HaptX

DECEMBER 20, 2018

We were the first VR company to introduce a prototype at Sundance since Oculus unveiled an early version of their Rift in 2012. We’ve now seen (and felt) some incredible simulations created by customers with the power of this SDK across many different industries.” – Ed Foley.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MARCH 18, 2017

This short, sweet little movie from 2012, directed by Jake Schreier, doesn’t depict a dystopian future in which VR ruins our lives but instead a more plausible vision of years not too far from now in which A.I.

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Veative

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

The technical definition of a virtual tour is a simulation of an existing location, usually composed of a sequence of videos or still images. Hohstadt further writes that VR, as a simulated environment, stimulates a participant’s senses and provides the feeling of being in a different place and time. University of Michigan Press, 2012.

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VeeR VR

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

In 1968, Ivan Sutherland and Bob Sproull created the first head-mounted display (HMD) system for immersive simulation applications. Being that it was the first HMD both quality of the interfac e and realism of the simulation were rather low, and it weighed so much that it had to be suspended from the ceiling by metal cables. .

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Veative

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

VR, on the contrary, offers a simulation of the real world with benefits of its own. Insider , Aug 25, 2012. In augmented reality , writes Jon Peddie, digital content, such as text, images, animation, etc., is imbricated in the user’s view of the real world. References. Breeze, Mez. ‘ Carmigniani, Julie and Borko Furht. Sheehy, R.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 20, 2020

Dan: In my past, I used to work with simulators — big aircraft simulators, etc. But obviously these people couldn’t afford a $50-million simulator. But we managed to navigate those water until I would say 2011, 2012, when the hardware became available for mobile devices. And very much VR has been like AI.

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