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Join pick a side and join the battle for control of previous Exotic Matter in this modern revival of the 2013 location-based AR game. MORE
Like its 2D forebears such as GeoGuessr (2013) , Go Guess tasks you with investigating the captures by hunting for clues. Go Guess (2018) is a new interactive VR quiz game from developers Oblix that tosses you into Google 360 captures and makes you to guess where you are. The twist? MORE
uSens was founded in 2013 and is working on inside-out position and hand tracking technologies. AR/VR startup uSens completed a series A round of fundraising to the tune of $20 million. The post uSens Raises $20 Million To Pursue Inside-Out Tracking Technology appeared first on UploadVR. MORE
Romo, who founded AltspaceVR in January 2013, will be moving to the role of Director of Product at Facebooks’s Social VR team, the group behind Facebook Spaces. Eric Romo, co-founder and CEO of AltspaceVR , is joining Facebook’s Social VR team. MORE
Where others saw challenges, Peggy and her team saw opportunities to turn a device that was then (2013) struggling to find a purpose […]. MORE
Source: Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative, 2013, [link]. It is well-established that motivation plays a very important, and possibly the most important, part in the learning process. MORE
Wargaming —the company behind free-to-play titles World of Tanks (2010), World of Warplanes (2013) , and World of Warships (2015) —has announced development of a new title, World of Tanks VR , under development for deployment into VR arcades. MORE
Magic Leap, the secretive augmented reality startup, might be calling its first device ‘Magic Leap One’, as suggested by a recent trademark filing. MORE
Kiss Me First is a loose adaptation of Lottie Moggach’s 2013 YA novel of the same name. Live-action meets CGI in this six-part adaptation of Lottie Moggach’s hit YA novel. MORE
Payday 2 (2013) , Overkill’s 4-player bank heist co-op shooter, has offered a VR mode in beta for the past few months, but now it’s off the beta branch and pushed out as a free DLC to the main game. MORE
Border Patrol is an upcoming first-person virtual reality take on Papers, Please (2013), putting you in the shoes of a booth operator at an AI travel border who must accept or deny entry to robots trying to enter the region. MORE
Its Google Glass finally unlocked the market of smart eyewear in 2013. Wikipedia defines smart glasses as a wearable computer that adds information to what the wearer sees. MORE
Lead by industry veteran David Wessman, famous for his work on the classic X-Wing series, developer Impeller Studios has been working on this passion project since 2013. Starfighter Inc. has passed the halfway mark on its crowdfunding campaign , now with 9 days remaining. MORE
Airbus, a Microsoft HoloLens partner, developed the software for its A350 XWB line of planes, which first took to the skies in 2013. The Japanese airliner purchased 31 A350s in 2013 and will be the first to take advantage of the software. Jet engineering is going holographic. MORE
The Controller has been available since July 2013, although has since seen a major software upgrade in 2016 that has refined its made-for-VR hand-tracking engine. MORE
August 2013 was a different time for VR. That period between August and December 2013 Oculus raised $75 million to continue its VR ambitions. Oculus Share Shuts Down, Ending An Era Goodbye, Oculus Share. MORE
Founded in 2012, the company ran a successful Kickstarter in 2013 for an early AR development headset. MORE
Founded in 2013, and exiting out of stealth in 2014, Jaunt previously focused on producing high-quality 360 video in the hundreds, as well as a professional-grade 360 camera dubbed Jaunt One (formerly NEO). MORE
Higgs the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics. NYT app simulates a Higgs particle reaction using AR technology. Since its initial development during the mid 1960’s, the Large Hadron Collider has remained one of the most impressive scientific and technological achievements in human history. MORE
PSVR was supposed to sell much better than the Oculus Rift or HTC Vive since PSVR could leverage the over 50 Million PlayStation 4 consoles sold since 2013. Playstation VR (PSVR) was the next best hope for VR sales. Alas, it was not to be. MORE
Like Rift DK1 in 2013, Meta 2 isn’t perfect in 2016, but it could play an equally important role in the development of consumer augmented reality. Outside of a few demonstrations at tradeshows, Meta has only give glimpses of the content on its impressive AR headset dev kit in short clips. MORE
The eye-tracking interface startup founded in 2013 had raised $21.6M Google buys Eyefluence, an eye-tracking startup Google wanst to know everywhere that you’re looking. Today, Eyefluence announced that it has been acquired by Google. MORE
The film will be directed by Jeff Gibson, who has worked as a lightning artist at Disney Animation Studios since 2013. MORE
Tactical Haptics has been working on a unique haptic controller design since its founding in 2013. MORE
Founded by James Blaha in 2013, Vivid Vision (formerly called Diplopia) is a virtual reality treatment for lazy eye disorders—characterized by both eyes not cooperating normally to achieve sharp, binocular vision. Vivid Vision offers a virtual reality based treatment for lazy eye disorders. MORE
First introduced in its Explorer Edition in 2013, it now appears a second gen Enterprise Edition has passed FCC certification. It’s been over a year since Google launched its Glass Enterprise Edition , something the company called “a new chapter” for the device. MORE
Developed exclusively for PSVR, Astro Bot Rescue Mission sees a reprisal of the little bots that were first introduced in The Playroom (2013) and later in The Playroom VR (2016). MORE
2013 has brought much excitement to the VR world, especially the perception of great breakthroughs in Head Mounted Display products. Can we take a deep breath, then hold up a distant mirror to the cautionary history of VR from 1993-1998. MORE
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. Developer Slightly Mad Studios has sparred no detail in bringing a realistic driving experience to the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, and that includes an exhaustive list of drivable cars, revealed today. Below is every car you can expect to get behind the wheel of when the game launches on PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 in two months’ time. MORE
For years, therapists would attempt to treat smokers and alcoholics using real-life triggers. Let addicts see a lighter or an empty bottle, or even a photo of something smoking or drinking related, to trigger cravings, then teach them coping strategies. It was limited because patients could tell they were in a lab and their new found coping skills were not always transferrable to the real world. Enter Virtual Reality: Click here to view the embedded video. MORE
Here’s a much more detailed tear down of the Virtual Research VR-4 Head Mounted Display, done by one of the engineers at VR sometime in 1994. He shows us how to remove the back light inverter and the main PCB. ‘Scuse the vintage VHS EP mode recording. I was trying to save on video tape costs; a 6 hour tape cost $1.50! Click here to view the embedded video. The post Vintage VR-4 Head Mounted Display Teardown appeared first on V-Rtifacts. MORE
The game, which appears to be a cheeky cross between Papers, Please (2013) and Job Simulator (2016), is slated to arrive on Steam for Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and Windows VR Headsets on May 17th. MORE
” Arizona Sunshine [ our review ] is one of SteamVR’s top rated games, and soon it’ll be compatible with the Virtuix Omni , a VR treadmill which got its start after a successful 2013 Kickstarter. Virtuix got its start in 2013 with a Kickstarter campaign that raised $1.1 MORE
According to a report from Business Insider , earlier this year Apple was on the verge of acquiring Leap Motion, but the deal fell through days before it was expected to close. MORE
One such company, Finland's Mindfield Games, embarked on their journey to release their first game, Pollen, for VR back in 2013, and their work is now coming to fruition MORE
Back in March, I made the case for the Meta 2 AR headset being as important of a stepping stone as Oculus’ Rift DK1 was back in 2013: The careful reader of this article’s headline (Meta 2 Could Do for Augmented Reality What Rift DK1 Did for Virtual Reality), will spot a double entendre. MORE
O’Brien joined CCP in 2013 as executive producer of the fledgling Valkyrie, coming from EA’s DICE studio in Stockholm. MORE
Virtuix is a Texas-based start-up founded in 2013 best known for developing the Omni VR treadmill. Can professional gaming help to propel the consumer adoption of virtual reality? MORE
Xing: The Land Beyond has come a long way since its 2013 Kickstarter days, releasing on HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and traditional monitors back in late 2017. MORE
The company’s studio, Overkill Software, is behind Payday 2 (2013) , a well regarded FPS that focused on four-player co-op action. MORE
Founded in 2013, the Redwood City, Calif.-based AltspaceVR founder wants to make virtual reality as accessible as the web Eric Romo and his cofounders at AltspaceVR want to make virtual reality as pervasive and accessible as the worldwide web. MORE
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2013 Related Topics V-Rtifacts
NOVEMBER 14, 2013
2013 has brought much excitement to the VR world, especially the perception of great breakthroughs in Head Mounted Display products. Can we take a deep breath, then hold up a distant mirror to the cautionary history of VR from 1993-1998.
V-Rtifacts
NOVEMBER 14, 2013
Here’s a much more detailed tear down of the Virtual Research VR-4 Head Mounted Display, done by one of the engineers at VR sometime in 1994. He shows us how to remove the back light inverter and the main PCB. ‘Scuse the vintage VHS EP mode recording. I was trying to save on video tape costs; a 6 hour tape cost $1.50! Click here to view the embedded video. The post Vintage VR-4 Head Mounted Display Teardown appeared first on V-Rtifacts.
V-Rtifacts
APRIL 24, 2013
For years, therapists would attempt to treat smokers and alcoholics using real-life triggers. Let addicts see a lighter or an empty bottle, or even a photo of something smoking or drinking related, to trigger cravings, then teach them coping strategies. It was limited because patients could tell they were in a lab and their new found coping skills were not always transferrable to the real world. Enter Virtual Reality: Click here to view the embedded video.
VRScout
NOVEMBER 20, 2017
Airbus, a Microsoft HoloLens partner, developed the software for its A350 XWB line of planes, which first took to the skies in 2013. The Japanese airliner purchased 31 A350s in 2013 and will be the first to take advantage of the software. Jet engineering is going holographic.
VRScout
NOVEMBER 8, 2018
Join pick a side and join the battle for control of previous Exotic Matter in this modern revival of the 2013 location-based AR game.
Road to VR
NOVEMBER 15, 2018
First introduced in its Explorer Edition in 2013, it now appears a second gen Enterprise Edition has passed FCC certification. It’s been over a year since Google launched its Glass Enterprise Edition , something the company called “a new chapter” for the device.
Augmentl
APRIL 20, 2016
One such company, Finland's Mindfield Games, embarked on their journey to release their first game, Pollen, for VR back in 2013, and their work is now coming to fruition
UploadVR
JUNE 1, 2016
uSens was founded in 2013 and is working on inside-out position and hand tracking technologies. AR/VR startup uSens completed a series A round of fundraising to the tune of $20 million. The post uSens Raises $20 Million To Pursue Inside-Out Tracking Technology appeared first on UploadVR.
Road to VR
JULY 24, 2018
The film will be directed by Jeff Gibson, who has worked as a lightning artist at Disney Animation Studios since 2013.
VRCircle
JANUARY 25, 2017
PSVR was supposed to sell much better than the Oculus Rift or HTC Vive since PSVR could leverage the over 50 Million PlayStation 4 consoles sold since 2013. Playstation VR (PSVR) was the next best hope for VR sales. Alas, it was not to be.
EnterpriseWear
FEBRUARY 14, 2018
Where others saw challenges, Peggy and her team saw opportunities to turn a device that was then (2013) struggling to find a purpose […].
Road to VR
MAY 10, 2017
The company’s studio, Overkill Software, is behind Payday 2 (2013) , a well regarded FPS that focused on four-player co-op action.
Infinityleap
MAY 31, 2016
Its Google Glass finally unlocked the market of smart eyewear in 2013. Wikipedia defines smart glasses as a wearable computer that adds information to what the wearer sees.
Road to VR
JUNE 11, 2018
Border Patrol is an upcoming first-person virtual reality take on Papers, Please (2013), putting you in the shoes of a booth operator at an AI travel border who must accept or deny entry to robots trying to enter the region.
Road to VR
MARCH 16, 2018
Payday 2 (2013) , Overkill’s 4-player bank heist co-op shooter, has offered a VR mode in beta for the past few months, but now it’s off the beta branch and pushed out as a free DLC to the main game.
AllThingsVR
MAY 13, 2016
August 2013 was a different time for VR. That period between August and December 2013 Oculus raised $75 million to continue its VR ambitions. Oculus Share Shuts Down, Ending An Era Goodbye, Oculus Share.
Road to VR
MARCH 8, 2019
Tactical Haptics has been working on a unique haptic controller design since its founding in 2013.
Road to VR
SEPTEMBER 26, 2018
Developed exclusively for PSVR, Astro Bot Rescue Mission sees a reprisal of the little bots that were first introduced in The Playroom (2013) and later in The Playroom VR (2016).
Road to VR
JULY 10, 2017
AllThingsVR
APRIL 11, 2017
Founded in 2013, the Redwood City, Calif.-based AltspaceVR founder wants to make virtual reality as accessible as the web Eric Romo and his cofounders at AltspaceVR want to make virtual reality as pervasive and accessible as the worldwide web.
Road to VR
APRIL 25, 2017
Like Rift DK1 in 2013, Meta 2 isn’t perfect in 2016, but it could play an equally important role in the development of consumer augmented reality. Outside of a few demonstrations at tradeshows, Meta has only give glimpses of the content on its impressive AR headset dev kit in short clips.
UploadVR
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. Developer Slightly Mad Studios has sparred no detail in bringing a realistic driving experience to the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, and that includes an exhaustive list of drivable cars, revealed today. Below is every car you can expect to get behind the wheel of when the game launches on PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 in two months’ time.
Road to VR
NOVEMBER 12, 2018
Founded in 2013, and exiting out of stealth in 2014, Jaunt previously focused on producing high-quality 360 video in the hundreds, as well as a professional-grade 360 camera dubbed Jaunt One (formerly NEO).
Road to VR
APRIL 2, 2017
” Arizona Sunshine [ our review ] is one of SteamVR’s top rated games, and soon it’ll be compatible with the Virtuix Omni , a VR treadmill which got its start after a successful 2013 Kickstarter. Virtuix got its start in 2013 with a Kickstarter campaign that raised $1.1
Road to VR
JANUARY 23, 2018
Romo, who founded AltspaceVR in January 2013, will be moving to the role of Director of Product at Facebooks’s Social VR team, the group behind Facebook Spaces. Eric Romo, co-founder and CEO of AltspaceVR , is joining Facebook’s Social VR team.
Road to VR
FEBRUARY 12, 2019
Xing: The Land Beyond has come a long way since its 2013 Kickstarter days, releasing on HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and traditional monitors back in late 2017.
AllThingsVR
OCTOBER 25, 2016
The eye-tracking interface startup founded in 2013 had raised $21.6M Google buys Eyefluence, an eye-tracking startup Google wanst to know everywhere that you’re looking. Today, Eyefluence announced that it has been acquired by Google.
Tech Trends VR
FEBRUARY 6, 2019
Virtuix is a Texas-based start-up founded in 2013 best known for developing the Omni VR treadmill. Can professional gaming help to propel the consumer adoption of virtual reality?
VRScout
JANUARY 3, 2019
Higgs the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics. NYT app simulates a Higgs particle reaction using AR technology. Since its initial development during the mid 1960’s, the Large Hadron Collider has remained one of the most impressive scientific and technological achievements in human history.
Road to VR
JULY 22, 2016
Back in March, I made the case for the Meta 2 AR headset being as important of a stepping stone as Oculus’ Rift DK1 was back in 2013: The careful reader of this article’s headline (Meta 2 Could Do for Augmented Reality What Rift DK1 Did for Virtual Reality), will spot a double entendre.
Veative
JUNE 19, 2018
Source: Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative, 2013, [link]. It is well-established that motivation plays a very important, and possibly the most important, part in the learning process.
Road to VR
JANUARY 23, 2018
Wargaming —the company behind free-to-play titles World of Tanks (2010), World of Warplanes (2013) , and World of Warships (2015) —has announced development of a new title, World of Tanks VR , under development for deployment into VR arcades.
Road to VR
MAY 3, 2018
The game, which appears to be a cheeky cross between Papers, Please (2013) and Job Simulator (2016), is slated to arrive on Steam for Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and Windows VR Headsets on May 17th.
VRScout
JUNE 21, 2018
Kiss Me First is a loose adaptation of Lottie Moggach’s 2013 YA novel of the same name. Live-action meets CGI in this six-part adaptation of Lottie Moggach’s hit YA novel.
Road to VR
JANUARY 3, 2018
O’Brien joined CCP in 2013 as executive producer of the fledgling Valkyrie, coming from EA’s DICE studio in Stockholm.
Road to VR
APRIL 30, 2018
Like its 2D forebears such as GeoGuessr (2013) , Go Guess tasks you with investigating the captures by hunting for clues. Go Guess (2018) is a new interactive VR quiz game from developers Oblix that tosses you into Google 360 captures and makes you to guess where you are. The twist?
Road to VR
APRIL 5, 2017
Lead by industry veteran David Wessman, famous for his work on the classic X-Wing series, developer Impeller Studios has been working on this passion project since 2013. Starfighter Inc. has passed the halfway mark on its crowdfunding campaign , now with 9 days remaining.
Road to VR
NOVEMBER 1, 2018
According to a report from Business Insider , earlier this year Apple was on the verge of acquiring Leap Motion, but the deal fell through days before it was expected to close.
Road to VR
OCTOBER 13, 2017
Founded by James Blaha in 2013, Vivid Vision (formerly called Diplopia) is a virtual reality treatment for lazy eye disorders—characterized by both eyes not cooperating normally to achieve sharp, binocular vision. Vivid Vision offers a virtual reality based treatment for lazy eye disorders.
Road to VR
NOVEMBER 27, 2017
Magic Leap, the secretive augmented reality startup, might be calling its first device ‘Magic Leap One’, as suggested by a recent trademark filing.
Road to VR
MARCH 30, 2018
Road to VR
MARCH 13, 2018
The Controller has been available since July 2013, although has since seen a major software upgrade in 2016 that has refined its made-for-VR hand-tracking engine.
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