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MARCH 11, 2017

Cyan’s spiritual successor to Myst is launching with all-new motion control support on March 22nd for HTC Vive and Oculus Touch. The original VR support for Oculus Rift began as a stretch goal during the game’s 2013 Kickstarter campaign , and arrived in October 2016, a couple of months after the standard game launched on Steam.

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JANUARY 25, 2018

Breaking six months of silence since their last update, Sixense , the company behind the much-belated positionally tracked controller system STEM, recently detailed “one last issue that needs to be addressed” before the company can start shipping to Kickstarter backers. The proposed fix is to add a screw boss per the images below.

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Road to VR

MAY 11, 2017

Those who have been following the modern VR era since the beginning may recall the original HLVR mod launched in 2013 that was well ahead of it’s time, offering motion-controller input via the Razer Hydra, literally years before Oculus or Valve would announce their own VR controllers. Motion Input on Modern VR Controllers.

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XROM

JUNE 2, 2023

The Leap Motion Controller 2 is the ideal hardware for experiencing Ultraleap’s world-class hand tracking. Key improvements over the original Leap Motion Controller include higher resolution cameras, an increased field of view, and 25% lower power consumption, all in a 30% smaller package for optimum placement and convenience.

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VRScout

JANUARY 2, 2022

VR has come a long way since the launch of the Oculus DK1 in 2013. Interacting with the in-game world can be done using the Touch controllers, though certain games and apps also feature support for Quest hand-tracking technology. That said, you may want to consider picking up a fresh pair of motion controllers. Valve Index.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2016

million to create a development kit of a haptic VR controller as a stepping stone to an eventual consumer product. The company was among just five or so companies exhibiting anything related to VR back at GDC 2013 (the first year Oculus attended the show). million to create a development kit of a Reactive Grip VR controller.

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JANUARY 15, 2024

Citra is an open-source Nintendo 3DS emulator for Windows that's development started in 2013. While the Touch Controllers' default mapping "makes most games on the platform playable," CitraVR also supports 3rd party wired USB and wireless Bluetooth controllers for games requiring more inputs. "My

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JULY 9, 2021

VorpX has been available in active development since at least 2013 and has seen regular updates adding new features and growing the list of supported games. It supports all Oculus, SteamVR, and WMR headsets.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Despite having originally released all the way back in 2013, Rockstar’s fifth entry in their beloved Grand Theft Auto video game series is more popular than ever. The free “R.E.A.L” PC mod adds full VR compatibility to Rockstar’s beloved franchise.

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MARCH 2, 2017

“We showcased our first 360 video player in MWC 2013 and added VR mode a few months later.” For all of those attendees, the program allows one presenter to observe and control the video playback on the devices simultaneously with an iPad. Tagged with: 360 degree , 360 video , gear vr , LiveSYNC , samsung.

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APRIL 4, 2023

When prompted about the company’s criticism of Google Glass around the time the device was introduced back in 2013—saying that head-worn devices would feel to invasive—Cook suggests he may have changed his mind on that point. “My Because we want to control the primary technology. My thinking always evolves.

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ARPost

JULY 21, 2023

However, Almeida said that he had been waiting for something like an Apple headset for even longer than that – ever since he was, like so many others, disenchanted by the Google Glass device that launched in 2013. Controller-Free Design While the Apple Vision Pro has more screens than most VR headsets, it has fewer controllers.

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Road to VR

MARCH 3, 2017

Tactical Haptics , developers of the Reactive Grip controller, are showing their latest prototypes now with attachments for the Vive Tracker, Oculus Touch, and a custom-built SteamVR Tracking solution. Though that’s not to say that Vive controller adapter might not be offered when the Reactive Grip controller becomes available.

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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. ” The Enlightened wish to channel XM and evolve humankind, while the Resistance seeks to control XM and enslave humanity. But what is XM? What is its potential?

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GizModo VR

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

The Nintendo Switch, the PS5, and the Xbox Series X all have something in common: A controller button that lets you quickly and easily take screenshots of games. While this feature feels like something obvious that’s been around for a long time, it only first became a thing in 2013’s PS4. The share button has since… Read more.

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Road to VR

MARCH 13, 2018

” Leap Motion controller mounted on an Oculus RIft DK2, image courtesy Leap Motion. Leap Motion’s hand tracker, aka ‘Leap Motion Controller’, is a small USB device capable of being mounted on VR headsets via a plastic mounting kit.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Outlier is offering up procedurally-generated levels, an array of weapons and characters, and is taking inspiration from indie greats such as Risk of Rain (2013) , Dead Cells (2018) , and Hades (2020). The advanced controls integrate a wide range of movements.

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Road to VR

MAY 31, 2023

Launched initially in 2013, the device was praised for its impressive hand-tracking, but failed to find a killer use-case when used as an accessory for PCs. Future versions of the software will not deliver any performance improvements to the original Leap Motion Controller device,” the company says.

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VRScout

MARCH 11, 2020

According to a tweet from Wildman, players will use their motion controllers to wield a handgun to bring down waves of enemies, similar to previous releases. ??????????Voyage Series creator Yukio Futatsugi released a spiritual successor on the Xbox One back in 2013 called Crimson Dragon that borrows heavily from the series.

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DECEMBER 1, 2023

Steam vs The Oculus Rift Store Valve worked closely with Oculus in the early stages of research and development of the Rift throughout 2013, after Gabe Newell officially endorsed Palmer Luckey 's Kickstarter campaign in 2012. Together, they beat Oculus to market with tracked controllers.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Payday 2 (2013) , the popular FPS with four-player co-op, has now updated to include access to the VR beta for HTC Vive. Although technically running through SteamVR, the game currently only officially supports Vive, and only renders Vive controllers. Some users have reported that Windows VR headsets work fine as well.

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OCTOBER 23, 2020

The venture, purportedly based in Singapore, is headed by CEO Or Kuntzman who, according to his LinkedIn profile, has co-founded two companies between 2004 and 2013, and was most recently the Managing Director at a now-defunct studio called Betastamp, which described itself as a sort of startup-idea incubator. All supposedly for just $450.

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MARCH 9, 2017

Dreadhalls works with hand-tracked motion controls and this release represents the first time Vive owners can try it out officially. Locomotion is “similar to how it was in the Rift except that the movement is now directed by the orientation of the left controller,” wrote creator Sergio Hidalgo in an email.

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ARVR

AUGUST 8, 2022

The company, which was founded by three friends, Stephen Lake, Matthew Bailey and Aaron Grant, had formed the company, then called Thalmic Labs, to develop an EMG based gesture controller, the Mio Armband , (which is still the most capable EMG controller ever offered to consumers), before pivoting into the perilous waters of augmented reality.

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VRScout

MAY 20, 2017

Since its conclusion in 2013 the show has received its own digital comic book, a spin-off series starring shady lawyer Saul Goodman and a Spanish-language remake for Univison. So long as I can use the Move controllers to whip up batches of blue meth, I’m all for it.

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Mashable VR

JUNE 9, 2022

Sony shared our first look at an upcoming remake of the 2013 hit during the 2022 Summer Games Fest stream on Thursday. The remake will also pack in the excellent Left Behind , a prequel story focused on Ellie that came out a year after the original game's release.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 16, 2018

In what might be the longest Kickstarter campaign conclusion to date, more than four years following estimated deliveries of the STEM VR controller, Sixense says they will fully refund all backers and pre-orders. Sixense was once a name central to the early VR community.

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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.

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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). This time though, you and your little robot pal Astro will have to battle a host of big level bosses, which you meet after each platforming mission.

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MAY 11, 2017

You can watch the new footage below: With this new information we now know for sure that motion-tracked controllers will be fully supported, instead of just keyboard and mouse controls, and both the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive will be able to enjoy the mod in perfect platform parity.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

What’s more, this wasn’t the first time the companies were having serious talks about an acquisition; back in 2013 Apple met with the company to explore a deal but Leap Motion co-founder David Holz reportedly tanked that discussion when he told the company it wasn’t innovative, and went on to praise Android.

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OCTOBER 17, 2019

CIA Operative David Emerson awakens to find himself the subject of an experimental program with his body under complete remote control of the imperious General (Tony Denison),” states a story summary on the film’s official website. Image courtesy Rogue Initiative.

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MAY 10, 2017

The game itself isn’t new as it’s been out since August of 2013. Guns are tracked to motion controllers, you can duck down behind cover, and even use your hands to revive downed teammates. Soon, you can rob banks and jewelry stores like never before with the team-based crime-spree game, Payday 2.

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Road to VR

MAY 23, 2018

Sony Japan Studio today announced a new platform action game for PSVR starring the cute little robots made famous in Sony’s The Playroom (2013) and The Playroom VR (2016). Called Astro Bot Rescue Mission, you take control of Astro, the Bot captain of a ship on a mission to rescue its lost crew, who are scattered across five planets.

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GizModo VR

MARCH 30, 2022

Aside from going digital in the late ‘70s and then the rise of cheap electronic Casio keyboards in the ‘80s (blasting Rick Astley’s Never Gonna Give You Up in demo mode) the piano went mostly unchanged until 2013 when Roli first revealed its squishy-keyed Seaboard Rise. Nine years later, Roli is introducing version 2 … Read more.

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JULY 17, 2017

One of the best features in 2013’s insane Metal Gear Solid spin-off, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, was the ability to cut up enemies at will with a razor-sharp sword. You’ll also have psychic powers to play with, and players can wield a mix of weapons in their two hands, represented by the PlayStation Move controllers.

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Road to VR

JUNE 17, 2018

Featuring the cute bots first seen in The Playroom (2013) , Sony Japan Studio’s upcoming platformer Astro Bot Rescue Mission uses similar controls and gameplay mechanics as any other 3D platformer, but it has been created from the ground up with VR in mind. Hands-on With Astro Bot Rescue Mission. Image courtesy Sony Japan Studio.

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