Road to VR

APRIL 22, 2021

Alien: Isolation (2014) is still an awesome horror experience, even if the Xenomorph-filled game of ‘cat and mouse’ is showing its age when played on modern SteamVR-compatible headsets. Still, you can’t argue with free.

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VRScout

MAY 17, 2022

It was back in 2014 that Apple first began the development of its own automotive vehicle. Who needs windows when you have VR? After years of radio silence from the company, reports began circulating that the company had switched gears and was now working on a self-driving vehicle that requires no input on behalf of the passengers.

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Next Reality AR

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Now, Google has partnered with Red Bull to launch an AR experience that syncs with The Last Ascent, a documentary film about Canadian climber Will Gadd's 2014 expedition on Mt. Kilimanjaro.

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Road to VR

MAY 22, 2023

” Since it exited stealth in 2014, Magic Leap has released two AR headsets, Magic Leap 1 and Magic Leap 2, which have been compared in functionality to Microsoft’s HoloLens AR headsets. The company has raised over $4 billion, with minority investors including Google, Alibaba, Qualcomm, AT&T, and Axel Springer.

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AllThingsVR

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Oculus Chief Scientist VR Industry Predictions: From 2014 to Now It may only be two years old, but Oculus’ Connect developer conference has already established some cherished traditions.

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VRScout

JANUARY 21, 2022

In 2014, the company released the first iteration of Google Carboard , a cost-effective head-mounted display designed specifically for mobile VR. Rumor has it a pilot program is already underway with several participating Fortune 500 company’s. Image Credit: Google Inc. Google has a long history in the immersive technology industry.

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VRScout

JUNE 20, 2020

Back in 2014, Miku made her U.S. network television debut on the David Letterman and opened up for pop icon Lady Gaga during a 2014 tour, with Gaga herself tweeting , “My favorite digital pop star Hatsune Miku is opening The ARTPOP Ball from May 6-June 3!

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Road to VR

JUNE 8, 2023

Kent Bye has been consistently documenting the XR space since 2014 through his prolific podcast, Voices of VR , which now spans more than 1,200 episodes. To dig further into what Apple Vision Pro means for the XR industry more broadly, I spoke with host Kent Bye on the Voices of VR podcast.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 23, 2021

Initially released by indie developer duo Ilja Kivikangas and Simo Sainio as an Oculus Rift DK1 tech demo way back in 2014, Windlands (then called Guardians of the Winds ) was one of the first games to introduce the grappling hook locomotion scheme.

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VRScout

APRIL 24, 2021

Despite having released back in 2014, Creative Assembly’s Alien: Isolation remains one of the most unsettling survival horror games currently available. Experience one of the scariest VR games currently available 100% free-of-charge courtesy of the Epic Games Store.

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ARPost

AUGUST 5, 2022

Dr. Martine Rothblatt’s 2014 book Virtually Human explores the idea of “mindclones” – AI versions of real people trained from things like the living person’s social media posts. We could also use them to “live forever” similar to Johnny Depp’s character in Transcendence – which also came out in 2014 (coincidence?).

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Road to VR

APRIL 22, 2022

Although this is first F1 title to support VR, Codemasters is known for several VR-compatible games throughout the years, including Project Cars (2015) , the Dirt Rally series , and pioneering VR racer Toybox Turbos (2014). The UK-based Electronic Arts subsidiary was also behind F1 2020 and F1 2021.

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Road to VR

APRIL 27, 2020

Alien: Isolation (2014) was one of the first truly good games to get support for PC VR headsets. Oculus had first featured the title when showing off Oculus Rift DK2 back in 2014, bringing a special made-for-VR demo of the game to trade shows that, at the time, was looked to be one of the first ‘AAA’ VR games.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 26, 2021

In a move that in some ways parallels Facebook’s acquisition of Oculus in 2014, TikTok parent company ByteDance is looking to buy Pico—the VR headset maker behind headsets like the standalone Neo 3 and G2 4K—according to a report by Bloomberg citing a source “familiar with the matter.”

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VRScout

JULY 25, 2017

In March 2014 Facebook bought Oculus and the current wave of interest in VR and AR was reborn. Of the 25+ venture-backed VR/AR education companies that launched since 2014, over ten cater to K-12 teachers, providing interactive tools, learning software, augmented books, and lesson plans aligned to Common Core standards.

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VRScout

JULY 29, 2021

Apple Health , on the other hand, was announced all the way back in 2014 and has since developed into a robust fitness platform compatible with multiple devices throughout the Apple ecosystem. When combined with the Apple Watch, the app can be used to monitor a wide range of health metrics, such as heart rate, sleep, and walk steadiness.

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VRScout

AUGUST 17, 2021

According to a 2014 inquiry by the United Nations, “The gravity, scale, and nature of these violations reveal a state that does not have any parallel in the contemporary world.” Since its relatively recent establishment in 1948, the East Asian country has served as a hotbed of controversy.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Founded in 2014, Lofelt has garnered around €10 million (~$10 million USD) to develop both haptic software and hardware. That’s how the company broke the news a few weeks ago that it was winding down its products, albeit without any publicly available reason at the time.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 9, 2020

The former pillar focuses on the company’s purchase of photo sharing site Instagram ($1 billion) and messaging app WhatsApp ($19 billion) in 2012 and 2014 respectively. The Commission alleges that Facebook sought to buy-out its competitors rather than compete with them directly.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 14, 2021

In 2014, The US National Library of Medicine published a report that outlined how the benefits of having a daily meditation routine can actually reduce anxiety symptoms, improve stress reactivity, and boost your coping mechanisms.

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Road to VR

MAY 4, 2021

StrategyVR – CES 2014. Couch Knights – GDC 2014. Showdown – Oculus Connect 2014. Shown on the Rift ‘HD Prototype’ that followed the DK1, Epic adapted their ‘Elemental’ tech demo to be viewed through a VR headset.

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VRScout

JANUARY 11, 2022

. “Other studies have shown that mechanical stimulation of the mastoid region (Weech et al. 2018 ), pleasant odors (Keshavarz et al. ” Obviously, researchers could eventually develop multiple ways of delivering these same effects without the use of chewing gum.

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Slashgear

APRIL 17, 2022

Space Command has confirmed that a meteor called CNEOS 2014-01-08 arrived from beyond our solar system. Years after it crash-landed in the ocean, the U.S.

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AUGUST 26, 2020

Built using Unreal Engine, the experience uses headcam and drone footage taken directly from 2014’s The Ridge , Cut Media’s hit action sports film featuring MacAskill. Players begin by donning a VR headset before seating themselves on a specialized motion rig built using a Santa Cruz bike.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 3, 2023

Founded in 2010 by Rony Abovitz, the Plantation, Florida-based company kicked off its consumer ambitions with a long and ambitious tease of its first AR headset, Magic Leap 1 (previously styled ‘One’), starting its marketing campaign as it emerged from stealth in 2014.

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Tech Trends VR

MARCH 12, 2020

When Hammerhead first opened its doors back in 2014, it was one of the very first pure-play immersive content studios. When Hammerhead first opened its doors back in 2014, it was one of the very first pure-play immersive content studios Click To Tweet.

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Road to VR

MARCH 12, 2021

Facebook has been very forward with its intentions to own the space since acquiring Oculus in 2014 for $2 billions. This would also include projects like Portal, its development into AI, and even first-party VR game studios like Sanzaru, Beat Games, and Ready at Dawn. Supposing its true, none of this really comes as a surprise.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Elite Dangerous (2014), one of the first truly massive VR-compatible space sims, is releasing its biggest DLC for free today to all players who own the base game. Initially announced last month by creators Frontier Developments, the previously separate Horizons expansion has now been folded into the base game.

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GizModo VR

JUNE 2, 2022

Oni is led by its creator and showrunner, Dice (Daisuke) Tsutsumi, who co-directed The Dam Keeper , an 2014 Academy-Award nominated short film Read more. Netflix debuts its newest offering, “After School,” a programming push aimed at younger children, with Oni: The Thunder God’s Tale , an animated show rooted in Japanese mythology.

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GizModo VR

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

In the midst of a record cold snap where Texas’ grid has failed to meet demand, misinformation is running rampant. Among the most pernicious memes propagating online are that Texas’ wind turbines have frozen and that that has led to the blackout. Read more.

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Slashgear

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Experts believe the rocket debris that'll hit the moon next month originates from the 2014 Chang'e-5 mission, but China has formally disagreed.

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Slashgear

MAY 5, 2022

In 2014, Lamborghini introduced the Asterion hybrid supercar, paving the way for its electric future. Only one was built, but it sent a strong message.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Vox Machinae has a storied history dating back to at least 2014 when the game was first previewed , well before the advent of motion controllers as the standard means of input for VR content and nearly two years before the first tethered consumer VR headsets even hit the market.

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Upload VR

MAY 31, 2023

The original Leap Motion was a desktop hand tracking accessory launched in 2014 that could be mounted to the front of early modern VR headsets like the Oculus DK2. Compared to the original 2014 device it has "higher resolution cameras, an increased field of view, and 25% lower power consumption, all in a 30% smaller package".

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Road to VR

AUGUST 18, 2023

Vox Machinae began its development journey as far back as 2014 , and eventually found its way to an early access launch on PC VR in 2018. Vox Machinae , the cult-favorite VR mech sim that just keeps-on kickin’, has released a new update that will give players brand new conditions for battling with their hulking metal mechs.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MAY 8, 2023

In its ‘Consumer Privacy User Profile Litigation’ case, Meta is paying out to users affected by privacy breaches stemming from the Menlo Park-based firm’s leak of roughly 87 million users’ data with Cambridge Analytica, first brought to light in 2014, landing in the district judge’s hands in 2018.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The firm gained a massive asset when it purchased Oculus in 2014. The Menlo Park-based also uses the fledging service as a testbed where budding immersive developers can design and distribute Metaverse content. The firm also supports Horizon developers with a series of XR funds and boot camps. What is Project Cambria?

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