ARVR

JANUARY 11, 2021

These new technologies are Augmented Reality ( AR ) and Virtual Reality (VR). Virtual Reality is an immersive simulation of reality in which the surrounding world is completely replaced with a computer generated world. Some popular examples include the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and the Vavle Index.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Part of L’Oréal’s “Matrix Academy,” an educational beauty program for hairstylists, the VR education program will allow stylists to learn new techniques just by popping on a VR headset like the HTC Vive. Even though there are currently 30 Matrix Academies in the U.S.,

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JULY 23, 2017

Presence Capital — one of the earliest venture capital firms to focus on virtual reality and augmented reality startups — is today announcing that it has made 33 investments. While Facebook bought Oculus in 2014, Presence Capital contends that its was the first VC fund to focus on VR/AR. Image Credit: Presence Capital.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

AUGUST 9, 2017

In 2014, 2015 and 2016 The Proto Awards were held to recognize some of the groundbreaking efforts pushing forward the emerging medium of VR content. The event is organized by The Virtual Reality Foundation, which is composed of many of the same people behind the Virtual Reality Los Angeles conference and startup Mindshow.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

APRIL 4, 2024

It’s been ten years since Meta – then Facebook – bought emerging VR start-up Oculus and, in turn, formed its Reality Labs division. Since the Oculus purchase in 2014, the firm has released numerous headsets, most notably the Quest range, which now includes mixed and virtual reality products.

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TechCrunch VR

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

Facebook’s billion-dollar acquisition of Oculus in 2014 more than showed Zuck’s hand, though it would be another seven years until the pivot actually happened. In the years directly after the Oculus acquisition, there was a flurry of investment in VR across the industry.

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VRWorld

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Facebook paid $2 billion for Oculus in 2014, and although sales figures have not been released, many analysts believe the headset is lagging behind similar offerings from HTC and Sony. This isn’t the first price drop by Oculus this year: The package was trimmed to $499 on March 1. In July the price went down for 33% to $399.

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Everything VR & AR

MARCH 21, 2016

On this episode, Nathan and Kevin are joined by Robert "The Scobleizer" Scoble as he shares his thoughts on the current state of VR & AR technology, along with what he feels it will take in order for devices such as the HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Samsung Gear VR and more to be successful. Nathan is also the Founder of the VRAR Association.

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Everything VR & AR

JULY 25, 2016

Aisle411 was an early augmented reality development partner of Google’s Project Tango solution in 2014, offering 3D AR navigation solutions for leading retailers. Nathan is also the Founder of the VRAR Association.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

” It’s not clear what sort of device it will be, since ‘XR’ essentially covers the entire gamut of immersive headsets, including augmented reality (e.g. HoloLens), virtual reality (e.g. Meta Quest 2), and mixed reality (e.g. Meta Quest Pro).

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VeeR VR

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

The 1990s saw a boom in both augmented reality and virtual reality, giving users a more sensory feel and for the first time allowing them to see their own body in relation to others in the room. . Two years later, in 2014, Facebook bought Oculus VR company for 2 billion USD. million USD in funding.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

This way, Oculus can again start a new battle against HTC, whose Focus heaset will be priced in the range $500-$600 but that at the moment has only one 3 DOF controller. And If Oculus would showcase also a device with mixed/augmented reality capabilities, it would be cool. I bet for a version at $499 and another one at $599.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 29, 2016

CES 2013 / 2014: The Early Years. The following year at CES 2014, Oculus had to share the immersive technology limelight with a slew of new startups who had appeared in the wake of Oculus’ success. The Oculus Rift Crystal Cove prototype VR headset and tracking camera a shown at CES 2014. CES 2015: Consumer VR Takes Shape.

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VRWorld

OCTOBER 26, 2016

” Windows VR represents a strategic move on Microsoft’s part, especially considering the close relationship they have with both HTC Vive and Facebook / Oculus Rift. For starters, both headsets support Xbox One game streaming on Windows 10 PCs, but the company’s relationship with Oculus runs even deeper. Stay tuned.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 3, 2020

It’s very exciting to meet somebody as passionate as you are about bringing augmented reality to the enterprise. Frustrated with the lack of companies deploying augmented reality at scale. ” Lance: It was Microsoft, SAP did one in 2014. Lance, welcome to the show. Alan: My absolute pleasure.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 3, 2020

It’s very exciting to meet somebody as passionate as you are about bringing augmented reality to the enterprise. Frustrated with the lack of companies deploying augmented reality at scale. ” Lance: It was Microsoft, SAP did one in 2014. Lance, welcome to the show. Alan: My absolute pleasure.

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VeeR VR

DECEMBER 18, 2018

You can download VeeR VR in your Oculus , Samsung Gear VR , HTC Vive , Windows Mixed Reality , Google Daydream , Steam VR and Lenovo Mirage Solo to watch amazing VR content. While this event only began in 2014, it has proven to be a strong player in the VR/AR world already. ARVR Innovate Conference. Date: May 10, 2019.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

You can enjoy the full audio recording below: In this week’s VRScout Report, we discuss Oculus Story Studio’s Henry Emmy win, NASA training astronauts with virtual reality gloves, Snapchat flirting with augmented reality, HTC Vive trying to go wireless, and iPhone laying potential plans for VR/AR.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 1, 2019

Facebook says that Beat Games will remain independent and the game will remain the same, but these are the same words that I’ve heard when in 2014 it acquired Oculus, and we all know how the story ended (and in fact, the popular Damo9000 ironized about it). More info (Teardown of Knuckles) More info (X-ray vision of the Index Controllers).

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 3, 2020

It's very exciting to meet somebody as passionate as you are about bringing augmented reality to the enterprise. Frustrated with the lack of companies deploying augmented reality at scale. Lance: It was Microsoft, SAP did one in 2014. Lance, welcome to the show. Lance: Hey, great, thanks for having me on.

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Infinityleap

MAY 11, 2016

billion in 2014. Although Mobile VR isn’t as popular as the more expensive gadgets, it’s just as important to the user experience and emerging technologies. This is one of the first significant Facebook-centric crossovers added to the Oculus platform since the social media giant purchased the company for $2.4

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ARPost

JUNE 6, 2023

Zappar’s Zapbox , DigiLens’ ARGO , Sony’s PlayStation VR 2 , the Magic Leap 2 , XREAL (previously Nreal) Air , and the Varjo XR 3 Focal Edition were all in the running, but the prize went to the HTC VIVE XR Elite. This is something we’ve been working on for a long time,” HTC China President Alvin Graylin said in accepting the award.

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TechCrunch VR

MAY 31, 2023

The term “augmented reality” wasn’t officially coined until 1990, but the 80s also saw important breakthroughs in the space. In 2014, the social media giant purchased Oculus for nearly $3 billion. Image Credits: TechCrunch When HTC began imagining life after the smartphone, it looked a lot like VR.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 7, 2019

In January 2014, he launched his second print titled The Startup Monthly in May 2016, he launched — what I love — VRVoice.co, a content vertical on all things virtual reality. And then there’s this whole other part of the industry, which includes HTC and Microsoft and Magic Leap, which is focused on the enterprise.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 7, 2019

In January 2014, he launched his second print titled The Startup Monthly in May 2016, he launched — what I love — VRVoice.co, a content vertical on all things virtual reality. And then there’s this whole other part of the industry, which includes HTC and Microsoft and Magic Leap, which is focused on the enterprise.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 7, 2019

In January 2014, he launched his second print titled The Startup Monthly in May 2016, he launched -- what I love -- VRVoice.co, a content vertical on all things virtual reality. So training is the magical use case for virtual/augmented reality, and I think right across any enterprise, that is going to be more and more applicable.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 23, 2019

We’re going to talk about Disney vision, the 90s, immersive entertainment, dream craft, driving go-karts in augmented reality, Great Wolf Lodge and magical wands. That was back in 2014, and I’ll never forget it. He is the out-of-home location-based entertainment expert, and he’s what’s coming up next.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 23, 2019

We’re going to talk about Disney vision, the 90s, immersive entertainment, dream craft, driving go-karts in augmented reality, Great Wolf Lodge and magical wands. That was back in 2014, and I’ll never forget it. He is the out-of-home location-based entertainment expert, and he’s what’s coming up next.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 11, 2020

So, OK, we put VR to work by creating virtual reality training experiences for enterprise partners. Initially it was in augmented reality, which was something that we added on the side for a SAS product we built, that was actually our main business during that time. Alan: You exited your company in 2014.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 11, 2020

So, OK, we put VR to work by creating virtual reality training experiences for enterprise partners. Initially it was in augmented reality, which was something that we added on the side for a SAS product we built, that was actually our main business during that time. Alan: You exited your company in 2014.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 23, 2019

We're going to talk about Disney vision, the 90s, immersive entertainment, dream craft, driving go karts in augmented reality, Great Wolf Lodge and magical wands. That was back in 2014, and I'll never forget it. I work in the augmented reality industry, in the cave industry, in the 3D projection mapping industry.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 11, 2020

So, OK, we put VR to work by creating virtual reality training experiences for enterprise partners. Initially it was in augmented reality, which was something that we added on the side for a SAS product we built, that was actually our main business during that time. Alan: You exited your company in 2014.

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XR for Business Podcast

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

We're gonna be talking about digital literacy, the virtual/augmented reality platforms, and the question on everybody's mind: What are the key barriers to adopting VR and AR in schools and how to overcome them? My first VR headset was just a [garbled] headset I imported from the States in 2014. My background is in film.

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XR for Business Podcast

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

We're gonna be talking about digital literacy, the virtual/augmented reality platforms, and the question on everybody's mind: What are the key barriers to adopting VR and AR in schools and how to overcome them? My first VR headset was just a [garbled] headset I imported from the States in 2014. My background is in film.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 16, 2021

We of NTW started HitMotion: Reloaded because we asked HTC if it could be interested in a fitness game for the launch of the Vive Focus Plus. I started in 2014 when it was early, and I had no business knowledge, so it took me a lot: around 4-5 years to reach this current status.

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XR for Business Podcast

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

We're gonna be talking about digital literacy, the virtual/augmented reality platforms, and the question on everybody's mind: What are the key barriers to adopting VR and AR in schools and how to overcome them? My first VR headset was just a [garbled] headset I imported from the States in 2014. My background is in film.

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VRWorld

MAY 19, 2016

When Google launched the Cardboard VR project on I/O 2014, the company wanted to make sure that VR is not a passing thing, like the ill-fated Google Glass project ended up being. Daydream Ready devices are coming to market from Alcatel (TCL), ASUS, HTC, Huawei, LG, Mi, Samsung, Xiaomi, ZTE and others.

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