Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Meta has acquired Lofelt, a Berlin-based startup developing advanced haptic technologies for VR and other devices. Founded in 2014, Lofelt has garnered around €10 million (~$10 million USD) to develop both haptic software and hardware.

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ARPost

DECEMBER 29, 2021

This vast network of virtual worlds is the stuff of science fiction brought to life with today’s technology. If you’ve seen Ready Player One or The Matrix , engaged in crypto or non-fungible tokens (NFT), or played games like Roblox or Fortnite, then you already have a glimpse of things to come. The metaverse is more than “just a game.”

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

” Game Technologies Engineers create the tools and capabilities which allow developers to make great games on Apple platforms. ” Game Technologies Engineers create the tools and capabilities which allow developers to make great games on Apple platforms.

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VRScout

JULY 29, 2021

The in-headset fitness tracker is compatible with all Oculus Quest games and apps, allowing you to monitor estimated calories burned and establish daily fitness goals. Introduced back in November of 2020, Oculus Move offers Quest users a variety of fitness-focused features they can use to track their physical performance in VR.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The rumor is still unconfirmed, but when the world’s oldest extant gaming company finally thinks it’s time to make a dedicated XR device, you know it’s going to be something special. Having seen how far the technology has come though, it raises a question: why hasn’t Nintendo made a VR headset yet?

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

” That might really be the case, as several innovations for example in the fields of displays, processors, batteries, sensors, miniaturization, and manufacturing technology will still have to be mastered before metaverse becomes a seamless part of our everyday lives in a way similar to our use of mobile phones and Internet.

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Road to VR

MARCH 12, 2021

Further underling Facebook’s bet that immersive technologies are the future of computing, a report from The Information claims that the company is currently employing nearly 10,000 people to work on AR/VR. Facebook has been very forward with its intentions to own the space since acquiring Oculus in 2014 for $2 billions.

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VRScout

JANUARY 11, 2022

You’ve just finished installing a new game or app and excitedly dive in only to find yourself feeling nauseous from the experience just moments later. Physically-active VR games can make some players feel uneasy. Perhaps this same technology could be used to deliver subtle vibrations to the user’s head to combat VIMS.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

I’m Chen, General Manager and Chief Editor of VRTUOLUO , also a senior media expert who has dug and studied deeply the XR industry since 2014. VRTUOLUO is a vertical industry media that is subordinate to TUOLUO Tech, which is incubated by the Game industry media YOUXITUOLUO. Why and how has it started?

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ARPost

AUGUST 5, 2022

The explosion in XR technology and applications in the last few years means that there are a lot of new terms gaining prevalence. It may be optimized in a game engine for salesmen to present it in virtual showrooms. It may even be used in a video game. It can be hard to keep up. But, what exactly does that mean?

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Road to VR

JULY 12, 2017

Among the 11 picked for the company’s 2017 Accelerator is location-based VR arcade The Void and Unreal Engine creator Epic Games. Its not certain exactly what Disney’s Accelerator will accomplish for Epic Games at this time however.

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ARPost

JANUARY 29, 2021

In 2014, Google Glass launched–to much fanfare, and nascent jokes online–quickly followed by the original Microsoft HoloLens. But the technology didn’t crack the mainstream in entertainment the way many tech observers had predicted. Onboarding in those capacities lagged behind. With Isolation Came Innovation.

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Road to VR

JUNE 18, 2019

A year ago, in response to Sony consistently delivering high-quality exclusives for PS4, Microsoft made a commitment to rejuvenating its first-party game development efforts and went on a shopping spree, acquiring a handful of respected studios to bolster its first-party game development talent under the Xbox Game Studios banner.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MAY 8, 2023

This Sunday, reports revealed that leading immersive technology firm Meta Platforms Inc. In response, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that the company focuses on gaming, productivity, and other use cases over fitness services. is paying roughly $725 million in a class action lawsuit to its social media users.

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ARVR

JULY 27, 2020

In its pursuit of the mobile gaming market, PubNative, a German app-focused supply-side platform (SSP), is tentatively exploring the possibilities of VR. The company has set gaming as its next key market for growth in the world of mobile ads, announcing in April that it was expanding its offering to include ads in VR games.

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ARPost

OCTOBER 8, 2019

In fact, there were an incredible 171 million users of VR technology recorded in 2018. A massive increase from the 200 thousand recorded in 2014. The Popularity of VR Technology. It doesn’t have applications in only gaming anymore, but also in other areas, such as experiential marketing. The Number of VR Headsets Sold.

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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. Leap Motion was acquired in 2019 by UK-based haptic technology firm UltraHaptics, merging to become Ultraleap.

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VRScout

JULY 9, 2019

Since the introduction of devices such as the Fitbit back in 2009 and the Apple Watch in 2014, the smart wearables market has gone from fantasy to reality, offering consumers a brand new, more convenient method for connecting with their digital lives. Having access to real-time metrics in your goggles is an absolute game-changer.

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ARPost

JULY 20, 2020

According to a recent poll by ARtillery Intelligence, most AR users (51%) are familiar with the technology thanks to augmented reality features implemented in non-AR apps, such as Snapchat and Instagram. Specific filters and games may go viral, but not the technology as a whole. How is this possible? Probably not.

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Road to VR

MAY 26, 2017

Videogame publisher and developer Square Enix, famous for its Final Fantasy franchise, among others, has launched its first game for the HTC Vive, Kai-ri-Sei Million Arthur VR in Japan. The game puts the player inside the Million Arthur world, allowing them to fight alongside their party with powerful spells in turn-based combat.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 12, 2024

An Unexpected Acquisition Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg with former Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe | Image courtesy Meta You can critique Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg all you want, but you’ve gotta give the guy credit for playing the long game. At the time Meta was still known as Facebook, the social media company.

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ARPost

JUNE 2, 2021

With time, companies have started employing new-age technologies and tools to source, vet, and hire the best talent. Virtual and augmented reality have already made their mark in marketing and technology industry verticals. A game enables you to move from the traditional methods of recruitment. Testing Candidate Skills.

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VRScout

JANUARY 9, 2019

Guido Makransky, Associate Professor at the University of Copenhagen, has been actively studying the benefits of VR technology in the education sector since 2014, conducting numerous studies that tested hundreds of highschool and university students’ cognitive and emotional learning processes.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Jason Rubin joined Oculus in 2014 and has been a key figure in guiding the company’s content investments and strategy. Rubin brought significant games industry experience to Oculus when he joined in 2014. ” SEE ALSO On the Hunt for VR’s Killer App with Oculus' Head of Content, Jason Rubin.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Many games are getting a mixed reality update, and the most impressive for me was Eleven Table Tennis, which lets you play in mixed reality with other people that are in your same physical room, so it is like you are playing ping pong for real on the table of your living room! It would be a pity because we all were waiting for it!

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ARPost

JANUARY 18, 2022

From online game universes such as Minecraft, Fortnite, and Roblox, to new virtual reality-based working environments within the corporate sector, elements of virtual world-building have begun and stand as parts of the evolution of the metaverse. The virtual reality market is set to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18.0%

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 14, 2023

We already knew that Meta should manufacture its first AR glasses, codenamed Orion, in 2014 , and that they should be built with high-end features and be manufactured in the US. Then the Vision Pro beta for the Unity game engine has not been distributed yet, so many Unity developers can’t build applications for the Vision Pro, yet.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

I was participating in the Global Game Jam back in 2014. A friend had borrowed a DK1, and we decided to build a VR game that weekend. What do you like the most about this technology? To me, this goes back to the first question you asked me about what I like most about the technology and that’s connection.

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ARPost

JULY 21, 2023

The job descriptions first showed up across the internet and that started the rumors, I’m going to say back in 2014, 2015.” I specifically brought up gaming as one use case where I feel that a controller is still necessary. Almeida sees gaming and input in general as one of these opportunities. “To

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 9, 2018

In a market filled with colorful, high-energy VR experiences, it takes a fair amount of guts to develop a game that pushes visuals to the wayside in favor of a black-and-white, narrative-driven adventure. Blind will be available September 18th for $24.99

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Road to VR

JULY 30, 2017

Alien: Isolation (2014) is a survival horror game that’s rich detail, atmosphere, and tense moments make it a great candidate for terrifying VR experience. A new mod has been released which adds VR support to the game for the consumer version of the Oculus Rift. But one fan decided to take action into their own hands.

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VRScout

JUNE 2, 2019

Dominguez adds, “This is what the Quest is about, being able to offer a quality VR experience to people on the fly with no strings attached is a game changer.”. Businesses, as well as consumers, are realizing the potential the technology has outside of the gaming world, sparking a new wave of hype, as made evident by recent sales.

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VRScout

MAY 30, 2019

One of the most prominent horror series in gaming is now available in VR. Reimagined from the ground up for VR, Help Wanted includes a variety of game modes to choose from; the primary of which will have you playing through the events of the original four games in a classic ‘survive-the-night’ experience.

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Upload VR

JUNE 6, 2023

In 2014, Facebook acquired Oculus and planted a flag in virtual reality. Inarguably, Meta in 2023 is the leader in VR with combination of Quest 2 and Quest 3 likely to make it one of the hottest selling game consoles in the world. technology companies, are both now in the business of making face computers. Apple Vision Pro.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

The company was founded in 2014 by a group composed of both motorcycle enthusiasts and members of the former Advance Technology Division (ATD) team at Foxconn. However, their latest prototype, the Jarvish X-AR, steps the game up even further with a broad range of AR functions.

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GizModo VR

APRIL 11, 2021

Flappy Bird hasn’t graced the Apple App Store in years, not since its meteoric rise in popularity back in 2014 before its creator just as swiftly took it offline. Now the furiously addictive mobile game has been reincarnated in a form no one expected: an interactive macOS notification. Read more.

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AR Insider

JULY 16, 2021

As you may have heard, this move triggered resounding consumer backlash, followed by the game publisher, Resolution Games, backing out of the trial. These include video, social media, mobile apps, and games (just ask Unity). That figure declined to 15 percent in 2014 and about 10 percent today. 70) = $12,600.

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