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Vive’s VP Of Design Claude Zellweger Leaves HTC For Google Daydream

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

Claude Zellweger, HTC’s VP of Design, is making the switch from PC VR to mobile VR. vladsavov I am joining Google Daydream, so you can redirect your criticism:). HTC itself confirmed to UploadVR that Zellweger had parted ways with the company, stating: “HTC can confirm that Claude Zellweger has left the Company.

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Opposable’s VR Strategy ‘Salvaged’ Launches On Steam With Full Campaign

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

HTC Vive fans got a nice surprise yesterday when Google Earth launched for free on the headset. Salvaged , a long-in-development strategy game from UK-based Opposable Games, has just launched for the Rift on Steam Early Access at $12.99. Tagged with: Salvaged , sci-fi , strategy. But what about a Vive version?

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Google Responds to ‘Earth VR’s’ Absence on Oculus Rift

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

Yesterday, Google shook up the virtual reality scene by both announcing and releasing a brand new immersive experience: Google Earth VR. UploadVR reached out to Google to ask why this strategy was implemented. Both of those are exclusive to the HTC Vive. The response from enthusiasts was instantaneous and joyful.

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XR Year in Review: The Most Important Stories of 2023 and What They Mean for 2024

Road to VR

What it Means for 2024 The first article about Apple that I ever wrote on Road to VR was this one in 2014 about the company filing a job posting seeking someone with experience in AR and VR. That leaves HTC to fall back to the enterprise sector, the one place where it has long had a strong reputation.

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Facebook’s ‘meta-existential’ pivot for survival

TechCrunch VR

The most valuable companies in the world own the metal on which their software applications run: Apple and Microsoft have had their fingers in the hardware pie for years, and even Google was able to build a robust OS business with Android. This is when Facebook struck. The “metaverse” already exists in Fortnite and Roblox.

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VRTUOLUO talks about its FBEC event and the VR ecosystem in China

The Ghost Howls

But in China, they are very famous, and now they are also organizing a big event about XR called FBEC with hosts from all the major VR companies (HTC, Unity, Alibaba, Huawei, etc…). 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.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

VRScout

Starting with its $2B acquisition of Oculus in the spring of 2014, Facebook has continued to build out its virtual reality strategy in a big way. This is a big partnership between the NFL and Google, and the remaining 8 episodes will be available on the Google Daydream content platform – launching later this month.