Road to VR

APRIL 26, 2018

John Root co-founded VRLA with Cosmo Scharf in 2014 , and it has organically grown into a thriving VR event with over 10,000 attendees at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Katie Kelly, Head of Engagement, AltspaceVR / Microsoft. Gary Radburn, Director, Virtual and Augmented Reality, Dell.

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Los Angeles AR Augmented Reality Microsoft 166

Road to VR

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Focused on harnessing immersive technologies to deliver groundbreaking VR, AR, Animation, DOOH, VFX and 360 degree video projects for some of the world’s largest brands including Sony, BBC, Red Bull, Microsoft and Lexus. He was tech lead on the BAFTA-award-winning Monument Valley (2014) and co-directed Gear VR hit Land’s End (2015).

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Conference Fove Virtual Reality Groups 100

Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

It was as far back as 2014 that we spotted apple hiring an ‘App Engineer’ who would “create high performance apps that integrate with Virtual Reality systems for prototyping and user testing.” Here’s how we know. Well, you better get there too.

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Apple AR Head Mounted Display Augmented Reality 100

EnterpriseWear

AUGUST 1, 2018

Ideas on the ground and on board: The airport industry first began toying with wearable technology with the release of the original Google Glass in 2013. Let’s look back: Early trials: Virgin Atlantic ’s 2014 trial at London Heathrow Airport – in collaboration with SITA – included both Google Glass and the Sony SmartWatch 2.

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Wearables Philippines New Zealand Industry 53

VeeR VR

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

After its 2007 release of google Street View, in 2010, google introduced stereoscopic 3D mode for Street View. Two years later, in 2014, Facebook bought Oculus VR company for 2 billion USD. 2014 was an exciting year for the VR community. 2017 is also the year that Microsoft entered the VR industry. .

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Data Glove Virtual Reality Head Mounted Display Simulation 51

Everything VR & AR

AUGUST 1, 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. There is also a possibility that the host of Everything VR & AR, Kevin Harvell, will be in New York at one of the upcoming chapter events recording some live interviews.

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New York AR New York City Augmented Reality 40

Road to VR

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Both patents, spotted by Apple Insider , were first filed by Metaio GmbH in 2014, a German AR firm later acquired by Apple just a year later. ” Apple’s ‘Google Glass-style’ configuration, image courtesy USPTO. Samsung, Apple v. Microsoft, Apple v. Nokia , the list goes on.

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Software Hardware AR Head Mounted Display 100

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 14, 2017

We’ve been investing in it since 2014. We got into AR seriously in 2014. GB: Google Glass. I look at Google Glass and it was really interesting. Above: Microsoft’s HoloLens in action. Image Credit: Microsoft. They’ve stopped playing with toys, because it’s such a compelling medium. That’s what you’re seeing.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 5, 2017

Then Facebook acquired Oculus for almost $3 billion in the spring of 2014, igniting a new boom in enthusiasm for VR. In May 2014, ZeniMax sued. ZeniMax offered evidence that Carmack destroyed data on his computer after he got notice of the litigation, and after he researched on Google how to wipe a hard drive.

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Oculus Software Virtual Reality Technology 100

VRScout

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

After Luckey’s company was bought by Facebook for $2B in 2014, his reported net worth is $700M – so he has plenty of money to play with. Both shows are interesting experiments in serialized content and will be distributed exclusively on the Hulu VR app, which is available on the Oculus Rift and Samsung Gear VR. …and more.

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