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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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My predictions for virtual reality in 2022

The Ghost Howls

Bytedance can’t compete out off the bat with Facebook, but it has deep pockets too and also may have the support (and the money) of the Chinese government, so it is a company to keep an eye on. HTC Vive Wrist Tracker (Image by HTC). PSVR 2 Controllers (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Accessories. Pro usage of VR.

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‘Raw Data’ Developer Survios Raises $50 Million, Now Top Funded VR Dev Studio

Road to VR

Back in 2014, the company had raised a $4.2 SEE ALSO HTC Partners on $1.5 Billion VR Investment Fund with Shenzhen Municipal Government. The new round makes the company the most funded pure VR development studio to date. Now with some $54 million in raised capital, Survios is the top funded pure VR development studio to date.

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VR’s Most Bizarre Game ‘Mosh Pit Simulator’ is Coming to Steam Early Access Soon

Road to VR

Slated to release on Steam Early Access on January 15th, Mosh Pit Simulator isn’t really a simulator, at least no more than Goat Simulator (2014) is about living the life of your garden variety goat. Now, Sosowski has announced that Mosh Pit Simulator is finally coming to Rift, Vive and Windows VR early next year.

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Virtual Reality should acknowledge its “kids issue”

The Ghost Howls

When I started using virtual reality in 2014, the age limit for using the Oculus Rift DK 2 was 7 years, but then it was incremented to 13 years old. ” VR shouldn’t be used by children… Health and safety warning of the Oculus Rift DevKits (Image from Oculus Forums).

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Two New X86 CPU Vendors coming to Market in 2018, 2020

VRWorld

Following the ban on completion of Tianhe-2 supercomputer in 2014 , Chinese government did not double down, but decided to put semiconductor industry as one of top 3 national priorities, and started to infuse over a quarter of trillion U.S. Apparently, that’s not all folks. VIA Technologies infused $37.31

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My Taiwanese XR Chronicles part 3: Vive Pro Eye hands on, meeting with iStaging, Lyra VR and Women in XR!

The Ghost Howls

It is based in Taipei since 2014 and its purpose is letting people create high-quality content in a fast and effective way. When I visited HTC’s Headquarters in Taipei, I didn’t only get some exclusive info on the Vive Cosmos , but I have also been able to try the Vive Pro Eye. Front door of the iStaging offices in Taipei.

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