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DECEMBER 18, 2016

Ever since Oculus was acquired by Facebook in 2014 the industry has wondered how exactly the Silicon Valley titan’s massive social media influence would shape its new acquisition. billion dollar deal was struck there have been a small handful of social VR appetizers (Oculus Social) and convention hall tech demonstrations.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 21, 2019

Original image from Oculus). Oculus Rift and Gear VR have sold 10M units. At the beginning of the week, Jack McCauley, one of the founders of the Oculus startup, had claimed in an interview with CNBC that Facebook VR will never succeed. Of course, he was not only talking about Oculus but about VR in general.

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Leapmotion

JANUARY 1, 2015

We learned so much on the ground with our developer community in 2014. And now, for a bit of inspiration, behold – our 2014 Shortlist of Virtual Superlatives: Most Uncanny Robert Downey Jr. The experience used an Oculus DK1 (vintage!) Most Game-Changing Tool for Self-Expression. Springing drones to life. Impression.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 3, 2016

You can now register to attend Oculus’ 3rd ‘Connect’ conference, an event dedicated to all things Oculus from Rift to Touch and is focused primarily on developers and VR development. Photo courtesy Oculus VR, LLC. Oculus Connect 3 Registration. There’s also a student/academic pass available at $99.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2017

The company’s annual two-day event is dedicated to exploring the future of Facebook’s family of apps and services (including Oculus), and how businesses and developers can leverage them. In the last 12 months, the Facebook brand has become increasingly visible and involved with the Oculus subsidiary. Wednesday, April 19.

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AR Insider

APRIL 20, 2021

This traces back to Facebook’s Oculus acquisition in early 2014 that kicked off the current wave of excitement….including That excitement culminated in 2016 after the Oculus acquisition had time to set off a chain reaction of startup activity, tech-giant investment, and VC inflows for the “next computing platform.”

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Peter Graham

JULY 25, 2019

Having previously released HoloLAB Champions , the studio has now secured funding for a VR tool called HistoryMaker VR, with the US Department of Education awarding the project almost $1 million USD. history and civics, respec­tively.

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ARPost

JANUARY 18, 2022

After acquiring Oculus in 2014, Meta is planning to change the digital world as we know it, developing digital avatars that can connect work, communication, and entertainment. After revealing the new rebranding in 2021, Meta, formally known as Facebook is pioneering the way forward in VR-based investment.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 10, 2020

Valve Index and Oculus Quest gain PC VR market shares. The latest Steam Hardware Survey showed some interesting trends happening in the PC VR market (at least the Steam VR market, since we have no info on the Oculus Store market). Oculus explains the logic behind its store curation policy. Top news of the week.

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Road to VR

MARCH 12, 2020

billion since its initial Series A financing in 2014, garnering cash from the likes of Google, Alibaba, Qualcomm, and Andreessen Horowitz over the years. Other options reportedly under consideration are potential partnerships and a stake sale. The Plantation, Florida-based company has raised $2.6

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 25, 2017

Just in time for the spookiest time of year is a new VR fan remake of Five Nights at Freddy’s (2014) that brings some of the horror of Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza to room-scale VR. ” The demo even features a clever resizing tool so you can fit the game’s room-scale-sized back office to your individual playspace.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

An internal email reportedly sent by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to senior executives offers a glimpse into the strategic thinking behind the company’s feet-first leap into XR following the 2014 acquisition of Oculus. Facebook turned heads across the tech industry and beyond when it acquired Oculus for some $2 billion in 2014.

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Hypergrid Business

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Wolf3d’s been creating realistic avatars since 2014 with the goal of bringing humanity into virtual interactions between people. It also offers a virtual tablet to facilitate easy access to various tools. “In VR, you can use your creative potential to come up with tools that are not even possible in Zoom.

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AllThingsVR

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Gravity Sketch’s Wild VR App Will Let You Draw in Mid-Air BACK IN 2014, a London-based startup called Gravity Sketch released a prototype for an impressive virtual reality sketching tool. It builds on the work Gravity Sketch has been doing since 2014, and is a significant upgrade to the iPad app the company released this past March.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 31, 2021

” VR shouldn’t be used by children… Health and safety warning of the Oculus Rift DevKits (Image from Oculus Forums). 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. … but they use it anyway.

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MARCH 27, 2017

Since a cancelled Kickstarter campaign in early 2014 — which raised $66,294 of its $250,000 goal — Sixense has refined MakeVR, expanding beyond its initial Oculus Rift support and adapting its controller support to include the HTC Vive wands. Longer, in fact, than the platform its debuting on today, the HTC Vive.

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Road to VR

MARCH 14, 2018

“Assuming that the fix works, the tool change and samples, should not take more than four weeks,” Rubin says. We should be receiving 3D printed samples of the updated geometry next week, before we initiate the tool change to do an assembly level check fit to ensure the design update. Thanks, Amir.

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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. But the news of the day is that Meta should assemble only around 1000 units and keep the glasses for internal usage and demos. The startup just raised $1.6

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VRScout

JUNE 26, 2017

Since the launch of Tilt Brush last year, we’ve witnessed a surge in creative expression in immersive technologies, amplified by the presence of other applications popping onto the scene, such as MasterpieceVR , Oculus Medium , Quill , Kingspray , ANIMVR , and Sketchfab. ” 3D print of sculpture created in Oculus Medium.

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AR Insider

MARCH 16, 2021

This traces back to Facebook’s Oculus acquisition in early 2014 that kicked off the current wave of excitement….including That excitement culminated in 2016 after the Oculus acquisition had time to set off a chain reaction of startup activity, tech-giant investment, and VC inflows for the “next computing platform.”

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Road to VR

APRIL 14, 2017

Distributing on Steam Early Access for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, the platform lets you watch, host, and socialize in shows while music is mixed live. On the artist side, we’re building out the tools that let musicians and visual artists easily import and distribute their content on our platform,” Arrigo added. image by Road to VR.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 16, 2021

Set the mood this Halloween season with the following VR horror games on Oculus Quest 2. From psychological horror experiences to gruesome first-person shooters, there’s no shortage of horror on the Oculus Quest 2. Blair Witch: Oculus Quest Edition. Blair Witch Project: Oculus Quest Edition is available now for $29.99.

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AllThingsVR

APRIL 11, 2017

million, Logon Olson joins Google, and Anna Sweet leaves Oculus. Founded in 2014 by 3D computer vision experts, GeoCV scans interior space using a 3D camera and smartphone. Logan Olson , developer of awesome virtual reality music creation tool SoundStage, is joining Clay Bavor’s VR team at Google.

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MAY 8, 2017

Nevertheless, IHS Markit is forecasting sales for both Daydream from Google and Gear VR from Samsung, the latter of which is powered by software from Facebook’s Oculus. The Gear VR initially went on sale as a glorified developer kit in late 2014 — so if you combine 5 million sold through Jan. percent from 4.56

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Elite Dangerous (2014), the popular open-universe space simulator, is getting a beta near the end of the month which will bring both VR and PC players the fourth and final chapter of the game’s third season, Beyond. SEE ALSO Elon Musk Wants to Livestream SpaceX Moon Mission in "high def VR".

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

In 2017, Apple released software called ARKit, which includes tools for software makers to determine how far away an object or wall is, if the phone is moving, or identify limbs in a human body, among other functions. One wearer said she was assaulted outside a San Francisco bar in 2014 for wearing the glasses.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

The German luxury automobile manufacturer is finally ready to bring their VR dealership experience to customers, having spent the last three years working on the simulation tool. Prototype use of the Audi VR experience began in late 2014 but Audi only recently completed their last pilot phase in the past few months.

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VRScout

JULY 19, 2016

On March 25th, 2014, many people were left scratching their heads: why did Facebook spend 2 billion dollars to acquire a Kickstarter funded virtual reality company called Oculus. Oculus has sold an estimated 250k Rifts. Since then, we have seen a movement. Virtual reality has taken the world by storm. VR Consumption, 2016.

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ARVR

MARCH 24, 2021

This traces back to Facebook’s Oculus acquisition in early 2014 that kicked off the current wave of excitement….including That excitement culminated in 2016 after the Oculus acquisition had time to set off a chain reaction of startup activity, tech-giant investment, and VC inflows for the “next computing platform.”

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Delight XR

AUGUST 7, 2022

Oculus Rift. Oculus Touch. Oculus Home. Oculus Home. Fortunately, the PC can be tested for compatibility before the purchase via a SteamVR Performance Test application or HTCs ViveCheck tool. Thanks to LibreVR/Revive project, Vive users can also play some of the Oculus Rift exclusive titles. Oculus Rift.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 17, 2023

While many of Facebook’s properties retained their original branding, the “Oculus” brand, previously acquired by Facebook in 2014, adopted the new name. Is Meta Quest the Same as Oculus Quest? Oculus was initially founded in 2012 by a group of independent developers and hardware enthusiasts.

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OCTOBER 6, 2016

There were demos of Superhot running on Oculus Rift with an Oculus Touch prototype in 2014. “It’s absolutely critical for Oculus Touch to be there. Obviously, the developers need to wait for the release of Oculus Touch, coming in the last quarter of this year, before they can release a game that uses it.

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Bernard Marr

JANUARY 4, 2023

The simplest way to describe it is that Horizon is Facebook’s (as the company was called when it first launched) first attempt at creating a VR metaverse environment based around the Oculus range of headsets. This means that when users leave the meeting room and return to it, they will find it as they left it unless the host deletes it.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Some of the biggest names in social impact will be in attendance, including: Participant Media, Conservation International, the Rainforest Alliance, Connect for Climate/World Bank, and the Milken Institute, as well as tech companies like Google, Microsoft, and Oculus.

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ARVR

OCTOBER 3, 2020

© NHL In a post COVID-19 world, the Minnesota Vikings are offering a Vikings VR experience available on the Oculus store for fans to roam around the Vikings’ stadium and view 360-degree videos and photos from Vikings games and events. Once reopened, the Vikings’ U.S. © PuttView 7. The future of AR/VR in sports: In-game applications?

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 8, 2019

The XR for Business podcast will interview leaders from marketing, manufacturing, retail, training, HR, banking, insurance, emergency services, IT, and of course from virtual, augmented and mixed reality professionals creating the tools we will use to enter into the age of spatial computing. MetaVRse is a leader in XR Solutions for business.

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Road to VR

MARCH 10, 2018

Quill , Oculus’ VR painting and drawing tool, recently saw a major update which added animation tools to the software, allowing users to create animated sequences directly in VR. A resident artist at Oculus has taken to the tool to show the incredible potential of drawing and animating in VR.

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