Road to VR

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Elite Dangerous (2014), one of the first truly massive VR-compatible space sims, is releasing its biggest DLC for free today to all players who own the base game. Initially announced last month by creators Frontier Developments, the previously separate Horizons expansion has now been folded into the base game.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Frontier Developments’ VR-compatible space sim Elite Dangerous (2014) is going free on the Epic Games Store next week. Starting on Thursday, November 19th and going until the 26th, you’ll be able to download and keep Elite Dangerous for free.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Steam’s annual winter sale is already in full swing, bringing big savings to top VR games like Half-Life: Alyx (2020) , Star Wars: Squadrons (2020), Elite Dangerous (2014) and more. Vacation Simulator. $30. The sale is already in effect, and lasts until January 5th, 2020 at 10 AM PT ( local time here ). Until You Fall. $25.

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VRScout

JANUARY 21, 2021

QuiVr is certainly more of a fantasy-based experience than traditional archery simulator, but as far as VR adaptations go, we haven’t witnessed many dedicated options. Having been inactive since 2014, Dance Central made an unexpected revival in 2019 with the help of Oculus Studios. Archery – QuiVr.

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ARPost

JANUARY 18, 2022

As supporters of the modern metaverse continue to envision future users both working and indeed living within an online universe, the future could see us traveling across the world, meeting friends, and staying connected all via online simulation. The question is, just how far away are we from it? Could It Become The Future?

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Digital Trends

APRIL 13, 2022

Niantic has announced a new AR pet simulation game called Peridot. It's the company's first original game since 2014's Ingress.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Walmart’s Global Tech subdivision for creating bespoke digital and Web3 solutions designed the AR try-on service that employs neural networks to simulate fabric behaviour based on a user’s height and build. It also utilizes digital twins of clothing to create a realistic try-on simulation experience instead of employing 3D models.

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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

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Announced as “The Official Blancpain GT Series Game” , the sim brings many technology upgrades over Assetto Corsa (2014) , thanks in part to the move to Unreal Engine 4. Perhaps they took a leaf from the Polyphony Digital playbook in avoiding a numbered sequel, instead selecting a name that acknowledges a stronger leaning towards eSports.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 12, 2018

Frontier Developments today announced an open beta test for the upcoming update to the third season of Elite Dangerous (2014), the open-universe space simulator for VR and non-VR players.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 25, 2024

Seidl noted: Back when we started in 2014, the enterprise discovered gaming engines as a tool to speed up access to custom-developed VR simulations. But now it’s about how we can enable 10s of 1000s of people to access VR training or simulations on stand-alone VR headsets without having to deploy on a PC first.

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Road to VR

JULY 25, 2019

Here’s a quick rundown of the story: As the player, you are “low-fi”, the street name given to those who cannot merge with the platform, a ubiquitous virtual reality simulation where most of the population now live their lives. We’ll keep you posted on all things Low-fi leading up to the campaign.

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Road to VR

APRIL 24, 2018

From immersive full-room installations, motion simulators and VR arcades, to next-gen haptics, 360-cameras and the hottest product launches across VR/AR/XR, this year’s expo will feature the next generation of transformative technologies and something for everyone to explore. Image courtesy VRLA.

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Road to VR

MAY 3, 2017

From mid-2014 until early 2016, when the Rift DK2 development was essentially the only hardware option, software support in racing simulators was frankly a bit of a nightmare. Below are our top five recommendations for racing simulators with an excellent VR mode. RaceRoom Racing Experience. Photo courtesy Sector3 Studios.

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VRScout

MAY 23, 2017

In collaboration with Hasbro and DMG Entertainment, the simulation experiences will let you get up-close and personal with Transformers characters through a combination of “virtual and augmented reality technology.”

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VRScout

AUGUST 31, 2016

The latest funding round in Steel Wool Studios will support development of multiple VR projects already underway, which span game, simulation, and narrative-based concepts according to the studio. The first of these upcoming projects will be an interactive simulation titled Mars Odyssey that will launch on Steam on September 9.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 22, 2018

Vox Machinae first appeared on our radar all the way back in 2014 —back in the Rift DK1 and DK2 era, and long before motion input. The studio says players can expect the following: A unique mix of weighty and tactical simulation with responsive action. Immersive physics simulation drives movement and combat.

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Upload VR

MARCH 25, 2024

Proton Pulse is among the best games on the App Store for Vision Pro and an interesting window into VR game design circa 2014, with others like Job Simulator and Rec Room on the way. What's Next For VR On Vision Pro? Half-Life: Alyx released this decade, though, and stands as one of the best VR games ever made.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 2, 2017

Back in 2014, we had a product called the Trinity Magnum that was a bit too early for its time. Tagged with: baseball , diamondfx , pitcher , pitching , simulation , simulator , swing , trinity vr. We followed that up in 2015 with a haptics-based shotgun for Starbreeze’s The Walking Dead VR Experience.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

I tried simulating a purchase, and the website says that the estimated delivery date is September, 16th. R ay-Ban Stories cost $299/€329 and can be bought on Ray-Ban website. Personal opinion. Smartglasses are finally trendy (Image by Ray-Ban). Or at least something like the latest generation Spectacles, with live AR filters.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Kick back in the semi-authentic 90’s office-den simulation and read original writing about the screensaver phenomenon. The project was first demoed at Glitch City’s Cyber Cafe art show at LA’s iconic Cinefamily in 2014,” the developer continued in the press statement. Physically manipulate digital worlds!

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Road to VR

JULY 9, 2017

If you’re not a fan of the cartoon , or want to buy something more ‘family friendly’, the game is essentially Job Simulator with more swearing, poop humor and an overarching story, so you can alternatively pick up its silly, but entirely kid-friendly predecessor Job Simulator in substitution. EVE: Valkyrie.

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EON Reality

JUNE 10, 2020

As Benedict Carey (2014) points out in his lively discussion of this experiment in “How We Learn”, even if we cannot pin down the exact nature of the cues that assist memory, what we do know is that contextual cues, such as music, light, background colour, matter in contextualising our learning. References. Random House.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Rubin joined Oculus in 2014 as was a key spokesperson for the company’s VR before his role expanded into Facebook’s broader gaming initiatives | Image courtesy Jason Rubin. For the purposes of our beta, that includes genres like sports, card, simulation, and strategy games.

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VRScout

MAY 29, 2019

When Facebook acquired Oculus in 2014, many were curious as to why a social media company, whose track record with hardware included a phone that failed just a year prior to the Oculus purchase, would be interested in buying the plucky VR startup for over $2 billion dollars. That’s where Facebook comes in.

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VRScout

MAY 26, 2017

The infamous store chain has a history with the technology, having experimented with a ‘ virtual catwalk ’ back in 2014, streaming a 360-degree broadcast of the AW London Fashion Week show live to shoppers at its Oxford Street store. I mean, if you’re going to make a waterslide simulator you might as well go all out.

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VRScout

AUGUST 10, 2018

By 2014, Nonny de la Pe ñ a had premiered Project Syria at the World Economic Forum and Palmer Luckey was a household name. The same rings true for Owlchemy Labs, the award winning studio behind Job Simulator and Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality. The VR community in Austin was a bit of a late bloomer compared to other cities.

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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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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. You can read more about Chapter Four in this lengthy update post.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

The Kickstarter pitches the game’s premise as such: LOW-FI is the street name given to those who cannot merge with The Platform, a ubiquitous virtual reality simulation where most of the population now live their lives. 850,000 – Oculus Quest Port!

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VRScout

AUGUST 23, 2017

The system, called “Sand Play,” appears to have a sandbox, touch screen, projector and motion and depth sensors that simulate natural phenomenon. And as few as 20,000 might have access to the internet, ABC News reported in 2014. For instance, you can create volcanoes or lakes by digging in the sand.

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ARVR

JANUARY 26, 2021

Evolutions in the Field of Social Cause Communications Virtual Reality According to the oxford dictionary, Virtual Reality (VR) is: “a computer-generated simulation in which a person can interact within an artificial three-dimensional environment using electronic devices, such as special goggles with a screen or gloves fitted with sensors” (Oxford).

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Cats and VR

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Department of Education the administration has launched the EdSim Challenge for next-generation educational simulations that will prepare students for the globally competitive workforce of the 21st century. In 2014, the Administration held the first White House Education Game Jam and in 2015 the U.S.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Though you’re in a simulation, you feel like you’re there. Respawn Entertainment is the studio behind Titanfall (2014) and Titanfall 2 (2016) , both published by EA Games. While you know you’re wearing a headset, your brain processes VR on an emotional level. It’s all kinds of awesome.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 31, 2016

Steel Wool Studios , which today announced a $5 million Series A investment from HTC, was founded in 2011 and shifted their focus to VR in 2014, eventually launching Quar: Battle for Gate 18 , a virtual reality RTS for the HTC Vive. We’ve reached out to the company for clarification.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JULY 5, 2017

Project Cars 2 is gearing up for its September 22nd release date, promising to be one of the most fully featured racing simulations for VR headsets yet. Aston Martin. Vantage GT4. Aston Martin. Track Day A. 90 quattro IMSA GTO. A1 quattro. R18 e-tron quattro. R8 (LMP900). R8 LMS Endurance. R8 V10 Plus. Type 98T Renault. Vintage F1 A.

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ARPost

JUNE 2, 2021

Hershey leveraged augmented reality in 2014 to give an experience to the potential hires of what it looks like working in the company. This helps companies to simulate real-time situations. With AR, you can determine how the candidates will respond to the on-the-job challenges and gauge their comfort level in difficult situations.

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