Road to VR

DECEMBER 9, 2020

The former pillar focuses on the company’s purchase of photo sharing site Instagram ($1 billion) and messaging app WhatsApp ($19 billion) in 2012 and 2014 respectively. The Commission alleges that Facebook sought to buy-out its competitors rather than compete with them directly.

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OCTOBER 10, 2020

This bold product release is not a first attempt at accessibility for Zappar, a company that has prioritized various strategies and services for making XR more approachable for consumers and brands alike. Inspired by Google’s cardboard headset, ZapBox was conceived in 2014 as a way to meet consumers where they were at.

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AR Insider

MARCH 30, 2021

This traces back to Facebook’s Oculus acquisition in early 2014 that kicked off the current wave of excitement….including Beyond consumer demand, tech giants are embracing wearables as they align with road maps and growth strategies. This was the same strategy that drove Google’s Android OS years ago. Part V: Apple.

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The AR Show

JULY 25, 2023

David spun the company out of HP in 2014 and has been the chief innovator since. David spun the company out of HP in 2014 and has been the chief innovator since. His research experience led him to HP Labs, which was at the forefront of Quantum Information Processing. He co-authored numerous scientific papers at both institutions.

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ARPost

OCTOBER 10, 2022

InfiniteWorld is a digital content management and strategy company working on emerging technology solutions with emerging technology companies. Then, “In 2014, I put on an Oculus for the first time and I saw the future.”. In the middle is InfiniteWorld. In 1999, he started and sold a Web1 company. Fast forward a few years.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Jason Rubin joined Oculus in 2014 and has been a key figure in guiding the company’s content investments and strategy. Rubin brought significant games industry experience to Oculus when he joined in 2014. ” SEE ALSO On the Hunt for VR’s Killer App with Oculus' Head of Content, Jason Rubin.

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AR Insider

APRIL 6, 2021

This traces back to Facebook’s Oculus acquisition in early 2014 that kicked off the current wave of excitement….including But the question is what’s Apple’s strategy and what will its prospective glasses be and do? O ne striking realization about spatial computing is that we’re almost seven years into the sector’s current stage.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Responding to a question during Facebook’s most recent quarterly earnings call this week, CEO Mark Zuckerberg addressed the intersection of Facebook’s cloud gaming and VR initiatives: “Over the longer term, I think the VR piece will obviously come into [our gaming strategy] as well.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Nokia , the Finnish telecom giant, has been focusing on telecommunication infrastructure development after selling its mobile phone business to Microsoft in 2014. Nokia has also very openly talked about its commitment to metaverse development as part of its 2030 strategy.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2024

This is Zuckerberg's first publicly-known trip to South Korea since 2014, when he visited Samsung to finalize the Gear VR smartphone-holder headset partnership. William Cho, Mark Zuckerberg, and Park Hyoung-sei earlier today at LG headquarters in Seoul.

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APRIL 21, 2023

So while the combined loss of nearly $25,000 by the three Jeopardy contestants might seem significant, it's still much less than Zuckerberg has made in profit from VR & AR since he started investing heavily in the technology with his Oculus acquisition in 2014.

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VRScout

JANUARY 5, 2019

In August of 2014, Konami Productions published a short-form first-person psychological horror game entitled P.T. If you have trouble progressing through any of the convoluted puzzles, he’s included both a control manual and strategy guide within the main directory. Gaming’s most frightening hallway is even creepier in VR.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Lateral Thinking with ‘Withered’ Technology Much of Nintendo’s market strategy can be attributed to Gunpei Yokoi, the prolific Nintendo designer best known for pioneering the company’s handheld segment. ” Granted, the technology has changed a great deal since 2014, the same year Oculus Rift DK2 came out.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Connect has been held annually since 2014 as Oculus’ and then Facebook’s biggest event focused around outlining the company’s strategy in VR and AR. Meanwhile, Meta’s long-time technical guide John Carmack confirmed he’ll be giving his unscripted talk this year inside VR.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 21, 2020

More importantly, this aligns with the timeframe that followed its 2014 Oculus acquisition. Given the acquisition close date of July 2014, Facebook’s Q3 R&D spend was $.608 Q4 2014 R&D spend increased to $1.1 And its long-run platform strategy will radiate lots of success for startups and ecosystem players.

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ARPost

OCTOBER 8, 2019

A massive increase from the 200 thousand recorded in 2014. With 75% of leading brands now making use of VR in their marketing strategies, virtual reality is beginning to have a big impact on consumers. The popularity of virtual reality has increased rapidly over the last few years. The Popularity of VR Technology.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Samsung partnered with Oculus (now Meta) back in 2014 to build Gear VR, a snap-in VR smartphone holder that was a generational leap in terms of low-latency mobile VR.

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Road to VR

APRIL 12, 2018

It’s been a long journey to the official launch of WebVR, and here’s some of the previous conversations about WebVR since the beginning of the podcast in May 2014. #13: 13: Vlad Vukicevic at SVVR 2014. #40: 40: Tony Parisi at SVVR 2014. #81: 81: Josh Carpenter at Oculus Connect 2014. Support Voices of VR.

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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 was a great recruitment strategy as a more significant number of people applied for the open positions. Testing Candidate Skills. Hence by using XR, you can also enhance the candidates’ experience.

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ARVR

JUNE 28, 2022

Part 3— An Immersive Transmedia Storytelling Design & Cross-cultural Educational Strategy. Jackie Turnure (2014) called The Rules of Engagement. Cross-cultural learning and pedagogy that can be enjoyed and understood at a universal, cross-cultural level. What is possible for us to sense, understand, articulate, want and imagine?

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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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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 Facebook’s VR strategy is best embodied in its latest hardware: Oculus Quest 2. Its long-term VR strategy lets it sacrifice near-term margins to build a network effect. VR Global Revenue Forecast, 2019-2024.

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TechCrunch VR

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

Facebook’s billion-dollar acquisition of Oculus in 2014 more than showed Zuck’s hand, though it would be another seven years until the pivot actually happened. He has displayed excellent strategy in response to market movements and timing, not all of which he controlled. The “metaverse” already exists in Fortnite and Roblox.

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Tech Trends VR

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Jarvish was founded in 2014 by a group of motorcycle enthusiasts Click To Tweet. The company was founded in 2014 by a group of motorcycle enthusiasts and members of the former Advance Technology Division (ATD) team at Foxconn. And that’s exactly what Jarvish has set about doing. VRScout (@VRScout) February 4, 2019.

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ARVR

APRIL 5, 2021

This traces back to Facebook’s Oculus acquisition in early 2014 that kicked off the current wave of excitement….including Beyond consumer demand, tech giants are embracing wearables as they align with road maps and growth strategies. This was the same strategy that drove Google’s Android OS years ago.

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AR Insider

MARCH 23, 2021

This traces back to Facebook’s Oculus acquisition in early 2014 that kicked off the current wave of excitement….including As it has stated publicly, LiDAR elevates capabilities in its Lens Studio, unlocking a new creative range for AR developers — a central principle of its broader AR strategy.

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Anand Tech

JUNE 7, 2021

The FURY series isn't new to Kingston, as it debuted back in 2014 as one of its more affordable memory ranges designed for gamers on a budget. Kingston has rebranded its own series in preparation for a new start and marketing strategy for its consumer-focused DRAM and storage products.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 11, 2023

John joined the Unity Board in 2013 and stepped in to lead the Company in 2014, at a time when we faced significant challenges. Botha said in a statement, “Working with Unity under John’s leadership has been one of the highlights of my career.

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VRScout

AUGUST 31, 2016

However, after the founders visited Valve HQ and experienced early prototypes of the Vive headset in 2014, the company quickly shifted focus and dedicated themselves to virtual reality. In April, the studio launched Quar: Battle for Gate 18, an action strategy title, on Steam for the HTC Vive. Image Credit: Steel Wool Studios.

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ARVR

APRIL 15, 2021

This traces back to Facebook’s Oculus acquisition in early 2014 that kicked off the current wave of excitement….including But the question is what’s Apple’s strategy and what will its prospective glasses be and do? One striking realization about spatial computing is that we’re almost seven years into the sector’s current stage.

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MAY 15, 2022

Facebook first acquired the Oculus VR startup in 2014 for $3 billion, but last year Meta’s investments in VR and AR technology rose to $10 billion with plans for growth even further in the coming years.

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JANUARY 26, 2017

HTC continues to invest in talent and recruitment as part of our broader strategy to ensure the continued strength and integrity of the Company’s organizational structure.” That was our biggest complaint about Google’s own headset, Daydream View, when it launched late last year.

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JUNE 7, 2016

With things already heating up for this year’s E3, Sony has today announced a new addition to the PlayStation VR lineup— Tethered, an impossibly cute strategy game from UK-based studio Secret Sorcery. ” Tethered is Secret Sorcery’s debut title, and is slated to arrive alongside PlayStation VR in Autumn 2016.

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ARVR

JANUARY 26, 2021

than the slow and sometimes conflicting trickle of information available on the ground” (Mantel,2014). Crisis mappers layer social media-generated data with satellite imagery when available to evaluate road conditions in crisis areas, providing up-to-the-minute maps for aid organizations” (Mantel,2014). 2014, August 17).

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 7, 2016

To drive this message home Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook, who acquired Oculus in 2014 for $2Bn, took to the stage to take part in a confident and altogether impressive demonstration of the company’s latest advancements in social VR. SEE ALSO Video: Watch Mark Zuckerberg Demo Facebook's Latest Social VR Prototype.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 3, 2024

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. But not more than two and a half years later the company is reportedly laying off hundreds of its staff as it pivots its strategy.

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JULY 13, 2017

Ever since Facebook purchased Oculus VR back in 2014 it was clear the company was playing the long-game when it came to their strategy in the VR marketplace. “The strategy of content investment is paying off. In terms of consistent quality it’s definitely working. .”

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