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. Virtual reality has taken the world by storm. Here is a summation of all things virtual reality as we currently know it.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 30, 2021

Since 2014 he’s now published 1,000 episodes of the Voices of VR Podcast which has faithfully charted the modern era of VR by giving listeners a chance to hear directly from the people working to make VR a reality. Kent Bye is officially prolific.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

PanguVR works with two amazing technologies like virtual reality and artificial intelligence , so I was really interested in talking with him. We agreed that we would have met virtually so that I could discover more about his company anyway. I’ve seen many companies working on interior design and virtual reality.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 15, 2017

The number of jobs posted for game developers has declined 65 percent since 2014, according to an analysis by the job search site Indeed. Searches for game designer jobs has remained relatively constant since 2014. And searches for augmented reality and virtual reality gaming jobs have skyrocketed, with searches up 1,500 percent.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 22, 2017

The wildly popular puzzler The Talos Principle (2014) from Croteam is soon to be making its way to VR in a separate version, playable on SteamVR-compatible headsets; i.e. HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. The post Hands-on: ‘The Talos Principle VR’ Feels Like It’s Come Home in Virtual Reality appeared first on Road to VR.

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ARPost

JANUARY 18, 2022

The future of the metaverse continues to be a hot topic of conversation amongst tech developers, virtual reality users, and an increasingly digital native population. As we move further towards engaging with a completely virtual online world, tech giants such as Meta and Microsoft continue to lead the way.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

They’ve been working on this VR version since 2014 when it was a 20% project. Thanks to virtual reality, that same sense of awareness and connection is available to all of us. The post Google Earth Lets You Explore the Planet in Virtual Reality appeared first on VRScout. You are now free to move about the planet.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

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. The Audi Virtual Training Car. The post Audi Dealers Will Soon Sell Cars Using Virtual Reality appeared first on VRScout.

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Hypergrid Business

JUNE 15, 2017

Low-cost virtual reality viewers — some made out of cardboard — are a minimal investment from consumer standpoint or from a company who would like to distribute their virtual reality experiences themselves. Test driving a car through virtual reality makes a lot of sense. But Volvo made it work.

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Road to VR

MARCH 28, 2017

Late last year, NBC’s popular late night talk show the Tonight Show with host Jimmy Fallon debuted a new Virtual Reality Pictionary segment which uses the HTC Vive and Tilt Brush. In 2014, Fallon demoed Sony’s PSVR (back when it was still called ‘Project Morpheus’) on The Tonight Show. Fallon is no stranger to VR.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 17, 2016

NBC’s popular late night talk show The Tonight Show with host Jimmy Fallon has debuted a new segment called Virtual Reality Pictionary which uses the HTC Vive and Google’s Tilt Brush VR paint app. Jimmy Fallon is no stranger to VR. He’s also had the HTC Vive on the show in a number of one-off segments.

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Road to VR

APRIL 22, 2022

Developers Codemasters say VR users will get “the ultimate immersive F1 experience with virtual reality compatibility on PC that lets you feel the drama of the race from right inside the cockpit.” In F1 22 , you get a chance to race new cars of the Formula 1 2022 season, and can play as 20 drivers across 10 teams.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The firm gained a massive asset when it purchased Oculus in 2014. ” The mixed reality (MR) device combines virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) visualisations under one instrument. The firm also supports Horizon developers with a series of XR funds and boot camps. What is Project Cambria?

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 3, 2017

In 2014, vantage.tv filmed and broadcast the first 360 livestream of Coachella alongside the release of the Coachella VR app and cardboard – allowing fans from all over the world to beam in virtually. For a lot of people, the iconic performance was the first time they’d ever seen a hologram in real life.

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Cats and VR

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Vreal will use the funding to further develop and launch their platform, paving the way for gamers to create, share, and enjoy video game content all within virtual reality. Williams, previously the Chief Audience Officer at Maker Studios which Disney acquired in 2014, joins Faliszek on the Vreal board of directors.

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AllThingsVR

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Virtual reality looks to its adolescence It’s time for VR to grow up. After more than two years of heavy public hyping since Facebook’s 2014 acquisition of Oculus for $2 billion, virtual reality is reaching an important turning point.

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AllThingsVR

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Oculus Chief Scientist VR Industry Predictions: From 2014 to Now It may only be two years old, but Oculus’ Connect developer conference has already established some cherished traditions.

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Road to VR

MARCH 12, 2021

Facebook has been very forward with its intentions to own the space since acquiring Oculus in 2014 for $2 billions. Following the subsequent incorporation of its VR brand Oculus into the mothership, it opened Facebook Reality Labs, the company’s AR/VR skunkworks.

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VRScout

AUGUST 26, 2020

Built using Unreal Engine, the experience uses headcam and drone footage taken directly from 2014’s The Ridge , Cut Media’s hit action sports film featuring MacAskill. Players begin by donning a VR headset before seating themselves on a specialized motion rig built using a Santa Cruz bike.

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Leapmotion

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Team RiftWare’s winning Leap Motion hack lets you leverage the power of the Oculus Rift, Leap Motion, and Android Wear – so you can reach into virtual reality and control it with voice commands. The post Cal Hacks 2014: Voice-Commanded Virtual Reality and Musical Data appeared first on Leap Motion Blog.

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RealVision VR

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Virtual Reality in Classrooms: Being first comes with Responsibility. So when I learned NASA had open sourced some panoramic imagery of Mars, I was eager to have Edd take a virtual field trip. So when I learned NASA had open sourced some panoramic imagery of Mars, I was eager to have Edd take a virtual field trip.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 3, 2017

In 2014, vantage.tv filmed and broadcast the first 360 livestream of Coachella alongside the release of the Coachella VR app and cardboard – allowing fans from all over the world to beam in virtually. For a lot of people, the iconic performance was the first time they’d ever seen a hologram in real life.

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TechCrunch VR

MARCH 6, 2019

Google showed off virtual reality designed around cardboard in 2014, but it looks like Nintendo is ready to get in on the action now as well with a new Labo VR kit for the Switch that puts the system inches from your face. In Labo fashion, there are some pretty outlandish projects to be built here. The sets launch April 12.

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InstaVR

OCTOBER 17, 2019

The Virtual Reality (VR) landscape is constantly evolving and improving. After buying the company for $2 Billion in 2014, it’s not surprising Facebook is investing heavily in Oculus’ success. It makes virtual reality more lifelike and is highly anticipated.

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Veative

AUGUST 20, 2018

This is the juncture at which virtual reality in education can be of use, in creating a more dynamic and participatory learning environment for young learners. In mapping the future of virtual reality in education , experts believe that AI, artificial intelligence, will play a pivotal role. JHU Press, 2014.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 13, 2021

If I had to choose the most common question I’ve received in these 4 years on the blog, social media, and Quora, I would surely pick “How do I get started with virtual reality?” How I got started with virtual reality. This is how I got started with Virtual Reality development.

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Upload VR

JULY 23, 2023

In this week's episode of the Between Realities VR Podcast, Alex & Skeeva host VR streamer and F.Reality Podcast host Zimtok5. Zimtok5 explains how he became one of the first streamers of virtual reality content on Twitch back in 2014.

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VRGames

JULY 24, 2023

This week on the Between Realities VR Podcast, Alex and Skeeva have hit it out of the park in their latest interview with renowned VR streamer Zimtok5. In this episode, Zimtok5 reflects on his pioneering work as one of Twitch’s early virtual reality content creators back in 2014.

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VRScout

MARCH 27, 2019

Much like the haunted animatronics lurking throughout the halls of Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza, 2014’s Five Nights at Freddy’s is a seemingly unkillable entity. I’m incredibly excited to bring Five Nights at Freddy’s to virtual reality and give fans a new way to experience the franchise,” said Scott Cawthon, founder of Scottgames. . “We

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ARPost

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Meta (formerly Facebook) acquired Oculus in 2014 in a bid to bring virtual reality experiences to the real world. Its vision is to create a virtual world where users, through avatars, can connect with each other using VR headsets. Fortnite .

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GizModo VR

OCTOBER 26, 2020

When Facebook purchased Oculus back in 2014—two years before the Oculus Rift was released—it wasn’t entirely clear what plans the social media giant had for the fledging virtual reality company. Read more.

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ARVR

JANUARY 26, 2021

These evolutions include virtual reality and data visualization. than the slow and sometimes conflicting trickle of information available on the ground” (Mantel,2014). 2014, August 17). Virtual Reality: Definition of Virtual Reality by Oxford Dictionary on Lexico.com also meaning of Virtual Reality.

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TechCrunch VR

JULY 20, 2023

Facebook slapped a $2 billion check on the table and acquired the company in 2014. VR — as in, a system for being exclusively in virtual reality — barely exists as a concept anymore. In April 2012, Oculus hit Kickstarter with the Oculus Rift developer kit , and the tech world whipped itself into a “this is the future” frenzy.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 12, 2024

And he put his money where his mouth was by dropping more than $2 billion in 2014 to buy Oculus, a small startup that precipitated a grassroots resurgence of virtual reality technology. But the reality is that Apple has been actively doing R&D on XR for at least as long.

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Boost VC

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Request for Startups: Virtual Reality At Boost VC we have invested in 70 VR related projects dating back to 2014. Virtual Reality: Request for Startups. Here is what we are looking to invest in next: Products that are fulfilling a personal connection. If you want to join our next accelerator batch?—? Join Tribe 12.

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VRWorld

JULY 1, 2016

The opening event will be broadcast in Full HD, 8K “Super-Hi Vision” and Virtual Reality (i.e. ” Back in 2014, International Olympic Committee was asked by their technology partners to broadcast a wider selection of events in higher resolution, or 4K / Ultra HD technology. . 360 degree stereoscopic video).

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Besides relying on some objectively useless stereoscopy, being shaped like a headset, and having ‘Virtual’ in the name, that’s where the comparisons between it and virtual reality stop. ” Granted, the technology has changed a great deal since 2014, the same year Oculus Rift DK2 came out.

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