Road to VR

MARCH 19, 2017

In a new report from IDC (International Data Corporation), the market research firm predicts a near 10 fold increase in the shipments of augmented and virtual reality headsets in the next 4 years, bolstered by a plethora of new devices and “expanding array of content for both consumer and enterprise users.”

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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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Road to VR

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Surprisingly enough, this isn’t the first time Rovio has jumped into virtual reality with some flavor of Angry Birds for VR. The company demoed a first-person prototype on Gear VR as far back as 2015 at the Rock in Rio festival that summer, although it never saw public release afterwards.

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VRScout

JULY 11, 2017

Google wants you to play with Blocks, this smartphone wants you to get rid of your headset, a new marketplace connecting content creators with funding, the price of the Oculus Rift is slashed, the investment & funding wrapup, and more… 1. GOOGLE WANTS YOU TO PLAY WITH BLOCKS. THIS SMARTPHONE WANTS TO MAKE HEADSETS OBSOLETE.

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Road to VR

MARCH 30, 2017

“Don’t even think about it” is Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger’s message to theme park development team regarding virtual reality, according to a report from the LA Times. Instead, Iger sees augmented reality headsets to be the more likely fit for future attractions.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

You can enjoy the full audio recording below: In this weekly VRScout Report, Google Earth in VR is a rush, Facebook analyzes your face w/ augmented reality, GE uses AR to talk to machines, the funding wrap-up, cure lazy eye with VR, and more…. GOOGLE EARTH IN VR IS A RUSH. TREAT LAZY EYE WITH VIRTUAL REALITY.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 27, 2016

Bennett was an entertainment industry veteran with 27 years of experience in film, television, and music. But in 2014, Bennett was named Chief Content Officer and began building out a dedicated virtual reality team. Bushnell is an engineer, entrepreneur, and son of Atari founder, Nolan Bushnell.

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VRScout

AUGUST 1, 2016

China Joy kicked off Thursday at the Shanghai New International Expo Center with over 600 firms showing the latest in entertainment and technology. Most of that hardware growth will be fueled by key products from Samsung, Sony, HTC, Oculus and Google. million units and hardware revenues approaching $2.3 Image Credit: Stephen Ip.

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Peter Graham

MARCH 27, 2020

When you think of creativity in virtual reality (VR) one app that’s surely going to come to mind is Google’s Tilt Brush. New artists will be able to grow and share with the community, share their sketches with the world by uploading them to Google Poly or viewing others from the community.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

AUGUST 9, 2017

In 2014, 2015 and 2016 The Proto Awards were held to recognize some of the groundbreaking efforts pushing forward the emerging medium of VR content. The event is organized by The Virtual Reality Foundation, which is composed of many of the same people behind the Virtual Reality Los Angeles conference and startup Mindshow.

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ARVR

JULY 28, 2020

And we’ve been developing the app since 2015. Google Play Stats?—?86.97% This is all we ask in return for the great tools and features we continuously develop to promote better education, entertainment, and art. Recently we started experiencing a download growth from India. 86.97% of the new users are coming from India.

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VRScout

JUNE 26, 2016

Samsung solidified its commitment to the virtual reality space with some big announcements that essentially add up to an end-to-end consumer VR solution. Samsung VR is now somewhat similar to the App Store or Google Play store in that it’s where you can find the latest content for virtual reality products.

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VRScout

AUGUST 24, 2016

million seed round of equity funding and the open beta launch of its eSports entertainment platform, SLIVER.tv. platform provides eSports spectators with uniquely immersive and cinematic experiences in 360° and virtual reality. The Cupertino, California based company has announced the close of a $6.2 Launching today, the SLIVER.tv

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VRScout

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Originally started in 2015 as a traveling VR film festival spanning 10 cities in North America, Kaleidoscope has really come into its own this year. Balthazar started to experiment with virtual reality headsets at art school, exploring how to achieve a new kind of immersive storytelling experience. Balthazar Auxietre.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JULY 23, 2017

Presence Capital — one of the earliest venture capital firms to focus on virtual reality and augmented reality startups — is today announcing that it has made 33 investments. That’s a lot of investments for a fund that was announced in December 2015.

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VRWorld

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Independent developer The Chinese Room is releasing its first-ever virtual reality game. The studio’s growing visibility and size culminated in Everybody’s Gone To Rapture , a 2015 exploration game created in collaboration with Sony’s Santa Monica Studio. “A tale passed down the generations, from adult to child.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 30, 2024

The recently released report noted how “Meta employees see the Quest and its software ecosystem emerging as a primary alternative to Apple in the space, filling the role played by Google’s Android in smartphones.” ” He also explained: I think this will be very, very important.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 6, 2016

With the proliferation of mobile VR platforms like Google Cardboard and the new Daydream View, as well as Samsung Gear VR and others, Zhou believes that now is the right time for VR to go mainstream. The former Google senior research scientist partnered with former TangoMe marketing manager Elaine Lu to co-found Visbit in 2015.

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VRWorld

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

MasterCard and Swarovski disclosed that two companies joined forces up to create a new virtual reality shopping app for browsing through a virtual home filled with crystal objects designed by the late architect Zaha Hadid, designer Tomás Alonso and many others.

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VRWorld

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

In the world of virtual reality, everything (well, almost everything) can be perceived and understood better. With the current release, blockchain3d.info supports Google Cardboard on Android (devices from 2015 onwards). Same goes with cryptocurrencies.

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Delight XR

AUGUST 7, 2022

Virtual Reality is here to stay Virtual Reality (VR) invites you to explore alternative worlds as if you’re actually there. Simply take your smartphone and a headset and discover virtual spaces, games, and much more. Google Daydream View. Google Cardboard. Google Play / iOS Appstore.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 6, 2019

In 2015 he launched the first VR escape game in the world. Since 2015 there are 200 000 customers played these games. . VR just passed the thorough of disillusionment and is here to stay thanks to investments in the AR/VR market by Facebook, Google and Apple. Seated VR gets you entertained. They scream, yell and laugh.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 22, 2016

High tech glasses have to look good, hence the prior failures of others like Google who have attempted to develop similar items. When looking at mass-adoption, the mobile cell phone industry lays the foundation of virtual reality and augmented reality devices. This is not Silicon Valley’s Google Glass.

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EnterpriseWear

AUGUST 1, 2018

Ideas on the ground and on board: The airport industry first began toying with wearable technology with the release of the original Google Glass in 2013. More recently, the use of wearable augmented and virtual reality devices by airport and airline technicians to train, perform maintenance, and receive remote support has gained traction.

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VRWorld

APRIL 17, 2017

“Pax Prime 2015 459” (CC BY 2.0) “Pax Prime 2015 459” (CC BY 2.0) The popularity of that kind of entertainment has a simple explanation – young people like it, or simply put – CollegeHumor, FunnyorDie, YouTube and Twitch are the “TV” channels of 21st century. by SupportPDX. .

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Delight XR

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Virtual Reality is here to stay Virtual Reality (VR) invites you to explore alternative worlds as if you’re actually there. Simply take your smartphone and a headset and discover virtual spaces, games, and much more. Google Daydream View. Google Cardboard. Google Play / iOS Appstore.

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VeeR VR

OCTOBER 15, 2018

10 years ago, the virtual reality industry was just getting started. Plenty of big companies understand they missed the initial tech boom of the internet for growing their business and do NOT want to miss out on the coming revolution from virtual reality. It is available for free through Google cardboard.

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TechCrunch VR

MAY 31, 2023

By the time Howard Rheingold’s “Virtual Reality” was published in 1991, the Sensorama was already a “slowly deteriorating” relic stashed away in a cabana next the pool at its inventor’s West Los Angeles home. NASA promotion shot of VIEW (Virtual Interactive Environment Workstation). Helig died in 1997 at age 70.

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VRWorld

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Before the game’s release in July 2016, the words “augmented reality” probably didn’t mean much to the average consumer. Despite being an emerging concept for the last few years, Google’s April Fools-joke-turned-into-reality made the technology a mass hit. UCI Google Glass. billion to $50.65

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 9, 2017

2016 provided hints of where Facebook, HTC, Sony, Google, and more will take their headsets in the near future, but where does the industry’s best and brightest think we’ll end up this time next year? 2) 2017 needs to be about experimentation, just like 2015 and 2016. We just haven’t figured out quite how to do it yet.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 12, 2016

VR was “the biggest loser” in sales this year, PSVR sales forecast greatly lowered – SuperData. • The holiday season seems to have given virtual reality a reality check. • Despite slow 2016, VR is still forecast to hit $14 billion in consumer software sales in 2020. Google – Daydream. Sony – PlayStation VR.

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Road to VR

MARCH 18, 2018

As a story based in a world where virtual reality headsets are omnipresent and everyone is connected to the massive multiplayer online universe dubbed ‘The Oasis’, many are wondering what role the film will play in VR’s continued push towards mainstream adoption. image courtesy Entertainment Weekly.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

And back in 2015, I met with a guy called Julien in a pub, and he showed me an experience: The Night Café, in which you enter a painting by Vincent Van Gogh. And that’s honed our skills in what it means to tell a story in virtual reality, versus other mediums — such as cinema. Alan: Sure.

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Cats and VR

JULY 11, 2016

Today The Walt Disney Company announced participants in the 2016 Disney Accelerator, a program that provides entrepreneurs with mentorship and immersion into the media and entertainment industry. littleBits was founded by Ayah Bdeir, co-founder of the Open Hardware Summit, a TED Senior Fellow and a graduate of the MIT Media Lab.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

And back in 2015, I met with a guy called Julien in a pub, and he showed me an experience: The Night Café, in which you enter a painting by Vincent Van Gogh. And that's honed our skills in what it means to tell a story in virtual reality, versus other mediums -- such as cinema. I don't know if you've tried that one.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

And back in 2015, I met with a guy called Julien in a pub, and he showed me an experience: The Night Café, in which you enter a painting by Vincent Van Gogh. And that’s honed our skills in what it means to tell a story in virtual reality, versus other mediums — such as cinema. Alan: Sure.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

And back in 2015, I met with a guy called Julien in a pub, and he showed me an experience: The Night Café, in which you enter a painting by Vincent Van Gogh. And that’s honed our skills in what it means to tell a story in virtual reality, versus other mediums — such as cinema. Alan: Sure.

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