Road to VR

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Now, a little under four years since the big names in hardware released their first generation consumer headsets, we live in a time when a number of VR games have actually approached the best that any gaming platform has to offer. Developer : Sanzaru Games. Available On : Oculus (Rift). Available On : Oculus (Rift).

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JULY 3, 2019

Yamauchi says that not only is the next GT game already in works, but it will embrace the “past, present and future.” ” Furthermore, Yamauchi says he believes in the future of VR, and confirms it’s “very suited for a driving game.”

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Road to VR

APRIL 23, 2020

With the recent release of Half-Life: Alyx , VR has been thrust into the spotlight of the mainstream gaming audience. This article is actually a throwback to an article I wrote with the same premise back in 2015. That’s like investing in a new game console!

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OCTOBER 5, 2016

We’re already expecting at least one big game reveal at Oculus Connect 3 this week, but it looks like another is on the way. Ready At Dawn, the developer behind 2015 PlayStation 4 exclusive The Order: 1886 , just teased that it will be revealing a new VR game at the developer conference in San Jose.

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Road to VR

MARCH 1, 2023

Founded in 2015, Pimax is best known for its first Pimax “8K” headset Kickstarted in 2017, a consumer PC VR headset that included dual 4K panels providing an estimated 200-degree FOV, by far one of the largest in the industry at the time.

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Road to VR

JUNE 19, 2020

Kat VR, the China-based company behind the original Kat Walk VR treadmill Kickstarter in 2015, is bringing its new consumer-focused VR treadmill ‘Kat Walk C’ to the crowdfunding platform on June 21st. SEE ALSO Back-compat PSVR Games on PS5 Could See Improved Frame Rates, Resolution, & Loading.

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Road to VR

APRIL 19, 2017

This hopefully also means we’re getting something Oculus promised as a feature back when Home was initially announced for the consumer Rift back in the summer of 2015: 360 video previews of games. The SDK plugin is said to be compatible with multiple game engines including Unity and Unreal, and even native engines.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 2, 2018

Without any major VR hardware releases on the radar for this year, 2018 is shaping up to be a time for content to shine. We’ve rounded up a list of 20-something VR games launching in 2018 that we’re excited about, covering all three major VR systems: PSVR, Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. Ace Combat 7. Platform : PSVR (2018).

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Road to VR

MARCH 16, 2017

After years of making some of the most impressive VR tech demos of their time, Epic’s Robo Recall is not only the company’s first VR game proper, but a culmination of what the company has learned about VR game and engine design since the beginning. I’d also played the game from start to finish and felt inclined to agree.

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ARPost

JULY 21, 2023

The job descriptions first showed up across the internet and that started the rumors, I’m going to say back in 2014, 2015.” I specifically brought up gaming as one use case where I feel that a controller is still necessary. Almeida sees gaming and input in general as one of these opportunities. “To

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MARCH 13, 2017

Most interestingly, Valve’s Jeep Barnett wrote “the number of Rifts playing VR games through Steam doubled in December with the addition of optional motion controls.” This is despite the fact that new sales for the DK2 ceased in late 2015. The data suggests 6.5

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Developed in collaboration with VR director Jake Rowell, Gnomes & Goblins will have you embarking on a fantasy-driven adventure through an enchanted virtual world teeming with magical creatures, interactive mini-games, collectible artifacts, and various other activities in which your decisions have a direct impact on the story.

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Road to VR

JUNE 26, 2020

From as far back as 2015, Carmack has considered Minecraft in VR his “quest” of sorts. Unfortunate wording aside, it sounds like internal conflict back-burnered any chance of the block-based sandbox game from arriving on the 6DOF standalone. ” SEE ALSO How (and why) to Sideload Games on Quest with SideQuest.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 29, 2016

Wedged somewhat inconsiderately at the very start of every year (it’s OK CES organisers, no one in the tech industry have families they want to spend time with), the annual Consumer Electronics Show held in Las Vegas is still the biggest event for hardware in the world. CES 2015: Consumer VR Takes Shape.

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ARPost

MARCH 12, 2021

It took place from the 1980s (when these were initially introduced into the markets) to 2015 (when they were finally fully adopted). AR, VR, and AI have already been introduced to the market, but we are very early in the evolution of the hardware and infrastructure that will lead to mass adoption. We are currently at a similar point.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2023

After setting up an internal XR unit to create VR software and hardware last June, Reuters reports that’s been scrapped and the unit’s 300 staff members are being told to seek other employment opportunities. It’s also claimed that the unnamed VR headset lacked promising games and non-gaming applications.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Side note : the Oculus Store was opened up to paying customers back in March 2015, and first serviced Gear VR. To some degree, those numbers will also rise thanks to the upcoming cross-over support for Oculus Go games on Quest , which will give Go games a measure of forwards compatibility with the 6DOF Quest.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 5, 2017

The Gear VR headset launched in November 2015, and was the first high-quality VR solution for smartphones. This marks the beginning of a new line of Odyssey-branded gaming products, so there is still potential for an Odyssey VR headset. While GPU specs for the 17-inch version have not been finalised, it is likely to be VR-capable.

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Road to VR

JUNE 3, 2019

Samsung hasn’t really said much about VR since the release of Samsung Odyssey+, the hardware refresh to its Windows Mixed Reality headset that came to market in October 2018. However at Augmented World Expo (AWE), the company offered a few brief statements to underline their continued commitment to the space. Image courtesy Samsung.

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Road to VR

MARCH 8, 2017

As a development build, the selection of Linux-supported SteamVR games is very limited, but Valve says the build aims to let developers begin making VR content that supports the open source operating system. Limited hardware support is provided, and pre-release drivers are required”.

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Road to VR

JULY 14, 2017

nDreams, creators of The Assembly and publishers of the upcoming brawler Bloody Zombies , have completed an additional £2 million investment with Mercia Technologies, and £700,000 from private investors to create more VR games. Mercia previously invested seed funds amounting to $2.75M in December 2015. The post nDreams Raises £2.7M

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Because dystopian desert fashion is so 2015. It’s no mystery that VR and AR hardware are not generally regarded as the pinnacle of high fashion. Which means users would be able to jump seamlessly from playing a VR game on the bus to getting walking directions overlaid on their vision guiding them to their next destination.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Valve famously skipped 2015’s Dev Days, which was one year after the conference’s inauguration and first showing of Valve’s VR headset prototype. Had Dev Days 2015 taken place, it would have come only a few months after Valve unveiled its first version of the HTC Vive. Image courtesy Cloudhead Games.

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Road to VR

JUNE 27, 2017

CastAR’s consumer hardware was due to launch this year. A prototype development kit of the CastAR headset, circa 2015 | Photo by Road to VR. Concept render of the CastAR headset and controller | Image courtesy CastAR. ” This unfortunate news comes during a wealth of positive developments in the field of AR technology.

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Road to VR

JULY 29, 2019

” Founded in 2015, Nolo VR has since commercialized both its main hardware platform, Nolo CV1 , and its Nolo Home streaming software, which allows Oculus Go and Gear VR headset users to play SteamVR games.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 18, 2017

If preparing cars for motorsports in VR sounds like your idea of a good time, indie game Wrench is one to keep an eye on. Showcased in this recent ‘prototype trailer’, Wrench features painstakingly detailed car parts which the developer hopes to use in a rewarding, problem-solving car shop game.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

I think this headset can be very successful in a very small niche of the VR market : PC VR enthusiasts looking to upgrade their headset to play social VR experiences like VRChat or simulation games like Flight Simulator. Something that doesn’t surprise me much, considering that is since 2015 that “Apple is coming next year” every year.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 5, 2021

I am super happy about it, it’s like a dream coming true… On Wednesday 7th at 11:15–11:30 am CEST I will (remotely) speak together with Massimiliano Ariani at the famous Laval Virtual event , in the fitness track, where we will speak about HitMotion: Reloaded (btw download our game now !) The revenue from the sold headsets is so around $2.4B

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Road to VR

MARCH 24, 2017

in 2015, looking to raise $250,000 to assist the development process. The renewed appetite for space-based cockpit games over recent years has been partly fuelled by the resurgence of virtual reality technology, demonstrated by the success of Elite Dangerous , Star Citizen, and EVE: Valkyrie (2016). Starfighter Inc. Kickstarter.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 13, 2017

Optometrists have been able to use the company’s treatment in their practice since 2015; this week Vivid Vision announced a new offering for the hardware/software-based eye-treatment that extends lazy eye treatment to the home. Vivid Vision offers a virtual reality based treatment for lazy eye disorders.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Eat Sleep Play itself was formed almost a decade ago, and was comprised of members of Incognito Entertainment, the studio behind PlayStation 2-era Twisted Metal games and Warhawk. Heydari, Lead Recruiter for Technical Operations at Google; and Arnie Sen Senior Director of Hardware at Activision.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 4, 2019

It might cost a little bit more…” By “180 FPS internally,” Bell is referring to the workload the hardware will need to perform in order to deliver the requisite 90 fps to the dual displays in standard PC VR headsets such as Oculus Rift or HTC Vive. Mad Box will be the game studio’s first foray into hardware.

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ARPost

APRIL 8, 2020

According to Laverde, this began in 2015. VIVE hand tracking has a number of features, though which features a developer uses depends on their target platform and hardware. So, the processing power of the hardware that developers want their projects to work on should be considered. “ Tips on Incorporating Hand Tracking.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 30, 2020

On one side, this is good… I still remember putting on a headset used by every visitor of Expo Milan 2015, and it was disgusting… on the other side, this risks killing the whole LBVR sector. We built the Cleanbox brand in anticipation of the adoption of immersive technology as a global game-changer for business and end consumers.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Starting as a hardware company and evolving into a software company as well, Razer is now also growing into an investing company. Announcing zVentures, a $30M venture capital fund , Razer will be strategically funding companies in the ioT, big data analytics, AR/VR, robotics, and Android gaming areas.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MAY 11, 2023

trillion (in 2015 U.S. From hardware to software, technology innovation will lead to lower form factor devices and increasingly accessible immersive services, in theory, promoting Metaverse adoption. A strong understanding of the underlying technology infrastructure is critical to establishing Metaverse solutions.

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Road to VR

JUNE 14, 2017

The game is due to launch exclusively on PS4 in Fall 2017. Polyphony Digital’s latest iteration of the Gran Turismo driving simulator made an appearance at this week’s E3 2017 in Los Angeles, and was playable using a PSVR headset, but with some significant limitations. Since then, the full details of its VR support have rarely been discussed.

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