Road to VR

DECEMBER 1, 2021

On stage, Newell took several questions from students, some of which landed on Valve’s involvement in immersive technologies such as AR, VR, and BCI. “There are interesting questions, like: are things sort of stable end goals or are they transition points? We’re really hoping to see what sort of games Valve has in mind too.

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VRScout

AUGUST 22, 2017

Time to applaud for a sweet deal on the HTC Vive, Clash of Clans partners w/ Facebook to bring AR to fans, control VR with your mind, new predictions for spending & investment are out, the investment & funding wrapup, and more… 1. … well, sort of. Emeryville, California-based immersive ad company Immersv announced $10.5M

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Road to VR

JUNE 18, 2020

Established in 2015 by its parent company the Antser Group, Cornerstone has even created its own VR tool for use in child adoption and fostering. SEE ALSO Former HTC CEO Unveils 5G-enabled VR Headset & Social VR Platform.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JULY 20, 2023

With these emerging technologies, companies have begun experimenting with augmented dashboards, entertainment systems, and immersive wearables. In the interview, we discuss the Munich-based firm’s end-user insights with Audi and HTC VIVE and trends in automotive XR. As a pioneer, we see these challenges.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Efforts to construct and expand the Metaverse were sparked by Meta Platform’s major pivot in October, which saw Microsoft, NVIDIA, HTC VIVE, Qualcomm, Google, Varjo, and dozens of other tech giants enter the race for prime positioning to build the virtual and connected world. Immersive Experience. Immersive Media.

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Slashgear

AUGUST 24, 2017

HTC is considering selling off its VIVE virtual reality business, a new report claims, as the smartphone maker weighs possible routes to boosting its finances.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 22, 2016

Surge , launched freely back in early 2015—the days of the second Rift development (DK2)—was a curiously compelling piece of music set to a real-time VR rendering of abstract shapes and scenery that reacted to the music. It’s also available for the HTC Vive and Rift on Steam where it’s rated positively by 95% of reviewers.

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JANUARY 2, 2017

Trinity VR is an ambitious new virtual reality company behind DiamondFX — an experience that combines the immersive power of the HTC Vive with the unending statistics of Major League Baseball. We followed that up in 2015 with a haptics-based shotgun for Starbreeze’s The Walking Dead VR Experience.

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VRScout

JANUARY 27, 2021

We were blown away by the positive response we received for I Expect You To Die , and we’re excited to create another title that contributes to our legacy of immersive and engaging virtual reality experiences.”. Zor has in store,” said Jesse Schell, CEO of Schell Games in an official release. “We Image Credit: Schell Games. “In

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Road to VR

JANUARY 27, 2021

As the team pivots to creating immersive AR experiences, Tilt Brush has officially gone open source, allowing anyone to modify or even clone the app in its entirety. Google announced it has stopped active development on Tilt Brush (2016), the company’s VR paint app. All is not lost though.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Games, as one of the prime sources of entertainment, could be more prominent by becoming more interactive and immersive. Market research reports have shown that in 2015 the revenue was $0.66 The leading producers of VR headsets like Sony, Oculus, Google, HTC, and Samsung, mainly focus on creating cost-effective devices.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 19, 2018

The creators Immersive VR Education are taking Apollo 11 VR’s commitment to realism one step further though with their newly remastered version, dubbed Apollo 11 VR HD, which is now set to launch on Steam November 7th for Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and Windows VR headsets. Image courtesy Immersive VR Education.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

We firmly believe in the visual storytelling space as well as the immersive space.” Originally drawn to the project after seeing Wevr’s underwater VR series TheBlu , Favreau first began work on Gnomes and Goblins in 2015—the early days of the modern VR—before shifting gears dramatically in 2017.

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VRScout

JUNE 28, 2017

What we weren’t expecting to see was putt-putt golf in Google Earth VR or a few other inspiring demos that show us what’s possible with the immersive technology in the near term. Rocking a HTC Vive headset, Nat looks down some 50 meters over a pool. Curious enough, the screen footage shared shows her feet tracked in VR.

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XROM

JULY 26, 2023

Singapore VR/AR conference announces speakers from Meta, NVIDIA, Microsoft, Google, 3M, IMDA, HTC, among others. Presenting exhibitors of the conference include NIPA, Niantic, Immersal, Dispelix, EnlightXR, and XPANCEO. Schussler (Deutsche Telekom).

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 11, 2016

Before the calendar ever turned over from 2015 to 2016 people were already dubbing this as the “year of virtual reality.” It may seem hard to believe now, but just a few months ago the HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and PlayStation VR HMDs were available active developers only. ” This monicker was given for good reason.

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Road to VR

MAY 8, 2017

The software itself can be downloaded at home for free, as it supports Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and PlayStation VR headsets (with Gear VR coming later), but the company’s proprietary VirZOOM Bike Controller, an integral piece of kit, costs a little under $400—available at VirZOOM , Amazon , Best Buy , Gamestop , Target , and Walmart.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Developed for HTC Vive and Samsung Gear VR, the experience is coming soon to select Nissan dealerships in the US, Mexico, and Canada.

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Road to VR

APRIL 5, 2017

APEX is the latest real-time VR music video experience directed by Arjan van Meerten, the creator of the acclaimed Surge (2015). VR is a really intense and immersive way to experience music. And there’s of course also the teaser released last year: Surge , the predecessor to APEX launched in 2015 to much acclaim.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 8, 2018

Positional tracking is the dream for immersive video content, but it is a complex hardware and software challenge. The company haven’t provided details about their process, but 6DoF support has been on their road map for some time, having spoken about the use of light field technology for this purpose in 2015.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Resolution Games was also involved in its making , a title that does away with the standard side-scrolling gameplay for a more immersive first-person experience of physically shooting a slingshot at the 3D piggy fort. ” SEE ALSO Brilliant Sole Wants to Put a VR Controller in Your Shoes.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 23, 2019

” While the app has previously been available on Vive via HTC’s Viveport platform since early last year, Vive users who exclusively use SteamVR haven’t had access. The NextVR app launched initially way back in 2015 on Gear VR, and eventually found its way to Daydream.

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MAY 2, 2017

“We know we can make a conventional game in VR more immersive, but can we make it as fun?” The studio is also very particular about movement within VR, noting that it doesn’t want to use teleportation, as it breaks immersion. Multiverse itself assembled in 2015 and is currently comprised of 30 people.

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Road to VR

JULY 17, 2018

The multi-dimensional platformer-meets-VR adventure is slated to arrive on PSVR, Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and Windows “Mixed Reality” VR headsets July 31st. Image courtesy Arvore Immersive Experiences. Development of the game since shifted to São Paulo-based Arvore Immersive Experiences , with Ribiero as a developer.

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VRScout

JANUARY 24, 2017

Pearl was first made available as a 360-degree video that could be viewed in a Google Cardboard, with a later version distributed for VR headsets like the HTC Vive. In 2016, Oculus Story Studio won an Emmy for their VR short Henry and in 2015, Emmy nominations were given out to FOX’s Sleepy Hollow experience and Taylor Swift’s VR app.

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Road to VR

JUNE 24, 2017

And in case you’ve been cryogenically frozen in a nuclear bunker this past year, you should know Fallout 4 (2015) is coming to HTC Vive―that and Bethesda demoed an updated build at this year’s E3, showing off an improved UI that should address some worries about porting the flatscreen game to VR headsets. Locomotion.

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Road to VR

JUNE 12, 2017

At Bethesda’s E3 briefing last night, the studio announced that Fallout 4 VR will be coming this year for the HTC Vive, but with AAA virtual reality PC content, comes prices to match. Fallout 4 VR is available on the HTC Vive headset via Amazon (US only currently) or direct via SteamVR for $59.99

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JULY 31, 2017

Guests sit on a moveable sloped platform while in VR, which uses gravity to aid immersion. The Shard also boasts a second VR experience, using the HTC Vive and 360° footage collected during its construction. This is not the first time the Shard has been the subject of a VR experience. Facebook Twitter Reddit More.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The Immerse Global Summit (IGS) 2022 Miami continues to showcase enterprises across the virtual, augmented, mixed, and extended reality (VR/AR/MR/XR) space. Some of the world’s top institutions featured across the XR medical, defence, education, and entertainment sectors debuted and highlighted their latest immersive solutions.

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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. And you know us, we like immersion. image courtesy Croteam.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 19, 2016

So what better way to transform the way visitors engage with the museum than by immersing them in unique content in virtual reality. Opened to the public for the first time late last month, the museum makes use of the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift headset to take you into space in an exhibit they are calling their “Holodeck”.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Organisations such as the VR/AR Association have responded to the demands of a rapidly changing tech sector since 2015 by providing a platform capable of facilitating such transformative development. Immerse Global Summit (@ImmerseSummit) September 5, 2022. Conference A-List Attendees.

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Road to VR

MARCH 19, 2017

.” Lets be honest, the last few years have seen some pretty wild speculation from industry analysts whilst the excitement and hype surrounding the most recent renaissance in immersive technology has ridden high. ” 2016 saw the arrival of 3 major consumer virtual reality headsets, the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and PlayStation VR.

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DECEMBER 22, 2016

The young organization managed to carve out a name for itself during the early days of the emerging VR industry and that first to market approach earned it a $65 million fundraising round in 2015 that was led by none other than the kingmaker of modern media itself: Disney.

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Road to VR

JUNE 14, 2017

In an interview with IGN , Skybound (co-founded by The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman) President of Interactive Dan Murray and Skydance President of Interactive Peter Akemann have discussed details of a new series of “immersive narrative storytelling” titles based on the franchise that are currently in the works at both companies.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Written and directed with VR sensibilities in mind, the film will tell its story entirely through the first-person perspective, similar to Hardcore Henry (2015). Agent Emerson will arrive for users of all Oculus and HTC headsets on November 22nd. It is planned to become available to PlayStation VR owners “shortly after”.

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VRScout

JUNE 10, 2016

In 2015, Snapchat acquired Looksery for $150M. Someone is Always Ready to Help THIS version of the HTC Vive…. Although it’s not too different from their consumer model, HTC Vive is releasing a business edition of their high-end headset – and a dedicated Business Edition support line is one of the perks.

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