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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

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In 2015, Snapchat acquired Looksery for $150M. With regards to talent, Snapchat has been acquiring there in a big way as well, hiring people from Oculus, Hololens, Qualcomm, as well as a few designers who have created glasses for names like Michael Kors and Lady Gaga.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

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The exhibit is rooted in her 2015 album Vulnicura – a dizzying dive into the depths of post-breakup despair. Wires are a VR buzzkill, but the untethered VR headsets are powered by smartphones – which are graphics-processing lightweights compared to the robust PCs behind the Oculus Rift and the HTC Vive.

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Exclusive: Here’s How Fantastic Contraption VR Devs Generated More Than $1 Million

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It released with the launch of the HTC Vive in early 2016 and Facebook’s Oculus Touch controllers for Rift late in the year. During this process of development the Northways learned Unity, a game creation toolset that alongside competitor Unreal Engine has been early to support VR. Learning New Skills.

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10 Recent VR and AR Investments You Should Know About

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Earlier this year, Seattle-based Polyarc received an Epic Games Unreal Developer grant for an unannounced project, code named “Moss.” The stealth company launched an early beta for mobile VR on iOS and Android, and support for PSVR, Gear VR, Oculus Rift, and HTC Vive will be released soon. FOR VR GAME IN 2017.