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SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

The Virtual Reality Foundation has announced the nominees for the 2016 Proto Awards, the third annual award show created to honor individuals and teams making strides in the field of virtual reality. Some of the nominees for the 2016 Proto Awards include ( see the full list here ): Most Transportive Experience. Old Friend.

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MAY 21, 2016

On June 1st for 2 days, AWE 2016 will kick off with its biggest show yet, held at the the Santa Clara Convention Center, CA. AWE 2016 Discount Tickets. Just a Few AWE 2016 Highlights. You can find more information on the Augmented World Expo 2016 here , and don’t forget that 45% discount code, click here to redeem it.

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JANUARY 13, 2021

There are only 11 titles represented between both regions, with Blood & Truth garnering third place in Europe and Marvel’s Iron Man VR taking 10th place in the US & Canada. Job Simulator (2016). Job Simulator (2016). And yes, there’s a lot of overlap here. Here’s the full list: US/Canada.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 9, 2016

Apollo 11 VR – Immersive VR Education Ltd. Apollo 11 VR – Immersive VR Education Ltd. Best Educational Experience: Apollo 11 VR – Immersive VR Education Ltd. The post 2016’s Proto Award Winners Revealed, Tilt Brush Receives Top Honour appeared first on Road to VR. Zen Zone – Aaron Lemke. SEE ALSO 'Tactera' Review.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2022

In 2016, a massive heist shook the crypto world. Someone robbed The DAO —an early, Ethereum-based, decentralized autonomous organization. The DAO was supposed to be a “revolutionary” entity that showed all the promise that the crypto industry had to offer, but, instead, it became an early warning about the industry’s… Read more.

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APRIL 17, 2024

Created by solo Argentinian developer Carlos Alfonso, COLD VR takes the exact opposite approach to 2016's SUPERHOT VR. 0:00 / 1:11 1× We spent 30 minutes hands-on with the Steam demo , which includes a tutorial and six levels. COLD VR promises SUPERHOT in reverse by freezing time as you move, and a Steam demo is now available.

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Road to VR

MARCH 6, 2018

Last year’s first-prize winners included Apollo 11 VR (2016), Fantastic Contraption (2016), Cloudlands: VR Minigolf (2016), and Allumette (2016). Second place gets a financial award of $20,000, and all of the above (besides the $50K of course).

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Hypergrid Business

DECEMBER 17, 2016

“In 2016, Kitely Market has sold close to 80 percent of the total number of items it sold from when it launched in August 2013 until the end of 2015,” he said. According to Tochner, 82 percent of all 2016 sales were paid via PayPal. Data courtesy Kitely.). Data courtesy Kitely.). They cannot cash out. No plans for freebies.

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APRIL 26, 2017

After seeing the game in action at E3 2016 we came away excited for the potential and with Todd Howard and Pete Hines teasing a new demo for this year’s show that’s all set to “blow your mind” we’re drooling at the opportunity to get back to the Boston Wasteland. The ‘Cheers’ Bar.

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OCTOBER 10, 2016

Read More: The Full List of Winners from the 2016 Proto Awards. The night of the Proto Awards I learned a lot about the surprisingly long history of VR, and how it was all leading up to 2016. However, Ross is quick to explain that in terms of the show’s guidance and direction, Oculus was completely hands off. “Of

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AUGUST 14, 2020

which has filed for Chapter 11 (along with a number of associates) at the U.S. Since its founding in 2016, Sandbox has garnered over $80 million in outside funding, with the most recent round led by celebrities such as Justin Timberlake, Katy Perry, Orlando Bloom, and Will Smith. Bankruptcy Court in Woodland Hills, California.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

If you own either Rez Infinite (2016) or Thumper (2016), it might just be music to your ears this Valentine’s Day. As a VR take on the classic rail shooter Rez (2001), Rez Infinite originally launched on PSVR back in 2016 from Japanese production studios Monstars Inc. Enter here.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

The ‘ Summer Hits Pack ‘ bundle includes The Mage’s Tale (2017) , Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality (2017) , Job Simulator (2016) , and Arizona Sunshine (2016) for $90, a 36% discount compared to buying each game individually (totaling $140).

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

To that effect, Oculus is putting out two free weekends this month for magic dueling game Wands (2017) and space dogfighter EVE: Valkyrie (2016). Update (11:30 AM ET): Cortopia reached out to Road to VR, saying that the free weekend for ‘Wands’ will be available on both Rift and Gear VR platforms.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2018

discount) [ available 11/23 only ]. Virtual Virtual Reality (2018), RUSH (2017) , Wander (2018), Catan VR (2018), End Space (2016) , Gun Club 3 VR (2016) , Land’s End (2015). République VR (2018) , Blaze Rush (2018) , Racker Fury: Table Tennis VR (2018) , Anshar Online (2018), Wands (2016).

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JUNE 21, 2018

Many of the top VR games from 2016 and 2017 are hovering around half price for the next week, so check out some of the notables below to get a good idea of what’s in store. Here’s a few notable titles on sale on the Oculus Store, valid until through 11:59 pm PT on July 1st ( local time ). Apollo 11 VR $10 $5.

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DECEMBER 14, 2017

CCP Games (developer of EVE: Valkyrie, EVE: Online , and others) has launched Gunjack 2: End of Shift (2016) , for the Samsung Gear VR on the Oculus Store. Initially Gunjack 2 , launched in 2016, was exclusively available on Google Daydream. The title is the sequel to 2015’s Gunjack which had debuted on Gear VR.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Arizona Sunshine (2016). Thumper (2016). Job Simulator (2016). SUPERHOT VR (2016). Episode 1: Call of the Starseed (2016). Water Bears VR (2016). Arcade Saga is free to download on Viveport until November 23rd at 11:59PM PT. Budget Cuts (2018). Space Pirate Trainer (2017). Sairento VR (2018).

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Immersive Authority

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Immersive Authority entered The Innovation Hub Management Company’s (TIHMC) GAP ICT 2016 competition which opened on 11 April 2016. With 3 prototypes already completed, Immersive Authority submitted the initial competition application form with more than 200 applicants before the closing date on 9 June 2016.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

11 Global Enterprises Using VR Training. In 2016, this fast food chain giant was one of the first companies to offer VR experiences to its consumers. Here, we go through some of the global brands implementing VR training. In 2017, Walmart first used VR training in its Walmart Academy. McDonald’s.

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OCTOBER 29, 2018

The platform’s Halloween sale is now available, and goes until 11:59 PM PT on Friday, November 2nd ( local time here ), including daily deals, discounted bundles, and titles ranging from 25% to 67% off. There’s plenty more on sale for Rift though: check out the full list here.

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JUNE 3, 2020

SEE ALSO 'Apollo 11 VR' Studio Secures $3.3M Two years later, Google acquired much of the company’s smartphone engineering talent and intellectual property for $1.1 billion , leaving it to reorganize around its VR efforts. Funding from HTC for VR Education Platform 'Engage'.

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DECEMBER 14, 2017

2016) is now available for Gear VR, Daydream, and Windows MR headsets. From the director of the Madagascar franchise, the full 11-minute cut continues the journey of aliens Mac and Cheez (and robot sidekick Peas) on their deep space mission. , the follow-up to Emmy award-winning VR short Invasion! Baobab Studios announced Asteroids!

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JULY 20, 2018

EVE: Valkyrie – Warzone (2016) – $30 $12 (60%). Windlands (2016) – $20 $9.67 (-52%). Archangel: Hellfire (2017) – $20 $11 (-46%). Arizona Sunshine (2016) – $40 $32 (-20%). Here’s some of the highlights, all of which support both HTC Vive and Oculus Rift: $15 and Under. 25 and Under.

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Hypergrid Business

NOVEMBER 20, 2016

Press release: Registration is now open for the 4th annual OpenSimulator Community Conference AvaCon is pleased to announce the third annual OpenSimulator Community Conference, to take place virtually on the OpenSimulator Conference Center grid on December 10 and 11, 2016.... ...

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NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Oculus may be be closing out 2016 with a bang with the launch of its Touch controllers, but HTC is going to kick off 2017 with something special: a peripheral that makes its Vive headset wireless. A preview version of the kit was shown off today at Alibaba’s “11/11” global shopping festival in Shenzhen, China.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

IRIS VR today launched a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign for LOW-FI , an atmospheric cyberpunk virtual reality game and so-called spiritual successor to TECHNOLUST (2016). The title shipped alongside the launch of the original Rift back in 2016, where it remains available today.

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MAY 24, 2019

Vacation Simulator (2019) , Owlchemy Labs ‘ recently released sequel to their smash hit VR parody game Job Simulator (2016) , seems to be garnering its fair share of kudos; Valve today announced that Vacation Simulator was one of the top 20 earners for all games released on Steam in April. Mortal Kombat 11. Weedcraft Inc.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Titanic VR was created by Immersive VR Education , the same minds behind the well-received educational VR experiences Apollo 11 VR (2016) and the 1943: Berlin Blitz (2018). The game, which first launched on PC VR headsets , is landing on PSVR November 22nd. Image courtesy Immersive VR Education.

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JUNE 29, 2017

A very good, 11/10 app may soon be heading to an iPhone or iPad near you. The term Dogmented Reality was first coined for a 2016 April Fools gag from Meta, but now it’s very much a real thing for some smartphone users.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 30, 2017

This announcement follows back-t0-back “Best Director” wins for Iñárritu ( Birdman in 2015 and The Revenant in 2016), though obviously this is his first for work in VR. 11 at the 9th annual Governors Awards at the Ray Dolby Ballroom in Hollywood. This announcement is also big news for Hollywood.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2017

It looks like the studio is turning up the nostalgia to 11 with the latest revelation that the game will also feature classic maps lifted from the original Doom (1993). Doom VRF , id Software’s upcoming standalone VR game, is nearly here, coming December 1st for PSVR and HTC Vive.

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Hypergrid Business

AUGUST 6, 2021

In 2016, Google Cardboard was supplanted by Daydream, a slightly better development platform for mobile-based virtual reality that supported a headset button and a motion controller. Hypergrid Business editor Maria Korolov reviewed that headset in the fall of 2016 and liked it a lot. Android 11 is the current version of Android.

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DECEMBER 31, 2016

2016 was a landmark year for virtual reality, but 2017 will be nothing short of surreal. Here are the top 10 stories from our blog in 2016. JUNE 11: Featuring buttons, toggles, sliders, and experimental interactions, the UI Input Module makes it simple to create tactile user interfaces in VR. The future of #VR is mobile.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2022

More recently, the introduction of the Skull Canyon NUC in 2016 was Intel's first effort to make a gaming-focused SFF PC. The recent introduction of Windows 11 means that our benchmarks comparison set is currently limited - today's preview does not deal with any systems other than the NUC12 Extreme and NUC11 Extreme.

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JANUARY 3, 2017

Shipments begin a little later than the original estimation of October 2016. 9% will use it for research, 8% for enterprise, 6% for healthcare, 3% for education, and 11% for other means. 38% of developers also intend to use the tech for social VR experiences, and 25% for gaming.

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ARVR

APRIL 22, 2022

Such sentiments reflect the backlash to VR’s circa-2016 hype cycle. New VR users on Steam grew by 11 percent in 2021, unique play sessions up 22 percent. - An ongoing misperception in the tech world is that VR has stalled out. Some have even pronounced it dead. The 20 best rated & most popular Quest games & apps?—?March

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