VRScout

DECEMBER 26, 2018

If 2016 was the birth of modern VR/AR technology, than 2018 was its elementary school graduation. While this past year may have seemed like a quiet one when compared to the more exciting releases featured in 2017 and 2016, these past 12 months have been crucial in the development of the immersive entertainment sector.

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Road to VR

APRIL 17, 2018

The developers behind Modbox (2016) , the VR physics sandbox for SteamVR-compatible headsets, have been experimenting with augmented reality recently, something they say is a perfect fit for the Modbox software. Image courtesy Stereolabs.

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VRScout

AUGUST 24, 2016

The virtual and augmented reality industry is just starting to take off. According to research from the International Data Corporation (IDC), worldwide revenues for the augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) market is forecast to grow from $5.2 billion in 2016 to more than $162 billion in 2020.

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XROM

JULY 18, 2021

Ambarish Mitra is the CEO and co-Founder of #Blippar one of the first billion dollar “Augmented Reality” Startup from India, being a pioneer, early mover brings its own pro’s & lots of Con’s. Founded in 2016, VeeR is a leading VR entertainment platform available worldwide, across all major VR headsets? 1- Ambarish Mitra.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 29, 2016

From the advent of the Oculus Rift in 2012, we saw Oculus attend the show for the first time in 2013 to show off their pre-production Rift headset prototype ahead of the DK1 launch, following their wildly successful Kickstarter campaign. CES 2013 however gave us the first glimpse of Oculus VR operating as a company.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 14, 2017

CES 2017, the big tech trade show in Las Vegas last week, was loaded with augmented reality smartglasses, which layer digital animations and information on top of the real world. Mainstream venture capitalists pumped up startups in virtual and augmented reality in the third quarter, with a record $2.3 Ellsworth: Right.

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Road to VR

MARCH 19, 2017

” 2016 saw the arrival of 3 major consumer virtual reality headsets, the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and PlayStation VR. billion in 2016 to $18.6 SEE ALSO What VR Headset Makers (not analysts) Have Actually Said About Sales Expectations. billion in 2021. Meanwhile, VR headsets grow from $2.1

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

After a mixed year for VR hardware sales in 2016, two new separate reports are painting a more optimistic outlook for the VR market going forward. The report examines the market size and revenue of consumer VR hardware and software from 2016 and forecasts growth through to 2020. billion in 2017, up 142% year-over-year. billion by 2021.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Also, unlike augmented reality (AR), which people can access via smartphones and smart glasses, VR relies on larger headsets and controllers to interact with fully-immersive virtual worlds. Meta, Pico, HTC VIVE, and Varjo headsets all incorporate this new technology. The History of VR.

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ARVR

JULY 29, 2021

During the last few years, web developers have tried to integrate virtual reality experiences on websites, starting in 2016 with the first WebVR API, but leaving aside the important segment of augmented reality, which is why WebXR was born. How Augmented Reality (AR) is Reshaping the Food Service Industry 3.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 28, 2017

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg has tapped Hugo Barra, Xiaomi’s current Global VP, for the position of CEO at Oculus VR. Barra will be tasked with not only leading Oculus, Facebook’s subsidiary, but all of Facebook’s VR projects. On top of that, SEE ALSO Oculus Touch Review: Reach into Rift.

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Road to VR

MARCH 18, 2018

Held annually in San Francisco, Game Developers Conference has undeniably been a focal point for VR the industry, and as augmented reality continues to heat up, we expect it to be increasingly important for AR as well. When it comes to HTC, most everyone’s mind is on the Vive Pro. Image courtesy Oculus. Vive Focus.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Additionally, founding the Upload Academy, a VR/AR developer training program, which graduated its first class in August with a number of success stories including Found – a gorgeous Miyazaki-esque narrative experience created by four of our students which was recently recognized on stage during the Oculus Connect Keynote. January 2016.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Virtual reality (VR) caught the imagination of a generation from its foundation stages at the end of the last century up through Meta’s acquisition of Oculus; now, VR in business is becoming a serious consideration for many international firms. There is a rise in consumer-grade headsets from firms like HTC, Meta, and Pico.

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ARVR

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Virtual reality continues to be challenged in gaining traction. Its world-changing potential that was trumpeted during the circa-2016 hype cycle didn’t pan out. How Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR) can transform Education 3. There also continues to be movement with Windows Mixed Reality, most notably HP Reverb G2.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 31, 2016

At this year’s IMMERSE Summit , Road to VR sat down with Matt McIlwain , managing director at Madrona Venture Group (investor in Envelop VR and Pixvana ), and Patrick Eggen , managing director at Qualcomm Ventures (investor in Owlchemy Labs and Magic Leap ), to discuss their investing strategies when it comes to virtual and augmented reality.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 21, 2020

So, here you are how I envision this 2020 in virtual reality! (I’ll Me wearing the Oculus Quest. PlayStation VR selling more than 5 million units until now has proven that console players like virtual reality. This year, I’m not going to make an exception, also because my predictions for 2019 performed pretty well.

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VRScout

MAY 1, 2017

That’s why Mozilla, the makers of the popular FireFox web browser, are advocating their open source JavaScript API WebVR platform and HTML framework A-Frame to make it easier to design internet-based VR apps that run within cheap smartphone headsets or the more powerful Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. festival in Berlin.

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TechCrunch VR

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

Jacob Mullins is a managing director at Shasta Ventures, where he has invested in VR/AR since 2016. The top 10 best of VR in 2016. Let’s see if consumers adopt and make it a reality — all of Meta/Facebook is at stake. Jacob Mullins. Contributor. Share on Twitter. More posts by this contributor. Investment Banking 2.0

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 30, 2021

Someone compared this news to the acquisition of Oculus by Facebook , and I agree: Pico is a very smart startup, like Oculus was, and Bytedance is a very rich company that controls one of the most popular social networks, like Facebook. As it has happened with Oculus, this news is good and bad for Pico and VR in general.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 31, 2017

Valve promised OpenVR support for Mac users in late 2016. While early development kits for the Oculus Rift were compatible with the platform, the consumer edition of the device does not support it. Perhaps 2017 will hold a new Apple device that’s better suited to running the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive.

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TechCrunch VR

MAY 31, 2023

The term “augmented reality” wasn’t officially coined until 1990, but the 80s also saw important breakthroughs in the space. Palmer Luckey, co-founder of Oculus VR Inc., Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images The first Oculus Rift prototype reignited the conversation when it arrived in 2012.

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ARVR

JULY 6, 2020

Since around 2010 modern day VR has come out through the companies of Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and the Sony Playstation VR. The ability to create 360 video has been around since around 2016 when users could attach a few GoPro’s together in a rig to capture pictures and video. Trending AR VR Articles: 1.

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VRScout

APRIL 11, 2017

PlayStation looks to an arcade rollout, Shazam goes augmented, AMD wants to go wireless, HTC Viveport’s new subscription service, the investment & funding wrapup, and more… You can enjoy the full audio recording below: HTC Vive’s Viveport Launches Subscription Service. DID OCULUS GET SUED (AGAIN)???

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VRScout

DECEMBER 19, 2016

PARTY WITH YOUR FACEBOOK FRIENDS IN VR: OCULUS ROOMS & PARTIES. If you have a Samsung Gear VR, you can now connect with your Facebook friends through Oculus Home. In the official words of the Oculus blog, this is “just the beginning of social VR.”. Survios – $50M in two rounds in 2016.

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Road to VR

JULY 11, 2017

Zooming out, we see the blobby-guy avatar is in fact controlled by a person using an HTC Vive standing just out of frame, creating a digital sunflower with some species of art program like Tilt Brush (2016). Definitely some huge mixed reality potential here. But this is more than just a dancing hotdog-guy.

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Road to VR

JULY 5, 2017

At this year’s E3, we got a chance to go hands-on with Augmented Empire, a narrative-driven tactical RPG coming exclusively to Gear VR on July 13th. Created by Coatsink , the studio known for the Esper series and Gang Beasts (2016) , the action plays out on a tiled game board displayed as an augmented reality diorama.

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Peter Graham

APRIL 7, 2020

For VR creators, one of the best reasons to use Tvori’s new animation timeline is for prototyping an app or videogame, helping the platform expand away from its traditional animation industry focus to include those building the latest VR and augmented reality (AR) experiences. Availibilty is where things get confusing.

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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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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 1, 2016

However, they are all tied specifically to the PlayStation VR, the most “mainstream” headset out there and do nothing to acknowledge the amazing and innovative experiences available on the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive — names just as respected as “Sony” in the land of VR, if not more so.

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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. Facebook – Oculus Rift. HTC – Vive.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 27, 2019

Image by Oculus). Oculus Quest may have sold only 400,000 units. The latest report on virtual reality by SuperData doesn’t offer us great news on the VR landscape. The Quest is selling well, and Oculus itself didn’t expect billions of sales. HTC keeps updating the Vive Cosmos. Oculus starts its Halloween sale.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 13, 2019

This game made by Sanzaru Games together with Oculus Studio is one of the best and longest games ever released for virtual reality. It is maybe the first virtual reality game that really feels AAA. VR needs high-quality content like this to succeed, so thank you Sanzaru and Oculus for what you have done!

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VRScout

JULY 19, 2017

Comic-Con 2016 introduced VR to fans from all over the world last year, with brands like MTV , DC Comics , Conan , FX , Suicide Squad , and Mr. Robot making quite a splash. Mira – A mobile-first augmented reality company that makes premium AR experiences available to everyone. Saturday, July 22 at 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

Virtual and augmented reality technology is being used to help people who are blessed with perfect vision – and lots of interesting solutions are out there. The notoriously secretive mixed reality company Magic Leap has acquired parts of Dacuda , a B2B computer vision software company. AUGMENT YOUR CLIMBING WALL.

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VRWorld

APRIL 9, 2017

In the April 11th, 2017 update for Windows 10, called “Creators Update,” the company is bringing the mixed reality to the masses. Microsoft Windows 10 Creators Update will have several new mixed reality features, enabling the users to experience Windows 10 apps, games, movies, TV, music in a completely new way.

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VRScout

MAY 3, 2017

PlayStation looks to an arcade rollout, Shazam goes augmented, AMD wants to go wireless, HTC Viveport’s new subscription service, the investment & funding wrapup, and more… You can enjoy the full audio recording below: IT’S NOW WAY EASIER TO COMBINE 360 VIDEO AND ANIMATION. APPLE HIRES AUGMENTED REALITY EXPERT FROM NASA.

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