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NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Originally released back in 2016 as a launch title for the Oculus Rift, Lucky’s Tale is considered an OG within the VR gaming community. Similar to a standard third-person platforming game, you view the action primarily from a god-like perspective and control your avatar using the joysticks and buttons on your Touch controllers.

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JULY 31, 2016

SIGGRAPH 2016 is all packed up and out of Dodge (Anaheim), and what was perhaps the most striking note about this year’s show was how much presence immersive technologies had; VR, AR (collectively known as “mixed reality”, or MR) and ancillary related tech were nearly everywhere you turned.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2016

According to the retail analyst, PlayStation VR will sell roughly 745k PlayStation VR units in 2016 (their previous estimate was 2.6 When it comes to the Rift, the Touch controllers are a key opportunity for Oculus to further grow their market share. So who was the “biggest loser” according to SuperData Research’s revised forecast?

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AUGUST 29, 2019

Valve launched The Lab as an experimental VR playground way back in 2016. Today the company is updating the game to bring it up to speed with the company’s latest VR tech stack, including Index controller support, overhauled physics, spatialized audio, and more. Image courtesy Valve.

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APRIL 17, 2019

None of them have official release dates yet, so some intrepid developers found a way to bide their time by making the Valve and the soon-to-launch Valve Index controllers (ex-Knuckles) hum beautiful MIDI files just for the fun of it. No, these aren’t using any clever hidden speakers.

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MARCH 11, 2017

The Venture Reality Fund reported that the landscape of companies it tracks in the virtual reality market grew more than 40 percent in 2016. The dream of an all-in-one mobile headset with positional tracking and full gesture control is expected to arrive within the coming years, DeMiroz said.

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AUGUST 28, 2017

Microsoft debuted the lengthily-named “Windows Mixed Reality motion controllers” back in May, but until now we haven’t had a chance to actually try them out. During a recent meeting with Microsoft in San Francisco, I got to try the VR controllers for the first time paired with the Acer Windows VR headset.

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JULY 10, 2020

Superhot: Mind Control Delete is four times larger than the original, will be free to existing owners. Yesterday, Superhot Team announced a direct sequel to its time-bending 2016 hit which is scheduled to arrive later this month on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. No plans for VR at this time.

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AUGUST 4, 2017

Having patched SteamVR on more than one occasion to ensure Revive’s continued compatibility, the company has now sent Blok the Knuckles controller dev kit. Valve’s new Knuckles controllers have been widely praised by the developers who have been lucky enough to get their hands on them.

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DECEMBER 29, 2016

What we got was the reveal of Vive Pre, a near-final version of the headset with a hugely refined form factor including updated controllers and a much sleeker design. While Oculus and the Rift have been very much focused on the West, perhaps the most interesting aspect of HTC’s business in 2016 has been its focus on Asia.

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MARCH 8, 2017

Since its reveal at E3 2016, we’ve watched Sony’s new Aim Controller for PlayStation VR (PSVR) with much intrigue. The Aim Controller will arrive with its first compatible game, Farpoint, on May 16th for $99.99 Tagged with: Aim Controller , Farpoint , PlayStation VR , PSVR. in the US and May 17th for £74.99

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MARCH 1, 2024

Back in the Oculus Rift DK1 and DK2 days (circa 2014), the studio was already thinking about how to design games for VR motion controllers, despite no headsets on the market shipping with motion controllers until 2016.

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MARCH 11, 2017

Cyan’s spiritual successor to Myst is launching with all-new motion control support on March 22nd for HTC Vive and Oculus Touch. The game originally released on Steam in August 2016, receiving initial VR support for the Rift in October. SEE ALSO 'Obduction' VR Review. Existing owners will receive the update for free.

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JULY 6, 2016

Among those gaining traction is the eyewear company Laforge Optical who plans to release their alpha version by the end of 2016. The Alpha prototype is projected to arrive late 2016, with the Beta Bold coming sometime in 2017. Laforge hopes to integrate voice control features later down the road as well.

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OCTOBER 10, 2019

Lead system architect Mark Cerny revealed a prototype controller to Wired, something described as an “unlabeled matte-black doohickey that looks an awful lot like the PS4’s DualShock 4.” The post PlayStation 5 to Launch Holiday 2020, Including New Controller with Improved Haptics appeared first on Road to VR.

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JULY 15, 2017

Oculus slashed the original price tag in half to $400 on the Rift +Touch bundle last week, but the company’s ‘Summer of Rift’ sale only lasts for six weeks, leaving the question on the table as to exactly how much the VR headset + motion controller bundle would return to once the sale is up. Lucky’s Tale (2016).

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OCTOBER 25, 2017

Starbreeze and Acer announced a new capitalization plan for StarVR, the upcoming high field of view (FOV) VR headset, that will see Acer inject $5 million into the project and take a 66 percent majority control of the joint venture. StarVR headset circa summer 2016.

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MAY 10, 2018

Visospace , a Sydney, Australia-based team of engineers, recently launched their standing VR motion controller platform Alto100 crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo in effort to tempt developers, beta testers, and early adopters to a unique style of locomoting through VR games and experiences.

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DECEMBER 8, 2023

One of the co-creators of Thumper (2016) , an acclaimed rhythm action game that eventually got VR support, has announced a new VR-first game called Thrasher with some totally unique-looking gameplay. It doesn’t sound exactly like a rhythm game proper, but something of an audio-visual extravaganza.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Originally released back in 2016, Bigscreen VR is a unique app that allows you to watch movies and TV with friends in VR. The headset works in tandem with SteamVR base stations, controllers, and accessories, such as Valve Index controllers, Tundra Tracker, and HTC Vive Tracker. mm length / 52.4

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APRIL 1, 2017

With the Galaxy S8 and S8+ coming later this month , Samsung is hoping to sweeten the deal with a free Gear VR headset and Controller for US and Canadian pre-orders before April 20th. value) for an additional $99 to go along with your free Gear VR headset/Controller and Oculus content bundle. Free Gear VR with Galaxy S8 Pre-order.

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JUNE 28, 2017

When the Oculus Touch controllers launched on December 6th, 2016, there were over 50 titles available on the Oculus Home store ready to take advantage of the input method. Luckily, the controllers were worth the wait and are easily the best commercially available motion controllers for VR we’ve seen yet.

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JUNE 12, 2016

E3 2016 kicks off this week; it’s the first E3 since the launch of the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, and the last before the launch of Sony’s PlayStation VR headset. The Rift CV1 is still their flagship product and is likely to remain that way through holiday 2016 and beyond. Here’s what to expect. Sony PlayStation.

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OCTOBER 20, 2023

Pico is no newcomer to VR – it revealed its first headset in 2016. Pico 4 Review: Should You Actually Buy One Instead Of Quest 2? Pico 4 ships today, and we’ve had a chance to put it through its paces over the past few weeks. Last year it was acquired by ByteDance, the Chinese tech giant behind TikTok.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

Here’s the first footage of Minecraft being played with both an Oculus Rift and Oculus Touch controllers, courtesy of this year’s MINECON event. The post First Glimpse of Minecraft Being Played with Oculus Touch at MINECON 2016 appeared first on Road to VR.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2019

In this article, I’m going to tell you everything I know about this new headset , plus I will give you my thorough hands-on review on its 6 DOF Controllers , that I have tried with the 6 DOF devkit. Vive Focus + 6 DOF Controllers devkit. Well, you are in the right place. The Vive Focus Plus. Well, for sure you are…. The dev kit.

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MAY 18, 2016

Announced today at Google I/O 2016, VR team lead Clay Bavor revealed on stage that the company will be partnering with manufacturers to build Google-approved VR headsets based on an internally generated reference design. To boot, Google is also providing their new VR ecosystem with a handy Wiimote-style motion controller.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Owlchemy Labs, the Google-owned VR studio, announced it’s bringing the chart-topping VR games Job Simulator (2016) and its sequel Vacation Simulator (2019) to Apple Vision Pro.

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JULY 24, 2018

Alien Trap’s Lee Vermeulen, one of the developers behind VR creation tool Modbox , received a brand new pair of Knuckles controllers recently. The Knuckles dev kit seen in the video is the company’s latest public iteration— a critical redesign of the previous, control stick-less design.

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OCTOBER 12, 2016

Valve brought out its new controller prototypes at Steam Dev Days and attendees are getting hands-on demos. The new controllers strap onto the hand like a glove but feature an outer ring covered in tracking sensors. Eva @ SteamDevDays (@downtohoerth) October 12, 2016. Eva @ SteamDevDays (@downtohoerth) October 12, 2016.

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JUNE 14, 2016

Roundup: PSVR E3 2016 Announcements & What It Means For VR 1. Launches on October 13, 2016 The PSVR, which will work on every PS4 console, will launch on October 13 for $399. For the entire bundle with PlayStation Camera, 2 Move controllers & PlayStation VR Worlds, it will cost $500.

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OCTOBER 12, 2016

Today at the Steam Dev Days conference in Seattle, Valve is showing off brand new prototypes of its Steam VR controllers. Today’s HTC Vive controllers are bulky compared to what’s coming. The new SteamVR controller prototypes have a much smaller footprint handprint than what’s in the hands of HTC Vive users today.

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OCTOBER 14, 2016

Valve premiered a prototype of a new type of VR input controller at Steam Dev Days in order to get some preliminary feedback from developers. They’ve created a capacitive-touch controller that is attached to your hand so that you can open and close your hands to mimic the feeling of grabbing a tangible object. 6Wd2Jc6unk.

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JUNE 6, 2016

The core system, comprising just the headset and demo disc PlayRoom VR, can be had for just $349 but unless you already have the required PlayStation VR camera and a couple of Move controllers, you’ll want to opt for the launch bundle, which will currently set you back $499.

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DECEMBER 24, 2016

It’s the first VR app he’s been able to easily navigate on his own thanks to the range of control options. Tagged with: 2016 , highlights , PS VR , rift , Vive , VR. My favorite experience hasn’t been using it myself, but instead showing it to my father, a stroke survivor. Rift owners are now well prepared for 2017.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2016

The VR authoring tool, which the company refers to as ‘EditorVR’ (or EVR for short), was originally shown at last year’s Unite conference using the Oculus Rift headset and Oculus Touch motion controllers, and also made a guest appearance at GDC earlier this year.

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AUGUST 13, 2016

This footage of a physics-driven, motion-controlled robot brawler not only looks amazing, but also features an extremely clever VR control mechanic we’d love to get our hands on. — snowskin (@snowdehiski) July 16, 2016. — snowskin (@snowdehiski) July 2, 2016. Added more interactions and feedback.

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