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JANUARY 6, 2017

HTC calls itself the first ever global app store to announce a subscription service for VR content. Some content is exclusively published on Viveport, such as the recently released The Physiology of the Eye (2016) , an interactive training VR application.

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JANUARY 2, 2017

That’s to be expected, of course, given that most Steam games require just a gaming PC and not an expensive headset on top to be played, but Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and OSVR-supported games do make a small appearance in the recently-published list of 100 games that grossed the most revenue over those 366 days.

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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.

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MAY 3, 2017

From mid-2014 until early 2016, when the Rift DK2 development was essentially the only hardware option, software support in racing simulators was frankly a bit of a nightmare. The HTC Vive launched on April 5th 2016, a week after the consumer Oculus Rift. Photo courtesy Slightly Mad Studios. Assetto Corsa.

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DECEMBER 2, 2017

As one of Valve’s closest VR hardware partners, HTC and Valve worked together to produce the Vive headset, becoming the first to adopt Valve’s Lighthouse tracking solution. The post HTC: Valve is Still “very committed” to Making its Three Full VR Games appeared first on Road to VR.

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APRIL 6, 2017

Launched for the Vive headset in December 2016, the game quickly received Oculus Rift support, and recently saw further optimisations for Oculus Touch. Now wanting to bring the game to PSVR, HTC is going a step above to demonstrate their commitment to platform agnostic VR content. Photo courtesy HTC.

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JANUARY 30, 2017

With 2015 breaking previous records, industry observers entered 2016 wondering if VR/AR funding would be able to keep pace. In 2016, venture funding of VR/AR companies reached $1.8 While total venture funding for VR/AR showed major gains in 2016, VR/AR still only holds 1% of total venture funding. Dollars and Deals.

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DECEMBER 20, 2016

HTC’s out of home VR initiative is taking shape as the company officially unveils plans for Viveport Arcade in China and Taiwan and a partnership with Leke VR’s “offline content distribution system” in a thousand locations before the close of 2016 and thousands more by 2017’s end. An ambitious plan indeed.

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APRIL 25, 2019

The pair took turns inside an HTC Vive headset as they frantically sliced their way through two of the titles original tracks. Back in 2016, they introduced “Virtual Reality Pictionary,” a segment that had celebrities duking it out in modern take of the classic game using Google’s Tilt Brush application.

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Some of the leading companies like Meta Platforms, Pico Interactive, HTC VIVE, Lenovo, and Varjo Technologies, among others, have been leading global markets with their devices. Meta, Pico, HTC VIVE, and Varjo headsets all incorporate this new technology. The History of VR.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Organized by the Advanced Imaging Society (AIS), the Lumiere Awards have been recognizing and enabling the creation of cutting edge entertainment and storytelling using emerging technologies since James Cameron first set the bar with Avatar. HTC Vive CEO, Cher Wang, on a red carpet full of 360 cameras. Studios in Hollywood.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2016

Still, nothing prepared me for actually seeing a chimp wearing a consumer VR product, the HTC Vive, and then reaching out to try to touch virtual reality just like I do. A video posted by RareSpeciesFund.org (@docantle) on Nov 16, 2016 at 6:17pm PST. Tagged with: animal , chimp , htc vive. Yet here it is.

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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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NOVEMBER 17, 2020

The Accenture VR Lifetime Achievement Award – Cher Wang, CEO and Chairwoman HTC. As a co-founder of HTC, Cher Wang’s driving force was to provide a tool for people to keep in touch with their loved ones. Wang’s original commitment to HTC is the backbone of the Vive’s success.

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JANUARY 9, 2017

HTC have announced that, in addition to its TPCAST wireless add-on, it’s also working with Intel on a WiGig powered wireless VR solution and it’s keen to find more partners to work with on further solutions too. TP-Link 7200ad router, the world’s first WiGig router, unveiled at CES 2016. well at all.

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OCTOBER 10, 2016

With the release of the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and (s00n) the PlayStation VR, as well as enthusiastic press from both specialist and mainstream publications, VR is no longer on the verge of emerging. Read More: The Full List of Winners from the 2016 Proto Awards. Follow him on Twitter: @LawofTD.

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AUGUST 31, 2016

Steel Wool Studios – an independent VR development studio formed by creative veterans of Pixar Animation Studios, Lucasfilm, and Telltale Games – today announced that it has raised $5 million in Series A funding from HTC Corporation. In April, the studio launched Quar: Battle for Gate 18, an action strategy title, on Steam for the HTC Vive.

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OCTOBER 23, 2018

3DNesVR is an emulator tool that runs Nintendo Entertainment System games in VR, letting you play the ’80s and ’90s classic titles that made the console a world-wide phenomenon. in May 2017, 3DNesVR is finally heading to Steam, with support for Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and Windows VR headsets.

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APRIL 4, 2017

Batman: Arkham VR (2016) is one of PlayStation VR’s top games, and an exclusive too. Now, developer Rocksteady has announced that it will soon launch the game on the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. Batman: Arkham VR has placed consistently in the top 10 most downloaded PSVR titles since the headset’s October 2016 launch.

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In the case of VR, we all remember the competition between HTC and Oculus in 2016, with HTC clearly winning the market until Oculus used Facebook’s money to slash the price of the Rift around 2017. Hero view of PSVR 2 (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). No one can compete now. AR glasses.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Heller founded Clay Park VR in 2016 to offer strategic advising for clients entering and navigating the VR sector. The turn-key system also comes with an HTC Vive and VR backpack PC, and operates on an annual license model. The WePlayVR system | Image courtesy AiSolve.

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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.

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JULY 29, 2016

Today at the China International Digital Entertainment Expo & Conference (ChinaJoy 2016), HTC announced the first batch of companies to take part in their recently announced Vive X Accelerator program. ” The first companies accepted into the Vive X program (minus startups still in stealth) include: Entertainment.

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MAY 3, 2018

The game, which appears to be a cheeky cross between Papers, Please (2013) and Job Simulator (2016), is slated to arrive on Steam for Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and Windows VR Headsets on May 17th. TSA Frisky is an upcoming room-scale game that turns the tables on travelers and their would-be airport security officers.

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MARCH 19, 2017

” 2016 saw the arrival of 3 major consumer virtual reality headsets, the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and PlayStation VR. At the same time, despite the general focus on VR’s entertainment prospects, IDC sees the technology’s wider appeal to other verticals as key to its growth predictions. billion in 2016 to $18.6

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

First debuted back in 2016, publisher Wevr will be showing off a beefy 20-minute demo later today as part of the Venice International Film Festival. ” “And we’ve learned a lot about making VR through TheBlu , location-based entertainment, and now this larger product. VR has continued to evolve.

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DECEMBER 6, 2017

Since being originally developed by the BBC and REWIND in 2016, Home – A VR Spacewalk has won multiple awards, including a Cannes Lion, and has been shown at film festivals around the world. Its launch is the first time it has been made available to the public, and it is the first experience the BBC has released for the HTC Vive.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2017

This promising game from China-based Winking Entertainment released in the Asian region earlier in the year, but the developer had nothing to say of a western release at the time. The developer is also currently working on another VR game, Project Tres , which adapts the ancient Chinese novel, Romance of the Three Kingdoms for the HTC Vive.

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JUNE 10, 2019

This year’s annual Electronic Entertainment Expo officially kick-off tomorrow and already we have an enormous list of new games and exciting updates on the way for major VR headsets. Top among these announcements was the reveal of Vertigo Games’ stellar zombie survival FPS, Arizona Sunshine , for the Oculus Quest.

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OCTOBER 17, 2018

As the sequel to The Gallery – Episode 1: Call of the Starseed (2016), episode two picks up where we left off last; you’ve received a magical Gauntlet that gives you a mysterious new power. Hidden Path Entertainment – Brass Tactics. inXile Entertainment – The Mage’s Tale. Survios Inc. – Sprint Vector.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2019

The funding round was led by Hiro Capital, a new game streaming-focused VC fund led by Inspired Entertainment co-founder Luke Alvarez, Games Workshop co-founder Ian Livingstone CBE, and Cherry Freeman, co-founder of LoveCrafts.

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JUNE 13, 2017

Now, they’re looking to freshen up the image of their out of home entertainment business by opening dedicated VR Arcades, complete with seated motion platforms and HTC Vive virtual reality powered experiences.

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JULY 5, 2020

The super family-friendly VR carnival game is finally coming to the Oculus Quest; perfect timing for families looking for entertainment while under lockdown as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Jumping into Wonderglade is perfect for kids and even adults. The scenery reminds me of something from the world of Willy Wonka.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

million pixels per eye, almost three times more than what HTC and Oculus offer today (2.84x more). When you pair this resolution with an 210 degree, ultra-wide field of view and other contemporary features you get what might be the best VR experience out of 2016 device range. The resolution of 5120×1440 pixels amounts to 3.69

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MARCH 20, 2018

Image courtesy HTC. HTC have finally revealed the price and release date of the anticipated Vive Pro , opening preorders globally at Vive.com and other retailers. Photo: Remedy Entertainment. Vive Pro date and price, Magic Leap announcements, Nvidia’s real-time ray-tracing, and Budget Cuts resurfaces. Nvidia RTX.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Firewall Zero Hour (2018) , the tactical team shooter from ROM: Extraction (2016) developers First Contact Entertainment , has apparently celebrated some serious notoriety since it launched late last month on PlayStation VR; Sony has ranked it the top most downloaded PSVR game of August.

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JUNE 16, 2016

Officially formed February 11th, 2016, The Rogue Intiative is a brand-new AAA production company specializing in VR storytelling. According to a press release, the company is heavily invested in pairing Hollywood talent with AAA developers in an attempt to bring new levels of immersiveness to VR entertainment.

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