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The Crazy VR World of China Joy 2016

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China Joy kicked off Thursday at the Shanghai New International Expo Center with over 600 firms showing the latest in entertainment and technology. Worldwide shipments of VR hardware is set to skyrocket in 2016, with some estimates pointing at volumes of 9.6 billion in 2016, according to IDC. The Chinese VR market was worth 1.54

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Meta and the next 24 months crucial for its leadership

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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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Report Predicts AR and VR Headsets Shipments to Approach 100 Million by 2021

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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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Report: Public VR Awareness Almost Doubling Annually with PSVR & Gear VR Leading the Way

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We know that Samsung has confirmed more than 5 million Gear VR units are now in the wild for example, and of course the headlines of Sony surprising themselves with PlayStation VR’s early sales figures – approaching 1 Million going in to 2017. Again, somewhat surprisingly, the HTC Vive trails at 10% recognition among those polled.

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Michael Bay Enters VR With Rogue Initiative

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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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Learn about Headsets

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Samsung Gear VR. Samsung Smartphone. Apple and Samsung Smartphones. April 2016. March 2016. October 2016. November 2016. April 2016. The HTC Vive, produced by HTC and developed together with video game industry giant Valve, was released on April 5th, 2016. Oculus Rift.

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‘Morgan Lives in a Rocket House in VR’ Gives Us a Peek into a Kid-friendly VR Future

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At only 4 minutes-long, it’s more of a proof of concept, but it gives us a peek into the future of a kid-focused genre that hasn’t seen much attention until now; preschool entertainment. There’s a few reasons why kid-focused VR content hasn’t popped up en masse since the launch of consumer VR in 2016.