Road to VR

MAY 18, 2016

Google’s annual developer and technology conference begins today, and for virtual reality fans there may be a few nice surprises in store, namely the much rumoured Android VR and Google’s escalation in the immersive technology sector.

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APRIL 17, 2018

Google assists CyArk in saving our heritage by preserving the wonders of the world in VR. In an effort to help capture and preserve endangered historical sites around the world for future generations to enjoy, Google has teamed up with 3D laser-scanning non-profit CyArk to virtually catalogue the world’s most at-risk historical wonders.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2016

So far in 2016 we’ve seen Samsung’s Note 7 go from everyone’s favorite cell phone to everyone’s favorite explosive device , the release of Google’s brand new Pixel line with DayDream support and Apple start riots over the removal of the headphone jack from the iPhone 7. Say Hello To The Massive Lenovo Phab 2 Pro.

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MAY 8, 2018

The UK attracts some of the best global talent and has a strong culture of entrepreneurship leading it to be viewed as one of Europe’s technology hubs. The growth in VR/AR sector is set to increase following a new deal between the UK Government and the Creative Industries Council (CIC) to invest £33m in immersive technologies Click To Tweet.

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DECEMBER 26, 2016

2016 was, in many ways, a mind-destroying procession of events that would each have been an appropriate plot point for a time travel movie: “we have to go back in time and stop [insert any 2016 pop-culture moment here] or the future is doomed!” In 2016, virtual reality officially arrived.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Before taking the reigns of Google Labs, Bavor led the company’s AR/VR team where he oversaw the 2016 launch of its Android-based Daydream VR platform. ” “Central to this org is a new team called Labs, focused on extrapolating technology trends and incubating a set of high-potential, long-term projects,” the memo said.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 8, 2018

News erupted in 2016 when the U.S. ” Impatient for the shift and inspired by Rosie Rios, the treasury secretary who first advocated to honor Tubman’s legacy by placing her on the bill, Google and Nexus Studios created an AR app to replace the faces of the white men on currency with those of prominent women. “I

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Google today released a new spatial audio software development kit called ‘Resonance Audio’, a cross-platform tool based on technology from their existing VR Audio SDK. Google’s existing VR SDK audio engine already supported multiple platforms, but with platform-specific documentation on how to implement the features.

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TechCrunch VR

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Daydream, Google’s mobile-focused virtual reality platform, is losing official support from Google, Android Police reports. Google’s hardware business is already peanuts compared to their search and ads business, so it probably wasn’t clear what the point was.

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VRScout

AUGUST 1, 2016

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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Road to VR

APRIL 24, 2017

This year’s 2017 Google Play Awards include new categories for top VR and AR apps, to which Google has nominated five apps each. The award ceremony will take place on Thursday, May 18th at 6:30PM PT during Google I/O, the company’s annual developer festival. Here’s a look at the nominees: Best VR Experience.

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MARCH 22, 2021

Google Assistant has been around since 2016, so you’ve undoubtedly picked up on a lot of the tricks that Google’s voice-activated helper is capable of, from setting alarms and timers to performing calculations and looking up definitions.

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VRScout

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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Road to VR

MAY 17, 2017

On stage at the company’s Google I/O 2017 developer conference today, the company announced that it is building standalone Daydream VR headsets. Google announced Daydream, their high-end Android VR platform at I/O last year, and then launched the Daydream View headset, which is powered by a snap-in smartphone, in late 2016.

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VRScout

JANUARY 4, 2017

From VR Pictionary on The Tonight Show to music videos to car commercials , Tilt Brush, Google’s 3D painting application for the HTC Vive, has found its way into all kinds of exciting new territory this year, allowing us to flex our creative muscles in unprecedented ways in VR. Image Credit: Google VR.

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VRScout

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. Laforge has shown resilience in the wearable tech space while products like Google Glass have seemingly vanished. The post Laforge Aims to Ship Stylish AR Glasses Late 2016 appeared first on VRScout.

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Road to VR

APRIL 17, 2018

Google has partnered with CyArk , the non-profit studio behind VR app MasterWorks: Journey Through History (2018), to expand CyArk’s mission to 3D laser-scan the world’s historical sites and provide open access to the data. Google and CyArk are making the source data of the models available to anyone interested.

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Road to VR

MAY 21, 2016

The Augmented World Expo, one of the longest running immersive technology events, is back for a 7th year and it’s bigger than ever. 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. AWE 2016 Discount Tickets.

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Road to VR

MAY 1, 2017

During the opening presentation at today’s Unity Vision Summit, Nathan Martz, Developer Platforms Product Manager at Google, took to the stage to talk about new tools that the company is releasing to help developers create high-performance apps for Daydream, Google’s high-end Android VR platform. Instant Preview.

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Road to VR

MAY 19, 2016

Google Jump, a 360 camera system and processing software platform announced at last year’s Google I/O, is adding IMAX and Yi Technology to its roster of camera manufacturers. The post Google is Working with IMAX on Cinema Grade VR Cameras appeared first on Road to VR.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2017

A new report from Super Data offers new estimates for the market size of virtual reality in 2016, suggesting 6.3 million VR headsets were shipped in the whole of 2016. Clocking in at number two on the list is the PlayStation VR with sales “approaching a million” by the end of 2016. The report estimates 4.5

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Road to VR

JUNE 5, 2016

​The Virtual Reality Foundation announced the 2016 Proto Awards submissions will be open from July 10th through July 24th. The Proto Awards , presented by graphics giant AMD’s Radeon Technologies Group for the second consecutive year, will be held in the fall in Los Angeles. Road to VR is a proud media sponsor of the 2016 Proto Awards.

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Road to VR

MAY 23, 2017

Google’s mission is to organize the world’s information, and so they’ve been long-time advocates for the open web. At Google I/O last week, the company announced that they’ll soon be shipping Google Chrome for Android with WebVR , and that they’re going to start experimental builds for WebAR.

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VRScout

MAY 7, 2017

Now, let’s consider the key takeaways related to AR, VR and 360 ° content and review how they will influence the mass market adoption of those immersive technologies. However, as always, the mere fact that they are talking about it will help make the technology easier to grasp for ordinary people. Augmented Reality.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 24, 2022

Owlchemy Labs, the Google-owned VR studio known for Job Simulator (2016) and Cosmosmious High (2022) , teased a new multiplayer VR game that’s built from the ground-up for hand tracking interactions. Since Cosmonious High’s launch, our studio has nearly tripled in size.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

During the first-day of the Unite 2016 conference in Los Angeles Tuesday, Unity Technologies unveiled a number of new updates and features to help support VR and AR creators around the world developing interactive 3D, VR and AR experiences. The post Unity Reveals New VR Tools and Google Daydream Support appeared first on VRScout.

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VRScout

MAY 7, 2020

Because VR teleportation is so 2016. Over the past five years we’ve seen numerous advancements in immersive technology that have helped open the doors to a wide range of possibilities. VR has come a long way over since launch of the Oculus DK1.

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Cats and VR

JULY 11, 2016

Today The Walt Disney Company announced participants in the 2016 Disney Accelerator, a program that provides entrepreneurs with mentorship and immersion into the media and entertainment industry. The companies selected for the 2016 Disney Accelerator include: Ader is a marketplace connecting brands with eSports and gaming influencers.

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ARPost

JANUARY 29, 2021

In 2014, Google Glass launched–to much fanfare, and nascent jokes online–quickly followed by the original Microsoft HoloLens. Finally, after an initial boom of popularity inspired by the animated confections of Pokémon GO, augmented reality reached the lexicon of the layman in 2016. But from there…it waned.

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AR Insider

MARCH 16, 2021

That excitement culminated in 2016 after the Oculus acquisition had time to set off a chain reaction of startup activity, tech-giant investment, and VC inflows for the “next computing platform.” It’s not the revolutionary platform shift touted circa-2016. In fact, Google is a natural candidate to build this physical-world index.

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VRScout

APRIL 11, 2018

One of the first festivals to bring VR to the masses with custom Google Cardboard headsets mailed to ticket holders back in 2016 , Coachella has aways been experimenting with immersive technology and exploring new ways they can bring the music festival experience to the rest of the world unable to attend.

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Cats and VR

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Unity Technologies announced a host of new partnerships and exciting updates during their event Unite LA today. An experimental EditorVR build will be available by the end of 2016! Facebook and Google also made some updates during the event. Unity's experimental EditorVR build will be available on December 15th.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 27, 2021

The Oculus companion app is also topping the charts on the App Store and Google Play, which means more people than ever are diving into VR for the first time. This technology allows you to interact with the Quest user interface and select games and apps using your own two hands; no controllers required. Sports Scramble.

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AR Insider

MARCH 30, 2021

That excitement culminated in 2016 after the Oculus acquisition had time to set off a chain reaction of startup activity, tech-giant investment, and VC inflows for the “next computing platform.” It’s not the revolutionary platform shift touted circa-2016. This was the same strategy that drove Google’s Android OS years ago.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 7, 2023

Innovation happens in sprints In life as in technology (Image by LizAndMollie) While I was thinking about what to write in this article, I remembered something I studied at University about innovation. When I entered VR in 2014, I was expecting the market to enter the mainstream in 2016, with the release of Oculus CV1.

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ARPost

DECEMBER 31, 2020

The very first page of Pesce’s book puts the reader in July 12, 2016. I wasn’t a close student of computing technologies before I started into tech journalism a couple of years ago. Almost twenty pages into this history, Pesce introduces how “three key technologies removed the roadblocks to realizable augmented reality.”

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ARVR

JULY 9, 2020

Augmented Reality Definition Augmented Reality (AR) is a technology that overlays digital content (graphics, text, audio, and video) on real-world images using mobile devices, PCs, or glasses, which have an integrated camera and specialized software (Papagiannis, 2017). Augmented Human: How Technology Is Shaping the New Reality.

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