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MAY 18, 2016

Samsung, HTC, LG, and More Bringing ‘Daydream Ready’ VR Phones to Android Today Google announced the next major step in bringing virtual reality to Android. They’re calling it ‘Daydream’ and it’s the company’s label for high performance virtual reality.

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MARCH 19, 2017

In a new report from IDC (International Data Corporation), the market research firm predicts a near 10 fold increase in the shipments of augmented and virtual reality headsets in the next 4 years, bolstered by a plethora of new devices and “expanding array of content for both consumer and enterprise users.” billion in 2021.

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JUNE 11, 2017

A new report from Nielsen suggests that not only is public awareness of virtual reality at record levels, it’s nearly doubled year on year. The Oculus Rift follows close behind with 8% with the HTC Vive trailing surprisingly far behind at 5%. Image courtesy Nielsen. Image courtesy Nielsen. Image courtesy Nielsen.

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JANUARY 12, 2017

2016 was the true birth of the virtual reality industry , so outlook was all over the place depending on who you spoke with and it makes sense that the perspective of GDC attendees would be valued. Tagged with: Daydream , GDC , google cardboard , htc vive , industry , oculus rift , Outlook , PS VR , samsung gear , VR.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 28, 2017

” “It’s been a dream of mine to work in virtual reality even back when AR/VR were just figments of science fiction; now we’re taking selfies in virtual worlds,” writes Barra. The post Hugo Barra to Lead Oculus and “All Virtual Reality Efforts” at Facebook appeared first on Road to VR.

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AllThingsVR

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

VR Sales Analysis: Rift and Vive to Sell Under 500,000 in 2016, PS VR to Top 2 Million SuperData Research is a New York based research firm that has been creating detailed reports on the immersive industry for months. Its most recent study centers around likely sales figures for the major VR headsets.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2016

The Game Awards 2016 officially revealed its list of nominees today, including a brand new “Best VR Game” category. Here is the list of games nominated for “Best VR Game” at The Game Awards 2016: Batman: Arkham VR (Rocksteady Studios/WBIE) [ Review: 5/10 ]. EVE: Valkyrie (CCP Games) [ Review: 9/10 ].

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DECEMBER 4, 2016

Those of us who are old enough to have seen the rise of virtual reality in the ‘90s and then the fall and then another rise in mid 2000 and then another fall, know that the present hype about virtual reality may not be sustainable. In 2016, hardware makers dominate the VR market. But is it permanent?

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MAY 18, 2016

Google’s newly announced ‘Daydream’ promises to raise the bar for virtual reality on Android compared to Cardboard. At I/O 2016, the company showed the first glimpse of Daydream in action. Samsung, HTC, LG, and More Bringing ‘Daydream Ready’ VR Phones to Android.

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Tech Trends VR

OCTOBER 4, 2018

It was produced by Orbital Views, a Virtual Reality studio based in Paris, France, with a strong emphasis on research, science and education. In 2016, they became the first company to use Virtual Reality headsets in parabolic flights, for private passengers and professional astronauts.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Announced at today’s Windows Mixed Reality event in San Francisco, AltspaceVR will be joining Microsoft as part of the family. The announcement comes as Microsoft prepares to launch its own VR and AR platform, called Windows Mixed Reality, on October 17. Microsoft’s lineup of VR headsets.

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JANUARY 21, 2020

So, here you are how I envision this 2020 in virtual reality! (I’ll PlayStation VR selling more than 5 million units until now has proven that console players like virtual reality. Too many people still don’t understand the potential of virtual reality. Me wearing the Oculus Quest. The reasons?

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JULY 31, 2018

It was produced by Orbital Views , a virtual reality studio based in Paris, France, with a strong emphasis on research, science and education. In 2016, they became the first company to use VR headsets in parabolic flights, for both private passengers as well as professional astronauts.

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DECEMBER 23, 2016

The first (almost) full year of full-scale consumer-grade virtual reality is just about in the books. We saw the release of the Oculus Rift, the HTC Vive, the PlayStation VR, Google’s Daydream platform, the Oculus Touch controllers, and the continued growth of both the OSVR and Samsung Gear VR platforms.

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MAY 7, 2022

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. To these, you have to add the companies that are already competing, like for instance HTC or HP. AR glasses.

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Peter Graham

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Way back in 2014 not long after VRFocus had first arrived on the virtual reality (VR) scene we spoke to Fireproof Games’ co-founder Barry Meade about bringing its popular mobile franchise The Room to VR, with him saying that: “It would be very, very difficult to port.”

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Old Enemies – HTC. While both Oculus’ Rift and HTC’s Vive hit the market right around the same time in 2016, the Vive was the first system with motion controllers and room-scale. Former Friends – Samsung. Samsung was perhaps Oculus’ first major ally. A Tale of Two Headsets. Image courtesy Oculus.

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VRScout

MAY 28, 2017

There is no doubt in our mind that in the next couple of years we will see the virtual reality industry continue to grow at an unbelievable rate. Billion Dollars (2016) to over 20 Billion Dollars! The value of the industry is set to rise from 1.9 IKEA pancake flipping in-store experience.

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JULY 6, 2020

Virtual reality is something that has been a concept since the 1800’s One of the original Stereoscopes made. Stereoscopy Some of the original attempts at virtual reality include the stereoscope. Since around 2010 modern day VR has come out through the companies of Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and the Sony Playstation VR.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2023

But in China, they are very famous, and now they are also organizing a big event about XR called FBEC with hosts from all the major VR companies (HTC, Unity, Alibaba, Huawei, etc…). For example, we invited senior executives from HUAWEI, JBD, HTC, Alibaba, iQIYI, Qualcomm, Microsoft, and so on.

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AUGUST 24, 2016

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. HTC Vive most talked about headset on social media.

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JULY 14, 2017

Much like Oculus’ Samsung Gear VR, according to the report, this mysterious new version will include a wireless remote and a wide selection of games and experiences accessible via a VR interface. The idea is to focus on a standalone system that sacrifices power and cables in favor of a convenience and wireless functionality.

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MAY 21, 2017

At Google I/O 2017 developer conference this week, the company announced a standalone Daydream VR headset in partnership with Qualcomm , with Lenovo and HTC slated to release commercial versions later this year. Google unveiled the Daydream platform a year ago at I/O 2016, but the View headset only arrived in November.

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AUGUST 7, 2022

Virtual Reality is here to stay Virtual Reality (VR) invites you to explore alternative worlds as if you’re actually there. Simply take your smartphone and a headset and discover virtual spaces, games, and much more. Samsung Gear VR. Samsung Smartphone. Apple and Samsung Smartphones.

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VRScout

JUNE 16, 2016

That’s why it’s beyond exciting to hear that the master of special effects himself will be dipping his toes into the thrilling pool that is virtual reality. Officially formed February 11th, 2016, The Rogue Intiative is a brand-new AAA production company specializing in VR storytelling.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 25, 2016

You can enjoy the full audio recording below: In this weekly VRScout Report wrapup, we cover the pulse on PlayStation VR, USA Today’s parent company premieres VR news show, the NBA to stream 1 game/week in virtual reality with NextVR, Google wants YOU, investment & funding wrapup, and more… PLAYSTATION VR: TAKING THE PULSE.

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AUGUST 29, 2016

“We are particularly pleased about the opportunity to present the first feature film in the world made entirely for virtual reality. ” Jesus VR will be available Christmas 2016 on all major VR platforms including Google Cardboard, Samsung Gear VR, Oculus Rift, PlayStation VR, and the HTC Vive.

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JULY 24, 2019

As reported by The Verge , the adaptor is the third of its kind; the first was destroyed in a failed SpaceX launch in 2015, and the second was installed on the ISS in 2016. Bigscreen supports HTC Vive, Valve Index, Windows VR, Oculus Rift, Oculus Go, Oculus Quest, and Samsung Gear VR. Check out the links below to download.

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OCTOBER 20, 2016

With industries outside of entertainment expected to account for the majority of virtual reality industry revenues, the question of utility seems ever-pressing. How can virtual reality transcend novelty into utility and become truly useful? STRIVR has used HTC Vive, Samsung Gear, the Oculus CV1 and Oculus DK2 headsets.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2016

It’s available or in beta on most current headsets, including PlayStation VR, Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Samsung GearVR and Google Cardboard. Greenlight Insights’ 2016 Virtual Reality Consumer Report , released this summer, polled more than 1200 people in the United States. 3 (with 67 percent.)

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OCTOBER 30, 2017

Virtual reality versions of these cartoons, like the upcoming VR episode of Morgan Lives in a Rocket House in VR, may be what kids clamor for in the near future for good reason: it gets them paying attention to the magic of the world present all around them, and doesn’t just leave them immobile and dead-eyed sitting in front of a TV.

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JULY 28, 2016

FOVE, the company behind the eponymous eye-tracking VR headset, today announced that they will be showing off a new industrial design at both Comic-Con and SIGGRAPH 2016 where attendees will have a chance to demo the new headset design themselves. Previous FOVE design | See Also: FOVE’s Eye-tracking VR Headset Was the Next Best at CES.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 19, 2016

You can enjoy the full audio recording below: WILL JIMMY FALLON’S NEW VIRTUAL REALITY SEGMENT HELP RAISE AWARENESS OF VR? broadband households claim to know little or nothing about virtual reality …but perhaps a new virtual reality segment on The Tonight Show with Tilt Brush Pictionary will help increase awareness.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Virtual Reality is here to stay Virtual Reality (VR) invites you to explore alternative worlds as if you’re actually there. Simply take your smartphone and a headset and discover virtual spaces, games, and much more. Samsung Gear VR. Samsung Smartphone. Apple and Samsung Smartphones.

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Peter Graham

AUGUST 13, 2019

This isn’t the first time Valve has streamed this competition in virtual reality (VR), originally experimenting with the feature in 2016 for HTC Vive owners. The International 2019 DOTA 2 tournament schedule is as follows: 15th – 18th August – Group Stage featuring 18 teams divided into two groups.

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VRScout

AUGUST 1, 2016

More evidence of Facebook’s big plans for VR/AR: they plan on selling almost half a million Oculus Rift units by the end of 2016. Already supporting the Oculus Rift, Samsung Gear VR, HTC Vive, and PSVR – Unity will now support Google Daydream. in funding to add to their virtual reality development.

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MAY 20, 2016

This week Google announced Daydream, the company’s initiative for high-end mobile virtual reality. See Also: Samsung, HTC, LG, and More Bringing ‘Daydream Ready’ VR Phones to Android. To start developing for Daydream today, devs need three things: Nexus 6P smartphone. Google Cardboard. Spare Android phone.

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