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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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JANUARY 7, 2019

Today at CES HTC revealed its latest headset, the Vive Cosmos. While the original HTC Vive launched way back in April of 2016, HTC says that it continues to see strong sales. Image courtesy HTC. Image courtesy HTC. HTC plans to continue to the original Vive product line alongside Cosmos.

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AUGUST 11, 2018

Steam is chocked full of free games that support HTC Vive, but it may be difficult with all that choice to know exactly which games to start out with, especially if that shiny new HTC Vive or HTC Vive Pro blew out your remaining games budget. Released : 2016 – Steam store link. 5 – Accounting. Still not sold?

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Thanks to the support of HTC, Rob is experimenting with Vive Trackers , and is very eager to tell you everything about his experiments with them, in a series of two very detailed posts. The post finishes also with the little surprise of an interview with HTC’s Shen Ye. HTC Vive Trackers (Image by Rob Cole). Introduction.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Seattle’s annual PAX West 2016 gaming convention starts tomorrow with VR once again expected to have a significant presence. To make things easier for VR-inclined PAX attendees, we’ve compiled a list of where you can experience VR at PAX West 2016. HTC Vive, Oculus Rift). HTC Vive, Oculus Rift). Oculus Rift).

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

It was a hard decision, but you’ve decided to go with the HTC Vive as your first ‘serious’ VR headset, a room-scale device that released early 2016 as a result of a decisive collaboration with Valve. Valve’s The Lab (2016) is without a doubt among the best games, free or otherwise, so we just had to add it.

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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. Since then, the situation has improved, but each software solution featured here is still considered a work-in-progress. Assetto Corsa.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2019

HTC has been widely out of stock of the 2016-era Vive basically since the entrance of Vive Cosmos last month, the $700 successor to its consumer-focused PC VR product segment. basestations and Vive wand controllers, HTC is now ready to sell you a reconditioned system for $400. Image courtesy HTC.

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JULY 12, 2018

If you’ve been looking around the web for a HTC Vive, you’ve probably met with a big ‘sold out’ sign recently in the US; Amazon, Best Buy, New Egg, and even HTC’s own website have been out of stock for a while now. That’s set to change in a few weeks, a HTC spokesperson told us. “We

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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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MAY 7, 2020

Because VR teleportation is so 2016. According to the team, AgileVR will be compatible with the following PC VR headsets at launch provided the company reaches its funding goals: Oculus Rift/Rift S, Quest with Oculus Link, HTC Vive, HTC Vive Pro, Valve Index, and Pimax. VR has come a long way over since launch of the Oculus DK1.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2016

The Steam Autumn sale is once again upon us, and this time around this time Valve have flagged close to a whopping 300 VR titles for discounts, including games that support both the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and OSVR. SEE ALSO Save $100 on HTC Vive During Black Friday & Cyber Monday. Check out the full list over at Steam here.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Notably, the headset doesn’t include the requiste SteamVR tracking base stations or SteamVR-compatible controllers like the Valve Index controller or HTC Vive wand—you’ll have to purchase those separately. Valve Index, HTC Vive). HTC Vive Tracker, Tundra Tracker). Base Stations. Not included. Not included.

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APRIL 5, 2017

One year ago HTC Vive started arriving for buyers. The tracking innovation made by Bellevue-based Valve Software and manufactured by HTC gave the Vive headset and controllers a six month headstart on Facebook’s VR team in the roomscale race. “That removed the guesswork for them.”.

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JULY 18, 2016

There’s been a lot of talk about the latest data from Valve’s latest Steam Hardware & Software survey , most of it drawing erroneous conclusions about overall market share of VR headsets while missing out on a very interesting data point. See Also: HTC Vive Headset Nearing 100,000 Install Base, Steam Data Suggests.

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DECEMBER 2, 2022

Disclaimer: HTC provided three of their Vive Tracker 3.0 What is an HTC Vive Tracker? Whilst the first part of this article looked at the history of the HTC Vive Tracker and its three different versions, the second part will focus on some practical experiments with the latest HTC Vive Tracker 3.0. HTC Vive Tracker 3.0

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FEBRUARY 6, 2019

A staple among PC users since 2001, the orange traffic cone icon has become a legendary piece of software, serving as a beacon of hope for those struggling to find a player compatible with whatever bizarre file type they ripped off of LimeWire. Image Credit: VideoLan at FOSDEM 2019. Now, with Update 4.0 Image Credit: VideoLan at FOSDEM 2019.

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AUGUST 4, 2017

Developed by a group of design engineers at the Royal College of Art, the software is ‘for everyone’, but its feature set has particular relevance to creative professionals, and could become an invaluable tool for industrial design visualisation. VR-optimised 3D creation tool Gravity Sketch is now available on Steam Early Access.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Since then the HTC Vive , PlayStation VR and Google Daydream View have all entered the arena. The reviews are in, and the software is already being devoured by the ravenous fans of each respective platform. The PlayStation VR was predicted to emerge as 2016’s overall sales victor before it even launched.

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MARCH 23, 2020

It includes 2,160 × 2,160 per-display resolution, which is a big step up over the next highest resolution headsets in the same class—the Valve Index, showcasing a resolution of 1,440 × 1,600 per display, and HTC Vive Pro’s dual 1,440 × 1,600 AMOLEDs, making the OG Reverb an impressively pixel-dense headset. Image courtesy HP.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2016

The 2016 Autodesk University event kicked off in Las Vegas yesterday, and the design software company wasted no time in making some big announcements for the VR industry. For those that don’t know, Autodesk creates software for various industries, allowing designers to make 3D models and environments for professional use.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2017

The $100 million program has fostered some extremely important projects since its initial development in 2016 thanks to its dedicated mission of helping budding start-ups through professional mentorship, networking, education and investment. The post HTC Vive X Accelerator Invests in 26 More AR/VR Startups appeared first on VRScout.

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MAY 12, 2021

What people required the most in a new VR headset, according to a survey proposed by HTC Vive. In the first one, you can read what are the features that people that HTC interviewed were asking for a VR headset : HTC has used these data to design its new headset and accompanying software ecosystem so that to fulfill these requests.

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OCTOBER 26, 2016

HTC opened their third officially branded ‘Vive VR Cafe’ last week, this time in Shenzhen, China, the country’s Silicon Valley of hardware. SEE ALSO HTC Partnership Aims to Bring Vive to "hundreds of millions" of Internet Café Users. ” (currently China-only).

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JANUARY 27, 2017

This includes a dedicated list for PlayStation VR, representing almost three months of software sales since the hardware launched in October. PSVR now has more than 50 titles supporting the headset, check out the most downloaded in 2016 below: Job Simulator ($30). SEE ALSO 'EVE: Valkyrie' Now on HTC Vive, Joins Rift and PSVR Players.

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JANUARY 3, 2024

Vision Pro isn’t exactly revolutionizing XR hardware (though the external display is pretty cool), but its real advantage stands to be a mature software platform that’s easy to use and easy to develop for. That leaves HTC to fall back to the enterprise sector, the one place where it has long had a strong reputation.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2017

VR revenue from software and services will increase by almost $1B this year. 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. Previously it expected 2 million units to be sold in 2016 — it now estimates 1.2 million were sold.

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AUGUST 3, 2021

Each month Valve collects info from Steam users to determine some baseline statistics about what kind of hardware and software is used by the platform’s population, and to see how things are changing over time, including the use of VR headsets. Monthly-Connected VR Headsets on Steam. Monthly-connected Headsets" Explained.

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JANUARY 9, 2017

He says that out of the approximately half-a-million PC VR headsets sold to date, HTC Vive “is outselling Oculus 2-to-1 worldwide.” ” Sweeney hasn’t qualified those numbers with any specific source, and neither Oculus or HTC have given specific numbers publically, so we only have his word to go on. .”

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NOVEMBER 17, 2020

FundamentalVR’s Teaching Space software gives young medical professionals hands-on experience crucial for developing mental muscle memory on important tools, such as modern ventilators. The Accenture VR Lifetime Achievement Award – Cher Wang, CEO and Chairwoman HTC.

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JANUARY 3, 2020

Called Masterpiece Studio , the 3D content creation suite combines the 3D modeling software Masterpiece Creator with Masterpiece Motion , an animation software for rigging 3D models in VR. It supports Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Valve Index, and Windows VR headsets. Image courtesy MasterpieceVR.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Buying a virtual reality headset in 2016 is difficult, especially if you haven’t gotten hands-on time with the various systems. Read More: Best HTC Vive Games. It can be even more difficult when you realize there are incredibly simple, and low-quality, VR headsets available at most retailers.

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OCTOBER 27, 2017

Much like the zero-G locomotion scheme seen in games such as a Lone Echo (2017) or Climbey (2016) , tying artificial movement to real-world motion significantly reduces the discomfort associated with VR locomotion. You can download Waltz of the Wazard for free with support for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive on Steam here.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Beginning on November 24th, HTC will give $100 off purchases of the Vive system, while stocks last. Software deals during the Black Friday weekend will also be available through HTC’s own VR app store, Viveport. The post Save $100 on HTC Vive During Black Friday & Cyber Monday appeared first on Road to VR.

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JANUARY 27, 2021

Google announced it has stopped active development on Tilt Brush (2016), the company’s VR paint app. Even before Google discontinued its home-spun Daydream platform in 2019, it was fairly apparent that the company’s interest in developing both VR hardware and software had substantially waned. All is not lost though.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2017

When Valve opened up their SteamVR Tracking (aka ‘Lighthouse’) technology in 2016, the company did so in a quite open way: anyone could use the tracking tech in their own products, royalty free, and didn’t need any sort of certification or approval from Valve to launch those products.

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JANUARY 5, 2018

HTC made a not so subtle tease today that a new version of the HTC Vive is on the way with improved resolution. The current Vive model, released in 2016, has a pair of 1,080 × 1,200 displays made by Samsung. The current Vive model, released in 2016, has a pair of 1,080 × 1,200 displays made by Samsung. Which New Display?

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