2016 Leap Motion Oculus Simulation 
Road to VR
JULY 17, 2017
Leap Motion, a veteran player in the virtual reality sector (having been founded two years ahead of Oculus), has announced the closure of a Series C investment round totaling $50 million. However, one place in VR still seems like a potential sweet spot for Leap Motion’s hand-tracking tech: mobile.
Road to VR
JULY 8, 2018
With leading high-end VR headsets debuting in 2016, we’ve had about two years to see what the first-generation VR experience looks like. Oculus Half Dome Prototype. Prior to launch the first consumer Rift headset, Oculus had a long history of showing prototypes and development kits. Leap Motion North Star.
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Road to VR
OCTOBER 9, 2016
Now in its 3rd year, the annual Proto Awards have shadowed Oculus’ developer conference Connect since the first event, with an aim to celebrate the best that this new immersive industry has to offer. Job Simulator – Owlchemy Labs. Job Simulator – Owlchemy Labs. Blocks – Leap Motion. The Climb – Crytek.
XR Today - Mixed Reality tag
JUNE 29, 2022
The Mixed Reality Toolkit (MRTK) by Microsoft is an open-source toolkit that has been around since the HoloLens was first released in 2016. It also provides quick prototyping through in-editor simulation that permits instantaneous viewing of changes. Oculus (Unity 2019.3 or newer) – Oculus (now Meta) Quest.
The Ghost Howls
SEPTEMBER 22, 2019
Considering that Facebook is very smart also in leaking misleading info (as it has happened with the “Monterey” headset ), this can also be a move from Menlo Park to create hype for the upcoming Oculus Connect 6 and the AR glasses that will be teased there. The Oculus Connect 6 is coming! Games on Oculus Quest are selling really well.
Road to VR
AUGUST 16, 2016
Reviewed On: HTC Vive (Vive Controllers) and Oculus Rift (Xbox Gamepad). Release Date: August 1st, 2016. This however doesn’t ring true for the Oculus Rift version, which offers only gamepad and keyboard/mouse controls currently—not at all damning in its own right I should preface. Developer: Digital Cyber Cherries.
XR for Business Podcast
DECEMBER 18, 2019
I remember seeing the Oculus guys — Palmer Luckey and Nate Mitchell and Brendan (Iribe) over at one of their CES tables in the early years, well before they were acquired. And even the Oculus Quest is at $400, and they seem to be the $200 Oculus Go. Facebook is still investing in Oculus, obviously.
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