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NOVEMBER 1, 2017

HTC could be showing off its standalone VR headset at the company’s November 14th Vive Developer Conference (VDC) in Beijing. To wit, HTC says it will have ‘some important announcements’ to make. To wit, HTC says it will have ‘some important announcements’ to make. image courtesy HTC.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Owlchemy Labs, the Google-owned VR studio, announced it’s bringing the chart-topping VR games Job Simulator (2016) and its sequel Vacation Simulator (2019) to Apple Vision Pro. The post Two Classic VR Games From Google’s VR Studio Coming Soon to Vision Pro appeared first on Road to VR.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Cher Wang – HTC Vive. AIS-VR Society President Jim Chabin and actress Maria Bello honored the CEO of HTC with the Sir Charles Wheatstone Award for exemplifying exceptional forward movement in the VR Sciences. HTC is the maker of the Vive VR headset , a monumental achievement in optics, controls and 3D positional tracking for VR.

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JUNE 19, 2020

HTC has announced that it will offer its Vive WAVE mobile VR platform to all Snapdragon-based headsets. The move means that headset makers will be able to adopt HTC’s ready-made headset OS (instead of developing their own) and gain instant content compatibility with a pre-existing VR app ecosystem.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2017

HTC revealed their new standalone Vive Focus headset today , poised to launch into the Asian market. Earlier this year the device was teased to be heading to Western markets as part of Google’s Daydream platform in 2017, but now HTC confirms they’ve canceled those plans. Can’t wait for you to try it.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Owlchemy Labs, the Google-owned VR studio behind Job Simulator (2016) , announced the game’s sequel Vacation Simulator (2019) just went platinum, having now topped over one million units sold. The post Google’s VR Studio Owlchemy Labs Now Has Two Platinum-selling Titles appeared first on Road to VR.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

HTC has submitted a new trademark application in both Europe and the US, specifically requesting the use of a new name: Vive Focus. First revealed at Google I/O 2017 developer conference, both HTC and Lenovo announced they were building standalone VR headsets for the Daydream platform. image courtesy LetsGoDigital.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2017

VR Winners at the 2017 Lumiere Awards. A pioneering creative tool in VR; Google’s Tilt Brush was awarded for empowering artists from all realms to experiment, design and create all kinds of art in virtual reality. Century Award: Google Earth VR. Google Earth VR for helping the world see the world.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2017

billion in 2017, up 142% year-over-year. The report suggests that premium headset shipments like Google Daydream will see more growth over light mobile headsets. Google Daydream will sell the most premium headsets in 2017, getting 6.8M billion in 2017, rising to $9.1 Billion in 2017 appeared first on VRScout.

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JANUARY 27, 2017

For starters, Cher Wang, CEO and Chairwoman of Vive maker HTC, will be granted the Sir Charles Wheatsone Award. This year’s Century Award, meanwhile, is going to Google Earth VR , a Vive app that lets you explore the world around you in 3D. Having spent extensive time in Google Earth VR ourselves, we’re inclined to agree.

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JULY 25, 2017

In a few years’ time Google expects to operate Daydream on “Android scale,” one day opening the VR door to “hundreds of millions of users.” This week Google said they expect 11 Daydream ready phones on the market by the end of 2017. SEE ALSO Google Daydream Review: Casual VR Closes the Gap.

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JANUARY 26, 2017

Claude Zellweger, HTC’s VP of Design, is making the switch from PC VR to mobile VR. vladsavov I am joining Google Daydream, so you can redirect your criticism:). Claude Zellweger (@Claudibus) January 26, 2017. We appreciate his considerable contribution to HTC, and wish him well in his future endeavors.

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APRIL 27, 2017

VRLA is the biggest conference of its kind in the world—and the Spring 2017 Expo on April 14 and 15 was the grandest outing yet. The activation, which broadcast live from noon-6pm both days of VRLA, wouldn’t have been possible without our friends at: HTC Vive. Google + Tilt Brush. Pillow’s Willow / LUMO Labs.

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AUGUST 13, 2017

Colaianni told me, “the outstanding nomination process for the VR Awards 2017 is anything to go by, future years will continue to build upon the astounding work our nominees have been producing.” HTC – Vive. Google – Daydream View. Google – Tilt Brush. Google – Google Earth VR.

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JANUARY 2, 2017

Did you happen to get an HTC Vive this holiday season? The guide, in its entirety, can be found here , via Google Docs. The post Kick Off 2017 with This Killer Vive Guide: H/T to Redditor Burning_Faith appeared first on VRScout. Maybe you’ve been eyeing one but feel overwhelmed about where to start?

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JANUARY 5, 2017

The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, NV is traditionally one of the largest tech events of the entire year and CES 2017 is no different. Consider this to be your consistently updated one-stop shop for all of the news from CES 2017 so far. Upload’s CES 2017 Predictions [ Link ]. Pre-CES News and Announcements.

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DECEMBER 5, 2017

With the latest amazing innovations in VR/AR, VRX 2017 next week in San Francisco is the place to be to hear from those leading the charge. Speakers from leading companies including Oculus, Intel, Ford, HTC, Paramount, Google, Epic Games, Walmart, Qualcomm and many more, will be present at the event. Not attending?

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JULY 27, 2017

Standalone HTC Vive headsets appear to be all the rage lately based on several reveals made by HTC over the past couple of months. & European audiences that runs on the Google DayDream platform. Building up a rich library of VR experiences for the standalone VR market,” HTC said in a statement regarding the announcement.

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JULY 26, 2017

HTC today announced a new variant of its Vive standalone VR headset which is aimed specifically at the Chinese VR market and will tap the company’s Viveport content platform as the official app store for the headset. Meanwhile, in the US & EU markets, the standalone Vive headset is backed by Google’s Daydream ecosystem.

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MAY 10, 2017

Understanding that, the data they accumulate can paint an interesting picture and Superdata Research ‘s newly released information paints a telling picture: the PlayStation VR (PSVR) and Samsung Gear outsold the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive by a large margin in Q1 of 2017. Google Daydream: 170,000. HTC Vive: 95,000.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Samsung Partners With Google & Qualcomm For New XR Hardware During today’s Samsung Unpacked event, Samsung announced plans to create new ‘Extended Reality’ (XR) hardware in partnership with Google and Qualcomm. In late 2017, Samsung launched Odyssey , a Windows PC VR headset, and a year later the successor Odyssey+.

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JULY 24, 2017

We’re just over halfway through 2017, and it’s been a rollercoaster for VR. The first version of Valve’s SteamVR platform provided us with superior 360 degree room-scale tracking and position-tracked hand input at the hefty price of $799 via HTC’s Vive. Will HTC cut Vive’s price? When is SteamVR 2.0

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MARCH 16, 2017

Here are two of my VR favorites that premiered at SXSW 2017 this week: SHOW IT 2 ME – Mark Brooks & Dylan Carter. Show It 2 Me was created with Google Tilt Brush and was the first VR experience to use the Tilt Brush Toolkit ( now in BETA ) to export elements into Unity to be animated.

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MAY 17, 2017

Google today announced that standalone VR headsets are coming to Daydream , the first of which will be made by HTC and Lenovo. With a name like WorldSense, Google seems to be implying that the tracking system will be able to work at a huge scale, without pre-scanning or calibration.

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JANUARY 8, 2017

We’ve long wondered what mobile VR meant to HTC, and now we might know — a Vive-branded smartphone. We didn’t think it would have much to do with its VR headset, the HTC Vive, especially after the bevy of reveals the company had in store for CES this week, but that might not be the case. pic.twitter.com/ppONWlT5Mr.

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OCTOBER 10, 2017

HTC may have more than one new headset in sight than we initially thought when it registered the name ‘Vive Focus’ in the EU and US. It came to light via the Dutch publication Lets Go Digital that HTC has also applied for a trademark for the name ‘Vive Eclipse’ in New Zealand.

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MAY 18, 2017

During Day 2 of Google I/O 2017, following major announcements of support for standalone VR headsets and a ‘2.0’ LG’s flagship smartphone due in the second half of 2017 is also confirmed to be Daydream-Ready. image courtesy Google.

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DECEMBER 19, 2017

Oculus parent company Facebook today announced it’s bringing Spaces , the company’s own social VR app, to HTC Vive. Like YouTube, which Google recently brought to the Vive , Facebook works only when it’s available to as many people as possible. And the same makes sense for Facebook Spaces. Arctic Open.

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MARCH 13, 2017

The Virtual Reality Industry Report: Spring 2017 launches April 4th, pre-order today to save 40% off the list price. 2017 will be another foundational year for the entire VR industry. The Virtual Reality Industry Report: Spring 2017 will push the industry forward with data-driven insights and practical thought-leadership.”.

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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 also shared a small tidbit: Developers have built “more than 150 apps” for Daydream so far.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Google has pushed an update to its VR paint program Tilt Brush (2016) that finally lets you intuitively drag your 3D creations in from Blocks (2017) , the company’s latest 3D modeling app for VR. Tilt Brush is however no longer free with purchase of HTC Vive, and sells for $20 on both Steam and the Oculus Store.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2017

HTC cancels plans to release wireless VR headset with Google in the U.S. via @TechCrunch [link] [link] — allthingsvr (@allthingsvr) November 14, 2017.

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DECEMBER 31, 2016

That’s a question that expands well beyond 2017, but there’s still a bunch of big questions we’re expecting to answer next year. That will come as a relief to many, as the original unit is less than a year old, but it won’t be by the end of 2017. Tagged with: 2017 , htc vive , oculus rift , project scorpio.

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DECEMBER 4, 2017

Wands (2017) , the first-person magic-dueling game, is available today for HTC Vive via Viveport. The game will also be available through Viveport subscription , HTC’s monthly games’ subscription service. Wands features fast-paced 1v1 magic duels across a number of battle arenas.

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MAY 11, 2017

In an interesting move, Google has acquired Owlchemy Labs , makers of the multi-platform hits Job Simulator (2016) and Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality (2017). But what does Google have in store? As far as VR game studios go, Owlchemy Labs is not only one of the most senior, but one of the most successful out of the gate.

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JULY 24, 2017

As it stands, companies like HTC, Oculus, and even Google are being very tight-lipped about how many Vives, Rifts, and Daydream Views they’ve sold (respectively) and it’s making it very difficult to paint a solid picture of what the VR market actually looks like. Do you own an HTC Vive? One day…maybe.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2017

Last week HTC lost its VP of Design to Google. We’ve reached out to HTC to ask why he left the role and who the company plans to replace him with. We’ve reached out to HTC to ask why he left the role and who the company plans to replace him with. After 12 amazing years, today is my last day @htc.

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