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NOVEMBER 9, 2023

HTC just sent a Vive Focus 3 headset to the International Space Station to support astronaut mental health. Vive Focus 3 is HTC's $1300 business-focused standalone headset, which it released in 2021. It's the result of a partnership between HTC, XRHealth, and Nord-Space. This isn't the first time this has been done.

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JANUARY 4, 2017

CES 2017 is officially “begins” tomorrow but the behemoth conference is already revving up in Las Vegas. On this week’s episode of our VR news podcast, we discussed CES 2017 at length. Vive (HTC). What We Know: Today at 1pm HTC will be hosting a press conference to discuss its HTC Vive virtual reality headset.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

VRChat announced today that it has closed a $10 million Series C investment to continue expanding its immersive social platform which is steeped in user-generated content. VRChat is an immersive social platform that allows VR and non-VR users to socialize in a connected virtual world while exploring user-generated spaces and activities.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Available today, headset owners can finally get to dive into a collection of immersive music videos that only previously graced museums worldwide via the Björk Digital Exhibition since late 2016, Pitchfork reports. The Vulnicura Virtual Reality Album is now available Steam (Oculus Rift, Valve Index, HTC Vive) priced at $30.

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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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NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Oculus may be be closing out 2016 with a bang with the launch of its Touch controllers, but HTC is going to kick off 2017 with something special: a peripheral that makes its Vive headset wireless. Graylin, China Regional President of Vive at HTC. The kit is said to ship starting in Q1 2017. Pacific on Friday.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2017

VR Winners at the 2017 Lumiere Awards. A Sundance favorite from Oculus Story Studio this year, Dear Angelica won for showing how powerful storytelling in VR can be. HTC Vive CEO, Cher Wang, earned this award for her team’s exceptional forward progress at the intersection of art and science in VR.

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AUGUST 1, 2017

Tracking VR headsets across large areas is complex and complicated, especially when trying to use the existing tracking frameworks from either HTC’s Vive or Oculus’ Rift. This week we even covered a new tracking puck , that looks similar to the Vive Tracker , OptiTrack is using for affordable full-body immersion.

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JANUARY 4, 2017

of some kind, which HTC already told us wouldn’t be happening , the Taiwan-based company is using CES 2017 to unveil a slew of new accessories consumers can integrate into their already purchased HTC Vive VR headsets. We’ll continue updating you on all of the HTC Vive announcements from CES 2017 as they come in.

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AUGUST 13, 2017

I spoke with VR Bound co-founder, Daniel Colaianni about what he hopes the VR Awards would achieve for VR technology and he says, “The VR Awards exists to promote growth and achievement throughout the immersive industry by reinvesting in promoting strategic partnerships.” HTC – Vive. Oculus – Rift.

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JUNE 15, 2017

Here’s our roundup of news from ‘day 4’ of E3 2017. New The Walking Dead games were revealed, Bethesda clarifies VR platform exclusivity stance, we go hands-on with Ace Combat 7, and try out DisplayLink’s XR wireless solution for the HTC Vive. DisplayLink XR wireless tech hands-on: Photo by Road to VR.

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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. It needs a solution that combats nausea and feels immersive. Oculus is spending the kind of money that gets Epic, Square Enix and Insomniac involved with VR.

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JANUARY 27, 2021

We were blown away by the positive response we received for I Expect You To Die , and we’re excited to create another title that contributes to our legacy of immersive and engaging virtual reality experiences.”. Zor has in store,” said Jesse Schell, CEO of Schell Games in an official release. “We Image Credit: Schell Games. “In

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JUNE 9, 2020

The VR Awards has been recognizing and celebrating outstanding achievements in the VR industry since 2017. Companies such as Fable , HTC, and Oculus have each walked away as winners for their groundbreaking hardware, alongside genre-defying titles such as War Remains , Tilt Brush and ImmersiCare. Think of it as cosplay in VR.

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MARCH 11, 2017

Cyan’s spiritual successor to Myst is launching with all-new motion control support on March 22nd for HTC Vive and Oculus Touch. The original VR support for Oculus Rift began as a stretch goal during the game’s 2013 Kickstarter campaign , and arrived in October 2016, a couple of months after the standard game launched on Steam.

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OCTOBER 30, 2017

At Oculus Connect, the company’s annual developer conference, we got fresh insight into where Oculus is heading, and a new look at how Facebook’s money is funding battles on all fronts of the industry’s increasingly competitive landscape. Old Enemies – HTC. Oculus Rift + Touch Price Cuts in 2017.

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MARCH 16, 2018

RPG dungeon crawler The Mage’s Tale , a former Oculus exclusive, is set to launch on Steam for the HTC Vive on March 23rd. The Mage’s Tale , a VR dungeon crawling RPG title from the makers of The Bard’s Tale , launched initially as an Oculus exclusive back in June, 2017.

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MARCH 1, 2017

Facebook is announcing a $100 price drop for both its Oculus Rift headset and Oculus Touch controllers, bringing the “all-in” price for the system to around $600. The $200 price drop represents the strongest attempt yet by Facebook’s Oculus to push high end VR firmly into mainstream. The HTC Vive VR headset.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2020

The Academy of International Extended Reality (AIXR) has been celebrating momentous accomplishments in VR since 2017 with their annual VR Awards. The Accenture VR Lifetime Achievement Award – Cher Wang, CEO and Chairwoman HTC. Wang’s original commitment to HTC is the backbone of the Vive’s success.

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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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DECEMBER 26, 2018

Immersive technology continues its push towards mainstream appeal. While this past year may have seemed like a quiet one when compared to the more exciting releases featured in 2017 and 2016, these past 12 months have been crucial in the development of the immersive entertainment sector. LOCATION-BASED VR.

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MAY 23, 2020

First announced as a collaboration between HP, Valve, and Microsoft, the new G2 is said to be a “more immersive, comfortable and compatible VR experience,” an HP spokesperson told Road to VR in late March. At the time, we hadn’t seen more than a shrouded image of G2. pic.twitter.com/g71tL0Oo78. pic.twitter.com/g71tL0Oo78.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Embark on an epic pint-sized quest September 23rd on On Oculus, SteamVR, and Viveport. After five grueling years of development, critically-acclaimed filmmaker Jon Favreau ( Iron Man, The Mandalorian ) is finally set to launch his long-awaited dream-like VR adventure Gnomes & Goblins later this month on Oculus, SteamVR, and Viveport.

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JULY 9, 2017

So, you just bought an Oculus Rift and you want to know what to download first (besides the free stuff). In our breakdown of the top 5 games for Oculus Touch and top 5 for the Xbox One gamepad, we take a look at some of the best games currently on the Oculus Store. Top 5 Oculus Touch Games. Robo Recall.

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JUNE 7, 2017

Apple’s WWDC 2017 keynote made that abundantly clear with their announcement of support for external Metal graphics, HTC Vive, SteamVR and Metal VR. IDC started to collect market share data for VR and AR shipments since Q1 2016 and just reported their Q1 numbers for 2017. VR is not dead. VR is not dying. market share.

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JANUARY 26, 2017

Claude Zellweger, HTC’s VP of Design, is making the switch from PC VR to mobile VR. Claude Zellweger (@Claudibus) January 26, 2017. HTC itself confirmed to UploadVR that Zellweger had parted ways with the company, stating: “HTC can confirm that Claude Zellweger has left the Company.

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AUGUST 30, 2017

Ubisoft’s latest and greatest entry into VR, Star Trek: Bridge Crew (2017), is currently on sale for $25, exactly half the price since its launch back in late May. It’s an exceptionally immersive experience captaining the Aegis with real people at your side. As a crew member aboard the U.S.S.

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AUGUST 9, 2017

The organizers of VR’s biggest awards ceremony, The Proto Awards, say they won’t be hosting an event in 2017. They aim to bring the awards back in 2018, skipping the 2017 season “in order to assess the changing landscape of immersive technology and entertainment,” according to a prepared statement.

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APRIL 24, 2020

In development by studio Joy Way, Stride is a VR parkour action game built atop an impressively smooth and immersive locomotion system. Games like Lone Echo (2017) , Sprint Vector (2018) , and Stormland (2019) are prime examples of immersive VR movement systems which are immersive, freeing, and comfortable.

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MARCH 6, 2019

HTC and the American Museum of Natural History announced that the Manhattan-based institution’s upcoming ‘T. rex: Skeleton Crew, was created by the Museum’s Science Visualization team, Vive Studios, and Warsaw-based AR/VR studio Immersion. The experience, dubbed T. The experience, dubbed T. rex skeleton bone-by-bone.

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AUGUST 22, 2017

Time to applaud for a sweet deal on the HTC Vive, Clash of Clans partners w/ Facebook to bring AR to fans, control VR with your mind, new predictions for spending & investment are out, the investment & funding wrapup, and more… 1. … well, sort of. Emeryville, California-based immersive ad company Immersv announced $10.5M

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JULY 10, 2020

The team states that development on Mind Control Delete began in 2017 and was originally scheduled to release by the end of that year as DLC for the original game. Superhot VR is available on Oculus Rift , Oculus Quest , SteamVR , and Viveport.

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JANUARY 3, 2020

MasterpieceVR first released its titular software for PC VR headsets back in late 2017, which notably included cross-platform multiuser support so artists on different platforms could sculpt and paint in VR together. SEE ALSO 'Quill Theater' Brings Incredible Immersive Artwork & Stories to Quest.

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JANUARY 16, 2017

The annual Sundance Film Festival has traditionally served as Oculus’ stomping grounds for showing off VR movie content. The star of the show will likely be the suitably-titled Mindshow , a cartoon-ish character animation and storytelling tool from LA-based company Visionary that made the rounds at CES 2017 earlier in the month too.

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DECEMBER 9, 2019

Virtual reality and immersive experiences are ushering in a new era in the world of art. Nevertheless, it’s inching closer to widespread availability and adoption thanks to consumer-grade innovations from Oculus, HTC, and the like. For instance, Oculus VR created Oculus Medium , a digital sculpting software.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Originally founded by Colin Northway and Robin Stethem in 2017, the Museum of Other Realities is vastly different from other conventional museums and exhibits in that it can not be visited at a geographical location. Download the app via SteamVR, Oculus, and Viveport, slip on a compatible PC VR headsets, and go get your art on. .

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JUNE 11, 2017

We know that Samsung has confirmed more than 5 million Gear VR units are now in the wild for example, and of course the headlines of Sony surprising themselves with PlayStation VR’s early sales figures – approaching 1 Million going in to 2017. Again, somewhat surprisingly, the HTC Vive trails at 10% recognition among those polled.

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