Road to VR

JUNE 25, 2018

Coatsink , the studio behind VR titles A Night Sky (2017) and Augmented Empire (2017), announced they’re bringing their first mobile VR title, Esper (2015), to PlayStation VR, Oculus Go and Xiaomi Mi on June 29th. Esper is also slated to launch on HTC Vive via Steam on July 6th.

HTC 182

HTC Oculus Samsung Microsoft 182

Road to VR

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?

San Francisco 180

San Francisco AR Google HTC 180

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

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. HTC Vive: 95,000. PlayStation VR: 375,000.

HTC 167

HTC Samsung Google Oculus 167

Road to VR

JANUARY 31, 2018

VR/AR expert Antony Vitillo (aka ‘ Skarred Ghost ‘) got an opportunity to speak with HTC Vive China President Alvin Wang Graylin recently, and while Graylin predictably couldn’t answer the question on everyone’s mind—”how much is Vive Pro going to cost?”—we

HTC 252

HTC China Samsung Course 252

VRScout

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. Samsung – Gear VR. There you go, that’s the VR Bound VR Awards shortlist for 2017. Oculus – Rift.

Leap Motion 227

Leap Motion Virtual Reality Latency Training 227

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

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?

HTC 159

HTC Industry Samsung Sony 159

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MARCH 3, 2017

With each passing year the Game Developers Conference (GDC) becomes more and more important to the VR industry, and 2017’s iteration was no different. Rift’s 2017 Line-Up. One year on and it’s ready to debut its bigger, better 2017 line-u p, fueled by the recently-released Touch controllers. Whew, what a week.

Samsung 100

Samsung HTC Oculus Conference 100

Road to VR

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.

HTC 188

HTC Oculus Gaming Controllers 188

Road to VR

JANUARY 8, 2017

An HTC Vive phone has been spotted in a promotional video leaked ahead of a scheduled press conference on January 12th. — Evan Blass (@evleaks) January 8, 2017. This video may indicate HTC is ready to make that move, using its now established Vive brand. But what should we expect from a Vive branded phone?

HTC 100

HTC Video Conference Samsung 100

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

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.

Data 212

Data HTC Samsung Sony 212

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

The 2017 Game Developers Conference (GDC) and accompanying Virtual Reality Developers Conference (VRDC) are right around the corner. There’s a lot going on at GDC every year, but with VR’s first big consumer year in the books last year, 2017 should be bigger than ever for our industry. What to Expect from HTC.

Conference 163

Conference San Francisco Unreal Sony 163

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

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.

Google 190

Google New York City 360 Video New York 190

Road to VR

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. Games 360 report for 2017 right here. Nielsen’s ‘ U.S

Virtual Reality 243

Virtual Reality Samsung HTC Groups 243

Road to VR

JUNE 22, 2023

At least from the outside, it appears Microsoft isn’t actively competing for a seat at the XR table, which is fairly odd coming from a company that pioneered enterprise AR while simultaneously wrangling some of its top OEM partners to make a fleet of PC VR headsets for consumers in 2017.

Strategy 323

Strategy Microsoft Magic Leap Apple 323

Road to VR

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?

HTC 249

HTC Samsung Controllers Software 249

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 12, 2017

In the 2016 State of the Industry report , Oculus Rift dominated conversations over all other headsets largely in part because a significant amount had tried the device (77% for Rift) over Google Cardboard (46%), Gear VR (31%), PlayStation VR (21%), and well over the HTC Vive (19%). Source: GDC 2017 State of the Industry Report.

Survey 100

Survey Industry HTC San Francisco 100

Upload VR

JANUARY 15, 2024

In 2016 it released a compact smartphone-tethered headset for viewing 360° videos, to terrible reviews, and in 2017 it showed off a PC-tethered SteamVR headset prototype that it never shipped. Cho told The Guru that LG Electronics has moved XR device development into the division of the company that makes its TVs to "speed up development".

Samsung 114

Samsung 360 Video China Google 114

Road to VR

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

In late 2017 Microsoft launched its Windows Mixed Reality platform, a software foundation built into Windows 10 which supports VR headsets. The company also convinced a handful of its major PC partners—Dell, Lenovo, Acer, HP, Samsung, and Asus—to launch VR headsets attached to the platform. Data courtesy Valve.

Microsoft 296

Microsoft Augmented Reality Samsung Virtual Reality 296

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. Oculus Rift + Touch Price Cuts in 2017. Former Friends – Samsung. Samsung was perhaps Oculus’ first major ally.

Oculus 218

Oculus Samsung Microsoft Hardware 218

Road to VR

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

VR headsets have already seen some pretty drastic permanent price reductions in the past few months, including the new $400 Oculus Rift + Touch price, the new $600 HTC Vive price, and the new $450 ‘all-in’ PlayStation VR bundle. Samsung HMD Odyssey $450 $500 (includes headset and controllers). Baseline Prices.

Hardware 223

Hardware HTC Controllers Samsung 223

AllThingsVR

JANUARY 10, 2017

The 5 Most Important Announcements from CES 2017 on VR & AR 1) Intel’s ‘Merged Reality’ Demo Brings Actual Hands Into VR on Oculus Rift Intel demoed 2 things at CES: 1) they demoed Intel’s technology to bring your hands into VR, no controller required, with Intel’s Merged Reality RealSense. 2) They demoed Project Alloy.

Virtual Reality 70

Virtual Reality Samsung HTC Video 70

VRScout

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

HTC Vive Fallout 4 Bundle. value) in addition to the current Fallout 4 VR bundle, which launches on December 12, 2017. Only available in Microsoft retail and online stores in the US and Canada, the sale goes on until 11:59 PM PST on November 27, 2017. Samsung HMD Odyssey Windows Mixed Reality Headset – $500 $449.

North America 236

North America Retail Samsung Amazon 236

Road to VR

MARCH 19, 2018

HTC today announced that the Vive Pro headset only (without controllers or base stations) will cost $800 and launch on April 5th; the headset is now available for pre-order. After announcing the Vive Pro headset back in January, HTC left the VR sector in suspense as to what the price would be and precisely when it would launch.

HTC 268

HTC Controllers Retail Samsung 268

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Today’s announcement indicated that most of the major VR imprints have been granted membership into the group including: Oculus, Valve, Unity, Epic, Samsung, and Google. HTC’s VR subsidiary, Vive, was not included as an included member of the Open XR Working Group. One name, however was missing from that list.

Oculus 100

Oculus Groups HTC Augmented Reality 100

VRWorld

JANUARY 26, 2018

Consumer electronics company HTC officially started shipping pre-ordered Vive Focus VR headsets at an event earlier this week, in what was heralded as the “world’s first on-stage in-VR customer product delivery.” The news comes via HTC’s China Regional President of VR, Alvin Wang Graylin.

China 60

China HTC Samsung Oculus 60

VRScout

MAY 30, 2017

I’ve been a big fan of the cute little Samsung Gear 360 camera since its first unveiling in the spring of 2016, and always recommend it to people inquiring about the best consumer-friendly 360 cameras out there. THE STANDALONE MOBILE HEADSET THAT HTC IS KEEPING IN JAPAN. AIRLINES TESTING AUGMENTED REALITY TO READ YOUR EMOTIONS.

New Zealand 151

New Zealand Magic Leap Japan San Francisco 151

Road to VR

MAY 18, 2017

During Day 2 of Google I/O 2017, following major announcements of support for standalone VR headsets and a ‘2.0’ Today, there are eight Daydream-Ready devices on the market, and momentum will continue to build throughout the year as flagship products from Samsung and LG begin to support the platform. image courtesy Google.

Google 201

Google Samsung HTC Hardware 201

VRScout

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Doctor Who made its original VR debut back in December 2017 with Doctor Who Time Vortex VR , a short game released on Google Cardboard, Google Daydream, Samsung Gear VR, HTC Vive, and WebVR that had users safely navigating the TARDIS away from various hazards and obstructions.

Virtual Reality 298

Virtual Reality Filming Google Samsung 298

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 5, 2017

HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, PS VR, Samsung Gear VR, and Google’s Cardboard and Daydream platforms are all the most recognized names when it comes to virtual reality across the powerful home units and mobile markets, but there are still a handful that keep the industry competitive and honest.

Samsung 215

Samsung Virtual Reality Technology HTC 215

ARPost

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

billion in 2017 and 2018. As virtual reality technology gained prominence, the use of VR devices like the Samsung Gear VR, Oculus VR, and HTC Vive, have also become popular. The leading producers of VR headsets like Sony, Oculus, Google, HTC, and Samsung, mainly focus on creating cost-effective devices.

Gaming 392

Gaming Virtual Reality Head Mounted Display Immersion 392

The Ghost Howls

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.

Apple 526

Apple Sony China HTC 526

VRScout

AUGUST 29, 2016

in funding; Samsung patents new biometric authentication methods; HTC Vive offers $500K in cash and prizes to developers on Viveport, their new non-gaming content platform, and more…. eSports is an enormous business, worth almost $900M now and expected to be a billion dollar industry by 2017. IN FUNDING.

360 Video 155

360 Video Samsung Virtual Reality HTC 155

Road to VR

FEBRUARY 23, 2019

” While the app has previously been available on Vive via HTC’s Viveport platform since early last year, Vive users who exclusively use SteamVR haven’t had access. The NextVR app launched initially way back in 2015 on Gear VR, and eventually found its way to Daydream.

Video 177

Video Samsung Entertainment Oculus 177

The Ghost Howls

MARCH 4, 2018

HTC has maybe been the virtual reality company that has shown the most interesting things at this MWC. From the talk, it is clear that HTC is betting a lot on these new technologies and envisions a future where all of us will wear these devices every day. Samsung S9. He has a point. Let’s start! The Vive Trackers 2.0.

AR 152

AR Samsung Virtual Reality Latency 152

Road to VR

JANUARY 16, 2018

HTC Vive Pro. Perhaps the biggest reveal at CES 2018 was HTC’s Vive Pro. As a side note, HTC confirmed to us that the Vive Pro won’t ship with Valve’s ‘Knuckles’ controllers , a bummer for those hoping to finally get their hands on the anticipated controllers which were first revealed back in mid-2017.

HTC 232

HTC Oculus Controllers Samsung 232

Road to VR

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Original investors included Comcast Ventures, HTC and Samsung, but now join Horizons Ventures, Twentieth Century Fox, Evolution Media Partners (backed by TPG and CAA), China’s Shanghai Media Group, Youku Global Media Fund and LDV Partners. SEE ALSO Comcast, Samsung, and HTC Join $6 Million Investment in VR Animation Studio 'Baobab'.

Madagascar 100

Madagascar Filming Samsung HTC 100

Road to VR

MARCH 19, 2017

” 2016 saw the arrival of 3 major consumer virtual reality headsets, the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and PlayStation VR. Samsung confirmed at CES in January that its Oculus engineered Samsung Gear VR headset had passed an install base figure of 5 Million and more recently Google affirmed that it had shipped over 10 Million Cardboard viewers.

AR 260

AR Virtual Reality Magic Leap Samsung 260