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JULY 14, 2017

The 69th Emmy Awards nominations are out, and while it’s true the Emmys were created to recognize excellence in the television industry, virtual reality as a medium has been lauded with six total nominations this year, three of which are thanks to content created by Oculus. and Oculus ( download here for Oculus Rift ).

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

The perennially avant-garde singer-songwriter Björk has brought her entire 2015 album, Vulnicura , to virtual reality. The Vulnicura Virtual Reality Album is now available Steam (Oculus Rift, Valve Index, HTC Vive) priced at $30.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Virtual reality (VR) is stepping into the spotlight to meet that need. Way back in 2017, the British visual band, Gorillaz used YouTube’s 360-degree video feature to pioneer a new type of music videos with a new video version of their song “Saturnz Barz,” subtitled “ Spirit House.” So did Imagine Dragon.

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JULY 26, 2021

Founded in 2017, Rezzil produces tools for post-match analysis, virtual training and rehabilitation with the ability to monitor and track player recovery. Now the company is getting ready to pitch its pro-focused tech to consumers with Player 22, an at-home training app compatible with Oculus Quest. million (~$5.25

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JUNE 7, 2018

Virtual Virtual Reality is one of mobile VR’s best games to date, and you can now play an enhanced version on the Oculus Rift. Having played through the entirety of the game on a mobile VR headset, it’s no wonder to me why the time and effort has been put in to bring it to the Oculus Rift.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Oculus Video. Minecraft (2017) : Little Skippy will do and learn anything to play Minecraft in VR. Minecraft (2017) : Little Skippy will do and learn anything to play Minecraft in VR. Oculus Video : Load up a movie and toss your Uncle Ted in for his own private cinema. 2017) : Somebody in your family loves fishing.

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JANUARY 7, 2017

Rather than another agonizing wait for updates, Oculus hit the 2016 ground running with a massive blowout on the consumer Rift, launching pre-orders and taking extensive interview sessions from which hundreds more details spilled out. While VR as a whole is thriving at CES 2017, there’s been nary a whisper from the Rift.

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JUNE 16, 2021

Virtual Reality: A New Age of Learning Science Virtual reality is not a new, hot-off-the-press concept. The term “ virtual reality” was first used in 1987 by Jaron Lanier, who was researching goggles that could display digital creations (Lowood, 2018). n.d.). , n.d.).

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DECEMBER 11, 2016

Before the calendar ever turned over from 2015 to 2016 people were already dubbing this as the “year of virtual reality.” It may seem hard to believe now, but just a few months ago the HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and PlayStation VR HMDs were available active developers only. ” This monicker was given for good reason.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Noire (2011), the hit neo-noire adventure game for PC and console, is coming to VR in a series of cases taken from the original game that Rockstar says are being “rebuilt specifically for virtual reality.” Noire which are scheduled to release on November 14, 2017 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.

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AUGUST 20, 2018

Virtual Virtual Reality , a VR gem which first launched on Daydream in 2017 and later on Oculus Go and Rift earlier this year, appears to be on its way to the HTC Vive via Steam. The post ‘Virtual Virtual Reality’ Set to Launch on Vive via Steam Next Month appeared first on Road to VR.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Last year, the AIS announced the VR Society, a division dedicated to virtual reality, at their VR on the Lot event at Paramount Studios. It started with a preview of nominated VR experiences and ended with a lengthy awards ceremony where virtual reality and 360° video played a major role. Century Award: Google Earth VR.

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MARCH 4, 2017

GDC 2017 is over. My brain feels a few sizes smaller than it did at the start of the week but the few neurons that are still firing are sending out one last happy thought: this was an incredible week for virtual reality. CES 2016 and the week of the initial Oculus Kickstarter campaign are both strong contenders.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Palmer Luckey, the creator of the original Oculus Rift headset, says he’s modified a VR headset such that it can kill the user for real. The provocative art project is inspired by the anime Sword Art Online in which players who are trapped in VR die for real if they die in the virtual world.

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JUNE 19, 2017

Last year’s E3 was pivotal for virtual reality due to it taking place before the launch of Oculus Touch and PlayStation VR (PSVR,) a fact reflected on the expo floor with a heavier presence then. This one’s all about the Oculus Rift. Best Rift Game of E3 2017 – Transference.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

While we wait, we compiled a list of the most exciting video games that feature different use cases of augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) as key plot devices. Always wanted to virtually try AR/VR? Nominated for the 2017 Golden Joystick Awards! Pick up any of these games! Think like Batman.

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JANUARY 18, 2017

2017 Sundance Film Festival kicks of this week and it won’t be without VR. Kicking off Thursday, the 2017 edition of New Frontier at the Sundance Film Festival will once again include a full slate of curated VR exhibitions and immersive stories from some of the most innovative creators in the world. 2017 EVENT SCHEDULE.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2019

From Tender Claws , the studio behind Virtual Virtual Reality (2017) , and the New York-based live theater company Pie Hole comes The Under Presents, something its creators call “part game, part theater, part extravaganza.” SEE ALSO 25 Oculus Quest Games Coming in 2019 & 2020.

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JULY 21, 2020

A massive surge of online education and EdTech is taking place, and Virtual Reality (VR) is one of the technologies at the forefront of this movement. Examples of the former include Oculus Rift and Valve Index , while the latter include Gear VR and Google Cardboard. Creating remote MR productions How Can VR Help Education?

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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.” Something to note, all nominees had to be centered on a virtual reality experience, and not an augmented reality experience.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

The Oculus founder and a girl in a cape stole the gaming show. Some 110 VR games for PlayStation VR, Oculus Rift and HTC Vive got all the attention with new demos and mixed reality performances. We can probably expect VR to take center stage again in 2017. — コヤ所長 (@mayanmoyan) September 15, 2016.

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MAY 7, 2017

F8 2017 was held on April 18th and 19th 2017. Chief Scientist of Oculus Research Michael Abrash described his vision of a mixed reality future: a world, 20-30 years from now, where we will wear stylish AR glasses instead of sporting stylish phones. Virtual Reality. 360 ° Content.

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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.”. Image Credit: Schell Games. “In We can’t wait for the community to play it.”. Image Credit: Schell Games.

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JANUARY 4, 2017

CES 2017 is officially “begins” tomorrow but the behemoth conference is already revving up in Las Vegas. The pre-show press conferences have already begun and that means the big virtual reality news is already breaking. On this week’s episode of our VR news podcast, we discussed CES 2017 at length.

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AUGUST 22, 2017

The wildly popular puzzler The Talos Principle (2014) from Croteam is soon to be making its way to VR in a separate version, playable on SteamVR-compatible headsets; i.e. HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. The post Hands-on: ‘The Talos Principle VR’ Feels Like It’s Come Home in Virtual Reality appeared first on Road to VR.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

The Use Your Illusion: Creating Immersive Virtual Reality Worlds session The Use Your Illusion: Creating Immersive Virtual Reality Worlds session at VRDC was a collection of modern VR pioneers that are helping to create the grammar of immersive VR.

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OCTOBER 23, 2018

As a little-known initiative, Oculus is actively funneling in talent with the promise of training, tools and other resources that developers — new and old — can use to build projects for the Oculus platform as well as for the greater VR ecosystem. Receiving funding was not only a blessing, but an incredible learning experience for me.

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JANUARY 28, 2017

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg has tapped Hugo Barra, Xiaomi’s current Global VP, for the position of CEO at Oculus VR. Barra will be tasked with not only leading Oculus, Facebook’s subsidiary, but all of Facebook’s VR projects. On top of that, SEE ALSO Oculus Touch Review: Reach into Rift.

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MARCH 5, 2017

Oculus has officially announced their slate of games for 2017. Alongside the many announcements and demos at last week’s GDC, Oculus had a few major ones to share. Release Date: Q3 2017. And because this game runs on Oculus Touch, you select them by picking them up with your hands. Rift Titles.

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MARCH 23, 2017

If you’ve been following VR for a while then you’ll likely recognise Silicon Valley Virtual Reality (SVVR) as one of the original events designed to evangelise and promote the technology, starting out as a small meetup for enthusiasts and steadily growing into a massive conference that gathers industry figureheads under one roof.

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AUGUST 31, 2017

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DECEMBER 31, 2016

Facebook looks to up the Oculus ante by investing in eye-tracking technology. With 2016 coming to a close, it’s time to start looking toward the state of virtual reality in 2017. Guess we’ll see in 2017. The post Oculus Acquires The Eye Tribe, Eye-Tracking Startup appeared first on VRScout.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2020

To Bharani Rajakumar , the founder of Transfr , the dilemma of displaced workers is the perfect use case for virtual reality technology. Transfr leverages virtual reality to create simulations of manufacturing-plant shop floors or warehouses for training purposes. Transfr’s core technology is its software.

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JUNE 11, 2017

The virtual reality presence at E3 this year is expected to be almost double what it has been as developers and publishers move full steam ahead with immersive experiences. There’s no word yet on whether the game will support the Oculus Rift, even unofficially through Steam as many games do.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2019

While Oculus doesn’t offer much publicly in the way of understanding how well individual apps are performing across its VR storefronts, it’s possible to glean some insight by looking at apps relative to each other. Here’s a snapshot of the top 20 Oculus Rift games and apps. Oculus Rift. Rating (of 5).

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JULY 10, 2017

Veteran horror director Alexandre Aja , known for his work on The Hills Have Eyes (2006), Pirahana 3D (2010), and Horns (2013) , is teaming up with Oculus and VR production studio Future Lighthouse to create a 360 live-action horror series entitled Campfire Creepers that takes you into long-forgotten childhood fears.

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AUGUST 14, 2019

Nate Mitchell, Facebook’s Head of VR Product, and the last of Oculus’ co-founders, has announced that he’s leaving the company. Mitchell announced his departure on the Oculus Subreddit on Tuesday. After 7 incredible years, I’ve decided to move on from Oculus / Facebook. This is because of you.

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