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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.

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DECEMBER 7, 2017

Owlchemy Labs, creators of Job Simulator (2016) and Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality (2017) tonight announced their latest VR title, Vacation Simulator. The post ‘Vacation Simulator’ is Owlchemy Labs’ New VR Game Slated for 2018 appeared first on Road to VR. “First you JOB, then you VACATION.

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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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Road to VR

MARCH 30, 2018

Owlchemy Labs , the studio behind Job Simulator (2016) and Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality (2017), are back again with a new whimsical take on the simulator-satire genre – Vacation Simulator. Check out our hands-on with Vacation Simulator to hear all the fun you’ll be having in the virtual sun.

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JANUARY 16, 2024

Synopsys specializes primarily on electronic design automation (EDA) tools and hardware intellectual property (IP) development, whereas Ansys develops electronics design analysis, and simulation tools, so the deal will create a chip design software powerhouse with expertise in different fields.

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JANUARY 1, 2018

At the start of the New Year Valve has released a look back at 2017’s best selling VR titles on Steam. Just in time for the end of the Steam Winter Sale (concluding January 4th @ 10AM PT), Valve has published a series of ‘ The Best of 2017 ‘ charts, showing which titles on Steam have fared the best across several metrics.

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Road to VR

MAY 8, 2018

X-Plane 11 (2017) , the highly-touted and expansive flight simulator for PC, now has a few new badges under its Steam listing, which includes support for Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and Windows “Mixed Reality” VR headsets. Enhanced night lighting at large distances. Higher performance with AMD graphics cards.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 21, 2019

Delays are a train driver’s worst nightmare, and while it’s true upcoming VR train simulator Derail Valley has seen a modest setback after its planned January 18th launch, the game is now full steam ahead as it makes its Early Access debut on the Oculus Store and Steam this week.

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Road to VR

MARCH 5, 2019

Owlchemy Labs today announced their next VR parody game Vacation Simulator is set to release for PC VR headsets next month. Vacation Simulator will be landing on Steam (Vive, Rift) and the Oculus Store (Rift) on April 9th, priced at $30. We went hands-on with an early prototype of Vacation Simulator back at GDC 2018.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

VR/AR agency Vobling initially built a VR experience in 2017 designed to show off the capabilities of the latest Carl-Gustaf launcher (the M4) and serve as the main attraction for Saab’s presence at the Defence and Security Equipment International conference in London that year. — Saab AB (@Saab) September 13, 2017.

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JULY 13, 2017

In the simulation, participants learn how to move and complete operations in zero-gravity with the embodiment of the Touch controllers. The post Three Original VR Experiences Snag 2017 Emmy Noms appeared first on VRScout. Included in your tasks are: docking a space capsule and taking a spacewalk. Let us know!

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JUNE 4, 2017

Now thanks to the success of an early pilot program currently being tested at a handful of these locations, over 140,000 Walmart associates across all 200 training centers will feature virtual reality training simulators by the end of 2017. Could we be seeing the dawn of VR in retail and shopping?

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Road to VR

JANUARY 11, 2019

Job Simulator (2016). Job Simulator (2016). Superhot VR (2017). Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality (2017). Arizona Sunshine (2017). Surgeon Simulator: Experience Reality (2016). Reigning supreme now three years in a row is Job Simulator , a day-one launch title when PSVR released in October 13th, 2016.

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VRScout

APRIL 28, 2019

Offering some of the most realistic gladiatorial battles currently available to owners of PC VR headsets, physics-based medieval combat simulator Blade & Sorcery rolled in hot at the beginning of April with early access Update #5. This is how VR swords and sorcery games should feel. Image Credit: WarpFrog. DO BATTLE, ATTAIN VICTORY.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2017

VR Winners at the 2017 Lumiere Awards. Best VR Game: Job Simulator. No surprise that Job Simulator from Owlchemy Labs won this category for becoming a go-to game to introduce the power of VR to people. The post Hollywood Embraces its Future in VR at the 2017 Lumiere Awards appeared first on VRScout.

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MAY 9, 2017

Dr Todd Chang of the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles added: “On average we need one hour to prepare a 30 minute, mannequin-based simulation, and another 30 minutes to clean up. We had a rather aggressive timetable and the VR simulation literally improved week by week,” continued Dr. Chang. “VR

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JUNE 19, 2017

Now that it’s all said and done it’s easy to see that E3 2017 just wasn’t a huge showing for VR hardware. The simulation took place in DCS World, a grueling simulation experience, so the chopper flew realistically and responded to even the most subtle movements. The company recently raised $2.1

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NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Exploring the concept of ‘haptic shape illusion’, the controllers have data-driven, precise mass properties, aiming to simulate the same feeling in the hand as the larger objects on which they are based. Simulating the feel of real objects is a fundamental haptics challenge in VR.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

First debuted at the 2017 Euro Attractions Show in Berlin, ParadropVR tasks users with navigating their parasail through a variety of exotic locations as they attempt to glide through as many floating hoops as they can before reaching the surface.

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Road to VR

APRIL 13, 2017

In its new Virtual Reality Industry Report: Spring 2017 , Greenlight Insights forecasts total virtual reality revenues to reach $7.2 billion globally by the end of 2017, of which, head-mounted displays (HMDs) will account for $4.7 What’s Inside the Virtual Reality Industry Report: Spring 2017.

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JUNE 21, 2017

Conversations are only as good as the participants; part of this netting of knowledge stems from the people Malicki-Sánchez has been able to assemble for VRTO 2017, including: Dr. Maria Karam (Co-inventor of the Emoti-Chair, Founder of TADs inc., The post VRTO 2017: Where New Giants Stand on Giant Shoulders appeared first on VRScout.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

HUMANITY , a undeniably unique looking title from Tokyo-based design studio Tha LTD uses massive crowd simulation with an apparent focus on on puzzle and RTS-like gameplay. The post ‘HUMANITY’ Makes Gameplay from Massive Crowd Simulation, Coming to PS4 & PSVR in 2020 appeared first on Road to VR.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Hatrabbit describes it as a cross between Job Simulator (2016) and Tim Burton’s delectably bad film Mars Attacks! The studio released their first VR game, Merry Snowballs (2017) , last December on Vive and Rift. The post ‘Viral Invasion’ Aims to Be ‘Job Simulator’ Meets ‘Mars Attacks!’

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Road to VR

JANUARY 6, 2017

We speak to Trinity VR about their Vive Tracker powered Diamond FX project which aims to provide realistic virtual reality simulations for major league baseball teams, all powered by years of real pitching statistics. SEE ALSO Hands-on: HTC's New Vive Tracker Makes VR More Immersive With Specialized Accessories. ” How is this done? .

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Road to VR

JULY 19, 2021

Google-owned Owlchemy Labs, the studio behind VR classics like Job Simulator and Vacation Simulator , has confirmed that it’s working on a new VR project after running quiet for much of the year. Owlchemy is currently hiring five new positions to support ongoing development.

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Road to VR

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). Job Simulator, image courtesy Owlchemy Labs. image courtesy Owlchemy Labs and Adult Swim Games.

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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.” Industrial Training International – ITI Crane Simulator. There you go, that’s the VR Bound VR Awards shortlist for 2017.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

HTC partnered with Virti to develop the Virti platform, which enables organizations to design and create unique immersive training materials by way of an end-to-end simulation suite. VR simulation has been used extensively in various industries. Revolutionizing Taiwan’s Food Safety Training.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 29, 2018

Feel Three, a 3DOF motion simulator for VR, went live on Kickstarter yesterday. The simulator is built on a half-sphere base, which sits atop a number of motors and special omnidirectional wheels, called ‘omni wheels’, that give the user three degrees of freedom: pitch, roll and yaw. Hardware Specs.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2017

10 ], Job Simulator [ Review: 8/10 ], and even Tilt Brush. This time is was Superhot’s turn for well-deserved glory, triumphing over a similar list of games including Eagle Flight, I Expect You to Die, Job Simulator, and Valve’s The Lab [ Review: 9/10 ].

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MARCH 1, 2017

This week at GDC 2017 the head of Vive Studios, Joel Brennon, announced a brand new title for the HTC Vive headset developed by Free Range Games. It’s called VR Sports and if that sounds familiar it’s because it should. Last year Oculus Studios released a game called VR Sports Challenge (8.5/10) 10) — shown below.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Available now on Oculus (Rift), SteamVR (Vive, Rift, and Windows VR), and PC (non-VR mode), Vox Machinae is a multiplayer mech combat game that leans decidedly toward the ‘simulator’ end of the mech spectrum, contrasting faster-paced and more arcade-like mech games like Archangel: Hellfire (2017).

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Stageverse is a new social VR platform debuting this week with a two-hour immersive capture of the Muse: Simulation Theory concert. Founded initially back in 2017, Stageverse is making its debut this week after purportedly raising $7.5 The Simulation Theory Concert was captured in 360° 3D in 2019. million in venture capital.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Job Simulator’s instruction-giving JobBots might be the most abused characters in all of VR. Videogame merchandise company iam8bit today announced that it’s partnered with Job Simulator developer Owlchemy Labs to release a line of merchandise based on the popular VR game. Cy Wise GDC (@cyceratops) February 28, 2017.

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JANUARY 26, 2023

In 2017, Gemba grew out of executive training company The Leadership Network, which was founded in 2013 by CEO Nathan Robinson and Chairman Victor Lewis. The platform also focuses on immersive skill transfer, including things like on-the-job VR skill training, simulated factory walks, and live training events in VR.

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VRScout

MARCH 25, 2017

“They were able to not just speak about it scientifically, but also visually, so we could artistically interpret these photo-realistic simulations of iconic Hubble telescope images.”. The post ‘Fistful of Stars’: A Memorable Gem from SXSW 2017 appeared first on VRScout. But without it we go nowhere.”.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Something Random , a new studio founded by the creators of Superhot VR (2017), announced a pint-sized train simulator game simply called Toy Trains.

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