Road to VR

MARCH 4, 2024

Shortly afterwards, Bosworth re-posted on X (formerly Twitter) a comment made by UploadVR’s David Heaney which seems to sum up Meta’s thought process: “Meta and Google both launched standalone VR platforms in 2018. “Now years later, after the market is already proven, Google wants Meta to kowtow to its attempt #2?”

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Upload VR

JANUARY 29, 2024

Meta is reportedly optimistic about the release of Apple Vision Pro, seeing itself as the future Android of the market. The Wall Street Journal cites "people familiar with their thinking" as saying that Meta executives believe Apple's entry into the market will "validate Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg’s gamble and draw more consumers".

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 26, 2018

As with every big event, I’m writing a post to try to summarize the most important news that have come out from the GDC 2018 … so that if you have lost something, you just need to read this post to get in par with the rest of the world. Oculus Go showcased. The Oculus Go (Image by Oculus). So, are you ready?

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Hypergrid Business

MARCH 27, 2024

Not only that, but Meta and Google both launched platforms back in 2018 — and while Google abandoned theirs, Zuckerburg has taken a lot of heat, and put a lot of dollars into developing Oculus and its audience over the last six years.” “So, “We’ve seen this play out before and we think we can do better this time around.”

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Upload VR

MARCH 1, 2024

Meta has been working on it for at least seven years, as it first arrived in 2018's Oculus Go. Google + Lenovo’s Standalone Daydream VR Headset, Mirage Solo, Is On Sale Now For $399 Oculus Go isn’t the only major standalone VR headset launching this week: Lenovo’s Mirage Solo just went on sale too.

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Road to VR

APRIL 11, 2018

.” According to the developers, vTime has had “almost a million downloads” since launch in December 2015, something the company can claim thanks to its many platforms; vTime supports Oculus Rift, Windows VR headsets, Google Daydream, Gear VR, Google Cardboard, as well as non-VR modes through both respective Android and iOS apps.

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Delight XR

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

In 2018, all-new stand-alone devices are coming, and upgrades to the current generation will be released. Oculus Rift. Samsung Gear VR. Oculus Touch. Samsung Smartphone. Apple and Samsung Smartphones. Oculus Home. Oculus Home. Price (Updated January 2018). April 2018.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 2, 2019

Jokes apart, what has happened in AR in 2018… and what can you expect to happen in 2019? Augmented Reality in 2018. More or less AR in 2018 has gone as I predicted in 2017. Apple glasses. Concept of a future AR glass by Apple (Image by iDropNews). Leap Motion. But I don’t expect any launch.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 16, 2020

This represents a 64 percent increase over the number of patents granted to the company in 2018 however, which consequently bumped the company up the rankings by an astounding 22 places. 2018 Grants. Samsung Electronics Co Ltd. 2019 Grants. Rank Change. International Business Machines Corp. Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC.

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EnterpriseWear

DECEMBER 4, 2018

This year was going to be the year of augmented reality, but by the end of 2018 market analysts were pointing to 2020 or 2021 as the “golden year” of AR. Going into 2019, the industry eagerly awaits HoloLens 2 and Glass Enterprise Edition 2, as rumors swirl around the possibility of AR glasses from Apple and/or Facebook in the near future.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

The game, launching globally on December 4th, is supporting a wide array of VR platforms including PSVR, HTC Vive, HTC Vive Focus, Oculus Rift, Oculus Go, Gear VR, and Windows VR headsets. The post Zen-like Adventure ‘Arca’s Path’ to Launch December 4th on All Major VR Platforms appeared first on Road to VR.

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Delight XR

AUGUST 7, 2022

In 2018, all-new stand-alone devices are coming, and upgrades to the current generation will be released. Oculus Rift. Samsung Gear VR. Oculus Touch. Samsung Smartphone. Apple and Samsung Smartphones. Oculus Home. Oculus Home. Price (Updated January 2018). April 2018.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Samsung’s 2023 Unpacked event was all about the company’s Galaxy S23 hardware, although at the end of its hour-long presentation the South Korean tech giant announced it was working with Qualcomm and Google to develop an XR device. Samsung was one of the first truly massive tech companies to develop VR hardware.

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VeeR VR

MARCH 28, 2018

Forbes announced the 30 under 30 list of 2018, featuring industry leaders and innovators in various fields. VeeR was featured by iOS App Store, HTC Vive, Google Daydream, Samsung Gear VR, Oculus, Huawei VR, Xiaomi VR. Forbes 30 under 30 Asia 2018: [link]. VeeR VR official website: veer.tv.

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Mashable VR

JUNE 29, 2022

The first Prime Day Down Under happened in 2018, and has grown every year since. The brands that Amazon has confirmed will be a part of Prime Day include include Apple, Samsung, Oculus, Nintendo, Bosch, Bose, Garmin, GHD, Lenovo – a pretty hefty list! until the conclusion of the event in the US.

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VeeR VR

DECEMBER 6, 2017

& 13-15, 2018 Venue: To be announced South by Southwest is an annual conglomerate of film, interactive media, and music festivals and conferences that take place in mid-March in Austin, Texas, United States. IEEE Virtual Reality Conference Date: March 18-22, 2018 Venue: Stadthalle Reutlingen, Reutlingen, Germany Check here for pricing.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

The magazine has had access to a letter written by Jason Rubin in 2018 in which he lays out his idea of the m**averse. All major companies have some stores of theirs (think about Amazon’s recent futuristic stores), but of course, Meta wants to specifically copy Apple in this. Samsung heavily invests in DigiLens to build its AR glasses.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

In 2018 we did a case study where people were invited to use virtual reality in a BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) fashion. Participants used a wayfinding app on two VR headsets (Oculus Go with a hand controller and Samsung Gear VR), as well as on a smartphone which was the reference condition. How do you imagine the Apple Glasses?

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

— Alvin Wang Graylin (@AGraylin) March 28, 2018. I mean, on the Oculus Touch you have a middle finger trigger, that is used to grab stuff by closing your hand and the index finger that is used to trigger actions: when you use a VR gun, everything is more or less like in the real world. Should you buy it? Image by Magic Leap).

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 20, 2021

Since it features no computational unit and no battery, it can be smaller and lighter than “shoebox” headsets like the Oculus Quest that must contain everything inside; Thanks to the use of pancake optics, the screen can be closer to the lenses , for a very compact design. Zoom on the 6DOF controllers. The importance of Huawei.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Additionally, founding the Upload Academy, a VR/AR developer training program, which graduated its first class in August with a number of success stories including Found – a gorgeous Miyazaki-esque narrative experience created by four of our students which was recently recognized on stage during the Oculus Connect Keynote. January 2016.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 19, 2019

We’re part of Nielsen as of late 2018, and the original focus of the company was on digital games — video games, primarily. Started covering those areas when they were very tied to games, especially when the original Oculus Rift was launched. And we also look at consumer software numbers as a whole.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 19, 2019

We’re part of Nielsen as of late 2018, and the original focus of the company was on digital games — video games, primarily. Started covering those areas when they were very tied to games, especially when the original Oculus Rift was launched. And we also look at consumer software numbers as a whole.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 19, 2019

We're part of Nielsen as of late 2018, and the original focus of the company was on digital games -- video games, primarily. Started covering those areas when they were very tied to games, especially when the original Oculus Rift was launched. Carter: [also laughs] Companies are definitely trying to make it more palatable to consumers.

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VRScout

MARCH 6, 2017

As the first Windows Mixed Reality developer kits from Acer are shipping at the end of this month, developers will have an entire year to craft compelling content that can run on Xbox in 2018. THE UPCOMING SAMSUNG GEAR VR CONTROLLER IS COOL. DOES APPLE HAVE 1000+ ENGINEERS WORKING ON AR IN ISRAEL? WHEN WILL WIRELESS VR GET HERE?

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 27, 2019

Image by Oculus). Oculus Quest may have sold only 400,000 units. It seems that according to it, Oculus Quest , considered by many the first VR headset that can become mainstream, has sold only 180,000 units in Q3 of this year, for a total number of 400,000 units sold since launch. Bloomberg publishes new hints on Apple glasses.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 10, 2020

You’ve done everything from IBM Watson, to Google, to HTC, Samsung. Those support Bose AR as well, provided they were purchased after November of last year, 2018. And if you have a Bose AR-enabled device, you can download that for either the Google Play store or the Apple App Store. What an amazing piece of technology.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 10, 2020

You’ve done everything from IBM Watson, to Google, to HTC, Samsung. Those support Bose AR as well, provided they were purchased after November of last year, 2018. And if you have a Bose AR-enabled device, you can download that for either the Google Play store or the Apple App Store. What an amazing piece of technology.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

So if anybody wants to really fully understand quickly the power of this, take your Oculus Quest, load up Richie's Plank, and walk somebody across a piece of wood and then just give them a little push when they're halfway across. And really three years ago in 2018 when we were at Shinnecock, we first created an immersive experience.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

So if anybody wants to really fully understand quickly the power of this, take your Oculus Quest, load up Richie's Plank, and walk somebody across a piece of wood and then just give them a little push when they're halfway across. And really three years ago in 2018 when we were at Shinnecock, we first created an immersive experience.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

So if anybody wants to really fully understand quickly the power of this, take your Oculus Quest, load up Richie's Plank, and walk somebody across a piece of wood and then just give them a little push when they're halfway across. And really three years ago in 2018 when we were at Shinnecock, we first created an immersive experience.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 10, 2020

You've done everything from IBM Watson, to Google, to HTC, Samsung. Those support Bose AR as well, provided they were purchased after November of last year, 2018. And if you have a Bose AR-enabled device, you can download that for either the Google Play store or the Apple App Store. What an amazing piece of technology.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 29, 2019

I gave a presentation of the first idea of a videodisc of the “ Plastico ” at a private conference held at Apple Computer in 1986 (my talk was published in 1998 here ). In July 2018, the project completed version 3.0 The Oculus Rift shipped in spring 2016. Oculus Go headset (Image by Oculus).

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Google , Oculus and Samsung Internet also published their WebVR and open-source developer resources. . A WebVR Community Group to decide on WebVR standards was formed by Mozilla, Google, Samsung, Facebook, Intel, Microsoft and other major tech players, with Apple recently joining the community in July this year. .

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 25, 2022

I can’t guarantee that these predictions will come out to be true (I always joke about the fact that I miss many of the predictions about Meta/Oculus), but I think they will be worth reading anyway to understand what can be the trends to look for in this new year. Me wearing my branded Oculus Quest 2. So… let’s start!

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XROM

JULY 18, 2021

billion before it fell into administration in 2018 after an investor dispute prevented it from raising emergency funding. Previously she was one of the first employees at NextVR ( acquired by Apple ), a virtual reality company focused on live entertainment across music and sports. 43- Dillon Seo - Co-Founder #Oculus.

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