Road to VR

JUNE 11, 2019

The company hasn’t detailed any hardware sales data for Quest, however supposing (large grain of salt here) that every user who had a Quest in hand during the first two weeks at least plonked down for Beat Saber (2018), which retails on the platform for $30, sales numbers for that period could tally around 166,000 headsets.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

This week we cover a handful of new funding rounds, new Snap AR milestones and Oculus Quest sales Inflections, among other items. Arden’s Wake hits the Oculus Store. Finally, Penrose Studios’ award-winning narrative VR experience is available for the Oculus Rift for $7.99. W elcome back to Spatial Beats.

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Road to VR

JULY 5, 2018

Just in time for the end of Steam’s summer sale, Valve has released a list of the top selling VR games of 2018 so far. Beat Saber (2018). Budget Cuts (2018). The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR (2018). Raw Data (previously EA – 2017). Sairento VR (previously EA – 2018). Sprint Vector (2018).

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Road to VR

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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Road to VR

OCTOBER 28, 2018

Mashing up the figures with Valve’s monthly Steam Survey data gives us fresh insight into the number of VR headsets currently in use on on the platform. Oculus Rift. Oculus Rift DK2. SEE ALSO Valve Reveals 2018's Top Selling VR Games on Steam (so far). 90M monthly active users. peak concurrent users. HTC Vive Pro.

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Road to VR

APRIL 17, 2018

Google has partnered with CyArk , the non-profit studio behind VR app MasterWorks: Journey Through History (2018), to expand CyArk’s mission to 3D laser-scan the world’s historical sites and provide open access to the data. Google and CyArk are making the source data of the models available to anyone interested.

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Peter Graham

JANUARY 2, 2020

BeBop Sensors has been demonstrating its latest Forte Data Glove iteration at technology show CES for the past several years and next week’s event is no different. What has changed is the addition of greater hardware support including Oculus Quest and glove features, with haptics now available.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 4, 2018

In the latest set of data from Vale’s monthly Steam Hardware & Software survey, the Vive Pro has finally made an official entrance and shows that the gap between Rift and Vive isn’t as wide as it appeared. For the first time since its launch back in April, HTC’s Vive Pro headset is now formerly represented in the data.

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Road to VR

APRIL 16, 2021

Puzzle Bobble VR: Vacation Odyssey is a virtual reality version of the bubble-matching arcade puzzle game Puzzle Bobble (1994), and it’s coming to Oculus Quest on May 20th. ” Puzzle Bobble VR: Vacation Odyssey is launching exclusively on Oculus Quest on May 20th. You can wishlist it on the Oculus Store here.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Last year’s GOTY was awarded to Raw Data (2017) by Survios, which was still in Steam Early Access at the time of award consideration. The VR Awards is a London-based ceremony and dinner that saw some 300 delegates attend last year from industry players such as Google, Epic Games, Oculus, HTC, AMD, Universal and Framestore.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 16, 2017

This is the third VR project from California-based developer Survios, creators of VR action games Raw Data (2017) and the upcoming Sprint Vector. Scheduled for release in 2018, Electronauts is a radical departure from Survios’ previous work. ” The title is planned to support SteamVR, HTC Vive, PSVR, and Oculus Rift.

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TechCrunch VR

JANUARY 6, 2022

Consumers worldwide have downloaded Meta’s Oculus app , the mobile companion for Oculus VR devices including the Quest 2, roughly 2 million times globally since Christmas Day, according to new data from third-party app intelligence firms, Apptopia and Sensor Tower. million installs, Sensor Tower’s data indicates.

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Road to VR

MARCH 21, 2018

Here’s a roundup of news from the second day of our GDC 2018 coverage. Developer Neat Corporation has resurfaced with stealth action game Budget Cuts , due for release on May 16th for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. Hands-on with ‘Budget Cuts’. Image courtesy Neat Corp. Google Maps API for game development.

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Road to VR

APRIL 22, 2020

The app went viral back in 2018 , bringing an unbelievable 17x rise in usership over the course of just a month to a peak of 20,000 concurrent users of the game on Steam. On April 13th, VRChat hit its highest usership since its big viral spike back in 2018, reaching just over 16,000 concurrent Steam users. Data courtesy SteamDB.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Users can decide whether they share point cloud data, Meta says in the informational clip, although it’s notably done by using Meta’s servers as a middleman. Meta ( vis-a-vis Facebook) has been talking about colocation on Quest for a while now.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 4, 2018

Some days ago, the Mobile World Congress 2018 has finished. I expected a lot of AR/VR news from there, like the announcement of the price of the Vive Pro or the release of the Oculus Go by Xiaomi and Facebook… but actually I’ve been disappointed by everyone. — Daniel O'Brien (@obriend17) February 26, 2018.

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Road to VR

JULY 13, 2018

Oculus has been on quite the hiring spree as of late, with over a hundred positions currently advertised on the company’s career website aimed at bringing hardware and software engineers into the Seattle area. million of it spent in 2018 so far. Image courtesy BuildZoom.

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AR Insider

AUGUST 17, 2020

Data Dive is AR Insider’s weekly dive into select spatial computing figures. Running Mondays, it includes data points and strategic takeaways. For an indexed library of data, reports, and multimedia, subscribe to ARtillery Pro. — Moving on to software, Sony last revealed game unit sales in August 2018 at 21.9

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Hard data on the VR market is often difficult to come by, while broad ‘industry reports’ are often so general that it’s difficult to see what things look like ‘on the ground’ To get a sense of VR’s outlook in 2021, we’ve collected 14 of the most recent and concrete indicators for your perusal.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 8, 2017

The manufacturers have released only limited data points — with Samsung coming out with the largest number to date revealing the technology giant sold 5 million Gear VRs through the beginning of the year. million in 2017 Samsung could close in on 10 million mobile VR headsets moving into 2018. percent from 4.56

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Road to VR

MAY 18, 2020

With the one year anniversary of Oculus Quest this week, Facebook is sharing a handful of interesting stats, including the fact that “more than 10” Quest games and apps have earned $2 million in revenue in their first year or less on the headset. The company confirmed two of those titles: Moss and Pistol Whip.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 30, 2020

“Behind the Numbers” is AR Insider’s series that examines strategic takeaways from ARtillery Intelligence data. ARtillery projects it to grow from $829 million in 2018 to $4.26 Oculus pricing ) will lower enterprise VR adoption barriers. Each post drills down on one topic or chart. But how big is it, and how big will it get?

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 15, 2018

.” It has taken place in LA in October, 9-10th 2018 and has been attended by various believers, innovators, developers and journalists. — The Digital Acid (@thedigitalacid) October 11, 2018. — Magic Leap Developers (@magicleapdevs) October 10, 2018. PixelStrikeInc brace yourself…the memes are coming.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

The phrase “computer peripherals for mobile devices for remotely accessing and transmitting data” also indicates the possibility of wireless functionality. The companies recently revealed 6DoF rendition for their Vive Focus standalone HMD could be involved, or perhaps it is an entirely new setup compatible with Valve’s Knuckles controllers.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 4, 2020

While Valve’s data is a useful way see which headsets are most popular on Steam, the trend of monthly-connected headsets has always been obfuscated because the data is given exclusively as percentages relative to Steam’s population —which itself is an unstated and constantly fluctuating figure. Monthly-connected VR Headsets on Steam.

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Road to VR

JULY 17, 2018

More than just the latest in a long line of niche gadgets, Oculus Go represents the linchpin of Facebook’s lofty goal of putting one billion people into virtual reality. SEE ALSO Oculus Go Review: Standalone VR Priced for the Masses. SEE ALSO China's Oculus Go Variant Sells Out in Minutes, 50,000+ Await More Stock.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

VR adoption is accelerating thanks to the Oculus Quest. It’s difficult to get real data on the VR consumer market. Even so, a far more important data point we do have is software sales—this is a key metric for differentiating between a platform and a product. Though still small, VR is a growing and sustainable platform?

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AR Insider

MARCH 31, 2020

It includes some of its data and takeaways. But perhaps more significant for the VR industry was the May launch of Oculus Quest. This includes 6DoF tracking, platform compatibility via Oculus Link, and rave reviews. ARtillery Intelligence consumer survey data with Thrive Analytics indicate that demand inflects at $200 and $400.

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VRScout

APRIL 23, 2018

A collaborative effort between VR content platform Within , band and inventive Youtube superstars Ok GO and Oculus, the 10 minute musical is an absolute assault on the senses with insane colors, friendly animal characters and robots. The post Tribeca Film Festival’s Virtual Arcade Steps Up VR Game For 2018 appeared first on VRScout.

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VRScout

JULY 12, 2018

Episode two now available on the Oculus Store. Narrated by Larson, Space Explorers: Taking Flight is the second episode in a multi-part VR series created by Felix & Paul Studios and is now available on the Oculus Store.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Oculus Quest gets hand tracking. Last week, the runtime v12 of Oculus Quest has been rolled out , and this took with it lots of interesting updates. To start, now the Oculus Link is more stable and it is compatible with some AMD GPUs. Oculus Quests have started getting vocal commands in the menu. Top news of the week.

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Road to VR

MARCH 8, 2018

If you haven’t heard, Oculus screwed up pretty badly yesterday when they let a software certification expire, leaving Rift owners without access to any of their games for a full day. Eligibility is based on whether you’ve used your Rift on or after February 1st, 2018. Proton Pulse – is basically Arkanoid on crack.

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Road to VR

JUNE 26, 2020

Survios, the studio behind Creed: Rise to Glory (2018) and Raw Data (2017), announced its currently developing a VR version of the ’90s tile-matching arcade puzzle game Puzzle Bobble (1994).

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Road to VR

MARCH 30, 2018

Survios , the studio behind Raw Data (2017) and Sprint Vector (2018), showed off Electronauts at GDC this year, their upcoming VR music creation app for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift that makes DJ’ing so easy that even the least musically talented person can do it. Electronauts is still slated to release sometime in 2018.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 22, 2018

Today has been another interesting day: it has started with us running to try to enter the Cyberpunk 2077 booth (but with no luck) and has finished playing with an Oculus Go. When Oculus Go has been launched, one of the titles that I was more interested in trying was “They suspect nothing” from Coatsink.

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VRScout

MARCH 27, 2021

This past April the company introduced @HomeVR, an education modality designed for standalone headsets such as the Oculus Quest and HTC Vive Focus Plus. After going hands-on with Fundamental Surgery on Oculus Quest, I can’t wait to see what’s next for this ambitious platform. Feature Image Credit: FundamentalVR.

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AR Insider

JULY 23, 2019

It includes some of its data and takeaways. Wave III of the research now emboldens the perspective and brings new insights and trend data to light. That’s followed by sub-$400 (26%) and sub-$600 (22%), both of which are up four percentage points from 2018. Altogether this bodes well for both Oculus Quest and Go.

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