Road to VR

MARCH 20, 2018

Here’s a roundup of news from ‘day one’ of our GDC 2018 coverage. Image courtesy HTC. HTC have finally revealed the price and release date of the anticipated Vive Pro , opening preorders globally at Vive.com and other retailers. Vive Pro headset launches April 5th for $800, original Vive drops to $500. Magic Leap announcements.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 29, 2018

In order to support those other headsets, developers will need to build using the Mi VR SDK (which supports Unity and Unreal). The introduction of the headset to China puts the company in direct competition with HTC’s standalone Vive Focus headset which launched in China just last week. Image courtesy Xiaomi, Oculus.

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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. So, are you ready? Let’s start! Vive Pro price and release date.

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AllThingsVR

JUNE 6, 2017

People are doubting it’s ability to run the HTC Vive on the computer, but Apple does claim you can edit 360º video content and create 3D VR content. Sadly, this won’t launch until Spring 2018 :( Full tweet here. ARKit will feature support for Unity, Unreal, and SceneKit.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 13, 2023

I loved the news of this launch because the first alpha of Flipside was launched in 2018 for PCVR. With it, you can have your virtual recording studio to record short clips of a virtual character representing you.

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Peter Graham

MARCH 14, 2020

It’s why Japanese studio Psychic VR Lab created STYLY, an online, browser-based solution for those creators looking to delve into this immersive space without having to go down the Unity/Unreal Engine route. STYLY is a platform designed for artistic expression rather than making videogames. So onto the interviews.

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TechCrunch VR

JANUARY 25, 2022

In 2018, three co-founders of Refract, Chong Geng Ng, Michael Chng and Eugene Koh, worked on a gaming-related project and encountered a problem statement: How would one bridge the gap between gaming and physical activity? This addresses common issues like occlusion and space requirements of systems such as HTC Vive,” Chng told TechCrunch.

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