Road to VR

MAY 2, 2018

At Facebook’s F8 developer conference, Oculus today announced it’s both overhauling and rebranding React VR, the company’s open-source JavaScript library that lets developers create cross-platform WebVR experiences. Image courtesy Oculus. “That said, React VR has very real limitations.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Just a few months after the acquisition of Beat Saber studio Beat Games , Facebook today announced the acquisition of Sanzaru Games, the studio behind the Oculus-exclusive Asgard’s Wrath and a handful of other VR titles. The studio began working with Facebook’s Oculus before the company even shipped its first consumer headset.

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VRScout

JUNE 18, 2019

VR hardware is front and center at this year’s festivities following the release of Oculus Quest and HP Reverb. VR Hardware of the Year: Oculus – Quest. Oculus – Rift S. Sony London Studio – Blood & Truth. Qualcomm Technologies – Qualcomm Snapdragon Tech Summit 2018 Invitations. VRgineers – XTAL 5K HMD.

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Road to VR

JUNE 30, 2019

We were a bit disappointed when we found out that you couldn’t properly web-sling as your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man in MARVEL Powers United VR (2018) last year, but it appears Sony has heard our collective groans and done something about it in their latest VR activation for the new film Spider-Man: Far From Home.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Games, as one of the prime sources of entertainment, could be more prominent by becoming more interactive and immersive. billion in 2017 and 2018. As virtual reality technology gained prominence, the use of VR devices like the Samsung Gear VR, Oculus VR, and HTC Vive, have also become popular. billion, followed by $5.8

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VRScout

OCTOBER 10, 2017

The Sony Pictures Entertainment experiences are coming to a headset or location near you. Characteristic of Sony Pictures to release a VR adaptation for feature film releases that make sense in VR, teleporting yourself into the world of Jumanji thanks to VR is a dream come true for so many.

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Road to VR

JUNE 22, 2020

The 17 year old game studio is most recently known for its acclaimed VR titles, Lone Echo and Echo VR , both published by Facebook’s Oculus Studios. The company’s first Oculus-exclusive VR title, Lone Echo (2017) , is one of the best rated games in the company’s PC VR library. Image courtesy Ready at Dawn.

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Road to VR

JUNE 18, 2019

A year ago, in response to Sony consistently delivering high-quality exclusives for PS4, Microsoft made a commitment to rejuvenating its first-party game development efforts and went on a shopping spree, acquiring a handful of respected studios to bolster its first-party game development talent under the Xbox Game Studios banner.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Firewall Zero Hour (2018) , the tactical team shooter from ROM: Extraction (2016) developers First Contact Entertainment , has apparently celebrated some serious notoriety since it launched late last month on PlayStation VR; Sony has ranked it the top most downloaded PSVR game of August. Oh, and it’s a pretty great game too.

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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. Oculus Touch. Oculus Home. Oculus Home. Price (Updated January 2018). Thanks to LibreVR/Revive project, Vive users can also play some of the Oculus Rift exclusive titles. April 2018.

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Tech Trends VR

JULY 31, 2019

VR didn't do as well in 2018 as many hoped - or expected Click To Tweet. VR didn’t do as well in 2018 as many hoped – or expected. The two most successful VR headsets – from a sales point of view – were Sony’s PlayStation VR and Oculus Go – these two, together, sold around 1.2

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Bringing together the brightest minds from across the globe to dive deep into the key challenges and opportunities arising in both the consumer and enterprise markets, VRX is purpose built to drive the business of VR and immersive tech. Meet with the brightest minds from across immersive tech. Not attending?

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Image by Sony). This is even more than the 20,000 concurrent users of early 2018 when the app went viral on Twitch. These numbers are a great piece of news because they show how VR adoption is growing and that the Oculus Quest 2 launch is contributing to this growth. Top news of the week. New details on the Lynx MR headset.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Oculus Quest. More than 60 Oculus developers have reached $1M+ revenue. ” Total Quest Games Reviews Have Exceeded Oculus PC Reviews in Less Than Two Years. The total count of game reviews on the Quest store have surpassed those of the Oculus PC store ( see chart ). Key Data Points. Key Data Points.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

This Year’s VR Hardware of the Year Award went to the Oculus Quest. The Oculus Rift S was also nominated for the award. The original Oculus Rift won the first VR Headset of the Year Award (not its own category this year) in 2017. That same year, Oculus Touch won VR Hardware of the Year. VR Experience of the Year.

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VeeR VR

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Oculus Connect 5 is taking place in a few days in San Jose, California on September 26-27th at the McEnery Convention Center. Last year, Oculus Go, a $199 standalone VR headset, has blown people’s minds. It is rumored that the Oculus team will spend a considerable amount of time discussing Project Santa Cruz at the event in California.

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VeeR VR

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Oculus has announced the all-new standalone named Oculus Quest at 5th annual Connect developer conference. While Oculus Go is roughly “80 percent media and 20 percent gaming,” said Oculus chief technology officer John Carmack, the Oculus Quest is emphatically gaming-focused. Don’t know which VR headset to buy?

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Tech Trends VR

JUNE 26, 2018

To complement the theatrical film release of Distorted on June 22nd, Minds Eye Entertainment and SkyVR have partnered to produce “Distorted Reality,” a scripted, live-action cinematic VR distributed through OneTouchVR on Google Daydream, Oculus Go, Samsung Gear VR, Oculus Rift, and iOs. VRScout (@VRScout) June 19, 2018.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 20, 2019

In our third annual Game of the Year Awards, we again celebrate those VR games—those stories that can only be told through the act of suspending your disbelief and immersing yourself in another world, head-first. Available On : Oculus (Rift). Available On: Steam (Index, Vive, Rift, WMR), Viveport , Oculus ( Rift , Quest ).

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 31, 2016

It needs a solution that combats nausea and feels immersive. A few months ago, our money would have been on Microsoft integrating the console with the Oculus Rift, which still may well be the case, but since then the company has also revealed its own range of Windows 10 headsets made in partnership with other tech giants.

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JANUARY 16, 2020

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) recently confirmed 5 million PlayStation VR’s have been sold since 2016 and the current model will support the upcoming PlayStation 5 console. million EUR for 2019, a 42 percent increase on 2018 but below expectations. Any mention of a PlayStation VR 2 is going to raise interest.

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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. Oculus Touch. Oculus Home. Oculus Home. Price (Updated January 2018). Thanks to LibreVR/Revive project, Vive users can also play some of the Oculus Rift exclusive titles. April 2018.

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VeeR VR

APRIL 16, 2018

Check out our list of top 15 VR games of 2018, and find out your favorite game of the year! Fallout 4 VR Fallout 4 VR was one of the biggest VR title of 2017, and seems like it will continue to be in 2018. With this plenty of choices, we put together a list of the very best.

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VRScout

AUGUST 13, 2017

I spoke with VR Bound co-founder, Daniel Colaianni about what he hopes the VR Awards would achieve for VR technology and he says, “The VR Awards exists to promote growth and achievement throughout the immersive industry by reinvesting in promoting strategic partnerships.” Oculus – Rift. Sony – Playstation VR.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

That is, there will be an option that will let all the avatars abandon che classical videocall format and meet inside a virtual space (something like Altspace VR) for a more immersive experience. 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. News worth a mention.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Despite its initial mixed reception, there’s no doubt that 2018 was the year of PlayStation VR. OCULUS RIFT ON SALE! For a comfortable AAA immersive experience that doesn’t break the bank, there are few options more attractive than the Oculus Rift. Image Credit: HTC / Oculus / Sony PlayStation / VRcardboard.co.uk.

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VeeR VR

MAY 23, 2018

We have putted together a list of best horror VR game of 2018, which contains the scariest VR games designed for various devices such as Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, PS4 and more. Below is the detailed list of top 9 horror VR games of 2018. You have came to right place to find the most technologically advanced thrills to get scared.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JULY 13, 2017

Instead of building and investing in headsets like Facebook of the US, Sony of Japan and HTC of Taiwan, the Chinese trio are becoming middlemen: creating platforms and content for when a dominant headset emerges. With 688 million Internet users in China alone, BAT already have a massive audience for VR content consumption.

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VeeR VR

APRIL 16, 2018

Check out our list of best 15 VR games of 2018, and find out your favorite game of the year! Fallout 4 VR was one of the biggest VR title of 2017, and seems like it will continue to be in 2018. Publisher : SUPERHOT Team Developer : SUPERHOT Team Platforms : Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and PSVR. Fallout 4 VR. Star Trek: Bridge Crew.

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VRWorld

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

Afterwards, you’ll open the Oculus app on your phone to pair the handheld controller with your headset. Another app, Oculus Prologue, comes free with the Gear VR and will guide you through your first VR experience. Sony Playstation VR. Oculus Rift + Touch. from Oculus. Detailed instructions are available here.

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Upload VR

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

2017, 2018 and 2019 were the three years of Espire 1 [development], and they were basically just three totally different years,” recalls Wentworth-Bell. The feature, which has been a staple of both Espire releases, is an immersive form of vignetting that limits the user’s field of view by overlaying a virtual room in the periphery.

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Mashable VR

APRIL 20, 2022

In the time since the April 2021 event, Facebook the company re-branded as Meta and, in a corresponding move, replaced "Oculus" with "Meta" in the names of its popular Quest VR headsets. Vertical Robot's sequel to the 2018 VR game Red Matter picks up in the immediate aftermath of your escape from the simulation in which your mind was trapped.

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Upload VR

JULY 19, 2023

Sony revealed some of the history of the PlayStation VR2 headset and controllers, and shared images of prototypes. PSVR 2's development began in late 2016, Sony says, right after it launched the original PlayStation VR for PS4. The headset finally launched earlier this year after more than six years. Inside-out tracking prototypes.

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VRWorld

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Not only are these devices cheaper than the Oculus Rift and Vive, but Microsoft says they’re better too. And while those other less immersive accessories today cost over $500, most of the time requiring a new, expensive device, we’re announcing today that these Windows 10 Creators Update accessories will start at just $299.”

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Road to VR

MAY 11, 2021

A report from UploadVR , citing “multiple sources,” claims that Sony’s next-gen PlayStation VR 2 headset will bring a big jump in resolution, along with eye-tracking, IPD adjustment, and even head-mounted haptics. This is the same approach used by headsets like Oculus Quest. This would dwarf the 1.0 PSVR 2 (rumored).

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 20, 2021

And in fact, some weeks ago Sony has made everyone understand that it has delayed the launch of the PSVR 2 because the market is not there yet. The Oculus Quest 2 is selling incredibly well because it offers the right combination of affordable price, good hardware, and a good software ecosystem. The Quest will still be the king.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 3, 2020

Oculus Quest. Image courtesy Oculus. Oculus Quest is surely the most important headset to launch in 2019. The headset’s ease-of-use, solid game library, and reasonable price has pushed it to become Oculus’ best rated headset on Amazon thus far. Oculus Rift S. Image courtesy Oculus.

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