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JANUARY 22, 2018

Claiming to be “the world’s most compact and affordable VR motion simulator,” Yaw VR is a 3DoF motion system using a spherical dome design that allows for unlimited, 360-degree yaw movement and 50 degrees across the horizontal axes. Perhaps 2018 is the year of the dome-shaped motion sim?

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OCTOBER 11, 2022

million people living in Hawaii on January 13, 2018. End of the World Simulator in VR was originally published in AR/VR Journey: Augmented & Virtual Reality Magazine on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story. That above text message was the reality for the 1.4

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JANUARY 2, 2018

Without any major VR hardware releases on the radar for this year, 2018 is shaping up to be a time for content to shine. We’ve rounded up a list of 20-something VR games launching in 2018 that we’re excited about, covering all three major VR systems: PSVR, Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. Platform : PSVR (2018).

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 28, 2018

As we head into the New Year, Valve has released a look back at 2018’s best selling VR titles on Steam. Alongside the ongoing Steam Winter Sale (concluding January 3rd @ 10AM PT), Valve has published a series of ‘ The Best of 2018 ‘ charts, showing which titles on Steam have fared the best across several metrics. Job Simulator.

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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). Job Simulator (2016). The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR (2018). Sairento VR (previously EA – 2018). Sprint Vector (2018). Moss (2018).

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JUNE 7, 2023

Bartender VR Simulator is back once again, serving a fresh round of drinks on Quest 2. First released in 2018, Bartender VR Simulator joins other attempts at virtual bartending like Flairtender and Startenders: Intergalactic Bartending. Bartender VR Simulator arrives today on Quest 2 and Quest Pro for $19.99.

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APRIL 25, 2018

Austin, Texas-based video game developer Owlchemy Labs struck gold with their 2016 smash hit, Job Simulator. Now, two years later, Owlchemy Labs is back with Vacation Simulator , a brand new VR “simulation” that kicks players out of the office and onto the beach for an afternoon of virtual fun in the sun.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Owlchemy Labs , the studio behind breakout VR parody game Job Simulator (2016) , announced that their upcoming sequel Vacation Simulator is coming to VR headsets in 2019, and not 2018 as previously planned. Much like Job Simulator , Vacation Simulator puts you in a future where robots have taken over every aspect of life.

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APRIL 24, 2018

VRLA 2018 returns to the Los Angeles Convention Center May 4-5, featuring hundreds of immersive tech demos, educational session, presentations and groundbreaking product launches from the most innovative technology companies shaping our world today. Road to VR readers can save 15% on passes to VRLA 2018 using code Road_VRLA at registration.

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JUNE 12, 2018

Sony might not have spent much time focused on PSVR at their E3 2018 presentation last night but the company has brought a heaping helping of VR games for attendees to try at the PlayStation E3 booth this week. Vacation Simulator. Psychological Thriller ‘Transference’ to Land on PSVR, Rift & Vive Fall 2018, E3 2018 Trailer Here.

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APRIL 13, 2018

The Mezo interactive art installation that will be the centerpiece of the show floor at VRLA 2018. Additional expo highlights include Xtrematic’s extreme sports simulator, bHaptics’ full-body haptic suit, Bioflight’s VR medical training simulations and Phasespace’s large-scale motion capture system.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Holiday shopping season is here and we’re keeping an eye on the best HTC Vive Black Friday 2018 deals. The Best HTC Vive 2018 Deal. The best Vive Pro Black Friday 2018 deal so far is Vive Pro (headset only) for $650 from Micro Center (an 18.75% discount). Budget Cuts (2018). Job Simulator (2016). Gorn (2017).

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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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MARCH 28, 2024

Major League Baseball’s batting simulator MLB Home Run Derby VR (2018) has left App Lab and is now available on the main Quest Store, which also comes alongside a few updates to the game.

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MARCH 6, 2018

Bartender VR Simulator. The post HTC Announces 2018 Viveport Developer Awards Nominees, $50K First Prize up for Grabs appeared first on Road to VR. Without further ado, here’s this year’s VDA nominees: image courtesy HTC. Entertainment. The Gallery – Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone. The Wizards. Arts & Culture.

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DECEMBER 8, 2017

If you enjoyed Job Simulator (2016) —which remains one of PSVR’s most popular titles more than a year after launch—then you’re in for a treat with Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality coming to PSVR next year. The game is due out in 2018, though a specific date hasn’t been announced yet.

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JUNE 11, 2018

The experience is said to arrive sometime in Fall 2018 on PSVR, Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, PC, XBox One, and PS4. Plunge into the experiment of a troubled scientist, a corrupted digital simulation of his family formed using their collective brain data. It also includes support for respective motion controllers.

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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 6, 2018

According to a report by Silicon Era , Sony expects to increase the number of PSVR games from 150 to 280 over the course of 2018. SEE ALSO Sony Releases PSVR's Top 10 Most Downloaded Games of 2017, 'Job Simulator' Tops the Chart. While it’s unlikely we’ll see a PSVR 2.0

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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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FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Denmark’s Universe Science Park will be the first to house the ambitious location-based experience Spring 2018. The post Glide Through Virtual Skies in Paragliding Simulator ‘ParadropVR’ appeared first on VRScout.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2017

VR hardware startup Weasel Labs aims to deliver the first ZephVR units to customers in May 2018. The post Wind Simulation Accessory for VR Headsets Hits $30k Crowdfunding Goal on Day One appeared first on Road to VR.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Virti is a UK-based immersive training startup founded in 2018 by Dr. Alex Young, a trauma and orthopedic surgeon at the NHS, who is also the company’s CEO. 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.

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JULY 28, 2021

It places trainees in simulated real-world situations that change in real time through vocal cues. From 2018 to 2019, the total number of sexual assault reports , particularly within the Air Force, jumped from 1,544 to 1,683. From 1,271 cases in 2018, the numbers have jumped to 1,388 in 2019 and 1,390 in 2020.

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MARCH 27, 2021

The result is a hyper-realistic simulation that allows students to develop the muscle memory needed to properly operate on human patients. It is also here students and their instructors can breakdown their performance on past simulations. The more I learned about the Teaching Space, the more it felt like an actual classroom.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

In 2021, it deployed VR simulations to train 50,000 teammates in over 4,000 financial centers. The simulations enabled them to practice routine tasks, handle difficult conversations, respond with empathy to clients, and learn complex processes. In 2018, it began to leverage VR technology to upskill employees in after-sales.

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MAY 9, 2023

Creed: Rise to Glory – Championship Edition is an overhauled version of Creed: Rise to Glory (2018) for PSVR 2, bringing new characters and a new location from the Creed III film in addition to new features, quality of life upgrades and PvP cross-platform support.

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JANUARY 4, 2021

Introduced back in 2018, the “VR Game of the Year” award has previously gone to standout immersive experiences including Skyrim VR and Beat Saber. This year Valve indulged in a bit of self-congratulation, bestowing the 2020 award to its own release, Half-Life: Alyx.

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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. — Benjamin Lang (@benz145) March 23, 2018. So, are you ready? Let’s start!

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APRIL 23, 2018

Their use of the D-BOX motion simulation chair was also an excellent choice, providing not only a more intense, interactive experience, but at times a more cinematic one as well. VACATION SIMULATOR. The post Tribeca Film Festival’s Virtual Arcade Steps Up VR Game For 2018 appeared first on VRScout.

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MARCH 4, 2018

Some days ago, the Mobile World Congress 2018 has finished. There was a setup that let them simulate a fly inside a ballon and it worked completely wireless. — Daniel O'Brien (@obriend17) February 26, 2018. The post All the most interesting AR and VR news from MWC 2018 appeared first on The Ghost Howls.

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MAY 13, 2021

Yaw VR is taking virtual reality gaming to a whole new level with its next-generation motion simulator—Yaw2. It’s the company’s most compact and affordable VR motion simulator. When added to your Yaw2 simulator, it unlocks the rotational movement. is a free tool, which you can use to connect games to your simulator.

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DECEMBER 22, 2020

Referred to as V-DxM, the virtual simulation training on clinical decision making platform, is centered around highly-realistic virtual patients capable of simulating various symptoms. This includes coughing, stomach aches, headaches, fevers, and other pains and aches.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Now, the company says they’re going a little deeper down the virtual rabbit hole in its new initiative to train 10,000 employees in production and logistics using more than 30 VR training simulations created in partnership with Innoactive. The simulation was built using the Innoactive Hub SDK and optimized for Vive Pro.

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ARPost

MAY 29, 2023

To serve the changing demands of top companies, Strivr has secured $16 million in funding back in 2018 to expand its VR training platform. million Walmart associates have undergone VR training to prepare for the holiday rush, placing them in a simulated, chaotic Black Friday scenario. In 2019, nearly 1.4

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JANUARY 3, 2023

In the platinum tier, 25% of titles were released in 2017, 17% in 2018, 17% in 2019, 17% in 2020, and 8% in 2021. Cooking Simulator VR. Cooking Simulator VR. In the gold tier, 18% of titles were released in 2016, 9% in 2017, 18% in 2018, 18% in 2019, 18% in 2020, and 18% in 2021—a strangely even spread. – – — – –.

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MAY 15, 2022

Could such a little team be what helped Little Cities expertly deliver on a VR-first approach to a city simulator game? But how did this tiny indie studio go from inception in 2018 to releasing a nDreams-supported title on the biggest VR headset of the moment just a few years later? Starting Small, Expanding Out.

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