Road to VR

OCTOBER 1, 2017

According to the latest figures from Steam’s Hardware & Software Survey, the Oculus Rift has picked up an additional 3.1% The HTC Vive maintains the majority with 50.2% SEE ALSO Google Buys HTC Talent & IP for $1.1 Billion, Cash to Support HTC's Focus on Smartphones, VR, & AR.

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Peter Graham

AUGUST 5, 2019

Reports such as the annual Game Developers Conference (GDC) State of the Game Industry Survey can be a good indicator of where the industry is heading and what direction developers see as the best to spend their time on. This puts them both in closer proximity to Oculus and HTC Vive devices, evening that divide just a little bit further.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 26, 2018

So, are you ready? HTC has finally revealed the price of the Vive Pro : it will cost $799 just to have the headset (no controller and no base stations, so you must already have a Vive 1 kit) and will be available for pre-orders since April, 5th. Let’s start! Vive Pro price and release date.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

While with other VR headsets like the Vive Focus Plus it is already possible to do some kind of augmented reality , this is the first standalone headset that can provide both good quality AR and VR on the same device. These are pretty cool, also because the Snapdragon XR 2 is much more powerful than the 835 mounted by the Oculus Quest.

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Road to VR

MARCH 13, 2017

If a company truly understands where things are today, it has a chance at creating a view of the future. SEE ALSO 2016's Record Breaking VR/AR Venture Funding Totals $1.8 That’s where Greenlight Insights puts the majority of its energy. SEE ALSO What VR Headset Makers (not analysts) Have Actually Said About Sales Expectations.

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ARPost

APRIL 22, 2022

The XRA is an industry organization founded by Google , HTC VIVE , Microsoft , Oculus , and Sony Interactive Entertainment. For example, the last time we covered one of their reports it was an industry survey with Perkins Coie. See Also: Inclusivity of VR and AR Accessibility for the Visually and Hearing Impaired.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 12, 2022

The Real-Time Engagement (RTE) 2022 event entered its second day of discussions on Tuesday, with many big tech firms offering their knowledge of the global virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (VR/AR/MR) industry. Bowie cited a Google survey in 2009, which polled people in Times Square on whether they knew what a browser was.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

As its largest competitors trail-blaze a particular path, Apple is content to be Apple and survey the chaos and decide to do things when it’s good and ready. But, with Google’s Android-integrated Daydream VR platform due to drop very soon, Apple will indeed be playing catch up with their competitors from hereon out.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 6, 2019

Image by HTC). The interesting thing is that HTC has claimed that duration, but then some people of HTC said that is not true, and also some reviewers called this a fake news. I hope that HTC releases a public statement about these two points, to clarify the situation to its customers. Good luck to him and to HTC!

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 11, 2017

While this price difference is significant, the Acer headset uses LCD panels which may result in significant differences to the overall experience when compared with the panels used in Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. Google, Facebook and others have yet to match this technology but are working hard at it.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

The report surveyed respondents from September last year to June to discuss findings across some of the world’s top firms, including Unity Technologies, HTC, manufacturers such as Jaguar Land Rover, and media firm Yahoo, among many others. What’s the Deal on Data?

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The use case is similar to other systems that are becoming popular now: give the user a big virtual display in front of him. While there are a lot of caveats around this number, I think that it’s still an indicator of the fact that this headset has not taken off yet. It seems the journalist liked them.

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Haptical

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Based on interviews and surveys of more than 750 XR professionals, the report is an in-depth analysis of the state of the global XR market today and seeks to distil emerging XR trends into a clear narrative to determine the sector’s future direction. working on AR/MR. said the same for AR/MR. in the VR for enterprise segment.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JULY 13, 2017

The BAT web companies — Alibaba, Tencent and Baidu — are using their war chests for a different take on virtual reality (VR) than their overseas competitors. It used Google Cardboard, which can be distributed at close to nothing. This may explain why Tencent is also investing in video and game VR content.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 12, 2019

So we do the webinars, industry surveys and reports, as well as three events throughout the year across the US and Europe. And there was some really interesting patterns that emerged when we looked at the 2019 survey compared with the 2018 survey. And then 88 percent for the AR/MR side. Alan: That’s incredible.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 26, 2016

In a survey published by VRDC, AR and VR developers are largely leaning toward platform agnostic development for their next projects. While the figure above is interesting, it should be noted that the sample size of the survey is only 500 respondents. Road to VR is a proud media partner of VRDC 2016.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Image by HTC Vive). HTC teases a new headset. HTC has started the usual marketing operation it does for the launch of every new device. We don’t have further details about it, and if you try to enhance the above image, you just get a “Nice try” trolling label coming to view (gg HTC for that). Other relevant news.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 12, 2019

So we do the webinars, industry surveys and reports, as well as three events throughout the year across the US and Europe. And there was some really interesting patterns that emerged when we looked at the 2019 survey compared with the 2018 survey. And then 88 percent for the AR/MR side. Alan: That’s incredible.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

A survey of game developers attending the annual GDC conference suggests major growth in the number of developers building games for AR and VR headsets. Among the insights from the report is that a healthy 39% of respondents are developing titles for AR and VR headsets. Present AR/VR Focus. Future AR/VR Focus.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Image by Ars Technica). The HTC Vive Cosmos may release soon for €799. We all know that the Vive Cosmos should release very soon since HTC revealed me that the release date would have been in Q3 2019 and Q3 ends at the end of the month. Kura teases second-gen AR glasses, but…. It’s time for some amazing VR news, isn’t it?

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 26, 2020

And the interesting thing is that many Korean customers are more satisfied with videos, rather than games. And I think it's a really interesting point, because many VR users tend to buy VR to play games, including Steam or Oculus or HTC Vive. And even HTC is teasing it, these lightweight pair of glasses. Did people use it?

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 26, 2020

And the interesting thing is that many Korean customers are more satisfied with videos, rather than games. And I think it's a really interesting point, because many VR users tend to buy VR to play games, including Steam or Oculus or HTC Vive. And even HTC is teasing it, these lightweight pair of glasses. Did people use it?

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 26, 2020

And the interesting thing is that many Korean customers are more satisfied with videos, rather than games. And I think it's a really interesting point, because many VR users tend to buy VR to play games, including Steam or Oculus or HTC Vive. And even HTC is teasing it, these lightweight pair of glasses. Did people use it?

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 2, 2019

Steve: Well, it was a MetaVRse product that I downloaded to my phone some time, in Google Cardboard. We believe that XR Technologies — VR and AR — are the solution to having students love what they’re learning. What are you seeing? Alan: So that’s Google Cardboard. VIVE is 10 percent.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 2, 2019

Steve: Well, it was a MetaVRse product that I downloaded to my phone some time, in Google Cardboard. We believe that XR Technologies — VR and AR — are the solution to having students love what they’re learning. What are you seeing? Alan: So that’s Google Cardboard. VIVE is 10 percent.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 2, 2019

Steve: Well, it was a MetaVRse product that I downloaded to my phone some time, in Google Cardboard. We believe that XR Technologies -- VR and AR -- are the solution to having students love what they're learning. What are you seeing? Steve: You're asking this question; as we speak, I am pulling up our survey results.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 30, 2023

Furthermore, there is a physical crown to switch from VR to passthrough AR , but it is not clear to me why you would need a crown for that. But I think it’s not a good move for Meta, for the following reasons: It shows that it is “afraid” of HTC. And to select objects, you have just to look at them and then pinch with your hand.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 7, 2019

Alan: So the first question I love to ask everybody is, what is the best VR/AR/XR experiences — or what are some of the best experiences — that you’ve had so far? It’s kind of like the space invaders of AR, I think, in terms of what those early games that caught fire and was easy to pick up and everybody loved.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 7, 2019

Alan: So the first question I love to ask everybody is, what is the best VR/AR/XR experiences — or what are some of the best experiences — that you’ve had so far? It’s kind of like the space invaders of AR, I think, in terms of what those early games that caught fire and was easy to pick up and everybody loved.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 7, 2019

Alan: So the first question I love to ask everybody is, what is the best VR/AR/XR experiences -- or what are some of the best experiences -- that you've had so far? It's kind of like the space invaders of AR, I think, in terms of what those early games that caught fire and was easy to pick up and everybody loved. Holy moly!

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 19, 2019

A sought-after authority on interactive media industry, Carter has presented at every event around the world, including Casual Connect, the LA Games Conference, and the VR/AR Global Summit. Carter: I’d say the main thing is augmented and mixed reality are growing fast, but mainly in the enterprise space.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 19, 2019

A sought-after authority on interactive media industry, Carter has presented at every event around the world, including Casual Connect, the LA Games Conference, and the VR/AR Global Summit. Carter: I’d say the main thing is augmented and mixed reality are growing fast, but mainly in the enterprise space.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 19, 2019

A sought-after authority on interactive media industry, Carter has presented at every event around the world, including Casual Connect, the LA Games Conference, and the VR/AR Global Summit. Carter: I'd say the main thing is augmented and mixed reality are growing fast, but mainly in the enterprise space. Where is this market going?

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VR Playhouse

JUNE 15, 2017

According to a 2016 Touchstone Research report, 79% of consumers surveyed said they would actively search out VR experiences, and 81% of those who have already experienced VR have recommended the technology to their friends. Again, it seems like the video games are driving cutting-edge technologies’ adoption.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 11, 2019

Rumors talk about a Samsung AR/VR hybrid standalone headset powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 that should come in the future. And the Note 10+ is able to scan objects and reconstruct them in 3D , letting you animate them by moving your body… something that is overly cool for AR. So, the Gear VR has died, but XR is not.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The device, which should compete with Meta Quest Pro, is expected to feature: RGB cameras to offer AR passthrough High-quality haptics on the controllers thanks to the use of LRA (Linear Resonant Actuators), which are motors able to provide strong and detailed haptics Automatic IPD adjustment. New specs of Pico 4 revealed.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Microsoft and Samsung may be partnering for an AR device. We don’t know what all of this means, but the most probable scenario is that the two companies are working together for the next generation of HoloLens AR glasses, probably the one that should target consumers. Epic Games releases Matrix Resurrections tie-in experience.

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