TechCrunch VR

APRIL 3, 2023

Early versions of the Austin, Texas hardware startup’s product were on writer Ernest Cline’s radar well before the film’s pre-production began. Funnily enough, [he] lives in Austin,” says Goetgeluk. “As And then we did a small event in Austin with Cline signing the books. That last bit continues to be a sticking point for me.)

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VRScout

MARCH 12, 2018

Located in a massive building in Austin, Texas, Warner Bros. HTC Vive helped bring many of the virtual activations to life with the HTC Vive Pro and Vive Wireless adapter. HTC Vive showcased eight film inspired VR experiences as part of this Ready Player One experience. Welcome to the OASIS.

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MARCH 14, 2017

It’s surprising to learn, then, Sony Music Entertainment is working with a rival headset, the HTC Vive. There’s also an intriguing mobile VR experience called Parallel Eyes in which players can see each other’s perspectives and use that to their advantage to play a game of tag in real life.

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VRScout

MARCH 8, 2018

We’ve also been treated to a Aech’s Garage , a gorgeous VR experience for the HTC Vive that gave fans the thrill of exploring the pop culture mecca. and HTC Vive to bring massive amounts of Ready Player One -inspired VR content to Vive headsets, fans have patiently been waiting for their long-promised wave of content. The Warner Bros.

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VRScout

APRIL 25, 2018

Austin, Texas-based video game developer Owlchemy Labs struck gold with their 2016 smash hit, Job Simulator. Owlchemy Labs continues to pour its heart into its products, delivering yet another endlessly silly VR game dripping with character.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 13, 2023

Hello everyone from Austin, Texas, where I am attending the SXSW! They took five years to arrive at the first full version… this is a big sign of commitment The cyberpunk game adventure Low Fi is launching this year for PSVR 2. I loved the news of this launch because the first alpha of Flipside was launched in 2018 for PCVR.

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Road to VR

JUNE 25, 2019

Based on the original IP by Jim Ivon and the novel by Ryder Windham ( Scraper: The Rise of Cifer ), the game takes place in the future megacity of New Austin, Texas and centers around a war against renegade robots that have taken over the city’s high-rise skyscraper complexes. 5] on the Oculus Store.

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Cats and VR

AUGUST 3, 2016

Job Simulator is a bundled launch title for HTC Vive and one of the most played VR games to date. Owlchemy will be making the upcoming Rick And Morty VR game that was announced at San Diego Comic Con. Take a look at one of their early Pre VR games. The company also made a recent announcement with lots of nerd fanfare.

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MAY 21, 2017

Pretty soon, real life will be stranger than fiction when it comes to bringing the great inventions of science fiction and games into technology. Above: Kim Pallister (left) of Intel quizzed sci-fi novelist Austin Grossman at GamesBeat Summit 2017. From 1998 to 2005, he served as games technical strategist at Intel.

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MARCH 13, 2023

Walkabout Mini Golf will soon offer a Pocket Edition for iPhones with cross-play supported across existing versions of the game. The game turns the phone itself into a kind of AR putter and features full cross-play against Walkabout players on Quest, Steam VR, PSVR 2, Pico, and HTC Viveport.

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VRScout

APRIL 26, 2021

Unlike conventional theater, however, audience members play a role in the story, interacting with the actors and the in-game world to help progress the story. Characters grow in size, the in-game world transforms drastically, and the environments are interactive. Image Credit: Double Eye Studios. Image Credit: Double Eye Studios.

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Road to VR

JUNE 11, 2018

The show will be available globally for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive users through TheWaveVR app, available on the Oculus Store and Steam , and will be broadcast live on TheWaveVR Facebook page. As users fly through several environments, they can interact with each other as well as become part of the visuals.”

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Road to VR

JULY 19, 2018

Reaching out to Aspyr Media, the studio confirmed that the dark sci-fi mystery puzzle is indeed launching on PSVR on August 28th, along with versions for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. Aspyr Media is the Austin-based studio known for their work on its many PC-to-Mac ports including Call of Duty , Sid Meier’s Civilization and Star Wars.

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VR Bites

AUGUST 30, 2016

All within the HTC Vive using the Vivecraft mod! My name is Austin Hooper, and I make virtual reality gaming videos! Join us as we attempt to survive in a perilous world, fighting monsters, hunger, and not trying to kill ourselves!

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Cats and VR

MAY 10, 2017

They've created award-winning games like Job Simulator and Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality. They team also pioneered a new way to show VR footage with a Spectator Mode for their games and built out a new depth-based mixed reality technique. Take a look at one of their early Pre VR games. Welcome Owlchemy Labs to Google.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

NEW CONTROLLERS & NEW GAMES ON HORIZON FOR HTC VIVE AND VALVE. The founder of Valve, Gabe Newell (known as “Lord Gaben” to some), recently teased us with the promise that Valve is developing three VR games — and designing new hardware at the same time. INVESTMENT & FUNDING WRAPUP.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Zaxby’s is taking an interactive HTC VIVE experience on tour to tailgaters across the country. The “Zaxby’s Fanz of Flavor” tour is hitting the road with a full-sized wooden barn where you can get your hands on the HTC VIVE and a few custom interactive VR experiences. The activation opens four hours before kickoff.

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Cats and VR

MARCH 26, 2018

GDC 2018 was definitely not my first rodeo at a major gaming event and I have seen my fair share of the gaming dog and pony show. Sure Oculus and HTC get articles written about them but that is mostly for the hardware side. This year at GDC, Survios showed me that they are more than a flash in the pan VR contender.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

The studio has announced a launch date for October 17th and that the game will be coming to the Rift, Vive, and Windows VR (and PC). I wanted to care about the adorable critters before me, or be enchanted by the gameplay, but at least the brief 10 minutes I spent with the game, I didn’t see hints of where that hook might emerge. […].

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ARPost

JUNE 8, 2022

Best Game or Toy. Chicken Waffle CEO, Finn Staber, presented the Auggie for Best Game or toy, saying “Games are so important to us. There was stiff competition, but perhaps little surprise when the award went to Tilt Five for Holographic Gaming System. The finalists in this category are just mind-blowing.”.

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Cats and VR

JUNE 23, 2016

Just in time for the release of the new Independence Day film, the Austin based virtual reality studio, Ghost Machine, has announced the retail launch date for a new VR arcade flight sim game, Final Strike. Final Strike represents the pinnacle of cinematic action paired with VR gaming". stated Nellans.

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Cats and VR

JUNE 29, 2016

VR is already the most powerful and engaging platform for entertainment, gaming and branded content.”. Smithson will be speaking at the Virtual Reality Toronto (VRTO) conference in Toronto and International Live Events Association (ILEA) conference in Austin.

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AllThingsVR

APRIL 18, 2017

The Austin, Texas-based startup has created a social VR music platform where performers can create music while wearing a HTC Vive or Oculus Rift headset and spectators can watch the whole experience. 2) Pluto VR , the Seattle-based virtual reality startup co-founded by PopCap Games co-founder John Vechey , has raised $13.9

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 20, 2022

Ten days ago, I revealed to you that I was going to Austin, Texas to attend the SXSW, one of the most important events about creativity and technology in the USA. The event hasn’t been held physically for 2 years because of the coronavirus, and it is finally back in Austin Texas just now. Going SXSW. SXSW Logo (Image by SXSW).

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VRScout

OCTOBER 21, 2018

It’s the prequel novel to not one, but rather an entire series of upcoming Scraper VR games, headed by the budding Labrodex Studios out of Jericho, NY. The story of the IP centers around a distinctly futuristic version of Austin, TX in the year 2076, after humanity has willingly given itself over to AI entities called the “Humechs”.

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VRScout

MAY 25, 2017

Google recently announced that they are partnering with HTC Vive and Lenovo to build new wireless headsets which we can look forward to later this year. The beloved Austin, TX-based virtual reality content studio Owlchemy Labs has been acquired by Google. NO MORE FALLING OVER CORDS WITH UPCOMING WIRELESS HEADSETS.

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VRScout

MAY 3, 2017

PlayStation looks to an arcade rollout, Shazam goes augmented, AMD wants to go wireless, HTC Viveport’s new subscription service, the investment & funding wrapup, and more… You can enjoy the full audio recording below: IT’S NOW WAY EASIER TO COMBINE 360 VIDEO AND ANIMATION. NETFLIX LOOKS TO GET AUGMENTED. raised last fall.

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VRWorld

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Officially, Virtuix comes Unity and Unreal Engine 4 SDK, speeding the integration in the game or some other VR application. The Omni platform translates movements to keystrokes, analog gamepad input, or a direct input into the game.

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VRScout

JANUARY 31, 2019

VR has become a beacon for low-budget breakout hits; the success of Beat Saber and Onward in this space would not be possible in the saturated indie market of traditional flatscreen gaming. I ended up dropping out when I was 18 to found Potato Face Games with my friend Cope Williams.” Nye continued. “In

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VeeR VR

DECEMBER 18, 2018

You can download VeeR VR in your Oculus , Samsung Gear VR , HTC Vive , Windows Mixed Reality , Google Daydream , Steam VR and Lenovo Mirage Solo to watch amazing VR content. Venue: Austin, Texas, United States. GDC - Game Developers Conference. Offline VR/AR/MR Conferences, Expos, Festivals & Summits. IEEEVR 2019.

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HaptX

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Companies like HTC have employed it in their promotional materials, and from what we’ve seen, this production style is the best way to convey VR from a third-party view. LIV is a tool that merges game engine environments with green screen footage captured through a live camera. Thankfully, we found the right tool for the job: LIV.

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Peter Graham

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

As Casey Maxwell, the protagonist of First Strike , is trying to free New Austin from the evil Cifer’s clutches; Dr. Bhandari, the AI scientist responsible for Cifer’s creation, is trying to salvage any useful weaponry she can without tipping any robots off to the current operative’s location.

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APRIL 28, 2017

As noted in the review for Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality , the game’s developer Owlchemy Labs turned Job Simulator into the unofficial poster child of VR gaming. The crew spoke excitedly about the development of the game, from scrapped ideas that eventually returned to making sure the humor landed.

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VeeR VR

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Projects must be viewable via Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Samsung Gear VR, or Google Cardboard. VR/AR/MR films, games, and interactive projects include a total runtime or viewing time of 40 minutes or less. Accepted projects will be exhibited in the JW Marriott on the 4th floor Tuesday, March 13 – Thursday, March 15, 2018.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 4, 2016

The idea is that, as soon as we identified VR was coming — this was before the Oculus acquisition by Facebook — it was clear that one part of VR would be computer-generated experiences, games being the major example. We were at the Austin City Limits concert, for example. We started seeing the first Oculus and HTC headsets this year.

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VRScout

APRIL 11, 2017

PlayStation looks to an arcade rollout, Shazam goes augmented, AMD wants to go wireless, HTC Viveport’s new subscription service, the investment & funding wrapup, and more… You can enjoy the full audio recording below: HTC Vive’s Viveport Launches Subscription Service. If you can now spend $6.99

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 28, 2019

Now, in my personal, humble opinion, with the technology now today with 3D modeling tools and so forth, and things like facial mapping and all that that’s going on in the media industry, rendering that 3D person — much like we see in the high-end games today –is really exciting. And that game was, “what happens if?”

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