Road to VR

MARCH 8, 2018

HTC today announced it’s bringing 8 VR experiences inspired by Steven Spielberg’s upcoming film Ready Player One to its official South by Southwest (SXSW) event. HTC says in a blog post they’ve partnered with “many of the top developers in VR to build experiences that capture the essence of the Ready Player One universe.”

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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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Road to VR

MARCH 11, 2017

Cyan’s spiritual successor to Myst is launching with all-new motion control support on March 22nd for HTC Vive and Oculus Touch. Since then, Cyan have focused on bringing the experience to other headsets, announcing the game would come to PlayStation VR and HTC Vive in 2017 , with the major addition of motion controller support.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 26, 2018

The game will be available for purchase on Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and Windows VR headsets on November 21st, priced at $30. Labrodex Studios , a Long Island-based VR/AR studio, today announced the first episode of their upcoming VR shooter, Scraper: First Strike, now has official launch dates for all major VR headsets.

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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. Tagged with: htc vive , PlayStation VR , PSVR , sony music , SXSW. You’d think if a division of Sony was making a VR experience they’d be using the company’s own headset, PlayStation VR (PSVR).

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Road to VR

APRIL 25, 2017

But now that the landlady has sold the house where it all started, CLR has turned to VR, or specifically, AltspaceVR, a social VR platform which established itself on early Samsung, Oculus, and HTC headsets back in 2015, and now supports all major VR hardware including Daydream.

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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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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. Vacation Simulator is available for demo at the Tribeca Virtual Arcade now until Saturday, April 28th and is set to release sometime later this year on HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and PlayStation VR.

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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. With several great moves Owlchemy is doing a great job and that has turned that into a $5 million series A investment from Qualcomm Ventures, HTC, The VR Fund, Colopl Next, Capital Factory, and several Austin area investors.

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MAY 21, 2017

Kim Pallister, the director of Intel’s virtual reality center of excellence, moderated a fireside chat about that topic with science fiction writer Austin Grossman at our recent GamesBeat Summit 2017: How games, sci-fi, and tech create real-world magic. Image Credit: Michael O’Donnell/VentureBeat.

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Upload VR

MARCH 13, 2023

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. Walkabout Mini Golf: Pocket Edition is planned for launch in Q2 of 2023 on iPhones first this summer.

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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! The very first episode of Vivecraft, our new Minecraft VR series! Join us as we attempt to survive in a perilous world, fighting monsters, hunger, and not trying to kill ourselves!

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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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VRScout

APRIL 26, 2021

Here, attendees could attend virtual screenings, enjoy live musical performances, and experience a generous catalog of interactive mixed-media projects.

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VRScout

MARCH 16, 2017

While you can hear every genre of music performed on almost every instrument you can think of throughout Austin during SXSW, being able to step inside a music-based experience is something that VR has been paving the way for. Associative music” is what Nick Koenig–better known by his stage name, Hot Sugar –believes in.

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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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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.

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Cats and VR

MAY 10, 2017

With several great moves Owlchemy did great job establishing themelves as a hit VR developer and right around their recent 6 year anniversary had turned that into a $5 million series A investment from Qualcomm Ventures, HTC, The VR Fund, Colopl Next, Capital Factory, and several Austin area investors.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

NEW CONTROLLERS & NEW GAMES ON HORIZON FOR HTC VIVE AND VALVE. Will we be seeing some games developed specifically for the upcoming HTC Vive “knuckle controllers” ? INVESTMENT & FUNDING WRAPUP.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 13, 2023

Hello everyone from Austin, Texas, where I am attending the SXSW! I’m having fun, listening to interesting talks, meeting new people… basically everything I always do at these events! You can discover more on the dedicated Linkedin post that I’m sharing below.

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Voices of VR

APRIL 3, 2023

There was a capacity drop from around the 100 GearVR headsets that he had for his MR performance last year down to just 7 HTC Elite headsets where Miro Shot played the same song on repeat for a couple of hours inducing a trance-like vibe where you listen to the same some on repeat.

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Cats and VR

JUNE 29, 2016

With over one million active monthly users of the Samsung GearVR, millions of Google Cardboard units and high-end Oculus Rift and HTC Vive pre-orders, Smithson believes that brands that are early to develop unique and engaging content for VR and will have a huge advantage over their competition.

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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. link] What if fighter-pilot movies had a love child with alien invasion blockbusters from the ’90s? stated Nellans.

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AllThingsVR

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Despite founding just five months ago, the Austin, Tex.-based based startup is already working with tech giants like HTC, Samsung, and Google–whose Daydream VR device is expected in the coming weeks–to develop music apps. What inspired us was the idea of interaction,” says the 32-year old entrepreneur.

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ARPost

JUNE 8, 2022

Alvin Graylin, HTC China President, presented the Auggie for Best Head-Worn Device. USA Today Senior Designer of Emerging Tech, Will Austin, presented the Auggie for Best Interaction Product, saying that “the fusion between human and digital is the cornerstone” of XR. It’s been a long journey for this technology to take shape.”.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

Play musical flora and fauna to reveal Austin Wintory’s enchanting score. Re-awaken the shadowy forest, discover its hidden creatures, and reunite the fragmented Moon so Bird can find its way home. Place, customize and interact with miniature, living terrariums. Solve celestial puzzles to unlock their plants and animals.

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MARCH 15, 2017

The experience is running on an HTC Vive in roomscale, so you’re able to walk around the platform and get a look at things from a different perspective. It is being hosted at the Marriott in downtown Austin until Thursday March 16. If you’re at SXSW, you owe it to yourself to check out Cycling Pathways To Mars.

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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. Weekly Funding & People Roundup: TheWaveVR Raises $4M, Pluto VR raises $13.9M, Avegant Raises $13.7,

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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

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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Cats and VR

MARCH 26, 2018

Sure Oculus and HTC get articles written about them but that is mostly for the hardware side. Insanely satisfying #Electronauts @Survios #GDC pic.twitter.com/Gj4m3ugEH3 — Austin Creed (@XavierWoodsPhD) March 22, 2018. This year at GDC, Survios showed me that they are more than a flash in the pan VR contender.

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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. raised last fall.

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VRWorld

DECEMBER 8, 2016

All units are tested at the end of our assembly line in China, and our team fully inspects each Omni again upon arrival in Austin before we deliver the units to our customers. See a few pictures below of the arrival of our first container and our Austin headquarters transformed to handle this flow of products.”

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Digitalnauts

MARCH 23, 2022

The Sick Rose” a 360 stop motion movie from HTC (best 360 video experience). Electric scooters are dangerous (and everywhere in Austin!). . “ Could you name some of your favourite xR projects at sxsw?! Paper Birds” an interactive VR story from Oculus (best story). Take advanatge of the fact you're going to be there for a week.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 21, 2018

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”. 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.

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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. Mounting a HTC Vive Tracker onto our camera allowed us to capture and sync camera movements between physical space and the virtual world.

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