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JANUARY 27, 2017

For starters, Cher Wang, CEO and Chairwoman of Vive maker HTC, will be granted the Sir Charles Wheatsone Award. This year’s Century Award, meanwhile, is going to Google Earth VR , a Vive app that lets you explore the world around you in 3D. Having spent extensive time in Google Earth VR ourselves, we’re inclined to agree.

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OCTOBER 4, 2016

Today at Google’s press event announcing the Pixel phone and Daydream View headset, the company detailed VR content on the way to the Daydream Android VR platform. Along with Daydream VR apps and experiences we’ve seen previously, Google today announced a group of exciting content on the way to the platform.

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AUGUST 9, 2017

Rez Infinite, which remains one of the best games on the PlayStation VR (PSVR) 10 months after launch, is now available on the Oculus Rift and the HTC Vive. Well Rez is also on its way to Google Daydream, so you can take the action with you wherever you go. Don’t have a PC or console headset?

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NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Unfortunately for the President and his legal team, the press conference was actually booked at Four Seasons Total Landscaping, which is located between a sex shop and a crematorium, and not at the swanky Four Seasons Hotel. Ha ha ha OMG!

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NOVEMBER 9, 2023

More info Google may still be working at Project Iris Some months ago a rumor claimed that Google had stopped working on Project Iris, its project devoted to the creation of augmented reality glasses. The book is coming in March, 2024, but can already be preordered on Amazon. It seems the journalist liked them.

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OCTOBER 3, 2016

Tucked away in a corner of the internet is a YouTube user who immediately stood out like a blazing sun to me for two reasons: He was posting HTC Vive Tilt Brush content. John Sterling McGregor is a student learning calculus and he’s learning it using Tilt Brush in VR with the HTC Vive. Tilt Brush (Google). With Tilt Brush….

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Charlie Fink even wrote a whole book about it (disclosure: we wrote a chapter in the book). In that way, Google is well-positioned because the spatial web will need to be parsed and indexed, similar to what Google has done for 20 years on the 2D web. Is Google Building an ‘Internet of Places?’

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OCTOBER 4, 2016

Following the reveal of the Daydream mobile VR ecosystem earlier in the year, Google has finally revealed the first headset to support it, Daydream View. The new device was revealed at the Made By Google conference in San Francisco today. Google claims it’s 30% lighter than similar headsets (read: Gear VR).

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AUGUST 21, 2019

When visitors enter the sterile white environment, they are immediately greeted to two identical rows of cylindrical pods, each of which housing an HTC Vive Pro set-up as well as extra-sensory and haptic feedback technology that can simulate heat, wind, various scents, even physical rumbling. Image Credit: Mariell Lind Hansen.

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MARCH 5, 2024

Google has great expertise in building operating systems, plus its Google Play store would have let Meta Quest become compatible with all its Android Apps out of the box. This is going to create more awareness around virtual reality.

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MARCH 16, 2023

This includes noteworthy industry firsts such as GameDriver ’s out-of-the-box automated testing solution, and Big Rock Creative’s VR-only comic book convention. HTC launched VIVERSE , their metaverse platform that aims to create positive experiences that benefit every user. Sony also unveiled its new PlayStation VR headset.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Filmmaker and VR Creator, Jon Favreau, was honored with the Society’s Harold Lloyd Award for innovative storytelling in films like The Jungle Book, and his exploration into VR with Gnomes & Goblins. Century Award: Google Earth VR. Google Earth VR for helping the world see the world. Best VR Experience: Tilt Brush.

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APRIL 19, 2020

Since 2015, Smart Study’s Pinkfong has continued to expand its brand through toys, games, books, and various other innovative collaborations. Collectively the Pinkfong YouTube channels have garnered over 27 billion views and more than 53 million followers , becoming one of the hottest child-friendly entertainment platforms in the world.

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DECEMBER 1, 2020

A new HTC headset may come in 2021. A comment of HTC China President Alvin Wang Graylin makes us understand that HTC is going to launch a new VR headset in the first months of 2021 , and that it “will be better than what is available on the market”. And all of this is something I don’t like. Other relevant news.

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JANUARY 1, 2019

” review of standalone headsets (you can find in other posts the ones related to Oculus Go and HTC Vive Focus ). it is bigger than the Oculus Go but smaller than the massive HTC Vive Focus. What I really appreciated have been the lenses : I think that Google here used all its expertise on the field. Then, keep reading.

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JANUARY 30, 2017

For his work directing Disney’s The Jungle Book movie and creating the incredibly popular Gnomes & Goblins VR experience alongside Wevr and Reality One , director, writer and producer Jon Favreau will receive the society’s 2017 Harold Lloyd Award for Filmmaking. The result has surprised and delighted the industry and consumers.”.

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APRIL 7, 2017

While Samsung always had a clear plan that Google and its Android are just some of operating systems the company ships their products with, the company never disabled features that come with Android… until now. At the moment, compared to Google’s Daydream, Samsung’s Gear VR is more rounded and polished.

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JULY 11, 2017

AltspaceVR supports cross-play between Google Daydream, HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Gear VR and traditional monitors. Get a chance to win a signed copy of Bill Nye’s book, Everything All at Once by RSVP’ing and attending the show. How: Login or create an AltspaceVR account, then RSVP here.

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DECEMBER 30, 2016

This will include: Over 20 VR demo experiences across the HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, PS VR, Samsung Gear VR, and Daydream by Google. The Fourth Transformation Book Signing with Robert Scoble and Shel Israel. An HTC Vive VR headset. The main event kicks off on Friday, January 6th at 10PM PST. Interactive Art Installations.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2017

In the most recent edition of our list of new releases for HTC Vive , we highlighted an Early Access sandbox experience that pushed you to create your own virtual living space from the decorations to the furniture. Tagged with: children , Developers , htc vive , VR Home.

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JANUARY 28, 2023

There is not only the problem of the timezone but also the unknown of the internet connection and the inability of reaching Western websites like Google. VPN (Image from Know Your Meme) In China, most of the Western websites we use the most, like Google and Facebook, are blocked behind the Great Firewall.

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JUNE 10, 2016

Did Seebright just release the augmented reality equivalent of Google Cardboard? Someone is Always Ready to Help THIS version of the HTC Vive…. In related news, the consumer version of the HTC Vive is now promised to be shipped within 72 hours of ordering as well as additional retail availability and demo locations.

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MARCH 18, 2018

In case you haven’t read the book, or heard anything about the movie, here’s the spoiler-free summary from Warner Bros.: Samsung Gear VR and Google Daydream require specific flagship smartphones, which if you already own will only set you back about $130 for just the add-on headset and controller. To what extent?

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NOVEMBER 15, 2021

In a side event happening after AWE, HTC has announced a bunch of updates of Vive Focus 3 that have the potential of revolutionizing the Location Based Entertainment in VR (LBEVR o LBVR) sector. Google to put all its experimental projects inside “Labs” division. Be sure to tune in if you want to participate in this interesting event!

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JULY 13, 2023

Liz Hyman President and the CEO of the XR Association (XRA), which is a non-profit, industry trade association representing 47 XR companies including major players like Meta, Google, Microsoft, HTC, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Unity, and HTC. XR Access co-founder Shiri Azenkot told me "But it was always a retroactive thing.

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OCTOBER 31, 2016

We’ve seen some really amazing stuff out of Google’s Tilt Brush app since its launch on the HTC Vive earlier this year, but its latest showcase in partnership with Marvel Studios is more than a little strange.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Its huge investments are also attracting all the other major tech companies to enter the metaverse field, and Apple and Google will surely release some XR devices in the upcoming years because of that. I’ve co-organized a physical event about the metaverse , even co-written the chapter of a book about it.

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MAY 25, 2017

Watch YouTube in VR with your friends, Google pours resources into shared social VR experiences, upcoming standalone headsets will be wireless, the Snapchat vs. Facebook continues, the investment & funding wrapup, and more… You can enjoy the full audio recording below: WATCH YOUTUBE IN VR… WITH YOUR FRIENDS!

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MAY 31, 2023

In the early 90s, it no doubt felt “a bit like looking up the Wright Brothers and taking their original prototype out for a spin,” as the book describes. The year the book was published, Sega announced a VR peripheral for the Genesis. The demo described in the book finds the user riding a motorcycle down a Brooklyn street.

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AUGUST 17, 2017

The game was shown way back in 2015 as one of the first demos made for the HTC Vive, and it’s now finally resurfacing this Fall. It was there that now classic demos (and some future titles) like Aperture Science Robot Repair , Dota 2 Secret Shop , theBlu , Job Simulator, Google Earth VR, and more, were first shown.

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Or, if you’re not near our London office, why not book a virtual demo? People can also view YouTube 360 videos, Google Street View, as well as the enterprise’s bespoke 360 web browser. What a FANTASTIC day yesterday opening our newly refurbed London demo centre Missed out & want to see if for yourself?

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MARCH 14, 2020

So, my piece of advice is not to book any hotels and flights until you’re really sure that the event is going to happen. If you’re forced to book everything for whatever reason, look for refundable bookings, even if they’re a bit more expensive. Or you can read more books, and improve your culture.

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OCTOBER 9, 2016

The annual Proto Awards, set up to highlight and honour the best and brightest the VR industry has to offer, is over for another year, with Google’s Tilt Brush walking away as the overall winner. Pearl – Google Spotlight Studios. Tilt Brush – Google. Most Innovative: Tilt Brush – Google (Winner). The Lab – Valve.

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DECEMBER 6, 2021

Called Cities: VR, it will bring the city-building and management simulation to Oculus Quest 2 in Spring 2022; Polyarc has confirmed that is working on Book 2 for Moss and expects to release it for PSVR in Spring 2022. Image by HTC). Google details Project Starline. Other relevant news. Image from the web). News worth a mention.

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JUNE 21, 2017

Book your flights now, because the lines are undoubtedly going to be long at the upcoming VR Zone Shinjuku in Tokyo. Intel had a bright presence at E3, showing off their wireless solution for the HTC Vive for the first time in public as well as announcing a virtual reality eSports league. ARAB EMIRATES AIRLINES TESTING OUT AR.

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DECEMBER 21, 2020

The Pro 3 C connects and displays images in 2D and 3D on most Android phones and tablets, iPads, MacBook’s, and Microsoft’s Surface Book 2. HTC is going to deprecate Vive Pro and Vive Pro Eye. According to German publication Mixed, HTC is going to drop support for its enterprise headsets Vive Pro and Vive Pro Eye.

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AUGUST 1, 2016

Adding to the Book of Face’s massive plans for mixed reality technology, they have made good on their promise to make a 360 camera open source and available to anyone. Already supporting the Oculus Rift, Samsung Gear VR, HTC Vive, and PSVR – Unity will now support Google Daydream. Google Omnitone Surround Sound Support.

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