Road to VR

JUNE 7, 2017

Oculus has announced a pilot program to place 100 Rifts and Oculus Ready PCs in 90 libraries throughout the state of California, from the Oregon border down to Mexico. Games have been, and will continue to be, a primary market driver for VR,” notes Ball.

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AUGUST 2, 2021

I was lucky enough to experience Army of the Dead: Las Vengeance last week at the official launch in Los Angeles, California, and while my personal score may have been abysmal, I thoroughly enjoyed my time with this action-packed location-based VR experience. Tickets for Army of the Dead: Viva Las Vengeance are available now for $24.99

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AUGUST 19, 2020

Well, it certainly has been an interesting few days for the gaming community. For those who may be out of the loop, last week Epic Games filed a lawsuit against Apple after the company pulled their megapopular multiplayer game Fortnite from the iOS App Store. District Court for the Northern District of California.

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JUNE 23, 2023

Earlier this week, VR developer ForeVR Games announced that its VR cornhole simulator ForeVR Cornhole will be going free-to-play on Meta Quest headsets later this month as part of the new “Freedom Update.” The company says the game is designed for players of all backgrounds and skill levels. For an additional $9.99

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FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Sanzaru Games, a California-based video game development company, has been acquired by Facebook, the company announced on Wednesday. The studio has produced a number of games over the past decade, the most recent examples including Spyro 3 Reignited and Asgard’s Wrath.

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APRIL 25, 2022

Meta (formerly Facebook) today announced plans to open its first brick-and-mortar retail store on its campus in Burlingame, California. Visitors can go hands-on with popular VR games like Beat Saber , GOLF+ , Real VR Fishing , or Supernatural. The Meta Store opens to the public on May 9th at 322 Airport Blvd in Burlingame, California.

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APRIL 23, 2022

Everyone’s favorite music & arts festival Coachella is currently underway in Indio, California. To bring their metaverse vision to life, organizers of Coachella worked with a number of agencies that included Epic Games , the independent music company Future Classic , Six Degrees , and the virtual production company All of It Now. .

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DECEMBER 5, 2022

The immersive sports experience made its debut during yesterday’s game against the Seattle Seahawks. The professional NFL team the Los Angeles Rams have partnered with fan engagement platform ARound to launch an absolutely massive augmented reality (AR) experience at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, California.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Reuben Klamer, the inventor of Milton Bradley’s The Game of Life board game and the designer of a Starfleet phaser rifle for the original Star Trek TV series, died at his home in La Jolla, California on Tuesday at the age of 99, according to the Toy Association. Read more.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Popular block-slashing rhythm game Beat Saber (2018) is getting a new music pack today featuring pop sensation The Weeknd. First, here’s a look at the track list: Blinding Lights. Can’t Feel My Face. How Do I Make You Love Me? I Feel It Coming (feat. Daft Punk). Pray For Me (with Kendrick Lamar). Save Your Tears. Starboy (feat.

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JANUARY 5, 2023

Razer is getting into the VR accessory game soon, as the company announced at CES 2023 that it’s selling a head strap system and facial interface built specifically for Meta Quest 2. “Designed for long-lasting comfort and weight-balanced support, the Razer Adjustable Head Strap System was created with all head shapes in mind.

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MARCH 2, 2019

Valve Knuckle controllers bring a new level of detail to this physics-based adventure game. Their was even a brief tech demo showcased during the 2018 Game Developers Conference that further fueled hype around this insanely detailed experience. . I mean, sure, you could say those tiny robot critters look somewhat like Headcrabs.

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APRIL 4, 2023

According to the company, the device is designed for use by architects, engineers, industrial designers, software and game developers, and various other professions. The ELF-SR2 will also make an appearance at the Augmented World Expo (AWE) taking place May 31-June 2 in Santa Clara, California. For more information visit here.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

This week Cartoon Network Studios dropped the first trailer for its upcoming VR game, Cartoon Network Journeys VR. The post Cartoon Network VR Game Has You Following Reggie Watts Through A Trio Of Cosmic Journeys appeared first on VRScout. Three captivating stories set across three unique dimensions.

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MAY 8, 2023

The United States District Court for the Northern District of California issued the payout based on user privacy concerns on the firm’s umbrella of social media platforms. District Court for the Northern District of California, alleging that Meta’s acquisition of Within violated antitrust laws.

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MARCH 2, 2022

The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and La Brea Tar Pits have teamed up with researchers from the University of Southern California (USC) to develop a series of scientifically-accurate 3D models of over a dozen animals from the Ice Age, including the enormous Columbian mammoth and terrifying saber-tooth tiger.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2021

There will also be a special edition of the game featured during the Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade on Saturday, December 25th. “We are excited for guests to virtually experience Seezelslak’s Cantina and meet Mubo (Owner of the Droid Depot!) ’ Feature Image Credit: Facebook (Meta).

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JULY 7, 2020

This is the time of the year gaming journalists across the world migrate to Los Angeles California to experience, uncover and enjoy what the games industry has been working on. Below you will find some of the titles that have seen major updates or have been revealed (updated).

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VRScout

APRIL 28, 2020

UnnamedVR launched back in 2019 as an open-ended sandbox game that let explore a virtual mansion and play a bunch of short mini-games, including basketball, darts, and archery. Other than the name change and the fact that it is now free to download, Shelter in Place is the same exact game that launched this past November.

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OCTOBER 3, 2016

The next wave of athletic training takes place in a computer simulation, as companies such as STRIVR Labs , EON Sports and Beyond Sports help players prepare for games through VR technology. Davis Webb, the quarterback of Stanford rival California, trusts his Oculus headset as much as his helmet when it comes to game preparation.

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JANUARY 26, 2018

You can experience the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in entirely new ways. The 2018 Winter Olympic Games is getting a big technology boost when it opens on February 9th in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The 2018 Winter Olympic Games will have a “different approach,” according to Blake Rowe, Implementation Manager for Intel Sports.

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MARCH 21, 2022

The 2022 Game Developer Conference (GDC) began earlier today in San Francisco, California, kicking off five days of industry-shaking announcements, round-table discussions, and various other content centered around video game development. Could a VR/AR adaptation of the deloved fantasy RPG be on the horizon?

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FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Premium location-based virtual reality (LBVR) experience firm Sandbox VR has announced on Wednesday a massive collaboration with Netflix for a novel VR gaming experience. The company’s joint venture with Netflix will allow fans to immerse in a bespoke Squid Game VR experience. The series has received over 1.65

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JULY 28, 2022

Where: San Diego, California, the US. This and the AES 2022 event are two great reasons to book a flight to sunny California. Some of the previous TECHSPO attendees include Microsoft, Meta, IBM, Twitter, and Verizon. Augmented Enterprise Summit (AES). When: October 18-20, 2022.

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JUNE 22, 2020

“Ready At Dawn is a veteran game developer, having shipped games to multiple platforms in the past, and a VR pioneer, states the company in the blog post. This past February the company purchased Sanzaru Games , developer behind the popular VR RPG Asgard’s Wrath. Image Credit: Ready at Dawn Studios.

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Road to VR

MARCH 3, 2023

Echo VR’s days are numbered, as Meta announced earlier this year it would soon be pulling the plug on one of its most successful games on Quest. But hardcore players of zero-G sports game Echo VR and its shooter variant Echo Combat aren’t going down without a fight.

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APRIL 21, 2022

After five films, Jurassic World: Dominion is finally making good on the potential terror of the first Jurassic Park film. In the first film, and all the others frankly, the ultimate danger was that, after killing the people on the island, the dinosaurs would then escape the island and run havoc through all of… Read more.

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MAY 3, 2023

AWE, the long-running AR/VR conference, is set to go down later this month in Santa Clara, California, offering attendees an up-close and personal look at a variety of game-changing XR technology from over 300 exhibitors from across the world. Developers compete to create immersive experiences designed to fight climate change.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 4, 2020

Dreams (2020) , the VR-compatible game-maker tool suite, has unleashed a ton of creativity since it launched on PS4 earlier this year. You can play a hacked together version of Beat Saber , experience a bootleg Friday Nights at Freddy’s , and explore a ton of original art, experiences, and prototype games.

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MARCH 11, 2021

Escape The Room’ is not just a game, it’s how one California school is handling its admission process. And stay tuned each week for more AR-related musings from Maher. Google is building an Augmented Reality-enabled product that will give you superhuman hearing, We dive into the tech. Seems trivial, we explain why it’s a big move.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

The sealed decision was made Wednesday morning by US District Judge Edward Davila in San Jose, California, which effectively denies the FTC’s request for a preliminary injunction to block the acquisition. The final outcome of the trial isn’t entirely official just yet though.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2023

District Court for the Northern District of California declined the FTC’s request to block Meta’s acquisition of Within. District Court for the Northern District of California that Meta’s acquisition of Within violated anti-competitive conduct. Notably, this month, Meta closed two immersive gaming services.

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APRIL 6, 2020

Roller and David Cole, the California-based company has spent the last 10 years working to perfect the immersive live streaming format. Information has been scarce since, though a recent leak may have just given us our first look at one of the devices’ first games. Founded in 2009 by D.J.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

During investigations by the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) into Meta’s acquisition of VR fitness game devs Within , a filing revealed that the company was initially looking to expand popular block-slashing rhythm game Beat Saber into a dedicated fitness app.

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DECEMBER 17, 2021

This includes famed California rapper Snoop Dogg who—earlier this year—partnered with the blockchain-based 3D open-world game The Sandbox to launch his very own world inside the metaverse. At this point, it seems like everyone and their mother is investing in non-fungible tokens and cryptocurrency.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Parents and waiting participants can follow along with the VR content their kids and friends are experiencing inside by viewing on HP Chromebooks, and play on HP’s Omen Gaming Laptops located outside the venue while they wait. Merchandise includes plush toys, action figures, franchise DVDs, and video games.

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Road to VR

MARCH 6, 2017

At NVIDIA’s upcoming GTC 2017 conference on May 8-11, the company plans to award $30,000 in cash and prizes to the winners of the VR Content Showcase which is seeking companies focusing on content other than gaming which is using or plans to use Nvidia GPU technology like GameWorks, DesignWorks or VRWorks.

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