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VRTUOLUO talks about its FBEC event and the VR ecosystem in China

The Ghost Howls

VRTUOLUO is one of the leading VR publications in China : let’s say it’s a bit like the Chinese version of Upload VR. The fun thing is that since it is a publication very focused on the Chinese market, outside China almost no one knows them. In it, you can read some insights on China, VR, and the work by VRTUOLUO.

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Facebook/Oculus & Sony Are Pulling Out of GDC Over Coronavirus Concerns

Road to VR

Facebook and Sony today announced they won’t be attending the annual GDC conference in San Francisco next month other Coronavirus concerns. While COVID-19 has spread to 27 other countries to date, 99% of cases have been confined to China. This isn’t the first impact that COVID-19 has had on Facebook and Oculus.

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The Crazy VR World of China Joy 2016

VRScout

China Joy kicked off Thursday at the Shanghai New International Expo Center with over 600 firms showing the latest in entertainment and technology. Let’s take a look at some of the common themes we came across at China Joy. Most of that hardware growth will be fueled by key products from Samsung, Sony, HTC, Oculus and Google.

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HTC’s Alvin Graylin on What’s Happening in China & VR

Road to VR

Alvin Wang Graylin is the China President of Vive at HTC, and I had a chance to talk with him at CES this year about what’s happening in China. The VR market in China is growing, and there is a lot more optimism for technological adoption and enthusiasm for having VR arcade experiences.

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Meta and the next 24 months crucial for its leadership

The Ghost Howls

In the case of VR, we all remember the competition between HTC and Oculus in 2016, with HTC clearly winning the market until Oculus used Facebook’s money to slash the price of the Rift around 2017. This led to a growing importance of Oculus, until with the Quest it started dominating the market in a way no one was able to face.

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Nreal Temporarily Halts Production of ‘Light’ AR Headset due to Coronavirus

Road to VR

The company, which is split between San Francisco and Hangzhou, China, says in a tweet that production of the Nreal Light developer kit has been halted. The Coronavirus, a novel respiratory virus, began in China with the first reported case on December 31st, 2019. Delays are said to affect the most recent batch of backers.

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Facebook Cancels F8 Conference Over Fears Of A Coronavirus Outbreak

VRScout

The company announced that Oculus will be backing out of GDC over similar concerns. Facebook’s decision to cancel F8 comes on the heels of news that Oculus would be backing out of this year’s Game Developers Conference over similar concerns. The company will instead make a series of digital announcements remotely.