UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

The PlayStation VR launched last month in mid-October to help kickstart mainstream adoption of this new immersive medium, but the Samsung Gear VR put mobile virtual reality into the hands of consumers almost two full years prior and earlier this year both the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive released, although they require beefy PCs to run experiences.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 7, 2022

Image by Samsung). Samsung is close to launching an XR device, or maybe two. Last month, we got to know that (according to a rumor) Samsung is working together with Microsoft on new AR glasses, most probably powered by a Qualcomm chipset. Samsung has apparently completed a prototype, and “is deciding the release date”.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 26, 2018

HTC has finally revealed the price of the Vive Pro : it will cost $799 just to have the headset (no controller and no base stations, so you must already have a Vive 1 kit) and will be available for pre-orders since April, 5th. But, as Road To VR has stated, maybe HTC should have clarified that in all its marketing material.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 15, 2016

The HTC Vive is arguably the best out there, but having to buy a souped-up laptop just to run it, paying full price for brief games that feel more like demos, and trailing a huge cable off your head and fumbling to mount trackers on your ceiling…it’s not ideal. Weight is tougher to simulate in VR. You’d smell the grass.

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VRWorld

JULY 8, 2016

With the ongoing rollout of VR headsets over the course of 2016, we’ve begun to see dozens of games either released to the public or demo’d for release in the near future. Available for Samsung Gear VR and an Oculus Rift beta title, Casino VR is our first example of a poker game for VR devices.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Mekorama VR (2017) : A quiet puzzler for Aunt Gracie, Mekorama VR tasks you with guiding a wibbly little robot pal through a series of 3D puzzles – of course with ever-increasing difficulty. Job Simulator (2016) : PSVR , Rift , SteamVR. Fantastic Beasts. 2017) : Somebody in your family loves fishing. also on Gear VR ).

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 4, 2019

But this time, Valve has made it without the collaboration of HTC. The Valve Index is like an evolution of the Vive Pro and so it can be useful for the same category of customers that are currently buying the Vive Pro and this of course includes enterprise customers. The specs list is very similar to the one of the HTC Vive Pro.

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VeeR VR

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Of course, it would be almost 600 years before the birth of modern VR technology and VR headsets). In 1968, Ivan Sutherland and Bob Sproull created the first head-mounted display (HMD) system for immersive simulation applications. In 1994, they released the Sega VR-1 motion simulator arcade attraction which tracked head movement.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 9, 2016

In addition to the low-end Google Cardboard, the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, PlayStation VR, Samsung Gear VR and most recently Google Daydream, provide a variety of viewers with different capabilities and price points. The rush of developers moving into the market to supply VR hardware also speaks to the excitement in this space.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 5, 2020

But after some initial growth, the platform never took off, and Gear VR , thanks to the push from Samsung (one of the best brands of Android phones) and its great catalog of content (funded by Facebook), won the battle. There has been a crisis, but now things are getting better. You may be curious about my thoughts.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

” Of course it isn’t. And of course, you can do this over and over and over again in virtual reality, because I can be plopped into any environment, into any person’s body that we like. So, my next question was, of course: what are some of the ROIs being seen by businesses? Todd: Yeah.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

” Of course it isn’t. And of course, you can do this over and over and over again in virtual reality, because I can be plopped into any environment, into any person’s body that we like. So, my next question was, of course: what are some of the ROIs being seen by businesses? Todd: Yeah.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Samsung starts off the month debuting its VR Internet browser for Gear VR, becoming the first to offer a VR browser. Oculus and HTC had been holding details surrounding Rift and Vive launch windows close to the chest, probably because they had delays to announce and need to nail down new plans. December 2015. January 2016. April 2016.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 1, 2019

This acquisition signs a new course for Facebook strategy in XR: after having just partnered with external studios for the development of its top-notch exclusive titles (e.g. The consumer spending will increase and the dominant form of media consumed will be games, of course. It is like having a virtual recording studio in your home!

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Of course it isn't. And of course, you can do this over and over and over again in virtual reality, because I can be plopped into any environment, into any person's body that we like. So, my next question was, of course: what are some of the ROIs being seen by businesses? And that's, of course, what we're selecting for.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

In addition, Star Chart VR ($5) offered a simulation of the solar system and a free app from The Wall Street Journal offers a real-time market data visualization and 360-degree videos. YouTube plays 360-degree videos too, of course, though you’ll likely need a high speed connection to stream high quality. Pixel XL Camera.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

And then, of course, there is SuperData , that someone has already renamed “SuperGuess”, that has released its estimates of VR sales for Q4 2019. Interviewed by OnMSFT, CD PROJEKT Red’s John Mamais has answered many questions about the upcoming game, and of course, he has talked also about VR. Samsung Odyssey+ is now at $230.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 14, 2020

Last year we had nReal showing us that AR can be trendy, and HTC making us dream with the Vive Cosmos. Yes, the biggest companies were not there with a booth (Oculus will probably target the OC6, HTC the VEC, etc…), but it is the first time that I read the XR news from CES and I dont’ remain surprised. Samsung AR glasses.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Of course, this would have been a much bigger deal in a world before Quest Pro and Quest 3, which have lenses with an eyebox so wide that it doesn’t really matter if your IPD is set slightly wrong. The catch of course is that only one person in the room can see it. This is a watershed moment for VR-style headsets.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 12, 2019

So we’ve got an update from HTC and Oculus on what’s the state of the hardware. If you Google “Lockheed Martin Hololens”, there’s a picture of some people wearing a Hololens in a NASA shuttle training simulator, and she’s there in the picture. Alan: Of course we will. Kathryn: Yes.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 12, 2019

So we’ve got an update from HTC and Oculus on what’s the state of the hardware. If you Google “Lockheed Martin Hololens”, there’s a picture of some people wearing a Hololens in a NASA shuttle training simulator, and she’s there in the picture. Alan: Of course we will. Kathryn: Yes.

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VR Playhouse

JUNE 15, 2017

VR, of course, is a different beast, or so I tell myself. Of course not. Companies such as Oculus and HTC came out with their own headsets in 2016 – the Rift and the Vive – and the difference between these and their predecessors is immense. It’s not a passing fad but an eventuality. That’s impressive. That’s terrifying.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 15, 2019

We plan to go online with it on Amazon or Netflix and present it like that, and then have it be an additional thing that maybe Netflix or Amazon has on their platform in the Oculus or HTC. They never released it on YouTube or anything, but we were able to see this training simulation room that they have, for terrorist threat situations.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 3, 2023

We already saw this problem happening when HTC departed from the Steam platform to build its Viveport store because hardware sales were not enough to have an ambitious business. Let’s see: Google is still working with Qualcomm and Samsung on a mixed-reality headset. I’m curious to see how this will turn out to be.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

I’m generally an optimist, of course. Above: VR Funhouse is a series of mini games for the HTC Vive virtual reality headset. Our portfolio company, Owlchemy Labs, with Job Simulator, it’s super popular. But with Daydream and Samsung and other devices coming next year, we should see significant mobile installed base growth.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 19, 2019

But we since branched out to cover other areas, like eSports, game streaming, and of course, augmented/virtual/mixed reality. I think the three-degrees-of-freedom [3Dof] sets — like the Go and the Samsung Gear VR before it — are very well-suited for video viewing, that sort of thing. He was able to drive it. Which is crazy.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 19, 2019

But we since branched out to cover other areas, like eSports, game streaming, and of course, augmented/virtual/mixed reality. I think the three-degrees-of-freedom [3Dof] sets — like the Go and the Samsung Gear VR before it — are very well-suited for video viewing, that sort of thing. He was able to drive it. Which is crazy.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 19, 2019

But we since branched out to cover other areas, like eSports, game streaming, and of course, augmented/virtual/mixed reality. I think the three-degrees-of-freedom [3Dof] sets -- like the Go and the Samsung Gear VR before it -- are very well-suited for video viewing, that sort of thing. He was able to drive it. Which is crazy.

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XROM

JULY 18, 2021

Alvin is the China President at #HTC leading all aspects of HTC’s business in the region (Vive/VR, phone, Viveport content platform, partnerships and investments). Has been at the forefront when it comes to XR, earlier he was VP, Platform Strategy & Dev Community at #HTC and is currently working at Facebook Reality labs.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 25, 2022

Of course, the device that is reaching (or has already reached) this magical number is the Oculus Quest 2 , which has literally taken VR out of its quicksands, becoming the first mainstream device. Another brand I’m very curious about is Samsung : sooner or later, it should announce something, either in VR or in AR. Accessories.

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