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HTC Teases New Vive Product Likely Aimed at Virtual Production

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HTC shared a curious tease that reveals a new Vive product which appears to be part of a system leveraging the company’s Vive Trackers for virtual productions. Image courtesy HTC. Virtual production—using mixed reality-like technologies for shooting film productions—is the obvious answer. Why might you want such a thing?

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IMAX VR Center Expands To Include HTC Vive, VR Gaming

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Earlier this month we reported that IMAX’s first VR Centers, showing 360 degree companion content for films in cinemas, had been delayed into 2017, with no reason given. It doesn’t look like the center will be launching with the immersive film content the company had previously talked about, filmed using its own 360 cameras.

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Meta Drops Quest Pro Price to $1,100 for Limited Time, Challenging Vive XR Elite’s Major Selling Point

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In an unusual move by the company, Meta has quietly slashed the price of Quest Pro for a limited time, putting it more directly in competition with HTC’s recently revealed Vive XR Elite standalone headset. "What’s the cost of your personal data? "What’s the cost of your personal data?

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HTC VIVE Debuts Mars CamTrack at SIGGRAPH 2022

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HTC is set to reveal its new VIVE Mars CamTrack solution at the SIGGRAPH 2022 in Vancouver, Canada, where it will showcase the immersive production tool with Departure Lounge and Arcturus, it was revealed on Tuesday. HTC VIVE (@htcvive) August 8, 2022. A host of filming environments in a compact, lightweight form factor.

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HTC Invests in 17 AR/VR Startups in Latest Vive X Accelerator Program

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HTC is now on its fourth batch in its $100 million accelerator program, which offers education, investment and mentorship to startups doing unique and and interesting things around VR and AR. Visby’s light field technology allows film and video professionals to capture and publish photorealistic video for immersive and holographic displays.

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Vive Trackers Experiments – Part 1: Everything you need to know about Vive Trackers

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Thanks to the support of HTC, Rob is experimenting with Vive Trackers , and is very eager to tell you everything about his experiments with them, in a series of two very detailed posts. The post finishes also with the little surprise of an interview with HTC’s Shen Ye. HTC Vive Trackers (Image by Rob Cole). Introduction.

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The VRScout Report – HTC Vive Drops $200, Clash of Clans in AR, & VR Mind Control

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Time to applaud for a sweet deal on the HTC Vive, Clash of Clans partners w/ Facebook to bring AR to fans, control VR with your mind, new predictions for spending & investment are out, the investment & funding wrapup, and more… 1. … well, sort of. You still have to set it up). Want more details?

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