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DECEMBER 11, 2016

But it still believes that consumer VR software could grow from $407 million in revenue in 2016 to $14 billion by 2020. Oculus will hit 355,000; HTC Vive will be 420,000, and the Samsung Gear VR on mobile will be 2.3 Of the VR software sales in 2016, Llamas said about 72 percent of the $407 million would be from games.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 31, 2016

Facebook looks to up the Oculus ante by investing in eye-tracking technology. There’s been a host of exciting announcements in the past week alone, but one of the most notable bits of information was just released yesterday: Oculus has acquired eye-tracking technology developer, The Eye Tribe. Guess we’ll see in 2017.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 1, 2017

According to the latest figures from Steam’s Hardware & Software Survey, the Oculus Rift has picked up an additional 3.1% SEE ALSO Google Buys HTC Talent & IP for $1.1 The post Oculus Rift Closes in on Steam Majority Market Share appeared first on Road to VR. of the market share of VR headsets on Steam.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Hard data on the VR market is often difficult to come by, while broad ‘industry reports’ are often so general that it’s difficult to see what things look like ‘on the ground’ To get a sense of VR’s outlook in 2021, we’ve collected 14 of the most recent and concrete indicators for your perusal.

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The Ghost Howls

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. Luckily, one my of Chinese contacts managed to fix the problem by making me install on my computer some software that did the trick.

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ARPost

MAY 5, 2021

Dedicated VR headsets and software packages were toted by some speakers, while hardware-agnostic WebXR solutions were praised by others. Accessibility in terms of cost and learning curve were recurring themes, as were immersion, and data and security. The Education Forum toed a close line when it came to hardware.

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MARCH 25, 2024

Additionally, given Samsung’s partnership with Qualcomm, it is highly likely that the device will contain Qualcomm’s latest XR2+ Gen 2 Platform, which was developed in collaboration with Samsung and Google. We need all the new cool devices, but we gotta get the data. We’ve got to get the digital twins.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 6, 2020

As first reported by German publication MIXED (German), VDC Fellbach measured the tracking systems on Oculus Rift S, Oculus Quest, Windows Mixed Reality, Valve’s SteamVR (aka Lighthouse) tracking, and HTC Vive Cosmos. How It Was Measured. SEE ALSO Analysis: Steam Hangs on to VR Surge Four Months After 'Half-Life: Alyx Launch'.

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MARCH 29, 2024

The glasses will translate a user’s surrounding spatial data as helpful augmented information; the New York Times featured how the device could tell the nutritional content of a food item; alternatively, the glasses also help a user with instructional cooking guidelines. Meta will enforce these changes today, on March 29th.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 24, 2020

Oculus devices will require a Facebook login. The enormous piece of news of the week is tha t Facebook has communicated that from October, 20th, all people that want to use an Oculus device for personal use will have to use their personal Facebook account to log in. Top news of the week. Image by Tweakanalogy). The same on Twitter.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 12, 2020

This is great news for the customers of the Quest 2, but it poses some doubts about the retro compatibility of the Quest ecosystem that Zuck promised at OC6: if the Quest 2 is much more powerful than the Quest 1 and the Quest 1 is discontinued, has sense for developers to keep producing software that is compatible with Quest 1?

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AR Insider

JANUARY 21, 2020

For an indexed library of spatial computing insights, data, reports and multimedia, subscribe to ARtillery PRO. We’ve generally stated “tens of billions” for the collective investment scale of the big five — Facebook, Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Apple. He separately broke down the math for us as follows.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 4, 2021

In a long blog post, its belonging company highlights how it is going to create a free and paid tier of the program , letting so all hobbysts using the software for free. This is great for the community, and great for Gravity Sketch, which can so compete better with free software like Tilt Brush, Quill, and Medium.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

All the big tech players — Microsoft, Google, Facebook, and Amazon — are in the game as well. The report says this device could cost thousands of dollars and be available only in low volumes — more typical of a test platform for software developers than the mass-market products Apple usually releases.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 28, 2021

The rest of the event has been different than the previous Oculus/Facebook Connects. But it will be much more: building both the hardware, the software, the distribution platform, and the developer tools, Meta aims at being much more powerful than the already very powerful Facebook of today. And he kept his word.

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ARPost

APRIL 11, 2023

Companies like Google, Microsoft, Lenovo, and Vuzix are developing smart glasses to enhance the AR experience. VR-Enabled Online Shopping Experiences VR creates an immersive visual environment, including 360-degree videos, photos, product demos, and complex experiences using devices such as the HTC Vive or Oculus Quest.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 2, 2019

Yesterday I detailed you what is the Oculus Rift S , while today I want to write you a recap about what is the Oculus Quest , the most awaited virtual reality headset of 2019. What Is the Oculus Quest? Oculus Quest is the first standalone 6 DOF virtual reality headset by Oculus. And with the Oculus Rift?

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 30, 2021

Someone compared this news to the acquisition of Oculus by Facebook , and I agree: Pico is a very smart startup, like Oculus was, and Bytedance is a very rich company that controls one of the most popular social networks, like Facebook. As it has happened with Oculus, this news is good and bad for Pico and VR in general.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 19, 2021

Image by Oculus). The other bombshell news is that Resident Evil 4 is coming to the Oculus Quest 2. On April, 21st, Oculus will host its first Gaming Showcase , with news on ‘Lone Echo II’, ‘Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge’, and many other titles. Top news of the week. Facebook announces Wi-Fi streaming and Resident Evil 4 for Quest.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

Google’s ARCore technology was used for the augmented reality overlays, the Google Cloud Vision AI API for object detection, as well as early access to some of Google’s cutting-edge Human Sensing Technology that could detect emotional expressions of the participants.

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ARPost

MAY 26, 2020

Thus, it can become a game-changer for enterprise data centers, telecommunication platforms as well as consumer platforms. The tetherless XR streaming experience is available for both head-mounted displays and Android phones that support Google ARCore. See Also: Visualix Releases SDK for Its AR Application for Navigation.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 7, 2022

Just to make an example, I was there when there was the Netscape vs Internet Explorer war, but now the leading web browser is Google Chrome. Google Chrome, for instance, has been helped a lot by the fact that it is the pre-installed browser on all Android phones. Even better, it is working to become the next market leader.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 15, 2019

This means that you may just wear your plain Oculus Go , without using any additional sensor, and the Virtuleap software may be able to “read your mind” I can read in your mind that you are intrigued, so keep reading… How Virtuleap has born. How can I offer biometric data on a cheap device like Oculus Go?”

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ARPost

OCTOBER 1, 2021

MultiBrush is a multiplayer version of Tilt Brush that Neumann created after Google open-sourced the original software. The app even became available on SideQuest about a month later and is now also available through the Oculus App Lab. That’s not just cool, it comes into the story again later.

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MARCH 17, 2023

For instance: Meta: Meta’s Oculus devices not only work alongside a wide range of different hardware solutions, but they’re also designed to support countless different types of software too seamlessly. There’s full SDK access, support for integrating payment systems, and data statistics.

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DECEMBER 27, 2016

When it comes to VR sales data, most companies aren’t playing their cards close to their chest so much as taping the cards to themselves. We’ve had to rely on software sales to get some inkling of an idea at how headsets and their software are performing. We also don’t know how up-to-date the data is.

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AUGUST 30, 2021

Like Oculus, they create both hardware and software for their VR devices. Unlike Oculus, they have a substantial presence in China. Pico may not hold the same name recognition as Oculus or HTC, but the company is a top VR hardware maker, selling to consumer audiences in China and enterprise customers in the Western world.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Unveiled at a press event last month, Google’s Daydream View headset is now on sale from retailers like Best Buy, Verizon, and Google’s own store. Like the Google Cardboard and Gear VR, Daydream View is powered by your phone (in this case a Google Pixel or Pixel XL device).

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

All these data together make me a bit skeptical about the capabilities of this company: developing such kind of a high-quality headset requires a lot of expertise, while the company is very small and features no known expert in the field. While Oculus is getting all the glory for the Quest, its competitors are not sleeping.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 18, 2021

The experience will debut this winter on PSVR and Oculus. ThirdEye Launches AR/MR Software Digital Ecosystem for Enterprise. The company now provides end-to-end AR solutions through its X2 MR Smartglasses, Mobile Device Management, and RemoteEye and RespondEye software all from one vendor.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 16, 2017

Judging by CES this month, 2017 will be all about expansion and refinement for VR hardware and software. Today, however, we’re returning to Google. It is used to squash down data on complex 3D models, making them faster to download and easier to display in a browser using significantly less bandwidth.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 6, 2020

It includes some of its data and takeaways. Always see chart date for context, and refer to newer data if applicable. Though its current active use is lowest among platforms, its installed base is greatest… meaning it has the biggest shell to grow into (see data in the next section). Platform Rundown.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 13, 2021

Oculus plans to introduce in-app purchases to App Lab experiences. Oculus App Lab has been introduced by Facebook to give a way to indie developers to publish their applications for Quest without the need of passing Facebook’s strong store curation. Plus, the Netflix app has been in VR since the times of Gear VR/Oculus Go.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

The Vive is a powerful ally in the fight against marketplace fragmentation, as it draws content from Steam, Viveport—and with the help of ReVive , a software hack that lets you play Oculus exclusives, the Oculus Store. 1 – Raw Data. Check out our unscored review of Raw Data here. Honorable Mentions.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

If you remember well, there’s a scary leaked letter of Mark Zuckerberg where he claims that he doesn’t want to just make programs that run on Android, because they’re subject to the rules of another company (Google). Then it could update them very fast and make them as powerful and successful as the Oculus Quest. Some news on content.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 14, 2021

The Quest 2 is expected to have 8–9M units sold in 2021 (and this is compatible with the estimated sales data we have now), while the new device should sell 18–20M units in 2022. If in every piece of software I’m a different person, this is frustrating. Oculus Quest increments its tracking area to 15m x 15m.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 8, 2017

The manufacturers have released only limited data points — with Samsung coming out with the largest number to date revealing the technology giant sold 5 million Gear VRs through the beginning of the year. The firm projects the overall mobile VR king this year will be Samsung approaching 10 million units total. percent from 4.56

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