Road to VR

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Rikard Steiber, Viveport President and Senior VP of Virtual Reality, is departing HTC at the end of the year. Having joined the company in February 2016, Steiber oversaw the launch of Viveport in over 60 markets, HTC’s digital distribution platform for VR games and experiences.

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DECEMBER 11, 2016

Before the calendar ever turned over from 2015 to 2016 people were already dubbing this as the “year of virtual reality.” It may seem hard to believe now, but just a few months ago the HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and PlayStation VR HMDs were available active developers only. So what about the next 10 years?

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Chris Koomen is a Virtual Reality specialist and consultant at KLM , a Dutch airline company. Because of his work, he finds himself working every day on XR headsets in professional settings, and he was one of the first people to share a photo of the Oculus Quest 2 For Business on my Linkedin feed.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 14, 2020

Oculus Venues only landed on Quest back in June, uniting Quest and Go users under the same social VR event viewing platform. The app is being released to only a few users at this time though, so you may not find that big blue ‘Download’ button on Venue’s new Oculus Store page. Image courtesy Facebook.

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TechCrunch VR

AUGUST 30, 2021

After taking over the mantle of most-downloaded social media app in the world with TikTok, ByteDance is coming for Facebook’s moonshot, buying up its own virtual reality headset maker called Pico. Like Oculus, they create both hardware and software for their VR devices.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 19, 2021

Image by Oculus). The fitness application goes from costing $30 upfront to be free to download and costing $10/month after a trial. The other bombshell news is that Resident Evil 4 is coming to the Oculus Quest 2. HTC is going to launch its headset on May, 11th. HTC is keeping rising the hype for its new upcoming headset.

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JANUARY 8, 2017

All of that effort culminates in some of the biggest tech announcements of the year and this year, for virtual reality, that meant one thing: the Vive tracker. That company was HTC. HTC unveiled its new elite head strap, complete with integrated audio, but its most important announcement was the Vive Tracker.

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VR Bites

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

During the development phase it was possible to download the game for free so a few lucky Oculus Rift DK2 owners could already get a taste. The game is now available on Steam and compatible with HTC Vive virtual reality headset. Download the game on Steam: https://goo.gl/s83aVO.

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ARVR

JULY 15, 2020

Source [link] Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality (VR and AR) have had a noticeable presence in the news lately. 2: Augmented Reality in a Browser We’ve seen AR experiences become increasingly popular in our daily lives, from Snapchat filters to at-home retail try-on applications. Mozilla has recently released the 2.0

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Cats and VR

JANUARY 17, 2018

WEARVR.com, the web's leading independent virtual reality app store, is launching a brand new competition aimed at seasoned virtual reality developers, which challenges them with updating their original Oculus Rift DK1 and DK2 demos, games and experiences and bringing them back for the latest Oculus headset.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Today I decided to take my Oculus Go out of its box again after a lot of time of inactivity. You may wonder why I’m not using it that much and the answer is that currently I’m mostly experimenting with my Vive Focus , so I’ve left its little brother Oculus Go resting in its original box for a lot of time.

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Road to VR

JUNE 28, 2016

Revive, the mod which lets HTC Vive owners play games released only on Oculus Home, has just got a new release and is now compatible with 35 titles in the Oculus Store. See Also: Oculus Reverses DRM Decision: “We won’t use hardware checks as part of DRM on PC in the future”. Download ‘Revive’ from GitHub.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Fox is finally releasing their long-awaited Martian VR experience for the HTC Vive and PlayStation VR, with Oculus Rift support coming soon. In partnership with RSA Films and The Virtual Reality Company, you’ll be able to download the experience for $19.99 starting November 15.

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VRScout

JUNE 23, 2020

The software has been available in beta version since 2017, but it will officially be available for download on the Steam store beginning June 29th. In a 2017 interview with VRFocus, Bendarski said “WalkinVR aims at giving users with physical disabilities the freedom of unlimited movement in virtual reality.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 23, 2019

HTC has revealed the design of the Vive Cosmos. HTC has finally unveiled some information on the Vive Cosmos. HTC has told in the past that this is a headset more consumer-oriented , but Sebastian Ang of Mixed Reality TV has reported that, according to a reliable source, the price will be 899. Oculus has teased the OC6.

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XROM

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

After taking over the mantle of most-downloaded social media app in the world with TikTok, ByteDance is coming for Facebook’s moonshot, buying up its own virtual reality headset maker called Pico. Like Oculus, they create both hardware and software for their VR devices.

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Road to VR

JUNE 25, 2020

In the meantime, if you’re looking for a playable Sonic VR experience to tide you over, NimSony’s Sonic VR prototype experience is still available for download. Its creator however says there aren’t any plans to share it online before its debut at SAGE 2020, which takes place September 5th.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 2, 2021

Tokyo Game Show is the first big gaming event that is being held in virtual reality : this is quite a milestone for immersive technologies, and we hope it will be the first of a long series. a Virtual Reality Creative Studio based in Tokyo, Japan. Secondly, cross-play is possible on xambr , including Oculus Quest 1&2.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

VRChat , one of the earliest social VR apps, announced that they’ve completed a $4 million Series A investment round lead by HTC’s Vive group. Joining HTC are venture capital firms Brightstone VC , GVR Fund and Rothenberg Ventures. VRChat says HTC is both a key investor and strategic partner now.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 7, 2020

Firefox Reality , Mozilla’s made-for-VR web browser, has been available on standalone devices for some time now, featuring support for Oculus Quest, Oculus Go, HTC Vive Focus, and Pico standalones. Now Mozilla has brought its WebXR-capable browser to PC VR headsets with its new PC Preview version.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Did you ever hear the story of 1993’s Wolfenstein 3D Virtual Reality StarterKit 1 ? Another poor attempt at 90’s virtual reality, the obtuse “virtual reality” system incorporated an extremely bulky VR helmet alongside cumbersome joystick controls for an awkward, unnecessary version of the 1992 cult-classic.

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VR Bites

JANUARY 25, 2017

Today I will be playing the Multiplayer of Cloudlands VR Minigolf together with RowdyGuy in Virtual Reality. The best thing about this title is the fact you can download a custom golf course created by the community and play it with friends. The game is available for Oculus Touch and HTC Vive. Steam Page: [link].

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ARPost

JULY 29, 2022

It works on the following platforms and devices: Oculus Quest; Oculus Rift S; Valve Index’. Windows Mixed Reality; Vive. Designed for Oculus Quest and Oculus Go, this app aims to create a cozy family corner in the virtual world. And virtual reality provides this type of space.

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Peter Graham

APRIL 9, 2020

The past few weeks have seen a deluge of high-quality virtual reality (VR) releases from AAA and indie developers alike, so there should be no issues with VR fans finding something to play. PST Transpose is completely free, compatible with HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Valve Index and Windows Mixed Reality headsets.

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Peter Graham

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

Just under a year ago Lucky VR launched PokerStars VR for multiple virtual reality (VR) headsets including Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. This month sees the start of the first PokerStars Virtual Reality Poker Tour (VRPT) to really test those skills, with big buyins and even bigger prizes at the end. .

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Peter Graham

OCTOBER 24, 2019

There are a growing contingent of virtual reality (VR) titles aiming to help players either get fit and lose a few calories or simply help them move more than they normally would when playing a videogame. Fit Reality will be adding to that line up with its multi-discipline app Viro Move.

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InstaVR

JULY 8, 2019

For In-House distribution, you can take that.apk file and host it on your web site, on a file sharing site (ie Dropbox or Google Drive), or we can create a QR code for users to download your app directly from our hosting environment. Oculus Go . We have extensive guides written for sideloading and for using the internal Oculus Store.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 25, 2020

Image by Oculus). Oculus Quest becomes 1 year old, and Facebook makes many announcements. The Oculus Quest is now one year old. But the greatest feature is that finally Oculus is accepting hands-tracked applications in the Oculus Store from the 28th of this month! Happy birthday, Oculus Quest!

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

I am also excited because thanks to the organizers of the VRX event, yesterday I have been able to interview Facebook’s Sean Liu and ask him some questions about Oculus and its vision of Virtual Reality. Oculus Link is here. If you’re interested, you can check the interview out here. Top news of the week. Image by Valve).

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JANUARY 10, 2017

Baobab’s adorable virtual reality animated short Invasion has reportedly been downloaded over 1 million times according to co-founder Maureen Fan. Invasion is available for free on just about every VR platform available to date including Oculus Rift, Samsung Gear VR, Google Daydream, PlayStation VR and HTC Vive.

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Cats and VR

AUGUST 3, 2017

Following a two-week exclusive debut on PlayStation®VR, Skydance Interactive has now made its award-winning first person shooter Archangel available for purchase across all premium VR platforms, including HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. The game is also available to download on PlayStation Network.

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MAY 14, 2017

Microsoft is partnering with manufacturers like Acer, Lenovo, and HP to create a new line of virtual reality headsets. These devices will be competitively priced, at around $300-$400 each or less, but comparatively, as capable as the highest quality headsets on paper: the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. What do you think?

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Unimersiv

JULY 13, 2017

Hello everyone, We just published a new update that will let you walk beside your favorite Dinosaurs in Virtual Reality. How to download the Dinosaurs VR update? Oculus Store for the Samsung Gear VR. Oculus Store for the Rift. Steam VR or Viveport for the HTC Vive. Some Triceratops. Dimorphodon.

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JULY 21, 2017

In fact, it already works on the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, so if you own either of those headsets, you can already check it out. If you want to get your hands on it, you can download it in the respective marketplaces for the platform of your choice — either Steam or the Oculus Store. What’s So Special About It?

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Cats and VR

DECEMBER 7, 2016

SLIVER.tv, a next-generation eSports 360º virtual reality entertainment platform, is officially launching its VR Live Cast and Live Replay platform for tournament and league operators to live stream top eSports titles, including Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, League of Legends and Dota2 in full 360 Virtual Reality.

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Peter Graham

APRIL 1, 2020

British tech company FundamentalVR has been at the forefront of virtual reality (VR) training in the healthcare system, primarily focused on surgical education via its Fundamental Surgery platform. ” You won’t find @HomeVR on the Oculus Store.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The Octo SDK framework allows developers to integrate hand-tracking-ready applications on headsets from vendors like Meta and HTC VIVE. The news follows a partnership between SpectreXR and HTC Vive earlier this year to drive innovation, immersion, and realistic interaction.

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