Road to VR

APRIL 26, 2018

John Root co-founded VRLA with Cosmo Scharf in 2014 , and it has organically grown into a thriving VR event with over 10,000 attendees at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The Biggest Immersive Tech Event of the Year Returns May 4-5, Exploring “A New Reality.”. Rikard Steiber, President Viveport and SVP of Virtual Reality, HTC Vive.

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ARPost

MARCH 2, 2021

Giants such as Oculus, HTC, Sony, Microsoft, Samsung, Walmart, and many others have been implementing their technologies in this field for a long time. In virtual reality, students can conduct chemical experiments, see outstanding historical events, and solve complex problems in a more fun and understandable way. The Body VR.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Called Cities: VR, it will bring the city-building and management simulation to Oculus Quest 2 in Spring 2022; Polyarc has confirmed that is working on Book 2 for Moss and expects to release it for PSVR in Spring 2022. The event has already happened, but on Youtube, you can find the recording, which lasts around 90 minutes.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Meta is building up towards its Connect event later this month. However, audiences do not expect the Menlo Park firm to announce many enterprise XR solutions, with Meta outlining that the Connect event will focus on consumer and gaming use cases.

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VRScout

MAY 25, 2017

Various genres such as escape rooms, Mission Impossible-style adventures, training simulations for crucial public servants like firefighters and EMT’s, even product design and presentation for brands and other marketers. There is a viewer voting system that could affect players in the experience with game-altering bonuses and events.

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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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VRScout

AUGUST 13, 2017

HTC – Vive. Samsung – Gear VR. Industrial Training International – ITI Crane Simulator. VR was a big part of last year with new experiences, hardware and companies pushing the technology to the forefront of our everyday lives. Nominees for VR Headset of the Year. Oculus – Rift. Razer – OSVR.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

We were the first ones using pass through on the HTC Vive , using a portal to get in your scenario, we were the first ones with hand tracking on VR headsets where you could flip switches, turn knobs, and push buttons in a VR world overlay. It’s like creating your startup within a company. An Innovation center. No headphones were used.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 26, 2018

As with every big event, I’m writing a post to try to summarize the most important news that have come out from the GDC 2018 … so that if you have lost something, you just need to read this post to get in par with the rest of the world. So, are you ready? Let’s start! Vive Pro price and release date.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The firm’s first XR headset is due soon, and with it comes a spatial computing ambition that draws similarities and differences to Lenovo, Microsoft, Meta, HTC VIVE, and other XR headset vendors. Now there’s a step change in my ability to develop in the simulator, write quality code, and design good user experiences.

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VeeR VR

DECEMBER 20, 2017

This involves the simulated placement of virtual sound sources anywhere in a simulated three-dimensional space, including behind, above or below the listener. Relive an unforgettable event. This feature will soon be available for Androids and PC ends. Stay tuned! Listen to true surround music.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 4, 2019

But this time, Valve has made it without the collaboration of HTC. The specs list is very similar to the one of the HTC Vive Pro. I tried it in Beijing at HTC offices and I was amazed by this possibility. Valve unveiled a new series of camera demos at the Index event. Is the Index the Vive 2? More or less, yes.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Here below I’m posting for you the best offers I’ve found: for instance, HTC is discounting basically every piece of hardware (including Vive Trackers that can be useful for all the VRChat fans out there), while Pico is offering one of the best deals with €100-worth-of-content given for free with every purchased Pico 4.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 12, 2019

A little while back, he sat down with Event Director Kathryn Bloxham, to get a sense of who will be there, what there is to see, and where the XR market is as 2019 comes to a close. Kathryn: Yeah, so I work for XR Intelligence, which was actually recently acquired by Thomson Reuters under the new Reuters Events brand, which is very exciting.

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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. Magicians in VR is an event about the art of magic that will take place on October 7th at 4pm EST/1pm PST.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 12, 2019

A little while back, he sat down with Event Director Kathryn Bloxham, to get a sense of who will be there, what there is to see, and where the XR market is as 2019 comes to a close. Kathryn: Yeah, so I work for XR Intelligence, which was actually recently acquired by Thomson Reuters under the new Reuters Events brand, which is very exciting.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 28, 2020

I was puzzled by this omission, as their previous collaboration with HTC saw the Vive released in 2016 with both narrow and wide facial gaskets to offer 2 fitting options out of the box. . This is not ideal in the long term as it may cause similar damage to that seen on the HTC Vive when used with PU cushions.

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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. March 2016.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 9, 2017

5 million Gear VRs sold is a major milestone for Facebook and Samsung, as is $3 million in sales for Job Simulator , a best-selling room-scale game. Even the Oculus Rift’s largest “ experimental ” room-scale setup is smaller than what’s possible with the HTC Vive, which uses Valve’s tracking system.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

But, in the early days of this industry, it is the developer conferences, the places where creators come together to share knowledge and reveal breakthroughs, that are the really exciting events to cover. Rikard Steiber (HTC), Joel Breton (HTC). Alon Or-bach (Samsung Electronics), Kaye Mason (Google).

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

We know mostly nothing about it, and we just have the image of its front view (semi-obscured) and the info that it will be revealed in San Francisco at Photonics West event. Samsung Odyssey+ is now at $230. Samsung has just discounted its best PC VR headset, the Odyssey+, at the incredibly low price of $230.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The downside is that dvelopers only receive events, such as the pixel the user was looking at when they pinch, but don’t have raw access to skeletal hand tracking. You don’t actually own these games, you’re just renting them, though Job Simulator and Vacation Simulator are set to buck this trend.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 27, 2019

Samsung will manufacture the chips for Facebook AR glasses. According to the Korean outlet “The Electronic Times”, Samsung will manufacture the tracking chips that will be used by Facebook AR glasses. A new patent highlights the possible design of future Samsung AR glasses. HTC keeps updating the Vive Cosmos. More info.

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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. VRTO , one of the leading virtual reality events, is back.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

The answer isn’t quite knowable until a major event comes along that either expands or pops the bubble. 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. Is virtual reality a bubble? Image Credit: Nvidia.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 19, 2019

A sought-after authority on interactive media industry, Carter has presented at every event around the world, including Casual Connect, the LA Games Conference, and the VR/AR Global Summit. They’re much more distributable than the standard Oculus Rift or HTC Vive, which has to be hooked up to a PC. He was able to drive it.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 19, 2019

A sought-after authority on interactive media industry, Carter has presented at every event around the world, including Casual Connect, the LA Games Conference, and the VR/AR Global Summit. They’re much more distributable than the standard Oculus Rift or HTC Vive, which has to be hooked up to a PC. He was able to drive it.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 19, 2019

A sought-after authority on interactive media industry, Carter has presented at every event around the world, including Casual Connect, the LA Games Conference, and the VR/AR Global Summit. They're much more distributable than the standard Oculus Rift or HTC Vive, which has to be hooked up to a PC. He was able to drive it.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Microsoft and Samsung may be partnering for an AR device. According to Korean media, Samsung Electronics is working with Microsoft on a new augmented/mixed reality project “involving HoloLens”. Samsung is one of the most famous suppliers of components for electronic devices (e.g. Samsung Odyssey+).

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 5, 2017

Here are some of the most notable things spotted at the event. With The Hara Ue Project , a person physically lays down on the ground and the tech simulates a female with a short skirt walking on the wearer’s chest. All sorts of headsets were on display such as Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Google Cardboard and Samsung Gear VR.

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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). Mr. Graylin is a sought after speaker and thought leader in the areas of VR/AR, AI, Entrepreneurship, and doing business in China by events and media globally.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 25, 2022

If developers of PC games want to invest more time to create a VR version of them (like it happened for No Man’s Sky, or Microsoft Flight Simulator, for instance), this could help a lot the PCVR market. Another brand I’m very curious about is Samsung : sooner or later, it should announce something, either in VR or in AR.

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VeeR VR

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Those unable to attend get a chance to take a sneak peak at the event, and those attending can also enjoy a virtual tour to recap their visit to not miss a thing. His content works with all VR HMD's including HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, PSVR, Samsung Gear and Cardboard. Alicia Norman. Dutch Comic Con - Marvel vs DC. By Alina Wimmers.

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