VRScout

JUNE 26, 2016

SAMSUNG AT VIDCON: BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS. Samsung solidified its commitment to the virtual reality space with some big announcements that essentially add up to an end-to-end consumer VR solution. They are rebranding Milk VR to Samsung VR, and opening up the content platform to users.

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AllThingsVR

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Fove ran a Kickstarter campaign, raising $500,000, and eventually got $13 million in financing from investors including Samsung Electronics Co., and Taizo Son, the younger brother of SoftBank Group Corp. An early version of Fove’s eye-tracking VR goggles will be available to developers and enthusiasts for pre-order on Nov.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

The team has also been working closely as an approved content provider for Oculus (Rift), Valve (Vive), Samsung (Gear VR) and Fove, plus building release VR demos for Autodesk, AMD and The Foundry. Daniel Efergan – Group Creative Director of Digital, Aardman Animations. Peter Pashley – Head of Development, Ustwo Games.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 31, 2017

Sword Art Online (SAO), the VR-centric manga and anime series, will soon be gracing the eyeballs of Fove 0 owners in a new VR experience featuring the series’ female protagonist, Asuna. Fove 0 is compatible with Valve’s OpenVR API, giving it basic access to a swath of SteamVR-compatible content.

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