Road to VR

MARCH 21, 2018

HTC is expanding its out-of-home VR entertainment reach with a new deal with gaming giant IGT that will see its Vive hardware and software power a new competitive VR initiative where players compete for real money stakes. The first game to be adapted for the platform is Vive Studios’ own Arcade Saga.

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JANUARY 5, 2017

HoloLamp debuted its augmented reality projector system this week at CES 2017, the Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas. The result looks a lot like that scene in Star Wars where Chewbacca and R2-D2 are playing a board game and C-3PO implores the droid to “Let the wookie win.”.

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JANUARY 19, 2023

At CES 2023 in Las Vegas we tried out Holoride, a startup working to add “thrill to every ride” with a VR platform made for use while riding in fast-moving vehicles. I got into a vehicle with a driver in front while a Holoride representative in back offered me a Vive Flow and launched a pair of games.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 10, 2018

If you’re in Las Vegas & would like to experience what @htcvive has to offer at CES this year, we are holding a daily open house from 4-6pm Tuesday – Thursday at the Wynn’s Alsace Ballroom! Dassault Systèmes, the company behind many industrial CAD software apps, are also showing their ‘3DEXPERIENCE’ platform on the Vive Pro.

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AR Insider

MARCH 29, 2021

— Resolution games saw a 500 percent boost in downloads for its casual games (e.g. –Sandbox VR will bounce back from bankrupcy and open a new facility in Las Vegas (formerly occupied by the Void). This quantifiable success for game developers means a clear path to revenue in VR content creation.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Graeme Devine, Chief Game Wizard at Magic Leap, took the stage today at the DICE Summit 2017 in Las Vegas to talk about the future of mixed reality. As Devine sees it, “The games industry will lead the way to mixed reality in every vertical” as it’s the only software technology that shows constant interaction with the end user.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 10, 2023

As a software developer, this makes me wonder what is the real business value of releasing an XR app on the Vision Pro: a market of 150K units is breadcrumbs, is more than 10 times smaller than the one of PCVR, so it is almost impossible for a studio that develops an XR experience for the Vision Pro to be profitable. It’s a decent deal.

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VRScout

JANUARY 24, 2019

There’s no doubt a set of functional AR glasses that resemble regular eyewear would garner the attention of the average consumer, precisely what Vuzix is hoping for with their own propreitary AR headset showcased earlier this month at this years Consumer Electronics Expo in Las Vegas. Image Credit: Vuzix.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 2, 2023

the GPU power of the previous model , and the comparison of the various games in their before vs. after versions is impressive. Finally with this chipset, games don’t appear just as flat colors anymore, but some real-time lighting becomes possible. Meta has also revealed that Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is coming to Quest in December.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2017

There are plenty of awards ceremonies for gaming, but few are as respected and prestigious as the annual DICE Awards, tied into the developer conference in Las Vegas. This year’s event featured the first VR and AR games to be recognized. 10 ], Job Simulator [ Review: 8/10 ], and even Tilt Brush.

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VRScout

JANUARY 23, 2019

Can professional gaming help to propel the consumer adoption of virtual reality? Professional gaming, or esports, has quickly developed from a niche competitive scene into a full-blown industry that has attracted the attention of both spectators and corporations alike. Image Credit: Virtuix.

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Cats and VR

JANUARY 8, 2018

The Black Box VR studio has developed the world’s first fully automated cable resistance machine that integrates virtual reality hardware and original virtual eSport software powered by HTC Vive. We couldn’t be more excited to unveil our product in Las Vegas, and proud to have been honored with a CES Innovation Award.”

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 30, 2022

India’s Ajnalens is developing extended reality (XR) immersive hardware and software. The firm is building up to its planned showcase at the Las Vegas-based Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in 2023, where it will present AjnaXR, a 5G-ready MR headset. The software also allows AjnaX operators to edit and scale RT3D assets.

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EON Reality

JUNE 22, 2015

While the industry is flooded with VR Gaming, EON Reality is creating VR/AR content for education, industry, and edutainment. Mary Spio, has a vision to, “create software that incorporates VR technology for education, marketing, social media communities and much more beyond gaming.” CEO and Founder of Next Galaxy Corp.,

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

HTC VIVE announced on Thursday it will sell its XR Elite mixed reality (MR) headset as a premium bundle for gaming. In the XR Elite Software FOTA 4.5 At the Las Vegas event, the head-mounted display (HMD) wowed audiences with its sleek form factor, detachable battery, glasses mode, and true colour passthrough.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Penn & Teller’s Desert Bus VR is finally here, letting you take the wheel of a crappy old commercial bus for a mind-numbing 8-hour trip from Tuscon to Las Vegas. The new VR version was brought to life by Borderlands developers Gearbox Software , making it their first VR production. image courtesy Gearbox Software.

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Tech Trends VR

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Can professional gaming help to propel the consumer adoption of virtual reality? Professional gaming has always been a serious pursuit that attracted dedicated players and a large audience, and with immersive technologies becoming more pervasive, the esports crowd is increasingly embracing VR. During 2018 there were over 2.6

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 10, 2022

And subscribe to my newsletter to not miss my upcoming CES roundup, which will contain all the news I’ve read about XR from Las Vegas! For every dollar of hardware, we were making three dollars on software and data sales.” For some, they might be a way of selling software and services. Top news of the week. Image by CTA).

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JANUARY 3, 2017

The Chinese company revealed its first VR headset shortly ahead of CES 2017 in Las Vegas this week. Selected HoloLens software is reportedly also due to be ported to the headsets. Microsoft’s Windows Holographic VR headsets are going to run the gamut of specs like input, field of view, and resolution.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Since its founding in 2013, the company has launched five co-op VR games supporting up to eight players. The company’s latest game, Sol Raiders , is the first to pit players against each other in a 4 vs. 4 format. I visited the company’s Las Vegas location at the MGM Grand hotel and casino to preview the game first-hand.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JANUARY 30, 2024

With such a monumental firm entering the XR space, more eyes than ever will be aimed towards AR/VR/MR hardware and software, perhaps namely those at a lower price point. The Vision Pro headset clocks in at $3,599 for US customers, perhaps a price point too high for many – that’s where XREAL and others step in.

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Anand Tech

JANUARY 4, 2024

While machine learning and generative AI are two main topics, how we use AI and how companies adopt it into their software and designs are critical as we head into 2024. The Ryzen Embedded V2000A series is built on the 7 nm manufacturing process and, as a result, uses Zen 2 cores combined with AMD's Radeon Vega 7 graphics.

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VRScout

JUNE 18, 2016

Darling has built her own stereoscopic camera solution with stitching software and plans to offer it at a low entry price of $250, to allow easy access to cam girls who wish to enter into the market. ” VixenVR, comprised of ex-Activision folks, have built a virtual Las Vegas tower with portals leading to different VR adult experiences.

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Peter Graham

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

The massive tech event which starts early every January in Las Vegas had quite the selection of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) products available. From new hardware like the Pimax 8K headsets to software solutions such as Spatial’s collaborative tool , there were lots going on.

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VRWorld

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

It lets you experience what it’s like to be at the helm of the action, driving all the way from Tucson, Arizona to Las Vegas, Nevada, in real time. The game is also playable outside of VR, so if you don’t own an Oculus Rift or a HTC Vive you can still play.

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ARVR

APRIL 5, 2021

Here’s the latest list… (Announcements happened in Q1, though some track prior-period activity) Usage Milestones - Resolution games saw a 500 percent boost in downloads for its casual games (e.g. Sandbox VR will bounce back from bankrupcy and open a new facility in Las Vegas (formerly occupied by the Void). -

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 3, 2021

There has been no game-changing news from this week, but we had some interesting things to look at the same. I believe all of this in part, in the sense that Onward is surely destined to remain cross-platform, but I’m pretty sure that the Quest will become its main platform, and the game will revolve around it.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2017

Mandalay Bay; Las Vegas, Nevada. Game Developers Conference (GDC) // February 27th – March 3rd. Las Vegas Convention Center; Las Vegas, Nevada. Virtual Reality Software & Technology (VRST) // November 8th – November 10th. Stamford, Connecticut. San Francisco, California.

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MARCH 31, 2017

It feels like just yesterday the Upload team was gathered in Las Vegas to kick the year off at CES. Playing beat-based boxing game, Sound Boxing, Stauffer was able to lose more than 50 pounds, dramatically changing his figure. It’s hard to believe that we’re already a quarter of the way through 2017.

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JANUARY 4, 2017

CES 2017 is officially “begins” tomorrow but the behemoth conference is already revving up in Las Vegas. CES is not typically a place for major software announcements but we know that there will be space and time for demos following the executive speeches.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Watching the ocean life above me, I thought about aquariums at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas or the Long Beach Aquarium. Micah says a special software allows fans, heat lamps, and diffusers to sync together. There’s gaming, but not everyone can or wants to do that. VR Continues to Thrive. We got Micah’s take on VR.

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JANUARY 2, 2017

The system, dubbed “Social Eye” by the company, uses a blend of hardware and software to capture a user’s eye movements inside a VR headset, and translate them onto a digital avatar. ” SMI will be officially announcing Social Eye during CES this week in Las Vegas.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 11, 2022

This hilarious tweet thread by Nima Zeighami shows you all the worst uses that have been of the M-word on the Las Vegas showroom. It is not exactly clear what this partnership is about: the two giants talk about “designing custom AR chips and integrating software platforms” , something that sounds very vague.

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JANUARY 2, 2017

The software behind the experience then crunches a herculean amount of statistical information to create a pitcher that throws just like the professional pitcher of your choice. ” Trinity VR will be showcasing DiamondFX further this week at CES 2017 in Las Vegas.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 3, 2020

T his standard, dubbed OpenXR, was about the interoperability of different VR hardware and software together. All hardware and software should be able to work also with products of other vendors. The forced update has created a huge backlash from the PC community , the one that has made the game succeed in all these years.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 14, 2019

In the American sin city of Las Vegas, there has been an enormous showcase of every kind of innovative technologies and of course, AR and VR have been part of the show. He wasn’t allowed to use them in a game (Image by Upload VR). VR pic.twitter.com/h3SSZcDMjU — Alvin Wang Graylin (@AGraylin) January 8, 2019.

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VRWorld

JULY 14, 2016

Virtual Reality Gaming isn’t coming, it’s already here. With the introduction of Google Cardboard and the Daydream VR platform, Oculus and HTC discrete VR headsets and GearVR headsets for even smartphones like the Samsung’s Galaxy S7, the first tentative steps towards virtual reality gaming are being taken.

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