Cats and VR

AUGUST 31, 2016

Steel Wool Studios – an independent VR development studio formed by creative veterans of Pixar Animation Studios, Lucasfilm, and Telltale Games – today announced that it has raised $5 million in Series A funding from HTC Corporation. Huang is a board member at Steel Wool Studios.

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JANUARY 15, 2017

The number of jobs posted for game developers has declined 65 percent since 2014, according to an analysis by the job search site Indeed. The global game industry has grown to $91 billion across multiple platforms, but the number of jobs in the U.S. Searches for game designer jobs has remained relatively constant since 2014.

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Cats and VR

DECEMBER 7, 2016

VR Live Cast utilizes patented “Virtual Camera Array” technology that transports the viewer into top eSports games, real-time rendering the 3D game world in a fully immersive 360 VR video experience. link] To watch re-streams of the live IEM Oakland event, visit the SLIVER.tv website or download the SLIVER.tv

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MARCH 16, 2017

When you look at the gaming landscape, the only thing as “hot “as eSports is virtual reality. So it should come as no surprise that the world’s largest eSports company, The Electronic Sports League (ESL), and one of the giants in both the tech and gaming markets, Intel, are already laying the groundwork for virtual reality eSports.

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VRScout

AUGUST 31, 2016

HTC is continuing their commitment to invest heavily in the VR ecosystem and have their eye on one Oakland-based independent VR development studio. The latest funding round in Steel Wool Studios will support development of multiple VR projects already underway, which span game, simulation, and narrative-based concepts according to the studio.

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Cats and VR

MAY 19, 2017

From games and movies, to experiences and tools—we’re just beginning to see what’s possible. The event features artists such as Oakland, CA very own Tilt Brush Artist In Residence Steve Teeps who has worked with prominent artists like Flying Lotus and Future. Virtual reality has changed how we create.

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MAY 16, 2016

We have all seen how virtual reality can change gaming and entertainment forever with this immersive technology. Student from Oakland High School filming his project for the 360 filmmaker challenge. Two Oculus pilot programs hope to inspire the next generation of VR creators. The first videos will be unveiled at Sundance 2017.

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AllThingsVR

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

HTC Invests $5 Million in VR Studio From Pixar and Lucasfilm Veterans HTC is continuing their commitment to invest heavily in the VR ecosystem and have their eye on one Oakland-based independent VR development studio.

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Cats and VR

JANUARY 12, 2018

Of the quarterbacks starting playoff games this season, Keenum had the best regular-season Total QBR at 69.6 -- second only to the now-injured Carson Wentz 's 75.7 Casey Keenum seems like an unlikely hope for the Minnesota Vikings. Derek Belch of VR training startup STRIVR believes it is because of his reps in VR.

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Cats and VR

JANUARY 14, 2018

Of the quarterbacks starting playoff games this season, Keenum had the best regular-season Total QBR at 69.6 -- second only to the now-injured Carson Wentz 's 75.7 Casey Keenum seems like an unlikely hope for the Minnesota Vikings. Derek Belch of VR training startup STRIVR believes it is because of his reps in VR.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

In a snap, you’re now standing in the stands with cheering fans — then you’re in the locker rooms prepping for game time. If this seems a bit manic for you, it’s because it is. But it works — especially since this is being shot entirely for virtual reality.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Finally, Epic Games kicked off its Augmented Reality Center (ARC) with Oakland University Michigan. Founded in October 2021, the facility became the first in the UK to offer a full suite of XR tools to students to upskill, train, and prepare students amid the ongoing job skills crisis.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

Steel Wool Studios , based in Oakland, CA and founded by former Lucasfilm, Telltale Games, and Pixar creatives, received $5M in Series A funding entirely from HTC. The VR studio will use the capital to further development of several projects which will be all around the spectrum of game and narrative-based concepts.

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InstaVR

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Virtual Customer Engagement As mentioned, Mobile World Congress and Facebook’s F8 Conference are already cancelled, and the Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco in March has scaled back. Take Zuo Modern , an InstaVR client based in Oakland, CA that creates custom furniture.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Arcade VR basketball game Blacktop Hoops enters full release this spring on Quest, Steam & Pico. Now, developer Vinci Games confirms the full release is coming soon with a new 'G.O.A.T. These occur across eight different courts in locations like Los Angeles, New York, Athens and Oakland, while customizable avatars.

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MARCH 7, 2017

I saw STEM working to create gaming experiences (which Rubin says he is working to bring to casinos) and medical applications as well. Designs are reworked and sent to partners in China and Oakland, California for tooling and completion, he said. ” Rubin steered me around his booth showing use cases for the STEM hardware.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 4, 2020

Today, we're speaking with Aravind Upadhyaya, co-founder and CEO of 8chili, an Oakland, California based startup, bringing the dream of telesurgery to the real world. You guys are working on something that is a true game changer for surgeries and remote telemedicine. Aravind: Thanks, Alan. Alan: It's such an honor. Aravind: Definitely.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 4, 2020

Today, we're speaking with Aravind Upadhyaya, co-founder and CEO of 8chili, an Oakland, California based startup, bringing the dream of telesurgery to the real world. You guys are working on something that is a true game changer for surgeries and remote telemedicine. Aravind: Thanks, Alan. Alan: It's such an honor. Aravind: Definitely.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 4, 2020

Today, we're speaking with Aravind Upadhyaya, co-founder and CEO of 8chili, an Oakland, California based startup, bringing the dream of telesurgery to the real world. You guys are working on something that is a true game changer for surgeries and remote telemedicine. Aravind: Thanks, Alan. Alan: It's such an honor. Aravind: Definitely.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Steel Wool Studios , based in Oakland, CA and founded by former Lucasfilm, Telltale Games, and Pixar creatives, received $5M in Series A funding… entirely from HTC. The VR studio will use the capital to further development of several projects which will all be around the spectrum of game and narrative-based concepts.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 20, 2019

They have about 40 billion in assets under management and they’re testing this out with one of their marquee properties in Oakland, California. So we have to elevate the game, you know what I mean? Our first customer is a large global asset manager.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 20, 2019

They have about 40 billion in assets under management and they’re testing this out with one of their marquee properties in Oakland, California. So we have to elevate the game, you know what I mean? Our first customer is a large global asset manager.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 20, 2019

They have about 40 billion in assets under management and they're testing this out with one of their marquee properties in Oakland, California. So we have to elevate the game, you know what I mean? Our first customer is a large global asset manager.

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