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Full Body VR Controller AXIS Launches Kickstarter

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Backers will receive Refract’s easy-to-use motion-tracking system and first-person fighting game Freestriker. This removes the need for any external trackers and enables the system to be used in smaller spaces, which—if you’re lacking the physical space—can be an absolute game-changer.

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‘Oculus Launch Pad’ Is Silently Populating The VR Content Pool

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As a little-known initiative, Oculus is actively funneling in talent with the promise of training, tools and other resources that developers — new and old — can use to build projects for the Oculus platform as well as for the greater VR ecosystem. Receiving funding was not only a blessing, but an incredible learning experience for me.

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VR Locomotion Device ‘DecaMove’ Attracts $350K in Preorder Campaign

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Megadodo Simulation Games, the Singapore-based startup behind the upcoming PC VR headset DecaGear , announced that its hip-based VR locomotion device DecaMove has generated over $350,000 in sales over the course of its month-long preorder campaign.

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Sword Art Online VR Event Immerses You In The Hit Anime

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This free event is available to VR users and gaming PC users. Sword Art Online -EX-CHRONICLE- Online Edition kicks-off Tuesday, February 22nd at 1:00pm JST and ends Friday, March 11th at 4:59pm JST and will be available in Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, and the United States.

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Refract raises $8.5M SGD funding, announces new game development division 

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Refract , a Singapore-based extended reality (XR) startup, announced today it has closed approximately $8.5million SGD (approximately $6million) Series A led by Sea Limited along with international family offices and individual investors. billion gamers through its games and technology, such as the wearable AXIS. .

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AXIS Full-Body Controller Makes Motion Capture Easy

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Refract Technologies’ easy-to-use full-body tracking system can be used for VR, gaming, and animation. Singapore-based technology company Refract is working to bring motion capture to everyone, regardless of your experience with technology. Refract is composed of 40 employees and was founded by veterans of the gaming industry.

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Sandbox is Building an SDK so Anyone Can Create for Its VR Attraction Platform

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Sandbox operates a number of VR locations in major cities across North America as well as Hong Kong, Singapore, Macau, and Jakarta. Sandbox says however that developers can create using more modest setups such as an Oculus Rift or HTC Vive.