VRScout

APRIL 2, 2019

If you’ve ever had the pleasure of visiting the famous Museum of Pop Culture in Seattle, Washington, chances are you’ve come across Vulcan’s Holodome , an ‘immersive reality experience’ that uses interactive visuals projected onto a dome shell to transport users to new locations and immerse them in otherworldly scenarios.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 21, 2020

— It’ll work anywhere in the world, but you’ll probably find the most pre-loaded content in big cities like NYC, San Francisco, Chicago, Seattle or Los Angeles (aka: places Foursquare has offices — ps: we’re hiring!). More from AR Insider… The post Foursquare Enters the Audio AR Game appeared first on AR Insider.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The Seattle-based startup today announced it’s secured a new $145 million financing round, bringing the company’s total valuation to $3.5 Although first-party content is still a big anchor, such as its recently released ‘Rec Rally’ mini-game, users can also make real-world cash for creating cool and interesting stuff.

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TechCrunch VR

JUNE 11, 2021

Facebook has bought several virtual reality game studios over the past couple years, and they added one more to their portfolio Friday with the acquisition of Seattle-based BigBox VR.

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Road to VR

MARCH 24, 2021

This brings the Seattle-based company’s lifetime financing to $149 million following its most recent round in December 2020 when the company secured its $20 million Series C. There’s also a ‘Plus’ membership subscription which includes a steady supply of spendable tokens and discounts on certain in-game items.

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Next Reality AR

MAY 7, 2018

Microsoft's Monday keynote introduced the fourth generation of the company's Kinect sensor during Build 2018 in Seattle. The latest iteration, Project Kinect for Azure, gives enterprise companies the power of spatial understanding for connected devices in their factories and facilities.

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ARPost

OCTOBER 25, 2019

Thus, Ally Financial partnered with MONOPOLY and 8th Wall to create an augmented reality game. Ally + MONOPOLY uses the concept of the popular financial board game and puts it in real life across six US cities. The Augmented Reality Game That Teaches Money Management. How Can You Play Ally + MONOPOLY AR Game?

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Road to VR

JUNE 5, 2017

A major new three year partnership between Intel and MLB, America’s leading baseball league, will bring weekly live baseball games streamed in VR for free to Gear VR via Intel’s ‘True VR’ tech. Free Games Broadcast in VR, Weekly. Detroit Tigers vs. Seattle Mariners. Photo courtesy Intel.

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Road to VR

JUNE 3, 2021

Arashi: Castles of Sin is an upcoming stealth combat game set in feudal Japan, where you take on ruthless bandits in effort to recapture castles that rightful belong to your noble House of Arashi. Like many sandbox-style stealth combat games, Arashi is said to let player choose how to defeat enemies. It’s up to you to deliver it.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JUNE 13, 2022

Pico hired 40 new staff members to support its US expansion, working from offices in the Bay Area, Seattle, and San Diego. Additionally, Btyedance is investing significant capital into VR games and experiences running on Pico hardware.

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VRScout

JUNE 16, 2021

Today, Niantic is developing experiences that keep kids and players of all ages one step into the future by pioneering real-world AR gaming, creating active adventures on the go with friends and gamifying our world through connected play experiences such as Ingress , Pokémon GO , and Harry Potter: Wizards Unite.

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Road to VR

MAY 16, 2017

At that time, Valve partnered with Synapse , a Seattle-area product development firm, to provide a mandatory training program for all SteamVR licensees. I would say it’s 50% from gaming, but from the earliest classes we saw people from a variety of different markets. Road to VR: Getting to Seattle is a difficulty for some VR startups.

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VRScout

AUGUST 31, 2019

Yesterday marked the start of this year’s PAX West gaming expo in Seattle, Washington, kicking off four days of nonstop indie gaming. The Bad Ass Mega Fun DLC pack will be available on both PSVR and PC platforms. Among yesterdays opening day announcements were several reveals regarding Borderlands 2 VR.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

Valve appears to be going all in with plans for AAA VR games and possible ‘house-scale’ technology. ’ So right now, we’re building three VR games. Miyamoto] has had the ability to think about what the input devices & the design of systems should be like while he’s trying to design games. Portal VR ?

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Road to VR

JUNE 13, 2022

.” ByteDance is also ostensibly courting VR developers, and is reportedly willing to splash “tons of money” for VR games and experiences, Protocol reports. Listings include a head of Pico Studios, head of VR Game Strategy, head of Overseas Content Ecosystem, and operations manager. Image courtesy Pico Interactive.

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Peter Graham

MARCH 29, 2020

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Seattle’s annual PAX West 2016 gaming convention starts tomorrow with VR once again expected to have a significant presence. PAX West returns to Seattle this September 2-5 at the Washington State Convention Center, and this year, virtual reality will be more prominent than ever. Carnival Games VR. Adult Swim Games.

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Full Dive Gaming

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

VR Zone is bringing Quest 2 & Quest 3's to a Gaming Convention NEAR YOU!!! LEARN MORE HERE: www.vrvilla.org VR Zone is a free to play VR game room to share VR and AR content to fellow nerds at events. Originally spawned at MAGFest, it now envelops cities from Seattle to NYC. Join our Quest and play some games!

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VRScout

APRIL 8, 2018

Over the past 40 years, the Canadian region has emerged as a dominant force in the video game, special effects, and animation industries. Among other notable studios, the location boasts gaming giant Electronic Arts Canada – the powerhouse behind the NHL, NBA, and FIFA franchises – and employs nearly 17,000 workers in the 3D industry.

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VRScout

MAY 17, 2017

A high quality positional tracking suite, an impressive library of games and a comfortable interface make this one of the most appealing virtual reality platforms available to the public. Other movie tie-ins include the comedic The Lego Batman Movie VR short The Batmersive Experience as well as a franchise recap for The Hunger Games.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

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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Road to VR

MARCH 9, 2018

Moss (2018) , a puzzle platformer for PSVR that follows the ridiculously cute mouse Quill, has broken through to the top 10 most-downloaded PSVR games last month. The only other game released in February to break onto the list was Survios’ Sprint Vector (2018) , which was came to PSVR February 13th.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 27, 2018

Stormland , the upcoming open-world VR title from Insomniac Games and Oculus, will be playable at PAX West this week to the general public, and not just badge-holders. The Oculus Stormland pop-up will be available for one day only on August 31st in Seattle, WA.

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Peter Graham

JULY 7, 2019

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 30, 2016

Three veterans of first-person shooter games have formed Drifter Entertainment , a Seattle-based virtual reality game studio. Davis recently served as general manager for the Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 4. Scott spent 15 years as an art director in Triple-A games at places such as id Software and Microsoft Game Studios.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

What’s better than Justin Roiland making a VR game? Justin Roiland making a VR game and releasing it for free. That’s right, newly formed VR studio Squanchtendo’s first game, Accounting , will be completely free. See Also: ‘Rick and Morty’ Co-creator & Former Epic Games Exec. Producer Form New VR Studio, Squanchtendo.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

This week, we look at Apple’s moves across the spatial spectrum, Magic Leap 2, And Oculus Quest game sales among other items. It is available in cities like Seattle, Chicago, Tokyo, London, and most recently, San Diego and Portland. Vertigo Games acquires SpringboardVR. W elcome back to Spatial Beats.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

The knowledge that Valve was working on a VR game was enough to get any headset fan excited. At a press briefing in Seattle this week, as reported by Gamasutra , company founder Gabe Newell teased what it was working on in VR right now, and shared thoughts about where he thought the tech would go in the near future.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 31, 2017

The Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) will be back in its hometown of Seattle this September 1st through 4th and Road to VR has again done the heavy lifting of sorting out all the VR things to see at this year’s convention: Exhibitor. Gattai Games. Gene Games. Oasis Games. Multiple games). Surprise Attack Games.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Like many classic VR anime , players ultimately become trapped in the virtual world, with the threat of death in the game having the same consequence in real life. SEE ALSO Taking After 'Sword Art Online', Oculus Founder Wants to Make a VR Game With Serious Consequences.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

He has looked at over 5,000 companies in the space and has invested in 35, including the makers of hit VR games like Beat Saber , Rec Room , and Job Simulator. It’s also thanks to sales data generously shared with the author from various VR game studios that we’re able to create a reliable analysis of where VR is now, and how far it’s come.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 14, 2023

I guess this line has been added to the keynote speech because Apple is going to announce its device very soon at WWDC (at least according to the rumors), and Google wanted to show that it’s part of the game, too. Google is also going to launch a game to showcase the features you can build with these tools.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 16, 2023

The game, the interface, the disbelief would all fall away and only Experience would be left.” Location-based Virtual Reality or LBVR refers to an out-of-home location where people can play unique VR games, usually as a team, that they can’t find on consumer headsets. Then he built it. WHAT IS LBVR?

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Road to VR

JULY 5, 2017

VRstudios , the Seattle-based global provider of VR arcade equipment, today announced the release of a new system called VRcade Arena which bills itself as a wireless ‘warehouse-scale’ VR platform that can provide multiplayer games and experiences for up to eight simultaneous users. Enter VRstudios.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JUNE 3, 2017

Users will be able to customize their streams with multiple camera angles (all using 4k cameras), statistics, or even a produced broadcast experience for the Intel True VR Game of the Week. Detroit Tigers vs. Seattle Mariners on June 20 at 10:10 p.m. “The ET / 5:40 p.m. ET / 7:15 p.m.

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AllThingsVR

APRIL 18, 2017

2) Pluto VR , the Seattle-based virtual reality startup co-founded by PopCap Games co-founder John Vechey , has raised $13.9 Seattle-based Maveron led the round, with participation from Madrona Venture Group of Seattle, Trilogy Equity Partners of Bellevue and other individual investors. Read more here.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 3, 2017

The company is helping to make VR games with its Lumberyard development engine, and appears to be interested in VR video for its streaming service. Software Development Manager in Virtual Reality to work in its Seattle offices, according to a new job listing. But what about when it comes to its juggernaut online store?

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