Road to VR

OCTOBER 30, 2017

At Oculus Connect, the company’s annual developer conference, we got fresh insight into where Oculus is heading, and a new look at how Facebook’s money is funding battles on all fronts of the industry’s increasingly competitive landscape. Oculus Rift + Touch Price Cuts in 2017. Old Enemies – HTC. Launch – $800.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 29, 2019

NextVR, the VR livestreaming event app, is now available on Oculus Quest for free, which is said to come alongside a new technology that promises clearer and sharper video rendering. Previously, NextVR content was only available on Quest via the Oculus Venues app, which provides communal viewing of select real-time live events.

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Road to VR

MARCH 12, 2024

” With the entrance of Apple Vision Pro, one such entity to follow suit is Stryker’s Mako , a robotic surgery group initially founded as a standalone company by Rony Abovitz, the founder and first CEO of AR unicorn Magic Leap. billion in 2013, or just around three years after Magic Leap was founded by Abovitz in stealth mode. .”

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Road to VR

JUNE 28, 2017

Oculus founder Palmer Luckey, who left the company back in March, has backed a crowdfunding campaign for Revive—a hack which allows HTC Vive owners to play games from the Oculus platform—to the tune of $2,000 per month to support its continued development. SEE ALSO Vive Users Can Join Rift Friends in ‘Facebook Spaces’ With Revive Hack.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

A new report from another Korean news outlet, Maeil Business Newspaper, suggests this has now resulted in a much broader partnership with the LG Group, involving multiple of its subsidiaries, to build future Quest Pro headsets. Oculus Go was manufactured by Xiaomi, and Oculus Rift S was manufactured and co-designed by Lenovo.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2017

In December of last year, Khronos group made headlines for adding Epic Games to the list of companies in support of their pursuit of an API standard for virtual and augmented reality. A couple months later, that standard now has a name as Khronos unveils the OpenXR working group at GDC 2017.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 25, 2020

OMG, it’s almost 3 years that I write these roundups… the first week peek was exclusive for my blog subscribers and it featured as best news the release of Google Blocks and in the other news something about Samsung Gear VR… how much time has passed since then! Image by Oculus). The Oculus Quest is now one year old.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 4, 2016

Today at Google’s press event announcing the Pixel phone and Daydream View headset, the company detailed VR content on the way to the Daydream Android VR platform. Along with Daydream VR apps and experiences we’ve seen previously, Google today announced a group of exciting content on the way to the platform.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 25, 2024

Recently, a big piece of news in the XR industry was the announcement that Samsung would enter the XR device marketplace. According to recent reports, the upcoming Samsung headset will have a microOLED display, eight tracking cameras, a ToF sensor, voice commands, eye tracking, and hand tracking features.

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Road to VR

JUNE 29, 2016

Google is working add fully immersive browsing capability to Chrome, allowing users to browse any part of the web in VR, not just those sites that are specially built for VR. See Also: Google Shows HTC Vive Running at 90 FPS in Chrome with WebVR. See Also: Mozilla Launches A-Frame – VR-capable Websites Starting with One Line of Code.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Earlier this morning the Khronos Group announced a name and details for its open virtual and augmented reality standard committee. Christened now as the Open XR Working Group, the organization will be comprised of representatives from the worlds leading AR/VR companies. One name, however was missing from that list.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Khronos Group , the consortium behind the OpenXR project which aims to standardize the way applications communicate with AR and VR headsets, just added Microsoft to its ranks. Among its count of members, the OpenXR working group consisted of nearly every major player in the industry except Microsoft until now.

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VRScout

JUNE 19, 2018

To compliment the theatrical film release of Distorted on June 22nd, Minds Eye Entertainment and SkyVR have partnered to produce Distorted Reality , a scripted, live-action cinematic VR distributed through OneTouchVR on Google Daydream, Oculus Go, Samsung Gear VR, Oculus Rift, and iOS.

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AllThingsVR

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Google Bringing WebVR Support to Android Chrome in January WebVR is gaining significant momentum; last month the biggest players in the browse space came together to discuss the future of VR on the web at the W3C Workshop on Web & Virtual Reality. Read more here.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MARCH 29, 2024

Meta to Drive AI-Powered XR Devices The upcoming AI features come as Meta seemingly sets its last hurrah for the previous Oculus branding, with all future sails featuring Meta. This month, Meta will remove all Oculus accounts and related data by the end of the month. Meta will enforce these changes today, on March 29th.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 7, 2022

Just to make an example, I was there when there was the Netscape vs Internet Explorer war, but now the leading web browser is Google Chrome. Google Chrome, for instance, has been helped a lot by the fact that it is the pre-installed browser on all Android phones.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

The industry is striving for ever greater openness and interconnectivity, hence why The Khronos Group and its affiliates began working on OpenXR. Soon Oculus will begin to adopt OpenXR with support reportedly coming in the latest Oculus Public Test Channel release. The current OpenXR 1.0

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Road to VR

MARCH 24, 2017

Fitting for Gorillaz, who are ‘virtual band’ consisting of four fictional characters, the group’s highly anticipated fifth studio album (and first since 2011), ‘Humanz’, saw the release of its first track (Saturnz Barz (Spirit House)) as part of an impressive 360 music video. Google Daydream: YouTube VR app.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

There, Google said that the company soon plans to ship a public version of Chrome on Android with support for WebVR 1.1. It was there that Megan Lindsay, WebVR Product Manager at Google, announced that the company is working toward a public release of Chrome on Android that supports the latest WebVR 1.1

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Road to VR

JANUARY 5, 2017

With social VR platform vTime’s recent launch on Google Daydream, the UK-based company Starship Group can proudly say they’ve created the most-widely available social VR platform in the world. Starship Group says the app will be available on all major VR platforms soon, with support for HTC Vive as well.

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DECEMBER 8, 2016

The collective includes Google, HTC Vive, Acer Starbreeze, Oculus, Samsung, and Sony Interactive Entertainment. Still, there’s nothing stopping the GVRA from growing and adding more companies to the group. Tagged with: acer , Collective , google , htc vive , industry , oculus , samsung , sony , virtual reality.

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OCTOBER 4, 2016

I’ve been an iPhone owner since the first generation, but over the last few years I’ve purchased Samsung phones for VR too. I basically didn’t talk to my family for a week during a recent outage caused by my need to repair the iPhone because our iMessage chat group didn’t port over to Android.

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VRScout

MARCH 28, 2017

When it comes to embracing new types of media and art, there’s no better music group than the world’s most infamous virtual band, the Gorillaz. The fictional 4-person alt rock group is famous for including inventive content with their albums, something fans have begun to appreciate almost as much as the music itself.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 28, 2017

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg has tapped Hugo Barra, Xiaomi’s current Global VP, for the position of CEO at Oculus VR. Barra will be tasked with not only leading Oculus, Facebook’s subsidiary, but all of Facebook’s VR projects. On top of that, SEE ALSO Oculus Touch Review: Reach into Rift.

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JANUARY 21, 2017

Unfortunately, when it comes to immersive experiences, WebVR sits backstage, while VR headsets from HTC, Oculus, Playstation VR, Google and Samsung soak up all the limelight. Organizers predict that the submissions could hit around 30 by the cutoff date. 2nd prize – 3-month internship at Force Field VR in Amsterdam.

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ARPost

JULY 5, 2019

New virtual reality headsets such as the Oculus Rift, Samsung Gear VR, and Google Daydream have barely scratched the surface of the technology’s potential. Virtual reality experiences with Rendever in senior living communities are usually group activities. Even so, the applications of VR are reshaping entire industries.

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JULY 7, 2017

It’s a pretty great week for free content for Oculus owners, which is ideal seeing as you’ve probably just lost a whole lot of money in the summer sale. We’ve got great new apps from the BBC and Google and there’s some cool content for Gear VR, too. New Rift and Gear VR Releases on Oculus Home.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

Oculus Rift, Touch, and Gear VR. Find an Oculus Rift and Touch Demo Location. Oculus maintains a list of stores across the US and Europe where you can try the Rift, Touch, and Gear VR for free. Oculus has a healthy smattering of demo locations across the US in many Best Buy and Microsoft stores. Google Daydream.

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Hypergrid Business

DECEMBER 26, 2018

The devices from Oculus VR hit a sweet spot of affordability and performance. If you got an Oculus headset this Christmas — or didn’t, and are planning to buy one ( available on Amazon for $200 ) — this guide can help you learn about the most important features. Oculus devices and developments. Oculus Rooms.

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VRScout

APRIL 4, 2017

New Gear VR comes w/ a magic wand, Gear 360 camera gets cuter + more compatible, you can now live stream in 360 on Facebook, Palmer Luckey leaves Oculus, HoloBuilder gets $2.25M investment, and more… You can enjoy the full audio recording below: NEW SAMSUNG GEAR COMES WITH A MAGIC WAND. PALMER LUCKEY IS GONE FROM FACEBOOK.

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Road to VR

JULY 24, 2019

Amazon today announced the launch of Prime Video VR on Oculus Quest, Go, and Gear VR. The app is available on Oculus Quest , Go , and Gear VR for free. In addition to bringing the entire Prime Video catalog onto the headsets, Amazon is also for the first time adding VR content to its Prime Video library. Image courtesy Amazon.

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JUNE 26, 2018

To complement the theatrical film release of Distorted on June 22nd, Minds Eye Entertainment and SkyVR have partnered to produce “Distorted Reality,” a scripted, live-action cinematic VR distributed through OneTouchVR on Google Daydream, Oculus Go, Samsung Gear VR, Oculus Rift, and iOs.

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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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AR Insider

JUNE 4, 2020

This timing prompted Spatial to launch on Oculus Quest and make its PRO tier free. Starting at the beginning, the Spatial user experience (UX) is the first thing you’ll notice when entering the app (I accessed via Oculus Quest). Its head of design also helped develop Material Design at Google. Here’s the deep dive.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Assuming you aren’t actually hosting Thanksgiving, undoubtedly the easiest VR systems to lug around would be the selection of mobile VR headsets currently on offer, namely Google Daydream and Gear VR. Oculus Video. Oculus Video : Load up a movie and toss your Uncle Ted in for his own private cinema. Google Earth VR.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Starting with its $2B acquisition of Oculus in the spring of 2014, Facebook has continued to build out its virtual reality strategy in a big way. You will also be able to stream your virtual experiences in the Samsung Gear VR to Facebook Live before the end of this year, so stay tuned for more information on that angle.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 20, 2021

Connecting people, making you joining a group, making you have new friends… is only what it does (very well) to keep you hooked to the platform, so that it can analyze your data and sell you better ads. Then they slowly kicked away all the previous executives from Oculus and took control of the company.

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