UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Cher Wang – HTC Vive. AIS-VR Society President Jim Chabin and actress Maria Bello honored the CEO of HTC with the Sir Charles Wheatstone Award for exemplifying exceptional forward movement in the VR Sciences. HTC is the maker of the Vive VR headset , a monumental achievement in optics, controls and 3D positional tracking for VR.

Google 190

Google New York City 360 Video New York 190

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. Hero view of PSVR 2 (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment).

Apple 525

Apple Sony China HTC 525

Road to VR

JULY 7, 2016

When it comes to Google searches, “HTC Vive” has recently matched “Oculus Rift” and may be continuing to rise. “HTC Vive” didn’t exist as a search term until the headset’s relatively recent reveal back in early 2015.

HTC 122

HTC Oculus Data Google 122

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 4, 2016

Sony (PSVR) is clearly leading and is taking one third of the whole market. Sony is followed by Facebook (the Oculus platform) and Google (Day Dream, Card Board, Tilt Brush, etc.); neither company has a VR user base anywhere close to Sony’s, and their products are either at the low end or a bit too expensive.

Sony 100

Sony Samsung Google Virtual Reality 100

Peter Graham

AUGUST 20, 2019

For those not interested in Hello Games’ title – or more accurately those on Oculus Quest or Google Daydream – then indie studio Orange Bridge Studios will be releasing End Space for both headsets at the end of the month. Check out VRFocus’ review of the Oculus Rift version of End Space for some hands-on info.

Google 83

Google Oculus Sony Virtual Reality 83

Peter Graham

JULY 18, 2019

Formerly called the Global Virtual Reality Association (GVRA), today the XR Association (XRA) has announced that Microsoft has joined as a member company alongside founding members HTC Vive, Sony, Google, Facebook, and Samsung.

Microsoft 52

Microsoft Samsung Sony HTC 52

Road to VR

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

After a long and somewhat awkward period of Google keeping all of their VR apps from Facebook’s VR platforms on desktop (with Rift) and mobile (with Gear VR), Tilt Brush is the first VR olive branch extended across the platform gap between these two major tech competitors. But, a new glimmer of hope has emerged.

Google 205

Google Oculus Controllers Hardware 205

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 29, 2017

There are a handful of major players already cutting their teeth in VR including Google, Sony and Samsung; but the two titans sitting at the top of the heap are Oculus and HTC. Our big question today is this: when it comes to VR, are Oculus and HTC the respective Apple and Microsoft of the industry?

Microsoft 100

Microsoft HTC Apple Oculus 100

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JULY 24, 2017

As it stands, companies like HTC, Oculus, and even Google are being very tight-lipped about how many Vives, Rifts, and Daydream Views they’ve sold (respectively) and it’s making it very difficult to paint a solid picture of what the VR market actually looks like. Do you own an HTC Vive? One day…maybe.

HTC 159

HTC Industry Samsung Sony 159

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 28, 2016

Oculus has acquired an eye-tracking startup known as The Eye Tribe , a company spokesman confirmed to UploadVR this morning. ” The latter half of that mission statement is likely rendered moot now that The Eye Tribe has been acquired by Oculus. .” Recently, Google acquired a company called Eyefluence.

Eye Tracking 161

Eye Tracking Head Mounted Display Oculus Fove 161

The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

As I said a few months ago , we are in the middle of a paradigm change: the cycle that started with the Quest is arriving at an end, and a new cycle driven by new technologies (mixed reality headsets) and new players (Apple, Google) is starting. PSVR 2 Hero view of PSVR 2 (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment) I had big hopes for PSVR 2.

Apple 386

Apple Samsung Eye Tracking Google 386

Road to VR

JUNE 22, 2023

Azure Cloud Platform competes alongside AWS and Google Cloud. It was a good opening gambit to break up the Oculus/HTC Vive PC VR binary that had developed a year prior, although those Windows VR headsets weren’t just new hardware destined to hook into Steam content. Breaking the Zune Curse?

Strategy 320

Strategy Microsoft Magic Leap Apple 320

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.

Oculus 242

Oculus Apple Hand tracking Magic Leap 242

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JUNE 7, 2017

Apple’s WWDC 2017 keynote made that abundantly clear with their announcement of support for external Metal graphics, HTC Vive, SteamVR and Metal VR. Not far behind Samsung is Sony with 429,000 units shipped in Q1 which represents a market share of 18.8%. In 3rd place after Samsung and Sony was HTC with the HTC Vive.

Data 212

Data HTC Samsung Sony 212

VRScout

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

A pioneering creative tool in VR; Google’s Tilt Brush was awarded for empowering artists from all realms to experiment, design and create all kinds of art in virtual reality. Century Award: Google Earth VR. Google Earth VR for helping the world see the world. HTC Vive CEO, Cher Wang, on a red carpet full of 360 cameras.

360 Video 326

360 Video Detroit Virtual Reality Sony 326

The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2024

Anyway, with the end of the life of Quest 2, this cycle finished and a new one started with Quest 3, Apple Vision Pro, Google and Samsung announcing their own headset, and other companies chasing them (e.g. Especially Apple and Google, which are the dominant players in the smartphone industry, are both launching headsets this year.

Trends 407

Trends Apple Google Unity 407

Cats and VR

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

nDreams is an approved developer partner with Sony PlayStation, Oculus, HTC, Microsoft HoloLens, Google and Samsung. If you are a developer and interested in partnering with us, please get in touch for more details: publishing@ndreams.com About nDreams Ltd. nDreams Ltd.

Gaming 184

Gaming Virtual Reality Samsung Sony 184

Road to VR

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

The Vive is the ‘room-scale’ VR system created by HTC and Valve. Find an HTC Vive Demo Location. HTC hosts a list of stores across the US and Europe where you can try the Vive for free. SEE ALSO HTC Vive Review: A Mesmerising VR Experience, if You Have the Space. Oculus Rift, Touch, and Gear VR.

Czech Republic 231

Czech Republic Europe Germany Virtual Reality 231

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

For some developers, porting an Oculus Rift or HTC Vive game to PlayStation VR is easier said than done. We honestly believe any studio could take a good shot at bringing their game to Sony’s headset regardless of features and, with an install base of over 40 million PS4s, it’s in their best interest to.

Gaming 232

Gaming Sony HTC Microsoft 232

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 8, 2016

The collective includes Google, HTC Vive, Acer Starbreeze, Oculus, Samsung, and Sony Interactive Entertainment. Strangely, though, there’s a glaring omission from the team: Valve Corporation, which partnered with HTC to power the Vive headset. We’ll update on the GVRA’s movements as they’re made evident.

Technology 100

Technology Virtual Reality Sony Samsung 100

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JUNE 22, 2017

The results suggested that marginally more developers were working on the HTC Vive than the Oculus Rift. Sony’s PlayStation VR (PSVR) has made some gains, jumping from 12.9% Tagged with: htc vive Facebook Twitter Reddit More. gap in last year’s survey, so both headsets have still grown in adoption.

Survey 218

Survey HTC AR Conference 218

Road to VR

MAY 11, 2018

When we saw the news that JDI, the Japanese display conglomerate founded by Sony, Toshiba and Hitachi, were developing a 1001ppi LCD display for VR headsets , it was clear that the race for ever-higher pixel densities was still alive and well. For comparison, both the Vive and Rift use a pair of 1080 × 1200 displays with a ppi of ~456.

Los Angeles 241

Los Angeles Samsung Taiwan Eye Tracking 241

Peter Graham

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Soon Oculus will begin to adopt OpenXR with support reportedly coming in the latest Oculus Public Test Channel release. Appearing on the Oculus Forums , the preview release is available for testing now , just don’t expect to be running an HTC Vive or Valve Index on Oculus Home anytime soon.

Oculus 66

Oculus Groups Microsoft HTC 66

The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

These are pretty cool, also because the Snapdragon XR 2 is much more powerful than the 835 mounted by the Oculus Quest. Considering that this number doesn’t count the Quest users connected via Oculus Link, the actual number of VR users on Steam is even higher. Still no news on Oculus For Business program and Multiplayer SDK for Quest.

Hand tracking 423

Hand tracking AR Augmented Reality Oculus 423

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.

Filming 297

Filming Guinea Entertainment 360 Video 297

Road to VR

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Speakers from leading companies including Oculus, Intel, Ford, HTC, Paramount, Google, Epic Games, Walmart, Qualcomm and many more, will be present at the event. The event takes place at the San Francisco Marriot Marquis this week on December 7th and 8th. Check out all the latest VRX details here.

San Francisco 177

San Francisco AR Google HTC 177

Road to VR

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

By the virtue of its Windows operating system, the basis of which nearly every PC VR headset uses to function, Microsoft joining the OpenXR initiative represents a win for the others involved, which include industry players like Google, Oculus, HTC, AMD, NVIDIA, Epic Games, Unity, Intel, Qualcomm, Sony, Samsung and Valve.

Microsoft 262

Microsoft Magic Leap AR Groups 262

VRScout

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

HTC Vive Fallout 4 Bundle. Sony announced a $100 discount on all PlayStation VR bundles as well as the PlayStation 4 1TB consoles. Oculus Rift Discount. Of course Oculus is also throwing in discounts of their own for the Rift. Google Daydream View Sale. Be on the look out at Google or Verizon.

North America 236

North America Retail Samsung Amazon 236

ARPost

MARCH 2, 2021

Giants such as Oculus, HTC, Sony, Microsoft, Samsung, Walmart, and many others have been implementing their technologies in this field for a long time. We can find educational VR content in a variety of sources, such as: VR apps in the App Store, Google Play, or Steam directories. Google Earth VR.

Virtual Reality 495

Virtual Reality Education Technology Immersion 495

VRScout

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

million), which Llamas says is due to Sony taking a more prudent approach in holding back marketing spend until the company can better position the PSVR with their upgraded Pro console system. For the most part, Sony’s slow approach to marketing the PlayStation VR has not been lost on consumers.

Sony 150

Sony Retail Google HTC 150

ARPost

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

As virtual reality technology gained prominence, the use of VR devices like the Samsung Gear VR, Oculus VR, and HTC Vive, have also become popular. The leading producers of VR headsets like Sony, Oculus, Google, HTC, and Samsung, mainly focus on creating cost-effective devices.

Gaming 392

Gaming Virtual Reality Head Mounted Display Immersion 392

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 8, 2016

Sony, takes a respectable gamble that keeps the company in the pot without threatening to take it all. Google plays it safe in the knowledge the real payoff comes in future rounds. Samsung is giving him a glimpse of its cards while also showing others to Google, not placing all its chips in one basket.

Oculus 197

Oculus Google Sony HTC 197

VRScout

JANUARY 1, 2017

In October, we wrote about how HTC took the lead in opening the first Vive-branded cafe in Shenzhen. With notable exceptions, these are often companies producing cheap replicas of existing mobile hardware like Google Cardboard and Samsung Gear without any additional, unique features. The next year, that number would cap at 2.4

China 307

China Fove Industry Samsung 307

Road to VR

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Oculus Quest. More than 60 Oculus developers have reached $1M+ revenue. ” Total Quest Games Reviews Have Exceeded Oculus PC Reviews in Less Than Two Years. The total count of game reviews on the Quest store have surpassed those of the Oculus PC store ( see chart ). Key Data Points. Key Data Points.

Data 278

Data Oculus Google Industry 278

VRScout

MARCH 24, 2018

You can explore the VR series now through the Inception app, available for download on the Oculus Rift , HTC Vive , Microsoft , Gear VR , Google Daydream , Sony Playstation , iOS and Android. “VR provides a new avenue for Refinery29 to reach their large vast network base of young women,” said Inception CEO Benny Arbel.

New York 198

New York Sony Microsoft Immersion 198

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JULY 24, 2017

The first version of Valve’s SteamVR platform provided us with superior 360 degree room-scale tracking and position-tracked hand input at the hefty price of $799 via HTC’s Vive. Will HTC cut Vive’s price? But regardless of context, these moves put a heck of a lot of pressure on HTC’s Vive.

Microsoft 190

Microsoft HTC Controllers Google 190

Road to VR

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Comparing search interest via Google Trends for “PlayStation VR”, “Oculus Rift”, and “HTC Vive”, we see some interesting activity over the last 12 months. SEE ALSO Sony Expects Early PSVR Sales to Reach "Many Hundreds of Thousands". Click to enlarge.

Sony 100

Sony Trends HTC Oculus 100