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The XR Week Peek (2020.10.26): DecaGear is an intriguing VR headset, HTC is working on a new device, and more!

The Ghost Howls

A new FCC listing appears for an HTC Vive headset. And in fact, a new request to FCC for a new device has arrived from HTC. FCC certifications are requested before releasing an electronic device in the US (to certify that it is safe to be used), so this is a clear sign that HTC is going to release a new headset soon.

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Trends and predictions for XR in 2024

The Ghost Howls

This would be pretty disruptive, because up to now every standalone headset has been a walled garden with its own store and hardware, with the only exception being HTC trying to distribute its Viveport store to some other Chinese devices. Basically, Google could try to be for standalone devices what Steam has been for the PC VR ones.

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VRTUOLUO talks about its FBEC event and the VR ecosystem in China

The Ghost Howls

But in China, they are very famous, and now they are also organizing a big event about XR called FBEC with hosts from all the major VR companies (HTC, Unity, Alibaba, Huawei, etc…). For example, we invited senior executives from HUAWEI, JBD, HTC, Alibaba, iQIYI, Qualcomm, Microsoft, and so on.

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My predictions for virtual reality in 2021

The Ghost Howls

And in fact, some weeks ago Sony has made everyone understand that it has delayed the launch of the PSVR 2 because the market is not there yet. Companies like Pico, HP, Valve, and HTC are already performing very well in this sector. Yes, it’s a lot of time, but these are realistic projections. The rise of enterprise.

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My predictions for virtual reality in 2022

The Ghost Howls

Bytedance can’t compete out off the bat with Facebook, but it has deep pockets too and also may have the support (and the money) of the Chinese government, so it is a company to keep an eye on. PSVR 2 Controllers (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). HTC Vive Wrist Tracker (Image by HTC). Accessories.

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#1228: XR Accessibility and Public Policy with XR Association’s Liz Hyman

Voices of VR

Liz Hyman President and the CEO of the XR Association (XRA), which is a non-profit, industry trade association representing 47 XR companies including major players like Meta, Google, Microsoft, HTC, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Unity, and HTC.

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Watch ‘Escape Code,’ A Neon-Soaked 360-Film About Our Cyberpunk Future

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The entire short film, embedded below, was created in Unity and is driven by a synthwave soundtrack scored by Emmy award winning composer RAD LAZER (aka Rafter Roberts). I don’t want to give too much away, but essentially Jonas (our hero) is a computer hacker, and accesses a government database that acknowledges the existence of aliens.

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