Road to VR

JULY 17, 2018

More than just the latest in a long line of niche gadgets, Oculus Go represents the linchpin of Facebook’s lofty goal of putting one billion people into virtual reality. serves as an Analyst at Greenlight Insights in the Devices Group. SEE ALSO Oculus Go Review: Standalone VR Priced for the Masses. Guest Article by J.C.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

I also led a group of 8 Chilean companies, that were awarded a government fund to create the 1st Chilean XR industry export hub , and within that initiative, we traveled to Immerse Global Network – Miami in December, to promote and lead the way for the Chilean XR exports. applicants as of this writing).

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VRScout

JANUARY 4, 2019

You can also watch Crow: The Legend in a traditional 2D format on YouTube in case you don’t own an Oculus Rift, Oculus Go or Gear VR. By merging the physical world with digital objects, you have a technology that could serve as a brilliant marketing tool for retailers, organizations and ad agencies.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

The supermarket will anchor AREA15’s retail and entertainment complex in Las Vegas. Meow Wolf’s Omega Mart is an immersive art experience with over 50 collaborating visual and musical artists and artist groups from all over the world. Baby Hands is in Oculus Labs for the Quest. Meow Wolf’s Omega Mart is now open.

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ARPost

DECEMBER 3, 2019

The Oculus Quest completely changed the game when it comes to VR headsets. “ While Oculus isn’t exactly under the radar, I don’t believe the average person truly understands what the real appeal of the Oculus Quest is , “ Software Portal CEO, Jason David, told ARPost. “ Oculus Quest.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 25, 2021

Between the $299 Oculus Quest, the death of the movie theater, and the COVID stigma on shared headsets, you’d think we wouldn’t be hearing much about this right now. The supermarket will anchor AREA15’s retail and entertainment complex in Las Vegas. But the stories this week bring up three of our favorite topics. Image source: Virtuix.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 26, 2018

While hardware advancements such as the HTC Vive Pro and Oculus Rift have solidified at-home VR as a viable option, those looking for next-level immersion will still find the most success with location-based VR installations. Multinational retail corporation Walmart recently expanded its VR training program to all of its U.S.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Imagine that you are an employee at a retail store getting ready for the start of the day. Then, just as you unlock the front doors, a group of strangers come barging in with guns pointed directly at you, yelling out fast instructions as a way to intimidate you and cause confusion; all with the intent of robbing the store.

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VRScout

JUNE 30, 2017

Demoed by Japanese firm FutureLeap, the intimate immersive experience has a young model kneeling on a fluffy carpet while she tosses balloons in the air, blows bubbles, and flirts with an attendee wearing an Oculus VR headset sitting some six feet away in a chair. The social aspect of VR is only going to improve with time.

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ARVR

JUNE 2, 2022

For example, Santa Monica offers users who download a social gaming application the ability to collect tokens as they move through and a mixed-reality version of the city’s retail district (National League of Cities, 2022). The LEGO Group and Epic Games Team Up to Build a Place fo Kids to Play in the Metaverse”. I., & Gilbert, R.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

This Year’s VR Hardware of the Year Award went to the Oculus Quest. The Oculus Rift S was also nominated for the award. The original Oculus Rift won the first VR Headset of the Year Award (not its own category this year) in 2017. That same year, Oculus Touch won VR Hardware of the Year. VR Experience of the Year.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 8, 2016

HTC today announced that they’ve spun up an internal development and publishing group called Vive Studios. Mirroring Oculus’ own ‘Oculus Studios’ effort, HTC has formed an internal VR game studio and publishing group called Vive Studios.

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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). Oculus Quest support likewise follows the device’s growth , especially for shelter-in-place use.

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Hypergrid Business

JUNE 19, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic is accelerating the use of virtual reality and augmented reality, experts say, especially in retail, education and health. Retail shopping and advertising. Virtual Reality health simulation with Arch Virtual. Image courtesy Arch Virtual. ). Taylor Freeman. Jon Cheney. Image courtesy Arch Virtual. ).

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ARPost

APRIL 11, 2023

VR-Enabled Online Shopping Experiences VR creates an immersive visual environment, including 360-degree videos, photos, product demos, and complex experiences using devices such as the HTC Vive or Oculus Quest. See Also: Should You Buy a Quest 2? Hands-On Review Unlike AR, VR is entirely simulated and disconnected from the physical world.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 24, 2016

The VOID has blown our minds with their Utah theme park and Ghostbuster’s experience in New York—and also announced in February a collaboration with China-based Shanda Group to build China’s first VR theme park. We can only expect more companies to follow suit and many more “first VR theme parks” for countries around the world.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 2, 2017

That’s to be expected, of course, given that most Steam games require just a gaming PC and not an expensive headset on top to be played, but Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and OSVR-supported games do make a small appearance in the recently-published list of 100 games that grossed the most revenue over those 366 days.

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Road to VR

MARCH 19, 2018

Pre-orders are open globally as of today at Vive.com and other Vive retailers like Amazon. As for the original Vive, the full package (including controllers and base stations) is dropping from $600 to $500, placing the headset within $100 of main rival Oculus Rift which is priced at $400. Photo by Road to VR.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 28, 2016

HTC today announced a partnership with InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) to bring the HTC Vive to sites in Chinese cities like Beijing, Shanghai, and Sanya. We’ve often talked about VR being used for virtual tourism, but this isn’t exactly what we had in mind. More hotels will be added in the future.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 26, 2023

Manufacturing companies, enterprise brands, and even retailers build metaverse environments to enhance collaboration, unlock new levels of creativity, and improve customer experience. Currently, the metaverse space is expected to reach a value of approximately $426.9

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ARVR

JULY 15, 2020

2: Augmented Reality in a Browser We’ve seen AR experiences become increasingly popular in our daily lives, from Snapchat filters to at-home retail try-on applications. You probably have heard of well-known models such as the Oculus Go, Oculus Rift, Playstation VR, and HTC VIVE?—?these Mozilla has recently released the 2.0

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VRScout

JUNE 10, 2016

With regards to talent, Snapchat has been acquiring there in a big way as well, hiring people from Oculus, Hololens, Qualcomm, as well as a few designers who have created glasses for names like Michael Kors and Lady Gaga. Newly Formed Getty Images Virtual Reality Group Wants to Put You Inside Stock Photos.

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Peter Graham

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

The Dream Corporation partnered with Red Deer on interior design, in what has been described as a “ neon jungle “ Focused on the individual, but predominately for group hire of the space, looking at an average £30-per player price range for a 55-minute experience. Located in a retail unit in London’s Ealing area.

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AR Insider

AUGUST 2, 2021

Instagram product head Vishal Shah and Facebook Gaming’s Vivek Sharma and Jason Rubin will be leading the new group, which will report to Andrew Bosworth, head of Facebook Reality Labs. Rezzil Secures $2.75M Investment for Oculus Sports Training App “Player 22. ” Rokid Air is $359 on Kickstarter, and will retail at $499.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2018

The event hosts people from very important companies like NVIDIA, VR Chat, The Khronos Group, Alibaba (there is Jack Ma!), That’s a bit disappointing and considering that in some months Oculus will release the Quest , that has full 6 DOF support, HTC had necessarily to do something. pic.twitter.com/X1dWr780Se.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 29, 2018

Historically, virtual reality systems were prohibitively expensive and were limited to being used in controlled conditions by a small number of researchers, scientists, and groups like astronauts. Possible modifications to the Oculus Go to make it more comfortable (Image by Rob Cole).

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 15, 2019

DJ Smith is the co-founder of The Glimpse Group, an XR technologies accelerator that’s doing startup incubating in a whole new way. Alan: We have an amazing guest today: DJ Smith is the co-founder and chief creative officer at The Glimpse Group. To learn more about The Glimpse Group, visit TheGlimpseGroup.com.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 15, 2019

DJ Smith is the co-founder of The Glimpse Group, an XR technologies accelerator that’s doing startup incubating in a whole new way. Alan: We have an amazing guest today: DJ Smith is the co-founder and chief creative officer at The Glimpse Group. To learn more about The Glimpse Group, visit TheGlimpseGroup.com.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 18, 2019

Prior to Accenture, Rori was Global Head of Digital Strategy and executive vice president at Havas Media Group, where she led and managed strategic planning worldwide, with a focus on digitally-integrated marketing communications and innovation. Mobile virtual reality on a headset like an Oculus Go, which is $200.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 18, 2019

Prior to Accenture, Rori was Global Head of Digital Strategy and executive vice president at Havas Media Group, where she led and managed strategic planning worldwide, with a focus on digitally-integrated marketing communications and innovation. Mobile virtual reality on a headset like an Oculus Go, which is $200.

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Road to VR

APRIL 13, 2019

Nate Mitchell, Oculus co-founder and head of VR product at Facebook, revealed that a number of Touch controllers for Quest and Rift S hold an unintended hidden message inside, something he calls “inappropriate.” ” Image created with photo courtesy Oculus. The original Oculus Touch, Image courtesy iFixit.

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EnterpriseWear

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Read on for a recap of the major developments that took place in 2018: Enterprises that made the news for using wearables: In 2018, major retailers got more serious about XR in hopes of competing with Amazon and improving the shopping experience. Walmart was very active, beginning with its acquisition of VR startup Spatialand in February.

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VeeR VR

APRIL 10, 2018

Cathy Hackl was selected as a 2017 Oculus Launch Pad Fellow, a program designed to support promising VR content creators and help them bring their unique ideas to market. CEO and Founder of the Emblematic Group, one of the world's leading virtual reality experience agency. Cathy Hackl. Nonny De La Peña. John Carmack.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Granted, the game plays best in groups of onlookers, but considering that nowadays—for some overwhelmingly obvious reason—those sorts of gatherings simply aren’t possible, it’s nice to know you can have essentially the same asymmetric action from afar. Thanks to Steam Remote Play , you can also challenge your friends online.

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Leapmotion

DECEMBER 20, 2015

Requires: Windows, Oculus Rift. Requires: Windows, Oculus Rift. At expos like VRLA, I got to see what a powerful pairing the Leap Motion Controller and Oculus are and believe there is still so much left to explore!”. Requires: Windows, Oculus Rift. Requires: Windows, Oculus Rift (optional). AstroHoops VR.

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ARPost

APRIL 9, 2020

The free update to the SVR metaverse is available on Steam and Oculus Home. From group listening sessions, to single-user mode exploring the available soundtracks and experiences, the SVR metaverse is the perfect escape for people forced to self-isolate at home. What It Feels to Explore the Silica Sol VR World.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Once the retail version has launched, we’ll be able to drill more into specifics in our full review. There’s still plenty more to do to get the game in retail condition though, so in these next three weeks we may see all the missing pieces come together.

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