Road to VR

MARCH 16, 2022

Here’s the relevant data from TweakTown , sourced from import/export firm Import Genius and confirmed with Seair Exim Solutions : January 2022 – 434 CTN (cartons), 4730 kg, Japan -> Oakland, CA. December 2021 – 980 CTN, 8712 kg, Japan -> Oakland, CA.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 9, 2023

Epic Games has launched an Augmented Reality Center (ARC) at Oakland University in Michigan. Focusing on three verticals, ARC firstly will use its facilities to incubate an ecosystem of hardware and product demonstrations. That’s just half the picture—the hardware, how you build the application software.

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VRScout

AUGUST 31, 2016

HTC is continuing their commitment to invest heavily in the VR ecosystem and have their eye on one Oakland-based independent VR development studio. HTC is the company behind the Vive VR headset and have in past six months been investing heavily in initiatives to help grow the virtual reality space.

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AllThingsVR

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

HTC Invests $5 Million in VR Studio From Pixar and Lucasfilm Veterans HTC is continuing their commitment to invest heavily in the VR ecosystem and have their eye on one Oakland-based independent VR development studio. Read more here.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MARCH 16, 2017

And gamers will be a big part of that revenue, with projections of spending $100 billion on VR hardware by 2018. The VR stream featured a 200% growth in peak concurrent viewers compared to IEM’s first virtual reality live stream in Oakland, with 340,000 total unique viewers tuning into the VR broadcast. Record-Breaking Numbers.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Finally, Epic Games kicked off its Augmented Reality Center (ARC) with Oakland University Michigan. Founded in October 2021, the facility became the first in the UK to offer a full suite of XR tools to students to upskill, train, and prepare students amid the ongoing job skills crisis.

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InstaVR

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Take Zuo Modern , an InstaVR client based in Oakland, CA that creates custom furniture. Great strides in virtual reality hardware, from powerful cameras like the Insta360 Pro to high-resolution standalone headsets like the Oculus Quest, have upped the quality of VR experiences.

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