Road to VR

APRIL 26, 2018

John Root co-founded VRLA with Cosmo Scharf in 2014 , and it has organically grown into a thriving VR event with over 10,000 attendees at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Rikard Steiber, President Viveport and SVP of Virtual Reality, HTC Vive. Katie Kelly, Head of Engagement, AltspaceVR / Microsoft.

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VRScout

AUGUST 15, 2016

You can enjoy the full audio recording below: Mindshow, updated Samsung Gear VR, Samsung 360 camera release date, GoPro, HTC, mobile tracking innovation from Chinese developer Deepoon, Microsoft Hololens, investment wrapup, and more! THE SAMSUNG GEAR VR GETS A FACELIFT AND GOPRO DOUBLES DOWN ON 360. on August 19th.

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VRScout

APRIL 13, 2018

The world’s largest VR & AR conference is back again May 4-5 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Rikard Steiber, President Viveport and SVP of Virtual Reality, HTC Vive. Katie Kelly, Head of Engagement, AltspaceVR / Microsoft. The two-day conference’s full slate of keynote speakers also include live performances.

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VRScout

JUNE 21, 2017

Mario Kart comes to VR, E3’s VR news, Intel’s new VR eSports league AND wireless VR solution, Samsung buys their way into social, the investment & funding wrapup, and more…. SAMSUNG BUYS A SOCIAL VR CARD. Based in New York, a startup called VRB (pronounced “verb”) has been acquired by Samsung.

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VRScout

MARCH 6, 2017

In the fall of 2016, Microsoft announced a partnership with a handful of hardware manufacturers to make developer headsets implementing the inside-out tracking technology seen on the HoloLens. LA, GET EXCITED: BJORK’S VR EXHIBITION COMES TO LOS ANGELES. THE UPCOMING SAMSUNG GEAR VR CONTROLLER IS COOL.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Microsoft and Samsung may be partnering for an AR device. According to Korean media, Samsung Electronics is working with Microsoft on a new augmented/mixed reality project “involving HoloLens”. Samsung is one of the most famous suppliers of components for electronic devices (e.g. Samsung Odyssey+).

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Samsung starts off the month debuting its VR Internet browser for Gear VR, becoming the first to offer a VR browser. Oculus and HTC had been holding details surrounding Rift and Vive launch windows close to the chest, probably because they had delays to announce and need to nail down new plans. December 2015. January 2016. March 2016.

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