VRScout

JULY 15, 2018

Developed by Owlchemy Games, the original minds behind the hit VR title Job SImulator, the far-out immersive adventure places users in the shoes of Rick Sanchez’s reluctant side-kick, Morty Smith, as they participate in a series of seemingly-menial tasks, from basic laundry care, to complex ship repair. Image Credit: Adult Swim.

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VRScout

AUGUST 31, 2020

VACATION SIMULATOR: BACK TO JOB. The developers at Owlchemy Labs are set to release Vacation Simulator: Back to Job in the next few months. As an associate navigating his way through a gig economy on vacation, you’ll manage the Vacation Simulator poolside Cantina with a friendly Gigbot assistant. Release date: 2020.

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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. The two-day conference’s full slate of keynote speakers also include live performances. There’s quite no conference like VRLA.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Los Angeles and Austin, TX-based startup called The Wave VR is building “the world’s first social VR music platform,” according to CEO Adam Arrigo, “[and] it lets anybody from aspiring DJs to Deadmau5 to put on online virtual shows that are fully interactive. HTC FUNDS STEEL WOOL, SOLO. is excited about VR. FOR VR GAME IN 2017.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

Researchers at the National University of Singapore first showed us how face electrodes can simulate food in virtual reality– and now they are bringing wind and heat to your virtual world. Birthed in New Zealand and raised in Los Angeles, CA, volumetric capture company 8i has announced a Series B round of $27M.

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MARCH 11, 2017

Whatever the case may be, I had to deal with acrophobia all the time until about a year ago, when I moved to Los Angeles, California. The pitch of the game was to simulate what it was like to climb Mt. Everest on the HTC Vive – minus the limited air and intense cold. Climbing to the Peak of the World.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Roiland is Saturday’s keynote speaker for the 2017 VRLA Expo, which runs from April 14th – 15th at the Los Angeles Convention Center, the same venue in which E3 takes place every year. Rick and Morty is also making its way into VR with the help of Job Simulator dev Owlchemy Labs. Will there be more wizard games?

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VR Game Critic

JUNE 12, 2018

This is the time of the year gaming journalists across the world migrate to Los Angeles California to experience, uncover and enjoy what the games industry has been working on.

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VRScout

JUNE 21, 2017

It’s interesting to note that although Nintendo did not directly develop this virtual version of the 2005 arcade classic Mario Kart GP , it is an official remake and has Nintendo’s blessing… but the experience will be using the HTC Vive and not Nintendo hardware (will the Nintendo Switch soon be the first VR-compatible hardware from Nintendo???).

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 8, 2023

At the event in Los Angeles, Jensen Huang, Chief Executive, NVIDIA , gave a keynote address to unveil the news. For him, such industries would benefit ‘enormously’ from digital transformations via digital twinning, simulation, and computer-aided design (CAD).

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Solely covering this space over the years, we know it wasn’t too long ago that an automotive VR event activation usually just included a simulated driving 360° video experience — maybe if you were lucky — a rumbling chair too. Toyota tapped Saatchi & Saatchi Los Angeles , the automaker’s advertising agency, to create the experience.

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VRScout

MAY 25, 2017

Various genres such as escape rooms, Mission Impossible-style adventures, training simulations for crucial public servants like firefighters and EMT’s, even product design and presentation for brands and other marketers. These two projects, while exciting, are just a few small samples highlighting the ambitious reach of LUMO Labs.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

The studio’s first release, Accounting , is a short, free demo for the HTC Vive which heavily features Roiland’s oddball comedy (and his voice acting chops). VRLA Expo is one of the industry’s largest and longest running events.

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TechCrunch VR

MAY 31, 2023

By the time Howard Rheingold’s “Virtual Reality” was published in 1991, the Sensorama was already a “slowly deteriorating” relic stashed away in a cabana next the pool at its inventor’s West Los Angeles home. Image Credits: TechCrunch When HTC began imagining life after the smartphone, it looked a lot like VR.

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VRScout

JULY 4, 2017

Prior to the acquisition, the company has also shown eye-tracking solutions for VR headsets like the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and the Gear VR. in Series A funding for their surgical simulation platform. THE INTERNET HATES CEOS WHO USED VR TO SIMULATE HOMELESSNESS. APPLE’S SECRET FEATURE HIDDEN IN IOS.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Although not as robust as the HTC Vive controllers, the wand-like controller is easy to use… and fun. and announced their first hardware product… which just landed via yellow vending machines in Los Angeles. In preparation for its predicted IPO (with valuations in the $25B range), Snapchat renamed itself Snap, Inc.

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VRScout

MAY 25, 2016

Jobe is run through a variety of advanced VR simulations and begins to see astounding results. Head mounted display: With expansion to at home devices came the transition away from an arcade cabinet to setups a little closer to what you’ll see coming from the Big Three (Oculus, HTC, and Sony). Virtuosity (1995). Strange Days (1995).

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VRScout

AUGUST 1, 2016

Interestingly enough, the open world features wildlife simulations provided by IBM’s Watson. Already supporting the Oculus Rift, Samsung Gear VR, HTC Vive, and PSVR – Unity will now support Google Daydream. Kite & Lightning , the Los Angeles-based cinematic VR startup, has raised $2.5M Curioser and curioser….

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 13, 2021

A small team has crafted the experience that includes the quasi-realistic avatars of Neo and Trinity , and a great action scene happening in a city that is a bit bigger than Downtown Los Angeles. The engine is able to build and simulate cities automatically by just having some parameters provided by the developers.

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VRWorld

JUNE 22, 2016

As an industry, we need immersive experiences that will show what VR brings to the table and so far, there are two experiences one should go through: WeVR’s “theBlu” for HTC Vive and Crytek’s “The Climb” for Oculus Rift. Can you tell me how did you got involved in Virtual Reality and how did you end up in Los Angeles?

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NOVEMBER 15, 2016

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. First, HTC delays the Vive until April 2016, with plans to show an updated developer kit at CES in January. In December, these plans become known. April 2016.

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OCTOBER 10, 2016

With the release of the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and (s00n) the PlayStation VR, as well as enthusiastic press from both specialist and mainstream publications, VR is no longer on the verge of emerging. I love that the medium itself has retained a collegial atmosphere among the people who make it.

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XROM

JULY 18, 2021

Alvin is the China President at #HTC leading all aspects of HTC’s business in the region (Vive/VR, phone, Viveport content platform, partnerships and investments). Has been at the forefront when it comes to XR, earlier he was VP, Platform Strategy & Dev Community at #HTC and is currently working at Facebook Reality labs.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

I mean, it sort of makes more sense to me that, as long as the prices for the headsets are lingering up pretty high — like the Cosmos from HTC, the brand new one, it’ll be an $800 purchase. Dean: And I think more critical are these more foundational companies, like Facebook and Valve and HTC. Dean: Yeah, I think.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

I mean, it sort of makes more sense to me that, as long as the prices for the headsets are lingering up pretty high — like the Cosmos from HTC, the brand new one, it’ll be an $800 purchase. Dean: And I think more critical are these more foundational companies, like Facebook and Valve and HTC. Dean: Yeah, I think.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

I mean, it sort of makes more sense to me that, as long as the prices for the headsets are lingering up pretty high -- like the Cosmos from HTC, the brand new one, it'll be an $800 purchase. Dean: And I think more critical are these more foundational companies, like Facebook and Valve and HTC. Alan: HTC's got their enterprise division.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

I mean, it sort of makes more sense to me that, as long as the prices for the headsets are lingering up pretty high — like the Cosmos from HTC, the brand new one, it’ll be an $800 purchase. Dean: And I think more critical are these more foundational companies, like Facebook and Valve and HTC. Dean: Yeah, I think.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 29, 2020

So I feel like there’s so much of a mirroring of what’s happening in these virtual worlds that the training applications are just incredible, in terms of whether it’s a surgical simulation or Walmart’s using it to train for different employees. Being able to actually look somebody in the eyes in VR.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 29, 2020

So I feel like there's so much of a mirroring of what's happening in these virtual worlds that the training applications are just incredible, in terms of whether it's a surgical simulation or Walmart's using it to train for different employees. I've had the opportunity of playing with the Tobii tracking system with HTC Vive.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 29, 2020

So I feel like there’s so much of a mirroring of what’s happening in these virtual worlds that the training applications are just incredible, in terms of whether it’s a surgical simulation or Walmart’s using it to train for different employees. Being able to actually look somebody in the eyes in VR.

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