Road to VR

JUNE 12, 2017

Los Angeles-based VR studio Survios has continued to improve its ‘adrenaline platformer’ Sprint Vector since its reveal at GDC 2017 in March, adding weapons, powerups and new movement systems. Detailed in a press release at E3 2017, the game is set to launch for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift and Touch by the end of the year.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

During a press event at Milk Studios in Los Angeles Sunday night, Jaguar revealed the I-PACE, the company’s first-ever electric car. Nine circular tables were arranged neatly on a stage, each seating six guests, all of whom were donning a HTC Vive headset, calmly waving a Vive controller in front of their face.

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HaptX

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Mixed reality (MR) filmmaking (not to be confused with mixed reality headsets) is a technique that super-imposes a real-world VR user into the virtual environment, creating an eye-catching blend of the physical and digital. LIV is a tool that merges game engine environments with green screen footage captured through a live camera.

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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

MAY 25, 2016

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). On the display, Dade is able to fly through the low poly virtual environment of the Gibson. Strange Days (1995).

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XR Today - Big XR News tag

MAY 26, 2023

During the event, VP and film production industry experts introduced Sony’s DMPC Institutions, located at Pinewood and Los Angels, respectively, two learning institutions the firm built for industry professionals and students.

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