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As UploadVR Turns 2 We Reflect On The First Full Year of Consumer VR

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The New York Times distributes more than 1 million Google Cardboard phone VR viewers to subscribers with the launch of The Displaced , a 360-degree video project focusing on children driven from their homes by war. Samsung starts off the month debuting its VR Internet browser for Gear VR, becoming the first to offer a VR browser.

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Venture Capitalists Contemplate How Much Exuberance Is Good for VR Investing

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Above: Samsung’s Gear 360 and Gear VR headset. Question: From a prioritization standpoint as far as investments, are you looking for the next Magic Leap, or are you looking at content platforms, content creation, codecs? Above: VR Funhouse is a series of mini games for the HTC Vive virtual reality headset.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

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The tracking system leaves something to be desired, with two sensors that track only 180 degrees of motion (as opposed to the laser-powered Lighthouse tracking system from the HTC Vive, which tracks in full 360 degrees). MAGIC LEAP’S CONTROVERSY. HTC VIVE LAUNCHES VIVE STUDIOS. in funding (with a $4.4B