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Windows Reveals New Mixed Reality Controllers

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Microsoft brought their latest mixed reality efforts front and center Thursday at its Build conference in Seattle. On top of partner device and price announcements that challenge the likes of Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, Microsoft also unveiled new controllers as part of mixed reality headset bundles.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

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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! HTC VIVE STEPS OUT SOLO. MICROSOFT OPENS UP SALES OF HOLOLENS.

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Shooter Veterans Form VR Game Studio Drifter Entertainment

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Three veterans of first-person shooter games have formed Drifter Entertainment , a Seattle-based virtual reality game studio. He was also a chief technology officer at Microsoft on the HoloLens project, and he was the lead programmer on Gears of War and Gears of War 2. We see a real marriage of active play and VR.”.

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SteamVR to Get Linux and Mac OSX Support Within “a Few Months”

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The initiative was revealed by Valve’s Joe Ludwig during a talk at this year’s developer-focused Steam Dev Days event in Seattle last month. The vast majority of applications that integrate SteamVR right now, are rendered using the Microsoft DirectX APIs – these as you might expect are exclusive to Windows operating systems.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

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This partnership is sure to make major waves and shake up expectations for mixed reality content as well as hardware. Someone is Always Ready to Help THIS version of the HTC Vive…. Newly Formed Getty Images Virtual Reality Group Wants to Put You Inside Stock Photos. Facebook Enables Native 360 Photos.

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‘Rec Room’ Studio Raises $5M “to continue to build the future of Social VR”

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Seattle-based VR studio Against Gravity has today announced they have received $5M in seed funding to continue to build Rec Room, the studio’s social VR platform. Only launching last summer, the app has quickly become a success story, winning over fans on both Steam and Oculus Home with high marks.

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Viacom Next Debuts Mixed Reality Music Video

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This week Viacom NEXT , the growing VR division of the Viacom media conglomerate, premiered its latest venture into the world of immersive entertainment: A hypnotic music video hybrid that combines holographic imagery with a virtual reality environment. No word on when you can expect a public release as of yet.

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