UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 19, 2017

HTC is eager to push VR beyond the realms of gaming and into industries as soon as possible. To that end, the company recently gathered 20 mayors from across the US to show them what its HTC Vive can do for city planning. They were shown an app from Salesforce that offered an accurate 3D map of San Francisco that they could explore.

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Tech Trends VR

AUGUST 30, 2019

L’Oréal, Ford, HTC Vive, Nestlé and more discuss the future of immersive technologies across different industry verticals in the massively popular VRX webinar series. With EndeavorVR, SuperData (a Nielsen Company), HP Tech Ventures, Paramount and HTC Vive. Get access to the webinar recordings here.

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TechCrunch VR

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Today, HTC has revealed their latest consumer-focused headset, the $499 Vive Flow. I had the chance to demo the headset in-person in San Francisco and my first impression of the device was around just how compact and well-designed the hardware appeared. Image credit: HTC.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

These days, most folks have experienced virtual reality in some shape or form: it could be a Google cardboard, VR kiosk at a local mall, or an at-home VR headset from HTC or Oculus. For example, your team can experience an epic alien crash site escape in Reason, a VR escape room in San Francisco. Sponsored by Reason. Conclusion.

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Road to VR

JUNE 17, 2020

It’s been a long time coming for the self-professed “small and scrappy” San Francisco-based VR studio, which was founded in 2016 to create its first VR passion project, The Rig. It supports your standard swath of SteamVR headsets, including HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Windows VR, and Valve Index.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 27, 2021

I n 2006, I attended a launch event in San Francisco for Microsoft Virtual Earth 3D. cities, starting with San Francisco. But that’s a non-starter for anyone outside of the few million people that own VR hardware (much less the compatible HTC and Oculus hardware).

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 26, 2017

Claude Zellweger, HTC’s VP of Design, is making the switch from PC VR to mobile VR. HTC itself confirmed to UploadVR that Zellweger had parted ways with the company, stating: “HTC can confirm that Claude Zellweger has left the Company. Tagged with: Claude Zellweger , Daydream , google , htc.

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AR Insider

AUGUST 22, 2019

With that backdrop, VRX 2019 is coming to San Francisco in December to examine XR’s commercial impact. To do that, it has assembled A-list speakers from HTC to Exxon Mobile to Paramount — a roster that represents both supply and demand sides of the XR equation.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

The hottest truck to hit the San Francisco food scene isn’t what you’re expecting. Instead of plating late night dinner specials, Exit Reality is serving up 13 of the freshest VR experiences on the HTC Vive, all from the back of a converted mail delivery truck. This mobile VR truck is what everyone needs at their party.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

Featuring real-world case studies and insights from HTC Vive , Oculus Rift , Intel , Nvidia and more, the XR Industry Insight Report takes a comprehensive dive into the XR landscape of today and seeks to distil what the future holds for this young but blossoming industry.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 14, 2016

HTC’s Vive X $100 million virtual reality accelerator isn’t slowing down; the company has this week launched the second wave of applications for the program. HTC announced the first class of 33 companies to join Vive X back in July. The deadline for applications closes on December 1st.

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Cats and VR

JUNE 29, 2016

HTC announced a 10 billion dollar Virtual Reality Venture Capital Alliance ,bringing together a close-knit membership comprised of 30 of the top Virtual Reality Investors in the world with the goal of funding startups working in VR as well as AR and MR. The president of VRVCA is Alvin Wang Graylin,President of VR at HTC China.

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VRScout

JANUARY 28, 2020

If I were a betting man, I’d put money on each location offering access to popular VR experiences available on existing headsets like the HTC Vive Pro and Oculus Rift S rather than developing their own original content. The ill-fated Atari Jaguar headset in all its glory / Image Credit: Geek.com. Feature Image Credit: Atari Inc.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MARCH 7, 2017

There will be a gathering with press in San Francisco at the Upload SF office, with the highlight being a cross-platform VR engagement with the cast. Users without an HTC Vive and Oculus Rift won’t be left out entirely, though, as the streamed event will be available to watch on YouTube as well.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 23, 2017

From a personal trainer who shed 15 lbs in two months to a gamer who lost 50 pounds riding a stationary bike with a HTC Vive headset, VR workouts can not only be a source for exercise, but also be enjoyable at the same time.

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Cats and VR

APRIL 26, 2016

HTC today announced it is launching Vive X, a global accelerator program targeted at start-ups operating in the VR space. Through HTC Vive, we look forward to enabling global talent to create interesting and compelling content and to help shape the future of this industry," said Cher Wang, Chairwoman and CEO of HTC.

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Road to VR

JULY 1, 2016

This week at MWC Shanghai, HTC announced the Virtual Reality Venture Capital Alliance (VRVCA), a consortium of 28 venture capital firms focusing their funds on virtual reality. The group is headed by HTC’s China Regional President of VR, Alvin Wang Graylin. .” And it looks like things are only continuing to grow.

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VRScout

JANUARY 14, 2019

A couple of months ago I was fortunate enough to the VR Sports and Entertainment Summit in San Francisco, where I had the opportunity to try out the virtual Hockey training kit from Sense Arena. Sense Arena’s portable VR Hockey Training kit was a big hit at CES 2019. It is, however, a considerable investment.

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VRScout

MAY 26, 2020

XRSpace’s Peter Chou believes 5G will usher in “the social reality of the future” Peter Chou, ex-CEO and co-founder of Taiwanese consumer electronics company HTC, has some bold opinions regarding the future of VR technology. “There is a chance that 5G will make the experience of VR much more relevant to consumers.

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AllThingsVR

JULY 5, 2016

HTC Vive Roundup: Headset Nearing 100,000 Install Base, HTC Creates VR Subsidiary, Announces VR Venture Capital Alliance & Gets Bullish on Vive’s Future in China, Setting Up 10,000+ ‘Experience Sites’ This Year HTC made incredible announcements this week that impact the future of virtual reality in a big way.

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AllThingsVR

AUGUST 23, 2016

HTC Says “Oculus Is Not Our Competition” & Oculus Is Skeptical Room-scale Tracking is Absolutely Necessary for VR" Raymond Pao is the Vice President for new technologies at HTC. During the discussion, Pao said “Oculus is not our competition,” Pao said. Read more on Road to VR.

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Road to VR

MARCH 11, 2019

Mindesk , a startup developing a platform for real-time CAD collaboration in AR/VR, today announced a $900,000 seed round from HTC Vive, Barcamper Ventures, A11 Venture and Invitalia Ventures. Mindesk has already published its solution for McNeel Rhinoceros and Grasshopper and soon will publish a version for Dassault SolidWorks.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 12, 2017

In the 2016 State of the Industry report , Oculus Rift dominated conversations over all other headsets largely in part because a significant amount had tried the device (77% for Rift) over Google Cardboard (46%), Gear VR (31%), PlayStation VR (21%), and well over the HTC Vive (19%).

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VRScout

AUGUST 22, 2017

Time to applaud for a sweet deal on the HTC Vive, Clash of Clans partners w/ Facebook to bring AR to fans, control VR with your mind, new predictions for spending & investment are out, the investment & funding wrapup, and more… 1. … well, sort of. You still have to set it up). UPS is using VR to train its drivers.

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AllThingsVR

JUNE 29, 2016

HTC Announces VR Venture Capital Alliance with $10 Billion in “deployable capital” We already knew that HTC was dedicating a lot of resources to help accelerate VR’s growth, but it looks like the company has taken a big step forward in this area today. It just means that money could be used to invest in those startups.

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VRScout

AUGUST 15, 2017

The VR Institute of Health and Exercise partnered with San Francisco State University in a groundbreaking study to prove it is, claiming VR can be a source of “strenuous exercise.” Can virtual reality gaming be a way to work out? You can also submit a game to be ranked.

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Peter Graham

AUGUST 25, 2019

San Francisco, US. Slough, UK. Developer Relations Engineer. Click Here to Apply. Vive International BD and Sales manager. Click Here to Apply. Seattle, US. Director of Software Development, Virtual Reality. Click Here to Apply. Senior Content Marketing Manager, VR. Click Here to Apply. Seattle, US. Creative Director. Seattle, US.

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VR Fitness

JULY 22, 2021

Impulse Gear, an independent game developer and publisher located in San Francisco, continues to prioritize game features based on community feedback and requests for Larcenauts , a team-based multiplayer first-person hero shooter that was released last month.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Announced at today’s Windows Mixed Reality event in San Francisco, AltspaceVR will be joining Microsoft as part of the family. AltspaceVR is expected to continue to work on PC and Mac in 2D mode, HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Daydream by Google, and Samsung Gear VR. Microsoft’s lineup of VR headsets.

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ARVR

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

In 2006, I attended a launch event in San Francisco for Microsoft Virtual Earth 3D. cities, starting with San Francisco. But that’s a non-starter for anyone outside of the few million people that own VR hardware (much less the compatible HTC and Oculus hardware).

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 29, 2018

HTC earlier this month revealed a 6DOF controller dev kit for the Vive Focus standalone headset. When HTC revealed the Vive Focus 6DOF controller dev kit earlier this month , the company wasn’t ready to share details. New details have emerged about the device this week.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 4, 2016

The new device was revealed at the Made By Google conference in San Francisco today. View also comes with a motion controller that’s closer in function to Nintendo’s Wii remote than it is an Oculus Touch or HTC Vive controller. The headset comes with a controller and launches in November for $79.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Facebook and Sony today announced they won’t be attending the annual GDC conference in San Francisco next month other Coronavirus concerns. Facebook, at least, says it will still share its planned announcements despite not attending the show. This isn’t the first impact that COVID-19 has had on Facebook and Oculus.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 25, 2017

What you see (embedded above) is the company’s brief but intriguing video, built for posting to the HTC Vive subreddit /r/vive , to tease a new demo the company seem to be planning to show at next weeks Game Developer Conference in San Francisco.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Today, HTC is announcing the launch of its newest subsidiary: Vive Studios. This brand new content publisher will work to facilitate and release new, high-quality content for the titular HTC Vive virtual reality headset. ” UploadVR had the chance to speak with Breton at the Vive X offices in San Francisco, California.

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VRScout

MARCH 2, 2019

Boneworks will be available later this year on HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and Windows Mixed Reality. Considering the initial tech demo was shown at last years GDC, there’s a solid chance we could be receiving more information during this years festivities March 18th – 22nd in San Francisco, California.

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Road to VR

APRIL 27, 2017

7invensun, one of the latest companies accepted into HTC’s Vive X accelerator program, is launching an eye-tracking add-on made specially for the Vive headset. Meeting with 7invensun at HTC’s Vive X accelerator space in San Francisco today, I got to see the aGlass eye-tracking development kit in action.

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