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Oakland based VR studio Steel Wool raises $5 million from HTC.

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In April, the studio launched Quar: Battle for Gate 18, an action strategy title, on Steam for the HTC Vive. Quar received critical praise and high ratings on Steam for its tight, turn-based strategy gameplay that transformed players into an army commander operating high above his troops or down on the ground fighting in the ranks.

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HTC Invests $5 Million in VR Studio From Pixar and Lucasfilm Veterans

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HTC is continuing their commitment to invest heavily in the VR ecosystem and have their eye on one Oakland-based independent VR development studio. In April, the studio launched Quar: Battle for Gate 18, an action strategy title, on Steam for the HTC Vive. Image Credit: Steel Wool Studios.

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Creating Two Sides of the Same Reality

Tech Trends VR

Growing up in an immigrant family of Chinese descent and living in Oakland, California, Estella Tse recalls that she was always navigating a conflict between her traditional heritage – which mainly told her to “follow the rules” – and her more liberal American upbringing, which encouraged individualism and freedom of expression.