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I’ve spent the last Saturday night in a real discotheque in Milan to make people try our virtual reality experience Beat Reality and I really had tons of fun. They also helped us in finding a girl that could help us in approaching people and making them try virtual reality. MORE
The NextVR app is available on Samsung Gear VR, Oculus Go, Google Daydream, PlayStation VR, and Windows “Mixed Reality” VR headsets. The post NextVR Introduces NBA 2017-2018 MVP Highlight Reel in Virtual Reality appeared first on Road to VR. MORE
Last week images of the Samsung Odyssey Windows VR headset leaked online, and although they seemed plenty legit, a new leak from Microsoft’s own website confirms the existence of the device and offers new details of this premium headset. MORE
With RizortVR you can virtually check out your travel destinations before arriving at check-in. The Rizort VR app works on headsets such as the Oculus Go and Samsung Gear to allow potential guests to virtually explore hotels, resorts and experiences from anywhere in the world Click To Tweet. MORE
Virtual Reality has always been of interest to higher education. Below, we’ll delve into three reasons for the explosive growth of Virtual Reality in education over the last year. Virtual Reality also, when built properly, will be interactive. MORE
The World’s First Ballet Virtual Reality Premiere Enter Night Fall, created by VR company &samhound in collaboration with Dutch National Ballet and Samsung, a piece that promises to immerse audiences in dance story. ballet vr virtual reality MORE
Since Microsoft provided its list of OEMs the same reference design, all of the available headsets except Samsung Odyssey follow the basic specs below. Samsung HMD Odyssey. Samsung HMD Odyssey Pre-order. Acer Windows Mixed Reality Headset. HP Windows Mixed Reality Headset. MORE
Cash prizes totalling $10,000 are on offer to the best Remastered virtual reality content submitted to the WEARVR app store before 1st May, 2018. MORE
Facebook reactions -- they're all the little emoticons you can "like" a Facebook post with, and as of this evening, they're now available in virtual reality. Archive facebook gear vr Samsung Gear VR virtual reality vr MORE
360-Degree Video Augmented Reality Gear VR Samsung Video Virtual Reality Virtual Reality News VR VR Movies VR News MORE
Yesterday, I have dressed as a fortune teller and I have given you my predictions for augmented reality in 2019. Now, it is the turn of virtual reality. Let me do some speculations… Virtual Reality in 2018. It will be an important step for virtual reality. MORE
On March 25th, 2014, many people were left scratching their heads: why did Facebook spend 2 billion dollars to acquire a Kickstarter funded virtual reality company called Oculus. Virtual reality has taken the world by storm. Samsung Gear VR expected 3.5 MORE
The Samsung Odyssey, the company’s first PC VR headset, is available starting today in several countries, sold via Samsung and Microsoft stores. Samsung Odyssey Specs and Minimum Requirements. Image courtesy Samsung. Image courtesy Samsung. MORE
The post VR Experiences to Introduce Your Family to Virtual Reality Over Thanksgiving appeared first on Road to VR. The turkey is in the oven, the cranberry sauce is in the can, and your VR setup is in the box ready to be shown off to the family at Thanksgiving. MORE
We’re excited to see how the new Samsung Odyssey+ performs with SteamVR games, but it fundamentally still operates with a tethered connection to a PC. MORE
To complement the theatrical film release of Distorted on June 22nd, Minds Eye Entertainment and SkyVR have partnered to produce “Distorted Reality,” a scripted, live-action cinematic VR distributed through OneTouchVR on Google Daydream, Oculus Go, Samsung Gear VR, Oculus Rift, and iOs. MORE
Samsung appears to be making a strategic partnership with Microsoft as it produces what Korean Times reports is a “powerful cordless headset that supports both augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR).” MORE
Our game Virtual Virtual Reality is a comedic adventure that is both love letter to VR and playful commentary on the tech industry. Players are welcomed by their manager Chaz to Activitude, a virtual service where humans are tasked with assisting AI clients. MORE
Before four years, virtual reality was a novelty concept on the verge of the tech and gaming worlds. NBC confirmed that it will stream 85 hours Rio de Janeiro Olympics in virtual reality, exclusively to Samsung Gear VR owners. MORE
Buying a virtual reality headset in 2016 is difficult, especially if you haven’t gotten hands-on time with the various systems. Unfortunately, if someone on your list has expressed interest in virtual reality, it is unlikely these kinds of headsets are going to blow them away. Here’s our guide to picking the right virtual reality headset this holiday. So all in all a full virtual reality system from Sony costs around $800. MORE
Virtual reality has figured prominently at the event in recent years of course, quickly rising to become one of the shows hottest technologies. Vive’s entrance would help shape the conversation around what we should expect from consumer virtual reality throughout 2015 and beyond. MORE
AltspaceVR brings out new tools to make it easy for anybody to make and share their own personalized virtual environments. We’re so excited to see the new worlds our users build in reality.”. Virtual spaces for both newbies and creative developers to build custom Worlds. MORE
Dance is a natural fit for a virtual reality setting, as it is theatric by nature, and movement does well to keep and guide viewer attention, something that is a current challenge within the VR content creation space. MORE
Virtual reality startup Vrse raises $12.56 million, changes name to Within Vrse , a startup building technology for delivering virtual reality video across platforms, is announcing today that it has raised $12.56 vrse virtual reality vr MORE
Virtual Reality Takes On the Videoconference With equipment for virtual-reality viewing now on the consumer market, public tech companies and venture capitalists are exploring possible applications in everything from videogames to medicine. MORE
There wasn’t any mention of Samsung getting into the Windows ‘Mixed Reality’ program when it was announced last year, which saw OEMs like Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, and Lenovo tapped to create VR headsets around the same reference design. MORE
Samsung confirms 5+ million Gear VR headsets are now in use worldwide, announced at their CES 2017 keynote. The full Samsung press conference can be watched here. The post Samsung Gear VR Install Base Has Passed 5 Million Headsets appeared first on Road to VR. MORE
I first had to update to their new version and during the App feature preview noted they have a default Virtual Reality section. Upon installation of the new app, I excitedly selected the Virtual Reality section. However, this is NOT Virtual Reality. MORE
In November last year Hulu released their new VR app for Samsung Gear VR. The Hulu service has ordered ten episodes of The Big Picture: News in Virtual Reality , which, from the name itself is obviously going to be a VR news show. MORE
For the first time, the Olympic Games will be available to watch in virtual reality. Only Samsung Galaxy smartphones compatible with Gear VR will be able to access the VR content section of the NBC Sports app. Image Credit: Samsung. MORE
Virtual Reality 101: An Introduction to VR I first experienced virtual reality (VR) in May 2015. How is it different from augmented reality (AR)? And what’s this new “Mixed Reality” term that’s popped up all of a sudden? vr virtual reality MORE
In a new Virtual Reality Industry Report, Greenlight Insights forecasts modest VR industry growth in the short term, growing into a major global content marketplace by 2021. What’s Inside the Virtual Reality Industry Report: Spring 2017. MORE
Virtual Reality Porn is Here Everyone knew it was coming, and some manufacturers have already said they didn’t care ; but perhaps earlier than anyone expected, the first dedicated virtual reality porn scene from an established adult entertainment brand is here. MORE
Announced at the Samsung Developer conference last week, the 360 Round is the company’s new camera for creating and streaming 4K 3D content. One-step stitching and control software, provided by Samsung, allows for 3D 360 livestreaming up to a claimed 4,096 × 2,048 at 30 FPS per eye. MORE
Toronto is heading to the furious technology, thanks to a new virtual reality (VR) cinema that is slated to open up in July. And instead of sitting in the dark and watching movies, each audience member here will be given their own Samsung Gear VR headset to enjoy the show. MORE
At the end of 2017 there are virtual reality headsets available powered by technology from some of the world’s largest tech companies, including Microsoft, Facebook, Sony, and Google. Unlike the failed 3D TVs of just a few years ago, these VR headsets convince your eyes and ears that you’re actually seeing and hearing a fantastic virtual world all around you. Mostly seated: Google Daydream / Samsung Gear VR. MORE
Intel is a headline sponsor this year and working with IMG & Voke's Virtual Reality experiment. You can already watch the live stream from their site ( [link] ) but now you can Livestream fashion shows in 360 degrees via Voke's Samsung Gear VR. MORE
Back then, those of us who called ourselves ‘VR enthusiasts’ were just happily typing away our dreams in different forums [shoutout to the MTBS3D VR subsection], dreaming of the day we’d have the Holodeck, the Matrix, or whatever version of VR we each thought of as the “high standard” of a true virtual reality. We were supposed to get to the point where it feels as real as reality, and where VR could be something that we could just jack into whenever we pleased. MORE
Lots of really interesting virtual worlds like Job Simulator and Fantastic Contraption require the Move controllers to play, and even games like Skyrim VR are better with hand controllers. Of the three major wired VR headsets, HTC Vive offers the greatest amount of freedom to explore a virtual world. These headsets range from $300-$500 and come from manufacturers including Lenovo , Acer , HP, Dell and Samsung. 500 Samsung. MORE
There's a new Samsung Gear VR in town. Revealed alongside the new Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphone, the latest Gear VR packs in a USB Type-C adapter so you can plug Sammy's newest handset straight in. Source: NEW SAMSUNG GEAR VR WIDENS VIRTUAL REALITY AMBITIONS. MORE
Virtual Virtual Reality is one of mobile VR’s best games to date, and you can now play an enhanced version on the Oculus Rift. As of today, Virtual Virtual Reality is available on the Rift priced at $20 (also available on Oculus Go , Gear VR , and Daydream for $10). MORE
Over the last six years consumer VR products evolved considerably, with new capabilities added each year for developers to use in building virtual worlds. MORE
Samsung today launched ‘Pilot Season’, a new initiative aimed at putting original episodic VR video content into the Samsung VR Video service. Costing over $10K, the Samsung Round 360 boasts high-quality 3D 360-degree video captured via its 17-lens array. MORE
These three developers created a virtual Netflix video rental store and we just had flash backs. But now we are in the time of VR, where anything is possible and whatever you want to create or do can all probably be done in a virtual world. MORE
Tech Trends VR
JANUARY 10, 2019
With RizortVR you can virtually check out your travel destinations before arriving at check-in. The Rizort VR app works on headsets such as the Oculus Go and Samsung Gear to allow potential guests to virtually explore hotels, resorts and experiences from anywhere in the world Click To Tweet.
The Ghost Howls
JANUARY 3, 2019
Yesterday, I have dressed as a fortune teller and I have given you my predictions for augmented reality in 2019. Now, it is the turn of virtual reality. Let me do some speculations… Virtual Reality in 2018. It will be an important step for virtual reality.
Tech Trends VR
JUNE 26, 2018
To complement the theatrical film release of Distorted on June 22nd, Minds Eye Entertainment and SkyVR have partnered to produce “Distorted Reality,” a scripted, live-action cinematic VR distributed through OneTouchVR on Google Daydream, Oculus Go, Samsung Gear VR, Oculus Rift, and iOs.
VRCircle
MAY 1, 2016
I first had to update to their new version and during the App feature preview noted they have a default Virtual Reality section. Upon installation of the new app, I excitedly selected the Virtual Reality section. However, this is NOT Virtual Reality.
Tech Trends VR
AUGUST 20, 2018
AltspaceVR brings out new tools to make it easy for anybody to make and share their own personalized virtual environments. We’re so excited to see the new worlds our users build in reality.”. Virtual spaces for both newbies and creative developers to build custom Worlds.
Road to VR
JUNE 19, 2018
Our game Virtual Virtual Reality is a comedic adventure that is both love letter to VR and playful commentary on the tech industry. Players are welcomed by their manager Chaz to Activitude, a virtual service where humans are tasked with assisting AI clients.
VRCircle
AUGUST 2, 2016
There's a new Samsung Gear VR in town. Revealed alongside the new Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphone, the latest Gear VR packs in a USB Type-C adapter so you can plug Sammy's newest handset straight in. Source: NEW SAMSUNG GEAR VR WIDENS VIRTUAL REALITY AMBITIONS.
UploadVR
OCTOBER 23, 2018
We’re excited to see how the new Samsung Odyssey+ performs with SteamVR games, but it fundamentally still operates with a tethered connection to a PC.
VRCircle
SEPTEMBER 22, 2016
In November last year Hulu released their new VR app for Samsung Gear VR. The Hulu service has ordered ten episodes of The Big Picture: News in Virtual Reality , which, from the name itself is obviously going to be a VR news show.
Road to VR
MAY 9, 2018
Samsung appears to be making a strategic partnership with Microsoft as it produces what Korean Times reports is a “powerful cordless headset that supports both augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR).”
VRCircle
SEPTEMBER 27, 2016
360-Degree Video Augmented Reality Gear VR Samsung Video Virtual Reality Virtual Reality News VR VR Movies VR News
Road to VR
SEPTEMBER 26, 2017
There wasn’t any mention of Samsung getting into the Windows ‘Mixed Reality’ program when it was announced last year, which saw OEMs like Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, and Lenovo tapped to create VR headsets around the same reference design.
Road to VR
NOVEMBER 6, 2017
The Samsung Odyssey, the company’s first PC VR headset, is available starting today in several countries, sold via Samsung and Microsoft stores. Samsung Odyssey Specs and Minimum Requirements. Image courtesy Samsung. Image courtesy Samsung.
Road to VR
MAY 19, 2018
The NextVR app is available on Samsung Gear VR, Oculus Go, Google Daydream, PlayStation VR, and Windows “Mixed Reality” VR headsets. The post NextVR Introduces NBA 2017-2018 MVP Highlight Reel in Virtual Reality appeared first on Road to VR.
Road to VR
OCTOBER 2, 2017
Last week images of the Samsung Odyssey Windows VR headset leaked online, and although they seemed plenty legit, a new leak from Microsoft’s own website confirms the existence of the device and offers new details of this premium headset.
VRCircle
SEPTEMBER 12, 2016
Intel is a headline sponsor this year and working with IMG & Voke's Virtual Reality experiment. You can already watch the live stream from their site ( [link] ) but now you can Livestream fashion shows in 360 degrees via Voke's Samsung Gear VR.
Road to VR
APRIL 13, 2017
In a new Virtual Reality Industry Report, Greenlight Insights forecasts modest VR industry growth in the short term, growing into a major global content marketplace by 2021. What’s Inside the Virtual Reality Industry Report: Spring 2017.
Road to VR
DECEMBER 29, 2016
Virtual reality has figured prominently at the event in recent years of course, quickly rising to become one of the shows hottest technologies. Vive’s entrance would help shape the conversation around what we should expect from consumer virtual reality throughout 2015 and beyond.
Cats and VR
JANUARY 17, 2018
Cash prizes totalling $10,000 are on offer to the best Remastered virtual reality content submitted to the WEARVR app store before 1st May, 2018.
Road to VR
NOVEMBER 22, 2017
The post VR Experiences to Introduce Your Family to Virtual Reality Over Thanksgiving appeared first on Road to VR. The turkey is in the oven, the cranberry sauce is in the can, and your VR setup is in the box ready to be shown off to the family at Thanksgiving.
UploadVR
APRIL 6, 2018
Over the last six years consumer VR products evolved considerably, with new capabilities added each year for developers to use in building virtual worlds.
Road to VR
OCTOBER 28, 2017
Announced at the Samsung Developer conference last week, the 360 Round is the company’s new camera for creating and streaming 4K 3D content. One-step stitching and control software, provided by Samsung, allows for 3D 360 livestreaming up to a claimed 4,096 × 2,048 at 30 FPS per eye.
The Ghost Howls
OCTOBER 12, 2018
I’ve spent the last Saturday night in a real discotheque in Milan to make people try our virtual reality experience Beat Reality and I really had tons of fun. They also helped us in finding a girl that could help us in approaching people and making them try virtual reality.
Infinityleap
JUNE 4, 2016
Toronto is heading to the furious technology, thanks to a new virtual reality (VR) cinema that is slated to open up in July. And instead of sitting in the dark and watching movies, each audience member here will be given their own Samsung Gear VR headset to enjoy the show.
VRScout
JULY 19, 2016
On March 25th, 2014, many people were left scratching their heads: why did Facebook spend 2 billion dollars to acquire a Kickstarter funded virtual reality company called Oculus. Virtual reality has taken the world by storm. Samsung Gear VR expected 3.5
Road to VR
OCTOBER 3, 2017
Since Microsoft provided its list of OEMs the same reference design, all of the available headsets except Samsung Odyssey follow the basic specs below. Samsung HMD Odyssey. Samsung HMD Odyssey Pre-order. Acer Windows Mixed Reality Headset. HP Windows Mixed Reality Headset.
UploadVR
NOVEMBER 22, 2017
At the end of 2017 there are virtual reality headsets available powered by technology from some of the world’s largest tech companies, including Microsoft, Facebook, Sony, and Google. Unlike the failed 3D TVs of just a few years ago, these VR headsets convince your eyes and ears that you’re actually seeing and hearing a fantastic virtual world all around you. Mostly seated: Google Daydream / Samsung Gear VR.
Road to VR
APRIL 23, 2018
Samsung today launched ‘Pilot Season’, a new initiative aimed at putting original episodic VR video content into the Samsung VR Video service. Costing over $10K, the Samsung Round 360 boasts high-quality 3D 360-degree video captured via its 17-lens array.
UploadVR
NOVEMBER 23, 2016
Buying a virtual reality headset in 2016 is difficult, especially if you haven’t gotten hands-on time with the various systems. Unfortunately, if someone on your list has expressed interest in virtual reality, it is unlikely these kinds of headsets are going to blow them away. Here’s our guide to picking the right virtual reality headset this holiday. So all in all a full virtual reality system from Sony costs around $800.
InstaVR
JANUARY 23, 2019
Virtual Reality has always been of interest to higher education. Below, we’ll delve into three reasons for the explosive growth of Virtual Reality in education over the last year. Virtual Reality also, when built properly, will be interactive.
AllThingsVR
SEPTEMBER 19, 2016
Virtual Reality Takes On the Videoconference With equipment for virtual-reality viewing now on the consumer market, public tech companies and venture capitalists are exploring possible applications in everything from videogames to medicine.
VRScout
AUGUST 31, 2016
Dance is a natural fit for a virtual reality setting, as it is theatric by nature, and movement does well to keep and guide viewer attention, something that is a current challenge within the VR content creation space.
Slashgear
JUNE 22, 2016
Facebook reactions -- they're all the little emoticons you can "like" a Facebook post with, and as of this evening, they're now available in virtual reality. Archive facebook gear vr Samsung Gear VR virtual reality vr
UploadVR
FEBRUARY 23, 2017
Back then, those of us who called ourselves ‘VR enthusiasts’ were just happily typing away our dreams in different forums [shoutout to the MTBS3D VR subsection], dreaming of the day we’d have the Holodeck, the Matrix, or whatever version of VR we each thought of as the “high standard” of a true virtual reality. We were supposed to get to the point where it feels as real as reality, and where VR could be something that we could just jack into whenever we pleased.
AllThingsVR
SEPTEMBER 1, 2016
The World’s First Ballet Virtual Reality Premiere Enter Night Fall, created by VR company &samhound in collaboration with Dutch National Ballet and Samsung, a piece that promises to immerse audiences in dance story. ballet vr virtual reality
UploadVR
DECEMBER 8, 2017
Lots of really interesting virtual worlds like Job Simulator and Fantastic Contraption require the Move controllers to play, and even games like Skyrim VR are better with hand controllers. Of the three major wired VR headsets, HTC Vive offers the greatest amount of freedom to explore a virtual world. These headsets range from $300-$500 and come from manufacturers including Lenovo , Acer , HP, Dell and Samsung. 500 Samsung.
Infinityleap
JULY 9, 2016
Before four years, virtual reality was a novelty concept on the verge of the tech and gaming worlds. NBC confirmed that it will stream 85 hours Rio de Janeiro Olympics in virtual reality, exclusively to Samsung Gear VR owners.
AllThingsVR
JUNE 16, 2016
Virtual reality startup Vrse raises $12.56 million, changes name to Within Vrse , a startup building technology for delivering virtual reality video across platforms, is announcing today that it has raised $12.56 vrse virtual reality vr
Road to VR
JANUARY 5, 2017
Samsung confirms 5+ million Gear VR headsets are now in use worldwide, announced at their CES 2017 keynote. The full Samsung press conference can be watched here. The post Samsung Gear VR Install Base Has Passed 5 Million Headsets appeared first on Road to VR.
VRScout
JUNE 30, 2016
For the first time, the Olympic Games will be available to watch in virtual reality. Only Samsung Galaxy smartphones compatible with Gear VR will be able to access the VR content section of the NBC Sports app. Image Credit: Samsung.
AllThingsVR
JUNE 20, 2016
Virtual Reality 101: An Introduction to VR I first experienced virtual reality (VR) in May 2015. How is it different from augmented reality (AR)? And what’s this new “Mixed Reality” term that’s popped up all of a sudden? vr virtual reality
AllThingsVR
JULY 7, 2015
Virtual Reality Porn is Here Everyone knew it was coming, and some manufacturers have already said they didn’t care ; but perhaps earlier than anyone expected, the first dedicated virtual reality porn scene from an established adult entertainment brand is here.
VRScout
MAY 25, 2016
These three developers created a virtual Netflix video rental store and we just had flash backs. But now we are in the time of VR, where anything is possible and whatever you want to create or do can all probably be done in a virtual world.
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