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A survey sponsored by HTC America is currently open on SurveyGizmo , with the option to enter a prize draw, which includes three Vive systems and seven gift cards worth $100 – $150. MORE
According to the just-released December figures from Steam’s Hardware & Software Survey, the Oculus Rift has for the first time claimed the ‘Most Popular’ designation on the platform. Participation in the survey is optional. MORE
According to Valve’s February Steam hardware and software survey, the Oculus Rift is now the most used VR headset on the Steam platform, taking the market share of VR headsets on Steam with a near 2% lead over its competitor HTC Vive. Participation in the survey is optional. MORE
Ahead of the 2018 Game Developers Conference in March, the organizer, UBM, has released their sixth annual State of the Game Industry survey, offering insight into the thoughts of some 4,000 game developers. MORE
Valve’s monthly Steam hardware and software survey is out, and it appears Oculus Rift is still gaining momentum over HTC Vive on the Steam platform as the number one VR headset among Steam users. Participation in the survey is optional. MORE
In the latest set of data from Valve’s monthly Steam Hardware & Software survey, the Oculus Rift and Windows VR headsets posted gains in marketshare at the expense of the HTC Vive. Participation in the survey is optional. MORE
As always, we’ll remind you that this isn’t a definitive way of measuring the actual market share of PC VR as it’s an optional survey that requires participants to have their headsets plugged into their machines. Tagged with: htc vive , oculus rift Facebook Twitter Reddit More The post Rift, Vive Barely Move In July’s Steam Hardware Survey appeared first on UploadVR. The share of VR usage on Steam barely shifted in July 2018. MORE
Road to VR is running a survey with our partner Gamer Network to better understand our audience. The Gamer Network Readership Survey takes about 10 minutes to complete and is shared across Eurogamer and Gamer Network sister sites. MORE
According to latest set of data from Valve’s monthly Steam Hardware & Software survey, the number of VR headsets on Steam has reached a new record. Participation in the survey is optional. News Steam Hardware/Software Survey VR Industry MORE
The Oculus Rift surpassed the HTC Vive in popularity among Steam users for the first time, according to the results of the latest monthly Steam Hardware & Software Survey. The survey, which scans users’ PCs for different hardware components, found that the Oculus Rift accounts for 47.31 Last January’s survey saw the gap between the two devices closing, with the Vive representing 46.96 percent of users according to February’s survey. MORE
I’ve been asked to do a reader survey about what OpenSim viewers they use, what they like about them, and what they’d want to see fixed — so here it is. If you can’t see the survey form below, click here to see it on Google. MORE
In the months leading up to the event, the event organizers send out a survey to attendees gauging industry trends and opinions and this year’s results reveal some interesting (if mostly downward pointed) details on VR/AR game development. In the 2017 State of the Industry Report, a whopping 24% of those surveyed were actively working on a VR project while only 19% are in 2018’s survey. Tagged with: GDC , GDC 2018 , survey , Vive Facebook Twitter Reddit More. MORE
The post Microsoft’s New Windows Survey Wants to Know About Your VR Plans appeared first on UploadVR. Microsoft VR Industry News microsoft project scorpio Windows Insider Survey MORE
In a survey published by VRDC, AR and VR developers are largely leaning toward platform agnostic development for their next projects. While the figure above is interesting, it should be noted that the sample size of the survey is only 500 respondents. MORE
Valve’s monthly Steam hardware and software survey is out again, and it appears HTC Vive is holding firm ground on the platform after Oculus Rift took majority market share in March as the most popular VR headset on Steam. Participation in the survey is optional. MORE
That’s according to the January data from Valve’s Steam Survey. Participation in the survey is optional, and headsets aren’t counted if they aren’t connected and powered on at the moment that the data is collected. MORE
The Oculus Rift continued to widen the gap with HTC Vive headsets in the latest Steam Hardware Survey results. Both are coming this year so we’ll be looking forward to seeing what impact they make on the Steam Hardware Survey. Steam’s Hardware Survey tells us the total share of VR headsets between people that opt-in. HTC Vive HTC Vive Cosmos HTC Vive Pro HTC Vive Pro Eye Oculus Rift VR Industry News htc vive oculus rift Steam Hardware Survey VR sales MORE
And according to a new survey from the fertility app Natural Cycles, women may be more interested than ever in having sex in a virtual world. Natural Cycles co-founder Dr. Elina Berglund says the survey shows how “Brits love tech and are open minded.” MORE
August’s Steam hardware survey results are now in , and the Oculus Rift takes its biggest leap over the HTC Vive yet. Last month’s survey showed less than a 2% difference in the usage of the two leading PC VR headsets on Valve’s gaming platform, but that gap grew to just under 4% in August. The Hardware Survey is an optional survey that collects data about the hardware customers are using. MORE
Another month and another similar set of Steam Hardware Survey results are in. The Oculus Rift once again came out on top in the optional survey in June 2018. Not only is the survey optional it’s possible that some headset owners don’t even have Steam. Facebook Twitter Reddit More The post Rift Pulls Ahead Of Vive, Windows VR Gains Ground In June Steam Hardware Survey appeared first on UploadVR. MORE
The 2018 Game Developers Conference (GDC) has released the results of the sixth annual State of the Industry Survey, revealing trends in the games industry ahead of GDC 2018 this March. A more detailed analysis of the survey can be found at [link]. MORE
GDC’s annual State of the Game Industry survey of developers is out ahead of the 2019 Game Developers Conference in March and it offers some some new data about developer sentiment relative to the VR/AR market. On this year’s survey, the question “ Which platform(s) are you *currently developing* games for?” You can check out the survey yourself by filling out the registration form on the GDC site. MORE
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In the latest set of data from Vale’s monthly Steam Hardware & Software survey, the Vive Pro has finally made an official entrance and shows that the gap between Rift and Vive isn’t as wide as it appeared. Participation in the survey is optional. MORE
I was half expecting to write that the combined power of the Vive and Vive Pro had allowed HTC to regain the top spot it once held for so long in December’s Steam Hardware Survey. This is an optional survey and you need to have your hardware plugged in (and using Steam) for it to register. Turns out the opposite is true; the Oculus Rift gained ground this month. MORE
Each year, attendees take part in a lengthy survey that serves as the foundation for the conference’s State of the Industry document — this year’s results proved very interesting. MORE
For the first time ever since the launch of both headsets in early 2016, the Oculus Rift has overtaken the HTC Vive on the monthly Steam hardware survey. The survey is entirely optional and scans a user’s PC for various hardware components, including any VR headsets that may be connected. After a few months of catching up to Vive, the Rift was neck-and-neck with its rival in January’s survey with 0.9% MORE
If the survey below doesn’t load, you can access it on its own Google Forms page. Loading… Features Metaverse survey MORE
Last month saw the Oculus Rift pull even further ahead of the HTC Vive in Valve’s Steam Hardware Survey results, but the gap has narrowed again in May. Perhaps it’s instead concerned with a fix for the survey Valve implemented last month, which addresses ‘over counting’ of ‘cyber cafe customers’, though this seems doubtful. MORE
The first Steam hardware survey of 2018 is in and it shows Oculus Rift and HTC Vive usage at practically a tie. As always, this is an optional survey and headsets have to be plugged into Steam when it takes place to count, so it’s not a definitive way of telling whether the Rift or Vive has sold more. Will the upgraded specs help Vive get ahead in the survey? This month sees HTC Vive as 46.96% (a 0.3% MORE
Perkins Coie tried to provide an answer with the survey among industry executives. The survey reveals some interesting, if not troublesome signs. The survey results show the most significant obstacle among a range of challenges facing AR/VR: Inadequate content offerings (37%). MORE
Steam’s monthly hardware survey is one of the few sources we have for gauging the proportions of Oculus Rift and HTC Vive users out there, and September’s results suggest the former is still closing the gap with the latter. In August’s survey, we saw Rift capture 43.81% of total VR usage on Steam, a dramatic 8.1% That price cut was announced on August 21st, so this survey will have felt its effects. MORE
According to the latest figures from Steam’s Hardware & Software Survey, the Oculus Rift has picked up an additional 3.1% Participation in the survey is optional. MORE
Each month, Valve runs a survey among Steam users to determine some baseline statistics about what kind of hardware and software is used by the platform’s population, and to see how things are changing over time; that includes which VR headsets are connected to users’ computers. MORE
Newer VR headsets like the HTC Vive Pro and Windows VR headsets are the winners in the October Steam Hardware Survey results. HTC’s enhanced VR headset, which Valve started listing on the survey last month , grew from 2.03% to 2.27% of overall VR headset usage following October. Could Vive’s two headset approach put HTC back on course to overtake Oculus in the survey once again? MORE
March’s Steam Hardware Survey results are in, and the Oculus Rift continues to increase the gap with the HTC Vive. Last month’s survey results were the first ever in which Rift beat the Vive, taking almost 2% more of the total headset usage on Valve’s platform that month. Tagged with: htc vive , oculus rift , Steam Hardware Survey Facebook Twitter Reddit More. HTC Vive Oculus Rift VR Industry News htc vive oculus rift Steam Hardware Survey MORE
September’s Steam Hardware Survey doesn’t see much change in VR headset usage on the platform. As always, we have to point out that this survey isn’t a definitive means of telling which headset is outselling the other, as it’s an optional thing that requires VR owners to actually have their respective headsets plugged in. It may have been a slow month for the survey, but it’s possible things could pick up pretty soon. MORE
That’s one of the primary questions we want to help VR devs answer with a survey which aims to understand real VR users. Specifically, this survey is focused on understanding real users of VR headsets, not potential users who don’t actually own and use VR hardware. MORE
This is a survey of OpenSim hosting companies — it is not a survey about OpenSim grids. That survey was conducted in October.). If you run your own grid and use a hosting company for technical support or hosting, this survey is for you. MORE
The Oculus Rift’s lead over the HTC Vive family of VR headsets in Steam’s monthly hardware survey is now the smallest it’s been in some time. The recent introduction of HTC’s enhanced Vive Pro headset to the survey has proved troubling for Rift’s perceived majority market share. As always, we must remind you that Steam’s Hardware Survey isn’t a definitive means of tracking the actual sales of VR headsets in relation to others. MORE
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Road to VR
OCTOBER 4, 2018
In the latest set of data from Vale’s monthly Steam Hardware & Software survey, the Vive Pro has finally made an official entrance and shows that the gap between Rift and Vive isn’t as wide as it appeared. Participation in the survey is optional.
Road to VR
JUNE 4, 2018
Valve’s monthly Steam hardware and software survey is out again, and it appears HTC Vive is holding firm ground on the platform after Oculus Rift took majority market share in March as the most popular VR headset on Steam. Participation in the survey is optional.
Road to VR
SEPTEMBER 12, 2018
That’s one of the primary questions we want to help VR devs answer with a survey which aims to understand real VR users. Specifically, this survey is focused on understanding real users of VR headsets, not potential users who don’t actually own and use VR hardware.
UploadVR
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
The Oculus Rift continued to widen the gap with HTC Vive headsets in the latest Steam Hardware Survey results. Both are coming this year so we’ll be looking forward to seeing what impact they make on the Steam Hardware Survey. Steam’s Hardware Survey tells us the total share of VR headsets between people that opt-in. HTC Vive HTC Vive Cosmos HTC Vive Pro HTC Vive Pro Eye Oculus Rift VR Industry News htc vive oculus rift Steam Hardware Survey VR sales
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JANUARY 24, 2019
GDC’s annual State of the Game Industry survey of developers is out ahead of the 2019 Game Developers Conference in March and it offers some some new data about developer sentiment relative to the VR/AR market. On this year’s survey, the question “ Which platform(s) are you *currently developing* games for?” You can check out the survey yourself by filling out the registration form on the GDC site.
Road to VR
MAY 22, 2018
Road to VR is running a survey with our partner Gamer Network to better understand our audience. The Gamer Network Readership Survey takes about 10 minutes to complete and is shared across Eurogamer and Gamer Network sister sites.
UploadVR
DECEMBER 4, 2018
The Oculus Rift’s lead over the HTC Vive family of VR headsets in Steam’s monthly hardware survey is now the smallest it’s been in some time. The recent introduction of HTC’s enhanced Vive Pro headset to the survey has proved troubling for Rift’s perceived majority market share. As always, we must remind you that Steam’s Hardware Survey isn’t a definitive means of tracking the actual sales of VR headsets in relation to others.
UploadVR
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Road to VR
FEBRUARY 1, 2019
That’s according to the January data from Valve’s Steam Survey. Participation in the survey is optional, and headsets aren’t counted if they aren’t connected and powered on at the moment that the data is collected.
UploadVR
JANUARY 3, 2019
I was half expecting to write that the combined power of the Vive and Vive Pro had allowed HTC to regain the top spot it once held for so long in December’s Steam Hardware Survey. This is an optional survey and you need to have your hardware plugged in (and using Steam) for it to register. Turns out the opposite is true; the Oculus Rift gained ground this month.
Hypergrid Business
OCTOBER 18, 2017
Many grids don’t report their active user numbers, but two, InWorldz and the Great Canadian Grid, were very active when they did last report them, so we’re including them as default options in the survey. Loading… Features Metaverse annual grid survey survey
Road to VR
AUGUST 26, 2016
In a survey published by VRDC, AR and VR developers are largely leaning toward platform agnostic development for their next projects. While the figure above is interesting, it should be noted that the sample size of the survey is only 500 respondents.
Road to VR
JANUARY 30, 2019
Each month, Valve runs a survey among Steam users to determine some baseline statistics about what kind of hardware and software is used by the platform’s population, and to see how things are changing over time; that includes which VR headsets are connected to users’ computers.
Hypergrid Business
JANUARY 8, 2018
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Road to VR
JANUARY 24, 2018
Ahead of the 2018 Game Developers Conference in March, the organizer, UBM, has released their sixth annual State of the Game Industry survey, offering insight into the thoughts of some 4,000 game developers.
UploadVR
JULY 11, 2016
The post Microsoft’s New Windows Survey Wants to Know About Your VR Plans appeared first on UploadVR. Microsoft VR Industry News microsoft project scorpio Windows Insider Survey
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APRIL 20, 2017
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APRIL 2, 2018
March’s Steam Hardware Survey results are in, and the Oculus Rift continues to increase the gap with the HTC Vive. Last month’s survey results were the first ever in which Rift beat the Vive, taking almost 2% more of the total headset usage on Valve’s platform that month. Tagged with: htc vive , oculus rift , Steam Hardware Survey Facebook Twitter Reddit More. HTC Vive Oculus Rift VR Industry News htc vive oculus rift Steam Hardware Survey
VRScout
DECEMBER 4, 2016
And according to a new survey from the fertility app Natural Cycles, women may be more interested than ever in having sex in a virtual world. Natural Cycles co-founder Dr. Elina Berglund says the survey shows how “Brits love tech and are open minded.”
Road to VR
SEPTEMBER 2, 2018
In the latest set of data from Valve’s monthly Steam Hardware & Software survey, the Oculus Rift and Windows VR headsets posted gains in marketshare at the expense of the HTC Vive. Participation in the survey is optional.
Road to VR
APRIL 3, 2018
Valve’s monthly Steam hardware and software survey is out, and it appears Oculus Rift is still gaining momentum over HTC Vive on the Steam platform as the number one VR headset among Steam users. Participation in the survey is optional.
Hypergrid Business
JANUARY 22, 2017
I’ve been asked to do a reader survey about what OpenSim viewers they use, what they like about them, and what they’d want to see fixed — so here it is. If you can’t see the survey form below, click here to see it on Google.
UploadVR
JANUARY 24, 2018
In the months leading up to the event, the event organizers send out a survey to attendees gauging industry trends and opinions and this year’s results reveal some interesting (if mostly downward pointed) details on VR/AR game development. In the 2017 State of the Industry Report, a whopping 24% of those surveyed were actively working on a VR project while only 19% are in 2018’s survey. Tagged with: GDC , GDC 2018 , survey , Vive Facebook Twitter Reddit More.
Road to VR
MARCH 2, 2018
According to Valve’s February Steam hardware and software survey, the Oculus Rift is now the most used VR headset on the Steam platform, taking the market share of VR headsets on Steam with a near 2% lead over its competitor HTC Vive. Participation in the survey is optional.
UploadVR
OCTOBER 2, 2018
September’s Steam Hardware Survey doesn’t see much change in VR headset usage on the platform. As always, we have to point out that this survey isn’t a definitive means of telling which headset is outselling the other, as it’s an optional thing that requires VR owners to actually have their respective headsets plugged in. It may have been a slow month for the survey, but it’s possible things could pick up pretty soon.
UploadVR
NOVEMBER 5, 2018
Newer VR headsets like the HTC Vive Pro and Windows VR headsets are the winners in the October Steam Hardware Survey results. HTC’s enhanced VR headset, which Valve started listing on the survey last month , grew from 2.03% to 2.27% of overall VR headset usage following October. Could Vive’s two headset approach put HTC back on course to overtake Oculus in the survey once again?
UploadVR
JUNE 4, 2018
Last month saw the Oculus Rift pull even further ahead of the HTC Vive in Valve’s Steam Hardware Survey results, but the gap has narrowed again in May. Perhaps it’s instead concerned with a fix for the survey Valve implemented last month, which addresses ‘over counting’ of ‘cyber cafe customers’, though this seems doubtful.
Hypergrid Business
NOVEMBER 30, 2017
This is a survey of OpenSim hosting companies — it is not a survey about OpenSim grids. That survey was conducted in October.). If you run your own grid and use a hosting company for technical support or hosting, this survey is for you.
Road to VR
JANUARY 2, 2018
According to the just-released December figures from Steam’s Hardware & Software Survey, the Oculus Rift has for the first time claimed the ‘Most Popular’ designation on the platform. Participation in the survey is optional.
UploadVR
AUGUST 3, 2018
As always, we’ll remind you that this isn’t a definitive way of measuring the actual market share of PC VR as it’s an optional survey that requires participants to have their headsets plugged into their machines. Tagged with: htc vive , oculus rift Facebook Twitter Reddit More The post Rift, Vive Barely Move In July’s Steam Hardware Survey appeared first on UploadVR. The share of VR usage on Steam barely shifted in July 2018.
UploadVR
MARCH 2, 2018
For the first time ever since the launch of both headsets in early 2016, the Oculus Rift has overtaken the HTC Vive on the monthly Steam hardware survey. The survey is entirely optional and scans a user’s PC for various hardware components, including any VR headsets that may be connected. After a few months of catching up to Vive, the Rift was neck-and-neck with its rival in January’s survey with 0.9%
UploadVR
SEPTEMBER 3, 2018
August’s Steam hardware survey results are now in , and the Oculus Rift takes its biggest leap over the HTC Vive yet. Last month’s survey showed less than a 2% difference in the usage of the two leading PC VR headsets on Valve’s gaming platform, but that gap grew to just under 4% in August. The Hardware Survey is an optional survey that collects data about the hardware customers are using.
Road to VR
JANUARY 4, 2019
According to latest set of data from Valve’s monthly Steam Hardware & Software survey, the number of VR headsets on Steam has reached a new record. Participation in the survey is optional. News Steam Hardware/Software Survey VR Industry
Road to VR
OCTOBER 1, 2017
According to the latest figures from Steam’s Hardware & Software Survey, the Oculus Rift has picked up an additional 3.1% Participation in the survey is optional.
UploadVR
JULY 2, 2018
Another month and another similar set of Steam Hardware Survey results are in. The Oculus Rift once again came out on top in the optional survey in June 2018. Not only is the survey optional it’s possible that some headset owners don’t even have Steam. Facebook Twitter Reddit More The post Rift Pulls Ahead Of Vive, Windows VR Gains Ground In June Steam Hardware Survey appeared first on UploadVR.
Hypergrid Business
DECEMBER 2, 2016
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Cats and VR
JANUARY 24, 2018
The 2018 Game Developers Conference (GDC) has released the results of the sixth annual State of the Industry Survey, revealing trends in the games industry ahead of GDC 2018 this March. A more detailed analysis of the survey can be found at [link].
UploadVR
FEBRUARY 2, 2018
The first Steam hardware survey of 2018 is in and it shows Oculus Rift and HTC Vive usage at practically a tie. As always, this is an optional survey and headsets have to be plugged into Steam when it takes place to count, so it’s not a definitive way of telling whether the Rift or Vive has sold more. Will the upgraded specs help Vive get ahead in the survey? This month sees HTC Vive as 46.96% (a 0.3%
VRWorld
MARCH 7, 2018
The Oculus Rift surpassed the HTC Vive in popularity among Steam users for the first time, according to the results of the latest monthly Steam Hardware & Software Survey. The survey, which scans users’ PCs for different hardware components, found that the Oculus Rift accounts for 47.31 Last January’s survey saw the gap between the two devices closing, with the Vive representing 46.96 percent of users according to February’s survey.
Hypergrid Business
OCTOBER 7, 2016
Each year, we ask our readers to rate the grids that they spend the most time on, in order to find out which residents are happiest with the grids they’re on. There are about... Features Metaverse OpenSim statistics
VRWorld
SEPTEMBER 28, 2016
Perkins Coie tried to provide an answer with the survey among industry executives. The survey reveals some interesting, if not troublesome signs. The survey results show the most significant obstacle among a range of challenges facing AR/VR: Inadequate content offerings (37%).
UploadVR
OCTOBER 2, 2017
Steam’s monthly hardware survey is one of the few sources we have for gauging the proportions of Oculus Rift and HTC Vive users out there, and September’s results suggest the former is still closing the gap with the latter. In August’s survey, we saw Rift capture 43.81% of total VR usage on Steam, a dramatic 8.1% That price cut was announced on August 21st, so this survey will have felt its effects.
UploadVR
JANUARY 12, 2017
Each year, attendees take part in a lengthy survey that serves as the foundation for the conference’s State of the Industry document — this year’s results proved very interesting.
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