Road to VR

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

As a VR take on the classic rail shooter Rez (2001), Rez Infinite originally launched on PSVR back in 2016 from Japanese production studios Monstars Inc. Rez Infinite normally sells for $25, and Thumper for $20, which with the sale puts the total at $22.48. The sale lasts until Tuesday, February 20th at 8am PST ( your local time ).

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Today Google launches Earth VR for the HTC Vive for free, giving us a whole new perspective on the world. I remember, back in 2001, how amazed I was to see Google Earth for the first time. Donning the HTC Vive, you’ll find yourself first looking at a small version of the planet set against a black backdrop of space.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Google Earth is now available for the HTC Vive. A lot of the groundwork had already been laid in previous versions of Google Earth, which originally went live in 2001. If you have access to a Vive, try Google Earth VR for yourself before reading any further. It’s free. Go in blind. Feel all the feelings.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Original investors included Comcast Ventures, HTC and Samsung, but now join Horizons Ventures, Twentieth Century Fox, Evolution Media Partners (backed by TPG and CAA), China’s Shanghai Media Group, Youku Global Media Fund and LDV Partners. SEE ALSO Comcast, Samsung, and HTC Join $6 Million Investment in VR Animation Studio 'Baobab'.

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Cats and VR

APRIL 9, 2018

A sci-fi adventure in the mold of classics 2001: A Space Odyssey and Solaris , Downward Spiral: Horus Station is the mysterious and atmospheric sci-fi thriller 3rd Eye Studios teased in last year’s Downward Spiral: Prologue. Unlike most narrative-heavy games, Downward Spiral: Horus Station doesn’t use any cinematics or dialogue.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JUNE 20, 2017

That adoration moved on to other series as time went on, but one game in particular that stood out to me in my youth was Wizardry 8 , released in 2001 when I was just 11 years old. In the near future inXile Entertainment has plans to eventually bring the game to the HTC Vive as well.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 18, 2017

Kevin Mack is a digital fine artist and prolific visual effects designer known for his work across films such as Fight Club (1999), A Beautiful Mind (2001) , The Fifth Element (1997), and What Dreams May Come (1998) for which he won an Oscar. Enter Blortasia.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 1, 2017

“FORM has similar themes to Obduction, but I like to call it 2001: A Space Odyssey meets The Room in VR,” writes a representative from the company in an email to UploadVR. FORM is currently slated to release for the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and PlayStation VR (PSVR).

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Road to VR

AUGUST 23, 2016

Strapping into the HTC Vive, I found myself at a public pool standing in front of a low diving board. Like a scene from 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) , I tossed Fred arse over elbow through a house. So that’s not at all like 2001: A Space Odyssey, but I was humming Johann Strauss ‘ Blue Danube (1866) just the same.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

I started then my first company, roughly around the dotcom burst 2000, 2001. In these six years of blogging, I managed to meet some cool people like the president of HTC China … I interviewed people from Nvidia , from Facebook , even the “inventor” of the pitch of the The Lion King , Charlie Fink.

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Road to VR

MARCH 2, 2017

As we wrote then, Swedish company Tobii , who has specialised in eye tracking since its inception in 2001, have produced hardware for gaze detection hardware in various guises for some time now, and has recently announced plans to bring its tech to virtual reality, via a $50M funding round.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 20, 2016

The original Serious Sam game, known as Serious Sam: The First Encounter , released back in 2001. Se rious Sam VR: The First Encounter is now available on Steam Early Access with official support for the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift with tracked motion controllers required. For those unaware, let’s take a quick history lesson.

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Steki Amusement

JULY 13, 2021

HTC VIVE outdoor entertainment solutions, various VR games from steam. In any case, you can have a great time with it! A 100% High-profit VR Business!!! Big Promotion of 9D VR Cinema. Promotion Price. 9D VR Chair-3rd. VR Chair-3rd 1-Seat. VR Club Cinema 4-Seat. VR X-Ship 6-Seat. VR Family 6-Seat. VR UFO Cinema 10-Seat. Promotion Price.

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VeeR VR

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

In 2001, SAS Cube created the first PC based cubic room that then led to the development of Virtools VR pack, a library pack add-on. In 2016, HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and Playstation VR were all released. At the E3 video game conference, HTC announced an adapter for the Vive to make it wireless which is set to launch this summer.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 25, 2017

Swedish company Tobii , who has specialised in eye tracking since its inception in 2001, have produced hardware for gaze detection hardware in various guises for some time now, and has recently announced plans to bring its tech to virtual reality, via a $50M funding round.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 15, 2017

With an accurate VR representation at the ready though, judges were able to step into Hanning’s shoes with an HTC Vive to see what he might’ve back then, peering from his guard post to see the ramp that prisoners entered, the rail yard where they were selected for slave labor or immediate death. .

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Road to VR

MAY 30, 2018

Available On: Steam (HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, PC), PSN (Summer 2018 on PSVR/PS4). Reviewed On: HTC Vive, Oculus Rift. Downward Spiral: Horus Station Details: Official Site. Developer: 3rd Eye Studio. Release Date: May 31st, 2018, Summer 2018 on PSVR/PS4.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

AUGUST 4, 2017

The creator, director and producer of Flatline VR has been fascinated by real-life accounts of near-death experiences since first meeting a friend in 2001 who lived to tell the story of leaving his body, only to return to Earth. Jon Schnitzer has been waiting 16 years for virtual reality technology to evolve to this point.

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OCTOBER 14, 2016

Yes, the AI Lucy was fun at times, but an artificial voice cracking jokes and referencing the classic film 2001 does not make a game. Support for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive is coming soon. And with the dialogue and acting being mediocre, the relationships never take off.

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Tech Trends VR

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Initially offering the No-Limit Hold’em version of poker, the multiplayer game currently runs on Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and Steam. Initially offering the No-Limit Hold’em version of poker, PokerStars VR currently runs on Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and Steam Click To Tweet. Poker is about interaction. Explained Severin.

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