Road to VR

MARCH 25, 2020

When looking at the top rated PC titles of all time on Metacritic , Alyx holds the 31st position in the list, surrounded by PC gaming classics like The Sims (2000) , Warcraft III (2002), Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007), and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2005) , while far exceeding Half-Life 2: Episode One & Two.

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AR Insider

MARCH 26, 2020

Stepping back, I’ve “worked from home” since 2002. With people off the roads, less transit-stressed and maybe even exercising more, they may — like me in 2002 — never go back to the traditional office. Could this be a blessing in disguise?

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Road to VR

APRIL 18, 2018

Serenity, the firefly-class spaceship from cult TV show Firefly (2002) and film Serenity (2005), is now full explorable in VR. With many years in the making, Unity developer and 3D environmental artist Kaveh Tabar’s Serenity VR fan project is finally here.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Jesse Schell founded Schell Games in Pittsburgh in 2002. In honor of the company’s 20th anniversary and its general success in the gaming and VR industries, Schell has announced that it is giving away $20,000 in donations to 10 nonprofit organizations that serve the games industry or the city of Pittsburgh.

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Road to VR

APRIL 4, 2018

1985) that went viral back in June 2017 , or maybe his more recent AR recreation of the iconic scene from The Ring (2002) where the horrifying ghost girl emerges from the TV screen. You might know developer Abhishek Singh from his HoloLens version of Super Mario Bros.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 30, 2021

Or what about 2002’s James Bond 007: Nighfire ? I can’t think of a better way to introduce younger gamers to what could easily be considered one of the most influential first-person shooters of all time. I certainly wouldn’t mind experiencing some of those fast-paced car chases in VR. METAL GEAR SOLID 2: SONS OF LIBERTY.

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GizModo VR

AUGUST 1, 2022

Gizmodo is 20 years old! To celebrate the anniversary, we’re looking back at some of the most significant ways our lives have been thrown for a loop by our digital tools. Read more.

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GizModo VR

MARCH 22, 2021

The name “Xbox Live” is dead. You’ll still be able to play Xbox games online, but the suite of Xbox’s online services will now be known as “Xbox network,” Microsoft confirmed today to The Verge. Read more.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Along with being the first full-length animated Scooby-Doo film released on the big screen — shout-out to 2002’s live-action Scooby-Doo — SCOOB! Opening in theaters next Summer, the 3D animated film will explore the mysterious origins of Shaggy and Scooby-Doo’s epic friendship and the creation of Mystery Inc.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

In the meantime, we can get a little sneak peek into that weirdness yet to come with Abhishek Singh’s latest ARKit project that recreated the iconic scene from The Ring (2002).

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GizModo VR

AUGUST 3, 2022

Gizmodo is 20 years old! To celebrate the anniversary, we’re looking back at some of the most significant ways our lives have been thrown for a loop by our digital tools. Read more.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 14, 2022

To get a copy of the avatar items, just visit the stylized pop-up of Castle Grayskull which will be in the platform’s Rec Center hub.

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GizModo VR

OCTOBER 22, 2021

No one needs low-rise jeans to come back. Or capri trousers. And though they were supremely comfortable for their time, the Juicy Couture tracksuit can stay in the vault we put it in. Time has to stay synced precisely to the second, to prevent there from making a comeback. But a bug in the time rollback checking code… Read more.

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Road to VR

JULY 5, 2023

Tom Cruise’s cybergloves in Minority Report (2002) are a shining example. Film and TV oftentimes prioritize large, overly complex movements and cluttered UI elements that just don’t really translate to real life.

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Digital Trends

MARCH 10, 2022

The 2002 all-in-one Apple iMac G4 was just modded and brought back to life with an M1 chip and all-new hardware. Spoiler alert: It actually works.

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Charlie Fink

JANUARY 13, 2022

Philip Rosedale is returning to the metaverse he launched in 2002.

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VRScout

MARCH 11, 2020

Instead, players will be revisiting popular chapters from past Panzer Dragoon games, including Panzer Dragoon, Panzer Dragoon 2 Zwei, and Panzer Dragoon Saga ; no mention of any chapters from 2002’s Panzer Dragoon Orta , unfortunately. . This is not the first time the series has been adapted for the VR format, however.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Remember that famous scene from Gore Verbinski’s bone-chilling 2002 horror film The Ring ? Why would someone bring this terrifying moment to life?

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

While Pistol Whip’s prior ‘dual-wielding’ mode made me feel like the bad-ass hero of Equilibrium (2002) , ‘2089’ brings Wanted (2008) vibes, thanks to the way you swing your gun across enemies. View post on imgur.com.

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OCTOBER 23, 2018

“ Around the Horn launched in November 2002 with cutting-edge technology as part of its DNA. The idea to use AR stemmed from ESPN Production’s senior director, Alex Tyner, who envisioned the use of VR and AR as an opportunity to enhance the incredible talent of the show’s host, Reali.

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Road to VR

JUNE 27, 2016

One of the first and most popular early examples of an MMO (Massively Multiplayer Online) title, Ragnarok Online (or RO) was played obsessively by legions of Koreans following its release in 2002.

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AR Insider

DECEMBER 25, 2019

2002, A Spatial Analogy. But then around 2002, things moved slowly towards measured progress, and the rise of tech giants like Google, Facebook, and the web 2.0 That period is defined by sobering realizations that the technology isn’t ready, nor is it gaining the traction previously expected.

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GizModo VR

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

With the tagline “Fight fire with fire, ” the dragon apocalypse blockbuster Reign of Fire crashed and burned at the box-office in the summer of 2002. Once it hit home entertainment, the metamorphosis from flop to beloved cult film was almost instantaneous. Over the next two decades of cable reruns, the movie rose from… Read more.

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Road to VR

MAY 30, 2018

Other events hitting Venues later this summer include films screenings from Lionsgate Films, featuring Reservoir Dogs (1992) , Sinister (2012) , Apocalypse Now (1979) , and National Lampoon’s Van Wilder (2002). Most Gear VR-compatible smartphones work with Venues, excluding Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and Samsung Galaxy Note 5.

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GizModo VR

OCTOBER 28, 2020

New research detected an intriguing change in the average body temperature of the Tsimane people, an indigenous foraging and farming group in the Bolivian Amazon that has recently started to interact more with industrialized communities. Over 16 years, the Tsimane have experienced a slight but rapid drop in body… Read more.

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AR Insider

DECEMBER 9, 2019

But then around 2002, things moved (slowly) towards measured progress, and the rise of giants like Google, Facebook, and the web 2.0 There are some confidence signals that the worst is behind us and we’re in that 2002-ish sweet spot where the pendulum is returning to its center.

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GizModo VR

APRIL 19, 2022

So the 2002 Coachella Valley Music and Arts festival was the perfect setting for his blend of… Read more. Titan of film scores Danny Elfman is no stranger to rock concerts; before his now iconic cinematic masterpieces from collaborations with Tim Burton , Sam Raimi , and others, he was the lead singer of new wave band Oingo Boingo.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

Carmack goes on to credit 2002 as the year he began looking at VR technology as a realistic platform. Carmack goes into detail regarding his visit to the Neuralink offices a week prior to their July live stream. [ He would eventually go on to develop the Oculus Rift alongside Palmer Lucky in 2011. . [

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GizModo VR

JULY 7, 2020

The watchwords of Stan Lee are suffused into the very fabric of who Spider-Man is as a character, and how Sam Raimi brought him to the big screen in 2002 is no exception. We, and Peter Parker, have heard it a zillion times before: with great power, comes great responsibility. But Raimi’s first swing with Spidey… Read more.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 16, 2020

Think of it like the circa 2002 period after the dot-com bubble burst, when things started to move slowly towards measured growth. We’re now moving slowly towards a middle ground of supply/demand equilibrium. That period was followed by the birth of Facebook, Google’s IPO and Web 2.0.

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Digital Trends

APRIL 10, 2021

This week marks the 20th anniversary of the launch of NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft, which has been in orbit around Mars since 2002.

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AUGUST 19, 2021

In survivors of the original 2002-2004 SARS outbreak who were given a covid-19 vaccine, researchers found potent antibodies capable of neutralizing a variety of… Read more. New research this week offers hope that we may one day be able to create a powerful weapon against coronaviruses like the one that causes covid-19.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

There are two scandals in Nickelodeon ’s Blue’s Clues history that will be forever seared into the memories of folks who grew up watching the series during its original run: when Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper had their baby Paprika in the season one finale, and when Blue’s first owner Steve (Burns) left the show in 2002. Read more.

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Digital Trends

MAY 10, 2022

Sam Raimi pretty much reinvented and revitalized the comic book genre with 2002's Spider-Man, launching the modern superhero craze.

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GizModo VR

JUNE 21, 2022

That happened to me last week with Steven Spielberg ’s 2002 sci-fi film Minority Report. The best movie rewatches happen when you revisit a film you know you liked, but don’t really remember. I saw it in theaters when it was released 20 years ago this week but have probably only seen it once since then. So I was… Read more.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Those are some seriously ambitious claims, but they’re backed by the studio’s game development experience dating back to 2002, including well received VR games like I Expect You to Die and Water Bears VR. SEE ALSO Oculus Unveils Viking Melee Adventure 'Asgard's Wrath' for Rift, Trailer Here.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

I talked with Tender Claws co-founders Samantha Gorman and Danny Cannizzaro at VRLA in April 2017 about their experiential design and interactive storytelling insights from creating VVR.

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