Road to VR

DECEMBER 3, 2021

It ends up feeling like a mini steampunk version of Factorio crossed with an immersive take on the cleaning montage from Howl’s Moving Castle (2004). Image courtesy Pontoco. Image courtesy Pontoco. Image courtesy Pontoco. Image courtesy Pontoco. Image courtesy Pontoco.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The long-awaited VR mod for Half-Life 2 (2004) is available for free in beta starting today, bringing to the iconic Valve title a near-native level of VR immersion we’ve been waiting for.

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GizModo VR

JUNE 26, 2020

As Microsoft continues to roll out its latest Windows 10 version 2004 update to consumers and businesses, it seems like it’s taking away some key perks of having a non-home version of the OS, mainly the ability to delay major updates. First spotted by WindowsTimes , Microsoft has quietly reduced the amount of time… Read more.

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VRScout

MARCH 29, 2021

Developed in collaboration with Archiact, Doom 3: VR Edition features the same campaign as the original 2004 game with several additional features designed specifically for VR. Set in the year 2145, players step into the role of a battle-hardened space marine assigned to a scientific research facility located on Mars.

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VRScout

AUGUST 5, 2019

Immerse yourself in one of 2004’s most prominent first-person shooters, now available in VR. Originally released on PC back in 2004 , the FPS classic received 15 years of continued support across 100 different countries , generating several spin-offs and sequels as well as a diverse player base in the process.

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ARPost

MAY 19, 2022

This idea inspired Lee Sentell, Alabama Tourism Department Director, to create the US Civil Rights Trail in 2004. History must be known by everyone, so we do not repeat its mistakes. To accompany the project, there’s also a book, and its latest edition includes a special feature to attract younger generations.

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GizModo VR

DECEMBER 11, 2021

It’s been long enough since the 2004 version with Gerard Butler and Emmy Rossum that it almost feels overdue. With how popular adaptations of musicals have gotten over the years and Hollywood loving itself some modern reboots that are also fresh retellings , we were bound to get a new take on Phantom of the Opera. Read more.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 29, 2024

Since its founding in 2004, the firm has been consistently recognized as a worldwide leader in providing enterprise XR. This week, longstanding XR solutions provider Virtualware is celebrating 20 years of operation and supporting enterprise end users who are undergoing transformative XR journies.

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GizModo VR

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

It’s kind of mind-blowing to think about just how much of an impact the 2004 film Shaun of the Dead had on modern film history. To start, though the trio had worked together before on a show called Spaced , the film, for the most part, introduced us to director Edgar Wright and actors Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. Wright… Read more.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 24, 2023

A recently released fork of one of the premier VR mods for Half-Life 2 (2004) added a number of features that should make you feel a little less like Gordon Freeman, and a little more like John Wick.

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GizModo VR

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

The series got everything from traditional hack-and-slash action games to strategy titles , but one of the weirdest and most interesting of them all was 2004's The Third Age. The Lord of the Rings movies came out at arguably the height of video game movie tie-ins. Part Final Fantasy knock-off, part movie retelling , it… Read more.

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GizModo VR

JULY 20, 2021

In USA’s The 4400 , which premiered in 2004, thousands of people from throughout various points in recent history—who were all thought to be abducted—suddenly returned as a group in the present day, with no real recollection of what had happened to them. Initially, there was little rhyme or reason to the 4400's mission… Read more.

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GizModo VR

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

In 2004, astronomers spotted a unique celestial feature that, when observed in ultraviolet, bore the appearance of a glowing eye staring directly back at Earth. Unbeknownst to them, it would take 16 years to figure out what caused the Blue Ring Nebula to form. Read more.

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GizModo VR

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Launched in 2004, the program was intended to bring attention to commercial space flight and to certify the pilots of commercial… Read more. Citing the rise of space tourism, the Federal Aviation Administration has decided to end its Commercial Space Astronaut Wings Program, the regulator announced in a press release last Friday.

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GizModo VR

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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GizModo VR

DECEMBER 3, 2020

After Microsoft rolled out its Windows 10 version 20H2 and Windows 10 version 2004 updates, some users reported having issues with their PCs crashing—specifically when plugging in an external Thunderbolt NVMe SSD. An incompatibility issue between those types of SSDs and the latest Windows versions was the culprit,… Read more.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Released back in 2004 to positive reviews, Doom 3 represents your classic first-person shooter. Unsurprisingly, the game is even more impressive in VR. The haunting environments and disgusting enemies look fantastic in-headset, immersing you in the blood-soaked halls of the UAC’s Mars-based research facility.

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GizModo VR

MARCH 11, 2021

The CW’s plan to resurrect USA’s 2004 series The 4400 definitely comes across as the network’s latest go at bringing aliens/futurism/superhero drama to television. Presumably, it will happily exist alongside things like the Arrowverse and the Roswell reboot. But since it’s been so long since the original was on air,… Read more.

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GizModo VR

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Like its 2004 predecessor, the CW’s 4400 reboot —from co-creators Anna Fricke and Ariana Jackson—is an ambitious, multi-genre series trying to tell a complicated story about humanity being confronted with the consequences of its actions, and being given a chance to put some things right. Obvious as that reality might… Read more.

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GizModo VR

DECEMBER 9, 2021

There’s an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico that has been ongoing since 2004 , potentially spilling as much or more oil over the course of 17 years as the Deepwater Horizon disaster. Yet rather than being held accountable, the owner of the company at fault used the slow cleanup as a write-off so she could pay no federal… Read more.

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GizModo VR

APRIL 10, 2021

From 2004-2010, these films dominated the horror genre. I won’t lie. When I heard the Saw series was being rebooted, I wasn’t excited. James Wan directed the first film and had no clue his small little film would become ionic. Unfortunately, as the movie progressed in number, the story and quality decreased. The last… Read more.

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GizModo VR

JULY 6, 2020

After moving the Fresh Start feature in the latest version, 2004, and reducing the number of days Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise, and Education users can manually delay updates, the company is now experimenting with… Read more. Microsoft seems to be getting a kick out seeing users struggle to find Windows 10 features these days.

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GizModo VR

MAY 24, 2021

Though there are no in-universe connections between the worlds of Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead and the director’s Dawn of the Dead from 2004, one of the Netflix zombie movie’s more interesting plot points feels like a purposeful callback to the earlier film’s most disturbing scene. Read more.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 13, 2021

As you’d imagine, Doom 3 (2004) wasn’t built for VR. But thanks to work by consummate modders Team Beef, the iconic first-person shooter from id Software can finally be played in all its horrific goodness on Oculus Quest, replete with Touch controls.

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Road to VR

APRIL 16, 2020

Like many of the game’s other levels, ‘Dark Skies’ takes inspiration from a few works of fiction, namely the airship scene in Ninja Gaiden, The Rocketeer (1991), Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004), and Captain America: The First Avenger (2011). Broomhandle Mauser, anyone?

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Road to VR

MARCH 12, 2024

Abovitz founded Mako Surgical in 2004, and left the medical robot company when it was acquired by Stryker for $1.65 billion in 2013, or just around three years after Magic Leap was founded by Abovitz in stealth mode.

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Voices of VR

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The 13 philosophers included within Maxwell’s book and this discussion include: Jacques Derrida (1930-2004) Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677) Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716) G.W.F. The 13 philosophers included within Maxwell’s book and this discussion include: Jacques Derrida (1930-2004). This Voices of VR podcast episode is a 2.5-hour,

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Half-Life: Alyx is set between the events of the original Half-Life (1998) and Half-Life 2 (2004). . A trailer revealed today gives the first look at what Valve plans to unleash as both the company’s first full-fledged VR game and the first Half-Life game in 12 years. Half-Life: Alyx Trailer.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 21, 2020

Although Alyx is set before the events of Half-Life 2 (2004), Valve has said that players will be better off having played the Half-Life 2 series before Alyx , for reasons that will become apparent in the game.

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GizModo VR

JULY 15, 2021

Shimizu brought extra authenticity to the 2004 Sam Raimi -produced… Read more. Filmmaker Takashi Shimizu is probably best-known for creating the Ju-On: The Grudge franchise back in the early 2000s ; it became a sensation in Japan and was one of the top titles, along with The Ring , to emerge from that era’s Asian horror boom.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

The company announced the game in November 2019 with a trailer (below), promising a “full-length game built from the ground up for virtual reality:” The game is set between the events of the original Half-Life (1998) and Half-Life 2 (2004).

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Mashable VR

JUNE 19, 2022

Not since December 2004 has this occurred, according to Sky & Telescope magazine. In the morning hours throughout June, early risers have been able to catch the planets in the sky from low in the east to higher in the south. This is what astronomers refer to as conjunction. Tweet may have been deleted (opens in a new tab).

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Road to VR

AUGUST 29, 2016

Like Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ (2004), Jesus VR was filmed in Matera, Italy under the direction of Passion executive producer Enzo Sisti. Father William Fulco, a religious adviser on the 2004 depiction of the life and death of Jesus, also signed on as to consult for Jesus VR. Funding to Build “Global VR Studio”.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 23, 2020

The venture, purportedly based in Singapore, is headed by CEO Or Kuntzman who, according to his LinkedIn profile, has co-founded two companies between 2004 and 2013, and was most recently the Managing Director at a now-defunct studio called Betastamp, which described itself as a sort of startup-idea incubator.

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Road to VR

MARCH 29, 2021

DOOM 3 VR Edition launches today on PlayStation consoles, bringing the 2004 classic horror-shooter to PSVR for the first time.

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VRGames

AUGUST 19, 2023

Fans of the original 2004 release of Far Cry can now experience a new level of immersion. German developer Holger Frydrych has released a third-party mod allowing users to play the entire game in VR and control their weapons using motion controllers. The free mod, titled Far Cry VR v0.5, is available on Github and […]

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VRScout

JULY 9, 2019

I competed in two Olympic Games: 2004 and 2012,” added Scott Dickens, Director of Strategic Partnerships at FORM. “At Users will also be able to download the official FORM Swim app on iOS and Android which they can use to track and share their progress, view other swimmers’ metrics, and customize their in-goggle experience.

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