Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Just in time for Halloween, Oculus announced today that the VR port of the award-winning survival horror game Resident Evil 4 (2005) is set to release on October 21st. Resident Evil 4 is arriving exclusively on Oculus Quest 2 (re: not the original Quest) when it launches next month.

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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. Starting out in 2014, Tabar originally designed Serenity for the Oculus Rift DK2. According to Tabar, “any HMD with SteamVR support should work.”

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Road to VR

MAY 13, 2021

Thanks to the success of Oculus Quest 2, the amount of stuff you can play on the Oculus Quest Store is rapidly expanding. There’s also a mind-boggling amount of VR games to play outside of the Oculus Quest Store too. There’s also a mind-boggling amount of VR games to play outside of the Oculus Quest Store too.

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Road to VR

JULY 10, 2018

Dubbed TOKYO CHRONOS , the VR visual novel game is targeting HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and PSVR. Established in 2016, the company has already released several titles including the interactive manga Innocent Forest (2017) and Innocent Forest 2 (2017) for Oculus Rift and mobile VR platforms Oculus Go and Gear VR.

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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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Road to VR

JANUARY 22, 2021

Even before Facebook moved to require all new Oculus users to sign in with Facebook , Oculus headset users were rightfully worried about the company’s treatment of user privacy. Having been on the outside since 2005 it was impressive to watch their persistence yield a gradual but definitive shift in their reputation.

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Road to VR

JULY 21, 2017

The game has launched on SteamVR with support for both the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. The graphics too are reminiscent of World of Warcraft and similar MMOs, which means they’d fit right in if it were 2005. There’s four classes (Mage, Archer, Warlock, Priest), with a fifth (Warrior) promised to be added later down the road.

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Road to VR

MARCH 14, 2019

The Sniper Elite franchise kicked off in 2005 and now spans eight titles, with the latest, Sniper Elite 4 , released in 2017. The studio also launched Arca’s Path (2018) , a VR third-person platformer-puzzler for PSVR, PC VR, and Oculus mobile headsets.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Harmonix, the studio behind many rhythm game hits like Guitar Hero (2005) and Rock Band (2007) , today announced what they’re calling a “VR rhythm shooter” that looks—to be frank—pretty freaking awesome.

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Road to VR

JUNE 18, 2019

Founded in 2000 by legendary game designer Tim Schafer, this is a storied studio known for games like Psychonauts (2005), Brutal Legend (2009) , and many more. The VR version of Minecraft also came to the Oculus Rift in 2016. Announced just last week, Double Fine was one of the most recent studio acquisitions for Xbox Game Studios.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 17, 2018

Tribe’s VR DJ school —now available on Oculus—does this by allowing anyone to learn to DJ and mix music using a virtual deck that mimics the setup used in nightclubs around the world. Wannabe DJs learn controls and techniques from virtual DJ mentors and mix sets. “VR

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Tech Trends VR

MARCH 1, 2018

Tribe’s VR DJ school – now available on Oculus – does this by allowing anyone to learn to DJ and mix music using a virtual deck which mimics the setup used in nightclubs around the world. Wannabe DJs learn controls and techniques from virtual DJ mentors, and mix sets. “VR

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Shot in first-person as a continuous take, 360° live-action spy thriller Agent Emerson is slated to arrive on all Oculus headsets as well as PC VR headsets November 22nd, followed later by a release on PSVR. Agent Emerson will arrive for users of all Oculus and HTC headsets on November 22nd.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 17, 2020

What are the differences and the similarities in Virtual Reality before Oculus Kickstarter campaign and after? Oculus revamped the whole idea of VR and changed its paradigms. I started teaching VR at the university in 2005, and my students had very few chances even to see the VR devices I was talking about during lectures.

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Road to VR

APRIL 19, 2018

Psychonauts In the Rhombus of Ruin takes place between the events of Psychonauts (2005) and the upcoming Psychonauts 2 due out later this year. Available On: Steam (HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Windows VR), Oculus Home (Rift). Reviewed On: Oculus Rift. Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin Details: Official Site.

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Voices of VR

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

I had a chance to sit down with Nepveu to capture a comprehensive founder’s journey from the beginning […] Bert Nepveu is a co-founder of VRvana, which made a enterprise mixed reality headset that was acquired by Apple in 2017 and provided a number of key innovations that have now shipped with the Apple Vision Pro.

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DECEMBER 29, 2016

Ultimately Oculus stole headlines at CES — for both better and worse — with the launch of pre-orders for the Rift. Oculus had already set everyone’s expectations. The $599 price tag for Vive’s biggest rival kept people guessing about just how much the more fully featured room-scale headset would really cost.

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VRScout

MARCH 28, 2017

They have a rich catalog of award-winning animated music videos, performed live with Madonna via hologram at the 2005 MTV Europe Awards to promote their record Demon Days, and even had augmented reality album art accompany their 2010 release Plastic Beach.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

His lab was even visited by Zuckerberg before he decided to acquire Oculus. An iconic image of Jeremy Bailenson wearing an Oculus Rift DK2 (Image taken from Medium). I am always fascinated when I speak with someone that is here before the Oculus Kickstarter campaign. The first study we’ve ever published was in 2005.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 26, 2017

It has a colourful history, having been originally developed by the SimBin, famous for classic racing sims such as GT Legends (2005) and GTR (2005). RaceRoom can be considered an established racing sim at this point, despite being technically still a ‘beta’.

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MAY 21, 2017

Assisting Intel’s original equipment manufacturer (OEM) partners, from Microsoft to HTC and Oculus, Pallister works closely with the underlying solutions making VR possible. From 1998 to 2005, he served as games technical strategist at Intel.

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VRScout

AUGUST 1, 2016

More evidence of Facebook’s big plans for VR/AR: they plan on selling almost half a million Oculus Rift units by the end of 2016. Already supporting the Oculus Rift, Samsung Gear VR, HTC Vive, and PSVR – Unity will now support Google Daydream. Speaking of the Metaverse… say hi to Metaworld.

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OCTOBER 30, 2023

They just released Hackney Diamonds, their first studio album of original material since 2005, and to celebrate, the band is partnering with Beat Saber to bring The Rolling Stones Music Pack to Meta Quest 2, 3, and Pro, as well as SteamVR and PlayStation VR.

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JULY 12, 2016

To help do that, I coordinate engineering efforts internal to Epic as well as well as manage relationships with other companies like Oculus, Valve and Samsung to make sure that UE4 lets people maximize the potential of the engine to the fullest and that it’s easy to use. VR makes those sorts of sci-fi dreams a reality today.

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JULY 26, 2024

In 2014, Mark Zuckerberg spent $3 billion for Oculus VR and $19 billion for WhatsApp. In 2005, so was the idea that you'll jump into cars driven by strangers who signed up for the job on their phone. Quest 3 can pair to the Meta Ray-Ban glasses to privately download videos and photos anywhere.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2017

He’s worked on the tech since before the Oculus Rift was invented and, with his team, since released some of the best games for it. Cass Everitt (Oculus), Joe Ludwig (Valve), Nick Whiting (Epic Games), Devin Reimer (Owlchemy Labs), Yuval Boger (Sensics, Inc.), Chris Pruett (Oculus). Room 2005, West Hall.

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DECEMBER 20, 2016

Earlier this year, Serious Sam VR: The Last Hope released on Steam Early Access , as well as on Oculus Home, to deliver one of the most intense, high-quality, wave shooters we’ve seen in VR yet. The Second Encounter followed it in 2002, with Serious Sam 2 releasing in 2005.

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Immersive Authority

MARCH 10, 2016

Here’s an example of a Russian guy trying out the roller-coaster experience on an Oculus Rift. Yet it can seem so realistic that it could pose a danger to one’s safety. He could have really hurt himself if not for the support from those around him.

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VRScout

APRIL 15, 2021

Additional details regarding the official VR port will arrive April 21st during the Oculus Gaming Showcase. Today, GameSpot revealed the game’s most dramatic port to date, the Oculus Quest 2. More information will arrive on April 21st during Oculus’s inaugural VR Gaming Showcase. Feature Image Credit: GameSpot.

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Hypergrid Business

APRIL 16, 2017

OpenSim is a free, open source virtual world platform that’s compatible with the Oculus Rift. The International Spaceflight Museum , a Texas-based non-profit corporation solely supported by private donors and which has operated in Second Life since 2005, will have a grand opening ceremony for its Kitely branch of the museum at 5:00 p.m.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

This includes an official VR port of Capcom’s 2005 hit survival horror game Resident Evil 4. According to the leaked documents, the VR port of RE4 is scheduled to launch May 2021 on Oculus VR. The post RUMOR: ‘Resident Evil 4’ Heading To Oculus VR Headsets May 2021 appeared first on VRScout.

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Doc-Ok

JUNE 8, 2016

And that’s why I had to fire up the time machine again, and dust off an even older video of mine: Figure 2 : VR Quake 3 Arena Map Viewer , uploaded to YouTube on February 26th, 2007 (but filmed about a year earlier than that, and showing software developed in mid-2005 — holy cow, I still had some hair back then!).

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 30, 2019

He’s been always interested in the overlap of film and technology, so he co-founded Radiant Images in 2005. So something like an Oculus Go, for example, allows you to look around and be inside of a video. He’s been always interested in the overlap of film and technology, so he co-founded Radiant Images in 2005.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 30, 2021

Earlier this month, Resident Evil 4 VR launched on the Oculus Quest 2 and so far players are absolutely loving this expertly-crafted VR remake of the original 2005 horror-action video game. Here’s our selection of classic video games we’d love to play in VR.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Resident Evil 4 for Oculus Quest 2 definitely shows its age—it would be impossible not to given its lineage as a groundbreaking survival horror game initially launched on GameCube in 2005. Resident Evil 4 Details: Available On: Oculus Quest 2. Resident Evil 4 Details: Available On: Oculus Quest 2. Price: $40.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 30, 2019

He's been always interested in the overlap of film and technology, so he co-founded Radiant Images in 2005. So something like an Oculus Go, for example, allows you to look around and be inside of a video. He's been always interested in the overlap of film and technology, so he co-founded Radiant Images in 2005.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 30, 2019

He’s been always interested in the overlap of film and technology, so he co-founded Radiant Images in 2005. So something like an Oculus Go, for example, allows you to look around and be inside of a video. He’s been always interested in the overlap of film and technology, so he co-founded Radiant Images in 2005.

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