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AR Insider
JANUARY 27, 2021
I n 2006, I attended a launch event in San Francisco for Microsoft Virtual Earth 3D. But that’s a non-starter for anyone outside of the few million people that own VR hardware (much less the compatible HTC and Oculus hardware). The product’s main feature was 3D graphical renderings of U.S. Force Multiplier.
Road to VR
JUNE 22, 2023
Microsoft released the first-gen Zune in 2006, an MP3 player that looked to compete with Apple’s largely dominant line of iPods. Currently major contenders are Meta, Sony, HTC, Valve, Pico, Pimax, and Apple starting next year. Could we be in for another ‘Zune moment’? If Microsoft goes in half-cocked, maybe.
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UploadVR Between Realities podcast
AUGUST 4, 2017
Publisher nDreams announced today that their gory virtual-reality beat-em-up, Bloody Zombies, will hit Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4/PSVR on September 12th for $14.99. Founded in 2006 and the developer/publisher shifted their focus to virtual reality in 2013. Bloody Zombies?),
VRScout
JUNE 13, 2018
Since first emerging back in 2006, American electronic group The Glitch Mob have gone on to become one of the most influential musical acts of the last decade. See Without Eyes will premiere live on TheWaveVR Thursday, June 21st at 7:00 PST , after which point it will be available for download free via the Oculus Store and Steam.
ARVR
FEBRUARY 5, 2021
In 2006, I attended a launch event in San Francisco for Microsoft Virtual Earth 3D. But that’s a non-starter for anyone outside of the few million people that own VR hardware (much less the compatible HTC and Oculus hardware). The product’s main feature was 3D graphical renderings of U.S. cities, starting with San Francisco.
Peter Graham
MARCH 11, 2020
There’s an extra boon for those that own the Oculus Store version, free access to all post-launch content. Game of the Year Edition brings with it a significant milestone to our players on the Oculus platform, who have only had access to the Standard Edition up until now.” Today, the studio has announced DiRT Rally 2.0
Road to VR
OCTOBER 12, 2018
FlyInside FSX , the crowdfunded VR plugin for Microsoft Flight Simulator X (2006) , was built well before first-party VR motion controllers existed, developed back in the DK2-era of 2015 as an ad hoc way of jumping into an already highly-detailed flight sim. SEE ALSO This Awesome DIY VR Cockpit Hides a Flight Simulator in Plain Sight.
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