Road to VR

JUNE 22, 2023

It had a compelling reason to exist, which is why Microsoft directly competed against iPod Touch over the course of three device generations before eventually giving up the goat in 2011 and discontinuing the third-gen Zune. Azure Cloud Platform competes alongside AWS and Google Cloud. Breaking the Zune Curse?

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Road to VR

MARCH 19, 2017

” 2016 saw the arrival of 3 major consumer virtual reality headsets, the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and PlayStation VR. Samsung confirmed at CES in January that its Oculus engineered Samsung Gear VR headset had passed an install base figure of 5 Million and more recently Google affirmed that it had shipped over 10 Million Cardboard viewers.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Bell and I discuss what it was like founding the company, building the prototype and looking forward to Google Project Tango. MB: Back in 2011, my co-founder Dave [Gausebeck] and I were very interested in the idea of creating the 3D equivalent of the camera. MB: Funny enough, we were founded in 2011 and so VR was not on our radar.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 27, 2016

Arrowstorm Entertainment is what you might call ‘serial Kickstarters’, as they’ve successfully completed 13 different campaigns on the crowdfunding site—mostly focusing on small budget sword and sorcery flicks starring the likes of Kevin Sorbo from Hercules (1995) and Kristian Nairn (aka Hodor) from Game of Thrones (2011).

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Life at the Feeding Edge

AUGUST 5, 2021

He said (slightly paraphrased): “It’s Unity with an oculus looking at a t-shirt its Nvidia?” As on my TV showreel page with the opensim conversation, added here from 2011 for completeness. Virtual worlds in 2011. Meanwhile I am off to google something up on the inter webs.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 28, 2019

Wickert and Leigh uploaded 10 videos over the next three years, most of which were inspired by video games they enjoyed ( “Grand Theft Auto,” 2011 ) ( “Traffic Rush,” 20011 ) or real-life quandaries they could poke fun at ( “Homework,” 2010 ). It was just magic to my eyes.”. Image Credit: SOKRISPYMEDIA.

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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. Google Omnitone Surround Sound Support.

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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. Room 2011, West Hall. Cass Everitt (Oculus), Joe Ludwig (Valve), Nick Whiting (Epic Games), Devin Reimer (Owlchemy Labs), Yuval Boger (Sensics, Inc.), Chris Pruett (Oculus).

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Sol founded REWIND, a VR and creative digital agency, in 2011 after growing demands for his professional work pulled him away from 15 years as a University Senior Lecturer in Digital Animation, Visual Effects & Emerging Technology. Solomon Rogers – Founder, REWIND. Peter Pashley – Head of Development, Ustwo Games.

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ARVR

JUNE 16, 2021

Calkan (2011) also explored the concept of abstract coursework by applying virtual reality to fieldwork in the domain of environmental studies. 2010), and Calkan (2011) further suggest the importance of immersiveness for effective learning in a virtual environment. The replicated findings of Sue et al. 2010), Huang et al. Graziano (Ed.),

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VRWorld

APRIL 28, 2017

Since Magic Leap’s inception in 2011, there has been great innovation in the technology sector focused in the virtual reality (VR)/augmented reality (AR)/mixed reality (MR) space with Magic Leap trying to create a new hardware interface designs. Google discontinued the interface in January 2015. Enter Magic Leap. being a success.

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Doc-Ok

OCTOBER 20, 2016

For one, measuring the user’s IPD and entering it into the VR software, either manually or through a sensor on a physical IPD adjustment knob or slider on the headset, as in both Vive and Oculus Rift, is an important component of creating convincing VR displays. I should have consulted the Googles back then. Alas, not so fast.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

Above: The Oculus Touch controls let you navigate independently with each hand in VR. Image Credit: Oculus. in the summer of 2011 we reached 100 million smartphone users. By the end of 2011 the freemium money exceeded premium money. Above: Oculus Rift is just the start of the VR marketplace. Above: The Oculus Rift.

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VRWorld

APRIL 17, 2017

A modern twist on the “people watching” genre appeared with the Twitch platform back in 2011. The website offers feeds of people playing video games, creating a whole new generation of content creators, or “globalcasters” (to paraphrase “broadcasters”).

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 20, 2020

But what was it like kind of going through these growing pains of going from a million dollar simulator — millions of dollars simulator — to now we can buy an Oculus Quest for 500 bucks? But we managed to navigate those water until I would say 2011, 2012, when the hardware became available for mobile devices.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 20, 2020

But what was it like kind of going through these growing pains of going from a million dollar simulator — millions of dollars simulator — to now we can buy an Oculus Quest for 500 bucks? But we managed to navigate those water until I would say 2011, 2012, when the hardware became available for mobile devices.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 20, 2020

But what was it like kind of going through these growing pains of going from a million dollar simulator -- millions of dollars simulator -- to now we can buy an Oculus Quest for 500 bucks? But we managed to navigate those water until I would say 2011, 2012, when the hardware became available for mobile devices. They see the value.

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XR for Business Podcast

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

From 2011, we were one of the first schools in the Middle East to to roll out iPads in the classroom. You can go into Google, like "HTC Vive blog Steve Bambury" or something, you'll probably find them. The one thing obviously that is already clearly missing from this mix, is the word Oculus. The Rift never launched here.

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Hypergrid Business

APRIL 15, 2018

OpenSim is a free, open source virtual world platform that’s compatible with the Oculus Rift. Created on September 9, 2011, the grid was meant to target the Belgian community but attracted people from all over the world. DreamWorld has counted more than 8,483 mini-grids created with this installer alone so far.

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XR for Business Podcast

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

From 2011, we were one of the first schools in the Middle East to to roll out iPads in the classroom. You can go into Google, like "HTC Vive blog Steve Bambury" or something, you'll probably find them. The one thing obviously that is already clearly missing from this mix, is the word Oculus. The Rift never launched here.

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XR for Business Podcast

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

From 2011, we were one of the first schools in the Middle East to to roll out iPads in the classroom. You can go into Google, like "HTC Vive blog Steve Bambury" or something, you'll probably find them. The one thing obviously that is already clearly missing from this mix, is the word Oculus. The Rift never launched here.

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VeeR VR

DECEMBER 25, 2017

Based on The Witcher series of fantasy novels by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski, it is the sequel to the 2011 video game The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings and the third installment in The Witcher video game series. Now you can share it to social media such as Facebook, Google Play, Imgur and Sina Weibo.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 7, 2019

In 2011, Bob launched the only printed magazine covering social media, The Social Media Monthly. And I see that right now, Oculus is filling that void. Well, not just Oculus; PlayStation with the PSVR, and very soon, Valve is coming out with their own headset next month. That was something people could afford for Christmas.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 7, 2019

In 2011, Bob launched the only printed magazine covering social media, The Social Media Monthly. And I see that right now, Oculus is filling that void. Well, not just Oculus; PlayStation with the PSVR, and very soon, Valve is coming out with their own headset next month. That was something people could afford for Christmas.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 7, 2019

In 2011, Bob launched the only printed magazine covering social media, The Social Media Monthly. And I see that right now, Oculus is filling that void. Well, not just Oculus; PlayStation with the PSVR, and very soon, Valve is coming out with their own headset next month. Alan: Today's guest is a good friend of mine, Bob Fine.

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