Road to VR

MAY 30, 2017

Palmer Luckey, Founder of Oculus, circa 2014 | Photo courtesy Oculus. Luckey stuck with Oculus under Facebook for several years, but after the reveal of a polarizing political stance and a major lost lawsuit —brought by a company which Oculus was involved with in its early days— news broke that he had left the company in March.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 17, 2016

NBC’s popular late night talk show The Tonight Show with host Jimmy Fallon has debuted a new segment called Virtual Reality Pictionary which uses the HTC Vive and Google’s Tilt Brush VR paint app. In 2014, Fallon demoed Sony’s PSVR (back when it was still called ‘Project Morpheus’) on The Tonight Show.

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Road to VR

JUNE 2, 2016

Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has poured scepticism on the hype surrounding VR post launch by voicing concerns about the cost and requirement of current systems, mostly (by the sounds of it) the HTC Vive. ” See Also: HTC Vive Review: A Mesmerising VR Experience, if You Have the Space. That’s not what we have in America.”

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

According to the regulators, Meta launched a “campaign to conquer VR” in 2014 after buying out VR headset manufacturer Oculus. The tech giant has also faced strong competition from rival headset firms, including Pico Interactive, HTC VIVE, and Lenovo, among others.

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TechCrunch VR

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

Facebook’s billion-dollar acquisition of Oculus in 2014 more than showed Zuck’s hand, though it would be another seven years until the pivot actually happened. In the years directly after the Oculus acquisition, there was a flurry of investment in VR across the industry.

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ARPost

JUNE 6, 2023

Best Collaboration Tool Sony Electronics Head of XR Business Development Thaisa Yamamura was “honored to present” the Auggie Award for Best Collaboration Tool. She also presented the winner with a 15.6in Sony Spatial Reality Display. We’re just so happy. We’re so excited to be recognized here.”

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VRWorld

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Facebook paid $2 billion for Oculus in 2014, and although sales figures have not been released, many analysts believe the headset is lagging behind similar offerings from HTC and Sony. This isn’t the first price drop by Oculus this year: The package was trimmed to $499 on March 1. a share.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Farrow stated that her medical school, one of the top 25 institutions in the United States, developed a new facility in 2014. Several of the world’s biggest tech giants, including Meta Platforms, Sony, Agora, HTC VIVE, Unity Technologies, Qualcomm, Magic Leap, Lenovo, and many others joined the event.

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Delight XR

AUGUST 7, 2022

The HTC Vive, produced by HTC and developed together with video game industry giant Valve, was released on April 5th, 2016. HTC demands a minimum of an Intel i5-4590 or AMD FX 8350 CPU paired with either an AMD R9 290 or a Nvidia gtx 970 graphics card. HTC Vive Pro. Check out our article for what comes next. Oculus Rift.

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JANUARY 2, 2017

Fortunately, the series’ first game since 2014 will be supporting PlayStation VR on PlayStation 4. Supported Headsets: Oculus Rift, PlayStation VR, HTC Vive. Supported Headsets: HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, PlayStation VR. Supported Headsets: HTC Vive. Supported Headsets: HTC Vive. Supported headsets: HTC Vive.

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Road to VR

JUNE 18, 2016

They may be late following Sony’s forward-looking entrance all the way back in 2014, but Microsoft’s announcement that the more powerful ‘Project Scorpio’ Xbox will feature “high fidelity VR” is one of the biggest validations the VR industry has seen. Microsoft / Xbox. The cat’s out of the bag.

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VR Bites

OCTOBER 18, 2016

In 2014 Sony began a project under the pseudonym Morpheus! In November 2014, when Morpheus was announced, I already pre-ordered the headset at my regular game shop. Sony uses in their VR headset one 120Hz RGB OLED panel, just like the single panel in the DK2. After almost two years of waiting I could pick it up.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 20, 2016

Following the unfortunate closure of developer Evolution Studios earlier this year, the fate of the VR version of their 2014 PS4 exclusive Driveclub was unclear, but thankfully work has continued by an internal Sony team, and the game is expected to arrive by the end of the year.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Final specs show that PlayStation VR is the heaviest headset among the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, but its smart design will have you wondering how much weight can actually tell you about comfort. Sony somehow managed to nail this right out of the gate. Sony’s approach is very different. A Different Way to Wear.

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Delight XR

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

The HTC Vive, produced by HTC and developed together with video game industry giant Valve, was released on April 5th, 2016. HTC demands a minimum of an Intel i5-4590 or AMD FX 8350 CPU paired with either an AMD R9 290 or a Nvidia gtx 970 graphics card. HTC Vive Pro. Check out our article for what comes next. Oculus Rift.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 26, 2018

This year was awesome for VR gaming, but 2019 is looking even brighter with a slew of highly polished titles coming to PSVR, Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. The minds behind early successes Senza Peso (2014) and Insurgent (2015) have been busy developing their first full-fledged VR game. Bebylon Battle Royale. Platform : Rift, Vive.

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VeeR VR

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Two years later, in 2014, Facebook bought Oculus VR company for 2 billion USD. 2014 was an exciting year for the VR community. Not only was Oculus VR company purchased by Facebook, but Sony announced their VR headset for the PS4 under the name ‘Project Morpheus’. This reinvigorated interest in the VR space. .

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VRWorld

OCTOBER 26, 2016

” Windows VR represents a strategic move on Microsoft’s part, especially considering the close relationship they have with both HTC Vive and Facebook / Oculus Rift. For starters, both headsets support Xbox One game streaming on Windows 10 PCs, but the company’s relationship with Oculus runs even deeper. Stay tuned.

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VeeR VR

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

It was first distributed to attendants at the 2014 Google I/O meeting as a gift. Price ranges from $60 to $100, which is rather affordable, compared with Oculus Rift or HTC Vive. Initiated as an independent company and acquired by Facebook in 2014, Oculus started developing Rift all the way back in 2012. HTC Vive ($499).

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 20, 2019

SEE ALSO ‘Blood & Truth’ Behind-the-Scenes – Insights & Artwork from Sony's London Studio. Five Nights at Freddy’s took the Internet by storm back in 2014 with its memorable jump scares and bizarre re-imagining of the Chuck E. Star Wars: Vader Immortal – Episode I. Developer : ILMxLab. Release Date : May 21, 2019.

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Upload VR

OCTOBER 26, 2022

This idea is used in mainline Quests, Pico headsets, Valve Index, HP Reverbs, Oculus Go, and the original Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. It was first widely shipped in PlayStation VR, and Sony still uses it for PSVR 2. Facebook has been working on this technology since acquiring 13th Lab in 2014, and it shows.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 1, 2019

It is also a defensive, move that makes it avoid the loss of its partners, as it has happened with Insomniac Studio that has just been acquired by Sony. This will let Facebook absorb the expertise of the highest-talented game developers , and so secure the development of high-quality VR exclusive titles for the future.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Teppei: Yeah, there is a $10-million series C lead by HTC, and also another fund called The Makers. And we look at something like Altspace — which is a direct competitor to VRChat — and it doesn’t seem like it’s moved or changed since it was released in 2014, 2015. Teppei: Yes we did. Alan: Okay.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Teppei: Yeah, there is a $10-million series C lead by HTC, and also another fund called The Makers. And we look at something like Altspace — which is a direct competitor to VRChat — and it doesn’t seem like it’s moved or changed since it was released in 2014, 2015. Teppei: Yes we did. Alan: Okay.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Teppei: Yeah, there is a $10-million series C lead by HTC, and also another fund called The Makers. And we look at something like Altspace — which is a direct competitor to VRChat — and it doesn’t seem like it’s moved or changed since it was released in 2014, 2015. Teppei: Yes we did. Alan: Okay.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 23, 2019

That was back in 2014, and I’ll never forget it. But you could also say the same of Sony. You could also say the say of HTC. That was back in 2014, and I’ll never forget it. So thank you for being there for me. Kevin: Oh, thank you for remembering. That would be essential. So thank you for being there for me.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 23, 2019

That was back in 2014, and I’ll never forget it. But you could also say the same of Sony. You could also say the say of HTC. That was back in 2014, and I’ll never forget it. So thank you for being there for me. Kevin: Oh, thank you for remembering. That would be essential. So thank you for being there for me.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 23, 2019

That was back in 2014, and I'll never forget it. But you could also say the same of Sony. You could also say the say of HTC. That was back in 2014, and I'll never forget it. So thank you for for being there for me. Kevin: Oh, thank you for remembering. That would be essential. So thank you for for being there for me.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 14, 2018

Basically, the results of the research of HTC is that looking inside a VR headset is not worse than using a tablet for kids from 8 to 12 years. The wonderful Vive Pro made by HTC: it should be safe for 8-12 yo kids. Hope to have more to share there soon. I invented a similar game months ago ( do you remember it?

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 3, 2017

What we know: The Oculus booth has been a staple of VR at E3 since 2014. Vive (HTC). The HTC subsidiary is still finalizing its show plan and has told us it will update us with final details soon. PlayStation VR (Sony). Of the VR companies coming to E3 Sony has by far the most experience with this type of show.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 28, 2016

From mid-2012 to early 2014, Oculus seemed like the only real player in the industry. But in 2016 it’s faced stiff competition as it’s struggled to make its Rift, an excellent product in its own right, stand apart from the feature-complete-at-launch HTC Vive. It’s difficult to know where to begin.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 25, 2022

PSVR 2 Controllers (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Even if Sony has not confirmed a release window for PSVR 2 , I believe that it will be launched in 2022, probably in the last part of the year , in time for the Winter Holidays. HTC Vive Wrist Tracker (Image by HTC). Accessories. Pro usage of VR.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

APRIL 29, 2017

Palmer Luckey, the founder of Oculus Rift, has been keeping busy since he sold the company to Facebook in 2014. 8:23 PM @Papapishu ✔: My HTC Vive review: Good immersion. 12:26 PM @the_rami ✔: The whole situation with Oculus and Luckey just makes me so sad that I want to escape into some sort of HTC Vive-powered virtual reality.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 23, 2020

In the meantime, even HTC that was safe until now is having troubles in manufacturing the external tracking faceplate , whose release date will be delayed. There is a lot of irony in this since Google was the creator of Tango, the system for the first tablets featuring a depth sensor already in 2014. Yes, Android, Google.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

After Luckey’s company was bought by Facebook for $2B in 2014, his reported net worth is $700M – so he has plenty of money to play with. SONY PARTNERS WITH CONTENT STUDIO REALITY ONE. …and more. NBC TEAMS UP W/ ALTSPACE TO STREAM PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE IN VR. TIME INC LAUNCHES VR PLATFORM. SEE (AND SMELL?)

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