Road to VR

DECEMBER 29, 2016

CES 2015: Consumer VR Takes Shape. CES 2015 brought yet more impressive advancements from VR and AR fields, and some notable setbacks. 2015’s CES was the first for Samsung’s ‘Oculus powered’ mobile VR headset ‘Gear VR’ having been unveiled and impressing a few months earlier at IFA Berlin.

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Road to VR

APRIL 25, 2017

But now that the landlady has sold the house where it all started, CLR has turned to VR, or specifically, AltspaceVR, a social VR platform which established itself on early Samsung, Oculus, and HTC headsets back in 2015, and now supports all major VR hardware including Daydream.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 23, 2019

” While the app has previously been available on Vive via HTC’s Viveport platform since early last year, Vive users who exclusively use SteamVR haven’t had access. The NextVR app launched initially way back in 2015 on Gear VR, and eventually found its way to Daydream.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Fantasynth (2017) is an upcoming VR music experience for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive that takes you on a surreal ride through an abstract world of sharp geometric shapes and eye-catching neon lights.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Market research reports have shown that in 2015 the revenue was $0.66 As virtual reality technology gained prominence, the use of VR devices like the Samsung Gear VR, Oculus VR, and HTC Vive, have also become popular. billion, the next year it increased to $3.6 billion, followed by $5.8 billion and $9.6 billion in 2017 and 2018.

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VRScout

JANUARY 1, 2017

In 2015, China saw 200-300 firms jump to produce their own VR HMDs. In October, we wrote about how HTC took the lead in opening the first Vive-branded cafe in Shenzhen. HTC, Oculus, Sony, Samsung, and Google—all of which offer higher quality headsets with the reliability of market-testing, customer support, and general accountability.

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Upload VR

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

At Oculus Connect 2 in 2015 it gave everyone a free Samsung Gear VR, at F8 2018 it gave everyone a free Oculus Go, and at F8 2019 it gave a free Oculus Quest. In 2016 Valve President Gabe Newell famously gave all Vision VR summit attendees a free HTC Vive. Roblox for Quest launched on App Lab in July.

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Road to VR

MAY 18, 2017

Today, there are eight Daydream-Ready devices on the market, and momentum will continue to build throughout the year as flagship products from Samsung and LG begin to support the platform.

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Road to VR

JULY 24, 2019

As reported by The Verge , the adaptor is the third of its kind; the first was destroyed in a failed SpaceX launch in 2015, and the second was installed on the ISS in 2016. Bigscreen supports HTC Vive, Valve Index, Windows VR, Oculus Rift, Oculus Go, Oculus Quest, and Samsung Gear VR. Check out the links below to download.

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Cats and VR

DECEMBER 11, 2017

SRP across all available platforms – for Gear VR and Oculus Rift on the Oculus Store, for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift on Steam, and for PlayStation VR on the PlayStation Store. Additionally, the original Gunjack is receiving a permanent price drop from $9.99 SRP to $4.99

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Original investors included Comcast Ventures, HTC and Samsung, but now join Horizons Ventures, Twentieth Century Fox, Evolution Media Partners (backed by TPG and CAA), China’s Shanghai Media Group, Youku Global Media Fund and LDV Partners. SEE ALSO Comcast, Samsung, and HTC Join $6 Million Investment in VR Animation Studio 'Baobab'.

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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. IDC themselves predicted in 2011 that by 2015, Microsoft’s then new (and now dead) Windows Phone platform would overtake Apple’s IOS as in the mobile phone market.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 2, 2017

We don’t have a clear idea on precisely how many units have been sold for the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, PlayStation VR, Daydream View, or any other major headset on the market. Homido mini (pocket-sized solution, first released in 2015) has sold 244,000 units total. Regardless, this does paint an interesting picture.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 5, 2017

HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, PS VR, Samsung Gear VR, and Google’s Cardboard and Daydream platforms are all the most recognized names when it comes to virtual reality across the powerful home units and mobile markets, but there are still a handful that keep the industry competitive and honest. The Pico Neo CV is packing two 1.5k

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

This leaves Oculus, Google and HTC to split about a million units. According to this report, HTC’s Vive edged out Facebook’s Rift selling “more than 400K at its $800 price point.” Samsung is the only company to have released actual numbers, saying 5 million Gear VR headsets have been sold so far.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 19, 2017

The app is already available for the HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and Samsung GearVR. In a 2015 report on Android Central , Google claimed that there were over 1.4 By bringing its software to the Daydream View and non-VR Android smartphones, AltspaceVR has become one of the most comprehensive, cross-platform VR programs on the market.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Disappointingly, he did not disclose any sales numbers for the Oculus Rift– instead taking the chance to remind Facebook’s investors that the Oculus-supported Samsung Gear VR has now sold 5M+ units. NEW CONTROLLERS & NEW GAMES ON HORIZON FOR HTC VIVE AND VALVE. INVESTMENT & FUNDING WRAPUP.

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VRScout

AUGUST 1, 2016

Most of that hardware growth will be fueled by key products from Samsung, Sony, HTC, Oculus and Google. billion yuan ($236 million) in 2015, and is expected to rise to more than 5 billion yuan ($753 million) this year. Worldwide shipments of VR hardware is set to skyrocket in 2016, with some estimates pointing at volumes of 9.6

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 22, 2016

The young organization managed to carve out a name for itself during the early days of the emerging VR industry and that first to market approach earned it a $65 million fundraising round in 2015 that was led by none other than the kingmaker of modern media itself: Disney.

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Cats and VR

JANUARY 17, 2018

Your entry can also be remastered for the HTC Vive or other contemporary VR platforms as well, but must include the CV1. The entry must include some manner of enhancement over the original (visuals, audio, controls, content, etc) that makes it contemporary with new releases on the Oculus platform.

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Delight XR

AUGUST 7, 2022

Samsung Gear VR. Samsung Smartphone. Apple and Samsung Smartphones. November 2015. The HTC Vive, produced by HTC and developed together with video game industry giant Valve, was released on April 5th, 2016. HTC Vive Pro. Check out our article for what comes next. Click on any VR Headset to learn more.

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VRScout

AUGUST 24, 2016

As VR hardware continues to compress in price and powerful smartphone based systems like Samsung’s Gear VR and Google’s mobile VR Daydream platform gain steam, it’s expected that 50% of worldwide revenues will be generated by VR/AR hardware sales according to the report. HTC Vive most talked about headset on social media.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 18, 2016

They join the original investors, Comcast Ventures, HTC and Samsung. Baobab was founded by Eric Darnell, Chief Creative Officer, and Maureen Fan, CEO, in 2015. The money will be used to develop more animated movies and add to the 20 people currently working at the company.

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VRScout

MAY 28, 2017

We don’t think so and believe that in the next couple of years major organizations such as Sony and HTC will start producing advertisements to be shown in virtual reality. This is proven by the fact that in a 2015 study, 72% of millennials said that an experience is more important than having physical items.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

In November 2015, UploadVR.com marked its first birthday at the dawn of the consumer VR age. November 2015. December 2015. Samsung starts off the month debuting its VR Internet browser for Gear VR, becoming the first to offer a VR browser. In fact, it was prior to most of the editorial team joining. January 2016.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

A Bluetooth-enabled controller is what sets the Daydream HMD apart from other current smartphone-powered VR headsets (the Samsung Gear VR is really the only true competitor in this quality tier, distinctly above a Cardboard-style headset). Although not as robust as the HTC Vive controllers, the wand-like controller is easy to use… and fun.

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Hypergrid Business

JANUARY 4, 2017

Offering its users the easiest way to chat, share, broadcast and record in virtual reality, vTime is now live on five VR platforms: Samsung Gear VR , Oculus Rift , Google Cardboard , iPhone and Google Daydream. Completely cross platform, vTime will be available on all major VR platforms soon, with support for HTC Vive coming soon.

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Road to VR

JULY 28, 2016

The newly revealed design differs from the most recent prototype by doing away with the rigid plastic wrap-around piece (as on the right), and opting for a head strap and cable-management system that appears to be similar to the HTC Vive’s. FOVE’s new design showing Vive-like strap system. FOVE’s Journey.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Prior to the Rift’s launch in early 2016, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg addressed a question about the impact the headset could have on the company, during Facebook’s Q3 2015 earnings call. “So Samsung – Gear VR. HTC – Vive. SEE ALSO HTC Confirms Each Vive is Sold at Profit, "Much More" Than 140,000 Units in Sales.

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Delight XR

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Samsung Gear VR. Samsung Smartphone. Apple and Samsung Smartphones. November 2015. The HTC Vive, produced by HTC and developed together with video game industry giant Valve, was released on April 5th, 2016. HTC Vive Pro. Check out our article for what comes next. Click on any VR Headset to learn more.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Meanwhile, the HTC Vive , which launched with motion controls in the box, has garnered praise for its immersive input. Combined with Oculus’ announcement of Touch all the way back in 2015, Rift users have been very eager to get their hands into virtual reality.

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Road to VR

MARCH 18, 2018

I am allowing myself one unfounded prediction though before seeing the film: even though HTC Vive is the official VR partner of the film , you won’t see the protagonist Wade Watts wearing an HTC-branded headset. You could call it The Lord of the Rings Effect. image courtesy Hobbiton Tours. image created by Road to VR.

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Delight XR

MAY 14, 2019

visit website Samsung Gear VR. visit website Samsung Odyssey. visit website HTC Vive. visit website Zeiss VR One. Field of view. Max Resolution (combined). depends on smartphone. Positional Tracking. Motion Controller. Release date. visit website Sytros Premium VR. Field of view. depends on smartphone. Max Resolution (combined).

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Delight XR

MAY 14, 2019

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Much like Oculus, FOVE began as a successful Kickstarter which raised $480,000 , nearly twice its goal, back in mid-2015. FOVE hopes to be the first VR headset on the market with eye-tracking, and we expect other major headsets like the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and PlayStation VR to add eye-tracking in future product iterations.

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Road to VR

JUNE 6, 2024

million in new funding from HTC Corp. It’s been almost a decade since VR enthusiasts first got a chance to don the pre-production version of HTC Vive at GDC 2015, where they likely went face-to-face with a giant blue whale in Wevr’s iconic VR demo theBlu: Whale Encounter. and Epic Games.

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Steki Amusement

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Since 2015, China’s greatest contribution to the global virtual reality (VR) industry has been the discovery of offline VR experience stores. Under the leadership of companies such as Samsung, Sony, HTC, IDC, by the end of 2016, the total number of VR hardware will reach 9.6 About VR Theme Park. billion U.S.

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