The Ghost Howls

MAY 7, 2022

Just to make an example, I was there when there was the Netscape vs Internet Explorer war, but now the leading web browser is Google Chrome. Google Chrome, for instance, has been helped a lot by the fact that it is the pre-installed browser on all Android phones. Hero view of PSVR 2 (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment).

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

A pioneering creative tool in VR; Google’s Tilt Brush was awarded for empowering artists from all realms to experiment, design and create all kinds of art in virtual reality. Century Award: Google Earth VR. Google Earth VR for helping the world see the world. Best VR Experience: Tilt Brush.

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JULY 30, 2020

But AR/VR solutions are not limited to Google Glass, mobile apps for trying on shoes or accessories, and AR-based games. Visual augmented reality became mainstream with Pokemon Go (2016) and Snapchat filters, but its use cases are now moving beyond gaming and entertainment. Sponsored content. Sponsored by Softeq. Mobile application.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Resolution Games, which has been making VR games since 2016, estimates that the VR industry currently has around 5 million active VR users. We expect Palm’s 5 million active user estimate includes only fully-featured VR headsets like PSVR, Quest, and PC VR, but not older and more limited headsets like Oculus Go and Google Cardboard.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

According to the retail analyst, PlayStation VR will sell roughly 745k PlayStation VR units in 2016 (their previous estimate was 2.6 million), which Llamas says is due to Sony taking a more prudent approach in holding back marketing spend until the company can better position the PSVR with their upgraded Pro console system.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 16, 2023

That was the starting point back in late 2016 for many to begin cobbling together unofficial support for PC VR games. That is without Sony making any effort to prevent non PS4 users from using it. The iVRy Driver creator speculates that Sony has likely encrypted the signals to prevent use across any non-PlayStation device.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 6, 2019

When it comes to the most-searched-for headsets, there’s been three clear leaders during the 2016, ’17, and ’18 holiday shopping seasons: PlayStation VR, Oculus Rift, and HTC Vive. US search volume, Black Friday weekend 2019 | Data courtesy Google. million PSVR headsets since the product’s launch in late 2016.

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VRScout

AUGUST 1, 2016

Worldwide shipments of VR hardware is set to skyrocket in 2016, with some estimates pointing at volumes of 9.6 billion in 2016, according to IDC. Most of that hardware growth will be fueled by key products from Samsung, Sony, HTC, Oculus and Google. million units and hardware revenues approaching $2.3

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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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VRScout

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

After a mixed year for VR hardware sales in 2016, two new separate reports are painting a more optimistic outlook for the VR market going forward. The report examines the market size and revenue of consumer VR hardware and software from 2016 and forecasts growth through to 2020. billion in 2017, up 142% year-over-year.

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JANUARY 1, 2017

In the report, iiMedia claims that consumer interest in the headsets these companies produced flagged in 2016, claiming: “70 percent of respondents among smart cell phone users [expressed] no willingness to buy one.” And another 1.54B ($221.4M) fueled the Chinese VR industry in the first half of 2016. It’s growing.

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DECEMBER 4, 2016

In 2016, hardware makers dominate the VR market. Sony (PSVR) is clearly leading and is taking one third of the whole market. Sony is followed by Facebook (the Oculus platform) and Google (Day Dream, Card Board, Tilt Brush, etc.); Tagged with: facebook , market share , oculus , sony htc.

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Road to VR

MAY 21, 2016

On June 1st for 2 days, AWE 2016 will kick off with its biggest show yet, held at the the Santa Clara Convention Center, CA. AWE 2016 Discount Tickets. Just a Few AWE 2016 Highlights. You can find more information on the Augmented World Expo 2016 here , and don’t forget that 45% discount code, click here to redeem it.

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Road to VR

MARCH 13, 2017

SEE ALSO 2016's Record Breaking VR/AR Venture Funding Totals $1.8 Last year’s 2016 Virtual Reality Industry Report was purchased by some of the world’s leading organizations now working in the VR industry, including Google, HTC, Sony, Intel, Tencent, and many other companies and educational institutions worldwide.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 3, 2024

If you recall, Zuckerberg specifically got Meta into XR because he wanted to free his company from the grip of Apple and Google (the prevailing gatekeepers of the smartphone era). The headset also launched alongside Horizon Call of the Mountain , the first native VR game based on one of Sony’s major first-party IPs.

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JUNE 7, 2017

IDC started to collect market share data for VR and AR shipments since Q1 2016 and just reported their Q1 numbers for 2017. For Q1 IDC reported 2,241,000 headsets being sold, that is lower than the 3,825,500 headsets sold in Q4 of 2016. However, compared to Q1 of 2016, it is a 69% increase from 1,321,300 units to 2,241,600.

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Road to VR

JUNE 22, 2023

Azure Cloud Platform competes alongside AWS and Google Cloud. To its credit, the company had the foresight to release HoloLens in 2016, a full two years before unicorn startup Magic Leap could get its first standalone AR headset out the door. Breaking the Zune Curse? Don’t get me wrong, Microsoft has success stories.

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JANUARY 2, 2017

Homido isn’t a household name around the world like Facebook, Google, Sony, or Samsung, but it has carved out a niche in the mobile HMD market over the past two years. Homido Grab (targeted at children, first released in September 2016) has sold 63,000 units total. Regardless, this does paint an interesting picture.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Citing a lack of dedicated evangelism from Sony, interactive media research firm SuperData is updating its earlier predictions concerning the company’s PlayStation VR hardware. Initially, SuperData predicted Sony would sell well over 2 million PS VR headsets by the end of 2016.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 19, 2022

He left in 2016 and founded his startup. The rest is our long story… Well, I have time for a long story… Our story began in 2016 when Tao Hu, our founder, and CEO, left Oculus and started the company with VC seed funding and a group of like-minded geeks. This includes but is not limited to HTC, Oppo, Xiaomi, and Huawei.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 24, 2016

Last December the VR community was left guessing as to when the Oculs Rift, HTC Vive, and PlayStation VR would really release, and 12 lightning-fast months later we have them all and a new headset from Google to boot. Resident Evil 7 , meanwhile, made for a great surprise at the Sony conference, and we’ve seen plenty of it since.

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VRScout

JANUARY 16, 2017

percent between 2016 and 2020, according to a new industry research report from TechNavio. ” The report predicts America will be the major source of revenue for the VR gaming market, citing increased awareness and growth brought on by companies such as Google, Samsung and Sony.

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Road to VR

JULY 7, 2016

When it comes to Google searches, “HTC Vive” has recently matched “Oculus Rift” and may be continuing to rise. That said, a powerful showing at E3 2016 this year showed a big spike for the term which has clearly led to an increase in search volume on the other side of that spike.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Buying a virtual reality headset in 2016 is difficult, especially if you haven’t gotten hands-on time with the various systems. Google Cardboard. Google Cardboard VR viewers are convenient and universal, because they work with practically any modern mobile phone. Daydream View.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Sony is believed to be the long-running leader in VR headset sales, but the company has not committed to building a next-gen headset, even four years after the release of PSVR. VR studio Cloudhead Games shared a graph showing its relative revenue from 2016 through 2020 ( see graph ). Key Data Points. Key Data Points.

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VRScout

JANUARY 20, 2017

The YouTube VR app joined a slew of other official Google apps on the platform, including VR versions of Street View, Play Movies, Google Photos and Google Arts & Culture.

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VRScout

MAY 28, 2017

Billion Dollars (2016) to over 20 Billion Dollars! 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. The value of the industry is set to rise from 1.9

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AUGUST 20, 2019

For those not interested in Hello Games’ title – or more accurately those on Oculus Quest or Google Daydream – then indie studio Orange Bridge Studios will be releasing End Space for both headsets at the end of the month. on Oculus Store, Steam and Google Store. End Space 1.0.5

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JULY 24, 2017

Since then standalone VR has moved even closer to reality; Google is releasing a line of WorldSense devices with partners like HTC Vive later this year. Revealed in full at E3, we know the console delivers 4K graphics for traditional games, but the promised VR support — first mentioned at E3 2016 — is nowhere to be seen right now.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Founded in 2016 by ex-Google and Facebook engineers, 8th Wall puts a heavy emphasis on computer vision, machine learning and product development.

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JULY 24, 2017

As it stands, companies like HTC, Oculus, and even Google are being very tight-lipped about how many Vives, Rifts, and Daydream Views they’ve sold (respectively) and it’s making it very difficult to paint a solid picture of what the VR market actually looks like. One day…maybe. Do you own an HTC Vive?

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

In November 2016, Intel acquired virtual reality company Voke whose 360 replay technology has been widely used in the sports world (the company also counts the Sacramento Kings among their investors). EX-HEAD OF SONY PLAYSTATION LONDON FORMS CROSS-PLATFORM VR GAME STUDIO. THE PGA TEES OFF IN VR. …and more.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2017

They even became “Christmas present of the year” here in Sweden in 2016! Google, Valve, Facebook, Sony, Samsung and an enormous amount of other companies are trying to do their part in bringing the tech forward, and the sense of enthusiast development that sparked this new revolution is still here, in all of us. .

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MAY 28, 2024

UploadVR Ian Hamilton When it comes to 2016's Job Simulator, whether you purchase the VR classic from Sony, Valve, Meta, or Apple, about a minute or two of contact with Owlchemy's software teaches players the value of a simulated playground you can enjoy without consequence or discomfort.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

You can enjoy the full audio recording below: In this weekly VRScout Report, Google Earth in VR is a rush, Facebook analyzes your face w/ augmented reality, GE uses AR to talk to machines, the funding wrap-up, cure lazy eye with VR, and more…. GOOGLE EARTH IN VR IS A RUSH. NOKIA AND SONY GET TOGETHER FOR 360 VIDEO.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 30, 2021

Snapchat is so planning to compete with similar products like Google Lens or Samsung Bixby. This is very powerful because it means that while Google and Facebook will work on creating all the AI/ML algorithms by themselves, Snap can rely on the work of others and so grow its functionality in a faster and cheaper way.

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JANUARY 15, 2024

In 2016 it released a compact smartphone-tethered headset for viewing 360° videos, to terrible reviews, and in 2017 it showed off a PC-tethered SteamVR headset prototype that it never shipped. Cho told The Guru that LG Electronics has moved XR device development into the division of the company that makes its TVs to "speed up development".

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