ARPost

APRIL 28, 2021

Just before the COVID-19 lockdown, reporter Ben Mauk, director Sam Wolson, and illustrator Matt Huynh traveled to Central Asia. Using a VR headset such as Oculus Rift, you can step into the prison yards, cells, and classrooms in the camps. In 2014, Zero Point was released as the first 360-degree movie made for the Oculus Rift.

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OCTOBER 5, 2017

This means you can watch on Google Daydream View and Cardboard, and with a little extra creativity, on Oculus Rift and HTC Vive with Opera’s new experimental browser and Gear VR through Samsung Internet. Discovery TRVLR comes exclusively to YouTube and DiscoveryVR.com, and on the Discovery VR app.

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OCTOBER 22, 2020

million Series A investment, something the company says will allow them to both expand the current product to Oculus Quest 2, and set up partnerships with institutions in Spain, South America, and other markets affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Immerse , a language learning startup focusing on teaching English in VR, has secured a $1.5

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ARPost

JULY 1, 2020

The company’s original Reverb headset is well known to industry users, but is less popular among casual users than models by companies like VIVE and Oculus. Don’t worry – preorders open across Europe and Asia on July 6. However, the launch of their second-generation headset is drumming up a lot of buzz.

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OCTOBER 20, 2016

The very first Vision VR/AR Summit was home to keynote addresses from established leaders in the emerging industries, leaders such as Gabe Newell of SteamVR, Palmer Luckey of Oculus, and Dr. Richard Marks of PlayStation VR. This second Vision Summit will be the debut of the official Vision VR/AR Awards – Asia. Best VR Experience.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Nreal, the creators of the Nreal Light AR glasses, today announced that shipments of its developer kit will be affected by the recent developments in Asia surrounding the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). Nreal isn’t the only company in the AR/VR sector to have felt the effects.

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OCTOBER 12, 2021

Light and casual VR media consumption used to be a pillar of Facebook’s modus operandi with 3DOF headsets Samsung Gear VR and Oculus Go, but has since shifted focus to building out its gaming-focused Quest platform in the recent years. Image courtesy HTC. This may have left a niche HTC is looking to exploit with Vive Flow.

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VRScout

JULY 22, 2021

Facebook – Oculus Quest 2 HP – HP Reverb G2 Omnicept Edition HTC – VIVE Focus 3 Pico Interactive Europe SL – Pico Neo 3 Pro Varjo – XR-3 Vrgineers – XTAL Mixed Reality Module. & Eminent Air (Thailand) Co., VR ENTERPRISE SOLUTION OF THE YEAR. VR EXPERIENCE OF THE YEAR. VR HARDWARE OF THE YEAR.

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APRIL 20, 2021

Original Article (8:30 AM ET): According to the page, the headset is called ‘Vive Air’ and is set to launch to consumers in Asia, Europe, and North America sometime this year. What is clear however is HTC may be looking to tap into the growing at-home VR workout niche to set itself apart from the reigning champion, Oculus Quest 2.

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VRScout

AUGUST 28, 2018

Oculus will provide headsets and training to three new pilot locations alongside a fresh helping of educational VR content. Oculus Education continues its ongoing streak of generosity with the expansion of its educational pilot programs to Taiwan, Japan, and Seattle. BREAKING BOUNDARIES IN SCIENCE.

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OCTOBER 13, 2020

Lets split the international LBE VR sector into three core areas (North America, Europe/UAE, and Asia). Asia was the first to get a grip on operating under post COVID measures and has seen the growth and the pain. Playing with the Oculus Quest 2 at home (Image by Facebook). But I can give you an overview. Is LBVR dead?

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FEBRUARY 21, 2023

ByteDance allegedly won a fierce bidding war against Tencent in early 2021 to acquire Pico, which then went on to release Pico 4 to consumers in Europe and Asia. Meta (then Facebook) released the 3DOF standalone Oculus Go in 2018 in China thanks to a manufacturing partnership with Xiaomi, branding the headset as the ‘Mi VR Standalone’.

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VRScout

JUNE 10, 2021

This was the inspiration behind Kusunda , a voice-driven VR film centered around the indigenous community of Kusunda located in the landlocked country of Nepal in South Asia. As a result, this historic language finds itself on the edge of extinction.

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VRScout

APRIL 26, 2020

Bizarre Barber , an Oculus Launchpad title, is a curious and playful haircutting adventure for all ages. Bizarre Barber is also the reflection of its creators, two immigrants from post-Soviet Central Asia in American culture. Bizarre Barber is available now on Steam , Viveport , and Oculus ! Image Credit: Synesthetic Echo.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 10, 2024

More info PSVR 2 may support hand tracking At SIGGRAPH Asia, Sony has demonstrated hand tracking working on PSVR 2. Following its release on the Oculus Store, were thrilled to bring this fast-paced space adventure to the Steam community. Thanks to KF for the tip!)

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DECEMBER 19, 2018

In a research paper presented at SIGGRAPH Asia 2018, the company says DeepFocus is inspired by “increasing evidence of the important role retinal defocus blur plays in driving accommodative responses, as well as the perception of depth and physical realism.” Enter DeepFocus.

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ARVR

JANUARY 6, 2023

North America continues to have the largest share of the VR market, but the Asia-Pacific market will expand the most, with India, China, Japan, and South Korea experiencing the highest demand for mounted gaming device screens. If you’re wondering what the Oculus Rift is, it’s a solid step into VR gaming and its immersive nature.

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JUNE 15, 2020

Going by the hardware specifications, it is an upgrade in many areas compared to the Oculus Quest. The company is mostly focused on the enterprise market, though consumers in Asia can buy the headsets for personal use also, hence the inclusion of wireless streaming of SteamVR content from a PC on the same network.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 13, 2020

Acer, after having discontinued the device two years ago, has announced that it will be effectively put on sale, at first in Asia, and then in the rest of the world. And this is possible because they both have big cash cows: Oculus has Facebook’s advertisement, and Valve has the Steam game store. Huawei releases AR maps in China.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Then it could update them very fast and make them as powerful and successful as the Oculus Quest. More info (Oculus Quest with keyboard and mouse) More info (120Hz refresh rate on Quest 2) More info (Facebook and BCIs) More info (Rumor on Facebook smartwatch). People at Oculus do not know how to count. Learn more. Some XR fun.

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ARPost

MAY 5, 2021

The event was attended by representatives from over 70 universities in the United States, Europe, and Asia, and was attended by representatives from dozens of companies providing VR and AR education solutions. In the same discussion (and other discussions throughout the day) Facebook’s ownership of Oculus also came up as a privacy concern.

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MARCH 13, 2017

He is also currently Vice-Chairman of the 300-member company Industry of Virtual Reality Alliance , President of the $15 Billion Virtual Reality Venture Capital Alliance , and oversees the Vive X VR accelerator in Asia. It will likely happen first in Asia where governments and parents prioritize their children’s education over all else.

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ARPost

APRIL 16, 2021

Specifically, it has been expanding into telehealth as well as remote education and training – thus the Asia-exclusive launch of the Neo 3. They’ve also taken up a piece of the market as enterprise users continually lose faith in Facebook-owned Oculus. See Also: Hands-On Review of the Pico G2 4K Enterprise 3DoF VR Headset.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Does Palmer want Oculus back? I tweeted the news saying that “Palmer Luckey is not doing that bad without Oculus…” and Palmer Luckey himself answered to me commenting “Without Oculus for now, anyway”. More info (Anduril getting $1.48B of investments) More info (Palmer Luckey commenting about Oculus). Image by Valve).

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

And Lenovo is in good company too; Meta is getting ready to launch Project Cambria, which earlier this month was revealed to be the long-awaited Quest Pro in a leak, and ByteDance’s Pico Interactive recently unveiled Pico 4 , which aims to take on Quest 2 in Europe and some regions in Asia.

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AR Insider

APRIL 19, 2021

The headset, which will be releasing May 10th, 2021, will have a Snapdragon XR2 chipset (the same chip Oculus 2 has), three IPD adjustments, four wide-angle cameras for positioning and capturing, a curved 90Hz screen, and a WiFi 6 antenna. The headset will be released outside of Asia sometime during the summer.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Since then, the force has been strong with these young Padawans (and the community) and Beat Saber has climbed the games charts to an overwhelming Steam victory, plus hefty success on the Oculus Store. The arcade machines are currently only being rolled out across Asia, but we don’t anticipate this being the case for very long.

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JULY 31, 2024

The Division Director also noted that headset SDKs can help considerably with the XR application development process, with Woosung explaining that “at Skonec, we’ve worked with the SDKs of most commercially available HMDs, including the Vive series, Oculus/Meta series, and Pico series.”

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XROM

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Post Acquiring Oculus from Palmer Luckey the company scaled rapidly, adding billions to their kitty. The metaverse’s contribution to gross domestic production Asia could be between $800 billion and $1.4 billion mobile gamers in Asia, making up the world’s largest player base, according to the report. On top of that, there are 1.3

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ARPost

JULY 22, 2021

Haggai Goldfarb Consulting for “ Project Origami: The Magic of Flight ,” a panoramic video experience coming to the Oculus browser. Techno Brave Asia Ltd. eyeora VR , a virtual events company working with mobile devices as well as Oculus and Pico headsets. Facebook for the Oculus Quest 2. Make Real Ltd.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 3, 2019

This year we saw the launch of: Oculus Go ; Lenovo Mirage Solo ; Vive Focus ; Pico Neo / G2 ; S hadow VR; and the announcement of the Oculus Quest. Oculus has been the king of standalones , because it is selling devices at very low prices that offer great content. Oculus Quest and controllers inside a stand.

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JULY 17, 2017

Leap Motion, a veteran player in the virtual reality sector (having been founded two years ahead of Oculus), has announced the closure of a Series C investment round totaling $50 million. With the new cash, Leap Motion says its primary goal will be a global expansion into Asia, with a new office opening in Shanghai, China.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 4, 2021

I have to say that this “leak” comes in a very timely fashion , by chance exactly at the moment when Facebook was building the hype for Oculus Quest 2 Pro , convincing so some people to wait for Valve’s moves before buying the new Oculus headset. Facebook hires the first Oculus Ambassadors.

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DECEMBER 29, 2016

Ultimately Oculus stole headlines at CES — for both better and worse — with the launch of pre-orders for the Rift. Oculus had already set everyone’s expectations. Asia, Alliances, and Accelerators. In fact it’s quite the opposite. Alliances and accelerators have been another key part of its play.

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VR Bites

MAY 18, 2016

The Climb is a first-person climbing simulator for the Oculus Rift. This game is a graphical masterpiece and without doubt most beautiful game that you can find in the Oculus Store right now. This game is a graphical masterpiece and without doubt most beautiful game that you can find in the Oculus Store right now.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 10, 2017

The VR experience will debut at 50 locations across the United States and UK, with plans to expand to South America, Asia and Australia in advance of the Jumanji motion picture release. Jumanji: The VR Adventure will be available at VR locations worldwide as well as in-home on PlayStation VR, Steam VR, Viveport and the Oculus Store.

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AUGUST 28, 2018

Beat Games, the Czech Republic-based indie developers behind smash hit rhythm game Beat Saber , are aiming to make a big splash in Asia with a newly revealed dedicated arcade machine. The cabinet was created in partnership with SKonec Entertainment , a Seoul-based company that recently opened a VR multiplex called VR SQUARE.

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