Road to VR

MARCH 5, 2019

The job listing goes on to put emphasis on augmented reality as well, saying the company is looking for someone to “create the technology that makes VR and AR pervasive and universal.” SEE ALSO Rift and Windows VR Continue Growth Streaks at Expense of Vive in Latest Steam Survey.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 8, 2020

This has caused a big bump in the SteamVR Hardware Survey, that made us happy. In the latest hardware survey, the number of connected headsets has reached a new all-time high , growing a bit from the one of the last month. More info (SteamVR hw survey?—?Road Road To VR) More info (SteamVR hw survey?—?UploadVR).

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 9, 2024

The report also showed how Apple has quickly advanced to the second top-selling vendor, overtaking industry veterans such as ByteDance, Xreal, and HTC. The survey revealed that about 92 per cent of financial professionals had experienced a positive return on investment from XR.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 4, 2023

More info (Varjo launches XR-4 headset) More info (Varjo’s launch on Road To VR) More info (Varjo opens up waiting list for consumers) Other relevant news Quest 3 is selling well, but Quest 2 much better Quest 3 sales are not going bad, and the headset, after Black Friday , has now already 5% of the shares of devices on the SteamVR survey.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

According to a Steam survey , HTC Vive users increased merely 0.3 Nielsen surveyed 8,000 consumers and found nearly one-fourth — 24 percent — wanted to either use or purchase a VR headset next year. Grand View Research also reports augmented reality alone will be a $100 billion industry in 2024. percent in August.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 11, 2017

While this price difference is significant, the Acer headset uses LCD panels which may result in significant differences to the overall experience when compared with the panels used in Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. It augments your view by letting you see the world around you with digital elements layered into it.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

More info (Meta’s losses in 2023) More info (Meta expecting even higher losses in 2024) Quest 3 enters the Steam chart at 0.15% Meta Quest 3 appeared for the first time in Steam’s Hardware Survey, with a 0.15% share of the market. But a new data mining revealed that new strings mentioning Iris have appeared in Android.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 4, 2020

The biggest news of the week is the one that you can see in the above graph: i n the Steam Hardware Survey for April, it is possible to see a big spike of connected headsets. More info (Steam Hardware Survey) More info (Facebook’s revenues for Q1 2020) More info (Quest and Rift S stock, updated) More info (SuperData’s report).

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ARPost

APRIL 11, 2023

Increased Adoption of AR in E-Commerce According to a recent survey, 38% of marketers reported using AR in 2022. VR-Enabled Online Shopping Experiences VR creates an immersive visual environment, including 360-degree videos, photos, product demos, and complex experiences using devices such as the HTC Vive or Oculus Quest.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

In several of the surveys we’ve run, integration with HMDs has been a top request. We saw an opportunity to continue our mission of democratizing access to the brain (and body) by creating a new kind of device for researchers and developers looking to explore the intersection of mixed reality, biometrics, and brain-computer interfacing.

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VRScout

MARCH 30, 2017

BMW uses VR to build cars faster & cheaper, Disney uses VR for research for theme parks, get set for Ready Player One in VR, a VR survey, and the investment & funding wrapup, plus much more. THE SURVEY SAYS: PEOPLE LOVE THEIR VR DEVICE. SEPHORA UPDATES THEIR AUGMENTED REALITY BEAUTY APP.

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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. Ready Player One is set in a fake future set 30 years from now; most people will get that.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 7, 2022

Virtual Reality is 44% more addictive than traditional gaming. A study conducted by HTC Vive together with a Chinese university shows that Virtual Reality has much more addictive potential (+44%) than traditional flat gaming. More info (IPSOS survey) More info (Taxes in Second Life). Some articles on the metaverse.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

We talked with The Park Playground CEO Peter Vindevogel, who shared his thoughts on these myths and misconceptions, shedding light on virtual reality technology. This is supported by a 2022 PwC survey , which shows that 42% of business leaders are planning to use the metaverse to provide onboarding and training for their employees.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Apple CEO Tim Cook has stated that in his view, augmented reality and not virtual reality holds the ticket for commercial success in immersive technologies in the future. This is what Apple has always done for the most part, and they’ve done very nicely as a result.

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AllThingsVR

AUGUST 27, 2016

Report: VR Devs More Interested In Vive Over Rift For Next Games Oculus and HTC may skirt around the question of VR rivalry, but the development scene seems to suggest that some studios will be favoring the HTC Vive in the near future. of developers said that they were working on the HTC Vive right now, while 43.2%

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Peter Graham

AUGUST 5, 2019

Reports such as the annual Game Developers Conference (GDC) State of the Game Industry Survey can be a good indicator of where the industry is heading and what direction developers see as the best to spend their time on. This puts them both in closer proximity to Oculus and HTC Vive devices, evening that divide just a little bit further.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

At the same time, I think that Meta is not pushing much on its business offerings (and in fact this price clarification arrived many months later than expected) so probably the field will still be dominated by Pico and HTC for any foreseeable time.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Once dominated by the entertainment industry, extended reality (XR) has quickly demonstrated its value to many sectors. Companies like Varjo, Magic Leap, Meta Platforms, Pico Interactive, Lenovo, and HTC VIVE have entered the industrial XR space to create solutions tailored to professionals with complex requirements.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JULY 4, 2023

A survey conducted by StreetBees found that 5 0 percent of questioned individuals aware of the Vision Pro are excited about the device. A key factor in potential success for Xreal and other competitors like Meta and HTC VIVE, as a cheaper device may sway audiences into immersive technology now that Apple has re-entered XR into the mainstream.

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Haptical

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

VR Intelligence, a network of the leading decision makers in virtual, augmented and mixed realities recently released an industry report titled as XR Industry Insight Report 2019–2020.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 19, 2022

HTC to reveal its headset at CES. After many weeks of teasing, HTC is finally ready to unveil its new headset at CES. I expect the usual HTC headset, with technical innovations, but a price that doesn’t make it compelling for users. More info (HTC’s new headset — Road To VR) More info (HTC’s new headset — Upload VR).

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 2, 2019

We’ve been working in XR Technologies — first virtual reality, and then augmented reality — since 2016. Steve: You’re asking this question; as we speak, I am pulling up our survey results. Are you seeing many people in the US using the HTC products at all, or is it mostly Oculus?

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 2, 2019

We’ve been working in XR Technologies — first virtual reality, and then augmented reality — since 2016. Steve: You’re asking this question; as we speak, I am pulling up our survey results. Are you seeing many people in the US using the HTC products at all, or is it mostly Oculus?

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Leapmotion

JANUARY 21, 2017

Click To Tweet Universities are the earliest adopters of virtual and augmented reality. A recent survey of 553 universities in the VR First Network gives us an exciting look at what’s happening in the space, and what technologies the next generation of graduates are using right now. 43% of those are the Microsoft Hololens.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 3, 2021

Image by HTC Vive). HTC rises the hype for the launch of its new headset. For once, HTC seems to have organized the pre-launch of its new upcoming headset fairly well. HTC has said this headset will be amazing , so everyone is hoping for this to be true, even if we all know that the price will be high.

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EnterpriseWear

DECEMBER 4, 2018

This year was going to be the year of augmented reality, but by the end of 2018 market analysts were pointing to 2020 or 2021 as the “golden year” of AR. The pilot, which used an iPad and HTC Vive powered by Marxent’s 3D Cloud Service, showed that VR increases average order value by 60%.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 2, 2019

We've been working in XR Technologies -- first virtual reality, and then augmented reality -- since 2016. Steve: You're asking this question; as we speak, I am pulling up our survey results. I've seen some things coming out of China with HTC VIVE, and they're really focusing on bringing these systems into the schools.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 27, 2019

We’re going to be talking about augmented reality spaceships, augmented reality portals, bringing video to life in a AR and El Pollo Loco. And you guys — well, “you guys,” I think it was before you even got there — but Coachella is no stranger to virtual and augmented reality.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 27, 2019

We’re going to be talking about augmented reality spaceships, augmented reality portals, bringing video to life in a AR and El Pollo Loco. And you guys — well, “you guys,” I think it was before you even got there — but Coachella is no stranger to virtual and augmented reality.

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XR for Business Podcast

MARCH 17, 2020

And we actually tried to tackle this problem with the help of major headset manufacturers – Oculus, HTC, Leap Motion, Intel — and they supported us to create VR/AR labs around the world. And in addition to that, we have VR/AR managers from all the Accenture, BNP Paribas, KLM, Bosch, HTC Vive.

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XR for Business Podcast

MARCH 17, 2020

And we actually tried to tackle this problem with the help of major headset manufacturers – Oculus, HTC, Leap Motion, Intel — and they supported us to create VR/AR labs around the world. And in addition to that, we have VR/AR managers from all the Accenture, BNP Paribas, KLM, Bosch, HTC Vive.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 27, 2019

We're going to be talking about augmented reality spaceships, augmented reality portals, bringing video to life in a AR and El Pollo Loco. And you guys -- well, "you guys," I think it was before you even got there -- but Coachella is no stranger to virtual and augmented reality. Sam, welcome to the show.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 27, 2019

HTC’s Alvin Wang Graylin discusses what this means for everything from automotive design to helping children learn about the universe. Alvin Wang Graylin is an industry leader, evangelist and passionate driver of XR technologies, particularly virtual reality. I’m going to jump right into it.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 27, 2019

HTC’s Alvin Wang Graylin discusses what this means for everything from automotive design to helping children learn about the universe. Alvin Wang Graylin is an industry leader, evangelist and passionate driver of XR technologies, particularly virtual reality. I’m going to jump right into it.

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XR for Business Podcast

MARCH 17, 2020

And we actually tried to tackle this problem with the help of major headset manufacturers - Oculus, HTC, Leap Motion, Intel -- and they supported us to create VR/AR labs around the world. And in addition to that, we have VR/AR managers from all the Accenture, BNP Paribas, KLM, Bosch, HTC Vive. So all these people are coming together.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 27, 2020

This week I have read the results of two very interesting surveys: GDC, as every year, has asked VR developers what platform they’re currently interested in. While in all past years the answer had always been “HTC Vive”, now the king is Oculus, with both the Rift S and the Oculus Quest getting the majority of answers (especially the Quest).

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