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DECEMBER 19, 2017

Oculus parent company Facebook today announced it’s bringing Spaces , the company’s own social VR app, to HTC Vive. Like YouTube, which Google recently brought to the Vive , Facebook works only when it’s available to as many people as possible. Simply pick your platform, and download the file. Arctic Open.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Rikard Steiber, Viveport President and Senior VP of Virtual Reality, is departing HTC at the end of the year. Having joined the company in February 2016, Steiber oversaw the launch of Viveport in over 60 markets, HTC’s digital distribution platform for VR games and experiences.

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MAY 24, 2016

If you uploaded your content to an immersive video platform like Vrideo , friends could already check out your latest work of art with a Google Cardboard or Gear VR headset by downloading an app. But when it came to the Oculus Rift or HTC Vive, viewing options were more limited.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Google has pushed an update to its VR paint program Tilt Brush (2016) that finally lets you intuitively drag your 3D creations in from Blocks (2017) , the company’s latest 3D modeling app for VR. You can download Blocks now for free for Vive or Rift on their respective stores ( Steam , Oculus Store ).

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OCTOBER 4, 2016

Google today released the Tilt Brush Toolkit , a set of scripts that people can download for free on GitHub that allow developers and creators to interpret.tilt files in different ways. VR developer Robert McGregor only recently wrote about how Tilt Brush is going in places that even Google might not have expected.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Available now on PC VR headsets like the Oculus Rift S, HTC Vive, and Valve Index, Portable Emulator is a nifty piece of software that allows you to play a wide range of classic games in VR. Those interested can download the Portable Emulator app 100% free of charge here. from virtualreality.

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MAY 3, 2018

Google is celebrating the life and artistry of French film pioneer Georges Méliès today with a charming VR short that commemorates his iconic silent films including the groundbreaking A Trip to the Moon (1902). The short was produced by Nexus Studios and co-directed by Fx Goby and Google Doodles’ Hélène Leroux.

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APRIL 22, 2024

Zuck’s genius move before Google I/O I was kinda shocked reading this piece of news, but I was also quite happy because I’m all in for open platforms, and seeing finally Meta breaking the walls of its walled garden is for me a good thing. And with the operating system comes also Meta’s store.

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DECEMBER 26, 2016

From monolithic manufacturers such as Facebook’s Oculus, Samsung, HTC, Google, and Sony, to the small, but hard working development teams that filled our platforms with content, the entire industry deserves to take a bow. Tagged with: community download , discussion , virtual reality , won , year of VR.

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MARCH 14, 2018

Google is working on ways to create the most realistic sense of presence while in VR. To help with that, Google has been experimenting with light fields to show how VR can come as close as possible to what you’d actually see if you were there. Download the demo for free and check it out for yourself. Image Credit: Google VR.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2016

The white light of the real world was visible out the bottom of Daydream View both for myself and a couple family members who tried the new $80 mobile VR headset from Google. Google says the fit was designed to “work for a majority of faces.” Google Photos VR. Google Photos got big wows from my family in VR.

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MAY 26, 2019

Moon Rider , a new open source VR music visualization and rhythm game, pushes the boundaries of what web-based VR by offering an impressive, Beast Saber-like gaming experience without the need of a download or dedicated app. Google Daydream and Oculus Go users have access to only the Ride and Viewer Modes.

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JUNE 12, 2020

Developers can now download a beta version that will let them start integrating OpenXR apps into SteamVR. Valve just took a big step in prepping Steam game developers for the full arrival of OpenXR, the new industry-wide open standard for AR and VR headsets. The company has released what it calls “initial support” for the 1.0.9

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JUNE 29, 2016

Google is working add fully immersive browsing capability to Chrome, allowing users to browse any part of the web in VR, not just those sites that are specially built for VR. See Also: Google Shows HTC Vive Running at 90 FPS in Chrome with WebVR.

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MARCH 7, 2017

Now Konami’s run and gun classic, Contra , has popped up on the interwebs — and you can download it right now for the HTC Vive. Contra VR was created by the developers of the PP Gun, a VR controller for the HTC Vive. You can download a build of the demo here (Google Drive link), or visit their Indigogo page.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Owlchemy Labs, the Google-owned VR studio, announced it’s bringing the chart-topping VR games Job Simulator (2016) and its sequel Vacation Simulator (2019) to Apple Vision Pro. The post Two Classic VR Games From Google’s VR Studio Coming Soon to Vision Pro appeared first on Road to VR.

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APRIL 19, 2022

This effectively made us one of the most downloaded VR video players back then. We had 500k downloads on Google Play , 100k downloads on Gear VR, and 50k on Steam. What’s its current price and where can it be downloaded? Users can download the app from our website , Sidequest , or Applab.

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JANUARY 28, 2023

There is not only the problem of the timezone but also the unknown of the internet connection and the inability of reaching Western websites like Google. VPN (Image from Know Your Meme) In China, most of the Western websites we use the most, like Google and Facebook, are blocked behind the Great Firewall.

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MARCH 4, 2025

And the latest game by Owlchemy Labs, Dimensional Double Shift, which is free to play, just reached 500K downloads as a testament that this strategy works. Developers are so starting to follow the freemium trend. Fast Travel Games just made Mannequin free to play. The cards will ship on March 6, with MSRPs of $550 and $600 respectively.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Designer and Creative technologist Dong Yoon Park has painstakingly recreated a Star Wars battle scene inside VR with Google’s Tilt Brush. Virtual reality artistry really has exploded since the HTC Vive gave the world room scale VR and tracked motion controllers, making the VR art application Tilt Brush possible.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2017

HTC recently announced they’ll be sweetening the pot this Black Friday for potential Vive-owners located in North America by throwing a free Deluxe Audio Strap your way when you purchase an HTC Vive. photo courtesy HTC. Check out our review here. You can see where Vive is sold near you here.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2017

.” The show is co-sponsored by Google and includes “some really dope surprises,” which will come along an update pushed shortly before the concert. TheWaveVR supports Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, and makes heavy use of tracked motion controllers for the platform’s patently trippy interactive objects.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2024

The glasses should work with Google Gemini AI and have the following features: Processors : Snapdragon AR1 and NXP Camera : 12MP with Sony IMX681 Battery : 155mAh Weight : 50 grams The first batch of production should be around 500,000 units , with more to come if the glasses prove to be successful.

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DECEMBER 15, 2017

It’s been a long while coming, but Google has finally launched a YouTube VR app on PC. Google expects YouTube VR to remain in Early Access through 2018 as they continue to develop it based on feedback. Image courtesy Google. Image courtesy Google. It took a while, but YouTube VR on PC was largely inevitable.

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JANUARY 29, 2017

There are a handful of major players already cutting their teeth in VR including Google, Sony and Samsung; but the two titans sitting at the top of the heap are Oculus and HTC. Our big question today is this: when it comes to VR, are Oculus and HTC the respective Apple and Microsoft of the industry? HTC/Microsoft .

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FEBRUARY 17, 2017

According to the report, the HTC Vive (25% of respondents) and the Oculus Rift (24%) are leading the pack by a significant margin in terms of which headsets developers are currently developing for, followed by PlayStation VR (13%), right on par with Samsung’s Gear VR (13%). Future AR/VR Focus.

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DECEMBER 14, 2017

Initially Gunjack 2 , launched in 2016, was exclusively available on Google Daydream. With the launch of Gunjack 2 on Gear VR, CCP has released a new trailer: Gunjack 2 is available for download on the Oculus Store for the Samsung Gear VR for $9. The title is the sequel to 2015’s Gunjack which had debuted on Gear VR.

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APRIL 19, 2020

The filter has been released on BeautyPlus , Meitu’s flagship photo editing app, which features auto beautification, AR camera filters, and a suite of photo editing tools; available now on the App Store and Google Play. Million downloads.

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JULY 11, 2017

AltspaceVR supports cross-play between Google Daydream, HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Gear VR and traditional monitors. How: Download TheWaveVR on Steam (US-residents only). Bill Nye in AltspaceVR. image courtesy AltspaceVR. Where: AltspaceVR. When: July 12 @ 2:30pm PT ( your timezone ). GRIMECRAFT Show in TheWaveVR.

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AUGUST 24, 2022

Owlchemy Labs, the Google-owned VR studio known for Job Simulator (2016) and Cosmosmious High (2022) , teased a new multiplayer VR game that’s built from the ground-up for hand tracking interactions.

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OCTOBER 16, 2018

Users can download the “DAMAGED” app on a variety of major headsets to enter an immersive, VR showroom of interactive artwork, complete with over 100 minutes of narration by Shepard himself. Users can also download the app on their iOS or Android devices and physically walk around the digital exhibit using augmented reality.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Taking in over €57,000, the studio has built the educational experience for all major VR platforms including HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and PlayStation VR. You can download Titanic VR here PSN on Steam Early Access , which includes support for Vive and Rift. Support for Windows VR headsets is slated to come later this year.

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MAY 25, 2018

From my tests, the image on the screen appears slightly distorted, so there will be something to fix on HTC’s side. Better integration with HTC phones. Yesterday HTC has also unveiled its new flagship phone, the HTC U12+. The Vive Focus and its friend the HTC U12+ phone (Image by HTC). Image by HTC).

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AUGUST 29, 2019

3 music pack is now live on all supported platforms, which includes Steam (HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Valve Index, Windows VR headsets), the Oculus Store ( Rift , Quest ), and the PlayStation Store (PSVR). Before jumping in for some block-slashing fun, you can also preview, download or stream OST Vol. The OST Vol.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Users can access High Fidelity via HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, desktop or Google Daydream-enabled Android device. You can download it for free here. .” The platform supports a staggering number of people in a single virtual space, now rated at a 500 person max occupancy.

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AUGUST 27, 2018

Available for free on the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, NASA’s Exoplanet Excursions VR experience takes users on a jaw-dropping tour across five of the seven planets forming the TRAPPIST-1 exoplanet system. You can check out these far-away planets now by downloading Exoplanet Excursion over at the Spitzer Mission website.

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AUGUST 28, 2017

Amsterdam-based interactive designer Jonathan Puckey and Studio Moniker’s collaboration with Google’s Data Arts Team has produced a compelling experience called Dance Tonite , which runs from a single website and offers something for everyone from mobile to desktop to VR.

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