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APRIL 6, 2017

Arcade Saga , a futuristic sports action game from HTC’s internal Vive Studios development and publishing group, could be coming to PSVR. Now wanting to bring the game to PSVR, HTC is going a step above to demonstrate their commitment to platform agnostic VR content. Photo courtesy HTC.

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JANUARY 16, 2017

We previously reported on a collective including HTC Vive, Sony, and many others that would work together to harness the potential of immersive technology. The group is looking to raise investment. Tagged with: 3D Content Hub , Cow Prod , INVR.SPACE , Lumiere Awards , VCG , Virtual Content Group , VR.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 7, 2022

There are so periods during the evolution of a tech with a certain group of leaders, who change over time. In the case of VR, we all remember the competition between HTC and Oculus in 2016, with HTC clearly winning the market until Oculus used Facebook’s money to slash the price of the Rift around 2017.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

A few days ago, Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced that PSVR 2 will launch for $549. The bundle between PSVR 2 and Horizon (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Lateral view of PSVR 2 and controller (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). I’m in the group of people that thinks at $549, it is fair.

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JANUARY 5, 2024

This week saw Microsoft, Google, Samsung, Qualcomm, Meta, and Sony move to optimize their product offerings and business operations. ” GeniusXR partners with Sony to create a Volumetric Capture Studio Sony has recently partnered with GeniusXR and The Alan B.

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JUNE 13, 2017

We haven’t had the E3 where Sony doesn’t shut up about VR like it once did 3D, for example, nor the E3 where it seems like everyone and their mothers are making VR games like they once were mobile or motion controlled experiences. Sony’s swift showcase of around six new VR games was just what the doctor ordered.

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OCTOBER 28, 2016

HTC today announced a partnership with InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) to bring the HTC Vive to sites in Chinese cities like Beijing, Shanghai, and Sanya. More interestingly, they’ll also be able to try some of the content from HTC’s Viveport storefront in their own rooms. In a prepared statement, Alvin W.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Khronos Group , the consortium behind the OpenXR project which aims to standardize the way applications communicate with AR and VR headsets, just added Microsoft to its ranks. Among its count of members, the OpenXR working group consisted of nearly every major player in the industry except Microsoft until now.

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VRScout

AUGUST 7, 2020

Running exactly 1 minute 30 seconds, the trailer shows two players swinging throughout lush jungle environments, cliff diving into crystal clear waters, banging their chests to activate mystical objects, and battling groups of tough-looking enemies using everything from bows and axes to their bare fists. Features The Mighty Axe.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Rec Room (2016), the popular social VR app for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, is coming soon to PlayStation VR. Only players connecting from North and South America can apply, something Against Gravity says has to do with the available PSVR regions Sony is currently allowing them to use prior to launch.

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AllThingsVR

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

29-Year-Old Gamer Leaves Sony Behind to Bring Eye-Tracking to Virtual Reality Kojima, 29, is convinced the technology will become commonplace in VR devices. and Taizo Son, the younger brother of SoftBank Group Corp. and HTC Corp. Kojima, a former game producer at Sony, believes she’s one to two years ahead of the competition.

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Road to VR

MAY 10, 2018

JDI), a display conglomerate created by Sony, Toshiba, and Hitachi, today announced the development of a high pixel density, 3.25-inch 60Hz is widely considered the bare minimum for VR headsets, although many PC VR headsets including HTC Vive and Oculus Rift function at 90Hz—a necessity in reducing motion blur and screen flicker.

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JULY 1, 2022

The upcoming PlayStation VR2 headset will use eye tracking from specialist group, Tobii. This follows on from a February 2022 announcement that the company was “in negotiation” with Sony to be integrated into the new headset. In 2019, Tobii technology was integrated into the HTC Vive Pro Eye.

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VRScout

JANUARY 27, 2017

One of the leading theater groups in the United States, Regal Entertainment Group, is giving Los Angeles movie-goers a new kind of scare before they even take their seat. We are excited to partner with Sony and Fisherman Labs on this amazing VR experience at LA Live: A BARCO Innovation Center.”.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 15, 2024

The OpenXR API is a core piece behind many XR headsets from vendors such as Acer, ByteDance, Canon, HTC, Magic Leap, Meta, Microsoft, Sony, XREAL, Qualcomm, Valve, and Varjo. The OpenXR Working Group leverage industry-wide feedback to improve its API service. ” Wu also noted that HTC VIVE supports OpenXR 1.1

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

The Vive is the ‘room-scale’ VR system created by HTC and Valve. Find an HTC Vive Demo Location. HTC hosts a list of stores across the US and Europe where you can try the Vive for free. SEE ALSO HTC Vive Review: A Mesmerising VR Experience, if You Have the Space. Here’s where you can try VR for yourself.

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DECEMBER 8, 2016

The collective includes Google, HTC Vive, Acer Starbreeze, Oculus, Samsung, and Sony Interactive Entertainment. Strangely, though, there’s a glaring omission from the team: Valve Corporation, which partnered with HTC to power the Vive headset. We’ll update on the GVRA’s movements as they’re made evident.

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Road to VR

JUNE 11, 2017

We know that Samsung has confirmed more than 5 million Gear VR units are now in the wild for example, and of course the headlines of Sony surprising themselves with PlayStation VR’s early sales figures – approaching 1 Million going in to 2017. Of that group, 69% were men, 31% were women. Nielsen’s ‘ U.S

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JULY 30, 2024

Meta designed the layout application, following similar immersive customer experience innovations from groups like Ikea. The OpenXR API is crucial for many XR headsets from vendors such as Acer, ByteDance, Canon, HTC, Magic Leap, Meta, Microsoft, Sony, XREAL, Qualcomm, Valve, and Varjo.

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JUNE 18, 2019

HTC – Vive Pro Eye. Sony London Studio – Blood & Truth. Emblematic Group. VR Enterprise Solution of the Year: Make Real & Lloyds Banking Group – Lloyds Resilience & Vitality. VR Hardware of the Year: Oculus – Quest. VRgineers – XTAL 5K HMD. Oculus – Rift S. VR Electronics – Teslasuit. HP – Reverb VR Headset.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 27, 2017

Developed by Tangentlemen under the banner of Santa Monica Studio’s external development group, enter an uncanny horror experience where death is not a checkpoint. SEE ALSO 'EVE: Valkyrie' Now on HTC Vive, Joins Rift and PSVR Players. But there’s a catch: the Experts can’t see the bomb, so everyone will need to talk it out – fast!

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JUNE 28, 2022

Tencent will form the new XR division under its Interactive Entertainment business group and develop the company’s software and hardware solutions under the leadership of Li Shen, Chief Technology Officer of Tencent Games , the sources explained in the report.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 20, 2021

And in fact, some weeks ago Sony has made everyone understand that it has delayed the launch of the PSVR 2 because the market is not there yet. Companies like Pico, HP, Valve, and HTC are already performing very well in this sector. The rise of enterprise.

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ARPost

JUNE 6, 2023

The group won over Mutienliao , Oregon Shakespeare Festival , and Ferryman Collective. Best Collaboration Tool Sony Electronics Head of XR Business Development Thaisa Yamamura was “honored to present” the Auggie Award for Best Collaboration Tool. She also presented the winner with a 15.6in Sony Spatial Reality Display.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

To discuss the rise of digital twins while also speaking on new headsets from HTC VIVE and PICO, Jay Latta, Founder of The Fusionists, and Amy Peck, Founder/CEO of EndeavorXR , spoke with XR Today on the most recent Big XR News Show to explain why these topics matter to enterprises. What are they interested in?

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FEBRUARY 16, 2017

HTC is betting big on VR arcades in China. An arcade version of its Viveport VR content store is designed to make it easier for groups to set up a location equipped with a variety of worlds to visit. I think,” said HTC’s Viveport President, Rikard Steiber. Photo provided by IMAX. Photo provided by IMAX.

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Peter Graham

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

The industry is striving for ever greater openness and interconnectivity, hence why The Khronos Group and its affiliates began working on OpenXR. Appearing on the Oculus Forums , the preview release is available for testing now , just don’t expect to be running an HTC Vive or Valve Index on Oculus Home anytime soon.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

PSVR 2 Hero view of PSVR 2 (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment) I had big hopes for PSVR 2. I’m pretty sure that Sony is waiting the next few months to make some moves, there’s still the Black Friday and the Christmas Holiday that have to happen, but at the moment I do not see this device as disruptive to our ecosystem.

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DECEMBER 26, 2016

This year has taken us, the VR scene, from a hopeful group of dreamers to a viable, commercially released segment of the consumer electronics industry. What many have spent the last 12 months calling the “year of virtual reality” is about to come to an end.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2023

But in China, they are very famous, and now they are also organizing a big event about XR called FBEC with hosts from all the major VR companies (HTC, Unity, Alibaba, Huawei, etc…). For example, we invited senior executives from HUAWEI, JBD, HTC, Alibaba, iQIYI, Qualcomm, Microsoft, and so on. Why and how has it started?

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Road to VR

JANUARY 3, 2020

While the company had originally collaborated with HTC to create the Vive, this time around Valve opted to handle everything on their own. But it’s also made for an awkward relationship between Valve and HTC who are now positioned more as competitors than partners. Image courtesy HTC. Image courtesy Valve. Vive Cosmos.

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DECEMBER 29, 2016

The HTC Vive should not exist. For a troubled company that’s spent much of the past few years making losses instead of profits, the niche and expensive VR market is the last place HTC is going to make a quick buck. And yet here we are, with the smartphone maker and Valve seemingly in it for the long haul. Expected Expense.

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MAY 15, 2023

We chose to host AWE Asia 2023 in Singapore not only because of its convenience for our diverse group of participants who join us from across the globe, but also in recognition of the growth of the extended reality industry in Singapore and across Asia. AWE Asia has been hosted annually since 2015.

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JANUARY 16, 2020

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) recently confirmed 5 million PlayStation VR’s have been sold since 2016 and the current model will support the upcoming PlayStation 5 console. However, working closely with headset makers including Pico, Facebook and HTC with company doesn’t expect the same issue in 2020.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2023

See Also: Redefining the Future of Location-Based Entertainment With HTC VIVE Focus 3 and The Park Playground “Virtual reality is often perceived as being limited to the world of gaming. Although gaming is certainly a great use case and example of what immersive VR experiences can deliver, the possibilities are endless,” said Vindevogel.

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Voices of VR

JULY 13, 2023

Liz Hyman President and the CEO of the XR Association (XRA), which is a non-profit, industry trade association representing 47 XR companies including major players like Meta, Google, Microsoft, HTC, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Unity, and HTC.

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JUNE 19, 2018

The content will also be available in stereo 3D through the Littlstar app on Sony’s Playstation VR, Google Daydream, Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Samsung Gear VR and more. We are excited to be one of the only groups facilitating A-list film star debuts in virtual reality, and we hope that others will follow our lead.”.

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