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JANUARY 9, 2018

Intel’s tiny VR-capable PC, Tactical Haptics’ reconfigurable controller, NextVR updates, TPCast Plus, HTC Vive Pro, and Xiaomi’s re-branded Oculus Go. HTC Reveals Vive Pro. Image courtesy HTC. The new HTC Vive Pro was revealed at CES , sporting various improvements over the standard Vive headset.

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JULY 10, 2018

Japanese VR studio MyDearest and Los Angeles-based Sekai Project are launching a Kickstarter campaign today to fund the development of a new VR manga game. Dubbed TOKYO CHRONOS , the VR visual novel game is targeting HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and PSVR.

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MAY 10, 2018

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. Currently the market leader in pixel density is HTC Vive Pro with ~615 ppi. ms while operating at 120Hz refresh rate.

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JUNE 11, 2018

The show will be available globally for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive users through TheWaveVR app, available on the Oculus Store and Steam , and will be broadcast live on TheWaveVR Facebook page. .” The experience, which will be free, launches Thursday, June 21st at 7:00 PM PT ( your local time here ).

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JUNE 10, 2019

Sensibly dubbed ‘Imagine Dragons DLC Music Pack’, the block-slashing rhythm game’s next paid DLC is said to arrive on all supported platforms today, including Oculus Quest. Tracks will be priced at $1.99 per song or $12.99 for the entire package. Radioactive. Whatever It Takes.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

According to the Los Angeles Times , the experience was created as a collaboration between multiple animators and artists who developed the VR experience during a series of workshops at the Burbank studio’s VR lab. Journeys VR is slated to arrive for free on Steam for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift on October 1st.

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MAY 11, 2018

Currently the market leaders in pixel density are Samsung Odyssey and HTC Vive Pro, both with the same Samsung-built panel at ~615 ppi. Dubbing it UHPD (Ultra High Pixel Density), INT is slated to show off their display at the Poster Session of the upcoming SID Display Week , which takes place May 22 – 24 in Los Angeles, CA.

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MAY 26, 2016

To do so, we brought cameras down to RYOT headquarters in Los Angeles. Today, RYOT has a staff of 30 based in Los Angeles. While HMDs like the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive are now technically in-market, they provide a small fraction of the reach Facebook and YouTube have opened up for 360 video.

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One of the smartest ideas ever had by HTC has been the invention of the Vive Tracker: a little puck that you can attach to an object so that to track it inside virtual reality. The Tracker is good, but since HTC has never had competition in the field, i t has always been the same since the launch year. Some news on content.

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APRIL 19, 2018

TheWaveVR also opened their new Los Angeles office today, where they plan to collaborate with artists and musicians on what they say will be “a number of high profile VR concerts this year.” The funding round follows a successful collaboration with Warner Bros. The app is available on Steam (U.S.

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APRIL 14, 2017

Distributing on Steam Early Access for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, the platform lets you watch, host, and socialize in shows while music is mixed live. To further its development, the company has also garnered an additional $4 million in seed funds led by Upfront Ventures in Los Angeles, bringing total funds to $6.5

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APRIL 26, 2018

John Root co-founded VRLA with Cosmo Scharf in 2014 , and it has organically grown into a thriving VR event with over 10,000 attendees at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Rikard Steiber, President Viveport and SVP of Virtual Reality, HTC Vive. Friday keynote speakers include: Cliff Plumer, CEO, The VOID.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2016

By the end of 2016, IMAX VR centres should be up and running in six locations around the world, with the first two nearing completion in Los Angeles and Manchester (England). The aim is to provide a higher quality VR experience than what can be achieved at home, and to produce and deliver unique VR content for these centres.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Lightbound Studios, a Los Angeles-based indie studio, may not have succeeded last year to fund their VR game Titan Arena through Kickstarter , but all is not lost. According to the game’s Steam page , Rise of the Titan is slated to launch sometime in 2019, supporting HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Valve Index, and Windows VR headsets.

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JANUARY 1, 2017

It quickly turns into a modelling challenge to reproduce all the assets of Deckard’s apartment and a view on Los Angeles streets,” said Lengele of the project’s origins. Lengele doesn’t possess a current generation VR headset, just a now obsolete Oculus Rift DK1.

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JUNE 12, 2017

Los Angeles-based VR studio Survios has continued to improve its ‘adrenaline platformer’ Sprint Vector since its reveal at GDC 2017 in March, adding weapons, powerups and new movement systems. Detailed in a press release at E3 2017, the game is set to launch for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift and Touch by the end of the year.

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MARCH 21, 2017

When asked about whether he had considered opening up a VR arcade in Los Angeles in the future, he answered with a short resounding, “Yes, there will be more stuff coming.”. Earlier this month, we also got a preview of the studio’s Passengers VR movie adaptation that is available for both Oculus Rift and HTC Vive.

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JULY 4, 2018

Created by Los Angeles-based indie studio Edwon Studio , Waba needs your care and attention; you hatch a Waba, feed it, and put the squishy little chub-monster to rest. Waba is launching on Steam Early Access July 10th for HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and Windows VR.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Star Trek: Bridge Crew – Rescue at Persephis is now available at the IMAX VR center in Los Angeles, but will be heading to the other two active locations in New York and Shanghai sometime soon. Upcoming centers are also set to open in the UK, Toronto, and other locations worldwide in the coming months.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2017

But with the latest opening of the IMAX VR Center in Los Angeles, premium VR destinations like this may just be what the industry needs. Also touched on was the outlook of augmented and mixed reality, stating combined earnings of $30.4B

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JUNE 13, 2017

Following the revelations from the Microsoft and Bethesda presentations , this is a second roundup of news from E3 2017, currently taking place in Los Angeles. Intel, Oculus & ESL Look to Accelerate VR eSports: Insomniac’s The Unspoken | Image courtesy Insomniac Games.

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MARCH 11, 2020

. “After careful consultation with our member companies regarding the health and safety of everyone in our industry – our fans, our employees, our exhibitors and our longtime E3 partners – we have made the difficult decision to cancel E3 2020, scheduled for June 9-11 in Los Angeles,” states the EAS in an official release.

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JULY 15, 2018

The Emmy Awards celebrates its historic 70th anniversary September 17th at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles, California. The Rick And Morty episode “Pickle Rick” has also been nominated for Outstanding Animated Program. Image Credit: Adult Swim.

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MAY 25, 2016

Watts will be performing on Thursday, May 26th at 8pm-9pm PDT ( click for local time ) from AltspaceVR’s special comedy studio in Los Angeles, created in collaboration with the web-based JASH comedy group.

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OCTOBER 22, 2019

At MWC Los Angeles this week, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang demonstrated the company’s CloudXR platform which is made to stream cloud-rendered AR and VR content over 5G connections. On stage at MWC Los Angeles this week Nvidia demonstrated CloudXR in action in a handheld AR mode. CloudXR Demo.

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APRIL 13, 2018

The world’s largest VR & AR conference is back again May 4-5 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Rikard Steiber, President Viveport and SVP of Virtual Reality, HTC Vive. The two-day conference’s full slate of keynote speakers also include live performances. There’s quite no conference like VRLA.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Los Angeles and Austin, TX-based startup called The Wave VR is building “the world’s first social VR music platform,” according to CEO Adam Arrigo, “[and] it lets anybody from aspiring DJs to Deadmau5 to put on online virtual shows that are fully interactive. HTC FUNDS STEEL WOOL, SOLO. is excited about VR. FOR VR GAME IN 2017.

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JUNE 19, 2016

Other huge gaming names like Capcom, Rocksteady Studios, Square Enix, and Bethesda are throwing big brands into virtual reality – Resident Evil, Batman Arkham, Final Fantasy, Fallout, and Doom all had moments of glory at the packed Los Angeles conference. Real Work to be Done: Aecom and Hololens Team Up.

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JUNE 6, 2017

Learn More About the Los Angeles VR Weekend Workshop and Sign Up to Attend. HTC Vives & Oculus Rifts for Project Testing. Whether you’re exploring a career in VR, want to prototype an idea or just want to learn something new, this workshop will equip you with the key skills to start creating. WHAT’S INCLUDED.

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DECEMBER 19, 2016

PARTY WITH YOUR FACEBOOK FRIENDS IN VR: OCULUS ROOMS & PARTIES. If you have a Samsung Gear VR, you can now connect with your Facebook friends through Oculus Home. In the official words of the Oculus blog, this is “just the beginning of social VR.”. ADD-ON DEVICE AIMS TO MAKE HTC VIVE WIRELESS.

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JULY 28, 2016

The CLG: Win Everythin’ VR experience draws you into the Los Angeles-based team’s very personal and inspiring story, as you experience the daily routines, passion and dedication required for this team of elite eSports athletes to prepare for competition at the highest level.

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JUNE 16, 2016

The company is based out of Los Angeles, California and is currently knee-deep in production of several original AAA intellectual properties. Bay said: “I’ve known Pete for a long time, and he’s put together a great team. I’m excited about building new visual worlds for this innovative medium with them.”.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2017

While the approach allowed The Void to deploy the Ghostbusters: Dimension experience relatively early, it came online as Oculus and HTC started shipping improved consumer hardware. This allowed the system to be deployed in a large area.

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MAY 25, 2017

The first universe is being revealed on Oculus Rift and Samsung Gear VR. The game is expected to release on Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, although Andy hopes to implement cross-platform support for multiplayer experiences.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2017

Birthed in New Zealand and raised in Los Angeles, CA, volumetric capture company 8i has announced a Series B round of $27M. The collaboration platform is device agnostic (so you could use a Microsoft Hololens while communicating with someone wearing an Oculus Rift), and the B2B company is focusing on the training and education space.

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JULY 18, 2017

If you jump into Facebook Spaces with your Oculus Rift, now you’ll be able to live stream your virtual world to your regular Facebook feed. Los Angeles, CA-based Hutch Interiors has raised a $10M Series A round , lead by Zillow (this is the Zillow Group’s first time investing in a startup). from Japanese firm gumi VR Inc.

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MARCH 11, 2017

Whatever the case may be, I had to deal with acrophobia all the time until about a year ago, when I moved to Los Angeles, California. Everest on the HTC Vive – minus the limited air and intense cold. Even though I was in a room in Los Angeles, the fear of heights rushed back to me in a hurry.

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