Road to VR

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Old Enemies – HTC. While both Oculus’ Rift and HTC’s Vive hit the market right around the same time in 2016, the Vive was the first system with motion controllers and room-scale. Former Friends – Samsung. Samsung was perhaps Oculus’ first major ally. A Tale of Two Headsets. Image courtesy Oculus.

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JUNE 7, 2017

Apple’s WWDC 2017 keynote made that abundantly clear with their announcement of support for external Metal graphics, HTC Vive, SteamVR and Metal VR. In terms of market share, Samsung leads the charge with Gear VR with 489,500 Gear VR shipments which translates to a market share of 21.5%. VR is not dying. market share. market share.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

As virtual reality technology gained prominence, the use of VR devices like the Samsung Gear VR, Oculus VR, and HTC Vive, have also become popular. Some VR Gaming Market Trends Which Determine Its Consistent Growth. VR game development has served significant markets throughout the world and still shows high growth possibilities.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 30, 2017

A forerunner to the trend: Morgan Lives in a Rocket House. While technologies like foveated rendering are set to change this in the near future, giving a more ‘correct’ photon-to-eyeball experience, current gen headsets like Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and PSVR are staying on the safe side.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 4, 2020

While Valve’s data is a useful way see which headsets are most popular on Steam, the trend of monthly-connected headsets has always been obfuscated because the data is given exclusively as percentages relative to Steam’s population —which itself is an unstated and constantly fluctuating figure. 0.89% ) 28.82% of all headsets on Steam.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 6, 2019

When it comes to the most-searched-for headsets, there’s been three clear leaders during the 2016, ’17, and ’18 holiday shopping seasons: PlayStation VR, Oculus Rift, and HTC Vive. times Oculus Rift, 5 times HTC Vive, and many times greater than other headsets like Valve Index, Oculus Go, Pimax, and Samsung Odyssey.

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AR Insider

AUGUST 12, 2019

That’s followed by Oculus (presumably all variants) at 25 percent and HTC (same) at 22 percent. That includes Google (11 percent) Samsung (5 percent) and others (6 percent). Collectively, the high end of the market accounts for 77 percent of revenues, compared with the receding class of mobile VR headsets.

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Tech Trends VR

OCTOBER 18, 2018

The experience is available now on the Oculus and Steam stores for Oculus Rift, and HTC Vive headsets. It will also soon be available to watch in 360 on Oculus Go, Samsung Gear VR and Google Daydream. Alice Bonasio is a VR and Digital Transformation Consultant and Tech Trends’ Editor in Chief. One can hope.

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VRScout

JANUARY 25, 2018

While HTC made a splash unveiling an upgraded Vive Pro off site, the big trend on the show floor was standalone VR headsets with “inside-out” tracking. Currently to manage a VR setup with a headset such as the HTC Vive, a computer or laptop is required. What’s inside-out tracking? Why is it a big deal?

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Tech Trends VR

JUNE 26, 2018

To complement the theatrical film release of Distorted on June 22nd, Minds Eye Entertainment and SkyVR have partnered to produce “Distorted Reality,” a scripted, live-action cinematic VR distributed through OneTouchVR on Google Daydream, Oculus Go, Samsung Gear VR, Oculus Rift, and iOs. VRScout (@VRScout) June 19, 2018.

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Road to VR

JUNE 22, 2023

Image courtesy Digital Trends Zune didn’t generate the sort of loyal customer base that Apple had in spades because entering rapidly evolving product categories isn’t easy. Currently major contenders are Meta, Sony, HTC, Valve, Pico, Pimax, and Apple starting next year.

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Tech Trends VR

JULY 31, 2019

The sales of the other players on the VR market were pretty much flat across the year – the Oculus Rift (the PC tethered version), the Samsung Gear VR, the HTC Vive, and the Vive Focus showed limited sales growth. appeared first on Tech Trends. The post VR: Fad or Fiction?

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 3, 2019

General trends. Mister President launching the Vive Focus (Image by HTC). Samsung has also teased to be interested in releasing a new AR/VR standalone device. That’s why the other companies, like HTC and Pico, have decided to aim at the enterprise market. This has been the year of the disbelief in virtual reality.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

The devices at the time included: HTC Vive wands that shipped with the Vive headset. Many mobile headsets, like the Google Daydream View and Samsung Gear VR, become fully functional as soon as you slide your compatible smartphone into them. Samsung Gear Controller. HTC Vive wands. How far we’ve come. Oculus Go Controller.

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The Ghost Howls

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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VRScout

MAY 28, 2017

VR Experience – the new trend? We don’t think so and believe that in the next couple of years major organizations such as Sony and HTC will start producing advertisements to be shown in virtual reality. Is there any other way to provide an experience that will bring a consumer into a completely different world that’s like VR?

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Tech Trends VR

AUGUST 20, 2018

As part of its efforts to make Mixed Reality content cross-platform Microsoft has kept all AltspaceVR places and experiences accessible not only in Virtual Reality (AltspaceVR is compatible with most headsets including Daydream, HTC VIVE, Oculus and Samsung Gear VR, as well as all the Windows Mixed Reality HMDs) but also via Desktop or Mobile app.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

This confirms two trends to me: the MR/VR market is still alive (sorry, Ill never say its dead) and somewhat growing, but it is a bit stagnant, waiting for some innovation to make a big step forward; the smartglasses market is starting and is showing a lot of potential (even if, in my opinion, is being hyped a bit too much).

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Facebook and Oculus share your concerns, which is why they announced plans to bring Facebook’s popular live-streaming functionality to the Samsung Gear VR headset. It’ll be exciting to see this trend increase as more and more users start showing of their virtual adventures.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Between leaks, announcements, and official info, we have had this week a glimpse of the future of Meta, which won’t be only about XR but will include also many other trending technologies like AI and 5G. HTC released a trailer about his vision for the metaverse. HTC has released a trailer video with his vision of the metaverse.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 11, 2024

The sector’s investment and success reflect a bigger picture, which shows a growing trend in the distribution of at-scale immersive learning solutions. HTC VIVE is currently providing their devices for North Dakota Classrooms, and Meta recently gave thousands of Quests to Kentucky Schools. per cent, reaching 9.7

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 30, 2021

But this could also have the same unpleasant consequences that happened to Oculus: Bytedance is another company known to harvest as much data as possible from its apps , and for sure will want to continue this trend in XR too. Snapchat is so planning to compete with similar products like Google Lens or Samsung Bixby.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2020

I think this trend will continue and probably in 12 months the support for the Quest 1 will be dropped by many games : the jump in computational power is so big that keeping Quest 1 compatibility would require too much effort for the developers; Facebook has clarified that the new Oculus Link will keep the compatibility with SteamVR.

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ARVR

JULY 6, 2020

Since around 2010 modern day VR has come out through the companies of Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and the Sony Playstation VR. Using a 360 Camera Using a personal 360 camera like the Insta360 S or the Samsung Gear 360 is super easy. Trending AR VR Articles: 1. How to use subtle AR filters to survive your Zoom meetings?

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 9, 2024

Additionally, the August 20th reveal date comes shortly after HTC VIVE teased the upcoming release of a ‘game-changing’ headset in a YouTube video. This trend is similar to how XR companies aligned their releases with WWDC and Vision Pro news earlier this year. .” No further details have been provided about the post.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 14, 2019

All the other major companies (Samsung, Huawei, etc…) are working on AR and Apple for sure can’t stop experimenting with if it doesn’t want to miss the next communication platform as Microsoft did with Windows Phone. HTC has released some interesting statistics on the VR market.

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AllThingsVR

JANUARY 10, 2017

Unlike the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, no outside hardware, sensors, or cameras are needed. HTC says that it lasts for 6 hours on a charge, although peripherals may need their own separate batteries as well. Round and three-pronged, it’s slightly smaller than the head of an ordinary Vive controller, weighing 85 grams.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 24, 2024

Moreover, with Apple’s dive into XR, it seems other giants like Samsung, LG, and Google are placing sights on the market, perhaps watching Apple closely to see if their XR gamble pays off. Hopefully, with more eyes on XR via Apple, other firms in the sector can flourish.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 1, 2019

From these data, it is clearly readable that 2020 won’t be the “year of VR” , but will be a year in which VR will improve and grow, following the trends of 2019 (enterprise first). The report also highlights that one of the regions where VR may grow more in 2019–2023 is Western Europe.

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VRWorld

OCTOBER 3, 2017

“Augmented and virtual reality are gaining traction in commercial settings and we expect this trend will continue to accelerate,” said Tom Mainelli , program vice president, Devices and AR/VR at IDC. Samsung, working closely with Oculus VR, has also produced virtual reality devices for use with its flagship smartphones.

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DECEMBER 9, 2016

In addition to the low-end Google Cardboard, the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, PlayStation VR, Samsung Gear VR and most recently Google Daydream, provide a variety of viewers with different capabilities and price points. The rush of developers moving into the market to supply VR hardware also speaks to the excitement in this space.

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OCTOBER 15, 2016

The HTC Vive is arguably the best out there, but having to buy a souped-up laptop just to run it, paying full price for brief games that feel more like demos, and trailing a huge cable off your head and fumbling to mount trackers on your ceiling…it’s not ideal. Being able to pick up your VR hardware and take it with you is a big benefit.

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Peter Graham

JANUARY 28, 2020

The latest trends including touchscreen, tablets, 3D Printing, programmable robotics and smart learning technology were presented. The company brought examples of the virtual lesson running on the HTC Vive Cosmos, and the standalone HTC Vive Focus Pro headsets. Image credit: KWP.

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Steki Amusement

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Development Trend : Expansion of scale effect: The number of experience stores is currently more than 4,000. Under the leadership of companies such as Samsung, Sony, HTC, IDC, by the end of 2016, the total number of VR hardware will reach 9.6 At the same time, as product types increase and become more mature, the area of ??

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NOVEMBER 13, 2016

I don’t see the same trends he does as far as mainstream Sandhill Road venture capitalists coming in. Looking forward, we’re going to keep observing this trend. The VR market is a very exciting new trend, but if it doesn’t take off as fast as everyone hopes, does a company have a way to continue to grow and get to a stable business?

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VeeR VR

FEBRUARY 4, 2018

Click on the Suggested tap on Discovery page and see a recommended list of people to follow based on your interest and trending content. VeeR VR app has been featured on App Store’s front page in many countries and regions, and handpicked by editors on Google Daydream, Samsung Gear VR, and HTC Vive, and Oculus.

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VeeR VR

MARCH 16, 2018

According to John Carmack , Oculus CTO noted that the Oculus Go will perform "significantly better" than the Samsung Gear. Oculus isn’t the first and many more manufacturers are following the trend and coming out with their own standalone devices. Depending on the success of the Oculus Go will decide how the industry moves forward.

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