Tech Trends VR

AUGUST 30, 2019

L’Oréal, Ford, HTC Vive, Nestlé and more discuss the future of immersive technologies across different industry verticals in the massively popular VRX webinar series. With EndeavorVR, SuperData (a Nielsen Company), HP Tech Ventures, Paramount and HTC Vive. Get access to the webinar recordings here.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

These days, most folks have experienced virtual reality in some shape or form: it could be a Google cardboard, VR kiosk at a local mall, or an at-home VR headset from HTC or Oculus. For example, your team can experience an epic alien crash site escape in Reason, a VR escape room in San Francisco. Sponsored by Reason. Conclusion.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2018

At a special event today in San Francisco, HTC announced that Vive Focus , the company’s standalone 6DOF headset, is launching for enterprise customers starting today in 37 markets, including North America and Europe. Image courtesy HTC. Vive Focus previously launched in China back in January as a consumer device.

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VRScout

JANUARY 28, 2020

If I were a betting man, I’d put money on each location offering access to popular VR experiences available on existing headsets like the HTC Vive Pro and Oculus Rift S rather than developing their own original content. The ill-fated Atari Jaguar headset in all its glory / Image Credit: Geek.com. Feature Image Credit: Atari Inc.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 27, 2021

I n 2006, I attended a launch event in San Francisco for Microsoft Virtual Earth 3D. cities, starting with San Francisco. But that’s a non-starter for anyone outside of the few million people that own VR hardware (much less the compatible HTC and Oculus hardware).

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 19, 2017

HTC is eager to push VR beyond the realms of gaming and into industries as soon as possible. To that end, the company recently gathered 20 mayors from across the US to show them what its HTC Vive can do for city planning. They were shown an app from Salesforce that offered an accurate 3D map of San Francisco that they could explore.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 23, 2017

From a personal trainer who shed 15 lbs in two months to a gamer who lost 50 pounds riding a stationary bike with a HTC Vive headset, VR workouts can not only be a source for exercise, but also be enjoyable at the same time.

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VRScout

JANUARY 14, 2019

A couple of months ago I was fortunate enough to the VR Sports and Entertainment Summit in San Francisco, where I had the opportunity to try out the virtual Hockey training kit from Sense Arena. Sense Arena’s portable VR Hockey Training kit was a big hit at CES 2019. It is, however, a considerable investment.

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VRScout

AUGUST 15, 2017

The VR Institute of Health and Exercise partnered with San Francisco State University in a groundbreaking study to prove it is, claiming VR can be a source of “strenuous exercise.” Can virtual reality gaming be a way to work out? You can also submit a game to be ranked.

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ARPost

AUGUST 22, 2019

SAN FRANCISCO, August 21, 2019 – According to one study , the extended reality (XR) market is forecast to grow to more than $209 billion in the next four years, an 800% increase from their 2018 prediction of $27 billion. Press release. Unquestionably the best conference of its kind I’ve been to. Kathryn Bloxham.

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JUNE 17, 2020

It’s been a long time coming for the self-professed “small and scrappy” San Francisco-based VR studio, which was founded in 2016 to create its first VR passion project, The Rig. It supports your standard swath of SteamVR headsets, including HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Windows VR, and Valve Index.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2017

What you see (embedded above) is the company’s brief but intriguing video, built for posting to the HTC Vive subreddit /r/vive , to tease a new demo the company seem to be planning to show at next weeks Game Developer Conference in San Francisco.

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MARCH 11, 2019

Mindesk , a startup developing a platform for real-time CAD collaboration in AR/VR, today announced a $900,000 seed round from HTC Vive, Barcamper Ventures, A11 Venture and Invitalia Ventures. Mindesk has already published its solution for McNeel Rhinoceros and Grasshopper and soon will publish a version for Dassault SolidWorks.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Compatible VR headsets include the HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Google Daydream-compatible Android smartphones, and desktop. Those located in San Francisco can also visit the companies VR Studio in-person where they can log-in to all the action using VR headsets provided by High Fidelity. .

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MARCH 7, 2017

There will be a gathering with press in San Francisco at the Upload SF office, with the highlight being a cross-platform VR engagement with the cast. Users without an HTC Vive and Oculus Rift won’t be left out entirely, though, as the streamed event will be available to watch on YouTube as well.

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VRScout

MAY 26, 2020

XRSpace’s Peter Chou believes 5G will usher in “the social reality of the future” Peter Chou, ex-CEO and co-founder of Taiwanese consumer electronics company HTC, has some bold opinions regarding the future of VR technology. “There is a chance that 5G will make the experience of VR much more relevant to consumers.

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Road to VR

APRIL 27, 2017

7invensun, one of the latest companies accepted into HTC’s Vive X accelerator program, is launching an eye-tracking add-on made specially for the Vive headset. Meeting with 7invensun at HTC’s Vive X accelerator space in San Francisco today, I got to see the aGlass eye-tracking development kit in action.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Microsoft was at VRDC 2016 in San Francisco last week showing the Surface Studio powering an attached HTC Vive. And while it may have a relatively small footprint, the company is trying to play up the device’s performance.

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AR Insider

AUGUST 22, 2019

With that backdrop, VRX 2019 is coming to San Francisco in December to examine XR’s commercial impact. To do that, it has assembled A-list speakers from HTC to Exxon Mobile to Paramount — a roster that represents both supply and demand sides of the XR equation.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 29, 2018

HTC earlier this month revealed a 6DOF controller dev kit for the Vive Focus standalone headset. When HTC revealed the Vive Focus 6DOF controller dev kit earlier this month , the company wasn’t ready to share details. New details have emerged about the device this week.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Facebook and Sony today announced they won’t be attending the annual GDC conference in San Francisco next month other Coronavirus concerns. Facebook, at least, says it will still share its planned announcements despite not attending the show. This isn’t the first impact that COVID-19 has had on Facebook and Oculus.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 4, 2016

The Daydream View headset was announced along with Google’s new Pixel phone in San Francisco, which is the first phone to be Daydream Ready. During a press event on Tuesday, Google finally revealed their Daydream View VR headset, a lightweight VR headset that will be compatible with Daydream Ready phones.

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Road to VR

MARCH 30, 2018

Described as “bigger and better,” Sairento Reborn hopes to open up the title, allowing cooperative hack & slash fun for both VR and PC players.

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Road to VR

JULY 1, 2016

This week at MWC Shanghai, HTC announced the Virtual Reality Venture Capital Alliance (VRVCA), a consortium of 28 venture capital firms focusing their funds on virtual reality. The group is headed by HTC’s China Regional President of VR, Alvin Wang Graylin. .” And it looks like things are only continuing to grow.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

The hottest truck to hit the San Francisco food scene isn’t what you’re expecting. Instead of plating late night dinner specials, Exit Reality is serving up 13 of the freshest VR experiences on the HTC Vive, all from the back of a converted mail delivery truck. This mobile VR truck is what everyone needs at their party.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

The festival, which is being held in honor of the so-deemed VR Day , will take place in the FUTVRE LANDS domain in VR and also at High Fidelity’s VR Studio in San Francisco. Users can access High Fidelity via HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, desktop or Google Daydream-enabled Android device. Festival Events.

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APRIL 28, 2017

TPCAST , makers of a 60GHz wireless VR add-on for the HTC Vive, have announced a Business Edition version of the device which is said to allow up to six of the units to work in one local space without interference. Hands-on With TPCAST BE. Photo by Road to VR.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 26, 2016

This is why consumer motion peripherals from both Oculus and HTC/Valve rely on tracking systems with fixed reference points and external sensors (cameras for Oculus, laser basestation-triggered peripheral sensors for the Vive). per second seems a little low for a device touting such accuracy.

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VRScout

MARCH 2, 2019

Boneworks will be available later this year on HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and Windows Mixed Reality. Considering the initial tech demo was shown at last years GDC, there’s a solid chance we could be receiving more information during this years festivities March 18th – 22nd in San Francisco, California.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Announced at today’s Windows Mixed Reality event in San Francisco, AltspaceVR will be joining Microsoft as part of the family. AltspaceVR is expected to continue to work on PC and Mac in 2D mode, HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Daydream by Google, and Samsung Gear VR. Microsoft’s lineup of VR headsets.

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Tech Trends VR

JANUARY 22, 2019

A couple of months ago I went to the VR Sports and Entertainment Summit in San Francisco, where I had a chance to try out the virtual Hockey training kit from Sense Arena, so am really not surprised the company has made such a splash in the much bigger CES pond these past few days. You also require a $199 monthly subscription.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

Featuring real-world case studies and insights from HTC Vive , Oculus Rift , Intel , Nvidia and more, the XR Industry Insight Report takes a comprehensive dive into the XR landscape of today and seeks to distil what the future holds for this young but blossoming industry.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

While the Vive Focus initially launched with a single 3DOF controller, HTC recently announced a dev kit add-on which brings a pair of 6DOF controllers to the standalone headset. We got our first chance to try out the system today at an HTC press event in San Francisco. Photo by Road to VR.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

At an Intel event hosted in San Francisco, I got to see the Portal Ridge proof of concept for myself. SEE ALSO E3 2017: HTC & Intel to Offer High-end Wireless VR Solution in "Early 2018".

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

HTC’s latest VR headset, Vive Cosmos, is just around the corner. In a meeting at HTC’s Vive office in San Francisco this week, I got to go hands-on with the Vive Cosmos headset. This week Road to VR got a preview of the headset ahead of its October 3rd launch. Photo by Road to VR.

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Cats and VR

APRIL 26, 2016

HTC today announced it is launching Vive X, a global accelerator program targeted at start-ups operating in the VR space. Through HTC Vive, we look forward to enabling global talent to create interesting and compelling content and to help shape the future of this industry," said Cher Wang, Chairwoman and CEO of HTC.

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VRScout

AUGUST 16, 2019

Depending on the workout, Chacon would use either an Oculus Go, Oculus Quest, or an HTC Vive to pump up his cardio. Black Box VR in San Francisco, for example, uses a device referred to as the Dynamic Resistance Machine and hands-free controllers to deliver a blended gym experience featuring VR headsets and resistance training.

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