Road to VR

JUNE 5, 2017

At Apple’s World Wide Developer Conference today, the company made a major shift in their embrace of virtual reality with several new VR announcements during the event’s opening keynote. Today marks a major shift in Apple’s public support for virtual reality.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 29, 2018

These are all real responses on a virtual reality forum after posters have asked: “Which headset is best?”…only Historically, virtual reality systems were prohibitively expensive and were limited to being used in controlled conditions by a small number of researchers, scientists, and groups like astronauts.

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Road to VR

JUNE 25, 2018

HTC is donating over 110 HTC Vive systems to California and Nevada libraries through its new Vive Libraries Program, an effort to seed local communities with premium VR. ” In California alone, HTC has donated 100 Vive headsets to public libraries. Berlin Wall: The Virtual Reality Experience. Amazon Odyssey.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Virtual reality is an immersive technology that takes its users on a three-dimensional journey. It’s making waves in nearly every other industry, including the world of art. We have a long way to go before virtual reality becomes ubiquitous in society. Virtual Reality as an Exhibition Space.

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ARPost

AUGUST 3, 2021

As people have had to adjust to working, shopping, and having fun at home, they discovered the benefits of escaping into a virtual world, where they can be anything they want: superheroes, fairytale beings, or simply humans with a complex destiny. Platforms: HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, PSVR. Platforms: PSVR, HTC Vive.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 12, 2018

: actually, he was in my city (Turin, Italy) because here there is an epic guy that is living 30 days inside virtual reality! Everything started some time ago, when Mister president Alvin Wang Graylin predicted that someone would have stayed 30 days inside virtual reality. Enea Le Fons. Isn’t it cool? Yes, it is.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MAY 31, 2022

Last month, in a VIVE TALK session, HTC VIVE introduced a virtual reality (VR) behavioural training solution that helps individuals with public speaking by placing users in a virtual environment – like a stage – with digital humans. Mobile World Live (@mobileworldlive) March 1, 2022.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Today it’s a great day for virtual reality: at WCVRI conference, HTC has just announced a kit to provide 6 DOF controllers for Vive Focus and has showcased a hands-tracking technology for the Vive Pro ! The city is full of references to Virtual Reality, and so it is like a paradise for us VR enthusiasts.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

A look around the media landscape will make it clear that virtual reality has become a major player in the music industry and virtual concerts are on the rise with performances by mainstream artists in popular games and other platforms. Virtual reality music experiences are here to stay.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

. “Early on, High Fidelity made a strategic choice to pursue a development model based on distributed ownership of the virtual spaces running our software,” writes High Fidelity COO Thomas Schofield. The post New ‘High Fidelity’ Partnership Makes it Easier to Host Your Own Virtual World appeared first on Road to VR.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 2, 2021

Tokyo Game Show is the first big gaming event that is being held in virtual reality : this is quite a milestone for immersive technologies, and we hope it will be the first of a long series. a Virtual Reality Creative Studio based in Tokyo, Japan. What can we expect as users inside the virtual reality world of TGS?

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 12, 2021

What people required the most in a new VR headset, according to a survey proposed by HTC Vive. In the first one, you can read what are the features that people that HTC interviewed were asking for a VR headset : HTC has used these data to design its new headset and accompanying software ecosystem so that to fulfill these requests.

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ARPost

JULY 27, 2022

Virtual reality is all the rage right now. You need it for some blockchain games, metaverse, or simply if you want to shop at an immersive virtual store. You’re often completely alone in a virtual world, with no one else around. HTC Vive Tracker. 5 VR Accessories for More Immersive VR Experiences.

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VRScout

JULY 10, 2017

Apple’s ARKit combined HTC Vive shows us the future of mixed reality. The augmented reality developer application has been breaking down walls for both amateurs and professionals providing an experience that’s as impressive as it is accessible. Apple’s recently released ARKit platform is absolutely killing it right now.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 19, 2020

Yesterday, I attended the Vive Ecosystem Conference, the annual event by HTC, that his year was held completely inside ENGAGE. Due to Coronavirus concerns, most companies are canceling their events, while others are deciding to transform them into virtual versions. Last year, I was there physically in Shenzhen for the same event.

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VRScout

MAY 25, 2016

But now we are in the time of VR, where anything is possible and whatever you want to create or do can all probably be done in a virtual world. One team at a Netflix’s Hack Day, created just that, with their concept of a Netflix video rental store in virtual reality.

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ARPost

JANUARY 6, 2022

XR gaming brings real-world elements and virtual elements together to create interactive 3D experiences. It encompasses all immersive technologies that bring the physical and virtual worlds together. It covers everything from virtual reality and augmented reality to mixed reality.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Combining spatial computing with the Internet, the Metaverse seeks to seamlessly connect the digital and physical worlds and transform online interactions. Evan Gappelberg, Chief Executive and Founder of Nextech AR , said in an interview with XR Today that metaverse solutions would “bridge virtual, hybrid, and in-person experiences.”

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 2, 2022

When I talk about virtual reality or the metaverse, there are always people that ask me about its intrinsic risks of escapism and addiction: “Is it possible that people will prefer to live in a virtual world instead of the real one?” ” is a very common question I hear. Professor Chen (Image by Chen Rui).

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VRScout

APRIL 17, 2018

The omnidirectional treadmill is one of a handful of locomotion methods shown in Ready Player One’s future world, but are any of these actually possible? How is modern technology setting us up to move around the virtual worlds of the future? This then translates to a relatable motion in VR. Driving and Flight Simulators.

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ARPost

JANUARY 3, 2022

Virtual reality, in particular, allows people to build their own worlds – for work or for entertainment purposes. Now that new technologies push the barriers of cyberspaces, it is possible to become immersed in a virtual world where you can create 3D art. New technologies keep transforming the way we live.

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VRScout

AUGUST 27, 2018

Available at the end of the month via SteamVR, FragmentVR is a utility application for the original HTC Vive that allows you to “draw” custom VR windows into the real-world with total control. I tried for a bit using the built-in room view but being so invasive it was either see in virtual reality or see your surroundings, never both.

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Road to VR

APRIL 20, 2018

As an official partner of Ready Player One , HTC has been using the film to highlight its VR wares. In addition to releasing several VR experiences inspired by the movie , the company has released a behind-the-scenes short showing how immersive virtual reality was used in the production process.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 1, 2018

Two days ago, I’ve been at HTC Vive Chinese headquarters in Beijing. It has been a really amazing day, where I have been able to try some amazing HTC tech demos (more on this later on! I’ve been able to speak with three companies incubated in the Vive-X Beijing and also to know various HTC Vive employees.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 4, 2017

Today at CES 2017 HTC announced the Vive Tracker, a standalone tracking module that’s designed to attach to anything to become tracked in the virtual world. The Vive Tracker is a compact standalone tracking device made to bring real objects and third-party accessories into virtual reality.

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ARPost

MAY 9, 2022

The cutting-edge experiences, developed by emerging and established creators, will involve the use of augmented reality, virtual reality, and mixed reality. Through immersive storytelling, the selected artworks will cover meaningful themes dealing with how we relate to nature and the society around us.

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ARVR

JANUARY 10, 2023

In the novel, the metaverse is a virtual world where users can interact with each other and with virtual objects in real time. In the 1980s and 1990s, researchers and companies began to develop virtual reality systems that used headsets and gloves to immerse users in a computer-generated environment.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 12, 2020

A selection inspired by Kiira Benzing’s Lovseat in 2019 that combines live performance, theatre, and virtual reality, the following four pieces brought together multidisciplinary talent with emerging technology: DOUBLE , La Comedie Virtuelle , The MetaMovie Presents: Alien Rescue , and Benzing’s own Finding Pandora X.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 19, 2022

I don’t know if it is true or only a rumor, but if it happens, this is huge news for virtual reality. The reason why I think that this news is super-important is two-sided: On one side, it means that a platform with 50M of daily users is coming into virtual reality. Engage teases Engage Link.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

To design in virtual reality, we need the high resolution of the Varjo device. With this high resolution there is a seamless transfer between the real world and the virtual world,” said Jan Pflueger, Coordination Augmented & Virtual Reality at Audi, in an official release.

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VRScout

JULY 5, 2018

Nanome partners with HTC to extend their virtual science, mathematics, engineering and tech tools to new locations. As part of HTC’s new Vive Libraries program, the Taiwanese-based electronics company recently donated a whopping 110,000 HTC Vive kits to libraries across California and Nevada. Image Credit: HTC / Nanomi.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 17, 2016

The HTC VIVE (yes, they now capitalize all the letters in VIVE) is getting itself in front of millions of new online shoppers perusing the virtual aisles of Amazon. HTC has announced that the virtual reality system can now be purchased from Amazon.com in the United States and is priced at $799.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

HTC’s VR app store is now live, giving you more options to discover and experience non-gaming content. Back in August at VRLA , HTC announced they would be opening a dedicated virtual reality app store called Viveport, which would be home to a host of largely non-gaming immersive content. Viveport Premieres.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 17, 2020

VR events are one of the big trends of virtual reality of the last 3 months. Electronic French composer Jean-Michel Jarre , that is very famous in the electronic music environment , is going to seize this opportunity and host one of the first live concerts all in virtual reality.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

The Vive is the ‘room-scale’ VR system created by HTC and Valve. With high performance VR motion controllers right in the box, the system offers a highly immersive experience that lets you physically walk around a room-sized space while immersed in virtual reality. Find an HTC Vive Demo Location.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 29, 2024

However, as the genAI hype train rolls on, as does its success, becoming an essential investment for firms such as NVIDIA, Meta, and HTC VIVE, firms that recognize not only the paradigm-shifting nature of genAI but also its effect on enterprise XR.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 23, 2023

A major charity offering virtual reality (VR) therapies to vulnerable people was “heartbroken” after a massive burglary took place on Christmas Day. Charity Founder Rebecca Gill is a former NHS nurse and launched the world-first VR alternative therapy centre last year.

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