VRScout

MAY 17, 2017

If you’re fortunate enough to own an HTC Vive or Oculus Rift VR headset, odds are you’ve checked out Steam. Utilizing SPIN Play technology from Seattle-based VR studio Pixvana , Valve has enabled adaptive video streaming in Steam VR and is offering an eclectic selection of 360-degree content to celebrate the launch.

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VRScout

JULY 21, 2016

Working out of a modest two-story house tucked away in a historic Hollywood neighborhood, Christian Bretz is giving me a demo of his Stonehenge VR experience, just days before he has to pack up everything and make the journey to the Pacific Science Center in Seattle. Bretz is one of those new breed of VR creators.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Pluto , a Seattle based VR startup which reeled in a $14 million Series A investment last year, today launched their unique Pluto application in Early Access via Steam. Image courtesy Pluto.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 23, 2019

The Impact Reality Summit—hosted by Kaleidoscope and Vulcan, and held at Vulcan’s Seattle Headquarters Jan. “‘Drop in the Ocean’ is an interactive, social virtual-reality experience that immerses you deep in the water—and directly into the plastic pollution crisis plaguing the world’s oceans.

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OCTOBER 12, 2016

He said as much during his keynote talk at the 2016 Steam Dev Days conference in Seattle. Industrial Light and Magic’s immersive experience division, ILMxLAB, is working on a new VR movie featuring iconic villain Darth Vader as well. Why Sweeney was the one announcing this instead of Disney itself we don’t know.

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OCTOBER 13, 2016

Today marked the start of Steam Dev Days — a developer-only conference in Seattle — and although press is not allowed on the show floor, some major news has leaked via Twitter updates. Or are these users that also enjoy their experiences on its competitor, the Oculus Rift? Oshry @ SteamDevDays (@DaveOshry) October 12, 2016.

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VRScout

AUGUST 15, 2016

If you’re interested in developing for the system, you’re required to attend an in-person training workshop in Seattle – classes start in September and it’ll cost you $3,000. Here’s my bet: Microsoft is quickly learning from the “lack of content” complaints around the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive.

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OCTOBER 30, 2016

Three veterans of first-person shooter games have formed Drifter Entertainment , a Seattle-based virtual reality game studio. He worked on titles such as Quake 3, Doom 3, Rage, and Halo; most recently, he worked in VR with a team of veteran developers at Oculus. The founders include Ray Davis, Kenneth Scott, and Brian Murphy.

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VRScout

JUNE 10, 2016

With regards to talent, Snapchat has been acquiring there in a big way as well, hiring people from Oculus, Hololens, Qualcomm, as well as a few designers who have created glasses for names like Michael Kors and Lady Gaga. From immersive volleyball spikes to underwater aquatic tours, now Getty Images has got you covered!

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

One thing’s for sure, if you’re a PC user wanting to indulge in a spot of immersive entertainment right now, the choice of operating systems on which you can do so are mostly limited to just one. ” SEE ALSO Platform Politics: Inside the Oculus and 'Revive' Dilemma.

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AllThingsVR

AUGUST 29, 2016

CEO Mitch Liu tells me that support for other platforms, including PSVR, Gear VR, Oculus Rift and HTC Vive will be coming soon. has its competitors, like the Seattle-based VReal , but Sliver’s main competitive advantages are the titles it hosts content from. Read more on TechCrunch.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

The immersive story is different for everyone, and was built with Wevr’s VR character AI framework. Wires are a VR buzzkill, but the untethered VR headsets are powered by smartphones – which are graphics-processing lightweights compared to the robust PCs behind the Oculus Rift and the HTC Vive. EVERYONE WANTS IT STANDALONE.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Earlier this year, Seattle-based Polyarc received an Epic Games Unreal Developer grant for an unannounced project, code named “Moss.” Surreal has produced various VR content types featuring familiar faces from Snoop Dogg to Gordon Ramsay, which they claim amount to over 70 immersive experiences that have been viewed over 35 million times.

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VRWorld

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

It’s a platform to record, view, and stream top eSports games in fully immersive, 360° cinematic VR video. The company is not without competitors, such as the Seattle-based VReal, but Sliver’s main competitive advantages are the titles it hosts content from. The organization teamed with SLIVER.tv appeared first on VR World.

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Peter Graham

JUNE 28, 2019

Right from the off when Valve introduced the headset for the first time at a special press event in Seattle the company made it quite clear its intentions for Valve Index. Discounting things like the buttons and triggers, controllers such as the Oculus Touch or the ones for HTC Vive only have a single wrist strap to deal with.

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HaptX

DECEMBER 20, 2018

We were the first VR company to introduce a prototype at Sundance since Oculus unveiled an early version of their Rift in 2012. The HaptX Gloves Development Kit debuted on October 3, in New York City at Future of Storytelling and in Seattle at the GeekWire Summit. VR immerses itself into pop culture. Our 2019 game plan.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2018

A couple months ago on a murky Seattle day, my colleague Andrew and I were at the HaptX office discussing the upcoming release of Ready Player One. With Oculus Go arriving in early 2018 and HTC Vive an official partner of RPO, headset-makers see a huge upside, regardless of whether the movie is commercially successful. Warner Bros.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Circuit Stream’s story began in 2015 with Lou traveling around North America, connecting with developers, designers, and creators, pushing the boundaries of immersive experiences. They were based out of Seattle. Today’s guest is Lou Pushelberg, founder and CEO of Circuit Stream. How did this come about?

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Circuit Stream’s story began in 2015 with Lou traveling around North America, connecting with developers, designers, and creators, pushing the boundaries of immersive experiences. They were based out of Seattle. Today’s guest is Lou Pushelberg, founder and CEO of Circuit Stream. How did this come about?

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VeeR VR

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Projects must be viewable via Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Samsung Gear VR, or Google Cardboard. Seattle International Film Festival Date: May 17 - June 10 The Seattle International Film Festival is the largest film festival in the United States, with more than 155,000 people attending each year. Follow YVRFF on social media.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Circuit Stream's story began in 2015 with Lou traveling around North America, connecting with developers, designers, and creators, pushing the boundaries of immersive experiences. They were based out of Seattle. Today's guest is Lou Pushelberg, founder and CEO of Circuit Stream. How did this come about?

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Circuit Stream's story began in 2015 with Lou traveling around North America, connecting with developers, designers, and creators, pushing the boundaries of immersive experiences. They were based out of Seattle. Today's guest is Lou Pushelberg, founder and CEO of Circuit Stream. How did this come about?

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AUGUST 16, 2019

My favorite thing to do was work with all the other hardworking folks in our Seattle office and New York office, who were running around doing demos at conferences and events. You can do it with an Oculus Quest. You’ve got great stores with the Oculus Store, and Steam, and VIVE. It’s been amazing for the military.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 16, 2019

My favorite thing to do was work with all the other hardworking folks in our Seattle office and New York office, who were running around doing demos at conferences and events. You can do it with an Oculus Quest. You’ve got great stores with the Oculus Store, and Steam, and VIVE. It’s been amazing for the military.

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XR for Business Podcast

APRIL 7, 2020

So, yes, we really accommodate people knowing that the value-- a lot of this, Alan, comes back to what are-- what problems are you solving with immersive training? Why is immersive training interesting, or should enterprises be thinking about it? At Oculus, they said 10 years. Jamie: They can find us in Seattle, Washington.

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APRIL 7, 2020

So, yes, we really accommodate people knowing that the value-- a lot of this, Alan, comes back to what are-- what problems are you solving with immersive training? Why is immersive training interesting, or should enterprises be thinking about it? At Oculus, they said 10 years. Jamie: They can find us in Seattle, Washington.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 31, 2019

Alan: So does it work with the Oculus Go? We actually have a pretty good relationship with the folks at Oculus. They are fully immersed in the content that you want to deliver to them. Their 17,000 Oculus Go activations across every single Walmart across America. Alan: Got it. Alex: It does. Alex: Oh, yeah, absolutely.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 16, 2019

My favorite thing to do was work with all the other hardworking folks in our Seattle office and New York office, who were running around doing demos at conferences and events. You can do it with an Oculus Quest. You've got great stores with the Oculus Store, and Steam, and VIVE. Jenna: Yeah, absolutely. Security training issues.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Business leaders gathered at this year’s Seattle based IMMERSE Summit ( previously Sea VR ) to explore how VR/ AR and Mixed Reality is transforming manufacturing, design, education, health and medicine and much more. SEE ALSO Madrona Venture Group on Why Seattle is a Hotbed for VR and AR. Is that a five-year journey?

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 31, 2019

Alan: So does it work with the Oculus Go? We actually have a pretty good relationship with the folks at Oculus. They are fully immersed in the content that you want to deliver to them. Their 17,000 Oculus Go activations across every single Walmart across America. Alan: Got it. Alex: It does. Alex: Oh, yeah, absolutely.

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APRIL 7, 2020

So, yes, we really accommodate people knowing that the value-- a lot of this, Alan, comes back to what are-- what problems are you solving with immersive training? Why is immersive training interesting, or should enterprises be thinking about it? At Oculus, they said 10 years. Jamie: They can find us in Seattle, Washington.

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JULY 31, 2019

Alan: So does it work with the Oculus Go? We actually have a pretty good relationship with the folks at Oculus. They are fully immersed in the content that you want to deliver to them. Their 17,000 Oculus Go activations across every single Walmart across America. Alan: Got it. Alex: It does. Alex: Oh, yeah, absolutely.

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MAY 12, 2017

The Oculus Rift gets a long-anticipated game this week, but it’s Gear VR that’s the real star of the show. Plus — check out our list of the best Oculus Rift games and best Gear VR games for more suggestions! New Rift and Gear VR Releases on Oculus Home. New Oculus Rift Releases on Steam. Price: $33.99 (Rift).

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 30, 2022

San Francisco, London, Tokyo, Los Angeles, New York City, and Seattle?—?for He said what we already know: Microsoft is interested in the “enterprise metaverse” and soon we will see more immersive versions of Microsoft Teams. The Public Test Channel of the Quest runtime contains a fix for the Oculus Link stuttering on Windows 11.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Alex Coulombe leads the NYC-based XR creative studio, Agile Lens: Immersive Design. Harkening back to the idyllic days of Oculus Connect, I had hallway run-ins with countless brilliant XR people, some of whom I’ve known for many years and others I’d only met in the metaverse before today. September 25 was a good day at Meta Connect.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2017

GAP’s augmented reality dressing room, ZeniMax wins Oculus lawsuit, VR porn has a super creepy head camera, NYU combines VR and dance, the investment and funding wrapup, and much more… You can enjoy the full audio recording below: GAP ENVISIONS A FUTURE WITH AR DRESSING ROOMS. ZENIMAX WINS OCULUS LAWSUIT, COMES OUT SWINGING.

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DECEMBER 8, 2021

Following my article on the Tundra SteamVR HDK published by Skarredghost earlier this year, I embarked on the development of a new motion controller by launching start-up Immersion Mechanics. This training course cost about $3,000 and was mandatory for anyone wanting to use SteamVR. Image by Rob Cole).

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