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Augmented World Expo Has Become the Must-go Event for the XR Industry

Road to VR

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

There were company-specific events like Oculus Connect and Unity’s Vision Summit. AWE USA 2025 will be held in Long Beach, California from June 10th to 12th, and it’s expected to be the biggest yet, with more than 6,000 attendees, 300 exhibitors, 400 speakers, and a 150,000 Sqft expo floor.

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Mixed Reality and Mobile AR Dominate AWE

AR Insider

JUNE 25, 2024

The 15th Augmented World Expo (AWE) took place in Long Beach last week. Mixed Reality (MR) on the Oculus Quest and Apple Vision Pro, and… Continue reading → Mixed Reality and Mobile AR Dominate AWE This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Oculus Rift Creator Palmer Luckey is Developing a New XR Headset

Road to VR

JUNE 5, 2024

Palmer Luckey, Oculus founder and creator behind the original Oculus Rift, teased an upcoming announcement that he’s working on a new XR headset. Luckey says in a post on X that he’ll be talking more about the device at Augmented World Expo (AWE), which takes place in Long Beach, California from June 18-20.

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Oculus Rift Creator Palmer Luckey is Developing a New XR Headset

Road to VR

JUNE 5, 2024

Palmer Luckey, Oculus founder and creator behind the original Oculus Rift, teased an upcoming announcement that he’s working on a new XR headset. Luckey says in a post on X that he’ll be talking more about the device at Augmented World Expo (AWE), which takes place in Long Beach, California from June 18-20.

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Formula E Releases Racing Highlights in True Virtual Reality

VRScout

OCTOBER 8, 2016

The app, which is 100% free, features 20 minutes of footage from Season 2 of the Formula E ePrix and can be found on the Steam and Viveport VR stores, with support coming to Oculus in the near future.

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Microsoft’s Mixed Reality Strategy Driven By Pioneer Who Helped Launch VR’s Renaissance

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APRIL 26, 2017

Bolas previously directed USC’s Mixed Reality Lab at the Institute for Creative Technologies, where he hired a teenager from Long Beach before the young man co-founded Oculus.

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‘Project CARS 2’ Leaked Footage Shows Progress on Sequel to VR-capable Racing Sim

Road to VR

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Although Slightly Mad Studios improved the game over the following months with several major patches, it never really reached its full potential as a sim, but eventual support for the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and OSVR headsets was very welcome, and well-implemented.

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‘Project CARS 2’ VR Review – An Ambitious Sequel With Serious Potential

Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Available On: Steam (Oculus Rift, HTC Vive). Reviewed On: Oculus Rift, HTC Vive. The new circuits are built to a high standard, particularly COTA, Long Beach, and the brilliant Algarve Circuit (Portimao). SEE ALSO Top 5 VR Racing Sims for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. Project CARS 2 Details: Official Site.

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2020: The Year of AR and VR for Education and Training

EON Reality

MARCH 13, 2020

I saw my first presentation at the League for Innovation Conference in Long Beach, California in 2002. The ability to immediately play lessons in a VR environment using an Oculus or HTC Vive device is another major transition.

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2020 – The Year of AR and VR for Education and Training

EON Reality

MARCH 13, 2020

I saw my first presentation at the League for Innovation Conference in Long Beach, California in 2002. The ability to immediately play lessons in a VR environment using an Oculus or HTC Vive device is another major transition.

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Education Training Kentucky AR

Esqapes VR Massage Center’s Digital Spa Dismantles Stress With Sensory Tech

ARPost

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Micah showed me how to get in and out of the massage chair, where to place my hands, and helped me get the Oculus Rift S on. I’ve used Passthrough+ on Oculus Quest, but this looked so cool in a spa setting than in a living room. It’s basically a mechanical marshmallow that gently turns you into a ball of clay. I was blown away!

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This is How Fake News Happens: The Reporting of Palmer Luckey and Nimble America

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APRIL 29, 2017

Excerpt: “Palmer Luckey—founder of Oculus—is funding a Trump group that circulates dirty memes about Hillary Clinton.”. 6:10 PM @websterandrews2: guess I won’t be buying an oculus rift. The founder of Oculus is funding them. You’re using your @Oculus fortune to back a pro-Trump org w/ [Milo Yiannopoulos]?

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Oculus Rift Creator Palmer Luckey is Developing a New XR Headset

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2020: The Year of AR and VR for Education and Training

2020 – The Year of AR and VR for Education and Training

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