VR Headset Market Expected to Grow Despite Short-Term Decline, According to IDC

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE[1])–As the world continues to deal with the pandemic, the market for virtual reality (VR) headsets is expected to decline 6.7% in 2020 before returning to double-digit growth of 46.2% in 2021, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC[2]) Quarterly Augmented and Virtual Reality Headset Tracker[3]. The market has faced a temporary setback this year as supply chain...

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How XpertVR Is Changing The Face Of Traditional Research With Virtual Reality

Virtual reality has gotten more sophisticated over the years. Although its well-known applications lie in gaming[1] and entertainment[2], its potential isn’t limited to these industries. Market research, for instance, is an avenue that has yet to be explored fully. Tech startup XpertVR is perhaps one of a handful of companies pushing the boundaries in this field, providing businesses with unique...

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Oculus Connect is now ‘Facebook Connect,’ and it’s happening September 16th

Filed under: Tech [1] Facebook [2] Oculus [3] Oculus Connect is now ‘Facebook Connect,’ and it’s happening September 16th New, [4] 34 comments [5] Facebook’s AR/VR teams are now ‘Facebook Reality Labs’ By Adi Robertson[6]@thedextriarchy[7] Aug 25, 2020, 1:00pm EDT Share this story Share this on Facebook [8] Share this on Twitter [9] Share All sharing options [10] Share All...

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Within Raises $40 Million To Push Shared Virtual Worlds Further

Groundbreaking VR content company Within raised $40 million in funding to help it “push the medium of virtual and augmented reality even further,” according to a press release. Co-founder and CEO Chris Milk is one of the people responsible for popularizing the idea[1] that VR can create “the ultimate empathy machine,” and the company’s content has been at the forefront...

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