VR News: Oct 16 - VR Hardware Objective Complete! - VR Marketshare Predictions 2016 & More!
54Cheers Guys!
Preamble today just a quick mention that we hit the goal of acquiring all 4 mainstream VR gaming HMDs set out back in May 2016!
News we start with Facebook's VR Social App updates and virtualization of Nottinghams' Caves as well as using VR for surgical training.
Lastly, we talk about the economist.com's article on market share estimates for the end of 2016 for VR HMD manufacturers.
Timelines and Sources:
Preamble: 00:00 to 00:40
Headline: Facebook Plans to Launch Social VR App “As soon as possible”
Source: http://www.roadtovr.com/facebook-plans-to-launch-social-vr-offering-as-soon-as-possible/
Timeline: 00:41 to 03:17
Headline: Nottingham’s Caves Get Virtual Reality Treatment
Source: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-37658832
Timeline: 03:18 to 05:44
Headline: How to Train Thousands of Surgeons at the Same Time In Virtual Reality
Source: http://singularityhub.com/2016/10/14/how-to-train-thousands-of-surgeons-at-the-same-time-in-virtual-reality/
Timeline: 05:55 to 07:54
Headline: Article on Economist.com that shows VR Headset estimates for end of 2016 market share
Source: http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2016/10/daily-chart-8?fsrc=scn/tw/te/bl/ed/
Timeline: 07:55 to 09:20
My Main VR System:
i5-6600K SkyLake running @ 4.4ghz
Asus Z170 Pro Gaming ATX MB
Nvidia EVGA 1080 FE
16GB DDR4
512GB SSD for Boot/Gaming
16TB for Digital Archives
Secondary VR System:
i5-6600 SkyLake running @ 3.50ghz
Asus Z170 Pro Gaming ATX MB
ATI R9 290
16GB DDR4
512GB SSD for Boot/Gaming
4TB for Digital Archives