VR News: Oct 2 - Vive Crowned Gadget of the Year by T3 - VR and Smart Cars Advancing Chips & More!
55Cheers Guys,
Pre-amble touching on channel and acquisition of a PSVR.
First news is regarding the slowdown of Pokemon Go the AR hit game and a behind the scenes look at the server load it created.
After this I talk about how Bavarian police are using VR to assist with prosecuting WW2 war criminals as well as the results of the annual T3 tech awards show. Both Vive and Samsung did real well.
After this I talk about how VR and Smart cars are advancing chip researching and development as well as an upcoming demo of the VR game John Wick. Lastly, I talk about an interview an analyst gave on VR that has played out almost exactly as predicted.
Timelines and Sources:
Preamble on Channel - 00:00 TO 01:14
Preamble on possible early PSVR - 01:15 TO 01:50
Headline: Pokemon GO Searches on Google Have Plummeted Since Peak in July
Source: http://uploadvr.com/pokemon-go-searches-google-plummeted-peak-july/
Timeline: 01:51 TO 02:45
Headline: Google offers behind the scenes peek into Server Issues for Pokemon Go
Source: http://uploadvr.com/google-pokemon-go-server-issues-unavoidable/
Timeline: 02:46 TO 04:32
Headline: Bavarian Police use VR to recreate Auschwitz Death Camp as it looked in 1940s to help refute testimony
Source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/virtual-reality-helps-net-last-auschwitz-criminals-044038580.html
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/oct/02/virtual-reality-helps-germany-catch-last-nazi-war-criminals
Timeline: 04:33 TO 06:55
Headline: HTC Vive crowned Gadget of the Year at T3 Magazine’s annual Awards likened to the Oscars of Tech
Source: http://www.mirror.co.uk/tech/htc-vive-crowned-gadget-year-8933769?utm_content=buffer148de&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
http://www.t3.com/news/t3-awards-2016
Timeline: 06:56 TO 07:32
Headline: VR and Smart Cars helping to drive chips to the next Level
Source: http://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2016/09/29/internet-of-things-virtual-reality-and-smart-cars-driving-chips-to-the-next-level/#669f8846451d
Timeline: 07:33 TO 08:40
Headline:Lionsgate Bringing 7 Minute Preview of John Wick VR to New York Comic Con
Source: http://www.roadtovr.com/lionsgate-bringing-7-minute-preview-of-john-wick-vr-to-new-york-comic-con/
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/john-wick-demo-comic-con,32778.html
Timeline: 08:41 TO 10:11
Headline: Old article on wccftech.com that included some accurate forecasting from David Watkins the Director of Strategy at Strategy Analytics
Source: http://wccftech.com/pc-console-vr-will-barely-exceed-1-7-million-sales-in-2016-due-to-prohibitively-high-pricing/
Timeline: 10:12 TO 14:05