AltspaceVR
AltspaceVR is a software startup company based in Redwood City, California that was founded in 2013, and launched its initial product in May 2015.[3]
Subsidiary | |
Industry | Virtual reality |
Founded | 2013 |
Founders | David Gudmundson Eric Romo Gavan Wilhite[1] |
Headquarters | Redwood City, California[2] |
Products | Social software |
Parent | Microsoft |
Website | altvr |
AltspaceVR software provides meeting spaces in virtual reality, where users can have conversations, watch videos, play games, and browse the Internet.[4] Avatars in AltspaceVR can automatically mimic a user's body language, through the use of Microsoft's Kinect.[5] The software supported eye tracking, but as of 2015 the necessary hardware was not yet available in most consumer VR headsets.[6] The company uses a freemium business model, where the basic software is given away to consumers for free, and the business then charges for more advanced features.[7]
References
- Matney, Lucas (February 4, 2016). "AltspaceVR Social Platform Launches On Samsung Gear VR". TechCrunch. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- Pullen, John Patrick (January 19, 2016). "This Startup Is Solving Virtual Reality's Biggest Problem". TIME Magazine. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- Robertson, Adi (April 6, 2016). "AltspaceVR wants to make VR chat sessions part of everyday life". The Verge. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- Constine, Josh (July 29, 2015). "VR Chat Room AltspaceVR Raises $10.3M To Sell Virtual Events". TechCrunch. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- Metz, Rachel (April 6, 2015). "A Startup's Plans for a New Social Reality". MIT Technology Review. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- Johnson, Eric (June 8, 2015). "My Eyes Are Up Here: Eye-Tracking Comes to Virtual Reality Social Network AltspaceVR". Re/code. Re/code. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- Gaudiosi, John (May 20, 2015). "This company created the first social platform for virtual reality". Fortune. Fortune Magazine. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- Eadicicco, Lisa (3 October 2017). "Microsoft Just Bought a Virtual Reality Company to Challenge Facebook". Time.
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