Company:AltspaceVR
{{Infobox company
| name = AltspaceVR
| logo = AltspaceVR logo.png
| type = Subsidiary
| industry = Virtual reality
| founded = 2013
| founders = David Gudmundson
Eric Romo
Gavan Wilhite[1]
| hq_location = 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]
In October 2017, AltspaceVR was acquired by Microsoft.[8]
References
- ↑ Matney, Lucas (February 4, 2016). "AltspaceVR Social Platform Launches On Samsung Gear VR". TechCrunch. https://techcrunch.com/2016/02/04/altspacevr-social-platform-launches-on-samsung-gear-vr/. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ↑ Pullen, John Patrick (January 19, 2016). "This Startup Is Solving Virtual Reality's Biggest Problem". TIME Magazine. http://time.com/4185359/altspace-virtual-reality/. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ↑ Robertson, Adi (April 6, 2016). "AltspaceVR wants to make VR chat sessions part of everyday life". The Verge. https://www.theverge.com/2016/4/6/11372546/altspacevr-virtual-reality-call-app-samsung-gear-vr. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ↑ Constine, Josh (July 29, 2015). "VR Chat Room AltspaceVR Raises $10.3M To Sell Virtual Events". TechCrunch. https://techcrunch.com/2015/07/29/pay-per-virtual-reality/. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ↑ Metz, Rachel (April 6, 2015). "A Startup's Plans for a New Social Reality". MIT Technology Review. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/536366/a-startups-plans-for-a-new-social-reality/. 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). http://recode.net/2015/06/08/my-eyes-are-up-here-eye-tracking-comes-to-virtual-reality-social-network-altspacevr/. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ↑ Gaudiosi, John (May 20, 2015). "This company created the first social platform for virtual reality". Fortune (Fortune Magazine). http://fortune.com/2015/05/20/altspacevr-social-vr/. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ↑ Eadicicco, Lisa (3 October 2017). "Microsoft Just Bought a Virtual Reality Company to Challenge Facebook". Time (magazine). http://time.com/4967092/microsoft-altspacevr-virtual-reality/.
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