{"id":413739,"date":"2021-01-13T03:22:27","date_gmt":"2021-01-13T08:22:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/?p=413739"},"modified":"2021-01-13T03:22:27","modified_gmt":"2021-01-13T08:22:27","slug":"iqiyi-launches-chinas-first-cv-head-hand-6dof-vr-headset-and-global-developer-recruitment-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/iqiyi-launches-chinas-first-cv-head-hand-6dof-vr-headset-and-global-developer-recruitment-program\/","title":{"rendered":"iQIYI Launches China’s First CV Head-Hand 6DoF VR Headset and Global Developer Recruitment Program"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n BEIJING<\/span>, Jan. 13, 2021<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ — iQIYI Inc. (NASDAQ: IQ) (“iQIYI” or the “Company”), an innovative market-leading online entertainment service in China<\/span>, today launched a new virtual reality (VR) headset and a global developer recruitment program as the Company ramps up its push into the VR space.<\/p>\n

The Qiyu 3, powered by Q-Light, iQIYI’s proprietary technical solution and China’s<\/span> first computer vision (CV) head-hand 6DoF VR interactive technology, is slated for release in the second quarter of this year.<\/p>\n

The Qiyu 3 headset, which runs on Qualcomm Technologies’ Snapdragon XR2, a platform created exclusively for VR, augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR), promises to deliver the ultimate gaming experiences to players worldwide.<\/p>\n

“Looking ahead, we will increase our investment in\u00a0proprietary<\/span> technological innovation and keep investing in the content ecosystem to help China’s<\/span> VR technology usher in the next generation of computing platforms,”\u00a0said Xiong Wen<\/span>, CEO of iQIYI Intelligent, the company’s VR subsidiary.<\/p>\n

“iQIYI has been making sustained investments in VR hardware and our cooperation with iQIYI started with the first all-in-one VR device Qiyu 1 powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 and went on to the second-generation products of Qiyu 2, Qiyu 2S, and Qiyu 2Pro, which are powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 835,”\u00a0said Hugo Swart<\/span>, Vice President and General Manager of XR at Qualcomm Technologies. “Now we are very pleased to join hands with iQIYI Qiyu VR to develop the latest all-in-one VR device that is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon XR2 platform.”<\/p>\n

\n Building a better VR future with Columbus<\/b>\n <\/p>\n

In order to support the creation of a high-quality VR game content ecosystem, the Company is launching “Columbus”, a global VR game developer recruitment program.<\/p>\n

Through Columbus, iQIYI will partner with global developers from three key aspects: content procurement, studio contracting, and strategic partnerships. From today, iQIYI is calling on developers worldwide to apply for a free prototype of the developer version of Qiyu 3 so they can play a part in the establishment of the iQIYI’s VR<\/span> gaming ecosystem. <\/p>\n

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As the first piece of hardware for the Company’s premium VR gaming ecosystem, Qiyu 3 will revolutionise next-generation gaming experiences. The headset’s core configuration and features include: <\/p>\n