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NDreams

nDreams is a company that develops and publishes virtual reality video games. Based in Farnborough, Hampshire, UK, it was formed in August 2006 by former SCi and Eidos creative director, Patrick O'Luanaigh. Since formation, the developer has worked on numerous projects for different video game platforms, initially PlayStation Home, the virtual world on Sony's PlayStation 3 console, where it grew to become one of the leading publishers. From late 2013 it began working on content for virtual reality (VR) headsets, such as Sony's PlayStation VR, Oculus Rift and Samsung Gear VR. The company has stated that they are now entirely focused on developing content for virtual reality and are one of the world's biggest developers in the VR space. On 20 November 2023 it was announced that Aonic completed the "landmark" acquisition of nDreams for $110 million.

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nDreams is a company that develops and publishes virtual reality video games. Based in Farnborough, Hampshire, UK, it was formed in August 2006 by former SCi and Eidos creative director, Patrick O'Luanaigh. Since formation, the developer has worked on numerous projects for different video game platforms, initially PlayStation Home, the virtual world on Sony's PlayStation 3 console, where it grew to become one of the leading publishers. From late 2013 it began working on content for virtual reality (VR) headsets, such as Sony's PlayStation VR, Oculus Rift and Samsung Gear VR. The company has stated that they are now entirely focused on developing content for virtual reality and are one of the world's biggest developers in the VR space. On 20 November 2023 it was announced that Aonic completed the "landmark" acquisition of nDreams for $110 million.

Key claims

  1. date of formation: 2006 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. release date: 2009-03-23 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. release date: 2009 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of formation is "2006". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the release date is "2009-03-23". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the release date is "2009". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  6. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371162435

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