The inaugural standalone edition of the Virtual Reality Developers Conference kicks off this November, and today we'd like to quickly highlight of the cutting-edge tech companies who have already signed on to exhibit on the VRDC show floor.

Often VR/AR tech and experiences are best understood by actually trying them for yourself, and VRDC is shaping up to be a great place for exploring the future of VR/AR development. 

Among the exhibitors already expected to showcase their cutting-edge work at VRDC are Microsoft (makers of the augmented-reality HoloLens headset), Google (which recently expanded its mobile VR offerings with its Daydream platform) and HTC, which built the cutting-edge Vive VR headset in collaboration with Valve.

The growing list of VRDC exhibitors also includes CCP Games, developers of the high-profile VR game EVE Valkyrie, eye-tracking VR headset company Fove and the Japanese game publisher/developer Colopl, which recently launched a $50 million global VR investment fund as it works to develop and publish its own VR games.

And that's not all -- more exhibitors are expected to get involved with VRDC in the months ahead. So head over to the VRDC website now and register to attend the conference, which will feature a plethora of great VR/AR talks spanning games, entertainment, and beyond into subjects such as healthcare, journalism, travel, manufacturing, retail, live events, real estate, training, and so much more.

And if you have a great tool, service, product, or platform that enables developers to create innovative VR/AR experiences, you can contact [email protected] or visit UBM's VRDC Sales hub to learn how to become a VRDC sponsor!

VRDC 2016 will take place November 2-3 at the Park Central Hotel in San Francisco. For more information on VRDC 2016, visit the show's official website and subscribe to regular updates via Twitter and Facebook.

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