Road to VR

MARCH 18, 2019

HTC’s Rikard Steiber today announced at GDC 2019 that Viveport, the company’s digital distribution platform for VR games, is going to support Windows VR headsets later this year. SEE ALSO OpenXR Standard Ratified, Microsoft, Oculus, & Others to Release First Implementations.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 14, 2017

Microsoft is partnering with manufacturers like Acer, Lenovo, and HP to create a new line of virtual reality headsets. These devices will be competitively priced, at around $300-$400 each or less, but comparatively, as capable as the highest quality headsets on paper: the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. What do you think?

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 23, 2019

HTC has revealed the design of the Vive Cosmos. HTC has finally unveiled some information on the Vive Cosmos. HTC has told in the past that this is a headset more consumer-oriented , but Sebastian Ang of Mixed Reality TV has reported that, according to a reliable source, the price will be 899. Oculus has teased the OC6.

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Road to VR

JULY 15, 2017

Oculus slashed the original price tag in half to $400 on the Rift +Touch bundle last week, but the company’s ‘Summer of Rift’ sale only lasts for six weeks, leaving the question on the table as to exactly how much the VR headset + motion controller bundle would return to once the sale is up. Oculus says: $500.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 25, 2020

Image by Oculus). Oculus Quest becomes 1 year old, and Facebook makes many announcements. The Oculus Quest is now one year old. But the greatest feature is that finally Oculus is accepting hands-tracked applications in the Oculus Store from the 28th of this month! Happy birthday, Oculus Quest!

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Road to VR

JUNE 12, 2020

Developers can now download a beta version that will let them start integrating OpenXR apps into SteamVR. With today’s news we’re hoping Oculus Store game developers will be getting that prototype sooner rather than later. The company has released what it calls “initial support” for the 1.0.9

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 4, 2017

Listen or download below to be fully briefed on all of this year’s major expectations/predictions while you drive home from work or enjoy your lunch. Vive (HTC). What We Know: Today at 1pm HTC will be hosting a press conference to discuss its HTC Vive virtual reality headset. Oculus (Facebook).

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VRScout

JANUARY 2, 2019

A fan project developed for the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and Windows Mixed Reality Headsets, Duel Monsters VR is a lovingly-crafted VR rendition of the classic manga/anime/gaming series, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Duel Monsters VR is available for download free via Discord. All you need is the heart of the cards… and a PC-based VR headset.

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Cats and VR

JULY 10, 2018

The game, which will be available on PlayStation VR, Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, will arrive for download on July 31st, 2018. Those pre-ordering now on PlayStation and Oculus will save $5.00 Players can find the 20% Off Pre-Order Discount of Pixel Ripped 1989 on PlayStation and Oculus Rift for $19.99

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

I am also excited because thanks to the organizers of the VRX event, yesterday I have been able to interview Facebook’s Sean Liu and ask him some questions about Oculus and its vision of Virtual Reality. Oculus Link is here. If you’re interested, you can check the interview out here. Top news of the week. Other relevant news.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 5, 2020

Project Stardust should work with any SteamVR compatible headset and can be played on the Quest using the Oculus Link cable or Virtual Desktop connected to a VR capable PC. Download Project Stardust for free here. Star Trek: Bridge Crew is available on the Oculus Quest and Rift , Playstation 4 , and on Steam for $24.99.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Microsoft’s Windows 10 ‘Fall Creators Update’ is available for download today, making the operating system compatible with its line of Windows “Mixed Reality” VR headsets, which coincidentally are arriving on doorsteps and store shelves starting today too. Image courtesy Microsoft.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 28, 2023

While still in Italy, I verified that Microsoft Teams, Unity, and Github were accessible from China. But then I started having at another problem: I was downloading stuff at 100Kb/s … and I had to download something like 200MB of data. I started downloading at 20MB/s and in 10 seconds I had all that I needed.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 27, 2020

If you have a Vive Focus Plus, go out on Viveport M and download it! What is interesting the most are not the features, that more or less are the same as most other headsets: integrated headphones, halo+headband, IPD adjustment, etc… It seems a mix of a Samsung Odyssey and an Oculus Rift S. But of course, I hope for a full reveal .

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VRScout

MARCH 24, 2018

You can explore the VR series now through the Inception app, available for download on the Oculus Rift , HTC Vive , Microsoft , Gear VR , Google Daydream , Sony Playstation , iOS and Android. “VR provides a new avenue for Refinery29 to reach their large vast network base of young women,” said Inception CEO Benny Arbel.

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Road to VR

MARCH 8, 2018

No ticket or sign-up is required, simply download Bigscreen from the Oculus Store , Steam , or the Microsoft Store. Bigscreen offers cross-compatibility between Oculus Rift, HTC Vive,all Windows “Mixed Reality” VR headsets, and other SteamVR-compatible headsets.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

For OpenVR-compatible headsets like Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, watching streaming 360 video from from your browser is now as simple as clicking a button and putting on your headset. The company also says they’re planning to integrate full WebVR support in the future. .”

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 2, 2020

To make you understand how these features are incredible, Qualcomm has stated that “the [XR2] reference design has 2x the CPU and GPU performance, 4x more video bandwidth, 6x higher resolution and 11x AI improvement compared to our current widely adopted XR platform [the Oculus Quest ]”. base stations and a 20m fiber cable.

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VRWorld

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Last winter Microsoft announced that the company started working together with its PC hardware partners to develop headsets that support a mixed mode, between virtual and augmented reality. The post Microsoft Prepares VR Partnerships for Windows 10 Holographic Edition appeared first on VR World. billion (S$15.5

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

These are pretty cool, also because the Snapdragon XR 2 is much more powerful than the 835 mounted by the Oculus Quest. Considering that this number doesn’t count the Quest users connected via Oculus Link, the actual number of VR users on Steam is even higher. Still no news on Oculus For Business program and Multiplayer SDK for Quest.

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VeeR VR

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Oculus has announced the all-new standalone named Oculus Quest at 5th annual Connect developer conference. While Oculus Go is roughly “80 percent media and 20 percent gaming,” said Oculus chief technology officer John Carmack, the Oculus Quest is emphatically gaming-focused. Don’t know which VR headset to buy?

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

MAY 18, 2022

Meta Oculus. One of the top contenders in the virtual reality space today, thanks to the use of more affordable software and hardware solutions, Oculus (from Meta) brings the power of XR to every retail brand. Microsoft is gaining ground as one of the leaders in the Mixed Reality landscape for a reason.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

Oculus Quest 2. The biggest announcement of the event has been for sure the Oculus Quest 2, that Facebook has not only revealed but also launched. Oculus Quest 2 is a great piece of technology. Then Oculus will move the whole experience to 90Hz. The magic of the Oculus Quest 2 (Image by Facebook). Specifications.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 29, 2022

The Mixed Reality Toolkit (MRTK) by Microsoft is an open-source toolkit that has been around since the HoloLens was first released in 2016. Microsoft-driven MRTK-Unity is a suite of components and capabilities used to speed the creation of cross-platform MR applications in Unity. Oculus (Unity 2019.3

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 13, 2019

This game made by Sanzaru Games together with Oculus Studio is one of the best and longest games ever released for virtual reality. It is clear that we are looking at a game that raises the quality bar of VR gaming , thanks to the talent of people at Sanzaru Games and the high budget offered by Oculus. October, 9th 2019.

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ARPost

APRIL 22, 2022

The XRA is an industry organization founded by Google , HTC VIVE , Microsoft , Oculus , and Sony Interactive Entertainment. No matter where you are in the XR space, if this article spoke to you and you want more, explore the links above, but also download the full Thinking Ahead About XR report.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 9, 2020

The most reactive major XR company has been HTC that has decided that its annual VEC event, that was usually held in Shenzhen, China, will be held in the ENGAGE virtual platform. Oculus rejects Crisis VRigade again, causing backlash from the community. Crisis VRigade, a low poly shooter, is one of the most downloaded apps on SideQuest.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

Just a few weeks ago, major forces collaborating on the WebVR Spec gathered in San Jose, CA for the W3C Workshop on Web & Virtual Reality , a two-day conference where the likes of Mozilla, Google, Samsung, Microsoft, Oculus, The Khronos Group, and many more hashed out the latest developments and directions for the WebVR ecosystem.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 30, 2020

It is one of the games with the highest review scores on Steam and Metacritic; Valve has already released two patches to fix some common complaints on the game; The game has had an impressive number of downloads (the estimated number is around 200–500,000), concurrent users (more than 40,000), and viewers on Twitch (300,000+). Very handy.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 17, 2019

The past week has been the week of the E3, and we had an insane amount of news regarding new upcoming Virtual Reality content, especially for the Oculus Quest! But even more important, at E3 it has showcased a new 360 mode for the Oculus Quest. Image by HTC). Finally, HTC is ready to give us all the info on the Vive Cosmos.

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VRWorld

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

Once the headset is assembled, you can download and open the Cardboard app on your smartphone, scan the QR code on your headset, load up a VR experience, and slide your phone into the phone holder in front. Afterwards, you’ll open the Oculus app on your phone to pair the handheld controller with your headset. Photo from Microsoft.

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VRScout

MARCH 14, 2018

Sinespace is currently available on PC via download or a web client, all OpenVR compatible headsets including the HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and Microsoft Mixed Reality, with plans for iOS and Android releases in the near future.

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VRWorld

JANUARY 5, 2018

While there are other options for browsing in VR, Drop seems to be among the most popular among HTC Vive users. By the end of 2018, Drop Software is hoping to have shipped Drop for Oculus Rift and Windows Mixed Reality. Click here to download it on Steam. Soon, this favorability may be expanding to other VR headset users.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 17, 2020

The public release of Sensorium Galaxy is scheduled for 2021 with Carl Cox events being available at launch, but you can download their VR Tech Demo now through their website. Sensorium Galaxy will be available for most VR headsets as well as accessible on a PC, Android, and iOS devices. Image Credit: Sensorium Corporation.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 10, 2022

A Horizon game is coming for this new headset, and some rumors talk also about Half-Life: Alyx potentially be available in the future; HTC has announced the Vive Wrist Tracker, a 6 DOF tracker for the Vive Focus 3. This is why companies like Apple, Google, Microsoft and Meta are exploring similar technologies. News worth a mention.

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Tech Trends VR

DECEMBER 19, 2019

The Oculus Quest was a hit. At this year’s year’s E3 conference, Facebook’s Vice President of Special Gaming Strategies Jason Rubin told audiences that the Oculus Quest was seeing “console-like” engagement from users, selling $5 million worth of content in first 2 weeks since the device started shipping back in May.

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Tech Trends VR

APRIL 12, 2018

Set up in Windows 10 was a doddle, easily one of the most misery free VR setups I have done yet but please note you do need to ensure your Win10 machine is current with the latest Microsoft MR capable updates or it simply won’t work.

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