Road to VR

MARCH 21, 2018

We go hands-on with Budget Cuts, Google presents ARCore and Maps API-enabled apps, Squanch Games’ Daydream exclusive title announced, and Magic Leap talks about developing games for a spatial computing platform. Google highlights 4 ARCore apps. Google Maps API for game development.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 23, 2018

For instance, I contributed to the little musical experience that Enea Le Fons has taken to a disco club during his 30 Days in VR experiment and I made the porting of the ImmotionRoom full-body VR system to the new HTC device. The Android pop-up asking the user for permissions during application startup (Image by Google).

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 10, 2022

HTC is set to reveal its new VIVE Mars CamTrack solution at the SIGGRAPH 2022 in Vancouver, Canada, where it will showcase the immersive production tool with Departure Lounge and Arcturus, it was revealed on Tuesday. HTC VIVE (@htcvive) August 8, 2022. One-click origin reset and simple calibration tools for cameras.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 8, 2022

XR has rapidly emerged as one of the most powerful new trends in the gaming landscape. Attracting players all over the world to a new kind of immersive experience, XR allows game developers to connect with users on a different level. Already the, virtual reality in gaming market is expected to grow to a value of $53.44

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VRWorld

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

One of the leading platforms for software development added improved support for Google’s upcoming Daydream VR platform. The new Google VR SDK 1.0 makes certain VR development tasks easier, so the developers can focus on building the main features of their VR applications and games.

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ARVR

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Unity Game Engine ?? WebXR is a JavaScript application programming interface (API) that enables applications to interact with augmented reality and virtual reality devices, such as the HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Google Cardboard or Open Source Virtual Reality (OSVR), in a web browser.?—?Wikipedia Supported AR/VR devices ?

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Steam is widely considered the de facto platform for PC games, VR or otherwise, but Unreal Engine creators Epic Games want change that with a new storefront that they say will leave more revenue to developers than Steam and other major digital distribution platforms. Image courtesy Epic Games.

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Cats and VR

JANUARY 21, 2017

One can say Google’s Tilt Brush is still virtual reality’s closest thing to a killer app and one of the first demos anyone using a HTC Vive will ever try. Google has recently announced the release of the open source Tilt Brush Toolkit, a tool that allows Tilt Brush creators to export their creations into Unity, and animate them.

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ARPost

JULY 29, 2022

Meta Horizon Home has been launched as an update to the Quest 2 headset, joining Meta Horizon Worlds – another VR app for socializing focused on playing games and attending concerts and sports events. In Rec Room, you can also build games, not only play existing ones. You can create your own world using the Unity SDK.

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Upload VR

JANUARY 29, 2024

Any phone maker can integrate the open-source core of Android for free and without permission, and can integrate Google's services and the Google Play Store by agreeing to certain compatibility criteria and preinstalling Google's suite of apps. Further, Google itself is seemingly preparing to be the Android of XR with.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

As I said a few months ago , we are in the middle of a paradigm change: the cycle that started with the Quest is arriving at an end, and a new cycle driven by new technologies (mixed reality headsets) and new players (Apple, Google) is starting. This information shows us that Apple is playing a long-term game. To do exactly what?

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

In the most recent edition of our list of new releases for HTC Vive , we highlighted an Early Access sandbox experience that pushed you to create your own virtual living space from the decorations to the furniture. Tagged with: children , Developers , htc vive , VR Home.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Google might not earn as much attention in the XR space as some other leading technology vendors, but it has already captured the attention of countless artists and educators with its unique virtual reality tools. Software like Google’s VR tilt brush allows users to create unique virtual art pieces in a completely limitless canvas space.

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ARPost

JULY 23, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us how important immersive and interactive apps and games are in our everyday life. Immersive games and apps and 3D videos have opened a new world for emotionally exhausted people staying at home 24/7. AIXR Insights Live: Marketing in VR Games. When: October 19. ICHVR 2021.

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Hypergrid Business

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Although Unity 3D is undoubtedly the most common and trained standards for developing and deploying augmented and virtual reality application for both beginner or expert developer, it is cannot be employed for developing content for some headsets. Google VR SDK is popular for building virtual reality applications for Android and iOS.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 27, 2018

Illustrated use-cases also show the tool’s potential for prototyping interactive game spaces and spatial concept art for setpieces, and it looks like Microsoft isn’t shying away from using the tool for outright artwork. Image courtesy Microsoft.

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ARVR

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

One-year price performance for MSFT, AAPL, GOOGL, SNE, and NVDA According to the latest report from Statista , the global augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) markets are rapidly growing and are forecast to reach a total of $72.8 Last year, Google also acquired North, an AR smart glass manufactures. Snap Inc.

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VRScout

JUNE 5, 2017

Apple also showed off what the new development tool would look like with the popular AR game Pokemon Go. The demo is expected to be released as a game “later this year.”. In many ways, Apple is trying to keep up with competitors like Google, who already have their Tango augmented and mixed reality platform.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

By the virtue of its Windows operating system, the basis of which nearly every PC VR headset uses to function, Microsoft joining the OpenXR initiative represents a win for the others involved, which include industry players like Google, Oculus, HTC, AMD, NVIDIA, Epic Games, Unity, Intel, Qualcomm, Sony, Samsung and Valve.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 21, 2021

The main trigger can give adaptive force-feedback, applying a different force on the index finger depending on what is happening in the game. Ctrl+Labs already demoed it years ago: check out the link to the Dino Game that I added below this paragraph. Vive Facial Tracker works also with non-HTC headsets. As long as it works….

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VRWorld

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Google Daydream VR platform is set to launch in fall 2016, but only a select group of developers will be able to publish Daydream apps. Google Play store is limiting access until some point in 2017. While any Android developer can submit Cardboard applications to the Google Play store, Google decided to limit Daydream apps releases.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

This is Google Earth VR. Google Earth VR is a surprise project from Google’s Geo team that is being both announced and released today. This is the team behind Google Maps and the original Google Earth. Google Earth VR’s primary locomotion system is flight. This is not the real Mt.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 1, 2019

” review of standalone headsets (you can find in other posts the ones related to Oculus Go and HTC Vive Focus ). it is bigger than the Oculus Go but smaller than the massive HTC Vive Focus. What I really appreciated have been the lenses : I think that Google here used all its expertise on the field. Then, keep reading.

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Road to VR

MARCH 20, 2018

Image courtesy HTC. HTC have finally revealed the price and release date of the anticipated Vive Pro , opening preorders globally at Vive.com and other retailers. The company is still heavily involved with VR development however, and are expected to present some new technology with Google at Display Week 2018 in May.

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VRScout

MAY 20, 2016

The Google VR team wants to explore and share the possibilities of VR – starting with a drum like keyboard. After unveiling Google’s VR eco-system Daydream during the first day keynote at their annual I/O developer conference, Google announced on Thursday their latest VR prototyping team called Daydream Labs.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

But in China, they are very famous, and now they are also organizing a big event about XR called FBEC with hosts from all the major VR companies (HTC, Unity, Alibaba, Huawei, etc…). VRTUOLUO is a vertical industry media that is subordinate to TUOLUO Tech, which is incubated by the Game industry media YOUXITUOLUO.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 16, 2020

The VR route is instead being pursued by HTC (with its VEC event happening soon) and IEEE. This means that if you are in Google Earth VR in a green room where there is a friend of yours, you can see the city that you are visiting all around you, and the real image of your friend being there with you. This is so sad.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

The report, titled “Can’t Stop Won’t Stop: 2016 Mobile and VR Games Year in Review,” is a compilation of information Super Data and Unity Technologies, though we clarified with Unity that they did not contribute to the estimates for VR headset data in the report. The report estimates 4.5

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VRScout

MAY 30, 2017

THE STANDALONE MOBILE HEADSET THAT HTC IS KEEPING IN JAPAN. Remember, HTC is the Taiwanese-based hardware manufacturer and the HTC Vive Tech Corporation is a subsidiary that partners with American-based software company Valve for content via their huge Steam library. AIRLINES TESTING AUGMENTED REALITY TO READ YOUR EMOTIONS.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 8, 2021

If Microsoft commits to building this platform and doesn’t abandon it (a la Google), it can become an incredible tool for us developers. Image by HTC). HTC is teasing the launch of a new hardware. With a tweet, HTC has just teased the upcoming launch of a new device. Other relevant news. Pico Neo 3 is coming in Q2 2021.

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VRScout

AUGUST 13, 2017

Also announced was the judging panel that includes virtual reality experts such as Josh Naylor of Unity Technologies, Jenn Duong of Shiift, and CEO of Spiral Media Megan Gaiser. Along with categories that you would expect, such as gaming and entertainment, I was excited to see a category for VR education and training. HTC – Vive.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Making Daydream Real – Building for Google’s New VR platform. Nathan Martz, Product Manager, Google. Get in on the ground floor with this talk from Martz, who will tell you how to get to grips with the new platform including working with Google VR SDKs for Android, Unity, and Unreal. November 2nd, 3:30pm.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Following that is a “Fireside Chat” with Unity CEO John Riccitiello. Last year, their augmented game board was the life of the expo floor drawing huge crowds – not just to interact with the product but to watch other people interact with the product. Trying them out can be a glimpse into the future.

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ARVR

JULY 15, 2020

You probably have heard of well-known models such as the Oculus Go, Oculus Rift, Playstation VR, and HTC VIVE?—?these For example, the Google Cardboard headset is only $20 !!! Unity 3D is probably the most common software used for developing VR/AR applications?—?you By the way, all these softwares are free of charge!

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 7, 2020

Look at the two lower titles: you see that the name of the games is like “duplicated”, it has like a halo written in Blue. 4 hours is probably for some simple enterprise applications, but if you play games or experiment with the front camera, expect the duration to be closer to 2-2.5 User Interface.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2016

Over the years there have been a lot of pieces of entertainment content, whether it be the mesmerizing tunes of Daft Punk , the dystopian world of Blade Runner , or the retro-futuristic landscapes of countless video games, that all seem to grow out of this idea of an eye-catching future that is still faced with horrible problems.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JULY 23, 2017

Presence Capital has invested in Baobab Studios, Bigscreen, Harmonix, Nomadic, Meta, Resolution Games, Scope AR, Strivr, TheWaveVR, and Visbit. Six of its investments are in game companies. “A While at Zynga, he co-created the hugely popular game FarmVille and served as the CTO of Zynga Japan. Image Credit: Presence Capital.

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