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Doghead Simulations CEO Turns VR Social Platform Into His Own Personal Gym

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Baker in Washington State and basked in the glory of his success at the summit. Whether it be biking, running, or walking, Chacon always seemed to be on the move; that is until he shifted his priorities to climbing the virtual mountain of business. “I On his 30th birthday, he climbed Mt. Featured Image Credit: Mat Chacon.

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Facebook Teases “breakthrough technologies” Coming to New Oculus Products, Tours R&D Lab

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Following the recent unfavorable court decision which saw a $500 million judgement levied on Oculus and some of its founders last week , Facebook has shared a glimpse into what they call “the most advanced virtual and augmented reality research center and team in the world.”

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The NBA and TNT Partner With Intel For Biggest VR Push Yet

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It’s an immersive virtual world that includes all types of content, data, scores, stats, along with other ways for fans to experience the game.”. Thursday, April 5 – Washington @ Cleveland. Tuesday, April 10 – Boston @ Washington. It’s different,” he said.

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The XR Week Peek (2022.01.03): Quest 2 sales spark a debate on kids and VR, Apple hires XR communication rep, and more!

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VR had a great Christmas, and in particular, Oculus Quest 2 had a great Christmas. A team of researchers from Princeton and the University of Washington created a new camera that captures good-quality images and measures in at only a half-millimeter. What to do with an Oculus Rift S in 2022 Funny link. Funny link. Funny link.

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Knott’s Berry Farm Installs VR Ghost Town In America’s Oldest Theme Park

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When you’ve got the headset on and gun in your hand, you can see your friend’s head and gun in the virtual world so you don’t bump into each other. The world was custom-built by a small team over the course of about six months at Bellevue, Washington-based VRstudios. Bottom Line.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

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LET’S TALK OCULUS: DRM NO MORE AND PATENT FOR NEW VR MOTION. Movement is a big issue in virtual reality, and developers have to be careful to make sure users are not nauseated by vestibular mismatch (your brain/eyes say “I’m moving” in the virtual world which contradicts your inner ear/balance which say “I’m stationary” in the real world).

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VR poses challenges for software testing

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If you can keep a checklist of bullet points in your head before you put on your headset, you can expect to get better results than if you just jump unprepared into the virtual world. Oculus, one of the biggest names in VR, refers to this in its Health and Safety manual. Did you look around to see the birds that were chirping?