VRScout

APRIL 17, 2023

The championship-winning team has partnered with fan engagement platform ARound to transform their home stadium into an augmented reality (AR) powered multiplayer arcade. “So far, fans have responded very positively to these interactive experiences, with engagement times exceeding our expectations. . Credit: Stagwell Inc.

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VRScout

APRIL 13, 2023

We’ve seen our fair share of unique VR locomotion solutions in the past, from consumer-ready omnidirectional treadmills like the KAT Walk C2 and Omni One to slightly-less practical devices, such as the Taco VR platform. Therefore, we wanted to make something practical and interesting with this sensor and our AI technology.

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VRScout

AUGUST 10, 2022

In 2021, new team members stepped in to help revitalize the project. Almost a year later and the team is now prepared to share their hard work with the public via an upcoming open beta on PC VR headsets and the Meta Quest via Air Link. “If our Store page gets approved by September, we will launch on Steam as planned.

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VRScout

APRIL 10, 2023

” Here’s the official change log (as provided by the developer team): “Updated gravity gloves – use on objects with E. ” Credit: GB_2 Development Team “This is our biggest update yet and we have no plans on slowing down!” ” said the mod team in an official post.

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VRScout

APRIL 6, 2023

In September 2022, the Source VR Mod Team released a VR mod for Half-Life 2 , immersing players in Valve’s near-perfect first-person shooter game like never before. Today, the Source VR Mod Team tied a metaphorical bow on its epic Half-Life modding campaign with the release of Half-Life 2: VR Mod – Episode Two.

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Digital Trends

MARCH 9, 2021

Revisiting FIFA 20 before diving into the latest installment? We've got you covered on everything you need to know.

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VRScout

MAY 8, 2023

Sense Arena, a VR training platform popular among professional sports teams, is now the official VR training tool of USA Hockey. As part of the partnership, the Sense Arena logo was featured on Team USA helmets during the IIHF Under-18 Men’s World Championship this past month in Switzerland.

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VRScout

JUNE 16, 2023

“The Gilbert Baker Foundation launched the Save the Rainbow Flag initiative in response to a wave of pride flag bans occurring happening across our country,” said Charles Beal, president of the Gilbert Baker Foundation, in an official release. The organization has also made a toolkit available to those interested in taking action.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 11, 2024

Google is reorganizing a number of its hardware teams, which will see layoffs affecting a few hundred roles across its Devices & Services units. As reported by 9to5Google , Google’s first-party AR hardware team is taking the brunt of the blow. A majority of the hardware-related layoffs however are set to affect its AR team.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 24, 2024

Today, Microsoft is making its long—awaited Mesh for Teams immersive VR meeting platform available for enterprise end users. According to Microsoft, the immersive Mesh meeting spaces foster various enterprise use cases such as employee onboarding, town halls, brainstorming sessions, team socials, and networking events.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 3, 2023

In these 3 years, lots of things happened: the company has grown a lot and the team I’m part of has been able to create amazing experiences like the virtual versions of Venice Film Festival and SXSW, the Unite 2022 event together with Unity, and two VR concerts with Jean Michel Jarre that won a lot of awards. The VRROOM platform.

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VRScout

JULY 15, 2022

Using various reference images, the research team of Thu Nguyen-Phuoc , Feng Liu , and Lei Xiao were able to generate stylized 3D scenes that could be used in a variety of virtual environments. We introduce a new training method to address this problem by alternating the NeRF and stylization optimization steps,” said the team.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

APRIL 24, 2024

HaptX Founder and CEO Jake Rubin added: Our research team will explore solutions that can significantly improve digital experiences for visually impaired people. The broader research team will leverage this haptic technology and its software algorithms that map the braille virtual content as touch-based feedback.

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VRScout

MARCH 7, 2023

According to the development team, every Peridot is 100% unique and can feature anything from goat horns to a giant bushy tail. “Our team has marked a handful of these that we’ve identified as “Archetypes” (such as “Unicorn”, “Clownfish”, etc.),” said the Peridot team in an official blog post.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Set in the City by the Bay, Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord will have you teaming up with friends to battle the titular Ghost Lord and his terrifying army of ghosts and ghouls using an arsenal of powerful ghost-hunting weaponry. The post Our First Look At The New Ghostbusters VR Experience appeared first on VRScout.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

The team will continue to support both games until the servers are shut down later this year. In an effort to soften the blow, the team is dishing out a generous amount of free goodies. We hope to see you all in our next project and can’t wait to share it with you in the future.” For a full list of items, visit here.

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VRScout

JUNE 20, 2023

Hanqing Jiang, who was a part of the research team, learned about a form of origami called curved origami (or curved crease origami) while at Arizona State University in 2020 and used it to create stiffness with paper-made sculptures. This art syle inloves folding consecutive valley and mountain folds in the center of a circle.

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ARPost

JULY 15, 2022

After their recent multi-year jersey patch partnership , Motorola and San Diego Padres are teaming up again. The San Diego Padres baseball team fans now have one more reason to be excited. The Major League Baseball club and the telecommunications company worked together on a unique AR fan experience.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 4, 2024

First Contact Entertainment, developers behind the tactical team shooter franchise Firewall , is shuttering the studio, citing the “lack of support for VR within the industry.” We are a team of fearless innovators willing to push new technologies to its limits. It’s been a wild ride, Thankyou!”

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VRScout

JUNE 19, 2022

The video features professional F1 driver Lance Stroll of Team Aston Martin racing in the Canadian Grand Prix, one of several circuits you’ll compete in when the game launches on PC, Xbox, PlayStation, and PC VR headsets on July 1st. “ We’ve heard it loud and clear from our players that they wanted VR in the F1 series.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

The multiplayer experience features support for up to eight players at one time, allowing you and your friends to fight for the Imperium of Man together as a team of superhuman Space Marines. Warhammer: 40,000: Space Marine 2 is going to be one of the biggest Warhammer video games ever, and it is hugely anticipated by fans globally.

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ARPost

JANUARY 11, 2023

“This iconic destination provides enthusiasts with special access to the vibrant arts scene in Miami, as well as the multi-sensory dimensions of the Mastercard brand through our sonic music and immersive visual branding,” said Mastercard Executive VP of Consumer Marketing and Revenue, Monica Biagiotti. “To said Riemer.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

You can also collaborate on a project with your team and share it easily across the web. Created by Tvori , ShapesXR is a dream for remote teams seeking a more efficient way to communicate with each other and collaborate on a project via the Quest. Image Credit: Tvori. Image Credit: Tvori.

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VRScout

MAY 10, 2022

Using a pair of Google Glass Enterprise Edition 2 smart glasses, a clinical team of Pennard vets working out of Sevenoaks was able to broadcast audio and video to a group of Vet CT specialists tuning in remotely from Kent, London. The story was first reported by Business Weekly earlier this week.

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VRScout

APRIL 14, 2023

Team up with friends to survive the harsh conditions of the Amazonian rainforest. “We understand that many of our players have been eagerly awaiting the addition of co-op. The Multiplayer Mode will allow you to explore the jungle in a team of up to 4 players together.”

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VRScout

OCTOBER 27, 2022

A team of psychologists based out of Stockholm University has developed a piece of technology that allows players to smell the virtual world. “Our olfactometer allows for concealed (i.e., Scent-based VR technology continues to evolve at a rapid pace. ” Credit: SCI LAB. ” Credit: SCI LAB.

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VRScout

AUGUST 18, 2023

You’ll need to provide a brief pitch of your game as well as several details regarding your team. Championing developers has always been our focus, but we’ve needed time to learn, grow, and build relationships with industry experts. Doug North Cook and the Creature team are those experts.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

According to an official release, NBA fans will be able to outfit their avatars in their favorite NBA team apparel as well as play on their team’s home court. The NBA bundle, which will include all 30 NBA teams, will be available this winter season starting at $19.99. O’Keeffe is excited to get this into your hands. “We

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VRScout

MAY 16, 2023

We’ve seen our fair share of remote collaboration tools powered by immersive technology over the past few years, from Horizon Workrooms , Meta’s virtual coworking platform for Quest headsets, to Spatial’s augmented reality (AR) holograms. According to the team, accessing the system is as easy as opening a Google Doc.

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VRScout

MAY 3, 2023

Credit: AWE2023, Virtual Planet Here’s a full breakdown of each of the finalists (as provided by AWE): “Between Two Worlds Our Augmented Reality app invites viewers to experience wildlife art as they’ve never seen before. The Sea is Coming!

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VRScout

JUNE 27, 2022

” “ So our team began meeting with Meta’s teams, as well as with top social impact investors, to design a new virtual world built explicitly for a community of learners,” Taber added. While the app itself is free, you’ll need to pay a monthly fee of $44.99 in order to access the aforementioned content.

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VRScout

MARCH 28, 2022

We thought, ‘Let’s dream up something entirely new for our patients and families,’” said Debra Beauregard, part of CHOC’s MI3 leadership team, in an official release. Our MRI team shared a problem they were having, and together, we came up with an innovative solution.”. “We

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The game was developed by athlete-led sports technology company StatusPRO in collaboration with the National Football Association and features real NFL teams, players, and stadiums. As the starting QB, you’ll not only choose the plays your team runs, but execute them on the field as well. “We

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VRScout

MAY 13, 2022

A research team working out of the Salzburg University of Applied Sciences in Austria has developed a unique accessory for the Meta Quest 2 VR headset that allows users to interact with the virtual world by simply breathing. In a video provided by the team, we catch a glimpse of the device being used to play the harmonica.

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ARPost

AUGUST 22, 2022

Our aim has always been to enable everyone to create unique and engaging AR content and experiences,” Blippar CEO, Faisal Galaria, said in a release. “In The announcement came just days after the company announced a collaboration making Blippbuilder WebAR compatible with Microsoft Teams. “By That is, under certain thresholds.

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Road to VR

APRIL 23, 2024

Luckey tells Road to VR that opening up the platform to third-party headset makers was “explicitly our plan over ten years ago, but Facebook would later pivot Oculus hard away from it.” We are openly talking to any kind of partner that wants to jump into VR, and there’s a lot of interest right now.”

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

I’ll try to summarize all of that, especially for what concerns the announcements related to our XR space. And let’s not forget that also WebGPU may lead to finally boost the graphical quality of WebXR, so may be relevant for our field, too. The first is about Microsoft Mesh, which is coming to Teams In January 2024.

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