Road to VR

JANUARY 30, 2024

On the flipside, Stein criticized the $3,500 price tag, imperfect hand-eye input, lack of native VisionOS apps, cabled battery, and lack of space for glasses, requiring special prescription inserts instead. We’ll eventually get ahold of a Vision Pro for another one of patented deep-dive reviews, so make sure to check back soon.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 5, 2021

Image by Facebook). Facebook losses in the VR sector will be around $6B in 2021. The most interesting insight of the week comes from analyst Mark Mahaney, that, among other things has analyzed Facebook’s Virtual Reality business, and has reported very interesting data. The revenue from the sold headsets is so around $2.4B

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Road to VR

AUGUST 7, 2020

Facebook says developers can still use Oculus Integration v18.0 All of this should come as no surprise to Go developers however, as Facebook announced back in late June that it would be retiring Oculus Go. Maybe eventually a 6DOF device can fill that low price point too, although there would need to be a hell of a price cut.

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JULY 14, 2017

Since the bombshell price drop earlier this week by Facebook’s Oculus, a number of theories have emerged regarding the Rift’s temporary $400 price tag. Is Oculus struggling so much that Facebook is dropping the price of the Rift in a last ditch effort to save it?

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 16, 2021

Image by Facebook). Facebook releases Passthrough APIs for Quest 2. Finally, Facebook has released passthrough APIs for Quest 2, so you can create AR/MR apps for the Oculus standalone headset. Facebook, please do something about it. Image by Facebook). Facebook is on the right path to reach 10M VR headsets.

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VRScout

AUGUST 23, 2017

Being able to publish 360° photos on Facebook has been a great way to share your immersive view of the world. Now Facebook is making capturing 360° photos just a couple taps away on your mobile phone. Every photo taken with the Facebook app will be saved to your Camera Roll.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Yesterday Facebook has finally announced its new side content distribution system for the Oculus Quest, dubbed App Lab. With it, it is finally possible to publish for the Oculus Quest your VR apps that have not been approved by Facebook. On the other side, however, this also means more control by Facebook.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 15, 2021

Image by Facebook). 10,000 people are working on XR at Facebook. Zuck has released an interview to The Information and inside it, we can find the interesting information (pun intended) that now more than 10,000 people are working on AR/VR at Facebook. It’s hard to compete with Facebook when it has infinite money.

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Road to VR

APRIL 19, 2021

Facebook has purportedly spent at least $500 million to bring a wide range of content to its VR headsets. Right up front it should be said that there’s a number of different ways one could consider Facebook’s Oculus exclusive content ‘successful’ or not. But how much impact did it have? Defining Scope.

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GizModo VR

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Facebook bet big on connecting people via video with the original Portal smart display , and the company is back with two new Portals : a bigger Portal+ for large group calls and a battery-powered Portal Go that can tag along as you move about the house. Read more.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 5, 2021

Since its launch in 2019 Oculus Quest has represented a major shift in Facebook’s VR strategy by moving away from the PC. Image courtesy Facebook. Oculus also eventually added a hands-free ‘wake word’ for voice commands on Quest, though oddly they chose the phrase “Hey Facebook.” Facebook Messenger.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 4, 2017

Two pieces of information from Facebook sources have given us new insight into the division of labor inside the social media giant. This week, Facebook filed its quarterly report. ” Facebook declines to comment on the size of its individual teams as a matter of policy.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 26, 2021

Here’s a quick breakdown: at its $50 price tag for the more expensive ‘Tourist Edition’ on PC and PSVR, that gives it a hard bottom of 580,000 units sold. Either way, you’ll need a pointy stick and a gun to survive the hordes of undead. Find out why we gave it a resounding [9/10] in our full review.

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GizModo VR

JANUARY 14, 2022

Capitol turned to Facebook and Telegram groups to plan their part in the attack, the Oath Keepers—a far-right org that’s best described as somewhere between a militia and a rag-tag group of wannabe vigilantes —are alleged to be bigger fans of the… Read more. While many of the groups that took part in last year’s siege on the U.S.

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Road to VR

JUNE 9, 2021

Developer Ready at Dawn, which was acquired by Facebook in 2020, has recently focused on funding development with a monetization model that offers its users the chance to grind or buy cosmetic-focused reward tiers. Here’s a look at some of the stuff you can earn (or buy) during the Echo Pass Season 2.

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ARVR

MARCH 16, 2023

Paraphrasing, he said that advertising on Facebook is like advertising at a party… while advertising on Google is like advertising at a store. These items are tagged by brand marketers and transaction ready. This means having more products tagged in photos and videos so that the content is directly actionable.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MAY 8, 2023

Notably, in a report compiled by various news outlets, the firm was exposed for acquiring the private Facebook data of tens of millions of users, marking the most significant leak in Meta’s long history. However, the firm chose to settle with a multi-million dollar price tag. Meta denied any wrongdoing during the hearing.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

APRIL 25, 2017

The confirmed keynote speakers include Baobab studio’s Maureen Fan, Facebook’s Head of Social VR Rachel Franklin, Jay Wright of Vuforia, and Unity’s CEO John Riccitiello, and we’ve put together a list highlighting some of the notable events taking place May 1-2.

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ARVR

MAY 19, 2021

Enterprise AR: 7 real-world use cases for 2021 Some uses of Face detection Facial filters It is getting more and more common to see one of these, you can find them in most social networks such as Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, etc. From this, we create a template, which is a unique number that corresponds to you.

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TechCrunch VR

JULY 20, 2023

Facebook slapped a $2 billion check on the table and acquired the company in 2014. And, $3,500 price tag aside , Apple’s Vision Pro takes the concept so far that it doesn’t even really use the VR nomenclature anymore. It’s hard to believe that it was only 11 years ago that VR captured the zeitgeist.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 24, 2017

That said, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook all have headsets in development that offer inside-out positional tracking — meaning the headsets don’t need any separate external hardware to find the precise location of the headset in a given space. Tagged with: Antilatency Facebook Twitter Reddit More.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 19, 2020

And did we mention the price tag of $1,000? Image courtesy Facebook. Unfortunately the cable that comes with Quest 2 isn’t long enough to work well for Oculus Link, and we can’t recommend the official cable because of its crazy $80 price tag. Image courtesy Facebook. Image courtesy Facebook. Resolution.

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JULY 12, 2017

Spaces is Facebook’s social VR experience on Rift only. The virtual world even allows visitors to take selfies and make calls to people in the real world over Facebook Messenger — allowing people outside VR to see what a social experience looks like inside.

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ARVR

MAY 26, 2021

Paige Dansinger is the founder of Better World Museum and Horizon Art Museum ; and recognized by Facebook as one of the Top 117 Global Community Leaders (2018–2019). Paige is a Pre-Alpha Community Creator in the new social world-building program Facebook Horizon. Today, MuseumDraw has transformed into Horizon Art Museum?—?re-creating

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JUNE 11, 2017

Tagged with: Bethesda Facebook Twitter Reddit More. Can’t wait for you to play #Fallout4VR on @htcvive : new crafting, building & combat. VATS = another level. BE3 pic.twitter.com/wQSNMm7yw5. BethesdaGameStudios (@BethesdaStudios) June 12, 2017.

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Mashable VR

JUNE 28, 2022

Described in detail by Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG) , the Hermit spyware (it was dubbed Hermit by security firm Lookout , which first reported its discovery) is part of a dangerous and sophisticated malware attack that's actively being used in the wild. Credit: Google TAG. But why did the attacks happen?

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TechCrunch VR

AUGUST 30, 2021

TikTok parent company ByteDance seem to be looking to one-up Facebook anywhere it can. After taking over the mantle of most-downloaded social media app in the world with TikTok, ByteDance is coming for Facebook’s moonshot, buying up its own virtual reality headset maker called Pico. Pico nabs $24.7M

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Upload VR

JULY 22, 2022

Meta’s Mature Worlds Policy for Horizon can be read here with examples listed below of the content the company will allow in the mature social spaces in Horizon Worlds as well as content “n ot allowed even with a 18+ tag.” ” “Content that promotes criminal or dangerous activity.”

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TechCrunch VR

DECEMBER 7, 2019

Facebook is selling Oculus Medium — a 3D virtual reality sculpting tool for creatives — to Adobe. The team was an expensive effort for Oculus and its sale signifies a broader rethinking within Facebook in what virtual reality projects they tackle in-house.

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Hypergrid Business

DECEMBER 18, 2020

. “Quest 2 has an unmatched quality-to-price ratio with an impressive spec sheet and a mainstream-friendly price tag,” said ARtillery Intelligence chief analyst Mike Boland, in a statement. Facebook’s investing heavily in the Oculus Quest 2, sacrificing margins to build market share and get more people into VR.

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Upload VR

APRIL 22, 2023

Meta's official policies have limited Horizon Worlds to those age 18 and older since it launched, as Meta switched from backing the service with a Facebook account to rebranding its whole operation and launching Meta accounts. Meta is opening up its online social worlds to teenagers in the United States and Canada.

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Mashable VR

MARCH 16, 2022

Today, content comes in all shapes and forms (TikTok videos, blog posts, Instagram Stories, product descriptions, Facebook posts, etc.), Pick your choice of template from the category and subcategory list, name and set a date for your writing, fill in custom details and preset tags, then let Autowriterpro get to work.

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Upload VR

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Facebook’s profit-deferring strategy had pushed would-be competitors like Lenovo and HTC to focus on enterprise markets where buyers are less sensitive to price than the value of not using anything connected to Facebook. So did Facebook-turned-Meta drop the ball? That appears to be exactly what’s happened.

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Mashable VR

JUNE 29, 2022

The tags "trauma test" and "childhood trauma test" have 12.7 Examples of such data include: language settings, IP address, time zone, type and model of a device, device settings, operating system, Internet service provider, mobile carrier, hardware ID, and Facebook ID." million views respectively.

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Mashable VR

MARCH 13, 2022

Today, content comes in all shapes and forms ( TikTok videos , blog posts, Instagram Stories, product descriptions, Facebook posts, etc.), Pick your choice of template from the category and subcategory list, name and set a date for your writing, fill in custom details and preset tags, then let Autowriterpro get to work.

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Mashable VR

JULY 20, 2022

Minions: The Rise of Gru , the latest installment in the Despicable Me Cinematic Universe (DMCU), has many of our FYPs looking like a suburban mom's Facebook page circa 2013. The tag "Gentleminions" has over 170 million views on TikTok. Tweet may have been deleted (opens in a new tab). Tweet may have been deleted (opens in a new tab).

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XROM

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

TikTok parent company ByteDance seems to be looking to one-up Facebook anywhere it can. After taking over the mantle of most-downloaded social media app in the world with TikTok, ByteDance is coming for Facebook’s moonshot, buying up its own virtual reality headset maker called Pico.

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