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Facebook & Ray-Ban Launch $300 Stories Glasses, a Hybrid Between Snap Spectacles & Bose Frames

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Instead, Stories includes dual 5 megapixel cameras on the temples that let you capture sterescopic video and still images. A single button on the right temple is used to start and stop 30-second video recordings, and take photos. The frames also house microphones and integrated speakers that stream audio over Bluetooth 5.0,

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Hands-on: ‘The 7th Guest’ Delivers Disney’s Haunted Mansion Vibes & Tons of Visual Flair

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The amount of pre-rendered 3D graphics spliced with live action video clips made it a standout title among all PC games at the time, making it and Myst basically the hottest PC games ever. In general, volumetric video can be hit or miss depending on how it’s woven into a game.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.10.11): Meta Quest 3 ships now, a cheaper model may come in 2024… and more!

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Mark Gurman reiterated a similar rumor: he didn’t say that Meta will ship it without controllers, but just that it is evaluating also that option. But not all the applications work well with hand gestures: for instance, most action games would suck with it. after having seen the preorder numbers. A new chapter of XR has just started!

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Sony Researchers Unveil Knuckles-style Prototype VR Controller with Full Hand Tracking

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The prototype houses 62 electrodes which Arimatsu and Mori used to record training datasets from a number of different hand sizes and and poses. ” The video (above) shows off some pretty impressive results, however Arimatsu and Mori admit there are a few drawbacks to their design currently, namely its lack of support for all hand sizes.

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Gibby Presents: Road Testing the Latest Location-based VR Experiences

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So let’s get some arcade action! Gibby’s Guide went out and about to road test the best that the sector has to offer. Games are purpose built in-house or by studios like Ubisoft. “Overall I’m a little underwhelmed,” says Jonny. Location-based VR has bounced back since the pandemic. 25 minutes later.

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The XR Week Peek (2022.08.22): Zuck’s selfie gets viral, Meta accounts are arriving, and more!

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Road To VR) More info (Logitech Chorus?—?Upload More info (Lenovo Legion VR700 launched) More info (Lenovo Legion VR700 launch video). She has compared Snap Lens Studio, Meta Spark AR, and TikTok Effect House and on Twitter has expressed her opinion on them. More info (Logitech Chorus?—?Road Upload VR). Interesting to know.

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‘Wraith: The Oblivion – Afterlife’ Preview – ‘Alien: Isolation’ Vibes Aplenty

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In Wraith, you’re thrust into the world as a ghostly apparition who’s tasked with reliving the events of a strange night at an ailing billionaire’s house in the Hollywood Hills. The game will subsequently launch on SteamVR headsets on May 25th, and PSVR later in 2021.

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