VRScout

JANUARY 26, 2018

You can experience the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in entirely new ways. The 2018 Winter Olympic Games is getting a big technology boost when it opens on February 9th in Pyeongchang, South Korea. 18 of them being live-streamed, while the remaining 12 will be broadcast the very next day through video-on-demand.

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Road to VR

MARCH 21, 2018

Here’s a roundup of news from the second day of our GDC 2018 coverage. 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.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 25, 2021

Finally, why in the name of the geek gods is Google shutting down Poly? Google’s own Tilt Brush, an important content creation tool, relies on Poly. We are waiting and hoping and praying a white knight swoops in to rescue Poly like Microsoft rescued AltspaceVR in the VR winter of 2018. Not a good sign.

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Road to VR

MAY 19, 2018

NextVR , the VR video streaming platform the brings live events to headset users, is introducing the 2017-2018 season NBA MVP highlight reel on the NextVR app. The NextVR app is available on Samsung Gear VR, Oculus Go, Google Daydream, PlayStation VR, and Windows “Mixed Reality” VR headsets. Image courtesy NextVR.

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Road to VR

MARCH 4, 2024

A report from The Information last week alleged Meta and Google held talks in effort to bring Android XR to Quest. Google abandoned Daydream after less than 2 years, while Meta grew Oculus (now Quest) to tens of millions scale,” explains Heaney. million apps built for iPhone in addition to 1,000+ visionOS native apps.

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VRScout

APRIL 30, 2018

It appears as though NBCUniversal is making an even deeper commitment to VR after announcing a new partnership with Google to bring some of its most popular original programming to the world of VR in the form of 10 multi-episode 360-degree productions. Of course this isn’t the first instance of NBCUniversal embracing VR entertainment.

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Road to VR

MARCH 20, 2018

ARCore, Google’s augmented reality software development kit for Android devices, was recently made available on 13 flagship smartphones – giving over 100 million devices, the company says, the ability to run AR apps. The game is currently in pre-registration and the release is planned for Q2 2018.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 10, 2018

Following many announcements on ‘day zero’ of CES , we’ve rounded up some of the most important bits from ‘day 1’ of our CES 2018 coverage: hands-on with the Vive Pro, Google introduces new VR180 cameras, Lenovo Mirage Solo detailed, and HTC’s official wireless adapter for Vive and Vive Pro. Hands-on with the Vive Pro.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 31, 2017

HypeVR is developing volumetric video tech which we called “ a glimpse at the future of VR video ,” when we got to see it back in January. Volumetric video is that which contains spatial data and allows users to physically move around inside of it, similar to real-time rendered VR games. Image courtesy HypeVR.

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VRScout

MAY 7, 2018

A trained masseuse then proceeded to conduct one hell of a relaxing massage, which I was able to view from the third-person via a real-time heat map video captured by the Kinect camera. The post VRLA 2018 Highlights appeared first on VRScout. Clients can also manage their ads, monetization and impressions via a simple & easy UI.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 15, 2017

It’s been a long while coming, but Google has finally launched a YouTube VR app on PC. Google expects YouTube VR to remain in Early Access through 2018 as they continue to develop it based on feedback. Image courtesy Google. Image courtesy Google. It took a while, but YouTube VR on PC was largely inevitable.

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Upload VR

APRIL 22, 2024

A headset "fully focused on immersive entertainment like watching movies and videos with the highest resolution OLED screens." Google Tried To Get Meta To Switch To Its XR OS Google reportedly asked Meta to partner and “contribute to” its upcoming XR operating system, but Meta said no. And if so will it be Meta, or Google?

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Road to VR

JANUARY 12, 2018

HTC Creative Labs’s free native VR video player has received an upgrade with a new browser interface. The team has also partnered with Vimeo, offering a curated selection of streamable VR video content. Vive Video launched a year ago with support for 2D, 3D, 180? The post ‘Vive Video’ Gets 2.0

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Digital Trends

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Google’s latest update for its internet calling app, Duo lets you share your phone’s screen in video calls. Incidentally, back in 2018, Google had rolled out a similar functionality for Duo but it was mysteriously removed after three months. Share […].

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AR Insider

JULY 19, 2019

XR Talks is a series that features the best presentations and educational videos from the XR universe. It includes embedded video, as well as narrative analysis and top takeaways. One of the most anticipated and potentially-useful forms of AR has been Google’s VPS walking directions. Speakers’ opinions are their own.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 26, 2018

As with every big event, I’m writing a post to try to summarize the most important news that have come out from the GDC 2018 … so that if you have lost something, you just need to read this post to get in par with the rest of the world. — Benjamin Lang (@benz145) March 23, 2018. So, are you ready? Let’s start!

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Road to VR

JUNE 4, 2018

NextVR , the company specializing in live VR sports and entertainment broadcasting, has already begun its public debut of the new high-resolution video format teased back at CES earlier this year, which comes via free, on-demand game highlights of the 2018 NBA Finals featuring the Golden State Warriors vs. the Cleveland Cavaliers.

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ARVR

AUGUST 8, 2022

Focals by North In October 2018, the Kitchener, OT based company North, introduced a consumer AR glasses called Focals. Detractors dismissed the Focals as just another re-spin of Google Glass, with the Verge dubbing it a ‘smartwatch for your face’. But, alas, there was a fatal flaw?—?the So is that the end of the story? Perhaps not.

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Hypergrid Business

MARCH 27, 2024

That’s a question being posed after The Information reported recently that Google had approached Meta partner with its new software platform — Google Android XR — that is being developed for virtual reality. If they partnered more formally on Android XR, Google would be willing to offer greater access to those apps.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Samsung has partnered with Google to make an XR headset, although the South Korean tech giant hasn’t tipped its hand on what to expect just yet. The answer may be Google, but only if it can commit. What we do know is the company is working with Google to provide software, and Qualcomm for its XR chip expertise.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 4, 2018

Some days ago, the Mobile World Congress 2018 has finished. — Daniel O'Brien (@obriend17) February 26, 2018. Vuzix has showcased its Vuzix Blade AR Glasses , that are some augmented reality glasses that can project some useful info into the corner of the lenses (so, they’re a bit like the Google Glass).

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Ryan Schultz

MARCH 27, 2023

I have a great deal of respect and admiration for those people who create metaverse-themed video essays and documentaries on YouTube. I simply don’t have the time and energy at this point in my life to fiddle with video editing software, and I don’t particularly consider myself photogenic enough to put my face on your screen!

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Upload VR

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The YouTube VR app originally debuted on Google's own Daydream VR platform (which it killed back in 2019 ) in 2017. In the years since, Google also brought YouTube VR to the Oculus Store on Samsung Gear VR in 2018 , then Oculus Go later that year , and was a launch title for the Quest Store.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 24, 2019

Light Field Lab is the first firm to secure major funding for ongoing light-field tech development since its spiritual predecessor, Lytro, was purchased and subsequently sunsetted by Google , ceasing over 12 years of operations in ‘light-field camera’ development at the end of March 2018.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 15, 2018

” It has taken place in LA in October, 9-10th 2018 and has been attended by various believers, innovators, developers and journalists. — The Digital Acid (@thedigitalacid) October 11, 2018. But she can point things, and this is something; The visual aspect is not as cool as the one of the presentation video.

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Peter Graham

APRIL 7, 2020

In 2018, Nexus Studios in collaboration with Google Spotlight Stories created the first virtual reality (VR) Google Doodle in the form of Back to the Moon. Bringing Back to the Moon into AR means the Google Doodle has now starred across most formats, VR, 360-degree video and 2D.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

It’s been pivotal in aiding remote experts during COVID-19, for example, allowing them to view the physical world in video and annotate objects during video calls. billion in 2018 and is projected to reach $11.14 In 2018 alone, 87% of event planners arranged to use some sort of AR. billion by 2025.

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VRScout

APRIL 29, 2019

— YouTube Space London (@YouTubeSpaceLon) October 2, 2018. In 2018, we took our efforts to the Swinging City, aka London, bringing insight and resources to some of Europe’s hottest talents; the results exceeded our wildest expectations. Here's a quick look at what creators got up to during the VR Creator Lab bootcamp!

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VRWorld

JANUARY 9, 2018

Imaging technology firm YI Technology today announced details of its YI Horizon VR180 Camera at CES 2018 in Las Vegas. The camera, created in collaboration with Google’s Virtual Reality team, is billed as an easy-to-use, stereoscopic 3D camera. The camera supports 3D video at 5.7K

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Google’s newly announced Daydream Impact program is a philanthropy project that provides organizations, nonprofits, and advocates for change with resources, tools, and training to create immersive VR content to support their cause. Eastern Congo Initiative displays the struggles of living in the Congo and the resilience of its people.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

But did you know that before there was Pokémon GO , Niantic launched a sci-fi-based AR game called Ingress Prime that used OpenStreetMap and Google Maps to create a citywide geocaching game of capture the flag? More importantly, what will this merging of technologies do for AR in general?

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VRScout

MARCH 20, 2018

Google also released their own “Just A Line” creative AR illustration app. Last month, Google launched ARCore 1.0 , making AR development faster and easier for even more mobile devices. Now Google is sharing even more apps that developers have been creating. TendAR will be available for download starting in July 2018.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 18, 2018

SI revamps Swimsuit issue with 360° videos, a custom Snapchat Lens, and more. After picking up a copy of the magazine, you can download the LIFE VR app to then scan and unlock a series of captivating behind-the-scene videos hidden throughout the magazines pages. It’s that time of year again.

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Delight XR

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

The great thing is, one can start for as cheap as fifteen bucks with the simplest headset from Google (Cardboard). In 2018, all-new stand-alone devices are coming, and upgrades to the current generation will be released. Google Daydream View. Google Cardboard. Google Play / iOS Appstore. Google Play / iOS Appstore.

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VRScout

APRIL 12, 2018

So whether you’re excited about the potential of VR or just looking to take your VR video creation to the next level, then this program is perfect for you. Developed in partnership with YouTube , Daydream , and VRScout , the VR Creator Lab begins with a three day “boot camp” June 4-6, 2018 at YouTube Space LA in Playa Vista, CA.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Rated Apple’s 2017 App of the Year and Google Play’s 2018 Editor’s Choice Award winner, the original mobile version of Calm has celebrated a measure of success over the years with its growing list of soothing guided meditation routines and nighttime stories to put a restless mind to bed. Image courtesy Calm.com Inc, Oculus.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 1, 2019

If you want to watch an unboxing video in which I have a terrible hairstyle and a WIDMOvr T-shirt that makes you feel in summer again, here you are: The headset. I couldn’t wait to turn it on, so after the unboxing video, I positioned it on my head and turned it on. The Mirage Solo looks like a device that is well made.

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