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2020 HTC Vive Ecosystem Conference Will be in VR due to Coronavirus

Peter Graham

HTC usually hosts its Vive Ecosystem Conference (HTC 2020 VEC) in Shenzhen, China but due to the current climate will entirely host the event in virtual reality (VR). HTC Vive will be conducting the conference using VR Education’s ENGAGE platform, the first industry event to ever switch to a fully VR format.

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Report: Apple Developing AR/VR Headset with 8K Resolution Per-eye Slated for 2020

Road to VR

According to a report by CNET , citing an anonymous “person familiar with Apple’s plans,” the company is working on an AR/VR headset targeting 8K resolution per-eye, scheduled for launch in 2020. The post Report: Apple Developing AR/VR Headset with 8K Resolution Per-eye Slated for 2020 appeared first on Road to VR.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.10.26): DecaGear is an intriguing VR headset, HTC is working on a new device, and more!

The Ghost Howls

The startup is pretty new, in fact, and its owner group is Megadodo, another unknown company that is working on an MMO game about which is difficult to find any information. A new FCC listing appears for an HTC Vive headset. And in fact, a new request to FCC for a new device has arrived from HTC. HTC launches Vive XR Suite.

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Choose Your Own Adventure Walking Dead VR Game Arrives On Headsets Early 2020

VRScout

” “With dwindling supplies, the Tower’s grip on the city is threatened when a brutal group called the Reclaimed rises against them. The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners launches on January 23rd, 2020. The post Choose Your Own Adventure Walking Dead VR Game Arrives On Headsets Early 2020 appeared first on VRScout.

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Vive Cosmos Rated Least Accurate Among Top Headsets in Controller Tracking Test

Road to VR

A research and engineering group called the Virtual Dimension Center (VDC) in Fellbach, Germany conducted a study recently that reveals just how accurate some of the top VR headset’s are when it comes to tracking their respective motion controllers. HTC Vive Cosmos lags behind by a wide margin with its 2-3 mm deviation.

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Report: Apple Could Release an AR Headset as Early as 2020

Road to VR

Citing sources familiar with the matter, the report maintains Apple has definite plans to produce a dedicated AR headset, and could ship a product as early as 2020. That said, Apple reportedly hasn’t settled on a design yet and currently necessitates the use of an HTC Vive by its engineers for software design tasks.

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The Future is Now: Live Breakdance Battles in VR Are Connecting People Across the Globe

Road to VR

To pull off the full-body dance moves in VR, prolific VRChat dancer Makoto from South Korea uses an HTC Vive headset with wireless add-on, Index controllers around his wrists, and Vive Trackers on his waist and feet. — MAKOTO (@MAKOTO_VR) November 11, 2020. — IDA OFFICIAL (@IDA_VRC) August 26, 2020.