VRScout

MAY 3, 2017

PlayStation looks to an arcade rollout, Shazam goes augmented, AMD wants to go wireless, HTC Viveport’s new subscription service, the investment & funding wrapup, and more… You can enjoy the full audio recording below: IT’S NOW WAY EASIER TO COMBINE 360 VIDEO AND ANIMATION.

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VRScout

JANUARY 5, 2018

Now the studio is dipping its toes into the world of VR music videos with a new 360 project that matches intense visuals with an equally intense soundtrack. Icarus Six Sixty Six was created using Tilt Brush, a VR art tool that Titmouse has utilized multiple times in the past.

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Road to VR

MAY 18, 2017

To make the upcoming Android ‘O’ OS more VR-friendly, Google is integrating some things you might think are pretty basic, but in the end are intended to give VR users the tools they need to manage the ‘always in VR’ nature of standalone headsets. Unity and Unreal support. Daydream Home. image courtesy Google.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 9, 2020

I found very interesting that they are trying to create full-body VR content for the Oculus Quest. I have instead tried another demo for Oculus Quest called Anamika, where you impersonate a four-armed Indian goddess. InVR is another nice company making 360 videos and volumetric videos. Me and Simon of One Bonsai.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 18, 2017

Blortasia is his second public VR art piece, arriving a few months after the pre-rendered 3D 360 video Zen Parade for Gear VR. Enter Blortasia. To learn more about the nuts and bolts of the experience, I spoke with Kevin Mack about how it was made.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 8, 2022

The solution involved creating a 3D, configurable version of the incredible Arksen 85 yacht, powered by Unity. Footage for the marketing experience was shot using Meta 360 video camera systems, and is designed to make users feel as though they’re sitting in one of the seats inside the train. Meta and Hilton.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 1, 2019

” review of standalone headsets (you can find in other posts the ones related to Oculus Go and HTC Vive Focus ). There is everything you need, but not the same wonder that you have when you open the box of a product made by Oculus. it is bigger than the Oculus Go but smaller than the massive HTC Vive Focus. I was amazed.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Last week I told you about MetaHumans creator, the tool to create realistic humanoid avatars in Unreal Engine. The rover has also started sending the first images, and I imagine that NASA will also use them to create cool 360 photos of the red planet…. Oculus is selling refurbished Quest for $199. News worth a mention.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 28, 2020

We started working really early on with the DK-1 from Kickstarter, testing, playing around with Unity, seeing what we could do, up to now where we're easily 200+ commercially funded, brand funded XR experiences. I mean, there's VR collaboration tools and stuff, but 99.9 Daniel: [laughs] One of my crazy ideas. Alan: Yeah.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 28, 2020

We started working really early on with the DK-1 from Kickstarter, testing, playing around with Unity, seeing what we could do, up to now where we're easily 200+ commercially funded, brand funded XR experiences. I mean, there's VR collaboration tools and stuff, but 99.9 Daniel: [laughs] One of my crazy ideas. Alan: Yeah.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 28, 2020

We started working really early on with the DK-1 from Kickstarter, testing, playing around with Unity, seeing what we could do, up to now where we're easily 200+ commercially funded, brand funded XR experiences. I mean, there's VR collaboration tools and stuff, but 99.9 Daniel: [laughs] One of my crazy ideas. Alan: Yeah.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 20, 2021

From time to time, I like to look at the adoption graph of XR shown by John Riccitiello (the CEO of Unity) in 2017 , where you can see that the real acceleration of immersive technologies should start around 2022-2023. Not to mention the millions spent on marketing , especially in the US (Oculus was one of the sponsors of NBA, for instance).

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VeeR VR

JUNE 24, 2018

I believe VR is an incredible tool for empathy and by showcasing these kinds of stories we can imbue our lives with a little more hope and joy. My advice for aspiring VR creators (young and old) is to experiment with as many different creation tools as possible (Tiltbrush, Unity, 360 video, photogrammetry) and see what grabs you!

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 20, 2020

In Dan Lejerskar’s experience, everyone from universities to governments see the value of XR — they just lack the content to make it a worthwhile, everyday tool. So this was before Oculus. So you don’t know anything about coding, Unity, Unreal. He and Alan explore how EON Reality is addressing this discrepancy.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 20, 2020

In Dan Lejerskar’s experience, everyone from universities to governments see the value of XR — they just lack the content to make it a worthwhile, everyday tool. So this was before Oculus. So you don’t know anything about coding, Unity, Unreal. Alan: Hi, it’s Alan Smithson here. They see the value.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 20, 2020

In Dan Lejerskar's experience, everyone from universities to governments see the value of XR -- they just lack the content to make it a worthwhile, everyday tool. So this was before Oculus. Expense is a problem, because if you want to roll this out to 8,000, you've got to buy Oculus for everybody, and even that's too expensive.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

APRIL 21, 2017

But in contrast, it is boldly presented, as the video is a partnership with Lytro , and uses their lightfield camera for VR to capture the singer and the church he later stands in. “To get to really great VR, you need a whole new set of tools and technology to make the content,” said Jason Rosenthal, the CEO of Lytro.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

So how do you create a powerful, strong camera, 360 camera tool, but also give it the ease of use of a consumer product, and not have to spend too much time in post and all those things? You see Facebook with Oculus. Alan: Yeah, 360’s too hard. I’ve spent a week just exporting this video. Alan: Yeah.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

So how do you create a powerful, strong camera, 360 camera tool, but also give it the ease of use of a consumer product, and not have to spend too much time in post and all those things? You see Facebook with Oculus. Alan: Yeah, 360’s too hard. I’ve spent a week just exporting this video. Alan: Yeah.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

His lab was even visited by Zuckerberg before he decided to acquire Oculus. An iconic image of Jeremy Bailenson wearing an Oculus Rift DK2 (Image taken from Medium). We were using VR not as a thing to study in and of itself, but we were using it as a tool to run more rigorous social psych studies.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

So how do you create a powerful, strong camera, 360 camera tool, but also give it the ease of use of a consumer product, and not have to spend too much time in post and all those things? You see Facebook with Oculus. Alan: Yeah, 360's too hard. I've spent a week just exporting this video. But go back four years.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 10, 2019

Can you maybe explain to listeners who have never heard of Unreal — maybe they’ve heard of Epic Games and Fortnight, and they think “video games” or something like that — can you explain how the game engines, or the development engines, are being used to develop this type of content? Just just a quick overview.

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XR for Business Podcast

APRIL 21, 2020

We're going to dig into using Magic Leap and Hololens and mixed reality headsets as a tool for business. And we later did a project called Zombie Guns Raptor with Oculus and Oculus Go, Gear VR. Just take 360 video, for example. Today we have Arash Keshmirian, co-founder of Extality. Arash: Thank you for having me.

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XR for Business Podcast

APRIL 21, 2020

We're going to dig into using Magic Leap and Hololens and mixed reality headsets as a tool for business. And we later did a project called Zombie Guns Raptor with Oculus and Oculus Go, Gear VR. Just take 360 video, for example. Today we have Arash Keshmirian, co-founder of Extality. Arash: Thank you for having me.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 10, 2019

Can you maybe explain to listeners who have never heard of Unreal — maybe they’ve heard of Epic Games and Fortnight, and they think “video games” or something like that — can you explain how the game engines, or the development engines, are being used to develop this type of content? Just just a quick overview.

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XR for Business Podcast

APRIL 21, 2020

We're going to dig into using Magic Leap and Hololens and mixed reality headsets as a tool for business. And we later did a project called Zombie Guns Raptor with Oculus and Oculus Go, Gear VR. Just take 360 video, for example. Today we have Arash Keshmirian, co-founder of Extality. Arash: Thank you for having me.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

There are plenty of products like the Oculus Go, which is just a few hundred dollars, that give you more of a robust kit than something like a Google Cardboard, where you can dip your toe in. They're hiring a Unity developer or a 3D modeller. But it's so important that it's done in a tasteful and high-quality way.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

There are plenty of products like the Oculus Go, which is just a few hundred dollars, that give you more of a robust kit than something like a Google Cardboard, where you can dip your toe in. They're hiring a Unity developer or a 3D modeller. But it's so important that it's done in a tasteful and high-quality way.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 21, 2018

Oculus Go , Vive Focus , and Lenovo Mirage Solo seem great pieces of technologies, but which one to buy? Well, I haven’t been able to test the Mirage Solo yet, but I have played around with the Oculus Go and Vive Focus, so let me do a comparison for you. Both the Vive Focus and the Oculus Go are comfortable headsets.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

There are plenty of products like the Oculus Go, which is just a few hundred dollars, that give you more of a robust kit than something like a Google Cardboard, where you can dip your toe in. They're hiring a Unity developer or a 3D modeller. But it's so important that it's done in a tasteful and high-quality way.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

There are plenty of products like the Oculus Go, which is just a few hundred dollars, that give you more of a robust kit than something like a Google Cardboard, where you can dip your toe in. They're hiring a Unity developer or a 3D modeller. But it's so important that it's done in a tasteful and high-quality way.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

This week has been the week of the Oculus Connect 6 , the biggest yearly event by Oculus where the VR company announces all its most important news, both on hardware and software sides. Oculus Link. You can even access to Oculus Home and Dash. Oculus Link will be available in beta in November 2019.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

Michael: And this is why I’ve been working on starting this dojo, or this VR maker space; because the tools for building — there’s VRTK for Unity… there’s just all these tools. You can dive in and start building for VR with almost a $300 laptop and an Oculus Go. Unity is always my top one.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

Michael: And this is why I’ve been working on starting this dojo, or this VR maker space; because the tools for building — there’s VRTK for Unity… there’s just all these tools. You can dive in and start building for VR with almost a $300 laptop and an Oculus Go. Unity is always my top one.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

Michael: And this is why I've been working on starting this dojo, or this VR maker space; because the tools for building -- there's VRTK for Unity. there's just all these tools. You can dive in and start building for VR with almost a $300 laptop and an Oculus Go. Unity is always my top one. The tools are here.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 28, 2019

Now, in my personal, humble opinion, with the technology now today with 3D modeling tools and so forth, and things like facial mapping and all that that’s going on in the media industry, rendering that 3D person — much like we see in the high-end games today –is really exciting. It is a viable tool for the industry.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 28, 2019

Now, in my personal, humble opinion, with the technology now today with 3D modeling tools and so forth, and things like facial mapping and all that that’s going on in the media industry, rendering that 3D person — much like we see in the high-end games today –is really exciting. It is a viable tool for the industry.

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