VRScout

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

While companies like Walmart are preparing for the busiest shopping day of the year with Black Friday VR training simulators , i’m sure all you really care about is how to save some major dough this holiday weekend. Shop on Amazon. Oculus Rift Discount. Of course Oculus is also throwing in discounts of their own for the Rift.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 7, 2019

The first experience to have embedded eye tracking will be the “MLB Home Run Derby VR” video game experience, where users will have full menu control without using a traditional controller. Imagine the comfort of selecting things on a menu without having to move the controllers… I can’t wait to try it!

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 13, 2021

It doesn’t have controllers (you just use your hands), but you can buy external controllers by Finch to use with it. Oculus plans to introduce in-app purchases to App Lab experiences. could add DLCs with new training levels to earn some money. Plus, the Netflix app has been in VR since the times of Gear VR/Oculus Go.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 1, 2019

It is a headset that looks a bit like a Oculus Rift CV1 , is powered by WMR reference design and has the outstanding resolution of 2K per eye! The price is $599 for the consumer edition (that will be available e.g. on Amazon ) and $649 for the enterprise edition (available e.g. on HP website ). Hp reverb headset (Image by Road To VR).

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 4, 2021

I have to say that this “leak” comes in a very timely fashion , by chance exactly at the moment when Facebook was building the hype for Oculus Quest 2 Pro , convincing so some people to wait for Valve’s moves before buying the new Oculus headset. Facebook hires the first Oculus Ambassadors. NASA is using AR/VR on ISS.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 22, 2022

As the release notes state, Oculus profiles will “evolve” into a new Meta Horizon profile, while ‘Friends’ will become ‘Followers’. It has a problem though: it can’t be used with Oculus Link , which is a problem if you planned to substitute your Index with a tethered Quest. News worth a mention. Image by Logitech). Do you like esports?

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 1, 2020

In the interview with me, he talked about many topics, like the rumors he heard on Apple Glasses, on the Oculus Quest 2 , the America vs China war, XR entrepreneurship, Tesla, and more! But of course, the technology is still not there: the Oculus Quest is still uncomfortable, we can’t read texts in it, and so on.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Facebook has started today enforcing the “Facebook login” rule , asking Oculus users to merge their Facebook and Oculus accounts. So I imagine a Quest 2 where you can avoid having a Facebook account, but you can’t use the Oculus Store, or all the most important apps and games , and so you are de facto forced to use it.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Vive Flow is a 6DOF headset that works with your Android phone as a 3DOF controller (hands tracking is coming in the future). HTC advertises it as a headset for relaxation and productivity because it wants to position it as a different product than a gaming machine like Oculus Quest 2. On the other side, you know, Facebook….

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Magic Leap HTC Training Virtual Reality 497

Road to VR

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

The participants were to instructed to express different emotions in order to “feed” and “train” the AI fish. What type of transparency and controls should users expect from companies? What controls will be made available for users to opt-out of being tracked?

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 4, 2018

I expected a lot of AR/VR news from there, like the announcement of the price of the Vive Pro or the release of the Oculus Go by Xiaomi and Facebook… but actually I’ve been disappointed by everyone. It plans to train 10000 employees in VR with this framework this year. tracking technology. Samsung S9.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

with Amazon Prime. Regarding the cost, for instance, Oculus can afford to sell its devices under cost, because it has Facebook’s deep pockets covering the losses. My first experience has been with a solution to train helicopter pilots. We still can’t have a headset that looks like the one of Ready Player One and that costs $99.99

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Now they’re pivoting the technology to suit more training-based use cases, and CEO Brandon Naids is on the show to explain how. They have full motion simulators for entertainment and training. So Talon Simulations specializes in dynamic and immersive experiences for entertainment centers and training institutes. It's a big hub.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Now they’re pivoting the technology to suit more training-based use cases, and CEO Brandon Naids is on the show to explain how. They have full motion simulators for entertainment and training. So Talon Simulations specializes in dynamic and immersive experiences for entertainment centers and training institutes. It's a big hub.

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Simulation Gaming Training Virtual Reality 78

XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 24, 2020

Today, we’re speaking with Cortney Harding, founder and CEO of Friends with Holograms , about their full service VR and AR agency, that focuses on soft skills training and best practices for creating powerful content that delivers results. We produced a 20 minute long voice-activated VR training piece for social workers.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 24, 2020

Today, we’re speaking with Cortney Harding, founder and CEO of Friends with Holograms , about their full service VR and AR agency, that focuses on soft skills training and best practices for creating powerful content that delivers results. We produced a 20 minute long voice-activated VR training piece for social workers.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 1, 2019

Facebook says that Beat Games will remain independent and the game will remain the same, but these are the same words that I’ve heard when in 2014 it acquired Oculus, and we all know how the story ended (and in fact, the popular Damo9000 ironized about it). Upload has published a shopping guide for your Oculus Link. Image by Valve).

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 6, 2018

Using eyes to control things for a long time is not natural and comfortable for most of the situations. Eye tracking can be helpful in adding foveated rendering , to reduce system load while playing heavy games and eye interaction, to use gaze to control or pick items in VR. Will it be available also on Western websites like Amazon?

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Now they’re pivoting the technology to suit more training-based use cases, and CEO Brandon Naids is on the show to explain how. They have full motion simulators for entertainment and training. So Talon Simulations specializes in dynamic and immersive experiences for entertainment centers and training institutes. It's a big hub.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 26, 2021

This week has mostly been in the sign of Oculus, with many news and updates from the brand controlled by Facebook. Even if most of this roundup will be about Oculus, I have decided to put another brand on top of it and it is Magic Leap. Together with Air Link, Oculus has also rolled out the new version of Oculus Avatars.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 25, 2021

Only a minimum of the data should be shared with the online servers and most of them should be handled locally; the applications and the communications should be secure; the user must have all the control among what data of his/hers gets shared and what not. Amazon acquires Umbra. Amazon has just acquired the Finnish company Umbra.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 24, 2020

Today, we're speaking with Cortney Harding, founder and CEO of Friends with Holograms , about their full service VR and AR agency, that focuses on soft skills training and best practices for creating powerful content that delivers results. We produced a 20 minute long voice-activated VR training piece for social workers.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2021

The new VR headset enhances everything from resolution and field of view to tracking and input ; It will connect to PS5 with a single cord to simplify setup and improve ease-of-use while enabling a high-fidelity visual experience; It will feature controllers carefully studied for VR.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

A market where Oculus has almost no earning s from the hardware sales, though, so it’s a weird situation. This is possible thanks to three cameras installed on (and in) the headset, that match the current visuals with a model trained with another special headset, that instead has nine embedded cameras. News worth a mention.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 3, 2020

I think what you’re doing is very smart, because we’re also seeing the same thing where we’re focused kind of on the training side of things. But if you make one training module, it does not translate to every role in the company. And training is a good example. Is it the training group?

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 3, 2020

I think what you’re doing is very smart, because we’re also seeing the same thing where we’re focused kind of on the training side of things. But if you make one training module, it does not translate to every role in the company. And training is a good example. Is it the training group?

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

It works connected to a phone, and while it doesn’t have any kind of tracking embedded, for tasks like watching Netflix it can be very useful (Thanks David for the tip); Amazon has announced the Echo Frames, its smart glasses that let you speak with Alexa. Oculus Link gets updated to 90Hz. Other relevant news. Image by Facebook).

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 3, 2020

I think what you're doing is very smart, because we're also seeing the same thing where we're focused kind of on the training side of things. But if you make one training module, it does not translate to every role in the company. And training is a good example. I love training, because training departments have budgets -- A.

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VRScout

JANUARY 1, 2022

The title is licensed from ViacomCBS and is financed by Fun Train which serves as executive producer. ” – Fun Train. It includes HOTAS support as well as VR hand-controller support.” Coming to: Quest, PlayStation VR Releases: Early 2022. Ultrawings 2. ” – Bit Planet Games. Releases: February 2022.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 7, 2021

The Sonic seems a good device: 4K resolution, 101° FOV, 72Hz refresh rate, 256GB, and 6DOF controllers. It is a bit disappointing that it just has 2 tracking cameras, but the controllers are tracked with ultrasound beacons, so the tracking FOV should be good. It looks like a refreshed Vive Focus Plus. All of this for a high price.

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Magic Leap AR Tips China 348

The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 20, 2021

The Oculus Quest 2 is selling incredibly well because it offers the right combination of affordable price, good hardware, and a good software ecosystem. Not to mention the millions spent on marketing , especially in the US (Oculus was one of the sponsors of NBA, for instance). The Quest will still be the king. Me wearing a Valve Index.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 12, 2021

score on the Oculus App Lab now. In the meanwhile, if you can, go giving 5 stars to the cube on App Lab … who knows if Facebook may consider promoting it on the main Oculus Store…. As for the controllers, they look like a mix of the Oculus Touch and the controllers of the Vive Focus Plus, with some important ergonomic adjustments.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

These are huge numbers for VR: if you look at the most recent SteamVR survey, you get that Oculus headsets are now at 67% of the whole PCVR market. Zuck noticed that it is slowly losing control of the current technology platform and it is trying to switch to the new one, to dominate it even more. It’s basically a monopoly. Learn more.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 18, 2024

There are wheels on the bottom of each of our boots, they’re motorized, they’re controlled. That gets to the tracking control side of things. A lot of the motor control and other aspects of the control system tightened up a lot. When you’re standing still, the wheels are standing still. Brad: Yes.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Additionally, founding the Upload Academy, a VR/AR developer training program, which graduated its first class in August with a number of success stories including Found – a gorgeous Miyazaki-esque narrative experience created by four of our students which was recently recognized on stage during the Oculus Connect Keynote.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 25, 2022

Let me quote Upload VR: The executives say the average number of Oculus friends per account was 0.5 If you want to read all his insights, you can buy his book on Amazon, which has very positive reviews. NBA is training referees using Virtual Reality. with a median of 0 friends. A Ready Player Two movie is in the works.

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AR Insider

MAY 6, 2020

8th Wall recently partnered with Amazon Sumerian on a WebAR ad experience where, with just a click of a banner ad, an AR experience placed a 3D Spiderman into your space for you to interact with directly in your mobile browser. The hope is that the interactivity and training will lead to increased purchase conversion.

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