XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 30, 2023

As WWDC approaches, Apple continues to drop hints, leading spectators to assume an immersive device is coming that continues the transformative firm’s track record of distributing game-changing consumer hardware. An XR device from Apple could be massive. Apple’s putting a lot of money into this. It’s a lot more powerful.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 3, 2020

Some time ago, the most important companies of the XR ecosystem (HTC, Oculus, Microsoft, etc…) joined the Khronos Group to discuss a standard to end the fragmentation of the XR space. That is if every company implemented OpenXR, a program built for the Oculus should work with SteamVR as well. Image by Oculus).

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Varjo XR-4 is on sale for enterprises, but the company has also opened up a waiting list for interested consumers (especially simulator fans, I guess). HTC is working on compatibility with other headsets, but nothing has been announced yet. This would show the level of polish of the upcoming Apple headset.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

In two days there will be the Facebook Connect, an Apple event and a Sony event about PS5! Geekbench has just published the scores for a new Vive Focus headset , indicating that a new standalone headset by HTC is coming. Oculus Connect is starting and a new Facebook AR/VR logo appears. I hope you have found the time to visit it!

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VRScout

JUNE 9, 2017

Apple finally talks about VR while taking a (very solid) swing at AR, Walmart will use virtual reality to train employees, you can grow better weed with AR + AI, and Q1 VR headset sales…. APPLE ACTUALLY TALKS ABOUT VR. APPLE TAKES A (VERY SOLID) SWING AT AUGMENTED REALITY. However… we’re still waiting for those apple AR glasses.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 10, 2022

All these tools look amazing also for the creation of very realistic VR experiences, but actually, we should hold our enthusiasm: both Nanite and Lumen are not available for VR yet, and Epic has not announced any kind of improvement of the workflow for development for Oculus Quest 2, either. Image by Apple). Apple WWDC is back in June.

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AllThingsVR

MAY 26, 2016

Apple is Playing The Long Game With VR – And It May Work Opinion: Slow and Steady Might Win the Race A lot of VR fans may be focused on the big guns, like the HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and Playstation VR, but the real pioneer in marketing virtual and augmented reality to the masses is mobile VR, such as the Samsung Gear VR headset.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 9, 2022

The flexible Oculus environment has already become the platform for a range of virtual museum, gallery and concert experiences hosted around the globe. Meta’s Oculus team have already partnered with leading companies like Sony Music to give fans an immersive way to explore music videos and unique content.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 21, 2020

While all are waiting for the amazing AR glasses that Facebook and Apple will release in the upcoming years, many other big companies and startups are trying to enter the same market, trying to earn some early market shares. HTC is going to deprecate Vive Pro and Vive Pro Eye. Oculus is shipping again the Elite Straps.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 4, 2022

Of course for some ad-based tech companies, the current economic situation is not the only problem, but there is another big one which is Apple and its new privacy features embedded into iOS. HTC releases its “metaverse phone”. HTC has just announced its new phone, the Desire 22 Pro, and defined it as a “metaverse phone”.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Taking in over €57,000, the studio has built the educational experience for all major VR platforms including HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and PlayStation VR. Increasingly, educators are realising that simulated learning can make a real difference in learning outcomes. Support for Windows VR headsets is slated to come later this year.

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TechCrunch VR

APRIL 3, 2023

It instead relies on a concave design and slip-on shoe covers, using the effect of foot slipping to simulate movement in VR. Writing for Engadget, I noted: I stood still for a moment with my hands out so the Kinect could find me, popped the Oculus over my head and went to town. The price, meanwhile, is substantial, at $2,595.

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Cats and VR

JULY 18, 2018

The hilarious simulator that puts you in control of TSA airport security has now made its way to Springboard VR. As a TSA Agent, your job isn't all apples and oranges, you must manage your stress levels while holding authority clearing all passengers and luggage through multiple levels of checkpoints to progress your way up the TSA ladder.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

Considering that Facebook is very smart also in leaking misleading info (as it has happened with the “Monterey” headset ), this can also be a move from Menlo Park to create hype for the upcoming Oculus Connect 6 and the AR glasses that will be teased there. We may know the field of view of Apple AR headset. Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

And that’s ok, it is still a new technology and it has already made big steps forward (I remember all the computer crashes I had at the Oculus DK 2 times!), Recently I had a big issue with my VR controllers in SteamVR (both with Oculus and Vive) and so I’m writing this post to try to help you in solving it. With no luck.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 26, 2018

HTC has finally revealed the price of the Vive Pro : it will cost $799 just to have the headset (no controller and no base stations, so you must already have a Vive 1 kit) and will be available for pre-orders since April, 5th. But, as Road To VR has stated, maybe HTC should have clarified that in all its marketing material.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 10, 2022

A Horizon game is coming for this new headset, and some rumors talk also about Half-Life: Alyx potentially be available in the future; HTC has announced the Vive Wrist Tracker, a 6 DOF tracker for the Vive Focus 3. New rumors on Apple and Meta devices. It seems like a great tethered headset for the PS5. Other relevant news.

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VRWorld

MAY 11, 2016

Graffiti Simulator launches next week on Steam and takes the level of creativity we saw in Google’s Tilt Brush to a whole another level. By using HTC Vive and Steam VR, players can create amazing graffiti that you can save and share through social media and manufacturers own website.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 27, 2020

Maybe Oculus planned to showcase Del Mar at GDC. A vague rumor spread on Reddit this week: Oculus Del Mar could be a 4K headset, and it could have been launched at GDC. More info (Rumors on Oculus Del Mar) More info (One of the source articles on Reddit). Oculus and Valve could have been friends, but it didn’t happen.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 1, 2020

They should guarantee better tracking both for the headset and the controllers; The controllers are smaller and seem a mix between the Oculus Touch and the WMR 1 controllers. HP and Microsoft have a long track in offering enterprise hardware, so this headset may battle HTC on his own land (B2B). Oculus Link 2 could be tetherless.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Apple Vision Pro is a very impressive fusion of hardware and software, but it's by no means perfect. Apple Vision Pro Specs, Features & Details Apple officially revealed the full Vision Pro specs when opening preorders today. And Apple did not send UploadVR a review unit, we bought our own. But does it deliver?

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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…. 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….

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

We were the first ones using pass through on the HTC Vive , using a portal to get in your scenario, we were the first ones with hand tracking on VR headsets where you could flip switches, turn knobs, and push buttons in a VR world overlay. For 360 video we use Oculus Go, because a Vive Index would be an overkill. An Innovation center.

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Hypergrid Business

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Examples are HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Cardboard and other that are now very popular VR platforms for building experiences. WebVR is also becoming a formidable force for those who love HTC Vive, Oculus Rift or Google Cardboard, in a web browser. I tried to enroll on this one and it feels easy to sign up and undertake.

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VRGuy

JUNE 6, 2016

Note 2: this kind of calculation is the basis for what Apple refers to as a "retina display", a screen that when held at the right distance would generate this kind of pixel density on the retina. HTC VIVE 1080 90 12.0 Let's simulate this using the following four images. OSVR HDK 960 90 10.7 Sensics dSight 1920 95 20.2

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Road to VR

JANUARY 16, 2023

The end of 2022 marks more than a decade since the Oculus Kickstarter sparked the modern era of VR. On the other hand, some real competition from the likes of Pico and HTC may be on the way. On the high-end, HTC’s newly announced Vive XR Elite is clearly positioned to compete with Meta’s Quest Pro.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

The HTC Vive Cosmos may release soon for €799. We all know that the Vive Cosmos should release very soon since HTC revealed me that the release date would have been in Q3 2019 and Q3 ends at the end of the month. A market where Oculus has almost no earning s from the hardware sales, though, so it’s a weird situation.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

AUGUST 11, 2017

It released with the launch of the HTC Vive in early 2016 and Facebook’s Oculus Touch controllers for Rift late in the year. They recall demos of Owlchemy’s Job Simulator, Google’s Tilt Brush and Valve’s early robot demo, each of which made excellent use of those hand controls.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

I remember seeing the Oculus guys — Palmer Luckey and Nate Mitchell and Brendan (Iribe) over at one of their CES tables in the early years, well before they were acquired. And even the Oculus Quest is at $400, and they seem to be the $200 Oculus Go. Facebook is still investing in Oculus, obviously.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

I remember seeing the Oculus guys — Palmer Luckey and Nate Mitchell and Brendan (Iribe) over at one of their CES tables in the early years, well before they were acquired. And even the Oculus Quest is at $400, and they seem to be the $200 Oculus Go. Facebook is still investing in Oculus, obviously.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 4, 2020

This is why we praise so much the Oculus Quest (1M+ of engaged users) and not the Cardboards (20M devices, almost unused). This money includes all the revenues not related to the main business of Facebook (advertisement), but Facebook has clearly specified that this big increment is mostly related to Oculus hardware and software.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

I remember seeing the Oculus guys -- Palmer Luckey and Nate Mitchell and Brendan (Iribe) over at one of their CES tables in the early years, well before they were acquired. And even the Oculus Quest is at $400, and they seem to be the $200 Oculus Go. Facebook is still investing in Oculus, obviously. well, failing.

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VeeR VR

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Lindero's first product was an educational application/software called “ Milo and Brandie’s Jungle Adventure ”, released on Apple Store and Google Play. Lindero also released a VR game named Earthquake Simulator on Steam. As Jonathan told us, "YouTube Influencers from all over the world loved our Earthquake Simulator VR.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

I remember seeing the Oculus guys — Palmer Luckey and Nate Mitchell and Brendan (Iribe) over at one of their CES tables in the early years, well before they were acquired. And even the Oculus Quest is at $400, and they seem to be the $200 Oculus Go. Facebook is still investing in Oculus, obviously.

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TechCrunch VR

MAY 31, 2023

Morton Helig’s 1962 patent describes a system that delivers a realistic simulation for potential work and military training purposes: There are increasing demands today for ways and means to teach and train individuals without actually subjecting the individuals to possible hazards of particular situations.

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Hypergrid Business

JUNE 1, 2020

Acadicus is a tool for medical simulations and for training, and works both with or without a virtual reality headset. The Microsoft-owned company is now compatible with Vive, Oculus headsets, and Gear VR, and users can also access it without a VR headset via a desktop app. We will update the story if they get back to us.

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Road to VR

APRIL 9, 2017

This kind of calculation is the basis for what Apple refers to as a “retina display”, a screen that when held at the right distance would generate this kind of pixel density on the retina. Oculus DK1. Let’s simulate this using the following four images. Simulating 15 pixels/degree | Photo courtesy Epic Games.

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