VRScout

JULY 2, 2019

Magic Leap, Disney, and Epic Games are bringing their A-game to the annual tech conference. Kicking-off July 28th at the Los Angeles Convention Center, SIGGRAPH 2019 will feature the largest offering of immersive programming since the conference’s creation back in 1973. The darkness awoke the dead from their graves.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Facebook continues to roll out the hits at today’s Facebook Connect developer conference. Using the Oculus Quest 2 headset, you’ll soon have the ability to customize your own digital office with numerous virtual monitors capable of streaming your desktop PC in real-time. Image Credit: Facebook.

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VRScout

MAY 2, 2018

Zuckerberg uses his 2018 F8 conference to tease new AR functionality for its most popular apps. The mostly-annual F8 Developer Conference is a time when the company gathers creators and entrepreneurs dedicated to the Facebook platform in order to showcase its latest and greatest tools, products and secret new projects.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Native hand tracking, PC/standalone hybrid functionality, and new games confirmed for the Oculus platform. That’s a wrap on Oculus Connect 6. Oculus Link launches this November ; Oculus will be offering its own official USB-C cable as well. . Image Credit: Facebook.

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ARPost

AUGUST 16, 2019

The state of AR/VR innovation looks promising, but the industry still has to overcome some hurdles. At least, these are the major findings published by Informa Tech in their annual report. This report comes two months ahead of the company’s XRDC conference , which will take place in San Francisco on October 14-15.

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ARPost

JUNE 8, 2020

The VR/AR Association’s VR/AR Global Summit took place last week from June 1 to June 3. Like many large-scale organizations, this was the first time that the VR/AR Association held their annual major conference online. As a result, the conference itself was used as an example of a whole cluster of use cases for XR.

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Road to VR

MAY 7, 2018

Oculus today announced it’s rebranding Oculus Research, the company’s R&D lab, to the newly created Facebook Reality Labs (FRL). Facebook’s Building 8 specializes in researching and productizing advances in AR, VR, AI and more. Image courtesy Oculus. Image courtesy Facebook.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

A sleek new logo for a post-Oculus company. With Facebook Connect —previously Oculus Connect 7—just around the corner, hardcore fans are scouring every inch of the web in search of any and every update regarding the highly-anticipated developer conference.

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ARPost

APRIL 28, 2020

Most people might not think of social media giant Facebook right off the bat when they think “AR experience.” The company, which also owns Instagram, is actually an AR powerhouse. Social AR – or, AR experiences on mobile-based social media platforms – is how many people experience AR for the first time.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The v32 firmware release for Oculus Quest last month ostensibly confirms that the company is moving forward with the device, as it contains hidden reference to an “Oculus Quest Pro” headset along with text mentioning both eye and face-tracking. THE LENSES SHOULD BE CLOSE TO YOUR EYES, BUT NOT CAUSE DISCOMFORT.””

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VRScout

AUGUST 25, 2020

The company’s VR/AR division will now be referred to as Facebook Reality Labs. Oculus Connect is now Facebook Connect according to an update by Andrew Bosworth, head of the new Facebook Reality Lab. Facebook’s VR/AR division, Oculus Research, is also receiving a bit of love in the form of a new label: Facebook Reality Labs.

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AR Insider

APRIL 7, 2021

Apple signals interest in location-relevant AR through its geo-anchors and Project Gobi. These are a few utilitarian, commerce, and social angles. How else will geospatial AR materialize? What are its active ingredients, including 5G and the AR cloud ? AR’s ‘Location Wars’ Get Started.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Zuckerberg also stated that the Quest 2 successor is in development already and that smartglasses and AR glasses will come in the near future. The CEO said they have but one competitor, Apple, which hasn’t yet announced any XR, AR or VR, products. The product is a 3D modeling software for PC VR and Oculus Quest headsets.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 17, 2019

You may have wondered what was happening to me and the answer is: I was preparing for going to Vive Ecosystem Conference 2019! Vive Ecosystem Conference is maybe the most important yearly event for HTC Vive : it is a bit like the Chinese equivalent of the Oculus Connect. The post I’m going to Vive Ecosystem Conference!

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VRScout

DECEMBER 26, 2018

If 2016 was the birth of modern VR/AR technology, than 2018 was its elementary school graduation. Major hardware releases, vast improvements to software, and various other integral advancements have quietly solidified VR & AR as viable, long-term technological platforms for years to come. LOCATION-BASED VR.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Everything from work conferences, restaurants, schools, movies, and of course, the music industry, came to a complete halt. MAJORLAZER 's putting our ArcRunner platform to the test on 11/18 and bringing their full live show to @oculus Venues, from stage layout to lighting and beyond. However, the year did not go as planned.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Data Point of the Week is AR Insider’s dive into the latest spatial computing figures. But there are also some valuable gut checks and thought exercises along the way. As we’ve done with past Oculus content volume disclosures, we can extrapolate and back into hardware estimates. appeared first on AR Insider.

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Next Reality AR

APRIL 30, 2019

Two years ago, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg kicked off the F8 Developers Conference keynote with augmented reality and the introduction of Facebook's AR camera platform, now known as Spark AR. Nonetheless, Facebook did introduce several.

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ARPost

JUNE 14, 2021

However, AR fitness with its smaller form factor and greater environmental awareness has greater potential. This is one of the areas where AR glasses bring huge potential, but powerful and affordable consumer models have long failed to materialize. However, this is still an improvement over other AR headsets.

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AR Insider

MARCH 1, 2021

This week, we look at Sony’s tease for PSVR2, new features in Snapchat’s Lens Studio, and a whole slate of new AR glasses emerge. The PSVR tethered headset remains the market leader, and will not go quietly into the night when challenged by the Oculus Quest 2. Currently, there are over 1.5M Snapchat lenses.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Oculus Connect, the company’s annual developer conference, is back again for its sixth year tomorrow. Taking place on September 25th & 26th in San Jose, CA, Oculus Connect 6 should serve up some exciting announcements. You’ll be able to watch it live via the Oculus page , which requires a name and email signup.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

At least when speaking directly to investors, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has historically downplayed its XR projects, couching both its AR and VR aspirations as long-term investments. The post ‘Rec Room’ Studio Estimates Facebook Sold 2-3M Oculus Quest 2 Headsets in Q4 appeared first on Road to VR.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Switzerland-based CREAL is developing a light-field display which it hopes to bring to VR headsets and eventually AR glasses. Over the last few years we’ve seen Creal make progress in shrinking its novel light-field display with the hopes of fitting it into AR glasses. In November the company raised CHF 6.5 million (~$7.2

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Facebook’s annual developer conference kicks-off September 16th exclusively online. Oculus Connect 7—now referred to as Facebook Connect —is just around the corner and rumors surrounding the annual developer conference are swirling! Facebook AR update (sort of). FACEBOOK HORIZON SURPRISE LAUNCH.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Oculus Connect 6 is fast approaching, and while today is technically the last day for registration , you can still follow along with the company’s annual developer conference next week both in and outside of VR. Oculus Venues, Image courtesy Oculus. SEE ALSO Oculus Quest Content Library Tops 100 Games & Apps.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 30, 2021

This game has had a very long and interesting story (maybe one day I’ll write a long post about it), and it has lived various transitions, with the last one being from a passthrough AR game to a standard VR game. From HitMotion AR to HitMotion VR. It was an AR game that could be played on a VR headset , in 2019.

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AUGUST 10, 2022

South Korea’s second-largest city, Busan, is set to host the Global Metaverse Conference and ASEAN-ROK Forum from 18-19 August, it was announced on Wednesday. Companies such as NVIDIA, AMD, Pinscreen, Deutsche Telecom, and Oculus are set to attend the talks on 18 August.

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Road to VR

JUNE 3, 2019

In short: Samsung has more AR/VR products coming down the pipeline. Farshid Fallah, Samsung’s director of developer relations for XR and gaming, took the stage at an AWE panel talk on Thursday to talk a bit about the upcoming AR capabilities for Galaxy S10. SEE ALSO Oculus Working on Update to Improve Rift S Audio.

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AR Insider

MARCH 16, 2020

Data Point of the Week is AR Insider’s dive into the latest spatial computing figures. But there are also some valuable gut checks and thought exercises along the way. As background, Facebook reports Oculus revenues under the “Payments and Other Fees” revenue category in its public filings. Thought Excercise.

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ARPost

JULY 16, 2019

Are you attending XRDC’s AR and VR conference in San Francisco on October 14-15? The XRDC AR/VR Healthcare Report is out now and is a must-read. The report covers the latest advancements in AR and VR with interviews from 5 leaders using this tech in healthcare. The Healthcare Industry, VR, and AR.

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Road to VR

JUNE 11, 2019

As reported by Tech Crunch , VP of AR/VR Andrew Bosworth spoke at Vox Media’s Code conference this week where he dropped the number. At the time of this writing, Oculus directly sells both flavors of Quest with delayed shipping; a week-long wait for the $500 128GB version and two weeks for the $400 64GB version.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 26, 2019

Yesterday for the first time I have attended the Vive Ecosystem Conference in Shenzhen, China! Are you ready? The conference has begun with the classical inspiring keynote held by Mister President Alvin Wang Graylin. I want to tell you everything that has happened there, so that you can feel as you have been there with me.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg took the stage at Oculus Connect today where he announced that the Oculus Store has now sold over $100 million worth of content to date. Zuckerberg maintains that the Oculus Store—which provides content for Rift, Quest, Go, and Gear VR—has topped $100 million USD combined.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 6, 2017

The Immersive Storytelling & Emerging Technologies concentration to include VR, AR and AI in its Film & Media Masters of Arts Program this January. VR and AR can tell and teach with a depth that is unattainable in most other creative media,” said Arora.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

The industry legend gives his thoughts on VR, AR, location-based entertainment, and more. Last week industry legend and current Oculus VR CTO John Carmack sat down with stand-up comedian and podcast icon Joe Rogan for Episode #1342 of the immensely popular Joe Rogan Experience podcast.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2019

Last year I have attended the View Conference as a blogger , and I have been able to listen to super interesting talks (like the one of Jan Pinkava ) and to interview amazing people in the VR field (like John Gaeta and Donald Greenberg ). Being a speaker at the View Conference. The speaker badge of this View Conference.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 23, 2019

LONDON, November 23, 2019 – Focused on filtering through the hype around VR, AR and immersive tech, the VRX Conference & Expo 2019 speaker line-up includes senior executives from HTC Vive, ExxonMobil, DreamWorks, Paramount Pictures, HP, Survios, Nestlé, Bayer Pharma USA and others. Tickets are still available at www.vr-intelligence.com/vrx

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