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Moving Virtual Objects Like a Jedi

Tech Trends VR

In fact, I’m a bit surprised it took this long, but researchers at Virginia Tech have put their brains to good use and come up with a way for ordinary mortals to replicate the telekinetic powers of a Jedi in Virtual Reality. To test the feature, the team used an Oculus Rift CV1 for display and a Leap Motion was applied for hand tracking.

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The XR Week Peek (2019.14.09): a new powerful Vive Focus appears, Facebook Connect is coming, and more!

The Ghost Howls

If you remember well, this platform is based on a modified version of the Snapdragon 865 (3 generations after the 835 of the Oculus Quest) and supports features like eye tracking, high-quality passthrough AR, and 5G. Oculus Connect is starting and a new Facebook AR/VR logo appears. Other relevant news.

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Apple Mum on AR/VR for iPhone 7, but Here’s How We Know They’re Still Working on It

Road to VR

While the company didn’t have any announcements on the AR/VR front, it’s clear that it’s only a matter of time before they enter the fray. It’s too early for Apple to jump into the AR/VR game. But that doesn’t mean Apple isn’t actively engaged in AR/VR research and development. Acquisitions.

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Attending Digital Concerts in XR with The Boolean’s Anne McKinnon

XR for Business Podcast

Anne is a VR and AR consultant and writer. Anne: Yeah, it’s really– Alan: Stack of phones charging while you’re swapping it out, whereas if you’re using something like an Oculus Go, you’ve got to take the whole machine away. Anne: Yeah, they are. So we have our own app on the Oculus store.

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Attending Digital Concerts in XR with The Boolean’s Anne McKinnon

XR for Business Podcast

Anne is a VR and AR consultant and writer. Anne: Yeah, it’s really– Alan: Stack of phones charging while you’re swapping it out, whereas if you’re using something like an Oculus Go, you’ve got to take the whole machine away. Anne: Yeah, they are. So we have our own app on the Oculus store.

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Attending Digital Concerts in XR with The Boolean's Anne McKinnon

XR for Business Podcast

Anne is a VR and AR consultant and writer. Alan: Stack of phones charging while you're swapping it out, whereas if you're using something like an Oculus Go, you've got to take the whole machine away. Anne: Yeah, they are. So we have our own app on the Oculus store. Today's guest is Anne McKinnon from The Boolean.

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