article thumbnail

London’s Otherworld Might Just Be The Coolest-Looking VR Arcade In Existence

VRScout

When visitors enter the sterile white environment, they are immediately greeted to two identical rows of cylindrical pods, each of which housing an HTC Vive Pro set-up as well as extra-sensory and haptic feedback technology that can simulate heat, wind, various scents, even physical rumbling. Image Credit: Mariell Lind Hansen.

Arizona 369
article thumbnail

VR & AR 2018: A Year In Review

VRScout

While hardware advancements such as the HTC Vive Pro and Oculus Rift have solidified at-home VR as a viable option, those looking for next-level immersion will still find the most success with location-based VR installations. Of course we can’t talk about standalone VR without bringing up the HTC Vive Focus. LOCATION-BASED VR.

AR 377
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

The XR Week Peek (2023.12.19): Vision Pro is slated for January, Quest 2 is selling incredibly well, and more!

The Ghost Howls

More info (AI-powered Ray-Ban Meta — Road To VR) More info (AI-powered Ray-Ban Meta — Upload VR) More info (TikTok influencers are using Meta smartglasses) The Samsung headset may be revealed soon According to a new rumor, the XR headset that Samsung is building with Google and Qualcomm may be revealed at the beginning of the new year.

article thumbnail

The Ghost Howls’s VR Week Peek (2019.26.11): Half-Life: Alyx revealed, Oculus Link out, XBox not considering VR and much more!

The Ghost Howls

Google announces The Relightables. Google has just invented a new system to shoot volumetric videos of avatars. Rikard Steiber departs HTC. Rikard Steiber, a very well known personality in HTC, is stepping down from his role of Viveport President. Some satyre on HTC. I’m amazed. Good luck to him! Some XR fun.

Oculus 212
article thumbnail

UploadVR’s 2016 Game of the Year Nominations

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

We saw the release of the Oculus Rift, the HTC Vive, the PlayStation VR, Google’s Daydream platform, the Oculus Touch controllers, and the continued growth of both the OSVR and Samsung Gear VR platforms. Arizona Sunshine. Arizona Sunshine. Arizona Sunshine. Arizona Sunshine. Arizona Sunshine.

Gaming 100
article thumbnail

VR Bound Announces Nominees For Inaugural 2017 VR Awards

VRScout

HTC – Vive. Google – Daydream View. Vertigo Games & Jaywalkers Interactive – Arizona Sunshine. Google – Tilt Brush. GoogleGoogle Earth VR. Google – Tabel. Nominees for VR Headset of the Year. Oculus – Rift. Razer – OSVR. Starbreeze – StarVR.

article thumbnail

All the most interesting AR and VR news from MWC 2018

The Ghost Howls

HTC has maybe been the virtual reality company that has shown the most interesting things at this MWC. From the talk, it is clear that HTC is betting a lot on these new technologies and envisions a future where all of us will wear these devices every day. The Vive Focus is waiting for 5G networks… (Image by HTC Vive).

AR 152