Road to VR

MAY 8, 2017

The 360 film industry is still young and it’s maturing rapidly. With his name on more than 20 360 film projects to date, Armando Kirwin has had an inside view as to where things started, where they’re going, and why. Guest Article by Armando Kirwin. Big Brands Have Had Their Fun. Photo courtesy Armando Kirwin.

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InstaVR

AUGUST 13, 2019

We’ve written many, many articles on the benefits of using VR for Training. Why would you want to create a visual representation instead of just filming using a 360-degree camera? Unlike with Oculus Rift or HTC Vive, you don’t have to pack a large suitcase and spend hours setting up.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 28, 2020

This article looks at some of the different modifications I’ve experimented with during the past year to improve the fit of my Index headset, Index controllers and Index ear speakers, as part of what I like to call my Re-Index project. . I wrote an article about building my wide face gasket for this blog and you can find it here.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Above that exists the Samsung Gear VR headset and the upcoming Google Daydream , which are similar to the Cardboard, but more powerful and comfortable. Then there’s the existing Oculus Rift and HTC Vive headsets, which each require powerful PCs to operate. This is just a primitive lens and phone case for your smartphone.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 5, 2024

But today’s article is not about me, but about the best tech news, so let me tell you what pieces of XR news I’ve selected this week! It is not the first time Meta partnered with an external company for a new device and in most cases this choice paid off: both the Gear VR (Samsung) and the Oculus Go (Xiaomi) were pretty good products.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

While I often discuss the long-term potential of AR & VR, in this article I'm reviewing Apple Vision Pro as it stands as a real product today. Alicia Keys Rehearsal Room : a short documentary film offering a behind-the-scenes look at an Alicia Keys rehearsal session. And Apple did not send UploadVR a review unit, we bought our own.

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Road to VR

APRIL 13, 2017

Development is divided evenly across the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift platforms, each accounting for 31% of projects created, with other major VR platforms such as Samsung Gear VR, OSVR, and Daydream rounding out the bottom numbers. Vancouver Film School, Canada. image courtesy VR First. image courtesy VR First.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 22, 2020

Alan: An amazing article. So HTC has given us some Vive Focus and we love them, because being untethered is a huge important part of having audience come in and not feeling like it’s a hassle, but really having this like ritualistic atmospheric experience without breaking that sense of immersion. But a lot of it is independent.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 22, 2020

Alan: An amazing article. So HTC has given us some Vive Focus and we love them, because being untethered is a huge important part of having audience come in and not feeling like it’s a hassle, but really having this like ritualistic atmospheric experience without breaking that sense of immersion. But a lot of it is independent.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 22, 2020

Alan: An amazing article. So HTC has given us some Vive Focus and we love them, because being untethered is a huge important part of having audience come in and not feeling like it's a hassle, but really having this like ritualistic atmospheric experience without breaking that sense of immersion. But a lot of it is independent.

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