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XTAL: Hands-on With VRgineers’ 180° FoV Headset

Peter Graham

When it comes to virtual reality (VR) headsets there are two distinct markets, consumer and enterprise. The two may go hand-in-hand when it comes to particular uses cases, which initiatives like Oculus for Business has tapped into with Oculus Quest and Go. But what do you get when spending £5,000 GBP on a VR headset?

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SIGGRAPH 2017 In Los Angeles Showcases The Latest In VR and AR

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

Just a few years ago I found the Oculus meeting room hidden in a corner of the show floor where they were showing the HD prototype of the Rift featuring improved resolution. Membrane AR: Varifocal, Wide-Field-of-View Augmented Reality Display From Deformable Membranes. Augmented Reality. AR Mail From Harbin.

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From Giant Spiders to Ancient Legends, DIVR’s Arcade Offers Polar Opposite Experiences

Peter Graham

The virtual reality (VR) industry is still very much a community which wants to see everyone succeed, whether that’s an indie developer or hardware manufacturer. It’s why if you go to a dedicated VR or augmented reality (AR) event everyone is always so friendly and helpful.

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The Ghost Howls’s VR Week Peek (2019.12.02): Facebook acquires Beat Games, Valve gets the Index sold-out and is maybe working on Left4Dead VR, and much more!

The Ghost Howls

The details of the deal are undisclosed, but Facebook guarantees that the studio will continue working as an independent studio based in Prague (Czech Republic), and that Beat Saber will continue being distributed and updated on all platforms it is currently available on. Upload has published a shopping guide for your Oculus Link.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.06.15): PS5 revealed, SteamVR implements OpenVR and more!

The Ghost Howls

Late to the party after Oculus and Microsoft already released prototypical implementations, but finally Valve has implemented OpenXR into its runtime SteamVR. Someone is working on a Linux driver for the Oculus Rift. Indie developer Thaytan is working on a Linux driver for the Oculus Rift. Other relevant news.

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