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SXSW Kicks Off Today In VR With Live Events, Virtual Screenings, And More

VRScout

Explore a whimsical recreation of the infamous Austin-based festival on your Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift, or SteamVR headset. SXSW really wanted to create a space in the virtual world that brought Austin to life in a spectacular way,” said Blake Kammerdiener, XR and Film Programmer in an official release. “So

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The XR Week Peek (2022.03.22): Quest to feature new parental control tools, Google acquires Raxium, and more!

The Ghost Howls

I’m back in Italy, but I have left a piece of my heart in Austin, where I had an unforgettable experience both on the personal and professional side at SXSW (you can read more about my experience here ). Meta to introduce new parental controls on Quest. More info (Quest 2 new parental controls?—?Road Top news of the week.

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‘Obduction’ Adds Motion Control, Coming to Vive and Oculus Touch This Month

Road to VR

Cyan’s spiritual successor to Myst is launching with all-new motion control support on March 22nd for HTC Vive and Oculus Touch. Since then, Cyan have focused on bringing the experience to other headsets, announcing the game would come to PlayStation VR and HTC Vive in 2017 , with the major addition of motion controller support.

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Nissan Partners With HaptX To Bring Realistic Touch To Vehicle Design

VRScout

Because it’s a VR environment, designers have full control of the model and space. Just recently, HaptX announced their breakthrough haptic technology with telerobotics , allowing the control a robotic arm from anywhere in the world and feel the objects being held in real-time. Just imagine the collaborative possibilities.

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SXSW: A Virtual Experience

Tech Trends VR

I am alone in the empty streets of Austin. On March 6 of 2020, South by Southwest was cancelled at the decree of the City of Austin. According to Kammerdiener discussions about the idea of a virtual Austin began in October of 2020, yet work on the project didn’t start in earnest until sometime between Christmas and New Year’s Day.

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The 10 Coolest VR/AR Experiences From SXSW 2022

VRScout

Masked or otherwise (Texas is pretty lax), a frenzy of wild-eyed art, music, film, and XR-hungry visitors flooded into Austin for a week of back-to-back programming. During a demo, I was able to drive an Einride Pod vehicle that was located in Sweden while I was in Austin, TX by moving a small lever to make the pod move forward or stop.

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The Wildest VR & AR Experiences From SXSW 2023

VRScout

This year, the Austin-based festival felt noticeably more focused, with a number of amazing technologies being showcased. The minor controller-led interactivity did feel like an afterthought to the piece and was ultimately distracting rather than involving. XR creators brought their A-game to this year’s festivities.

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