Road to VR

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Firefox Reality is set to be removed from app stores within the coming weeks, Mozilla says in a blog post , with the newly announced Igalia Wolvic taking its place starting as soon as next week. Igalia is consultancy studio based in Spain that’s focused on maintaining and promoting Free Software.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

HTC’s Vive Wireless Adapter released for $300 back in late September for Vive and Vive Pro, but some users running AMD Ryzen CPUs who’ve had issues with the wireless adapter are now being urged to return their unit, as HTC is still figuring out what went wrong and how to fix it.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 22, 2024

Two OEMs are already onboard: Lenovo and ASUS are already working on devices whose software will be built on top of the Meta Horizon ecosystem. Software is where it earns the real money: it’s the console business model, where the sold games are going to earn that money that the company is investing in hardware.

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Road to VR

JULY 27, 2018

Digital Trends recently published a report entitled ‘VR is in a tailspin, and the sales numbers prove it’ It seems HTC has taken umbrage with the article’s thesis in its newest blog post however, which pushes back against some of the article’s claims, saying it’s “not the whole story.”

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Dubbed ‘Simula One’, the standalone VR headset isn’t meant for gaming, rather it’s targeting programmers, software engineers, developers—essentially anyone who uses Linux for work-related stuff. For now, the company has mentioned basic features and has also shown off a prototype of Simula One.

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Road to VR

MARCH 16, 2020

Oculus Quest famously sold out during the holiday season, and then promptly fell victim to the coronavirus supply chain slowdown, tallying among its marketplace competitors Valve Index, and more recently the SteamVR-compatible faceplate for HTC Vive Cosmos. In fact, Facebook is still pretty confident.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Image by HTC Vive). HTC expands its Cosmos offering and teases the future with Proton. This has been a pretty interesting week for HTC Vive. And it is nice that HTC with this new Cosmos line is satisfying the needs of a broad share of VR people : from the casual gamer that wants something cheap to the professional.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 25, 2017

The HTC Vive Tracker presents a lot of new possibilities for VR software, and the company is making sure developers make the most of it. Successful studios will get one of an “initial batch” of Trackers, according to an official blog post. Giving out units to developers is not a new concept for HTC.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

This includes Arkane Studios ( Dishonored , Prey ), id Software ( DOOM, Quake, Wolfenstein 3D ), Tango Gameworks ( The Evil Within ), mobile game publisher Alpha Dog ( Monstrocity: Rampage!, Image Credit: HTC Vive. The post Microsoft To Purchase ZeniMax Media, Parent Company Of Bethesda appeared first on VRScout.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 23, 2019

Stay tuned on my blog for updates about this new adventure of mine. HTC has revealed the design of the Vive Cosmos. HTC has finally unveiled some information on the Vive Cosmos. HTC has immediately answered that 899$ is a too high estimate of the price. Top news of the week. Image by Upload VR).

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MAY 8, 2024

In early February, CareerViewXR, a new immersive edtech startup, initiated a statewide program that provided more than 300 HTC VIVE VR headsets and corresponding immersive learning software to schools throughout North Dakota. Doncaster’s recent scaling success comes in the wake of similar success stories in the US.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 12, 2016

The HTC Vive and Oculus Rift ’s are often pretty extensive with games spread across genres and plenty of non-gaming experiences like short films and experimental forms of education. HTC Vive’s blog reveals that their partners have collaborated to do just that and Amazon has also put together an Oculus Rift deal.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 16, 2024

More info (HTC Face Tracking add-on — Road To VR) More info (HTC Face Tracking add-on — Upload VR) Google lays off people in the AR Hardware division Like many tech companies lately, Google is performing a round of layoffs in its hardware teams. (Btw The device costs $200 and it is available starting today. It’s the end of an era.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 21, 2017

Both versions are currently only available on Viveport, although there are plans to bring the software to other platforms. However, it was missing some essential features that advanced or professional creators might expect from software of this kind. Pro’ refers more to the new functionality than the target audience,” he says. “We

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

He is a very smart professional, and he’s very passionate about AR and VR technologies, and for this reason, I have already interviewed him on my blog. If we choose, administrators also can set up their headsets to automatically receive software updates and security patches as they become available. No big deal at all.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Image by HTC Vive). HTC is probably going to announce Vive Flow. With a surprise move, HTC Vive has started teasing the launch of a new product. The company has set up a virtual event on the platform ENGAGE (of which HTC is an investor) for October, 14th 2021 at 8 am PDT. Send me hugs while I’m still human!

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Aldin details the update in a blog post , where they introduce. Aldin Dynamics remains one of the most experienced VR studios in the world, launching software on Oculus developer kits and Gear VR. You can download Waltz of the Wazard for free with support for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive on Steam here.

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Road to VR

MARCH 6, 2017

In addition to a new explorable location, the software has been overhauled to support forward rendering and improved support for Oculus Rift and Touch. The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a famous example of using the technique in Unreal Engine 3 (see The Astronauts’ blog for a detailed explanation), and Realities.io

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 4, 2023

More info (Quest 3 going ok in Steam Hardware Survey) More info (Quest 2 selling much better than Quest 3 on Amazon) HTC announced the Vive Ultimate Tracker Finally, HTC has officially announced the Vive Ultimate Tracker, its standalone inside-out tracker unit. Lone Echo). I will leave you the link to do that below.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 10, 2022

I have written a little blog post about my participation there. Meta is keeping its update pace of the Oculus Quest software very high. It’s interesting that HTC is keeping the name Vive both for VR and Web3 solutions. I can’t tell you the last one because it will be a surprise! Top news of the week. Image by Epic Games).

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Road to VR

JUNE 12, 2017

Doom VFR , the VR-compatible game following Id Software’s recent Doom (2016), is now available for pre-order for $29.99 on PSVR and HTC Vive, a far cry from the non-VR game’s original launch price of $59.99 Only in a recent blog post does Bethesda call Doom VFR a “standalone VR game.” just last year.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Image by HTC). HTC launches Vive Flow headset for relaxation, priced at $499. After endless teasings and leaks, in the end, HTC has finally unveiled its headset: called Vive Flow, it is a lightweight device for media consumption. I send you good vibes so things go well for you too! Top news of the week. Other relevant news.

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Ryan Schultz

OCTOBER 19, 2023

It’s called Resonite , and it is the product of a hard-working and super-talented team of software developers at Yellow Dog Man Studios. Any virtual reality headset supported by the Steam ecosystem will work (I use a Valve Index at home, and an HTC Vive Pro 2 at work). Resonite runs in both standard and virtual reality modes.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 4, 2021

One of the smartest ideas ever had by HTC has been the invention of the Vive Tracker: a little puck that you can attach to an object so that to track it inside virtual reality. The Tracker is good, but since HTC has never had competition in the field, i t has always been the same since the launch year. Funny link.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

In a blog post published by the university, a team of researchers led by Ibrahim Baggili, Elder Family Endowed Chair of Computer Science & Cybersecurity and a well-known veteran in cybersecurity and digital forensics; master’s student Peter Casey; and Martin Vondrá?

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 4, 2022

HTC releases its “metaverse phone”. HTC has just announced its new phone, the Desire 22 Pro, and defined it as a “metaverse phone”. I loved the video for especially three reasons: It shows how VR is still early stages : it took him a lot to configure the hardware and the software of all these accessories together. More info?—?NVIDIA

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Valve’s introduction video to SteamVR at the launch of the HTC Vive last year remains a superb illustration of the impact of presenting VR in this way. Tom Small, manager of New Technology Programs at YouTube Spaces and Travis Butler, manager of Technology at YouTube Spaces in The Americas were on hand to explain some of the details.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 26, 2017

update, now including official support for Apple’s ARKit and Google’s ARCore software dev kits, and support for SteamVR on Mac. Apple featured a demo running on the HTC Vive that was created by Industrial Light and Magic. Epic Game’s Unreal Engine is making it easier to create for augmented reality in the newest 4.18

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 21, 2021

It is amazing how Sony has decided to offer high-quality controllers to its users, and it is also great that it is following current VR standards so that to not disrupt the software that is already on the market. As it had promised on my blog last year , its cool Nreal Light AR glasses have finally arrived in Europe.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Flagship products such as the Meta Quest Pro, Pico 4 and Pico 4 Enterprise, and HTC VIVE Focus 3 and Flow devices have recently hit shelves, sparking interest in the emerging technology. VR has largely driven news of the Metaverse , namely as cutting-edge headsets have debuted in markets. Enhanced Headsets.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

Using a collection of techniques, including a modified HTC Vive with SMI eye tracking , Google digitally recreates your face in place of the VR headset that is blocking it. This work is the result of an “ongoing collaboration” between Research, Daydream Labs and the YouTube teams at Google. This gaze database (i.e.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 8, 2021

Image by HTC). HTC is teasing the launch of a new hardware. With a tweet, HTC has just teased the upcoming launch of a new device. More info (HTC is going to launch a new hardware) More info (Second tweet from HTC) More info (Third tweet from HTC). Other relevant news. Pico Neo 3 is coming in Q2 2021.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 25, 2017

The VR specialist posted a new blog in which it details ideal set ups for the Oculus sensors that track the headset and controllers. The HTC Vive can do it with only two lighthouse base stations. The blog post is also the first in a four-part series, so later entries will likely provide more tips. So, what setup should you use?

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Road to VR

JANUARY 1, 2017

In Creative Software Engineer Quentin Lengele ‘s case, Blade Runner 9732 began as an exercise in sharpening his 3D modelling skills, specifically 3DS Max height maps, specifically wall tiles found in Blade Runner protagonist Deckard’s apartment. Now, over 2 years on, the project is looking better than ever. New lighting setup.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MAY 29, 2023

Virtual reality combines hardware and software to immerse users in digital environments for numerous use cases, including learning, entertainment, therapy, and others. Companies such as Varjo, Magic Leap, Meta, Pico, and HTC VIVE rely on AI to assist in foveated rendering.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

“Early on, High Fidelity made a strategic choice to pursue a development model based on distributed ownership of the virtual spaces running our software,” writes High Fidelity COO Thomas Schofield. ” SEE ALSO Facebook Releases First Mini-game for Social VR Platform 'Spaces', Paving the Way for More to Come.

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Road to VR

MARCH 22, 2018

Qualcomm’s latest reference headset supports Vive Wave, HTC Vive Focus international launch, Oculus talks about their 2018 ecosystem, announces ‘Positional Timewarp’, reveals new Oculus Go details, and Unreal Engine’s real-time ray-tracing demo. Here’s a roundup of news from the third day of our GDC 2018 coverage.

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