Road to VR

MARCH 17, 2022

In two weeks, you’ll be able go head-first into another adventure with little Quill in the upcoming sequel, Moss: Book II. Moss: Book II releases on PSVR on March 31st. There’s still no word on when we’ll see Moss: Book II on other platforms. In the meantime, you can add it to your wishlist here.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 8, 2021

But the gift is not mine, but from the XR ergonomics expert Rob Cole, that has written an INCREDIBLE guest post about his experiments in trying to build from scratch the prototype of a SteamVR controller with a modular design and optimal ergonomics. Enjoy your read. Image by Rob Cole). Introduction. Image by Rob Cole). Introduction.

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Voices of VR

MARCH 3, 2024

The book Our Next Reality: How the AI-powered Metaverse Will Reshape the World is structured as a debate between Alvin Wang Graylin and Louis Rosenberg, who each have over 30 years of experience in XR and AI. There is also a specific undercurrent of ideas and philosophies about AI that are woven throughout Graylin's and Rosenberg's book.

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VRScout

AUGUST 22, 2019

This is why Fortum, one of the largest nuclear power plants in Finland, has started using VR as a way to train employees for a variety of potentially deadly situations that could happen in a power plant control room. VR training will soon launch at other control room locations for other employees.

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ARPost

APRIL 1, 2020

Thanks to coronavirus we obviously can’t meet at GDC as we usually would every year,” Bjorn Book-Larsson, President of VIVEPORT, said introducing the seminar. “So Book-Larsson, presented “A Step Ahead of the Curve: Using Data Trends to Build a Successful VR Experience.” It has a pretty high barrier to entry,” said Book-Larsson.

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Voices of VR

MARCH 3, 2024

The book Our Next Reality: How the AI-powered Metaverse Will Reshape the World is structured as a debate between Alvin Wang Graylin and Louis Rosenberg, who each have over 30 years of experience in XR and AI. There is also a specific undercurrent of ideas and philosophies about AI that are woven throughout Graylin's and Rosenberg's book.

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Upload VR

OCTOBER 23, 2022

Moss: Book II dropped onto Steam this week with no fanfare. ” We haven’t tried the PC VR version yet but Moss: Book II on Steam lists support for Valve Index, Vive, and Oculus Rift with tracked motion controllers. At the time of this writing Moss: Book II is priced $29.99

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 10, 2017

As it turns out, the creator of the Oasis has hidden a key which controls the entire metaverse, leading to a mad dash among users to find the key and assume control. The post ‘Ready Player One’ Movie Gets First Full Trailer, Book Sequel in the Works appeared first on Road to VR. Image courtesy Warner Bros Pictures.

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Digital Trends

JUNE 30, 2020

Take a break from the screen and learn more about your favorite hobby with these great books on video games.

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ARVR

AUGUST 21, 2020

We compiled a list of amazing books that feature augmented reality and virtual reality as key plot points or part of the setting. In the book “the Carpathian Castle” Verne even foresaw the invention of “optically floating illusions,” better known today as 3D holograms! and control of the OASIS itself.” Feed , by M.T.

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Anand Tech

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Today, the company is announcing an update to their portfolio of HDD-using direct-attached storage products - the My Book and My Book Duo. The My Book is an external storage solution that comes with a USB 3.2 On the other hand, the My Book Duo is a dual-drive solution with hardware RAID. Gen 1 Type-A Height: 170.6

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Next Reality AR

JULY 2, 2018

Voice-activated digital assistants from Amazon, Apple, and Google currently have the upper hand for home automation integrations, but a new augmented reality mobile app promises to give homeowners and renters visual control over their connected appliances. The app uses image recognition, such as a framed painting or a book cover, to.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 11, 2022

Project Cambria may be called Quest Pro and come without controllers. Youtuber Sadly It’s Bradley claims to have had a tip about the headset coming at launch without controllers. More info (Project Cambria to be called Quest Pro) More info (Project Cambria to come without controllers) More info (Controllers emulation with hands).

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Digital Trends

JUNE 9, 2022

PS VR's best-kept secret, Moss: Book II, comes to Meta Quest 2 this summer with two-controller support.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 13, 2024

I had the pleasure of interviewing again “Mister President” Alvin Wang Graylin in the occasion of the launch of his book, Our Next Reality , that he wrote together with Louis Rosenberg. And now the book is out , it’s nice to be able to get that message out and hopefully deliver some good. That’s good.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 22, 2022

I started so going around to find the missing pieces, and while walking, I found a pile of books on the floor with a bookshelf close to them. By just waving your hands on these books, you can put them in the right bookshelf (Image from CM Games). I kept looking around, and I embarked on my journey in finding all the pieces of the tube.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Originally released on PlayStation VR in 2020, the first-person action game offers players the chance to step into the shoes of one of comic books’ most iconic superheroes and embark on an original adventure that’ll have you battling an army of deadly drones. The game, while brief, features plenty of high-flying action.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

(Thanks Ivan Aguilar for the tip) More info Quest has now better input capabilities With the new runtime, Quest 3 gains a “multimodal” user interface, which means that the user can use in the same app (that supports it) both the controllers and the hands in a seamless way.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 14, 2023

Following a tease earlier this year, Polyarc Games has announced its first PvP game, Glassbreakers – Champions of Moss , based on its acclaimed single player adventure games Moss (2019) and Moss: Book II (2022). We went behind-the-scenes of Moss: Book II last year to learn more about what made the game shine.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 5, 2019

The VR experience is based on the 1981 Wolfgang Peterson German war film Das Boot , which in turn was based on Lothar-Günther Buchheim’s 1973 book, Das Boot: The Boat. The Vive controllers will rumble as you grab tools, flip switches, or when you turn your body to look through the periscope. Image Credit: HOLOGATE.

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Road to VR

APRIL 1, 2017

Here’s the game running with the soon to be released Gear VR motion controller. The latest Gear VR headset will have its own dedicated motion controller, as announced at this year’s MWC and detailed at last week’s Samsung ‘Unpacked’ event. Unfortunately, you are not a magician.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 19, 2021

You have written a book on the topic “Inclusive Design for a Digital World” What can people find inside it? The book is meant for those who are new to accessibility and looking to learn more about it. Talking about the hardware, instead, what are your remarks regarding the accessibility of current headsets and controllers?

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VRScout

MAY 17, 2022

As such this autonomous car would lack any and all driver controls, including a steering wheel and foot pedals. The technology could also be used to watch videos and read books in a stabilized environment as well as conduct virtual meetings while on the road.

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Mashable VR

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

Parental control features are a largely meaningless, legally-mandated sop streaming services and entertainment providers throw to parents. First, it’s worth establishing the fundamental farce of parental controls features. Lange has also written The Design of Childhood , a book about how the material world shapes kids.

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VRScout

MAY 6, 2020

The 360 device offers a whole new level of immersion that goes beyond simple controller haptics. Together they worked on the design of the device and focused on how to deliver a realistic experience via a controller players could literally sit inside of. You can click here to book a demo. The NOVA is huge. Really huge.

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VRScout

JULY 11, 2021

launched the first official Harry Potter Store in NYC, offering fans of the long-running book and film franchise the chance to immerse themselves in the Wizarding World while, of course, shopping for official brand merchandise. Explore Hogwarts and fly a broomstick in these social VR experiences coming soon to the Harry Potter flagship store.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 13, 2020

Not to be confused with The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners —a VR game released in early 2020 by Skydance Interactive and based on the comic book universe—the upcoming Walking Dead Onslaught was originally due to launch in late 2019 but was delayed into 2020.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 27, 2021

In this addicting arcade experience, players use their Touch controllers to slash red-and-blue cubes to the beat of an ever-growing soundtrack featuring music from popular artists like Imagine Dragons and Billie Eilish. Book 2 will arrive first on PlayStation VR headsets followed by Quest and PC VR. Moss is available for $23.99.

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Next Reality AR

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Taking a page from the enchanted book attraction at the Sorcerer's Workshop of Disney California Adventure, content creator Arno Partissimo published an Instagram AR camera effect called "Which Disney" that spins a virtual roulette wheel to match users with their true Disney spirit animal or human.

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VRScout

JUNE 20, 2019

Over the course of his celebrated career, director Jon Favreau has dipped his toes into multiple avenues of filmmaking, never shying away from the adoption of new technologies or techniques; such as his use of mixed reality capture in 2018’s The Jungle Book.

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Road to VR

APRIL 19, 2023

Here’s all of the major apps and features mentioned in the report: iPad apps adapted for mixed reality : Calendars, Contacts, Files, Home control, Mail, Maps, Messaging, Notes, Photos, Reminders, Music, News, Stocks, and Weather apps. Apple Books : will allow users to read in virtual reality. Siri voice control is also present.

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Tech Trends VR

JUNE 5, 2020

The HoloLens is already changing industries, and the book describes how this new technology is being used in places like operating rooms and factories. Instead of seeing computing on flat screens on laptops or phones, computing will literally be on everything and will be controllable with our hands, eyes, and voice.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 10, 2024

A few years ago I was interviewing Alvin Wang Graylin , the HTC Executive (or “Mister President” as I like to call him), and we were talking about the book Our Next Reality he’s written together with Louis Rosenberg. In the book they talk about XR and AI , and how they could impact our future, for the good and the bad.

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GizModo VR

AUGUST 6, 2021

However, researchers have found that Kindles had flaws that could’ve allowed hackers to seize control of the device—and all it… Read more. All connected gadgets are technically vulnerable to bad actors, but Amazon’s Kindle e-readers aren’t exactly the first device that’d pop into your head when you think of a security risk.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

Console gamers have their dedicated PS4 and Xbox One controllers — both of which are excellent and extremely high-quality. If you have a Gear VR then you’ll need a good bluetooth controller to play many of the best games. As long as it can mimic an Xbox controller, you should be fine.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Over the course of his adventure, Shang-Chi comes in the contact with the Ten Rings, a set of mysterious bracelets that grant its wielder control of various elemental forces. Upon spawning the Rings from the spawn book, five rings will extend up both of your arms, granting you incredible abilities.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 18, 2020

Geenee is an AR content company granting the wishes of their clients by creating new ways to market to their audiences, from interactive book covers, to hosting live concerts digitally. And so we've been leveraging that for a range of businesses across the entertainment, book publishing, and CPG brands, to promote soft drinks and so forth.

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