Road to VR

MARCH 5, 2020

Google has taken its sweet time bringing its VR creation app Tilt Brush (2016) to PSVR, although having recently slimmed down the app to fit on the modest mobile chipset of Oculus Quest may have given the company needed incentive to finally launch on PSVR. Europe – CUSA18231_00. Japan – CUSA18283_00.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

We’ll be keeping an eye on Oculus Rift deals throughout Black Friday 2017 and Cyber Monday. Oculus Rift Baseline. Without an special discount, the Oculus Rift + Touch bundle costs $400/€450/£400. The Best Oculus Rift Black Friday 2017 Deal. In Europe and the UK, the package is selling for €400 and £350 respectively.

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MAY 19, 2017

Not only did a new version of Samsung and Oculus’ mobile VR headset release with a new motion controller , but there were updates on the software side, too. When the new Gear arrived, so too did a new version of the Oculus Home hub that Gear VR users enter every time they boot the headset up, much like they do on Rift.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Amazon’s UK retailer seems to have already jumped the gun on today’s supposed announcement taking place at Oculus Connect opening keynote, where we’ll likely hear official word on price, release date, and everything else surrounding the long awaited Touch controllers. Oculus Touch controllers to cost £190 in the UK.

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Peter Graham

DECEMBER 6, 2019

At the recent VR Days Europe event in Amsterdam, Vicon was in attendance to showcase its latest top-of-the-line camera, the ViperX. In combination with the ViperX tracking system, the setup used mobile backpack PC’s, Oculus Rift’s, and gun controllers for that added feel of realism.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 25, 2020

Image by Oculus). Oculus Quest becomes 1 year old, and Facebook makes many announcements. The Oculus Quest is now one year old. But the greatest feature is that finally Oculus is accepting hands-tracked applications in the Oculus Store from the 28th of this month! Happy birthday, Oculus Quest!

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ARPost

AUGUST 23, 2021

MANUS creates gloves for both motion capture as well as for controlling sensitive VR applications. The most recent MANUS product is the SteamVR tracker for precise gesture controls and motion capture. “As These include hand-held controllers, hand tracking devices for use with AR glasses, and the ever awe-inducing Finch Ring.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 23, 2019

It seems that Mark is still working on that vision, so that in the end, Facebook will be able to do on its devices whatever it wants, without compromises and without control. A company of this kind, with full control and no restrictions, could do great things on the tech side, but very bad things on the privacy side. I hate this.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

When Oculus first revealed its prototype standalone VR headset, code-named Santa Cruz, back in 2016, we all new a response from HTC was inevitable. and Europe we may now have the official name for HTC’s upcoming Daydream-based headset: Vive Focus. This is likely the name of HTC’s standalone VR headset coming soon.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 13, 2020

Set to release on PSVR, Oculus PC, and SteamVR on September 29th, The Walking Dead Onslaught will be priced at $30 for the Standard Edition and $40 for the Deluxe Edition before a 10% pre-order discount. The release of The Walking Dead Onslaught will bring Survios full-circle, in a way.

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VRScout

AUGUST 22, 2017

Time to applaud for a sweet deal on the HTC Vive, Clash of Clans partners w/ Facebook to bring AR to fans, control VR with your mind, new predictions for spending & investment are out, the investment & funding wrapup, and more… 1. CONTROL VR WITH YOUR THOUGHTS. PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER FOR A PRICE BREAK ON THE VIVE.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

With high performance VR motion controllers right in the box, the system offers a highly immersive experience that lets you physically walk around a room-sized space while immersed in virtual reality. HTC hosts a list of stores across the US and Europe where you can try the Vive for free. Oculus Rift, Touch, and Gear VR.

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ARPost

JULY 1, 2020

The company’s original Reverb headset is well known to industry users, but is less popular among casual users than models by companies like VIVE and Oculus. Don’t worry – preorders open across Europe and Asia on July 6. Where the Reverb really comes into its own is gesture control.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Today has been my first day at AWE Europe in Lisbon, Portugal. Today at AWE Europe, Oliver Woehler and Alizé Amrani from Pico took the stage to perform the launch of the Pico 4 Enterprise. 3 hours in active use Controllers : Two AA batteries, which last about 80 hours in active use Connectivity : Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.1,

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 13, 2022

Its latest headset, the Pico Neo 3 , was a very good Oculus Quest 2 clone , that also brought some innovations, like the DP Cable to connect it to the PC for a true PCVR experience. And for these reasons, Pico has been bought by Bytedance in 2021 … a move that many compared to the acquisition of Oculus by Facebook. VR Expert ).

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AllThingsVR

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Oculus Retail Partner Potentially Leaks Touch Price And Date German retailer MediaMarkt has listed the anticipated position tracked controllers on its website. That date is in line with the Q4 2016 window that Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe previously provided. It’s apparently shipping on November 21st 2016. Read more here.

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DECEMBER 20, 2016

The game seems to be very similar to the editions that hit the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift earlier this year: you use position-tracked controllers (in this case, the PlayStation Move) to wield two swords which you must use to slash delicious chunks of fruit into pieces.

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Road to VR

APRIL 19, 2018

Oculus will be releasing a new Privacy Policy and Terms of Service tomorrow that will go into effect on May 20th, just five days before the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) privacy law enforcement deadline of May 25th. LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE OF THE VOICES OF VR PODCAST. Jenny Hall.

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AR Insider

DECEMBER 14, 2020

This week, Oculus goes under the microscope along with other Facebook properties. There’s some grumbling about the closed Oculus VR ecosystem as well , entirely undeserved at the moment since FB is doing more to develop the VR medium, in a safe responsible way, than anyone. Vodafone to launch Nreal Light glasses across Europe.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 4, 2018

RUSH (2017), the wingsuit online racing game that initially launched on PC VR headsets & Oculus mobile, is set to arrive today on PSVR. Rush launches today, December 4th in North America and Europe for $25 / £20 / €25. Rush includes online leaderboards for all tracks and modes. Image courtesy The Binary Mill.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

David of Upload says that thanks to its big boost in specifications , PS5 can offer an amazing flat screen experience : better resolution, better framerate, better graphics, better load times, better controller. Oculus delays shipments of the Elite Strap due to breakage reports. Other relevant news. Image by Microsoft).

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

3 hours in active use Controllers : Two AA batteries, which last about 80 hours in active use Connectivity : Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.1, Controllers. Pico 4 Controller (Image by Pico). I was the first one to tease the controllers of Pico 4, and they are exactly how I described them in my dedicated post. Computational power.

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Upload VR

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

0:00 / 0:17 1× The platform arrived as a surprising launch title for the original Oculus Quest in 2019, and for Android phones earlier this year. Last year VRChat added controller-free hand tracking support on Quest. Pico accesses the same content type as Quest.

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Road to VR

APRIL 20, 2021

Original Article (8:30 AM ET): According to the page, the headset is called ‘Vive Air’ and is set to launch to consumers in Asia, Europe, and North America sometime this year. What is clear however is HTC may be looking to tap into the growing at-home VR workout niche to set itself apart from the reigning champion, Oculus Quest 2.

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Tech Trends VR

JANUARY 11, 2019

Pimax unveiled prototypes of intuitive controllers and high-resolution, broad Field of View bundles in Las Vegas this week at CES 2019. Back in 2016, Oculus’s chief scientist Michael Abrash predicted that within five years, VR headsets would have a monocular 4K resolution and 140-degree FoV.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

The headset has a very nice design and features these specifications: Standalone 6DOF headset 1600×1600 resolution per eye 90Hz refresh rate 90° FOV RGB AR passthrough Innovative lenses that make the headset more compact Integrated audio Controller-free hand-tracking Eye-tracking 6GB of RAM 128GB of storage WiFi 6 (802.11ax), Bluetooth 5.0,

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 11, 2022

Side view of Pico 4 controllers. connector with OTG 3 Physical IPD adjustments Optical Positional tracking, with 4 tracking cameras Cameras have 400×400 resolution and run at 120Hz Maximum 10m x 10m tracking area and mm-precision accuracy Optical Tracked Controllers, with 32 tracking points 5300 mAh battery, for around 2.5-3h

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APRIL 19, 2021

Image by Oculus). The other bombshell news is that Resident Evil 4 is coming to the Oculus Quest 2. On April, 21st, Oculus will host its first Gaming Showcase , with news on ‘Lone Echo II’, ‘Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge’, and many other titles. Top news of the week. Facebook announces Wi-Fi streaming and Resident Evil 4 for Quest.

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Road to VR

JULY 30, 2019

Addressing shareholders during Facebook’s Q2 2019 earnings call last week, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that unit sales of Oculus Quest are exceeding the available supply of the headset. This quarter, we shipped Oculus Quest, our first all-in-one headset with no wires and full freedom of movement. Image courtesy Oculus.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 22, 2022

Meta launches Horizon Worlds in Europe and promises graphical improvements. It all started because Horizon Worlds has finally landed in Europe, launching in France and Spain. As the release notes state, Oculus profiles will “evolve” into a new Meta Horizon profile, while ‘Friends’ will become ‘Followers’. News worth a mention.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 16, 2020

And while this is anyway a good result for a startup (developing an AR headsets means spending billions in R&D), targeting the consumer market has been a suicide move , that let Microsoft get full control of the profitable enterprise market. Valve Index and Oculus Quest were on sale again. Image by Oculus). Who knows….

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

This is a big bummer because controllers’ tracking has always been the biggest problem of WMR headsets and seeing that it hasn’t been solved now yet is very disappointing. All in all, the common consensus is that this is a great headset if you’re looking for just high resolution (e.g. Oculus Quest 2 gets a huge update.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

I just hope for peace to come to Europe again soon : I have friends on both sides of the conflict, and no one of them wants this war, but all of them have to stand the consequences. Unluckily my referral gives you a chance of winning only if you are in the EMEA area (Europe, Middle-East, Africa). That’s it, easy peasy. Some XR fun.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 4, 2021

I have to say that this “leak” comes in a very timely fashion , by chance exactly at the moment when Facebook was building the hype for Oculus Quest 2 Pro , convincing so some people to wait for Valve’s moves before buying the new Oculus headset. Facebook hires the first Oculus Ambassadors. A list of good deals.

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Upload VR

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The VR app that XRHealth and Nord-Space designed shows five 360-degree immersive videos; Sunset on the Hill, Mountain Path in Europe, Swimming with Dolphins, Western Sea, and Wetlands. Oculus swapped out the Rift's built-in tracking system for a third party solution better suited to be customized for microgravity.

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Peter Graham

JULY 31, 2019

Hammerhead VR’s underrated sci-fi horror Syren wasn’t a massive success when it arrived in 2017 for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, offering a stealthy experience under the sea. Syren is scheduled to launch today via the EU PlayStation Store for PlayStation VR, only compatible with PlayStation Move controllers.

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VRWorld

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Even though they’re not the only VR headsets on the market, HTC Vive and Oculus Rift attract the most attention and command the mainstream media presence. When announced, Oculus Rift launch price of $599 presented a main advantage over HTC Vive’s $799. The word started breaking about two weeks ago in Europe.

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