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AR-Powered Movie-Making App ‘Diorama’ Lets You Drag-And-Drop Digital Props & Effects

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Drag-and-drop digital assets in real-time using LITHO’s AR controller. The app is called Diorama and it works with your smartphone in combination with LITHO’s wearable AR controller by letting you add digital props into your film in real-time while you’re filming. More on that a little later.

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HTC Vive announces 6 DOF controllers for Vive Focus and teases hand tracking for Vive Pro

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Today it’s a great day for virtual reality: at WCVRI conference, HTC has just announced a kit to provide 6 DOF controllers for Vive Focus and has showcased a hands-tracking technology for the Vive Pro ! 6 DOF Controllers for Vive Focus. In short: the Vive Focus will finally have two 6 DOF controllers.

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How does Virtual Reality Work? The Ultimate Guide

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How can the right combination of hardware and software instantly transport us into a new world? Using a combination of hardware and software, VR solutions replace our real-world view with a computer-generated alternative. Now, innovators have transformed virtual reality experiences with low-latency software and upgraded hardware.

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VRCameraman Turns Your HTC Vive Into A Virtual Film Camera

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UK-based Abyssal Arts and GSProductions want to capitalize on that with the release of VRCamerman , a Unity extension that allows creators to use the Vive to shoot footage and trailers as if they were really camera men inside their software. This is the latest in a number of experiments we’ve seen with VR filming.

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HTC Teases New Vive Product Likely Aimed at Virtual Production

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And while the DisplayPort, HDMI, and three USB ports might suggest this is a compact PC that can handle its own VR rendering, other hints point toward a less powerful, purpose-built control device for detecting, capturing, and relaying the position of the trackers. Why might you want such a thing?

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VR Veteran Studio Behind ‘Bigscreen’ Unveils Thin & Light PC VR Headset ‘Beyond’

Road to VR

Notably, the headset doesn’t include the requiste SteamVR tracking base stations or SteamVR-compatible controllers like the Valve Index controller or HTC Vive wand—you’ll have to purchase those separately. Controllers SteamVR controllers (ex. Base Stations. Not included. Valve Index, HTC Vive). Not included.

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Video Series Shares the Secrets to Great Mixed Reality Capture for VR

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Between hardware, software, framing, and lighting, there’s a lot to learn to make it work, let alone make it work well. But mixing virtual reality and real life footage together into one seamless shot isn’t exactly straightforward. Luckily, help has arrived. Image courtesy TougeVR.

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