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VR/AR Association Holds Virtual Summit Dedicated to the Metaverse

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The time and effort and resources spent in virtual worlds gives users no real control… virtual worlds lose their relevance when a new virtual world comes out,” SuperWorld co-founder and CEO Hrish Lotlikar said in his panel “A Virtual World That Enhances People’s Real Lives.” Value From Virtual Worlds.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.07.13): Sony invests in Epic, Rockstar is working on an AAA VR game, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Ben Lang has written a very interesting editorial on the topic, and for instance, he imagines that this may mean that all Sony-owned game studios will all start using Unreal Engine as their game engine , unifying the production processes among them all. Unreal Engine can now use your iPhone to record facial animations.

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Magic Leap’s LEAP Con 2018 round-up: all the major announcements in only one place

The Ghost Howls

This has been very interesting, because we now know what are the features that the Florida company is going to introduce. Some of the most notable points are: 2 Controllers support. This means that before (or during) the launch of the Oculus Quest, it will be possible to have a similar control scheme on the Magic Leap One, too.

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All the most important AR and VR news from the GDC 2018

The Ghost Howls

HTC has finally revealed the price of the Vive Pro : it will cost $799 just to have the headset (no controller and no base stations, so you must already have a Vive 1 kit) and will be available for pre-orders since April, 5th. The controller too is very comfortable and does its job very well. So, are you ready? Let’s start!

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VR Training Case Study: Y-12 National Security Complex

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These allow workers wearing protective, arm-length gloves to handle hazardous and sensitive material in a controlled environment. The developers are using HTC Vive headsets and tracking along with Steam VR to visualize the digital content in Unreal Engine.

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The SoulKeeper: Chronicles is the Next Fantasy Adventure From HELM Systems

Peter Graham

Florida-based developer HELM Systems has been working on its virtual reality (VR) fantasy adventure The SoulKeeper VR since at least 2015, with a Steam Early Access launch taking place in 2017. HELM Systems has already confirmed that players will have access to fully controllable dragons, horses and ships, both for travel and combat.

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