VRScout

JULY 11, 2017

Google wants you to play with Blocks, this smartphone wants you to get rid of your headset, a new marketplace connecting content creators with funding, the price of the Oculus Rift is slashed, the investment & funding wrapup, and more… 1. GOOGLE WANTS YOU TO PLAY WITH BLOCKS. THIS SMARTPHONE WANTS TO MAKE HEADSETS OBSOLETE.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 13, 2021

It doesn’t have controllers (you just use your hands), but you can buy external controllers by Finch to use with it. Now, in what seems a desperate move to become relevant in a field dominated by Unity and Unreal Engine, it has made this engine opensource with the name Open 3D Engine. billion) and ARkit (1.25

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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. More info (Camera Path and Google Drive backup) More info (Sketchfab exporting).

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ARVR

MAY 10, 2021

Unity Website Unreal // Unity’s higher fidelity sibling Unreal Engine is the world’s most open and advanced real-time 3D creation tool. Unreal Website AR specific SDK and dev platforms Admittedly I know less about these but they’re just as important players in this space! at Google scale.?—?

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Augmented Reality Unreal AR Tools 130

The Ghost Howls

MAY 11, 2020

Also, new more ergonomic controllers, that solve the flaws of the current design, will be part of the package. These controllers should be compatible with the current Quest. Unreal Engine 4.25 update, Unreal Engine has added many features that may be useful in crafting XR experiences. Mechanical IPD is confirmed.

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Magic Leap Healthcare Oculus AR 288

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 13, 2023

It was great to see that the device would be controlled using our hands, instead of external controllers, meaning that it is far more intuitive for people to use and should ensure success when the product is released. This was done by introducing flat, resizeable virtual screens to maximise productivity.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

The aim in developing the PanguVR engine was to equip content producers to create immersive and interactive content, in UE4 (Unreal VR Engine), automatically meaning without any learning curve. We have experimented but decided to focus on VR because it allows us to control the entire visual experience. What is it?

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Image by Google). Meta and Google announce layoffs. This week we had the announcement of both Meta and Google laying off people. It has just announced that it will release a new tool to create virtual worlds for the platform based on Unity. News worth a mention. Rec Room announces Rec Room Studio.

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Magic Leap Unity Machine Learning Video 506

The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Some of the most notable points are: 2 Controllers support. In the next months, Magic Leap will offer the possibility to buy an additional controller and pair it with the device, so that it will be possible to use two 6 DOF controllers inside the AR experiences. MagicScript.

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Magic Leap Augmented Reality AR Florida 176

Leapmotion

NOVEMBER 21, 2015

VR has the power to transform our lives and connect us in new ways, while hand tracking lets you reach beyond the digital divide and take control. But with the lines between the real and virtual worlds now blurrier than ever, could we cut it even further? Recommended: Google Chrome. Recommended: Google Chrome.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Apart from the hardware, Somnium is moving well also on the software side: the graphics of the virtual world is improving over time, and soon will be released the first game built on top of Somnium. Everything they have announced is realistic , and it gives the company the impression of being reliable. I like this approach.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

But you have hands and feet controllers to move in the virtual world, so according to the manufacturers, you have 1.5DOF more (whatever it means). But you have hands and feet controllers to move in the virtual world, so according to the manufacturers, you have 1.5DOF more (whatever it means).

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 31, 2019

In his 1984 classic Neuromancer, characters entered a virtual reality world called “the matrix” (inspiration for the 1999 film of the same name by the Wachowskis). What virtual avatars, creatures, information layers or interactive components are here. In another scenario, we may see game engines dominant, like Unity or Unreal.

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Hypergrid Business

MARCH 17, 2017

The Public World also suffered some server issues, resulting in a drop of more than 400 actives on that grid alone. And the number of regions went down by 839 standard region equivalents, as Virtual Worlds Grid turned off the less-used servers to allow for a greater than usual load on its welcome regions.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2021

The new VR headset enhances everything from resolution and field of view to tracking and input ; It will connect to PS5 with a single cord to simplify setup and improve ease-of-use while enabling a high-fidelity visual experience; It will feature controllers carefully studied for VR.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 9, 2022

Omniverse is a powerful tool for creating 3D virtual worlds that is made of different modules. It is a bit like GIT (or Google Doc, if you find it easier to imagine), but for artists and designers. On the lowest layer, you have the tools with which you make a scene (Blender, Unreal Engine, 3ds Max, etc…).

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Lessons Learned From A Thousand Virtual Worlds. Alon Or-bach (Samsung Electronics), Kaye Mason (Google). It’s not often you get both Oculus and Valve together days, let alone Google and Samsung, with bonus helpings of Epic Games, Owlchemy Labs, and Sensics. Stefan Walker (Google), Luca Prasso (Google).

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 23, 2023

Integrated spatial computing technology includes RT3D AR/VR graphics, environmental anchoring, and spatial audio to establish a link between the real world and the Web3 landscape. Furthermore, most NFT transactions invite a buyer into an online community, engaging fans with events in the real and virtual world.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 4, 2019

If you are interested in ergonomics in virtual reality, today is your lucky day. I host a guest post by Rob Cole , that will show you his journey in making his Valve Index more ergonomic , modding both the headset and the controllers so that they can accommodate perfectly the shape of his head and hands. Index Facial interface.

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Immersion Virtual Reality Controllers Machine Learning 290

VRWorld

MAY 27, 2016

We received word from WorldViz that they are putting the finishing touches on a Virtual Reality expansion for their PPT (Precision Position Tracking) system. HMI development was mostly limited to keyboard, mice and their varieties (Wacom tablet is still a 2D space with mouse like controls, no matter how great or precise it is).

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 11, 2019

If we sum the market share of the Oculus Rift CV1, Rift S, and the highlander DK2, we obtain that now Oculus controls 50% of the market on Steam. Unreal Engine is adding Vulkan support for Oculus Quest and Unity fill follow later on this year. Google launches AR Live View for Maps. UE4 adds Oculus Quest Vulkan support.

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Samsung Survey Oculus AR 202

Building the Metaverse

APRIL 12, 2022

Whether we create something in Roblox, Unity or Unreal; architect an immersive space in VR; or build a decentralized application?—?we In these environments, it is systems of control that are more important than systems of creative emancipation. This is what composability is all about: creativity?—?with

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Spaces offers functionalities in: Image tracking Object tracking Hand tracking Spatial mapping Environment understanding and meshing Plane detection Real/virtual world occlusion …and more. Automatic translation of 2D web UI elements onto a spatial control panel when an experience is accessed on a VR or AR headset.

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