VRScout

MAY 25, 2016

From zero gravity chambers to organic gaming consoles, Hollywood has been dreaming up some of the biggest and best ways to implement virtual reality for decades. To qualify the list, these movies had to be using technology with the goal of inducing presence, whether that be in a game world, dreamscape, or recording of reality.

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Road to VR

APRIL 17, 2018

The developers behind Modbox (2016) , the VR physics sandbox for SteamVR-compatible headsets, have been experimenting with augmented reality recently, something they say is a perfect fit for the Modbox software.

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VRScout

AUGUST 24, 2016

We’re at a very crucial point in the development of virtual reality. One of the biggest questions is how will we handle the controller aspect of virtual reality? We currently have several impressive options from the HTC Vive controllers, to the upcoming Oculus Touch pads for the Rift or the PSVR “pickles.”

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

One of the reasons that HTC VIVE is an ARPost perennial favorite headset manufacturer is because the company doesn’t turn out a headset every day. However, the company is already selling DecaMove , a motion controller worn on the hip. Sony makes some of the coolest VR accessories of any company out there.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MARCH 16, 2017

While traditional eSports aren’t going away, many companies are building the foundation for a virtual reality subset. When you look at the gaming landscape, the only thing as “hot “as eSports is virtual reality. Newzoo forecasts global virtual reality and augmented reality will generate $569 billion by 2025.

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VRScout

AUGUST 27, 2018

SteamVR has provided its own tools to avoid breaking immersion, such as its Matrix-esque “Room View” mode or their handheld “Dashboard” camera, which provides a small color feed permanently attached to the right motion controller. The post FragmentVR Opens A Window To Reality Within The Virtual World appeared first on VRScout.

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VRScout

AUGUST 1, 2016

Among the expected fare of films, games, animation, audio products and cosplay during the four-day conference, there was one obvious and unavoidable sorta newcomer to the scene — virtual reality. Armed to the teeth with tethered Vives, backpack VR and 3D printed controllers. Wait, is Freddie Prinze Jr. a fan of VR now!?

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Virtual Self as an example allows users to see their body in VR and stream their gameplay without expensive setups. Combining light field rendering and head mounted displays, hospitals can bring surgeons a solution that is superior to traditional imaging systems like microscopes while saving costs and improving patient outcomes.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 1, 2023

Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on Thursday that Meta Quest 3, a new mixed and virtual reality headset, will be launched at the end of the year. The announcement comes just days before rival firm Apple is set to unveil its Reality Pro headset at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on Monday, 5 June.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Later during testing, I received the SteamVR “lighthouse” faceplate , letting me enjoy the precision of sub-mm room-scale tracking, whilst enabling the use of Valve Index, HTC Vive, and Pimax Sword controllers, as well as Vive and Tundra trackers. It felt very cool to be detached from the tether.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JUNE 21, 2017

Just ahead of Microsoft’s E3 conference last week the company filed a trademark for Direct Reality. Given the company’s penchant for relabelling virtual reality as mixed reality, we had hoped that would mean VR would make an appearance at its showcase. Spencer’s explanation starts around the 14:45 mark.

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Virtual reality (VR) startup Bigscreen revealed its first major hardware offering: the world’s smallest headset, the Bigscreen Beyond. It operates across major platforms such as Meta Quest 2 and Pro, SteamVR headsets such as the Valve Index, HTC VIVE, and Windows Mixed Reality (MR) head-mounted displays.

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Peter Graham

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Ltd, Godzilla VR puts you in a motion-based seat with dual joystick controls as you pilot an attack helicopter in an effort to save the terrorized city of Tokyo. This UK release has been brought about by the growing demand in thrilling, active experiences and the great interest the public has in Virtual Reality.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 4, 2023

Because if Apple is just going to repeat the same use cases of the HTC Vive and Meta Quest 2, but selling it at $3000, it is just going to fail spectacularly. Its controllers have no ring and no onboard cameras. That’s why Quest Touch Pro controllers are better. But the big question is the “how”. For what purpose?

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

This weekend catch a screening of over 38 short films presented entirely in virtual reality. The really cool part however, is that the whole vent will be conducted within virtual reality. If attendees don’t have access to a head-mounted display, they can simply view the experience on a standard desktop in 2D.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 9, 2016

PS VR is Sony’s virtual reality system that uses a head-mounted display, the PlayStation Camera, and PlayStation Move controllers to make players feel like they are surrounded by digital video game worlds. But when the headset or controller gets far enough way, all of that starts to break down.

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Peter Graham

OCTOBER 10, 2019

VRFocus has seen recent patents appear for a virtual reality (VR) floor mat by Microsoft and a new headset design for Nintendo Switch. In comparison to rival headsets like Oculus Rift/Quest, HTC Vive or Valve Index, for example, the PlayStation VR falls way behind when it comes to tracking the device.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 4, 2016

And after a few years of research, the Finnish company decided to move into virtual reality 360-degree capture cameras. Ozo’s output is one single cable going into either your storage or a head-mounted display. We started seeing the first Oculus and HTC headsets this year. It’s like a normal viewfinder.

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Peter Graham

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Today, HTC Vive has launched its latest virtual reality (VR) head-mounted display, the Vive Cosmos. The headset will be compatible with the Vive Wireless Adapter but not just yet, with HTC Vive revealing support will come by the end of October. hours of gameplay.

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Peter Graham

OCTOBER 1, 2019

To ensure GeForce gamers are fully up to date, support has been added for the HTC Vive Cosmos head-mounted display (HMD) and the Sanzaru Games’ title Asgard’s Wrath. . The big VR launch this week is HTC Vive’s next PC VR headsets the Vive Cosmos, arriving Thursday 3rd.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 2, 2017

Osso uses virtual reality to enable surgeons to perform realistic orthopedic surgery, replacing an old, complicated, expensive manual simulation created by the aptly named Sawbones Corp. “ImmersiveTouch training reduced surgical errors by 54% comparing a control group using current training methods.”

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AllThingsVR

JULY 5, 2017

2) Mother , a creative agency, backs Dream Reality Interactive (dRi). DRi is an independent developer that creates games and experiences on virtual reality platforms. It was founded by Dave Ranyard, the former head of Sony London Studio. Read more here. Read more here. Read more here.

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VRWorld

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

The world’s largest movie theater company, AMC, is investing in virtual reality. It utilizes a head-mounted display, small sensors worn on the hands and feet, and a backpack computer along with a suite of motion-tracking cameras. over the next 18 months. After striking a $1.1

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Peter Graham

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Most virtual reality (VR) headset owners who use Steam will likely have come across issues with the audio at some point, most commonly when switching between PC to VR. This default audio selection currently supports Valve Index, HTC Vive, HTC Vive Pro and Oculus Rift/Rift S. isn’t solely about audio.

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Digitalnauts

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

XR, or Extended Reality, is an umbrella term for a variety of immersive technologies including VR (Virtual Reality), MR (Mixed Reality) and AR (Augmented Reality). VR (VIRTUAL REALITY). Among such are HTC Vive and Oculus Rift headsets. . Source: Microsoft “What is Mixed Reality” [link].

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MARCH 16, 2017

To top it all off, it was one of the first modern, dystopian interpretations of the concept of virtual reality (VR) that wasn’t relegated to niche, nerd status and was devoured by the mainstream public. ” The movie made black shades, trench coats, and Keanu Reeves cool again.

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Peter Graham

JUNE 28, 2019

It doesn’t seem that long ago that Valve officially teased its own virtual reality (VR) headset, the Valve Index. The head-mounted display (HMD) hasn’t been designed to attract more consumers to the market with cheap pricing, it has been designed for high fidelity and all the VR enthusiasts out there.

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Peter Graham

OCTOBER 21, 2019

When it comes to virtual reality (VR) headsets there are two distinct markets, consumer and enterprise. However, there are companies that require way more than these headsets can provide, turning to manufacturers like VRgineers and its XTAL head-mounted display (HMD) for that quality and feature set a consumer device just can’t match.

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Doc-Ok

JUNE 8, 2016

Virtual Reality, especially its head-mounted implementation, is quite good at overriding its users’ sense of place and space. At its core, Chaperone is a combination user interface / software / API system that brings relevant parts of users’ physical environments into their virtual environments.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Kevin: Well, that’s part of the reason why I’m so passionate about augmented reality and virtual reality being used in out-of-home entertainment. We can get a lot more heads in it, rather than it just sitting on a shelf in the development studio. Let’s show everybody. Alan: I couldn’t agree more.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Kevin: Well, that’s part of the reason why I’m so passionate about augmented reality and virtual reality being used in out-of-home entertainment. We can get a lot more heads in it, rather than it just sitting on a shelf in the development studio. Let’s show everybody. Alan: I couldn’t agree more.

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VeeR VR

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

OC5 celebrates the last 5 years of virtual reality breakthroughs and gives us a glimpse of what’s to come in the next five years. Standalone virtual reality headsets are an all-in-one device that can power virtual reality on their own, with no computer or phone tethering needed. Google Cardboard ($15) .

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Kevin: Well, that's part of the reason why I'm so passionate about augmented reality and virtual reality being used in out-of-home entertainment. We can get a lot more heads in it, rather than it just sitting on a shelf in the development studio. Let's show everybody. Alan: I couldn't agree more. I work in immersive.

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VeeR VR

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Now let’s take a look at the history of Virtual Reality and Virtual Reality headsets. Then in 1958, his works were translated and published in English as “The Theater and its Double”, this is the earliest use of virtual reality. Intro to VR Development. . VR Development 1960-2000. .

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VRPlayin

AUGUST 6, 2019

Oculus began as a small studio with the idea of bringing head-mounted displays to the mainstream market (keep in mind they were to be the first to do this). Ever since HTC came out with the Vive, it smoked the original Oculus Rift into the ground in a lot of ways. The Display. What About Now? The Speakers.

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VRGuy

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

OSVR (Open Source Virtual Reality) aims to create an open and universal standard for the discovery, configuration, and operation of VR/AR devices. Specifically, I am aware of plans and work in progress to support Intel Realsense, Tobii eye trackers, NOD devices, Leap Motion camera, HTC Vive and others.

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