VRScout

SEPTEMBER 5, 2020

Star Wars: Squadrons will have you manning the controls various starfighters from the Rebel Alliances fleet, such as the heavily-armed X-Wing fighter with its distinctive S-foils. Instead, Starblazer has you building and controlling an entire fleet in VR! Think of it like a coach directing their team from the sidelines. Endspace VR.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Also, unlike augmented reality (AR), which people can access via smartphones and smart glasses, VR relies on larger headsets and controllers to interact with fully-immersive virtual worlds. Meta, Pico, HTC VIVE, and Varjo headsets all incorporate this new technology. The History of VR.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Partnering with National Geographic to show off the Mars Desert Research Station in Utah in full 360 degree glory, Facebook took its first steps into live spherical video. Available through the Google Play Store, the app allows users to navigate around the 360 degree content with their remote control.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 12, 2018

FlyInside FSX , the crowdfunded VR plugin for Microsoft Flight Simulator X (2006) , was built well before first-party VR motion controllers existed, developed back in the DK2-era of 2015 as an ad hoc way of jumping into an already highly-detailed flight sim. Image courtesy FlyInside. It’s still early days for FlyInside.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 10, 2019

Just that simple change really makes the immersion amplified by factors of exponentials, and then adding controllers or the ability to reach out and interact with things — maybe turn on the TV or touch something — that just adds a whole new layer. It’s a Utah-based company called The Void. Alan: That’s the Void.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 10, 2019

Just that simple change really makes the immersion amplified by factors of exponentials, and then adding controllers or the ability to reach out and interact with things — maybe turn on the TV or touch something — that just adds a whole new layer. It’s a Utah-based company called The Void. Alan: That’s the Void.

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