Road to VR

MAY 4, 2020

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) researchers unveiled a prototype motion controller recently which showcases experimental techniques into full hand tracking using machine learning and capacitive sensors. Like the Index controller, Sony’s prototype features an open-palm design using a wrist strap. Image courtesy SIE.

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VRScout

APRIL 3, 2019

More lifelike avatars and a new avatar editor arrive on Oculus Rift & Go headsets. Since launching in December of 2016, Oculus Avatars has brought a much-needed sense of humanity to the Oculus platform, allowing users to interact with one another on a personal level while in VR. Image Credit: Oculus.

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VRScout

MAY 9, 2019

The Oculus Quest is a near-perfect combination of the Oculus Rift’s powerful 6DoF tracking and the Oculus Go’s comfort and portability. This blend of quality and convenience has the potential to open up a wide range of new possibilities for a variety of critical industries and fields of study. These signals form pathways.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 3, 2020

I want to start this year and this decade (that will be pervaded by immersive technologies) with an amazing tutorial about how you can get started with Oculus Quest hands tracking SDK and create in Unity fantastic VR experiences with natural interactions! How to get started with Oculus Quest hands tracking SDK in Unity – Video Tutorial.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 12, 2019

The time for my Oculus Quest review has come. The Quest has a nice packaging , as all Oculus products. I really love opening Oculus products , since usually they are packaged really well, and the Quest is no exception. Everything appears carefully studied to be pleasant for the user when he/she opens the box.

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Road to VR

JULY 2, 2018

German ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst is participating in a study aboard the International Space Station (ISS) that’s designed to give Earth-bound researchers a better understanding of how sight, sound, and gravity effect hand-eye coordination. Training with the GRASP VR system back on Earth, Image courtesy ESA. Image courtesy ESA.

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VRScout

JUNE 23, 2020

Over the past few years, Grzegorz Bendarski has been hard at work on WalkinVR , a unique software program designed to help make VR games more accessible to those with physical disabilities by allowing them to adjust the orientation, position, and motion range of their motion controllers to address their specific needs.

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Road to VR

JULY 19, 2019

And while virtual reality and BMIs are still relatively segregated fields at this point, Oculus CTO and legendary programmer John Carmack got a chance to visit Neuralink’s offices, calling it “very bold work.” “It could allow you control a range of assisted robotic devices. .

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ARPost

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Greenlight Insights , a company specializing in XR technology market intelligence and organizer of xRS Week , together with Adlens , a company developing adaptive lenses, recently released a study on optics in XR. Another problem comes with AR applications that use gesture controls. It too comes with drawbacks.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

VTime’s cross-platform social network vTime XR is now available on Facebook’s Oculus Quest and Oculus Quest 2 headsets, offering standalone users a premium socialVR experience centered primarily around intimate group meet-ups. Chat with friends across multiple platforms via this intimate socialVR app.

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VRScout

APRIL 1, 2020

As people flock online during quarantine we now find ourselves experimenting with new platforms, pushing immersive technologies to the limits, and collaborating in new ways; from eye-tracking technology and facial tracking to biometrics and brain-control interfaces. Perhaps more widely known in mind-control systems is Elon Musk’s Neuralink.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

The Oculus Connect 6 is approaching. Next week, on 25th and 26th, Oculus will hold its main yearly event , and as always, it will talk about the milestones reached by the company and then it will show future hardware and software. What will Oculus announce? This is the homepage of Oculus website (Image by Oculus).

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 31, 2021

” VR shouldn’t be used by children… Health and safety warning of the Oculus Rift DevKits (Image from Oculus Forums). When I started using virtual reality in 2014, the age limit for using the Oculus Rift DK 2 was 7 years, but then it was incremented to 13 years old. … but they use it anyway.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

Google’s popular virtual reality art program Tilt Brush is launching for the Oculus Rift headset with Oculus Touch controllers. The experience can be purchased today in Oculus Home for $29.99. The software’s gripping visuals and intuitive controls quickly made it a mainstay of the early VR scene.

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TechCrunch VR

JUNE 14, 2022

Meta announced today that it’s rolling out new tools on Instagram and Quest VR headsets that are designed to give parents additional supervision controls. “In an external study on the effects of nudges on social media use, 58.2% The parent can then approve or deny the request from the Oculus mobile app.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 10, 2019

Virtual reality-based imagery rehearsal and rescripting treatment (ReScript) aims to enable participants to gain cognitive control over intrusive imagery, and lessen overall anxiety, nightmare distress, or nightmare daytime effects. Image Credit: Center for Mind and Culture.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 25, 2020

Image by Oculus). Oculus Quest becomes 1 year old, and Facebook makes many announcements. The Oculus Quest is now one year old. But the greatest feature is that finally Oculus is accepting hands-tracked applications in the Oculus Store from the 28th of this month! Happy birthday, Oculus Quest!

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Murphy is the owner of an Oculus Rift virtual reality headset and he recently obtained the Oculus Touch hand controller system as well. You can make a fist, do a thumbs up, and point using the controller’s capacitive sensors. Bob Murphy was born without three fingers.

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Tech Trends VR

MARCH 10, 2019

Virtual reality-based imagery rehearsal and rescripting treatment (ReScript) aims to enable participants to gain cognitive control over intrusive imagery Click To Tweet. The study concluded that VR takes that burden of imagery generation off of the patient by generating and presenting the images for them.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 1, 2020

With the Unimersiv app and Oculus Rift headset, students can meet people from any country in the world and learn languages in VR. The Unimersiv app is free to download on the Oculus Store, making it easily accessible to a wide range of students. They also control his growth from a teenager to an adult. Special Education.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

.” They partnered with Visyon , a Barcelona-based practical immersive technology company, to provide a widespread selection of technical experiences in VR from Oculus and Vive, and AR through Magic Leap, HoloLens, and Moverio glasses.

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ARPost

MAY 24, 2023

It’s partially funded by Meta, but founders got in with Oculus co-founder Michael Antonov long before Facebook bought the company (and subsequently changed the name of both companies to “Meta”). The company is looking at the emerging AR glasses hardware market, but still needs controllers for the time being.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 16, 2021

Pico has been a very smart company, and all these years it has been able to evolve from the mediocre Pico Neo 1, to the interesting Pico Neo 2, to arrive at the Pico Neo 3, that on paper, looks like a Chinese version of the Oculus Quest 2 , and it seems to have all the features to compete properly with this device. But is it really that good?

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Road to VR

JUNE 9, 2021

Both the Goalie and Player versions of the system are sold as a complete package including an Oculus Quest 2, controller mounts for goalie gloves and hockey sticks, the Sense Arena software, and a case to store everything. Box Control. No other tool gives you an indication of the right box control on the fly.

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VRScout

AUGUST 22, 2017

Time to applaud for a sweet deal on the HTC Vive, Clash of Clans partners w/ Facebook to bring AR to fans, control VR with your mind, new predictions for spending & investment are out, the investment & funding wrapup, and more… 1. CONTROL VR WITH YOUR THOUGHTS. PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER FOR A PRICE BREAK ON THE VIVE.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Privacy in VR is an ever growing issue, especially now that all new Oculus accounts must login to Facebook with their real identity, which includes anyone who wants to use a Quest 2. The study however didn’t include a load of other burgeoning VR technologies that could be used to fill out personal profiles in the near future.

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ARVR

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Virtual Reality Helps Destroy Your Fears, Studies Find Numerous studies have found that Virtual reality helps you face your fears, from heights to driving! Virtual reality is fun to play with, can help you get fit , and now numerous studies have found that VR can help you face your fears. They (mostly) didn’t.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

More info VR applications should run at least at 120Hz to reduce sickness According to a study that has been carried on, simulation sickness symptoms are inferior when the VR experience is running at least at 120Hz. Fitness is one of the most popular use cases of VR, so this headset has the potential to carve its niche.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 14, 2019

Oculus is working on 2nd gen VR. Mark Zuckerberg told that Oculus Quest closed the first generation of VR and so Oculus is now working on its second generation. We don’t know what Oculus will present, but we have some hints. Other relevant news. What’s next is where things really get interesting ”. More info More info.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 24, 2020

Oculus devices will require a Facebook login. The enormous piece of news of the week is tha t Facebook has communicated that from October, 20th, all people that want to use an Oculus device for personal use will have to use their personal Facebook account to log in. Top news of the week. Image by Tweakanalogy). The same on Twitter.

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VRScout

JULY 9, 2018

Orbiting 248 miles above the Earth in the International Space Station (ISS), Astronaut Alexander Gerst is using VR to participate in a scientific study examining how the brain draws information from sources like light, sound, and especially gravity to assist hand-eye coordination.

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VRScout

JUNE 7, 2017

A new study finds that creating out-of-body sensations in VR can help change your attitude towards death. As part of the experiment, 32 women were placed inside an Oculus Rift headset and underwent a simulation designed to introduce the “full body ownership illusion.” Death can be an extremely difficult concept for some to accept.

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AUGray

DECEMBER 22, 2021

The Oculus Rift headset allows employees to enter the vehicle and feel the facilities. In 2017, Terrell implemented AR goggles at Coca-Cola in order to reduce costs, improve quality control, and increase efficiency throughout the supply chain. Ford Motor Company. Ford has adopted VR to develop and design its designs.

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ARPost

AUGUST 1, 2022

In a study by Bird et al. , Users control their avatars using handheld controllers and by moving their body. It can raise your heart rate, while engaging your different senses with beautiful landscapes, fresh music, and vibrating controllers. See Also: I Played BoxVR In The Oculus Quest And Didn’t Trip Once.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

3 hours in active use Controllers : Two AA batteries, which last about 80 hours in active use Connectivity : Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.1, Pico has also studied the headset to be balanced thanks to the battery installed in the rear of the headband and that counterbalances the front weight of the computational unit. Controllers.

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VRScout

AUGUST 7, 2019

Available now on HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Windows Mixed Reality, and Valve Index, Ravenclaw Common Room VR is a fan-made demo experience set within the Wizarding World of Harry Potter that allows users to navigate the confines of the Ravenclaw Common Room and experiment with a variety of spells and objects. .

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ARVR

JANUARY 6, 2023

Virtual reality uses software to create realistic images, sounds, and other senses that replicate a real environment and mimic a user’s physical presence within this environment, controlled or experienced by body movement. If you’re wondering what the Oculus Rift is, it’s a solid step into VR gaming and its immersive nature.

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