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VR is the Face of Future Entertainment at a Major San Jose Cinemark Theater

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Cinemark, a major US movie theater chain, this week welcomes the SPACES VR attraction to its Century 20 Oakridge theater in San Jose, CA. Haptics from the vest and the gun pack a significantly greater punch than what than the the rumble found in consumer VR controllers. Photo by Road to VR.

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Facebook Cancels F8 Conference Over Fears Of A Coronavirus Outbreak

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Originally scheduled to take place May 4th through the 6th at the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California, Facebook states in an official blog update that it will be canceling the in-person element of the conference in order to remain inclusive to the many international developers who make their way to the event each year.

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Light Field Lab Unveils Modular Holographic Video Wall

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SolidLight Relay – An additional featurethat allows the generated holographic object volume to be positioned within physical environments, incorporating real-world transparency/occlusion control. SolidLight WaveTracer – Proprietary real-time and offline rendering software and plugins for content development.

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Oculus Touch Is $199, Shipping December 6th, Final Design Revealed

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As expected, Oculus today announced both the price and shipping date of its Oculus Touch position tracked controllers for the Oculus Rift. The controllers will cost $199 and ship on December 6th. Oculus revealed the news at its keynote speech for the Oculus Connect 3 developer conference in San Jose, California.

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Oculus Unveils ‘Oculus Quest’ Standalone Headset At OC5

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Oculus Connect 5 is officially underway in San Jose, California, and the company wasted not time this year as Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg took to the stage to unveil the next generation of Oculus VR technology, the Oculus Quest. The Quest will launch with an additional 50+ titles, all featuring support for updated Touch controllers.

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Report: Facebook to Launch Oculus Go Standalone Headset at F8 Developer Conference

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In short, Oculus Go is essentially a standalone version of Samsung Gear VR , a mobile VR headset featuring rotational-only tracking (3DOF) for both the headset and the controller. The post Report: Facebook to Launch Oculus Go Standalone Headset at F8 Developer Conference appeared first on Road to VR.

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Report: Apple to Announce ARKit Updates at WWDC 2019 Including OS Support for AR Headsets

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One of the biggest claims to come from the report is the supposed announcement surrounding OS support for controllers with touchpads as well as “stereo AR headsets.” ARKit will also reportedly get the ability to detect human poses. ” As with all unconfirmed reports, we’re taking this with a big grain of salt.

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