VRScout

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Mana VR lets you take control of your Manaverse checking account in a fully immersive VR environment where you can view your balance, check recent transactions, and even transfer money. “Here at Mana, we’re going beyond creating a virtual world. . Yes, you can earn Mana reward points by playing video games.

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VRScout

MAY 10, 2022

In a Reddit post shared earlier this week, a developer going by the name of u/QValem showed off an experimental VR game for the Meta Quest 2 that has players navigating a virtual racetrack using an actual bicycle. As QValem physically moves throughout the real world, so too does his virtual counterpart in VR.

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Hypergrid Business

AUGUST 15, 2017

Educators are souring on virtual worlds, as evidenced by declining participation in online forums, in virtual conference attendances and education-related destinations on the Second Life grid. As a result, the use of virtual environments like Second Life seems to be in decline. .” Image by Maria Korolov.).

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VRScout

MAY 12, 2022

In a video posted to Facebook, Zuckerberg can be seen using the mysterious workplace device to access an original mixed reality experience called The World Beyond. In the video, Zuckerberg uses his bare hands to play with a handful of virtual objects as well as an adorable in-game character.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JULY 25, 2017

We only saw them through a picture at first, but now a video has surfaced online showing them in action. An unlisted Oculus video posted last week, unearthed by Reddit , shows the gloves in action. That might mean the kit uses an outside-in tracking system, perhaps with the very same cameras that track the Rift and Touch controllers.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 22, 2022

Meta to introduce new parental controls on Quest. After many pressures from the community and the media, Meta has finally decided to introduce new parental control tools in Quest 2. More info (Quest 2 new parental controls?—?Road Road To VR) More info (Quest 2 new parental controls?—?Upload Top news of the week.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 28, 2017

Microsoft debuted the lengthily-named “Windows Mixed Reality motion controllers” back in May, but until now we haven’t had a chance to actually try them out. During a recent meeting with Microsoft in San Francisco, I got to try the VR controllers for the first time paired with the Acer Windows VR headset.

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VRScout

MAY 1, 2017

The oversized Lego blaster shoots a “Lego brick from a physical Lego gun, through the virtual world, but then back into the physical world to hit physical targets.” You can watch the full demonstration in the video below. This allows him to peek into the virtual world.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Those old enough to remember the early 2000s may recall an odd-looking video game for the ill-fated Sega Dreamcast console called Cosmic Smash. The player’s primary goal is to destroy a series of target tiles by ricocheting a small ball using a virtual racket. The game was previously only available in Japan and Europe.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Of course, you may see that there are some limitations, like the introductions of Wi-fi latency or the fact that most mobile headsets have no positional tracking and just one 3 DOF controller (or none at all) when Steam VR games usually require the user to interact with the VR objects with both hands. VRidge controller.

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GizModo VR

APRIL 13, 2022

The last big hurdle to making virtual worlds (nope, not going to call it the other thing ) a truly realistic experience is providing tangible feedback to other senses too, like touch. There’s been considerable research into creating VR controllers that let users touch and feel virtual objects as if they were real, but… Read more.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

AI, music, and VR creation tools collide in this beautiful 360° video. Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality are two of the most compelling and fastest growing sectors in today’s technological landscape. With this approach, I was able to preview my scene in VR while still maintaining control over my variables in Unity.

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VRScout

MARCH 19, 2021

“I really love this new style,” states one of the avatars in the video. Hand gestures controlled via the Touch controllers also added greatly to the conversation, allowing both users to express themselves in greater detail via body language. Image Credit: Facebook, Oculus. We’re thinking about interruption.

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Hypergrid Business

AUGUST 21, 2017

Educators are using virtual worlds, but not in the way they had used them in the past, and not in the same numbers. The Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education conference is a good example that showcases this work. More control over the student experience for instructors. Image courtesy Jon Brouchoud.).

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Road to VR

JANUARY 25, 2024

Researchers at Meta Reality Labs Research and University of Duisburg-Essen devised a method for making real objects virtual so they can be interacted with in real-time. By not only digitizing the objects, but also seamlessly erasing their real counterparts, the method creates a mind-bending blend between the real and virtual worlds.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Today it’s a great day for virtual reality: at WCVRI conference, HTC has just announced a kit to provide 6 DOF controllers for Vive Focus and has showcased a hands-tracking technology for the Vive Pro ! 6 DOF Controllers for Vive Focus. In short: the Vive Focus will finally have two 6 DOF controllers.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

In the video above we actually see two different headsets. The first shot is of a white headset and controller that appears to be the same as the render. Considering that only the black headset is shown throughout the bulk of the video, it seems the white headset may not be fully functional just yet. Image courtesy Niantic.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

One effective way to achieve this is with mixed reality, a combination of capture techniques that merge footage of the real world with the virtual world. Valve’s introduction video to SteamVR at the launch of the HTC Vive last year remains a superb illustration of the impact of presenting VR in this way.

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VRScout

JUNE 28, 2021

The esports industry has come a long way since its humble beginnings back in 1972 when a handful of students from Standford University took part in the first reported video game tournament featuring the 1962 space combat game Spacewar! Virtex wants to revolutionize the way we view live esports by replicating the IRL stadium experience in VR.

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VRScout

MARCH 10, 2023

Similar to Dance Dance Revolution , the classic music video games series, Dance Dash tasks you with stomping to the beat of high-energy dance songs in an attempt to rack up the highest scores possible. You’ll also need to duck, dodge, and jump over various obstacles while avoiding virtual bear traps.

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ARPost

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Movement in virtual worlds is not yet achievable as seen in the film. To move in VR the most used solutions are teleportation or directional lever on controls. To be totally honest, I doubt whether a virtual world of this type makes sense or not. See Also: Why We’re Not All Wearing AR/VR Headsets. We’ll see.

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VRScout

MAY 25, 2016

These three developers created a virtual Netflix video rental store and we just had flash backs. Some of you, maybe not all of you, may remember a time in the 90’s when you had to walk into a video rental store to pick out the night’s entertainment with friends.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Today at Oculus Connect 4, the company’s annual developer conference, Oculus revealed the Project Santa Cruz ‘Prototype 2’ standalone VR headset, including 6DOF motion controllers. I wasn’t able to take any videos or pictures, but I got a fairly close look at the device and I can tell you what I saw and experienced.

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ARVR

JANUARY 6, 2023

Virtual reality focuses on introducing a virtual world with which people can interact. 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.

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ARPost

APRIL 14, 2022

The company offers creator tools as well as a suite of solutions for users to “manage, control, and benefit from their digital identities.” You may have seen them in the news last month for offering a payment card and loyalty program that unlocks virtual rewards for physical purchases.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 27, 2019

Video tutorial: how to activate passthrough on your Valve Index. You can find the video here: Even if you are going to read the textual version of the video here below, I recommend you to also watch the video so that you can see all the passthrough modes in action!

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 8, 2016

SteamVR, Valve’s foundation for VR experiences running on its digital store, has supported Oculus’ Touch controllers since June. That means when you’re using the controllers and you’re meant to see them in VR, you’ll see what you’re actually holding, and not the HTC equivalent. VR #Gamedev.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 22, 2019

The VOID’s latest immersive experience, Avengers: Damage Control is available now. For starters, The VOID’s signature ‘blaster’ gun peripherals stay holstered, relying instead on hand-tracking and gesture controls, allowing you to strike a superhero pose to blast drones out of the sky or block incoming laser blasts.

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VRScout

MAY 8, 2023

Lopes and his team created a mechanical backpack called JumpMod that can help enhance the sensation of falling and jumping in the virtual world by moving your weight up and down through simulating forces on your body. This is how the team was able to create a system that replicates the sensation of physical motion.

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VRScout

JULY 1, 2020

During today’s DreamsCom showcase, an in-game expo dedicated to community-led projects developed on the Dreams platform, the company announced the games’ next big update which will introduce official support for PlayStation VR, allowing players to build and collaborate with others on interactive VR games and worlds.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

VirBELA features expansive and impressive virtual worlds, one of the best avatar customization systems in the metaverse, and loads of features and affordances. This room, and the rest of the platform, are navigated with WASD controls and computer er mouse, or with controls matching the affordances of your mobile device or headset.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

In both their videos, they basically claim that the Vision Pro may have something nice like a very high resolution, but at the end of the day, the Meta Quest 3 is a better product … even if we do not consider the price. More info (Under Cover) Other news OpenAI Sora is an impressive text-to-video generative AI system.

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Road to VR

MAY 29, 2024

Players will see Marvel characters between their own living room (thanks to augmented reality), in fully immersive virtual spaces (thanks to virtual reality), and in 3D animated videos that play on floating screens in front of you. But it has to be said… it’s damn tough without the precision of tracked controllers.

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Mashable VR

JUNE 14, 2022

Instagram will also feature new "Take a Break" videos when a user has been scrolling through Instagram Reels for too long, much like TikTok's screen time prompts. According to the company, the alert is "designed to encourage teens to discover something new and excludes certain topics that may be associated with appearance comparison."

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 13, 2024

Object tracking : Hyperion allows the Leap Motion Controller 2 camera to track AR Markers (also known as fiducial markers) enabling tracking of any object. It’s interesting to see that Neurable is still around and kicking: a few years ago there was a bit of hype around it when it created an EEG-based “mind controller” for the HTC Vive.

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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, 3 hours in active use Controllers : Two AA batteries, which last about 80 hours in active use Connectivity : Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.1, Launch video of Pico 4. Controllers. Computational power.

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ARPost

OCTOBER 11, 2022

But, there are also solutions for bringing virtual people into virtual stores. Rather than a relatively simple adaptation of mobile-based online shopping, these solutions take advantage of the average person’s spending more and more time in virtual worlds. And, probably, virtual storefronts at some point.

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