ARPost

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Wander is a VR classic – a port to Quest from the older Oculus Go. The app uses content from Wikipedia and Google Earth to create interactive and educational self-guided tours of just about anywhere. The experience is built around realistic physics and virtual recreations of real golf courses. Wander (Quest).

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Facebook has started today enforcing the “Facebook login” rule , asking Oculus users to merge their Facebook and Oculus accounts. So I imagine a Quest 2 where you can avoid having a Facebook account, but you can’t use the Oculus Store, or all the most important apps and games , and so you are de facto forced to use it.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Assuming you aren’t actually hosting Thanksgiving, undoubtedly the easiest VR systems to lug around would be the selection of mobile VR headsets currently on offer, namely Google Daydream and Gear VR. Oculus Video. Oculus Video : Load up a movie and toss your Uncle Ted in for his own private cinema. Google Earth VR.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 13, 2021

Oculus plans to introduce in-app purchases to App Lab experiences. Oculus App Lab has been introduced by Facebook to give a way to indie developers to publish their applications for Quest without the need of passing Facebook’s strong store curation. Plus, the Netflix app has been in VR since the times of Gear VR/Oculus Go.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

But before talking about it, let me invite you once more to visit the Venice VR Expanded virtual worlds that we did in VRChat for the Venice Film Festival. Rumors hint to Oculus discontinuing the current Quest and selling the new one at $299 and $399. Facebook is temporarily suspending the sale of Oculus Quest devices in Germany.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 30, 2021

The artists have made an amazing job and the world is wonderful… I invite you all to check it out on September, 1st when the Venice Film Festival is starting… and in case you go there, let me know what you think about it! As it has happened with Oculus, this news is good and bad for Pico and VR in general. Top news of the week.

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VRScout

MARCH 23, 2017

Prior to landing in VR, I worked as a copywriter on film trailers, TV spots, and promotional media. Of course, if you haven’t tried VR, I recommend that as an obvious first step. Because our actions have consequences, agency drives story in a totally different way in VR than in a passive medium (film, literature).

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 21, 2021

This is the first day of this sunny season (if you live in my same hemisphere of course), and I hope that you won’t have any Summertime Sadness like Lana Del Rey, but you all will enjoy the sun, have some relax, and forget for a moment all the hard times we are living in. Oculus Quest introduces multi-tasking in Runtime v30.

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AllThingsVR

JUNE 7, 2016

Getty Images CEO says VR is the next frontier for stock images, too Across the film and video game industries, there is a consensus that virtual reality and 360-degree imagery are the next frontier. Of course, things are still early. Read more here.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 3, 2016

For reference the consumer editions of the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift are closer to 100 degrees. Of course, these impressive raw specs don’t automatically equal more or better immersion, but having tried the StarVR at E3 last year, the headset’s panoramic is a sight to behold.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

More info (Use Google Translate). Google Chrome now supports WebAR. More info (Google Chrome 81 supports AR) More info (Nicolò Carpignoli’s initiative). It seems that the filming of Matrix 4 has just started in San Francisco and people on social media are already getting crazy. Magic Leap plans dev days and dev programs.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 24, 2016

Last December the VR community was left guessing as to when the Oculs Rift, HTC Vive, and PlayStation VR would really release, and 12 lightning-fast months later we have them all and a new headset from Google to boot. Ctrl is one of the few VR films worth paying for. Oculus Touch Blows The Minds Of An Existing Audience.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 1, 2016

In mid-October we learned about an upcoming VR experience was in development to accompany the theatrical release of the Assassin’s Creed feature film starring Michael Fassbender ( X-Men: Days of Future Past, Inglourious Basterds ). Michael Fassbender as Aguilar de Nerha in the Assassin’s Creed film.

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VRScout

JUNE 26, 2016

Samsung VR is now somewhat similar to the App Store or Google Play store in that it’s where you can find the latest content for virtual reality products. LET’S TALK OCULUS: DRM NO MORE AND PATENT FOR NEW VR MOTION. They are rebranding Milk VR to Samsung VR, and opening up the content platform to users.

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RealVision VR

JUNE 26, 2018

RealVision’s “Think in 360” at Google Dubai. Clyde DeSouza was invited by Google MENA to conduct a customized “Think in 360” session for Google’s agency partners as part of Google’s All Star Academy program. See image gallery at realvision.ae]. See image gallery at realvision.ae].

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2018

The Venture Reality Fund and of course HTC. That’s a bit disappointing and considering that in some months Oculus will release the Quest , that has full 6 DOF support, HTC had necessarily to do something. . — Alvin Wang Graylin (@AGraylin) October 18, 2018. I’m especially curious to try the first and last one.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 15, 2016

Of course, not everyone wants to—or can—be on their feet for long periods, and plenty of immersive entertainment, like watching movies, is sedentary. Right now we’re stuck thinking in terms of head-mounted displays (HMDs), like the Vive or the Oculus. Neural plugins: The Matrix (film). Total Recall (film). Avatar (film).

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 1, 2017

Tyler left a comfortable job at renowned video game studio Double Fine Productions to pursue a career making music videos and short films in New York City, but the grim reality of that path became abundantly clear rather quickly. “My I was really pumped to work on these really cool short films and music videos that I had seen.

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Road to VR

MAY 17, 2021

Oculus today announced that the v29 update will begin rolling out to users “soon” (likely starting this week), and will bring mixed-reality smartphone capture, a file browser, phone notifications in VR, and more. Image courtesy Oculus. Another big update to Quest and Quest 2 is on the way.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

The pages have been already removed, of course, so this makes us think that they had been published by error. A market where Oculus has almost no earning s from the hardware sales, though, so it’s a weird situation. The “Cablegate” is hurting Oculus Rift CV1 owners. One of these pages indicates a shipping date of October, 4th.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Oculus Quest 2 had a great Christmas. The sales of Oculus Quest 2 have been great during the holidays , and the Quest has been a Christmas gift very much appreciated by kids (but wasn’t there an age limit?). (Image from Reddit). The VR ecosystem can end 2021 with a big smile on its face. Other relevant news. Image by Rec Room).

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VeeR VR

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Of course, it would be almost 600 years before the birth of modern VR technology and VR headsets). It was a device that the user sat in-front of while their head was encased on four sides by a screen and they watched any one of five films, which all engaged sight, sound, smell and touch. million USD in funding.

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Hypergrid Business

DECEMBER 26, 2018

The devices from Oculus VR hit a sweet spot of affordability and performance. If you got an Oculus headset this Christmas — or didn’t, and are planning to buy one ( available on Amazon for $200 ) — this guide can help you learn about the most important features. Oculus devices and developments. Entertainment.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The best of them comes of course from Facebook. Oculus official side distribution platform is coming soon. Last year, Facebook announced that it was going to release in 2021 a new side content distribution platform for the Oculus Quest. Google makes Tilt Brush opensource. Top news of the week. Image by Facebook).

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2021

Oculus has also partnered with Virtuclear to offer prescription lenses for the Quest 2 for $80. All the 3 major VR runtimes (Oculus, SteamVR, Microsoft) are now compatible with OpenXR , and this means that on the runtime layer on PC, now OpenXR has been fully integrated. You can now use consumer devices inside Oculus For Business.

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VRScout

AUGUST 13, 2018

Up for award of Outstanding Original Interactive Program : Back to The Moon by Google. We instantly fell in love with this adorable 360 animation honoring French film director, illusionist, actor, mime, sfx artist, magician, and overall outstanding human being, Georges Méliès. Blade Runner 2049: Memory Lab by Oculus.

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VRWorld

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

This of course is the dream of mixed realities which are starting to gain traction, with the first one being the Virtual Reality. There are endless ways of course, from racing games, even virtual reality casinos which would make the world of gambling even more of an entertaining experience.

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Road to VR

MARCH 18, 2018

Steven Spielberg’s film adaptation of Ernest Cline’s best-selling novel Ready Player One is hitting the big screen later this month. Like pretty much everyone else on the planet, save film critics and the people who attended a limited early debut, I haven’t seen the film yet.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 31, 2019

In his 1984 classic Neuromancer, characters entered a virtual reality world called “the matrix” (inspiration for the 1999 film of the same name by the Wachowskis). Augmented vision is commonplace in futuristic films, from Minority Report to Iron Man. What room are you in, what objects or other people are around you.

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TechCrunch VR

MAY 31, 2023

VR also dominated the pop culture, featuring prominently in films like “Johnny Mnemonic,” “Lawnmower Man” and “Virtuosity.” It’s easy to see how, in the early 1960s, such a system could be viewed as a logical next step beyond the film and television of the day.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

There’s a lot of cross over this time around since last year, so we’ve lumped Oculus Rift , HTC Vive , and PSVR into one family friendly list. You’ll find Oculus Go , Gear VR , and Google Daydream further below too: Rift, Vive & PSVR. Store Links : Steam , Oculus Store , PlayStation Store.

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VeeR VR

DECEMBER 10, 2018

The devices from Oculus VR hit a sweet spot of affordability and performance. If consumers who have an Oculus headset or are considering buying one, this guide can help them learn about the most important features. Oculus Devices and Developments. Oculus VR is a classic tech tale. Must-Have Apps for Using Oculus.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 26, 2018

The document is divided into nine parts: I will report them here, as a small summary of mine, together with the full text translated with Google Translate (so, RIP English), if you want to read it. It can also be an opportunity to get to know what each country should try obtaining in the next years for what concerns virtual reality.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 30, 2020

The old Reverb was already a great headset, with a 2K per eye resolution that was above all the other headsets on the market (with the exception of Pimax, of course). Oculus Quest is available again in some countries. In some countries (not US), Oculus Quest and Rift S have got back in stock. Oculus Quest PIN security is a joke.

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Hypergrid Business

MARCH 16, 2018

OpenSim is a free, open source virtual world platform that’s compatible with the Oculus Rift. Other grids that have seen more than a 25 percent growth over the course of a year include InWorldz, The Adult Grid, OSgrid, Island Oasis and the now-defunct Avination grid. In 2012, Avination more than doubled in size.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 15, 2019

So, over the past couple years, we've done a lot of different VR work, ranging from filming the 49ers -- Colin Kaepernick's last season with them -- to the San Jose Sharks. Kevin: I always thought about doing this as a narrative film, actually. So we filmed some AR videos with Will.i.am. Kevin: Sure. Can you talk about them?

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InstaVR

OCTOBER 16, 2019

For example, the best VR experiences are in higher-end headsets like the Oculus Quest , but consequently the Quest is a bit bulky and immersion can cause sickness/fatigue after excessive immersion. So unlike say a half hour training course you’d post online for employees, you want to keep each VR experience relatively short.

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