VRScout

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

The Oculus Quest app will allow users to turn any game into a calorie-tracked fitness experience. Now, with the launch of the Oculus Quest and its ensuing popularity , cofounders Cix Liv and Dilan Shah have focused their attention on making the accessible headset the destination for gamified fitness. Image Credit: YUR.

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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.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 5, 2020

Recently, I had a similar problem with the Oculus Quest , not to access the cameras (it is not possible, the applications can’t see them for privacy reasons), but to save a file on the storage from Unity. I spent some time asking why the Quest wasn’t giving me the data I was expecting.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 19, 2023

An example is shown below of a level that applies a uniform grid of swinging lasers across the room. An example of a pattern-based level, a uniform pattern of movement is applied to a grid of lasers, covering the entire room. The below example shows a pattern that creates a sequence of blinking laser walls between the buttons.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

We’re talking of course about awards season, XR gaming maximalists, and data harvesting walled gardens. For example, LFF Expanded required an Oculus headset. Other examples require prohibitively expensive tethered headsets. Minimizing Data Collection. Apps, Hardware, and Immersive Experience Showcases.

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ARPost

APRIL 11, 2023

For example, it allows them to feel like they’re physically interacting with products in a brick-and-mortar store while being online. For example, it’s popular among furniture stores like EQ3. Usage Analytics AI can also help analyze usage data and client feedback. It’s a significant increase from the 23% reported in 2017.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Because statistical data is always more compelling when presented in 3D. While multiple news sources, including the Wall Street Journal, have been hard at work compiling outbreak data into comprehensive reports, it’s difficult for some to put this complex information into perspective. But just how bad are things exactly? .

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VRScout

MARCH 1, 2018

Poker VR for the Oculus-Powered Samsung Gear VR is a free to play VR title. It’s also the highest grossing game in that category on any Oculus device according to the company. explained that his title, Poker VR is the “highest grossing” free-to-play experience on the entire Oculus store.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 30, 2017

Since launching in December 2016 the Oculus Touch controllers have become an essential peripheral for any Rift owner, and Oculus’ latest data proves that. Oculus dropped the price of both Touch and the Rift at GDC 2017 back at the beginning of March, bringing the total of both to $598. Close to that.”

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 4, 2018

At Oculus Connect 5 , Oculus has announced Casting, an amazing feature that lets you stream the content of an Oculus Go to a smartphone. How to use Casting to stream Oculus Go content to your smartphone. Follow my guide on how to update your Oculus Go until you can select the “Cast” option).

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Meta lists a few concrete examples of what to expect in its new hardware-focused payout guidelines. This follows the company’s announcement in October that it was rebranding away from Facebook and Oculus , and making a commitment to build out its vision of an interoperable and immersive social platform—i.e.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 28, 2018

It started with big data , and I started blogging about that at the end of 2015 basically because I couldn’t find anyone to talk about it with (laughs). In early 2016, I run into a paper from a professor at Caltech that was talking about data visualization in virtual reality and that blew my mind.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

” That might really be the case, as several innovations for example in the fields of displays, processors, batteries, sensors, miniaturization, and manufacturing technology will still have to be mastered before metaverse becomes a seamless part of our everyday lives in a way similar to our use of mobile phones and Internet.

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AR Insider

MARCH 1, 2021

Data Dive: VR Starts 2021 Strong. Facebook’s Q4 non-advertising revenue — where Oculus revenues are categorized — were $885 million. As noted, the company specified during its earnings call that Oculus sales were a major growth driver. With that scene-setting, let’s dive in. Two-Comma Club.

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ARPost

APRIL 22, 2022

The XRA is an industry organization founded by Google , HTC VIVE , Microsoft , Oculus , and Sony Interactive Entertainment. For example, the last time we covered one of their reports it was an industry survey with Perkins Coie. See Also: XRSI Releases Report on the Dangers of XR Data Collection. Access and Adoption.

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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.” Neuralink’s surgical robot, Image courtesy Neuralink.

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AR Insider

APRIL 7, 2021

As you can tell from the above examples, Google will have a key stake in this “Internet of Places.” But the most illuminating glimpse of Facebook’s AR vision can be gained from the technical deep dives from its Chief Scientist Michael Abrash each year at the Oculus Connect conference. ” But it’s not alone.

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ARPost

MARCH 30, 2021

See Also: How Virtual Reality Data Visualization Sets a New Standard for Big Data. At Nestle, for example, you have Richard Hess, at BP Anthony DelBarto, and Walter Davis at Aggreko. .” Pre-lockdown you couldn’t attend a conference without a speaker boldly posing the question, “What’s the killer app for VR?”.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

It’s also the perfect example of a game that probably wouldn’t be allowed onto Quest’s main ‘curated’ store because it’s difficult to understand at a glance, despite being brilliantly creative and highly optimized to run at 120Hz on Quest 2.

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Road to VR

JULY 17, 2019

With Facebook recently launching the Oculus Quest and Rift S—both of which rely on always-on cameras during use—we reached out to the company to learn more about what data is captured by the cameras and how it’s used. This data is processed on the headsets.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 31, 2018

While users can view Quill artwork in the program itself and inside of Facebook Spaces , the company is hoping to unlock the artwork by making it viewable on Oculus Quest too. SEE ALSO Oculus Artist's 'Quill' Shorts Show the Incredible Potential of Illustrating & Animating in VR. Image courtesy Oculus.

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AR Insider

MARCH 16, 2021

This traces back to Facebook’s Oculus acquisition in early 2014 that kicked off the current wave of excitement….including That excitement culminated in 2016 after the Oculus acquisition had time to set off a chain reaction of startup activity, tech-giant investment, and VC inflows for the “next computing platform.” The Plurality.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

VR adoption is accelerating thanks to the Oculus Quest. It’s difficult to get real data on the VR consumer market. Even so, a far more important data point we do have is software sales—this is a key metric for differentiating between a platform and a product. Though still small, VR is a growing and sustainable platform?

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Data Point of the Week is AR Insider’s dive into the latest spatial computing figures. It includes data points, along with narrative insights and takeaways. For an indexed collection of data and reports, subscribe to ARtillery Pro. Its share of Oculus software revenues grew from 20 percent in September to 40 percent today.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Oculus Quest gets hand tracking. Last week, the runtime v12 of Oculus Quest has been rolled out , and this took with it lots of interesting updates. To start, now the Oculus Link is more stable and it is compatible with some AMD GPUs. Oculus Quests have started getting vocal commands in the menu. Top news of the week.

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VRScout

APRIL 1, 2020

The software analyzes the data to figure out what should be happening in a game. With Oculus having launched hand-tracking on the Quest this past December, I wonder how far we are from consumer-ready mind-control systems. How will this type of data affect employment, healthcare, relationships, and broader life matters?

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 2, 2019

Yesterday I detailed you what is the Oculus Rift S , while today I want to write you a recap about what is the Oculus Quest , the most awaited virtual reality headset of 2019. What Is the Oculus Quest? Oculus Quest is the first standalone 6 DOF virtual reality headset by Oculus. And with the Oculus Rift?

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Road to VR

MAY 27, 2020

When we tried out Neo 2 and Neo 2 Eye at CES 2020 earlier this year, we called it the next best standalone after Oculus Quest for its comfortable thanks to Pico’s inclusion of a rear-mounted battery, serviceable positional and controller tracking, and overall experience. Pico Neo 2 Specs. CPU – Qualcomm Snapdragon 845.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Data Dive is AR Insider’s weekly dive into select spatial computing figures. Running Mondays, it includes data points and strategic takeaways. For an indexed library of data, reports, and multimedia, subscribe to ARtillery Pro. O ne of Oculus Quest 2’s headlines is its price tag.

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Road to VR

MAY 23, 2017

Having founded Oculus in 2012 and been an important face for the company throughout its growth from fledgling startup to $2 billion acquisition by Facebook and beyond, it was a shock to see Palmer Luckey leave the company just two months ago. Palmer Luckey, circa 2012 | Photo courtesy Oculus. Palmer Luckey: I also think so.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

For an indexed library of spatial computing insights, data, reports and multimedia, subscribe to ARtillery PRO. Google isn’t as acquisitive for AR cloud endeavors (“ Internet of Places “), which build from existing Google Images and Street View data. Back to M&A, another example of the acquisition path is Niantic.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 3, 2017

A toned-down version of the more intricate ZED long-range depth camera, the Mini attaches securely to the front of an Oculus Rift or HTC Vive headset and captures the real world in stereoscopic video via the camera’s two “eyes.” The device then maps the captured data in real-time in order to track its position within the 3D space.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 9, 2022

In particular, it has been made to limit the unfair competition and data collection practices that these companies are carrying on since years. For instance, Apple is an example of a gatekeeper, since it is a trillionaire market leader, and acts as an intermediary between app developers and their users. Data privacy.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MARCH 29, 2024

The glasses will translate a user’s surrounding spatial data as helpful augmented information; the New York Times featured how the device could tell the nutritional content of a food item; alternatively, the glasses also help a user with instructional cooking guidelines. Meta will enforce these changes today, on March 29th.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

For example, Project Cambria, the codename for Meta’s (previously Facebook) MR hardware, is continuously being classified as either AR, VR, or MR depending on the article or publication. The security implications of this of course are massive but it is mainly up to the creators to be transparent about what data is and isn’t collected.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 27, 2017

More recently, Kreylos has been digging into the Oculus Rift Sensor and its ability to function as a basic webcam. The above featured image of was pulled by Kreylos from one of his Oculus Sensors. In an email written to UploadVR, he explains:: Oculus decided to hide the fact that the Rift ‘sensor’ is a bog-standard webcam.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 21, 2020

For an indexed library of spatial computing insights, data, reports and multimedia, subscribe to ARtillery PRO. More importantly, this aligns with the timeframe that followed its 2014 Oculus acquisition. billion for a representative baseline of pre-Oculus spending. He separately broke down the math for us as follows.

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