The Rift Arcade

JUNE 23, 2016

Action-packed tower defence game hits the Oculus Rift. Now the game is available on the Oculus Store priced £22.99, and it’s definitely worth checking out, with 15 island-based levels to defend, more than 50 weapon upgrades and dozens of ways to shoot, blast and destroy alien kittens as they horde towards your base.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 20, 2017

Fortunately, in head-mounted displays the screen is bolted to the viewer’s head, solving the problem. SEE ALSO HoloLens Inside-out Tracking Is Game Changing for AR & VR, and No One Is Talking about It. So while RealView’s underlying technology appears legit, it is unknown how close they are to a real product.

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ARPost

AUGUST 3, 2022

For users of the desktop mode, the avatar’s hands lay at the sides, unless involved in an emote triggered through the in-game menus. Although, because AltspaceVR avatars don’t have arms, sometimes hand tracking makes things a little more awkward. A headset also enables head tracking. Exploring Avatar Customization.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

What really made my cry has been the use of head tracking: when you select an app in the initial menu with your controller, then the system shows you a 3D gizmo of the app that you have to position in your room USING YOUR HEAD. But it has also a worse tracking stability, a less coherent UX and an unriper ecosystem.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

That said, my hands-on was with the headset and its default inside-out tracking system. In my hour or so in the headset, the inside-out head-tracking felt very solid and quite on par with Oculus Quest and Rift S (both of which also use inside-out tracking). Photo by Road to VR. Photo by Road to VR.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 21, 2016

After a slew of slow weeks for Oculus, there are some genuinely interesting and exciting new games for the VR faithful to check out this week. We also have a top list of the best Rift games and best Gear VR games — both of which are updated every few months with the latest and greatest options. Twobit, from Squidbeam Games.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

In fact, that might be the first time ever that’s happened, as there aren’t actually any new Gear games at all this week. Plus — check out our list of the best Oculus Rift games and best Gear VR games for more suggestions! The game features 2 vs 2 matches. We Were Here, from Total Mayham Games.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Although coverage is increased, there’s still some tracking deadzones above and below the headset which can sometimes be annoying but never significantly impacted gameplay. Overall precision and latency for controller-tracking is acceptable but not exceptional, showing more latency and jitter than we see with Oculus or SteamVR tracking.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JULY 25, 2017

Though its bold colors and pleasant environments might recall the casual multiplayer thrills of a Micro Machines game, there’s an addictive and demanding core at the heart of this miniature racer. Apply another pressure and you’ll drift around with the ease of a Need for Speed game. But that really isn’t the case.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

Whether it be the 90’s or even the 21st century, these virtual reality monstrosities are the definition of ridiculous. This not-so-subtle piece of work gave its users a 360-panorama when playing video games or watching videos on pre-existing televisions. Virtual reality is all too familiar with this phenomenon.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

This is a great image definition: consider that for instance the Vive Pro has only 16 PPD. Sensors Head tracking Eye tracking Depth Azure Kinect sensor IMU Accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer Camera 8MP stills, 1080p30 video. In this sense, Magic Leap is doing a better job, providing games and creative experiences.

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Steki Amusement

JULY 13, 2021

This is a VR theater consisting of VR 360° panoramic glasses, interactive seats, VR movies or game resource libraries. It can make players feel like they are in a game, like the virtual world of the number one player, with a 360-degree viewing angle experience, which is better than that of IMAX. VR WOW (Hand Interactive Game).

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Doc-Ok

JANUARY 17, 2017

the position of the screen(s) is fixed and precisely measured during installation, and the viewer’s eye positions are provided via real-time head tracking. I’d wager you’d get a better effect from using a tablet computer running a regular 2D or 3D chess game. In CAVEs et al.,

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 11, 2019

And then I realized that my kids are always stuck in front of a screen, computer screen or playing video games. But by adding some of the things that attract kids and adults to computers and to video games and to social media and kind of merge it into reality. So it seems like we’re definitely on the path to making it mainstream.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 11, 2019

And then I realized that my kids are always stuck in front of a screen, computer screen or playing video games. But by adding some of the things that attract kids and adults to computers and to video games and to social media and kind of merge it into reality. So it seems like we’re definitely on the path to making it mainstream.

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Headjack

OCTOBER 2, 2015

An app based on the architecture of a game engine ( Unity ) is much more versatile than a platform like YouTube will ever be, since it allows us to add custom features and interactive “game-like” elements to the video experience. Please, no more rendering! We have spend hours rendering videos in a 4k by 4k resolution.

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Headjack

JANUARY 12, 2015

So far there are two major types of VR companies: those creating hardware, and those creating games and animated content. which we definitely wanted to take. While this tool definitely works, I have to say that the interface is an absolute mess and the software is hugely overpriced for the functionality it offers.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

Michael: For me, it’s definitely the fitness aspect of VR. As a gamer, I definitely enjoy the fact that I can play a game, not be sitting the entire time, and afterwards, I’ve burnt 500 calories, and feel really good about it the next day. Michael: Back when I met him, we were playing a game called Smash Box Arena.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

Michael: For me, it’s definitely the fitness aspect of VR. As a gamer, I definitely enjoy the fact that I can play a game, not be sitting the entire time, and afterwards, I’ve burnt 500 calories, and feel really good about it the next day. Michael: Back when I met him, we were playing a game called Smash Box Arena.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

Michael: For me, it's definitely the fitness aspect of VR. As a gamer, I definitely enjoy the fact that I can play a game, not be sitting the entire time, and afterwards, I've burnt 500 calories, and feel really good about it the next day. Michael: The boxing games are pretty popular, and I definitely have to mention Beat Saber.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 19, 2016

One of the major discoveries is that the headset can be connected to devices other than the PS4 to display video in cinematic mode for 2D gaming. With this setup, head-tracking isn’t available and Matownerie hopes someone finds a way to make it work in the future. Is PlayStation for you?

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

So one having appealing technology like AR/VR is definitely attractor. So they’re growing and definitely the companies have matured. That’s kind of new and that’s definitely a new feature of our event. It’s going to shift jobs, definitely. Emily: Yeah, definitely. Pretty impressive.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

So one having appealing technology like AR/VR is definitely attractor. So they’re growing and definitely the companies have matured. That’s kind of new and that’s definitely a new feature of our event. It’s going to shift jobs, definitely. Emily: Yeah, definitely. Pretty impressive.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

So one having appealing technology like AR/VR is definitely attractor. So they're growing and definitely the companies have matured. That's kind of new and that's definitely a new feature of our event. Emily: Also in terms of real estate, that was an early sales in marketing, real estate was pretty quick to this game.

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