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Legverse Isn’t A Real Metaverse, But It Definitely Should Be

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As part of the fake announcement, Antony Vitillo, cofounder of NTW and owner of Skarredghost , released a tongue-in-cheek video highlighting the many “advancements” the team has made in leg-based VR technology. For the few minutes of the video, I was fairly convinced this might be a real project.

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Is Google’s ‘Magic Window’ The Future Of Video Calls?

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However, with recent data suggesting that remote work is likely here to stay, we could definitely see this technology taking off in multiple sectors, especially in its current slimmed-down form factor. Feature Image Credit: Google The post Is Google’s ‘Magic Window’ The Future Of Video Calls?

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Quest 3 Unboxing Reportedly Leaked Ahead of Fall Release, Video Here

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The video in question was posted to Reddit today , and subsequently captured and reposted in full by X (formerly Twitter) user ‘VR Panda. Alex From CHN (@ZGFTECH) August 23, 2023 In the video, we get a brief (if not anticlimactic) glimpse at what appears to be the Quest 3 headset and Touch controllers.

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Writing for VR: The Definitive Guide to VR Storytelling

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The very nature of VR/360° video means viewers are not passive—so your storytelling has to help invite them to be active. In simple 360° video, you are not going to have full motion-control so there is no way to control the virtual body in any realistic way. But as we’ve discussed above, 360° video is not a medium of causality.

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Google’s Project Starline is a Light-field Display System for Immersive Video Calls

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This week Google revealed Project Starline, a booth-sized experimental system for immersive video chatting, purportedly using a bevy of sensors, a light-field display, spatial audio, and novel compression to make the whole experience possible over the web. Suddenly you’re looking at a 2D version of your video chat partner again […].”

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Alleged Quest Pro Unboxing Video Apparently Leaks Meta’s Next VR Headset

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And an apparent unboxing video has leaked too, which gives us a good look at the company’s next VR headset and controllers. We saw the exterior box of Meta Quest Pro pop up on Reddit over the weekend, but a new video seems to have completely blown the cover off Meta’s next VR headset. Image courtesy Zectariuz Gaming.

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‘Bigscreen’ Now Lets You Watch Your Own Video Files on All Supported Platforms

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Bigscreen today released an update that brings to the social VR viewing platform a video player that lets you watch your own video files. Bigscreen’s new video player lets you watch your own files alone, or with friends—provided they have the same file stored on their local machine. Yes, even on Oculus Quest.

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