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Meta to Open First Retail Store Including Dedicated Quest 2 Demo Area

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The store will include a dedicated Quest 2 demo area and send participants home with a short mixed reality video to remember their experience. The post Meta to Open First Retail Store Including Dedicated Quest 2 Demo Area appeared first on Road to VR.

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Tech Demo Shows the Real Power of Quest Pro Face Tracking

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Luckily Meta has built a tech demo which shows what’s possible when an avatar is designed with Quest Pro’s face-tracking in mind (and when almost all of the headset’s processing power is dedicated to rendering it).

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Mixed Reality Stargazing Demo Skygaze Out Now On Quest

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Available now on the Meta Quest, Skygaze (Demo) is a prototype VR experience that turns your headset into a mixed reality stargazing lounge. Skygaze Demo is now on AppLab! Skygaze is available now as a free demo on the Meta Quest via the App Lab.

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Public Quest Pro Demos Will be Available Starting October 14th in US, UK & France

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You can learn more about where to find a product demo for Quest Pro and other Meta devices here. Connect 2022 News Bits Standalone VR Headset meta demo meta quest pro meta quest pro demo quest pro quest pro demo

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Steam Next Fest 2023 Celebrates PC VR With New Demos

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Steam Next Fest is back once again, kicking off 2023’s first celebration with new demos for upcoming PC VR games next week. Highlighting upcoming games through various demos, S team Next Fest – February 2023 edition spans all areas of PC gaming, and virtual reality is no exception.

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One of PC VR’s Most Anticipated Games Gets Updated Demo Prior to March Launch

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Vertigo 2 , the hotly awaited sequel to the original 2016 single-player VR adventure, has had the same demo on Steam for the past three years. Now developer Zulubo Productions has brought a complete overhaul to the free demo, which the studio says better reflects the quality of the final game.

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?Iron Man VR? Likely to Get a PSVR Demo Ahead of July Release Date

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There is also likely to be an Iron Man VR demo released ahead of the game’s launch. Back in March, Gematsu reported on an Iron Man VR DemoDemo listing that appeared in the PlayStation Store.

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My last demo with Mojo Vision AR contact lenses

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And for this reason, I want to celebrate the great results that they had by talking about the last demo I had with the device at AWE US last year , a hands-on I haven’t described yet in this blog. They had two demos to show: one was with a VR headset to showcase the UI that was available through the lens, and one with the real lens installed on a stick. I so could appreciate the demo applications that should have run on the lens. This is how I was carrying on the demo.

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AGAINST Demo Review: a noir rhythm action game

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Joy Way, the indie game studio behind the VR parkour game STRIDE, has just released a free demo of their upcoming game AGAINST (yes, they love capsed names). In the demo there is only one level, that is proposed in Easy and Hard mode.

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Hands-on: ‘I Expect You to Die 2’ Demo Brings Another Deadly Dose of Seated Adventure

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We went hands-on with the game’s new demo, which again puts you in hot seat for another round of Bond-flavored puzzling. If you want to play the demo yourself, you can grab it starting today on Steam as a part of the Steam Next Fest. Check out my full hands-on with the demo below.

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First Hand analysis: a good open source demo for hand-based interactions

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I finally managed (with some delay) to find the time to try First Hand, Meta’s opensource demo of the Interaction SDK , which shows how to properly develop hand-tracked applications.

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You Can Now Demo ‘Synth Riders’ for Free on Quest via App Lab

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Now that Facebook has released App Lab , its unmoderated outlet for Quest apps, more studios are taking advantage of the ability to easily publish their demos for direct download, and Synth Riders just joined its ranks. News Bits synth riders demo synth riders quest synth riders vr

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Meta Quest Debuts ‘First Hand’ Tracking Demo

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Meta Platforms unveiled last week the latest iteration of its hand-tracking technologies as a demo for developers, allowing users to explore virtual worlds with their hands rather than physical controllers.

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PSVR Gets ‘Demo Disc 3’ Showcasing 9 VR Titles

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PlayStation VR Demo Disc 3 is now available on the PlayStation Store, including demos for nine hit VR titles. Like the previous two demo discs, the third installment is free of charge. It’s been quite a while since Demo Disc 2 was released, launching on the store in November 2017. The post PSVR Gets ‘Demo Disc 3’ Showcasing 9 VR Titles appeared first on Road to VR.

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Our 10 Favorite VR Demos from Steam Next Fest

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Valve kicked off another edition of Steam Next Fest this week, an indie showcase that offers up free demos of a bunch of upcoming games. There are hundreds of demos on offer during Next Fest, and it’s no surprise that only a smalls slice of those feature VR support.

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Meta’s Mixed Reality Demo The World Beyond Now On Quest 2

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The company offers a taste of Project Cambria with a new tech demo available free on the Meta Quest 2. To help showcase the platform’s capabilities, the company has launched a free mixed reality tech demo called The World Beyond.

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Demo Available For PSVR 2 Puzzler Humanity

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You can try a demo of Humanity now. The game was teased all the way back in 2019 and is finally coming PSVR 2 and PSVR in May with a demo available now, Sony revealed last week. Become a shining Shiba Inu and lead the masses back into the light.

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Niantic Shows Off Mixed Reality ‘Pokémon GO’ Demo Powered By HoloLens

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While not intended for consumer use, the demo teased an exciting future for the immensely popular location-based multiplayer AR game, during which we see Hanke wearing a Microsoft HoloLens headset while exploring a Japanese garden filled with various Pokémon characters.

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NVIDIA CloudXR Brings Porsche Mission R to Life With Augmented and Mixed Reality Demo

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This May, the Automotive Innovation Forum witnessed multiple attendees collaborating in the same immersive environment through a distinct augmented and mixed demo. Users had two options for viewing the demo, shown through an Autodesk VRED collaborative session.

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PSVR 2019 ‘Demo Disc’ Includes Nine Kick-Ass Titles

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Since 2016, in a move that can only be described as past meeting present, Sony has been channeling the spirit of late 1990’s, early 2000’s gaming with the release of two different Playstation VR ‘demo discs.’ Now, at the start of yet another year of VR gaming, the company has confirmed the arrival of its third collection of snackable demos available free to PSVR all users. How about a SteamVR ‘Demo Bundle’ including bite-size samples of Budget Cuts, GORN, Skyrim VR, and Pavlov VR ?

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New PlayStation VR Demo Disc Available as a Free Download Starting Today

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There are those who said the era of the demo disc had come to an end. Alas, Sony is set to release a second VR demo disc to give players a fresh taste of some of the top and upcoming PlayStation VR content. While the PlayStation VR Demo Disc 2 will come included with the new GT Sport and Skyrim PSVR bundles, it’ll also be available to download for free starting today. Sony confirmed to UploadVR the listing of demos on the new disc: Job Simulator (2016).

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Unique Platform Puzzle ‘HUMANITY’ Coming to PSVR 2 & PC VR in May, Free Demo Now Live

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What’s more, you can now play a free demo on those platforms from now until March 6th. The demo contains 10 levels, while the full game has “90 plus”, the studio says.

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Midea “Ride The Wave” Retail AR Product Demo Experience

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Midea America Corporation specializes in home appliances such as refrigerators, air conditioners, laundry appliances, and much more. They… Continue reading on AR/VR Journey: Augmented & Virtual Reality Magazine ». retail retail-technology metaverse retail-industry ar

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The Meta Retail Store Will Feature A ‘First-Of-Its-Kind’ VR Demo

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Meta’s physical retail space will also feature a one-of-a-kind demo area for the company’s Meta Quest 2 VR headset. The post The Meta Retail Store Will Feature A ‘First-Of-Its-Kind’ VR Demo appeared first on VRScout.

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Meta Releases ‘First Hand’ Demo to Showcase Quest Hand-tracking to Developers

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Meta this week released a new demo app called First Hand to showcase the kind of experiences that developers can build with the company’s controllerless hand-tracking tools.

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Meta Releases UE4 Graphics Demo to Show What Quest 2 Can Do with Expert Optimization

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Showdown is a UE4 PC VR demo originally made by Epic Games back in 2014 to show off high-fidelity VR graphics running at 90Hz on a GTX 980 GPU at a 1,080 × 1,200 (1.3MP) per-eye resolution. Meta ported the short demo as a case study in optimizing PC VR content to run on Quest 2.

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Sony Explains Huge Per-Region PSVR Demo Disc Content Differences

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Responding to public reaction to the news that PlayStation VR buyers will receive far less content on their packed-in demo disc depending on where they live, Sony has responded with some sound reasoning to explain things. More specifically, that depending on which region you bought it in, you may well get less for your money, in particular in terms of the packed in demo disc Sony is shipping with every unit. US PlayStation VR Demo Disc Contents: Allumette – Penrose.

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Quest Store Now Supports Timed App Trials Without Devs Creating a Standalone Demo

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Meta has announced that developers will be able to opt their apps into providing users with a free timed trial which the company hopes will increase conversion while giving developers an easier path compared to creating and maintaining a standalone demo app.

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Indie VR Gem ‘COMPOUND’ Gets 1.0 Release & Updated Demo, Headed to Quest Later This Year

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on PC VR, including an updated demo for anyone to try. “I am immensely proud of what Compound has become and I invite you to try the demo so see what it’s like!” Nearly four years after its early access debut, indie VR gem COMPOUND has launched version 1.0

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Unity’s Incredible Mixed Reality Demo is Coming to Quest in 2022

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Earlier this year the Unity Labs team shared an incredible proof-of-concept mixed reality demo that shows the power of blending the real and virtual worlds together. ” This week Provencher affirmed that Unity Slices: Table will be released as a demo on Oculus Quest for anyone to try.

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Magic Leap Reveals Developer Demo, Confirms NVIDIA TX2 Hardware

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The headset also has a 6DOF controller, but it isn’t shown in this demo. The blue grid in the demo shows the headset’s perception of the user’s room, and Magic Leap said during the session that this geometry mesh is updated continuously. The post Magic Leap Reveals Developer Demo, Confirms NVIDIA TX2 Hardware appeared first on Road to VR. AR Headset Magic Leap News magic leap magic leap demo magic leap hardware magic leap livestream magic leap nvidia

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North American PS VR Demo Disc Upgrades to 18 Games, UK Only Has 8

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Survival Sim ‘Green Hell VR’ Demo Releases on Steam Today, Gameplay Trailer Here

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As a part of Steam Next Fest, Incuvo Games is today releasing a free demo of its upcoming VR adaptation of Green Hell (2019) , the popular open-world survival game. The studio says its early demo build has issues with optimization at the moment, so it requires a high-end PC.

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Magic Leap Promises to Show a Real Demo and Share Specs Next Week

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Following the company’s last session of ‘Magic Leap Live’, wherein the company had promised that viewers would get to “meet Magic Leap One”—but then offered no substantive details and dodged the audience’s most prominent questions—the company is promising to share specs and offer up an actual demo at next week’s Magic Leap Live session. The post Magic Leap Promises to Show a Real Demo and Share Specs Next Week appeared first on Road to VR.

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9 Minutes of ‘Budget Cuts 2: Mission Insolvency’ Demo Gameplay

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The full demo was around 15 minutes long, although for the sake of brevity I sped up a section where I forgot to properly arm myself with arrows, and also edited out one of my boring and senseless deaths. SEE ALSO Hands-on: 'Budget Cuts 2' Demo Brings a Bow and Arrow to a Knife Fight. The post 9 Minutes of ‘Budget Cuts 2: Mission Insolvency’ Demo Gameplay appeared first on Road to VR.

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Watch Will.I.Am Demo this VR Turret Simulator

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made his away around the demo room floor, stopping at a prominently placed turret contraption to take it for a spin. Demo this VR Turret Simulator appeared first on VRScout. Flying high under a bomber and blasting fools out of the air is the name of the game. VR On The Lot , a virtual reality industry conference at Paramount Pictures Studio, included a packed schedule of top Hollywood talent and executives addressing the future of entertainment and VR.

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Toyota Demo Points To Rising Commitment In VR By Major Brands

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