The Ghost Howls
AUGUST 16, 2018
During my Chinese adventure, in the period that I was leaving Shanghai to go to Chengdu to watch pandas, I had the opportunity to interview via WeChat Qiyong Chen, one of the people leading the Virtual Reality R&D experiments at HTC. I wanted to ask him about HTC’s research on the use of its virtual reality devices, so I made him some questions in this sense.
VRScout
AUGUST 16, 2018
ESPN3 broadcasted New England’s victory against Japan live in Little League International’s first ever virtual home run derby tournament. ESPN3 was the channel to watch yesterday as Major League Baseball debuted its inaugural Home Run Derby VR Little League Challenge , a bold new tournament that brought together 16 teams from across the world for a home run derby competition unlike any you’ve seen before.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Next Reality AR
AUGUST 16, 2018
The fortunes of ARKit and ARCore are still in the hands of developers, who have been increasing the number of mobile augmented reality apps on the market, but perhaps not as fast as companies like Apple might have expected. But one new product is looking to literally kickstart mobile AR gaming by introducing a few key components that harness the traditional board game model.
VRScout
AUGUST 16, 2018
Starting today, developers can display their Viveport titles as Rift-compatible, with full consumer support starting September 4th. With nearly 500 VR experiences occupying their well-curated catalogue, Viveport’s game subscription service is a fantastic option for any new headset owner looking to dive head-first into the virtual scene. Now the $8.99 per month service is extending its list of compatible VR headsets with official support for the Oculus Rift.
Speaker: Chris Paxton McMillin, President of D3 Training Solutions
To avoid awkward and sometimes disastrous learning content, instructional designers must use authentic translation in the right context to get optimal results. For example, even a simple phrase like “got milk” translates to “are you lactating” in Mexico. Can you imagine what a straight translation might do to your course? With over 317 million people in the US and over 6.7 billion potential customers in the world, personalizing training seems logical.
Road to VR
AUGUST 16, 2018
Samsung appears to be developing a followup to its Odyssey VR headset which launched late last year. A ‘Samsung HMD Odyssey+’ sporting a new model number has appeared in FCC documentation, suggesting that the device is nearing a launch-ready state. While Samsung has had a strong presence in the mobile VR space for many years thanks to its Gear VR headset, the company launched its first PC VR headset, the HMD Odyssey, back in November of 2017 as part of Microsoft’s Windows VR pl
Virtual Reality Pulse brings together the best content for VR professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Road to VR
AUGUST 16, 2018
Sony today announced that PlayStation has sold more than three million units, showing consistent sales over the course of the headset’s nearly two years on the market. Announced on the official PlayStation blog today , the three million unit milestone is believed to put PSVR far ahead of other high-end headsets like the Rift and Vive, which are estimated to be around one million units each, despite those headsets having a six and a half month launch lead on PSVR.
Charlie Fink
AUGUST 16, 2018
Viveport subscriptions will be available to Rift users September 4th.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
160 
Let's personalize your content