XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The technology allows people to create ‘virtual’ landscapes and environments that simulate the real world. Form factors have improved dramatically since then, and most people are familiar with the first commercially-available VR headset, then-Facebook’s Oculus Rift. Exploring Opportunities.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Talon Simulations was making great strides in the location-based entertainment industry, until COVID-19 hit. He's the CEO and co-founder of Talon Simulations. They have full motion simulators for entertainment and training. We're going to dig into how these amazing simulators can push forward the reality behind virtual reality.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

In 2012, the first Oculus Rift emerged, triggering a burst of excitement followed by relative silence from consumers. These experiences connect people to simulated virtual worlds, visualised data, and collaborative platforms to connect with others. VR in training and educational experiences simulate real-life situations without risk.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 12, 2024

The once LBVRE (Location-Based VR Entertainment) company has closed its venues in Los Angeles to focus on its VR educative program built together with Arizona State University. More info Dreamscape becomes Dreamscape Immersive Dreamscape has pivoted. To underline the pivot it has also changed its name to Dreamscape Immersive.

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VRScout

APRIL 13, 2018

Additional expo highlights include Xtrematic’s extreme sports simulator, bHaptics’ full-body haptic suit, Bioflight’s VR medical training simulations and Phasespace’s large-scale motion capture system. Attendees can sign up for Circuit Stream’s workshops when they register for VRLA.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

We’ll see the FacioMetrics tech make its way into videos and Live broadcasts in the near future – and eventually it is likely that facial image analysis would be useful for the customizable avatars that Oculus is creating, too (as well as create super datasets of human emotional reactions). MONEY & FUNDING.

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Road to VR

APRIL 26, 2018

From location-based entertainment, motion simulators and VR arcades, to next-gen haptics, 360-degree cameras and the hottest product launches across virtual and augmented reality, this year’s expo will feature something for everyone to explore. Attendees can sign up for Circuit Stream’s workshops when they register for VRLA.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 17, 2020

Holo-BLSD reproduces the standard course settings since it has a virtual instructor and a low-cost CPR manikin , to teach learners CPR providing them with realistic haptic feedback. Then it enhances this educational setting by including a realistic emergency scenario through holographic interactive contents.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 27, 2020

The Oculus Quest 2 has been leaked. The famous leaker WalkingCat did it again, leaking this time a new model of the Oculus Quest , in the beginning with some renders, and then with true pictures of a pre-production device (that had been originally shared by redditor CallThePlumber). Oculus introduces new Party features.

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HaptX

DECEMBER 20, 2018

We were the first VR company to introduce a prototype at Sundance since Oculus unveiled an early version of their Rift in 2012. This new industrial-grade system offers the most realistic haptics experience to date. It marks the first commercial availability of our industry-leading microfluidic haptic technology platform.

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ARVR

JUNE 17, 2021

Every new VR headset brings amplified visual fidelity, with Oculus Quest 2 , Pico Neo 3 , Varjo VR-3 and other remarkable VR devices enabling life-like quality of visuals. More experiences incorporate haptic feedback gloves like Noitom , Manus or full body motion capture systems like Noitom that help enhance the extent of immersion.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 27, 2020

Maybe Oculus planned to showcase Del Mar at GDC. A vague rumor spread on Reddit this week: Oculus Del Mar could be a 4K headset, and it could have been launched at GDC. More info (Rumors on Oculus Del Mar) More info (One of the source articles on Reddit). Oculus and Valve could have been friends, but it didn’t happen.

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Peter Graham

OCTOBER 30, 2019

FundamentalVR has been evolving its virtual reality (VR) platform providing surgical training solutions for a number of years, combining simulations through Fundamental Surgery with cutting-edge haptics via HapticVR. Today, the company has announced the closing of a £4.3 million. . ” Tern Plc invested £1.9

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Peter Graham

JULY 15, 2019

VSDK is a Unity-based solution for developers looking to create naturalistic user interactions whilst supporting a wide variety of headsets (HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and Oculus Quest) and peripherals (bHaptics TactSuit, Leap Motion, and ManusVR gloves.).

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

Researchers at the National University of Singapore first showed us how face electrodes can simulate food in virtual reality– and now they are bringing wind and heat to your virtual world. GET YOUR FEELS IN VR: NEW HAPTIC VEST ABOUT TO LAUNCH ON KICKSTARTER. It’s too bad this just exists in a lab and we can’t play with it.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Going on the stage at an investor event, Qualcomm CEO and President Cristiano Amon has revealed that Oculus Quest 2 (now Meta Quest 2) has sold 10 million units worldwide. Roblox CEO has said in the past that he was intrigued by the Oculus Quest, and now it seems that the whole company is betting more on virtual reality.

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Road to VR

MARCH 29, 2017

Here’s a number of others that have caught our eye so far from NASA, Oculus, Pixvana, OTOY, NVIDIA and Stanford’s Computational Imaging Lab. Insights From the First Year of VR – Jason Holtman, Oculus. Patney’s talk is just one of several deep technical talks that we’re looking forward to at GTC 2017.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

Considering that Facebook is very smart also in leaking misleading info (as it has happened with the “Monterey” headset ), this can also be a move from Menlo Park to create hype for the upcoming Oculus Connect 6 and the AR glasses that will be teased there. The Oculus Connect 6 is coming! Other relevant news. Image by Martin Hajek).

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VRScout

APRIL 21, 2020

The medical simulation company has collaborated with Imperial College to train the skills to ventilate COVID-19 patients. The program, which consists of short how-to videos and educational graphics, is being rolled out at Imperial College London prior to its deployment nationally and internationally to help combat Covid-19.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Last year Walmart introduced the Oculus Rift to their official employee training facilities, otherwise known as Walmart Academies, as a way to easily and efficiently prepare their managers and department heads for the challenges of retail by placing them in stressful scenarios; most notably, a nightmare-inducing Black Friday “simulator.”.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 26, 2021

This week has mostly been in the sign of Oculus, with many news and updates from the brand controlled by Facebook. Even if most of this roundup will be about Oculus, I have decided to put another brand on top of it and it is Magic Leap. Together with Air Link, Oculus has also rolled out the new version of Oculus Avatars.

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Tech Trends VR

APRIL 22, 2020

The program which consists of short how-to videos and educational graphics is being rolled out at Imperial College London prior to its deployment nationally and internationally to help combat Covid-19. Student surgeons are seeing their studies interrupted as hospitals are reserved for essential care Click To Tweet. UCLH in the U.K.

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VRScout

JULY 23, 2020

Thanks to Staber’s military background, education, and love for VR, Shadow of Valhalla hits every goal set by the Chicken Waffle team. They also incorporated support for LIV mixed reality tools and haptic accessories by bHaptics , as well as developed some fun features for custom VR swords and weapons using the Vive tracking puck.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 28, 2018

After my interviews with the VR educational companies Langzou and Judao , I’ve visited in Shanghai VR Waibao , that is working on a multipresence VR collaboration tool. I made this to simulate the case study that Sam was talking about: using VR Waibao to make people in a company discuss a 3D prototype without having to print it.

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Hypergrid Business

JUNE 1, 2020

Acadicus is a tool for medical simulations and for training, and works both with or without a virtual reality headset. The Microsoft-owned company is now compatible with Vive, Oculus headsets, and Gear VR, and users can also access it without a VR headset via a desktop app. We will update the story if they get back to us.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 31, 2021

In his video, it seems that the Pico Neo 3 is exactly what we would expect, that is a good clone of the Oculus Quest 2. There is also a companion app (another thing copied from Oculus), through which you can buy the games (of course connected with Alipay and WeChat pay). He’s most probably talking about the Oculus Quest 2 Pro.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 7, 2019

Alan: Slicing fruit in VR is magical, and the fact that they have the haptic feedback to the controller is just… [implied Chef Kiss]. Simulating any potential area, whether it be on a racetrack, or in a design studio; being able to change the environment. Bob: It was kind of a model simulator. Alan: What do you try it?

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 7, 2019

Alan: Slicing fruit in VR is magical, and the fact that they have the haptic feedback to the controller is just… [implied Chef Kiss]. Simulating any potential area, whether it be on a racetrack, or in a design studio; being able to change the environment. Bob: It was kind of a model simulator. Alan: What do you try it?

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Road to VR

MARCH 27, 2017

Vito , a pioneering VR education game studio, inherits the philosophy of Ge Wu Zhi Zhi, which encourages learning through exploration. Its series of original content includes Nature and Science discovery, Historical and Social stories, and Physical environment simulations. Invrse Reality aims to fuse physical and virtual reality.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 7, 2019

Alan: Slicing fruit in VR is magical, and the fact that they have the haptic feedback to the controller is just. Simulating any potential area, whether it be on a racetrack, or in a design studio; being able to change the environment. Bob: It was kind of a model simulator. And I see that right now, Oculus is filling that void.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

His lab was even visited by Zuckerberg before he decided to acquire Oculus. An iconic image of Jeremy Bailenson wearing an Oculus Rift DK2 (Image taken from Medium). I am always fascinated when I speak with someone that is here before the Oculus Kickstarter campaign. Or how does resolution or latency affect simulator sickness?

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 11, 2022

This week finally Meta has given us a follow-up on its previous promise of removing the mandatory Facebook login on Oculus Quest. In August, all users will have to create these new Meta accounts: in 2023, Oculus accounts are not going to work anymore, as previously stated. Kayo Games bring MCAS Simulation to Steam. Learn more.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

In April, we opened the doors to the first Upload Collective in San Francisco, a hub for VR and AR startups, development, co-working, education, meetups and even live broadcasting. The $100 consumer Gear VR also debuts during this same period, arriving alongside a virtual arcade from Oculus to let people play some classic games.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

A lot of what I do is try to take new and emerging technology -- obviously right now, VR/AR/XR; all that falls into it -- and using that to enhance messaging and storytelling, training, simulation, all of that type of stuff. It's a fully-interactive, virtual reality motion-based flight simulator, where you fly right down the Las Vegas strip.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

A lot of what I do is try to take new and emerging technology -- obviously right now, VR/AR/XR; all that falls into it -- and using that to enhance messaging and storytelling, training, simulation, all of that type of stuff. It's a fully-interactive, virtual reality motion-based flight simulator, where you fly right down the Las Vegas strip.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Meta Quest 3 (left) and Apple Vision Pro (right) We once asked Oculus executive Jason Rubin whether his company was considering a tethered compute model. With iPad it’s clearly just a user-hostile decision to try to sell each family member their own, as the functionality exists in the business and education version of iPadOS.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

A lot of what I do is try to take new and emerging technology -- obviously right now, VR/AR/XR; all that falls into it -- and using that to enhance messaging and storytelling, training, simulation, all of that type of stuff. It's a fully-interactive, virtual reality motion-based flight simulator, where you fly right down the Las Vegas strip.

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