Road to VR

JUNE 7, 2017

Oculus has announced a pilot program to place 100 Rifts and Oculus Ready PCs in 90 libraries throughout the state of California, from the Oregon border down to Mexico. Public libraries provide safe, supportive environments that are available and welcoming to everyone,” says Oculus Education Program Manager Cindy Ball.

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ARVR

JULY 21, 2020

A massive surge of online education and EdTech is taking place, and Virtual Reality (VR) is one of the technologies at the forefront of this movement. Thus, VR education programs and solutions are widely available to everyone and in any location, provided that they have purchased/obtained what they need?—?hardware

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VRScout

MARCH 27, 2021

FundamentalVR’s multi-person training platform could be the future of remote education for the growing medical sector. In terms of VR-based medical education, few companies are pushing the envelope quite like FundamentalVR. Together, they provide a more powerful education platform.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

Learn the ins-and-outs of Unity development and have your project reviewed by Oculus experts. From the initial prototyping stages to testing and final submissions, students will be guided through every stage of VR development for Oculus Rift/Rift S and Oculus Quest headsets on the Unity platform. Image Credit: Oculus, Unity.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Enter Titanic VR, a new educational experience by Immersive VR Education that brings the sunken wreckage of the RMS Titanic to life once more. Taking in over €57,000, the studio has built the educational experience for all major VR platforms including HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and PlayStation VR.

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Road to VR

JUNE 2, 2020

Last month Oculus released the Oculus for Business program for enterprise customers. I have been working with Oculus for Business, preparing my client to deploy VR at large scale and integrate it with internal solutions. What is Oculus for Business ? Image courtesy Oculus. First, a quick primer. User Experience.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 21, 2020

A newly public FCC Test Report uncovered by Road to VR shows that HTC, the company behind Viveport and the Cosmos Elite VR headset, has recently submitted a new filing for what looks to be a new VR headset that would expand HTC’s lineup of immersive tech hardware. But it doesn’t mean the company has moved away from its hardware endeavors.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 10, 2019

I’m writing my review on the Oculus Quest (it will be out tomorrow!) All the developer studios working on Oculus Quest when the Quest was announced (Image by Upload VR). Oculus wants to ensure that every person buying a Quest will be able to play only high-quality games. So, I am ok with content review.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Facebook has halted sales of all Oculus VR headsets in Germany, something the company says will be temporary during its ongoing talks with German regulators. “We’ve temporarily paused the sale of Oculus hardware to consumers in Germany due to pending discussions with the regulator [sic].

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 13, 2017

A new commercial-focused hardware bundle including Rift headset, Touch controllers, three Sensors, and three facial interfaces was revealed at Oculus Connect 4 this week. The post Oculus Gets Down to Business With New Rift Bundle Aimed at Commercial Use appeared first on Road to VR.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MARCH 7, 2024

Meta states that training and education hold potential value for shared immersive experiences. Notably, the busy past few months come as Meta seemingly waves goodbye to the final echos of Oculus, with the firm removing all Oculus accounts and related data by the end of the month.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

For example, Project Cambria, the codename for Meta’s (previously Facebook) MR hardware, is continuously being classified as either AR, VR, or MR depending on the article or publication. Out of the current mainstream XR technologies, mixed reality is possibly the least well-known due in part to the hardware costs and practical applications.

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Road to VR

APRIL 17, 2018

Oculus Santa Cruz is a VR prototype that brings many high-end features of the Oculus Rift and Touch, most notably positional (6DoF) tracking on both headset and controllers, into a self-contained, standalone design. What is Oculus Santa Cruz? Image courtesy Oculus. What Are the Oculus Santa Cruz Specs?

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ARPost

JULY 22, 2021

is also a finalist for the VR Education and Training of the Year award for their “Coaching VR” solution made in partnership with Severn Trent, and the VR Enterprise Solution of the Year award for the “Skill Shield” solution made with Keltbray. VR Education and Training of the Year. Make Real Ltd. Make Real Ltd. Make Real Ltd.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

In the end, the time has come: Oculus has officially revealed the name and the price of the Santa Cruz headset. Its name will be Oculus Quest and will cost $399. I followed today’s OC5 conference via Facebook streaming only for this moment and Oculus has not disappointed my expectations. ” and he has satisfied us.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Google, Sony, Oculus, Samsung, Acer and HTC have combined their efforts in order to create a healthy and equal industry for virtual reality hardware and software to develop and expand. Industry standards and the sharing of valuable information could lead to an increase in compatibility between different VR hardware as well software.

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Peter Graham

APRIL 1, 2020

British tech company FundamentalVR has been at the forefront of virtual reality (VR) training in the healthcare system, primarily focused on surgical education via its Fundamental Surgery platform. Fundamental Surgery is hardware-agnostic, able to mimic the physical cues of surgical actions, medical tools, and tissue variations.

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ARPost

JULY 16, 2020

Winners from the past three events include Oculus Rift and Quest, Google Tilt Brush, HTC VIVE Pro, and the Vader Immortal series. AIXR , the organization behind the VR Awards, is an international, independent, non-profit organization dedicated to growing the XR sector through professional development and general education.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

The immersive education platform won for “their efforts in enabling redeployed nurses and doctors to learn how to operate ventilators (in less than 30 minutes) under the direction of an intensive care consultant to try and combat issues they were seeing with training during the early days of the pandemic.”. VR Education and Training.

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ARPost

JUNE 19, 2020

Whether for gaming, education, or therapy, setting up higher-quality experiences makes the technology more effective for users. Whether its applications are in healthcare, education, or training, scent experiences enable users to achieve better outcomes. First, they built a now-patented hardware, called ION. Scentware ION.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

VR Education and Training of the Year. VR Education and Training was another highly contested category. Accepting the VR Award was Virtualware , a company spanning education, entertainment, and healthcare. Nominees were insightful, educational, and – of course – immersive. VR Hardware of the Year.

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ARVR

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

From healthcare and education, to attractions and concerts?—?we VR hardware, like the Meta Quest, gets rightfully compared to next-gen game consoles in both price and consumer experience, but that also presents it’s inherent problem as a practical solution outside of consumer entertainment. Even so, the question remains?—?Can

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VRScout

JUNE 18, 2019

VR hardware is front and center at this year’s festivities following the release of Oculus Quest and HP Reverb. The award ceremony recognizes multiple achievements in VR, such as hardware advancements, gaming, film, social experience, and marketing to name a few. VR Hardware of the Year: Oculus – Quest.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 19, 2021

The current status in terms of accessibility is that more folks need to be educated about accessibility in the VR space. The first step is to educate yourself. Oculus For Developers has some documentation for Designing accessible VR. What do you think is the current status of XR experiences? Are most of them accessible?

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VRScout

AUGUST 23, 2020

on Oculus Rift , Oculus Quest , and Steam VR , this hyper-realistic DJ simulator offers you the chance to upload and mix your personal music collection using a virtual deck that mimics the setup used in nightclubs around the world. Kicking things off we have Tribe XR by Tribe XR Inc. Available for $39.99 ELECTRONAUTS.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Developers and hardware solution providers have been working together over the past few decades to build VR headsets capable of hosting immersive experiences. Form factors have improved dramatically since then, and most people are familiar with the first commercially-available VR headset, then-Facebook’s Oculus Rift. VR, Defined.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 12, 2021

HTC also released and new hype video on its Instagram , showing a quick flash of Flow’s hardware. Companies such as Epic Games, Facebook, and Immersive VR Education’s platform ENGAGE have each already invested cash in the millions to ostensibly build out their own platforms with interconnected services.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

With the enormous influence in the XR industry, VRTUOLUO has set up dozens of industry communities (such as the Industry Executives Association, VR Game Developers Community, VR Education Community, Financing and Investment Community, Offline Entertainment Group, etc.) and covered more than 80% of the XR pioneers as communities members.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 2, 2024

The historical moment of the launch of Quest 1 (Image by TechCrunch) Oculus Quest 1 launched in 2019 for $399. The library of Quest 2 grew rapidly, also because finally, the hardware was good enough to make decent games. April’s hardware survey of VR headsets on Steam. There are a few reasons for this speculation.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 2, 2019

Yesterday I detailed you what is the Oculus Rift S , while today I want to write you a recap about what is the Oculus Quest , the most awaited virtual reality headset of 2019. What Is the Oculus Quest? Oculus Quest is the first standalone 6 DOF virtual reality headset by Oculus. And with the Oculus Rift?

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Their site also posts educational and informative articles relating to the world of MR, AR, and VR technology. VR Hardware of the Year. This Year’s VR Hardware of the Year Award went to the Oculus Quest. The Oculus Rift S was also nominated for the award. That same year, Oculus Touch won VR Hardware of the Year.

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ARPost

MARCH 16, 2020

Bulky hardware and unsatisfying software experiences stunted the industry up until the mid 2000s, but recent advances on both fronts are reason to be optimistic about the potential for virtual reality in this decade. Another flourishing field of VR is education. The Present. Guest Post.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

As for the agency, we did some cool stuff for Lenovo Chile earlier this year: worked on a very intense motoGP simulator for Oculus and also did this awesome screen pillar with Kinect. Sometimes we from Europe or the US don’t realize how is it difficult in other regions to get access to hardware.

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ARPost

AUGUST 23, 2021

When it comes to XR hardware, headsets tend to get most of the hype. Right now, some of these products have limited out-of-the-box utility, but integrations with experiences, software, and hardware platforms are expanding all the time. And, who’s to argue? You’ve seen our list of VR headsets. You’ve read our list of AR glasses.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Oculus Quest gets hand tracking. Last week, the runtime v12 of Oculus Quest has been rolled out , and this took with it lots of interesting updates. To start, now the Oculus Link is more stable and it is compatible with some AMD GPUs. Oculus Quests have started getting vocal commands in the menu. Top news of the week.

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ARPost

APRIL 11, 2023

Better AR Hardware Options Better AR hardware options, caused by innovations in mobile technology, such as LiDAR and ToF (depth sensing hardware). For example, it’s popular among furniture stores like EQ3. Screenshots taken on the official EQ3 website 4. See Also: Should You Buy a Quest 2?

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ARVR

JUNE 27, 2022

We’re getting better on hardware and high quality content, but how do we actually distribute the fabulous 360 degrees pieces? Be it decreasing training costs and risks, reaching unreachable worlds, educating more effectively, boosting sales or increasing traffic at events. Hardware ?—?you It will not sell if it creates them.

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