VRScout

MAY 13, 2022

A research team working out of the Salzburg University of Applied Sciences in Austria has developed a unique accessory for the Meta Quest 2 VR headset that allows users to interact with the virtual world by simply breathing. In addition to entertainment, the device could prove immensely useful for training purposes.

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VRScout

MAY 17, 2022

A VR motion sim designed for gaming, multimedia entertainment, and workplace productivity. SitWalk is a new VR motion simulator from VR hardware and software company Mr. Art Digital Technology that allows you to move naturally throughout the virtual world from a seated position. “ “ SitWalk changes that.

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ARPost

DECEMBER 28, 2022

This means a user can enjoy every frequency range they can hear (acoustic audio) and feel (haptic and tactile audio, also known as physical audio),” said Castro and Salomaki. With ResonX and its ability to bring embodied audio to life, users can now have richer experiences in virtual worlds. Embracing Innovation in the VR Space.

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ARPost

JULY 16, 2021

They used their VR developing skills to create a new virtual world, where the user is not just a spectator, but a participant. Why the Need for a Virtual Reality Stadium? The Future Is Virtual for All Types of Events. Virtex Stadium is proof that people can enjoy life in a virtual world, just as they do in the real world.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Lasting around 20 minutes, this bizarre location-based art project had me interacting with a live actor represented as a friendly scarecrow in the virtual world. Here, I took part in a chaotic fairy-tale adventure that had us fighting off virtual crows, painting 3D art, and performing a handful of magic tricks.

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ARPost

JUNE 29, 2021

Virtual reality offers 360-degree fully immersive experiences that can take the horror genre to a whole new level. It breaks conventions using a combination of images, sound, haptics, and other stimuli. It has the ability to simulate hundreds of scents, enabling its users to fully immerse themselves into virtual worlds.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 1, 2024

Some of the earliest devices were specifically created for gaming and entertainment. To create more natural experiences in the virtual world, headset vendors are beginning to experiment with spatial computing technology. These haptic tools are ideal for enhancing realism and building muscle memory.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 17, 2023

To ensure the experience is immersive and realistic, virtual reality systems leverage a combination of infrared LEDs and motion sensors, cameras, and screens, which allow a headset to gather relevant information and present it to the human eye. True virtual reality doesn’t simply fill your field of view with new information.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Over the years, technology has become smaller, lighter, more comfortable, and with faster processing, breathing life into the virtual world. Also, unlike augmented reality (AR), which people can access via smartphones and smart glasses, VR relies on larger headsets and controllers to interact with fully-immersive virtual worlds.

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VRScout

JANUARY 8, 2019

It’s Disney, however, that will most likely be taking home the prize for Most Unexpected Offering with the debut of Holoride, a prototype interactive entertainment system that utilizes VR technology to turn the backseat of any vehicle into an ever-changing immersive experience. Image Credit: Audi.

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ARPost

MARCH 23, 2023

Even more exciting, the virtual world could be constantly extended. Attendees were also treated to other immersive and engaging virtual music experiences. Each of these emerging French artists performed in different virtual worlds. In this world, all share resources and cohabitate in symbiosis.

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Road to VR

APRIL 5, 2018

Called Kiss Me First, the psychological thriller takes place in a dark, ominous world where fully-immersive virtual reality is the norm. Mashed-up with live action and computer-generated virtual world sequences, Kiss Me First tells the story of Leila, a VR addict who stumbles across a hidden area in her favorite game.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Virtual reality (VR) is one of four key forms of immersion, with others including augmented, mixed, and extended reality (AR/MR/XR). The concept captured the world’s attention after introducing VR headsets for gaming and entertainment. Virtual Reality Guides: Case Studies. Conclusions on Virtual Reality Guides.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Finally, Sony Interactive Entertainment has unveiled the design of the PlayStation VR 2 headset. Feature-wise, it is more or less as we expected it to be, with four cameras for inside-out tracking, haptic feedback, IPD adjustment , eye-tracking, HDR display. Top news of the week.

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ARVR

MARCH 17, 2021

All of these are some variation on VR being a useful gadget or gizmo that boosts entertainment, creativity, or productivity. Head mounted displays, haptic gloves, backpack computers, body tracking pucks. The other connection is that VR tech doesn’t just transport us to other worlds. And there is SO much tech to wear.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

AUGUST 5, 2022

Some of the very first mainstream examples of augmented and virtual reality were delivered directly to the entertainment world, and many were met with significant levels of demand. Even now, in a world where XR is becoming a tool for a multitude of professional tasks, gaming still stands as a major area.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 16, 2023

Location-based Virtual Reality or LBVR refers to an out-of-home location where people can play unique VR games, usually as a team, that they can’t find on consumer headsets. Haptic vests and physical items like a gun can add to the experience, as can extras like fans, heaters, water spray and hydraulics.

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ARPost

MARCH 31, 2023

VEX Arena (front) and VEX Adventure (back) Both setups used haptic vests but otherwise, the hardware differed significantly. VR Shotgun by VR 360 Action The minigun prop felt heavy and it had some nice haptic feedback to it. Meta presence in the amusement and entertainment sector could be stronger.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 13, 2024

More info News worth a mention (Image by Holoride) Holoride files for insolvency Holoride , the company offering innovative VR entertainment for the automotive sector, has filed for insolvency after the lead investor of its upcoming round changed his mind at the last minute. Go to SideQuest Sponsored Area Do you need a virtual world?

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 18, 2023

It’s a bit emotional for me because we started more or less the same years in working in VR and we both worked on full body and natural movements in the virtual worlds. And that’s what I’m most proud about: it is that with the Omni, you’re walking around inside that virtual world. 0:00) Thank you.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 22, 2019

From headsets to haptic suits, there is going to be a lot of accessories and apparel in XR to chose from, including some that expand senses you didn’t even know were XR-compatible. You’ve got things like haptic suits, haptic gloves. Let’s start at something crazy; haptic suits.

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VRScout

JULY 2, 2019

“With this latest edition, the Immersive Pavilion cements its status as the perfect place to experience, play, and learn about technological advances across the constantly evolving mediums of augmented, virtual, and mixed reality,” stated SIGGRAPH 2019 Immersive Pavilion Chair Victoria Rege, in an official release. “In Image Credit: SIGGRAPH.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JULY 25, 2017

Instead of wearing the Subpac vests though, which are usually strapped to the body providing haptic feedback for a virtual world, when strapped to the chair the vests provided an added amount of bass to the sound of the experience. Now I’ll confess that I’m generally a wuss in horrifying virtual worlds.

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Bernard Marr

MARCH 11, 2024

But what will the world look like then? Today, I’m specifically looking at consumer technology – a vast field that covers the entertainment devices in our homes, the appliances in our kitchens and the cars we drive. But thanks to the injection of AI into games and virtual worlds, we may not be that far off.

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VRScout

MARCH 21, 2017

CEO at The Void and former president of the Santa Monica branch of cinematic VR company Jaunt , Cliff Plumer, expressed his excitement in bringing the immersive experience to the legendary city: “At THE VOID we are committed to allowing everyone, everywhere to step beyond reality, and into the most immersive entertainment experience imaginable.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 22, 2019

From headsets to haptic suits, there is going to be a lot of accessories and apparel in XR to chose from, including some that expand senses you didn't even know were XR-compatible. You've got things like haptic suits, haptic gloves. Let's start at something crazy; haptic suits. You can have haptic feedback.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 22, 2019

From headsets to haptic suits, there is going to be a lot of accessories and apparel in XR to chose from, including some that expand senses you didn’t even know were XR-compatible. You’ve got things like haptic suits, haptic gloves. Let’s start at something crazy; haptic suits.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 10, 2022

My favorite ones have been: Sony Interactive Entertainment has revealed that the next PSVR headset will be called PSVR 2 and will feature 2K x 2K per eye, up to 120 Hz framerate, and 110° FOV. It will be the first consumer headset with eye-tracking and foveated rendering, and also the first one to feature haptics directly on the headset.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 1, 2019

The appeal is clear: using your hands instead of controllers makes the headset that much easier to use; instead of learning the placement and functions of buttons and sticks, users will be able to throw on the headset and simply point and touch their way around virtual worlds. Designing Around Haptics Limitations.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 30, 2022

Promising a new and improved way for gamers to connect with the worlds they love, XR could represent a new frontier for entertainment. Respawn Entertainment and Unity. The VIVE Pro headset allows users to see a virtual environment where they can interact with a realistic ice rink, running around a room with full freedom.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JUNE 9, 2017

The Kor-FX and Hardlight Suit, for example, are VR-ready vests that allow you to “feel” impacts and pressure on your chest through haptic feedback. Jointly, these technologies may someday be used to immerse you entirely in a virtual world, whether for entertainment, gaming or more practical purposes like situational training.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Greenlight Insights , the leader in virtual and augmented reality market research and analysis, will be leveraging its VR/AR market intelligence to introduce new focus-areas for the conference, including location-based virtual reality entertainment, artificial intelligence & VR, and the latest Android & iOS smartphone-based AR tech.

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Trenzi VR

JANUARY 11, 2024

Intuitivе Haptic Fееdback Recognizing the importance of tactile sensations, Trеzi incorporates intuitivе haptic fееdback. Users can fееl thе textures of objects, еxpеriеncе vibrations, and sеnsе thе impact of thеir virtual intеractions, adding a layer of realism that elevates thе overall еxpеriеncе.

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Trenzi VR

JANUARY 11, 2024

Intuitivе Haptic Fееdback Recognizing the importance of tactile sensations, Trеzi incorporates intuitivе haptic fееdback. Users can fееl thе textures of objects, еxpеriеncе vibrations, and sеnsе thе impact of thеir virtual intеractions, adding a layer of realism that elevates thе overall еxpеriеncе.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 23, 2024

Said Bakadir Mixed Reality blends the virtual world into the real world by integrating virtual objects into your reality, bringing the best of both augmented reality and virtual reality together. This level of immersion is ideal for hard skills and soft skills training, education, entertainment and wellness.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 29, 2022

We now see VR (Virtual Reality) AR (Augmented Reality) and MR (Mixed Reality) as more than just avenues for entertainment. Our “digital identities” are becoming just as important as our physical identities, influencing how we interact with others, and present ourselves in the virtual world. Multi-Sensory Experiences.

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ARVR

JUNE 11, 2020

Fully-immersive VR simulations allow users to experience artificial environments as the real world. These type of VR experiences involves three types of components: image, sound, and haptic feedback. MR does not exclusively take place in either the physical or virtual world but is a hybrid of AR, VR. b) Semi- immersive ?

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