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Gabriel Moss gives us great insights on losing weight in VR and OC5

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I used VR to lose over 50 pounds (23kg, AN) in the past year , and I’ve also used it to build social connections that later became real friendships at Oculus Connect 5 last month. I started playing VR games like SUPERHOT and Echo Arena for exercise in October 2017, when I was going through a deep bout of depression and illness.

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The Ghost Howls’s VR Week Peek (2019.09.30): OC6, Pimax Day, Huawei VR glasses, Minecraft Earth and much more!

The Ghost Howls

This has been the week of the OC6, but, believe it or not, I have been able to find some other interesting news that don’t regard Oculus. Image by Oculus). Oculus bets on Oculus Quest at OC6. Well, the top news of the week is, of course, the Oculus Connect 6. Do you want to read them? Top news of the week.

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The High-end VR Room of the Future Looks Like This

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But despite the option to “jack in” in the distant future, plenty of people will still opt to use the treadmill and haptics combo for the exercise benefits. Right now we’re stuck thinking in terms of head-mounted displays (HMDs), like the Vive or the Oculus. Eye tracking: Fove: Eyefluence: SMI: Bladerunner (film).

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AR & AI Storytelling Innovations in ‘TendAR’ from Studio Tender Claws

Road to VR

It’s been difficult for me to have an in-depth and honest conversation with Google about privacy or with Facebook/Oculus about privacy because the technological roadmap for integrating biometric data streams into VR products or advertising business models have still been in the theoretical future. LISTEN TO THE VOICES OF VR PODCAST.

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Why we should care about ergonomics in virtual reality

The Ghost Howls

However, following the release of consumer equipment like the HTC Vive , Oculus Rift , Sony PSVR and the various mobile VR headsets , we now have a different situation with a much larger group of people (the general population) using virtual reality on a regular basis, for longer periods of time.

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All the best AR/VR news from CES 2023

The Ghost Howls

It is also the most interesting because it introduces features like eye tracking, hand tracking, and especially a 2280×2280 per-eye resolution display that makes it compelling for professional use. And it seems that can also change your Oculus Quest 2 with a total of 2.5 hours of exercise.

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China shows its masterplan to lead Virtual Reality in 2025

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7invensun for eye tracking addons). Apart from these visual features, there are other areas that must be improved: 3D cameras Inside-out tracking Immersive sound Voice interaction Eye tracking Tactile feedback Emotion recognition Brain-Computer Interfaces. 7Invensun’s aGlass DK II eye tracking addon.