Upload VR

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Quest Pro supports Eye Tracked Foveated Rendering, but exactly how much does it improve performance? But in reality, achieving this would require perfect eye tracking with zero latency, an absurdly high display refresh rate, and a high-quality reconstruction algorithm so you wouldn’t notice flickering & shimmering.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Sony’s PlayStation London Studio, the developer behind PSVR exclusive Blood & Truth , is already at work on their next VR exclusive project, Road to VR has learned. Considering the timing and scope of London Studio’s work, we expect the title will target next-gen PSVR 2 and PS5 hardware. First, the timing.

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Road to VR

JULY 5, 2017

Intended for its own swath of Varjo-branded headsets, the new display configuration promises “unprecedented resolution of VR and AR content limited only by the perception of the human eye itself.” ” According to a hands-on by Tech Crunch , the headset packs a pair of high-resolution Sony MicroOLED displays measuring 0.7

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 4, 2022

It has been a watershed moment, because before this week many people were skeptical about Mojo Vision since they thought the hardware was cool but there was no way it could work safely inside a human eye. PSVR 2 will have eye-tracking from Tobii and maybe a detachable cable. Don’t wake me up! News worth a mention.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 7, 2022

In the case of VR, we all remember the competition between HTC and Oculus in 2016, with HTC clearly winning the market until Oculus used Facebook’s money to slash the price of the Rift around 2017. This led to a growing importance of Oculus, until with the Quest it started dominating the market in a way no one was able to face.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

The headset has a very nice design and features these specifications: Standalone 6DOF headset 1600×1600 resolution per eye 90Hz refresh rate 90° FOV RGB AR passthrough Innovative lenses that make the headset more compact Integrated audio Controller-free hand-tracking Eye-tracking 6GB of RAM 128GB of storage WiFi 6 (802.11ax), Bluetooth 5.0,

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 21, 2019

Original image from Oculus). Oculus Rift and Gear VR have sold 10M units. At the beginning of the week, Jack McCauley, one of the founders of the Oculus startup, had claimed in an interview with CNBC that Facebook VR will never succeed. Of course, he was not only talking about Oculus but about VR in general.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Pico 4 Pro should feature next-gen functionalities like RGB passthrough, eye tracking, face tracking, and automatic IPD adjustment. Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). And if the hardware is good, the software is amazing. Other relevant news. PSVR 2 is great according to reviews, but….

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2021

During the Chinese counterpart of the event, the V2EC, Vive has also announced two other interesting pieces of news: The 7Invensun Droolon F2, an eye-tracking add-on for the Vive Pro 2 and Vive Focus 3, coming soon for $299. Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). PSVR2 may feature 4K display and eye tracking.

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Road to VR

MAY 11, 2018

When we saw the news that JDI, the Japanese display conglomerate founded by Sony, Toshiba and Hitachi, were developing a 1001ppi LCD display for VR headsets , it was clear that the race for ever-higher pixel densities was still alive and well.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 6, 2020

Of course, this is still a research project, so, for instance, it works only with green light (I mean, there is also a prototype with all three RGB colors, but it is bigger and only sits on a desk), and there is no hardware on the glasses (no SOC, no tracking cameras, etc…). Oculus Quest v18 adds colored Guardian and voice commands.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 1, 2022

It also shows that at the moment the idea of subsidizing the cost of the hardware with the software sold in the store is not working, so probably the Quest ecosystem is less healthy than we initially thought. Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Sony releases some details about PSVR 2 runtime. Upload VR).

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Road to VR

JULY 27, 2018

” Very few major manufacturers have released sales data on their VR headsets, with Sony being the exception when they said that PSVR had already sold over 2 million units back in December 2017. million units since December 2017.

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Hypergrid Business

JANUARY 3, 2017

The full list of those exhibiting in the gaming and virtual reality category can be found here and include new virtual reality headsets, 3D cameras, motion and eye tracking technologies and 3D imaging. Six degrees of freedom adds straight-line motion in all directions, making for a more immersive experience.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 10, 2022

PlayStation VR 2 isn’t here quite yet, but at the very start of 2022 Sony revealed the first detailed specs for the headset. Comparing PSVR vs. PSVR 2 specs side-by-side shows us how much has changed since Sony’s first consumer headset released in 2016. 2,000 × 2,040 (4.1MP) per-eye, OLED, HDR. Resolution.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 21, 2020

Me wearing the Oculus Quest. On the other side, PC gamers are appreciating the high-quality Valve Index (even if it has some reliability issues ), and casual gamers are loving the Oculus Quest. This year, I’m not going to make an exception, also because my predictions for 2019 performed pretty well.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 9, 2021

I’m overly happy to announce to you that today we of New Technology Walkers have launched our VR fitness game HitMotion: Reloaded on Oculus App Lab ! Image by Sony). Sony aims at hybrid games for the PSVR 2. Regarding the software it is looking for, it seems that Sony is very interested in AAA games with added VR support.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 20, 2021

2020 has been a good year for the sales of VR devices : Half-Life Alyx and the launch of the Quest 2 have created a big spike in the sales of VR hardware and software. I expect all these trends to continue in 2021, for a year that will see the growth of the technology on all its sides (software and hardware).

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Image by Sony). Sony believes in VR, and we definitely believe at some point in the future, VR will represent a meaningful component of interactive entertainment. So, PSVR2 probably won’t launch before 2022 : Sony can afford that also because it has no competition in the console VR space , so there is no need to rush.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 18, 2023

But still, this is a pretty unique piece of hardware. 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. Two are the main news to consider from this event.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 29, 2016

Wedged somewhat inconsiderately at the very start of every year (it’s OK CES organisers, no one in the tech industry have families they want to spend time with), the annual Consumer Electronics Show held in Las Vegas is still the biggest event for hardware in the world. Oculus’ Pre-DK1 Prototype, shown at CES 2013.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 11, 2022

PlayStation VR 2 Logo (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). To showcase its functionality, HTC showed some videos of the tracker in use to improve the performances of hands tracking and also with the tracker installed on external props. Oculus Quest 2 ) to know the pose of the fingers. Further references.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Here’s our technical analysis of it as VR hardware. PSVR 1 required an array of cables connected to a breakout box and a PlayStation Camera, while PSVR 2 connects via a single USB-C cable and has onboard cameras for inside-out tracking. Black & White Eye Tracking ? PlayStation VR2 ships today. Headset Rumble ?

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Upload VR

AUGUST 3, 2022

There’s a lot of hardware on the horizon, with confirmed and rumored AR and VR headsets abound — PSVR 2, an Apple mixed reality headset, the Lynx R-1 and more. Sony confirmed PSVR 2 last year and have since released further tidbits of information over time. So what do we know?

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 14, 2020

Yes, the biggest companies were not there with a booth (Oculus will probably target the OC6, HTC the VEC, etc…), but it is the first time that I read the XR news from CES and I dont’ remain surprised. I guess nReal will experiment with eye-tracking for a new version of the headset, maybe targeted at the enterprise market.

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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. Let me quote the article: “We were giving away the hardware but making money on the data,” he said. News worth a mention. Image by Meta).

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 13, 2020

The headset had astonishing specifications, like: Display resolution: 1,830 × 1,464 per lens resolution, total 16 million sub-pixels Display type: AMOLED Refresh rate: 90Hz Field of view: 210-degree horizontal FOV, 130-degree vertical FOV Eye-tracking: Fully integrated Tobii eye-tracking, including Dynamic Foveated Rendering.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 1, 2019

It is also a defensive, move that makes it avoid the loss of its partners, as it has happened with Insomniac Studio that has just been acquired by Sony. More info (Facebook buys Beat Games) More info (Oculus post announcing the news, with some FAQs) More info (Ian Hamilton’s editorial) More info (Damo9000’s irony on the announcement).

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TechCrunch VR

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Well-specced, easy to set up and reasonably light and comfortable, Sony’s latest still can’t shake the fundamental issues that have prevented VR from going mainstream: a lack of compelling content and despite a brand new 4K OLED display, distracting image fidelity. But I actually want VR to be good.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Asgard’s Wrath 2 Developer: Sanzaru Games Publisher: Oculus Studios Available On: Meta Quest (exclusive) Release Date: December 15th, 2023 Asgard’s Wrath 2 is massive in every measurable dimension. Want to learn more about Vertigo 2 ? Read our full review to find out why we gave it [9.5/10].

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 9, 2017

2016 provided hints of where Facebook, HTC, Sony, Google, and more will take their headsets in the near future, but where does the industry’s best and brightest think we’ll end up this time next year? They are going to come from unexpected places and they are going to be software not hardware. 2) Costs need to be reduced dramatically.

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Upload VR

OCTOBER 26, 2022

This idea is used in mainline Quests, Pico headsets, Valve Index, HP Reverbs, Oculus Go, and the original Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. The Oculus Rift S was Facebook’s only previous headset with a halo strap. It was first widely shipped in PlayStation VR, and Sony still uses it for PSVR 2.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Additionally, founding the Upload Academy, a VR/AR developer training program, which graduated its first class in August with a number of success stories including Found – a gorgeous Miyazaki-esque narrative experience created by four of our students which was recently recognized on stage during the Oculus Connect Keynote. January 2016.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 25, 2022

As someone who has spent a lot of time using different PCVR controllers like Wands, Index, Windows MR, and different versions of Oculus Touch, I wondered: how would these Sword controllers compare? A pair of “Sony type NP-BX1” compatible Li-Ion batteries and a USB charging cradle cost less than £20. Image provided by Rob Cole).

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 4, 2022

Last year, it was still called Oculus Gaming Showcase, and it featured important updates on games like Pistol Whip, The Climb 2, I Expect You To Die 2, and Resident Evil 4 VR. Ruth Bram, Executive Producer at Oculus Studios, will be the host of the show. Pico Neo 3 , Vive Focus 3 , Oculus Quest 2 ) only offer Wi-Fi connectivity.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 30, 2022

I totally want them to care more about our privacy, and I’m all in with Avi Bar-Zeev in having better management of eye tracking data on the Quest Pro. Meta has done great hardware like Quest 2 and has done a lot (truly A LOT) to accelerate the consumer adoption of XR. I hated the forced Facebook login for Quest 2.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 18, 2022

To summarize, these are its specifications: Qualcomm XR2 chipset 4K low-persistence 90 Hz Curved Display 3664 x 1920 resolution, 773 PPI 72Hz with support for 90Hz 98° FOV 6GB RAM (2133 Mhz) for the Pro model, 8GB for the Pro Eye Model 256GB storage Wi-Fi 6 connectivity USB-C 3.0 10 Years of Oculus. Meta plans AR glasses for 2024.

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