Road to VR

JUNE 11, 2020

From live VR concerts in Wave coming from some of the biggest names in music, to HTC’s annual developer conference taking place in Engage , social VR is picking up the slack where video chatting platforms simply don’t cut it. SEE ALSO Social VR App 'VRChat' is Seeing Record Usage Amidst the Pandemic.

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ARPost

MARCH 26, 2020

By now, you’ve probably heard that the Game Developers Conference has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. All last week Oculus announced their VR news through the Facebook Game Developers Showcase. Now it looks like HTC and VIVE are doing something similar. The three-day event featured videos and special blog posts.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 16, 2022

Zuck has also had a chat with Jesse Schell, the CEO of Schell Games, and has provided an exclusive interview to Protocol. Weirdly enough, most of the demos he showed were games. Even worse, Unity has lost -30% of its stock value. Unity is a very important company for many AR/VR creators, so this is not a good piece of news.

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ARPost

JULY 22, 2021

Untold Games for “Daily – act software,” a “gaming” application for evaluating and rehabilitating neuropsychological patients. StudioCOIN for “Forum VR-Artists of OZ,” one of a number of VR games that brings literature to life. The organization also maintains a virtual marketplace and produces games. Make Real Ltd.

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Road to VR

APRIL 18, 2018

Serenity, the firefly-class spaceship from cult TV show Firefly (2002) and film Serenity (2005), is now full explorable in VR. With many years in the making, Unity developer and 3D environmental artist Kaveh Tabar’s Serenity VR fan project is finally here. According to Tabar, “any HMD with SteamVR support should work.”

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ARPost

JULY 29, 2022

Meta Horizon Home has been launched as an update to the Quest 2 headset, joining Meta Horizon Worlds – another VR app for socializing focused on playing games and attending concerts and sports events. In Rec Room, you can also build games, not only play existing ones. You can create your own world using the Unity SDK.

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VRScout

JANUARY 5, 2018

Whether it be television, film or games, the popular animation studio injects a unique flair into everything they touch, resulting in some of the most creative and memorable pieces of animated content in recent years. Their creations were then imported into the Unity engine via the toolkit.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 9, 2022

As one of the better-known companies in the virtual reality space, HTC VIVE has already proven to be a valuable partner for countless companies transitioning into the XR space. The HTC Vive headset is a common choice for entertainment companies looking to bring unique gaming and competitive experiences to hybrid environments.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MARCH 3, 2017

There have been a plethora of announcements for future games and you can find plenty coverage on UploadVR , but we mustn’t forget the new Vive experiences that released throughout the week as well. Starting off the highlights, we have an escape the room experience that’s tied into an upcoming feature film. Price: $9.99.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 18, 2018

Initially shown at VRX Networks kiosks across the US and UK in tandem with the release of the 2017 franchise reboot film starring Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, the app actually went live on Steam yesterday for a few hours before being pulled for no discernible reason. We haven’t played the game, so we can’t be sure.

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TechCrunch VR

JANUARY 3, 2023

Nintendo’s Power Glove was, to quote one of the eighties’ finest films, “so bad.” After calibrating the system, ContactGlove tracks finger movements for more natural interaction, as well as button/stick movements made with the hand for a more traditional gaming experience. You can also hot swap the battery to keep it up and running.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 17, 2020

As you can see, it is a hybrid event, a bit like the just organized HTC event that was held simultaneously in Shanghai and on ENGAGE. With me, and the other people at New Technology Walkers , there are the very talented Lapo Germasi and Victor Pukhov that already worked with me at our game HitMotion: Reloaded. You should see it.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 30, 2017

As for resolution, the company maintains the screen door effect (SDE) is diminished with the headset’s dual 1440×1600@90 Hz LCD displays, a 70 percent increase in pixels over consumer devices like Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. Supported by all major game engines including Unity, Unreal and more. image courtesy Sensics.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 16, 2020

The VR route is instead being pursued by HTC (with its VEC event happening soon) and IEEE. A research project from Facebook (not to be released anytime soon) used “super-resolution” to reduce the computational power needed by games running on Quest. Unity’s HDRP is now VR-compatible. This is so sad. Some info on content.

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VRScout

AUGUST 13, 2017

Also announced was the judging panel that includes virtual reality experts such as Josh Naylor of Unity Technologies, Jenn Duong of Shiift, and CEO of Spiral Media Megan Gaiser. Along with categories that you would expect, such as gaming and entertainment, I was excited to see a category for VR education and training. HTC – Vive.

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VRScout

JUNE 10, 2016

The Seebright SDK also supports Unity and Unreal engines and is compatible with both iOS and Android. Someone is Always Ready to Help THIS version of the HTC Vive…. Someone is Always Ready to Help THIS version of the HTC Vive…. Two well-established companies with serious Hollywood money are joining forces.

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Road to VR

APRIL 26, 2018

I had a chance to walk the showroom floor of VRLA 2017 with Root where he took me on a guided tour through the history of VRLA, his thoughts on AR, using VR for film production, the future of privacy in AR/VR, as well as why he is interested in seeing where eSports in VR is headed. VRLA is happening this year on May 4th and 5th.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 3, 2016

Design — Explore early lessons of VR game design with our Oculus Studios team and top developers such as High Voltage Software, Tripwire Interactive, OZWE Games, and more. Learn about breakthroughs for FPS in VR, how to design games with hand presence for Touch, and best practices for cross-platform compatibility.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 13, 2023

The reveal that Apple will be using Unity to bring 3D applications and games to Vision Pro was exciting. I think this will help accelerate the development of new applications and games and accelerate the port of existing applications and games to Vision Pro. Their partnership with Unity will get them there quickly.

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VRScout

MAY 3, 2017

PlayStation looks to an arcade rollout, Shazam goes augmented, AMD wants to go wireless, HTC Viveport’s new subscription service, the investment & funding wrapup, and more… You can enjoy the full audio recording below: IT’S NOW WAY EASIER TO COMBINE 360 VIDEO AND ANIMATION. NETFLIX LOOKS TO GET AUGMENTED. raised last fall.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 18, 2017

Kevin Mack is a digital fine artist and prolific visual effects designer known for his work across films such as Fight Club (1999), A Beautiful Mind (2001) , The Fifth Element (1997), and What Dreams May Come (1998) for which he won an Oscar. Enter Blortasia. Even the platform below your feet shifts in color and shape.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 27, 2017

Starting a new game studio specifically dedicated to VR content is all the rage these days. It’s made up of several industry veterans with experience ranging from working at companies like Unity, Pixar, Google, and more. Will you mostly be focused on VR games, or will you produce film-like experiences as well?

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VRWorld

JULY 12, 2017

.” The conference description states that VRX is “the only B2B event which covers the full spectrum of where VR is having the biggest impact; with insights and solutions from those leading the charge in gaming, film, broadcasting, automotive, engineering, architecture, healthcare, retail, tourism, hospitality, marketing and beyond.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

In 2015 my girlfriend came with a Cardboard and with no experience with Unity I created my first 360 photo which I’ve shown to my manger. This was such a game-changer that she asked me what we could do with that. I figured out that if we played the sequence of the photos correctly we could make something like a movie.

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HaptX

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Companies like HTC have employed it in their promotional materials, and from what we’ve seen, this production style is the best way to convey VR from a third-party view. To maintain the integrity of the video we decided that all compositing would be handled in real-time as we filmed. LIV’s support was astounding. Let the testing begin.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Imagine standing on the top of the highest mountain inside of a virtual mountain looking down to see thousands of users exploring the world beneath in real-time; unlike a majority of multiplayer VR games where players are divided into sub servers and mirrored instanced rooms, Somnium 2.0 Image Credit: Somnium Space.

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VRScout

AUGUST 9, 2021

At first, it’s not clear which conflict Geva is referring to, especially given the number of obstacles he and his team had to overcome to get their game from an early tech test to its selection as part of Cannes XR. Conflict is good for us,” he tells me as he finishes his drink that VRScout organized at the Cannes Marche Du Film.

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ARPost

JUNE 6, 2023

Best Art or Film Developer, entrepreneur, and consultant Antony Vitillo, perhaps better known as “ Skarred Ghost ”, presented the first Auggie Award of the night for Best Art or Film. “I The interactive game for a New Zealand Supermarket included social lenses, games, and recipes. “We We’re just so happy.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

The HTC Vive Cosmos may release soon for €799. We all know that the Vive Cosmos should release very soon since HTC revealed me that the release date would have been in Q3 2019 and Q3 ends at the end of the month. They aim at revolutionize tabletop gaming, offering to these games a new kind of realism thanks to augmented elements.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 28, 2023

The integrated Tobii eye-tracking operating at 120hz made a noticeable difference to headset setup and optical comfort, as well as lowering the rendering workload in games compatible with dynamic foveated rendering. Pimax Crystal, as a high-end gaming VR headset, is currently not compatible with Tobii Ocumen.”

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Today Tilt Five is launching its Kickstarter campaign for its innovative augmented reality glasses for tabletop gaming. Some of my toy projects… I did a ton of these toys joysticks that you plug into a television and have a bunch of video games built in. Part of all of this is merit of Jeri (Image by HTC). The Vive Wands.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 20, 2022

I’ve personally met and had a chat with people from Unity and Epic Games, Roblox, The Sandbox, HTC Vive, Microsoft, Rec Room. One of the key features of SXSW is that it is not an event about a single technology : GDC is about gaming, AWE is about XR, Cannes is about the movie industry.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

APRIL 21, 2017

These are realistic places you can explore in your Oculus Rift or HTC Vive. You can either get immersive stuff by building on top of Unity or Unreal, but you’re stuck in a videogame world. But the tracking volume is still limited compared to other VR experiences made using graphic engines like Unity or Unreal.

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AIXR

AUGUST 26, 2022

In doing so, she has been pursuing the mission of bridging the gap between lightning-fast advancements in technology and film. Using an HTC Vive and a gaming PC, the viewer enters Nick’s studio, where he explains why he feels that those around him do not understand him. Image Source: Cassandra De Klerck.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 24, 2021

Thanks to HTC that has kindly provided me a loaner device, I have been able to test in the last days the Vive Focus 3 Business Edition. The latest standalone headset from HTC was announced a month ago, and it generated a lot of buzz in the community for its premium features associated with a high price. Are you ready? (PS

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

And it makes Vision Pro a suboptimal headset for any content where you're rapidly rotating your head, such as the few active games. The Unity renderer implementation of foveated rendering, on the other hand is much rougher, and in multiple Unity apps I saw very obvious and harsh artifacts, particularly on text.

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VRScout

JANUARY 31, 2017

Co-creator Aaron Koblin states that this was Within’s first project made with Unity, so the whole thing is real time rendered, enabling the viewer to interact with the virtual environment.

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