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Jaunt Brings Award-Winning VR Content To PlayStation VR

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The only notable exception to Jaunt’s availability on the various hardware platforms was Sony’s PlayStation VR headset. Today, Jaunt has applications on just about every consumer VR platform including the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Samsung Gear VR and Google Daydream. As of today, however, that exception no longer applies.

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Sensics Releases High Resolution VR Headset Built Specially for Arcades and Theme Parks

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.” The press release announcing the headset doesn’t make specific mention of what positional tracking system it employs, saying only that it integrates a 9-axis orientation tracker, something headsets use for basic head-tracking only. Large quantities of the final device are slated to ship later this year.

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How Theaters Are Evolving To Include VR Experiences

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In fact, one of the primary benefits of VR theaters is that they make VR accessible to “everybody,” eliminating the need for consumers to purchase expensive hardware, notes Samhoud. ” The theater refreshes its films once a month, and offers diverse content packages, including horror films, animations, and documentaries. .”

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Exclusive: How NVIDIA Research is Reinventing the Display Pipeline for the Future of VR, Part 1

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This frontier state is radically different from modern game and film graphics. We cover a wide domain of applications, including self-driving cars, robotics, and game and film graphics. But first, to put them and our vision for future AR/VR systems in context, let’s examine how current film, game, and modern VR systems work.

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A brief history of VR and AR

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VR also dominated the pop culture, featuring prominently in films like “Johnny Mnemonic,” “Lawnmower Man” and “Virtuosity.” It’s easy to see how, in the early 1960s, such a system could be viewed as a logical next step beyond the film and television of the day.

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Daydream View Hands On: A New Challenger Appears

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Demos included several games, a Harry Potter experience tying into the upcoming film Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them , a dedicated YouTube app and a Street View application. Head tracking, app selection, and overall performance inside View were all top notch.

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Cinematic VR: 10 Avoidable Rookie Mistakes

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So far there are two major types of VR companies: those creating hardware, and those creating games and animated content. 2: Use identical hardware and identical settings. Possibly even more important than hardware are the capture settings. Cinematic VR requires radically new ways of thinking about filming.