Road to VR

JULY 28, 2021

It not only refers to the monolithic online 3D environment where a part of the story takes place, but also the sum of all virtual worlds, including virtual reality, augmented reality, and the Internet as a whole. So other companies build out VR or AR platforms, our software will be everywhere.

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VRScout

MAY 16, 2016

Two Oculus pilot programs hope to inspire the next generation of VR creators. We have all seen how virtual reality can change gaming and entertainment forever with this immersive technology. At the end of the six week program, you’ll be able to watch the student videos on Facebook and in Oculus Video.

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VRScout

APRIL 24, 2017

I arrived at a loft in Union Square for my first screening of the Tribeca Film Fest. Afterall, every immersive entertainment company hopes they’re the one to figure out the “winning formula” for virtual reality film experiences that will eventually become the industry standard. all without leaving virtual reality.

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VRScout

MAY 23, 2019

A new era in VR technology arrives with the Oculus Quest standalone headset. The Oculus Quest shouldn’t exist—at least not at this price. Most importantly, the Oculus Quest ditches the past complexities and considerable expenses of modern VR, ushering in the dawn of true consumer-level virtual reality.

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Road to VR

MAY 17, 2021

Oculus today announced that the v29 update will begin rolling out to users “soon” (likely starting this week), and will bring mixed-reality smartphone capture, a file browser, phone notifications in VR, and more. Mixed-reality Smartphone Capture (Live Overlay). Image courtesy Oculus.

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VRScout

JULY 22, 2021

The Academy of International Extended Reality (AIXR) has announced the finalists for the fifth International VR Awards , an international ceremony honoring incredible milestones made within the VR industry in categories such as hardware, gaming, film, social VR, marketing, and more. VR FILM OF THE YEAR. VR HARDWARE OF THE YEAR.

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Upload VR

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Our new Best Of Virtual Reality series highlights some of the best places in VR. We’ve made seven initial selections based, where we could, on first-hand visits to venues in virtual reality. Best VR Games – Oculus Rift + Quest Link. Best VR Games – Quest, Quest 2 & Quest Pro. Best VR Games – PSVR.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

As it is tradition of this little blog, I will write a full round-up of the Oculus Connect 5 , the very important Oculus event that has been held in San Jose on 26th and 27th of September (2018). Oculus Quest. Oculus Quest has been the rockstar of this event. Specifications. There is also a 3.5mm jack for earphones.

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InstaVR

OCTOBER 17, 2019

The Virtual Reality (VR) landscape is constantly evolving and improving. After a relatively quiet summer — outside of the Oculus Quest release ! Speaking of Oculus, a lot of headset news coming from their offices (more on that below). Oculus is the unquestioned leader in sales for mobile standalone VR headsets.

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AR Insider

JUNE 21, 2021

This week, we look at Snap’s latest lens craze, Niantic’s next AR gaming title, new XR funding and more Facebook/Oculus acquisitions. Oculus buys it’s fifth VR content company, Downpour Interactive, maker of “Population One,” the “Fortnite” of VR. MMO-like ‘A Township Tale’ Coming to Oculus Quest on July 15th.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 4, 2017

In a surprise announcement, Facebook is announcing today that it will be shuttering Oculus Story Studio. Story Studio is the team within Oculus that focused on the creation of narrative driven virtual reality content like the emmy award winning Henry, emotionally moving story Dear Angelica and breakout content like Lost.

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Cats and VR

MAY 16, 2016

Virtual reality has unlimited potential for gaming and entertainment, but it’s also a powerful way to drive important social change. The first program, the 360 Filmmakers Challenge, partners nine San Francisco Bay Area high schools with professional filmmakers to create 3-5 minute 360 films about their communities.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

After purchasing my first HTC Vive virtual reality system in 2016, rumours soon surfaced of a SteamVR “tracking puck” that HTC had in development. The room was setup on 2 levels so it felt like being on the bridge, whilst for solo guests the software offered an “AI” crew to fill in the empty stations. Valve Software.

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Road to VR

JUNE 10, 2022

Now Zuckerberg has revealed that in the v41 software update coming sometime next week, Quest’s Horizon Home space will finally give you the ability to invite friends and tour content as a party, including 360 videos and games. “More options to customize your home space currently in development.

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ARVR

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

13 min read Let’s think about movies like Avatar, Avengers: Endgame, and other science fiction films. Imax is primarily based on film technology, while RealD 3D and Dolby Digital 3D are digital 3-D formats. Instead, these 3D displays use a special filter called a parallax barrier built into the LCD film.

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XROM

JULY 18, 2021

China-India & the other Asian Nations have some really interesting #augmentedreality #virtualreality #mixedreality #startups Innovating across Hardware, Software & Content. Most people know Xu due to his dispute with American virtual reality company Magic Leap. However, in June 2020, a U.S. 6- Chaitanya Chinchlikar.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

The experience is compatible with the Gear VR and Oculus Go, and is available for free on the Oculus Store. The entire action of this virtual reality interactive educational software is a first-person experience. This section will feature 500 short films of real-life stories from victims of concussions.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Oculus has created a series of tutorial videos for newcomers to Quill , the company’s VR paint app. Available for free with every Touch purchase, Quill is an artistic creation tool designed for virtual reality and motion controllers. SEE ALSO 'Oculus Medium' Review.

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Immersive Authority

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

Virtual Reality is the latest technology which is betting to change our lives as the quality improves and prices become more affordable. Here’s some of the top Virtual Reality cameras you should consider. It is a startup working on developing virtual reality cameras for the masses. Bublcam costs $799.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

A market where Oculus has almost no earning s from the hardware sales, though, so it’s a weird situation. The “Cablegate” is hurting Oculus Rift CV1 owners. After the “Cablegate” has become pretty popular, Oculus stated that is thinking about solutions on how to solve this problem , but nothing has been announced until today.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

See Also: Are Virtual Reality Concerts the Future of Live Music? The award went to Geometry Ogilvy Japan for the Shibuya Virtual Halloween experience, which was also a nominee in the Social Impact category. VR Film of the Year. Perhaps no experience shows this better than VR films. Out-of-Home VR Entertainment.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 13, 2021

Oculus plans to introduce in-app purchases to App Lab experiences. Oculus App Lab has been introduced by Facebook to give a way to indie developers to publish their applications for Quest without the need of passing Facebook’s strong store curation. Plus, the Netflix app has been in VR since the times of Gear VR/Oculus Go.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Thanks to BCI, we could have a virtual reality that goes beyond physical reality. Oculus official side distribution platform is coming soon. Last year, Facebook announced that it was going to release in 2021 a new side content distribution platform for the Oculus Quest. This is a piece of great news.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Nikk: FXG is a VR film tech company based out of Hangzhou, China. It’s a great city and we make VR film technology. I’ve been making VR films for half a decade and I filmed so many concerts. I remember first trying to go film a concert and people wouldn’t even let me film.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Extended reality, in the form of AR, VR, and MR, has shown significant potential for this landscape. We’ve already begun to see galleries and museums creating their own augmented reality and virtual reality experiences, designed to educate and enlighten people anywhere.

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ARVR

APRIL 20, 2021

Runtime: 6 minutes Supported Platforms: Oculus Quest , Steam Price: $0.99 [link] Trending AR VR Articles: 1. How Augmented Reality (AR) is Reshaping the Food Service Industry 3. Runtime: ~20 minutes Supported Platforms: Oculus Quest , Steam Price: $4.99 [link] 3. A place that holds a secret even darker than space itself.”

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Road to VR

AUGUST 3, 2016

You can now register to attend Oculus’ 3rd ‘Connect’ conference, an event dedicated to all things Oculus from Rift to Touch and is focused primarily on developers and VR development. Photo courtesy Oculus VR, LLC. Explore the endless possibilities for VR across 360 video, film, art, and education.

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ARVR

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

As a virtual reality development company that has produced a variety of virtual tours for customers around the globe, we are ready to answer your questions and help get you started with building your own digital tour. For example, wrestling star Conor McGregor used a drone to film a tour of his pub , The Black Forge Inn.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Oculus Quest 2 had a great Christmas. The sales of Oculus Quest 2 have been great during the holidays , and the Quest has been a Christmas gift very much appreciated by kids (but wasn’t there an age limit?). These numbers are impressive for a VR company, and show how a virtual reality company can be successful now.

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Road to VR

JUNE 13, 2016

A new press shot conforms that the new Star Trek: Bridge Crew title from Ubisoft has been built for the Oculus Rift headset and forthcoming Oculus Touch controllers. Not only that, but this new press shot shows 3 well known cast members from the cast of various Star Trek entities playing the new game with Oculus Touch controllers.

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Upload VR

AUGUST 4, 2022

The latest public test channel build for v43 of Quest’s system software includes new video recording options, plus the addition of new permissions for eye and facial expression tracking on Quest Pro. Quest Pro: Eye Tracking And Natural Facial Expressions.

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InstaVR

AUGUST 13, 2019

As mentioned in last week’s blog , the Oculus Ques t has blown away sales expectations since launching three months ago. Companies are seeing real improvement and ROI from utilizing Virtual Reality. The Oculus Quest, in particular, is a great vehicle for delivering VR experiences.

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VRScout

APRIL 26, 2021

Last month the annual South by Southwest Film Festival conducted its first first-ever virtual celebration , allowing festival-goers the chance to experience this years’ incredible projects from the comfort of their homes. Go behind the scenes of this multi-person interactive theater experience powered by VRChat.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Today it’s a great day for virtual reality: at WCVRI conference, HTC has just announced a kit to provide 6 DOF controllers for Vive Focus and has showcased a hands-tracking technology for the Vive Pro ! The city is full of references to Virtual Reality, and so it is like a paradise for us VR enthusiasts.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

GAP’s augmented reality dressing room, ZeniMax wins Oculus lawsuit, VR porn has a super creepy head camera, NYU combines VR and dance, the investment and funding wrapup, and much more… You can enjoy the full audio recording below: GAP ENVISIONS A FUTURE WITH AR DRESSING ROOMS. ZENIMAX WINS OCULUS LAWSUIT, COMES OUT SWINGING.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 5, 2024

This partnership is very interesting: Meta is very good as a software company, and by partnering with a company with deep expertise in manufacturing electronic devices like LG, it has a better chance of fighting with the Apple Vision Pro. This is going to create more awareness around virtual reality.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 4, 2016

And after a few years of research, the Finnish company decided to move into virtual reality 360-degree capture cameras. It is now shipping the devices in a number of markets, and it is rolling out software and services to stoke the fledgling market for VR cameras. We started seeing the first Oculus and HTC headsets this year.

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