VRScout

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

The 2002 Gamecube classic gets the VR treatment as part of an ongoing study into VR game mechanics. The ambitious title replaced Metroid’s standard 2D, side-scrolling game play in favor of a refreshing first-person perspective, making it the first Metroid game in history to feature 3D computer graphics. .

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The rumor is still unconfirmed, but when the world’s oldest extant gaming company finally thinks it’s time to make a dedicated XR device, you know it’s going to be something special. That’s basically been the case from Game & Watch all the way to Switch and Switch Lite.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 8, 2016

An avalanche of new virtual reality devices has arrived. They need software: game engine plugins, compatible content and software utilities. For example, head tracking can come from optical trackers or inertial ones. Many game engines—such as Unity, Unreal, and SteamVR—immediately support it.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 19, 2022

It was a video player for virtual reality headsets, able to play both 2D videos, 360 videos, and 360 VR videos which was quite popular back in the Gear VR days. After graduating from the University of Southern California in Computer Sciences, he joined Oculus VR out of his passion for virtual reality.

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VR Bites

JUNE 28, 2016

3 D VIRTUAL REALITY Space FPS games. “1 IN SPACE FREE Cardboard VR” Galaxy VR Cardboard games. Google Cardboard powered stereoscopic rendering and head tracking for mobile VR. 3D VR Space FPS games Cardboard. 3D game for android. Mission: destroy all space fighters. oculus rift.

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Road to VR

APRIL 17, 2018

Both the Rift and the Vive first launched to consumers around this time two years ago, but their debut, and the games that launched alongside them, were the culmination of years of prior game design experimentation in a new medium that brought both new opportunities and challenges. Paul is the Lead Programmer at Cloudhead Games.

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Slashgear

MARCH 18, 2021

This wearable head-mounted display (HMD) included an array of features, including but not limited to wireless functionality, antenna, optical subsystem, IMU sensors, a dedicated processor (or processors), onboard memory, functioning operating system, applications, games, a head tracking module, and an eye … Continue reading.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 25, 2017

We wrote just today that eye-tracking used inside virtual reality headsets, used to detect the gaze of the user, could play an extremely important part in making more realistic VR scenes at higher resolutions possible through the use of foveated rendering, but eye-tracking has important implications for a more human aspect of virtual reality.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 27, 2016

Mobile game developer Destruction Crew is dipping its toes into virtual reality with its latest title, Demolition Derby VR Racing , currently available for free on the App Store and Google Play. Multiplayer virtual reality racing. Demolition Derby VR Racing starts you off in your own personal virtual garage.

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Road to VR

JUNE 4, 2017

We pick 3 of the most promising PSVR games to either recently surface or on their way imminently. That said, Futurlab ‘s virtual reality slot racing title Tiny Trax is still an unexpected title to find in the upcoming release roster for Sony’s PlayStation VR headset. Tiny Trax [Futurlab].

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ARPost

AUGUST 3, 2022

For users of the desktop mode, the avatar’s hands lay at the sides, unless involved in an emote triggered through the in-game menus. Although, because AltspaceVR avatars don’t have arms, sometimes hand tracking makes things a little more awkward. A headset also enables head tracking.

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ARVR

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Augmented reality for maintenance and repair 4. Top 10 Movies that Got Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality Righ Edit-time ?—?when when edits/changes are made during non-gameplay mode/edit mode and before your application or game is deployed. How To Use the ARLOOPA App: A Step-by-Step Guide (2020) 3. Placing? —?when

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

When it comes to public spaces like shops and museums, self-service virtual reality isn’t really a thing yet; first-timers generally need to be told how to put on the headset, how to hold the controllers, and where to stand.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

Like any new technology hitting the consumer market for the first time, virtual reality is currently a pretty expensive form of entertainment. So what suddenly changed that now the Oculus Rift doesn’t need such a crazy-powerful gaming rig to run? New Tech Allows Lower-End PC’s To Run Smooth VR Despite Low Framerates.

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Road to VR

MARCH 8, 2017

The popular forms of mobile VR headsets, such as the Samsung Gear VR and Google Daydream View and Cardboard, are currently limited to rotational head tracking, meaning that you can look around comfortably from a single vantage point, but movements of the head through 3D space (like leaning forward or backward) cannot be tracking.

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AR Insider

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

There’s also an attractive games library that gets a bit of a head-start from Quest 2’s backward compatibility. But one attribute in Stein’s “cons” column is that Quest is still primarily a gaming device. Virtual Reality Oasis. For non-gamers, there’s still not much else to do.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 13, 2020

There’s also an attractive games library that gets a bit of a head-start from Quest 2’s backward compatibility. But one attribute in Stein’s “cons” column is that Quest is still primarily a gaming device. Virtual Reality Oasis. For non-gamers, there’s still not much else to do.

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ARPost

MAY 19, 2023

The thumbsticks can be used for snap turns, but there’s no movement and head-tracking is sufficient. Mindway’s Major Components When you first enter Mindway, you find yourself in a calm virtual environment reminiscent of a Quest Home. The marble game is fun and the soft-spoken stories are great, but I didn’t get big ASMR vibes.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 31, 2023

Immersive developers also consider sickness when creating immersive games, VR training scenarios, and augmented desktop setups. Meta Platforms ensures that each of its officially distributed Quest experiences passes a series of virtual reality checks (VRC). Meta VRCs monitor numerous aspects that reduce motion sickness.

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TechCrunch VR

MAY 31, 2023

By the time Howard Rheingold’s “Virtual Reality” was published in 1991, the Sensorama was already a “slowly deteriorating” relic stashed away in a cabana next the pool at its inventor’s West Los Angeles home. NASA promotion shot of VIEW (Virtual Interactive Environment Workstation). Helig died in 1997 at age 70.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Kaleidoscope is a startup dedicated to curating the best in virtual reality film, art, games, and immersive experiences. The team just kicked off their Summer Showcase , a quarterly event series exploring virtual reality as an art form. Cosmic Trip is a groovy VR-native first-person real-time strategy game.

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VRScout

JUNE 13, 2016

When Ashley Pinnick of LA-based virtual reality creative studio, California Rex, set out to develop an adventure game for the new medium, little did she know how much her childhood growing up in a rural town in the Sonoran Desert would influence her creation. Honoring voice actor, Cody Conrad, in game.

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Road to VR

MAY 19, 2016

Epic Games’ Kim Libreri today took to the stage at Google’s I/O conference to announce Unreal Engine support for the newly announced Daydream Android VR platform, what’s more is that it’s available right now. This video is also the most that has been seen publicly of the Daydream controller in action.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 23, 2017

Using my actual body, I lean forward on my couch, craning my neck around the in-game corner to my left, trying to see if Jack, the hulking mass of seemingly invincible mutated flesh, has passed by yet. Capcom listened and has crafted a game with choices to alleviate sickness concerns for most that would be impacted.

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Hypergrid Business

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

The Oculus Quest 2 standalone virtual reality headset is the best in all categories given its room-scale VR capability, a large library of games, fast performance, and good resolution, especially for its price point. Use case: Half-Life: Alyx and other games that require finger tracking. Oculus Quest 2.

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Road to VR

JUNE 25, 2016

The latest release of Dolphin VR, an impressive Nintendo Gamecube emulator that ads VR functionality to games, adds support for Oculus’ consumer headset the CV1 so now you can play Metroid Prime in VR, with head tracking and have it look better than ever. Then you can choose your game, click play, and put on the HMD.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Virtual experiences through virtual, augmented, and mixed reality are a new frontier for computer graphics. This frontier state is radically different from modern game and film graphics. This article describes comprehensive new systems optimized for virtual experiences we’re inventing at NVIDIA. Research is Vision.

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Road to VR

JUNE 2, 2016

Usens is one of the early developers of hand and head tracking tech; according to the announcement from the company this investment will help launch new and improved non-controller hand and head tracking tools. A render of a camera-based tracking module like those used by uSens.

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Road to VR

JULY 25, 2016

Veeso , a recently launched Kickstarter project, is aiming to be the first to market with a mobile VR headset that tracks your face’s movement; a system that uses head-mounted infrared cameras to track both your eyes and mouth for a greater sense of presence in virtual reality. Photo courtesy Veeso.

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AllThingsVR

JUNE 7, 2016

Funding Roundup: Merge VR Raises $10M & uSens Raises $20M Merge Labs funding came from a whole community of investors in gaming, software, hardware and retail sectors across the nation. retail competitor called GAME.“ retail competitor called GAME.“ Usens’ tracking leverages machine learning and computer vision techniques.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 30, 2017

Sensic, a long-time player in virtual reality and co-founder of OSVR , finally released their VR headset destined to make its way to public venues such as theme parks and arcades. Ergonomic and adjustable head strap. Supported by all major game engines including Unity, Unreal and more.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

For a long time it didn’t seem like real progress was being made on inside-out tracking even while it was being made in other important areas of AR like display technology. Inside-out tracking has remained for years an elusive key to the success of AR, but it seems like Microsoft has made a game-changing stride with HoloLens.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Jaunt is a Palo Alto-based company that is currently one of the leading providers of 360-degree virtual reality content. The PS VR is compatible only with Sony’s PlayStation 4 video game console. The PS4 has been selling phenomenally for years and recently surpassed 50 million total units worldwide.

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Cats and VR

JUNE 1, 2017

AWE (Augmented World Expo), the largest and longest running conference and expo dedicated to augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR), officially opened its exhibition doors today to kick off the biggest event in the event’s 8-year history. www.massless.io www.deepoptics.com. www.augmania.com.

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Road to VR

MARCH 27, 2017

In-game advertisement (IGA) is a pretty divisive issue; on one hand it provides needed incentive to developers who otherwise wouldn’t have the funds, on the other hand its … advertisement, something most people try to avoid on principle. Very different. People actually have to look at the ads.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Using SteamVR, the MeganeX can not only access a huge library of already existing games (which would have been impossible with a standalone device using its own store), but it can also work together with other existing SteamVR accessories. OLED display of this HMD. So standalone was not even an option. Shiftall MeganeX price and release date.

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ARPost

JUNE 3, 2022

Those assets can be created for the experience, but can also be visual representations of connected devices that interact with the virtual space as well as with a companion mobile app. See Also: Resonai CEO Emil Alon Shares How Augmented Reality Will Transform the Modern Workforce. It needs to be forgettable.”.

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