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. Then you need to try vTime XR.

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DECEMBER 28, 2016

Many of us have watched game shows from an early age and possibly even fantasized about being on one of the many shows. While CoLab from Pixel Federation doesn’t quite mirror those experiences exactly, it does drop you into a game show of its own design with quite a bit of fun in store.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

But in China, they are very famous, and now they are also organizing a big event about XR called FBEC with hosts from all the major VR companies (HTC, Unity, Alibaba, Huawei, etc…). VRTUOLUO is a vertical industry media that is subordinate to TUOLUO Tech, which is incubated by the Game industry media YOUXITUOLUO.

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DECEMBER 4, 2016

Those of us who are old enough to have seen the rise of virtual reality in the ‘90s and then the fall and then another rise in mid 2000 and then another fall, know that the present hype about virtual reality may not be sustainable. Samsung follows with another mobile headset (Gear VR). This post originally appeared on VentureBeat.

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

MARCH 4, 2024

Major Firms Enter the XR Market During a launch event at MWC 2024, Samsung showcased a new XR headset developed in collaboration with Google and Qualcomm. At the event, Samsung also unveiled other innovative tech products, such as an immersive device, a smart ring, and an assistive mobility robotics device.

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VRScout

MAY 25, 2017

Currently VRee offers a competitive multiplayer disk-throwing game as a sort of proof-of-concept demo, with support for multiple high-end VR experiences created by 3rd part developers on the way. Spectators can even view in-game live streams via PC, tablet, smartphone or HMD.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 18, 2021

Anyway, he confirmed that the first smart glasses that will be released this year won’t have true AR and said that now Oculus wants to expand beyond the gaming ecosystem. FRL has realized that games are cool, but can’t make XR mainstream alone, so now there is a bigger focus on other experiences, and the “Infinite Office” fits in this vision.

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Road to VR

JUNE 4, 2017

Recently we reported on Samsung’s prototype OLED panels sporting a PPI (pixels per inch) figure of 858, nearly 3.5 times that of the current generation HTC Vive and Oculus Rift headsets. One of the key ‘most wanted’ advances desired in today’s retail virtual reality headsets is higher resolution displays.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Old Enemies – HTC. While both Oculus’ Rift and HTC’s Vive hit the market right around the same time in 2016, the Vive was the first system with motion controllers and room-scale. Former Friends – Samsung. Samsung was perhaps Oculus’ first major ally. A Tale of Two Headsets. Playing Catchup.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Speakers from leading companies including Oculus, Intel, Ford, HTC, Paramount, Google, Epic Games, Walmart, Qualcomm and many more, will be present at the event. The event takes place at the San Francisco Marriot Marquis this week on December 7th and 8th. Check out all the latest VRX details here.

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VRScout

JUNE 19, 2018

To compliment the theatrical film release of Distorted on June 22nd, Minds Eye Entertainment and SkyVR have partnered to produce Distorted Reality , a scripted, live-action cinematic VR distributed through OneTouchVR on Google Daydream, Oculus Go, Samsung Gear VR, Oculus Rift, and iOS. We go from inception to market delivery.

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JANUARY 3, 2017

Locomotion issues are a major point of contention in the VR gaming scene right now. Some developers are using subtle design techniques to combat this, while others are simply designing their games to cater to a variety of playstyles. And in some cases, companies are creating brand new forms of interaction in the games we play.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 24, 2016

But a few great VR party games let people both inside and outside of VR participate in the fun, and you only need one headset! Available on: SteamVR (HTC Vive & Rift), Oculus Home (Rift), PlayStation VR , Gear VR , Google Daydream , and PC. Available on: SteamVR (HTC Vive) or Oculus Home (Rift + Touch).

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

The devices at the time included: HTC Vive wands that shipped with the Vive headset. While still present, we’ve also seen the use of gamepads diminish dramatically. Many mobile headsets, like the Google Daydream View and Samsung Gear VR, become fully functional as soon as you slide your compatible smartphone into them.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

And don’t forget that it will surely be launched together with amazing VR games from Sony and its partners’ IPs, so I’m quite sure this headset will have its success. And is also clear that he’s hinting at the fact that they are going in that direction, in building a battery-powered device to play VR games. News worth a mention.

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Tech Trends VR

JUNE 26, 2018

To complement the theatrical film release of Distorted on June 22nd, Minds Eye Entertainment and SkyVR have partnered to produce “Distorted Reality,” a scripted, live-action cinematic VR distributed through OneTouchVR on Google Daydream, Oculus Go, Samsung Gear VR, Oculus Rift, and iOs. We go from inception to market delivery.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 6, 2021

The Upload VR Showcase has been full of announcements about VR games. Upload did it again: on December, 2nd, the big XR magazine has streamed a big showcase of many news about VR games. This one has been richer than the previous one, and we had both news on existing games and announcements of new upcoming titles.

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Peter Graham

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Appearing on the Oculus Forums , the preview release is available for testing now , just don’t expect to be running an HTC Vive or Valve Index on Oculus Home anytime soon. At present only Microsoft’s Windows Mixed Reality headsets support OpenXR. The current OpenXR 1.0

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Virtual reality versions of these cartoons, like the upcoming VR episode of Morgan Lives in a Rocket House in VR, may be what kids clamor for in the near future for good reason: it gets them paying attention to the magic of the world present all around them, and doesn’t just leave them immobile and dead-eyed sitting in front of a TV.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 14, 2019

All the other major companies (Samsung, Huawei, etc…) are working on AR and Apple for sure can’t stop experimenting with if it doesn’t want to miss the next communication platform as Microsoft did with Windows Phone. We don’t know what Oculus will present, but we have some hints. And you can also enter them, as if they were your house!

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

In Europe, they are still not so present how they should be. It’s still more or less the game of of Microsoft. It’s multimodality so that you do not need to throw away your devices, you can work continue working with them even if you buy several other devices from HTC, from whomever else. Yep, it’s a monitor.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

Well, I love doing the predictions’ game, so let me tell you what I think we will hear from Oculus! Software and games. Finally, Oculus will let people try the AAA war game that is being developed by Respawn Entertainment, the company behind the ultra-popular game Apex Legends. What will Oculus announce?

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VRWorld

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

While it will be interesting to see can high-resolution Virtual Reality headsets such as the PIMAX 8K or Acer-IMAX-Starbreeze high-resolution StarVR re-enact the plot of TRON; but Virtual Reality is most certainly here and is set to revolutionize gaming faster than anything we’ve ever seen before.

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Road to VR

JULY 28, 2016

If you own an Oculus Rift or an HTC Vive headset, they probably represent the most advanced pieces of consumer electronics engineering in your home. Electromechanicals, comprising parts like the Rift’s integrated headphones, also present a significant portion of the cost totalling $22.09.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 12, 2019

The screen door effect is still present , even if it is much less than the one of the original Rift CV 1. In some demanding games, this degradation is highly visible if you look with your eyes in a region that is close to the edge of the lenses. If comfort presents some drawbacks, the tracking of the headset is damn amazing.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

However, audiences do not expect the Menlo Park firm to announce many enterprise XR solutions, with Meta outlining that the Connect event will focus on consumer and gaming use cases. Meta found the first common benefit among enterprise end-users was employees feeling present during digital meetings and collaboration procedures.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 26, 2018

HTC has finally revealed the price of the Vive Pro : it will cost $799 just to have the headset (no controller and no base stations, so you must already have a Vive 1 kit) and will be available for pre-orders since April, 5th. But, as Road To VR has stated, maybe HTC should have clarified that in all its marketing material.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 7, 2023

This era ended with the launch of the first consumer-oriented PC VR headsets: the HTC Vive and the Oculus Rift CV1. Standalone virtual reality, especially thanks to the price subsidization operated by Facebook, proved that with an easy-to-use device, good games, and an affordable price, VR could reach millions of people.

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Peter Graham

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Supporting PC headsets like Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Windows Mixed Reality, Valve Index, Oculus Go and Samsung Gear VR with cross-platform integration, Galaxity is one of these open worlds all about community and social interaction, completely free to download and start exploring.

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JANUARY 14, 2017

They promise us wonderful connections between the digital and physical worlds, and games where we can chase cartoon characters through our own furniture. I ended up at Valve Software running their hardware department, putting the team together that created the HTC Vive. Above: CastAR wants you to play tabletop games in mixed reality.

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VeeR VR

APRIL 8, 2018

Plants vs Zombies is such a hot game, I bet 90% of you must have played it, though the Zombies are not dread at all. While some people love to play the horror zombie games with bloody shots, horrible music, then have a try of the VR Zombie games! Top VR Zombie Games You Should Not Miss. VR zombie game-Bloody Zombie.

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Peter Graham

OCTOBER 24, 2019

At present, no details have been released regarding which studios they might be or the potential films on offer. Currently, these platforms are HTC Vive, Valve Index, Windows Mixed Reality, Oculus Rift/Rift S, Oculus Go, Oculus Quest, and Samsung GearVR.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 4, 2019

But this time, Valve has made it without the collaboration of HTC. The specs list is very similar to the one of the HTC Vive Pro. But in my opinion, we have to wait for the first benchmarks to understand the real requirement of this headset on real games for the native resolution and framerate of the Index. More or less, yes.

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VeeR VR

DECEMBER 21, 2018

You can download VeeR VR in your Oculus , Samsung Gear VR , HTC Vive , Windows Mixed Reality , Google Daydream , Steam VR and Lenovo Mirage Solo to have a wonderful Christmas experience. Merry Snowballs is a game for the whole family and we are releasing it for free so more people can experience high-quality games.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 17, 2017

Noire: The VR Case Files is the debut VR title from Rockstar Games, and a remake of unique action-detective game L.A. LA Noire VR draws upon the same foundation of impressive facial motion capture that was a hallmark of the original; the remake offers up several cases from the original game that have been reworked for VR.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Imagine a courtside seat at an NBA game from the comfort of your couch, accompanied by all of the statistics, analysis, and commentary you could ever want access to. At present, platform developers are happy to pay for premium content to drive eyeballs and engender brand loyalty. The Opportunities. How can we achieve mass adoption?

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VeeR VR

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

A step up from an Oculus Go for those that want more power, much better tracking for immersive games and experiences. Dominic Brennan from Road to VR estimates that Santa Cruz is using the same 1,440 × 1,600 displays that are also found in the Samsung Odyssey and Vive Pro headsets. Samsung Gear VR ($129.99).

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