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OCTOBER 29, 2021

Leaks in advance of Facebook Connect, particularly around the time that VIVE Flow was announced , had many anticipating new devices from Oculus. There were announcements, mainly involving hardware and new titles and game updates in the coming year, and a new headset was announced though it won’t be here until next year at the earliest.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

This week has been the week of the Oculus Connect 6 , the biggest yearly event by Oculus where the VR company announces all its most important news, both on hardware and software sides. Oculus Link. You can even access to Oculus Home and Dash. Oculus Link will be available in beta in November 2019.

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MAY 23, 2023

Four years ago this week, Oculus Quest started shipping and changed VR forever. Before Quest , the only way to get a consumer VR setup with positional tracking and tracked controllers was through a gaming PC or PlayStation 4. And its basic laser pointer remote only let you select menu items, not directly interact with virtual objects.

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VRScout

AUGUST 8, 2020

Hong Kong-based tech company Lenovo recently announced several game-changing updates to its VR education platform designed to assist schools in creating blended learning curriculums using their Lenovo VR Classroom 2 headset powered by ThinkReality , Lenovo’s AR/VR enterprise software platform.

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DECEMBER 1, 2021

The latest update for Oculus Quest, v35, is rolling out to headsets starting today and brings with it mixed reality casting, global cloud saves, and Facebook Messenger calls in VR. This feature allows you to cast the VR experience to a smartphone while seeing your real body right inside of the virtual world. Global Cloud Saves.

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JUNE 16, 2017

Oculus has got into a pretty steady pattern of releasing new software updates for its Rift VR headset each and every month, and June’s edition is rolling out now. Hopefully we’ll be seeing more mixed reality trailers for games like Lone Echo and more soon. Tagged with: oculus rift Facebook Twitter Reddit More.

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Hypergrid Business

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

And as the cost of the hardware continues to drop , headsets could eventually be as integral to gaming consoles in the home as motion sensors were a few years ago. So what are the most important things to know about testing VR software? VR software is still software, so the usual principles of testing still apply.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

Oculus Quest 2. The biggest announcement of the event has been for sure the Oculus Quest 2, that Facebook has not only revealed but also launched. Oculus Quest 2 is a great piece of technology. Keep in mind that this won’t mean that we will have games that are the double more beautiful than the ones of the Quest , though.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Integration with Ultraleap’s high precision Hand Tracking Software was an important step forward for us because as companies we share a common vision for the future and the integral role of hand tracking in VR.

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OCTOBER 19, 2023

Laser Dance is an upcoming mixed reality game that seeks to use Quest’s passthrough capability as more than just a background. In this Guest Article, developer Thomas Van Bouwel explains his approach to designing an MR game that adapts to different environments.

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ARPost

MAY 26, 2020

They will have complete freedom of movement to explore the virtual environment, because they won’t need to connect their devices to a computer by cables. Thus, it can become a game-changer for enterprise data centers, telecommunication platforms as well as consumer platforms.

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ARPost

OCTOBER 1, 2021

It’s great for games, and remote work, and checking in on your grandparents. Rendever is using virtual reality to redefine elder care by helping assisted living residents experience new things, connect with others, and now even stay active. It’s not all fun and games. That’s not just cool, it comes into the story again later.

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JANUARY 31, 2023

Virtual reality (VR) headsets are on a constant uphill trajectory which sees the hardware’s landscape evolve rapidly with new components, integrated software, and use cases. The team will also be releasing a mobile dock that allows users to connect to phones, Nintendo Switch and more for multiplayer gaming and streaming.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Bigscreen , the social VR app which lets users connect in a virtual environment while retaining the ability to use (and share) their own PC desktop content, now supports Microsoft’s ‘Windows Mixed Reality’ VR headsets. The app continues to be free, as it has been since launch.

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VRScout

APRIL 17, 2018

How is modern technology setting us up to move around the virtual worlds of the future? It wasn’t long ago that the best method of moving around games and virtual worlds were two joysticks or a set of keyboard keys and a mouse. No longer is a joystick or a button needed to move your head around.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

So, this article helps you learn these: How to setup hand-tracking in Unity The different uses for hand tracking in your VR projects A quick guide to hand-tracking design for AR/VR with the Oculus Quest When you should use controllers or hands When and how to use levers Other interesting facts about hand-tracking. What is the Risk of Failure?

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VRScout

JULY 1, 2016

One of the biggest problems that all virtual reality (VR) developers currently face is movement within virtual reality and the potential of motion sickness. Generally speaking, this problem can be broken down into three components: hardware, software, and each individual’s own perception.

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VRScout

MARCH 15, 2017

In many ways at the time, the Gear 360 camera was a game changer for consumers , with all the necessary stitching performed by a Samsung device using the Gear 360 Manager app or Samsung’s Gear 360 Action Director software for PC that was included with the camera.

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JUNE 16, 2021

Virtual reality has been a known concept for the past 32 years. However, technological advancement has generated new opportunities to apply virtual reality to more than just video games. For the past 20 years, researchers have been exploring the possibilities offered by implementing virtual reality into educational settings.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 24, 2023

Apple TV : both immersive sports content and traditional video content — the latter presented in virtual environments, such as a desert or the sky (sport broadcasting tech could come from the acquisition of NextVR) Apple Books : will allow users to read in virtual reality. Siri voice control is also present.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Some of the most common myths and misconceptions surrounding VR include the following: it always causes motion sickness and virtual reality is solely applicable to games. We talked with The Park Playground CEO Peter Vindevogel, who shared his thoughts on these myths and misconceptions, shedding light on virtual reality technology.

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ARVR

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

As you probably already know, a metaverse is the digital reality that combines aspects of social media, online gaming, augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and cryptocurrencies to allow users to interact virtually. Usually, all of this falls into one of these categories: VR avatars?—?A

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TechCrunch VR

JULY 29, 2021

It’s a virtual environment where you can be present with people in digital spaces. A decade ago, Facebook’s apps were buggy, crash-prone HTML5 experiences, even as smooth native mobile apps were quickly becoming the standard for major software makers. Facebook buys studio behind Roblox-like Crayta gaming platform.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

With 11 virtual environments to pick from, I immediately knew what I wanted to try. Esqape environment. Micah showed me how to get in and out of the massage chair, where to place my hands, and helped me get the Oculus Rift S on. Micah says a special software allows fans, heat lamps, and diffusers to sync together.

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JULY 15, 2017

Theme parks have been eager to add virtual reality rides to their list of attractions, but the majority of experiences are repurposed existing roller coasters, essentially offering the same ride but with a virtual environment to look at. image courtesy Holovis.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 16, 2022

Meta has not explained why it was removed: some people suspect it was because it could have been used “to see through some clothes”, but I don’t know if the truth is actually some software/hardware incompatibility. So if you just want to play VR games, you had better buy a Quest 2 or a Pico 4.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 1, 2017

Software developer Shachar “Vice” Weis has described his first impressions of Acers Windows Mixed Reality VR headset dev kit on his blog. His company, Packet39 , makers of VR game Orbital Injection , recently received the Developer Edition headset made by Acer, which was due for an August delivery alongside a similar headset from HP.

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JULY 12, 2022

The new mode lets you do away with virtual environments as your canvas, instead creating 3D Tilt Brush art in your own playing area. Google ceased development on Tilt Brush in early 2021 and open sourced the software.

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DECEMBER 16, 2016

You’re probably not through the sheer swarm of Oculus Touch titles that landed last week yet, but there’s still a fresh round of Rift and Gear releases to get through this week. Plus — check out our list of the best Oculus Rift games and best Gear VR games for more suggestions! Price: Free (Rift). Got a Rift?

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DECEMBER 16, 2016

nDreams’ The Assembly [ Review: 7/10 ] was in development for a much longer time than many of the VR games you’ll have played in the last nine months. Back then we were waiting on the Oculus Rift DK2 to start shipping, and VR input was still largely based around the traditional controller.

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TechCrunch VR

AUGUST 19, 2021

Facebook’s journey toward making virtual reality a thing has been long and circuitous, but despite mixed success in finding a wide audience for VR, they have managed to build some very nice hardware along the way. In Zuckerberg’s own words, “It’s a virtual environment where you can be present with people in digital spaces.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 7, 2022

I developed many software and hardware products in the past, not only as Electronics Engineer but also as a Product Manager, worked in some well-known corporates such as Nokia and Verifone then a couple of years ago I founded WalkOVR, the first wearable walk-in-place locomotion solution for Virtual Reality. . Thanks for hosting me.

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OCTOBER 31, 2019

It is quite obvious that time is against existing solutions, and rapid AR/VR market expansion is restrained only by the inconvenience of interaction with the virtual environment and a still high degree of “exoticism” of these technologies. See Also: VR Headset Comparison of Vive Cosmos vs. Oculus Rift S. And that’s it.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 25, 2019

Image by Fast Travel Games). I can say that this week we had no disruptive news about XR hardware or software , and most news that I’ve read on the most popular VR magazines have been about content, mostly games. On September, 17th , you will be able to buy this VR game inspired by the classic movie featuring Bill Murray.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Apple Vision Pro is a very impressive fusion of hardware and software, but it's by no means perfect. Read on for my breakdown of the Vision Pro hardware and software and the experience they enable. Could this be an unintentional tradeoff of the darkened glass frontplate, or is it solvable with software tweaks?

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Road to VR

JANUARY 30, 2017

Launched as part of Basemark’s VRScore benchmarking software, the Crytek developed VR tech demo Codename: Sky Harbor , is one of the most visually impressive examples of VR cinema around. SEE ALSO Review: 'The Climb' is the Best-Looking VR Game I've Ever Played, But My Neck is Killing Me.

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VRScout

APRIL 26, 2021

Unlike conventional theater, however, audience members play a role in the story, interacting with the actors and the in-game world to help progress the story. Characters grow in size, the in-game world transforms drastically, and the environments are interactive. Image Credit: Double Eye Studios.

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