XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

In 2012, the first Oculus Rift emerged, triggering a burst of excitement followed by relative silence from consumers. However, when the pandemic struck in 2020, it became a critical tool for keeping people connected, engaged, and creative. To date, around 80 percent of businesses say they have considered investing in VR, reports show.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Does Palmer want Oculus back? I tweeted the news saying that “Palmer Luckey is not doing that bad without Oculus…” and Palmer Luckey himself answered to me commenting “Without Oculus for now, anyway”. More info (Anduril getting $1.48B of investments) More info (Palmer Luckey commenting about Oculus). Image by Valve).

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ARVR Magazine Podcast

AUGUST 25, 2022

This new login will hopefully reduce some of the pressures they have been receiving on other countries such as Germany, which have been blocking Quest headset sales due to the old Facebook login requirements. Show Notes: Meta’s German Oculus Blockade Has Startups Facing Harsh Reality. Getting Started with Meta Accounts.

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TechCrunch VR

JUNE 14, 2022

Meta announced today that it’s rolling out new tools on Instagram and Quest VR headsets that are designed to give parents additional supervision controls. On Instagram, parents and guardians can now send invitations to their teens to initiate supervision tools. Meta plans to roll out the tools globally before the end of the year.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 22, 2020

Oculus has gained in these years always more success in the consumers’ landscape, and now with the Oculus Quest , thanks to an affordable device running great content , it is making strides in the market. Today, finally, Facebook has changed all of this and i s making Oculus For Business available to all interested companies.

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ARVR Magazine Podcast

AUGUST 25, 2022

This new login will hopefully reduce some of the pressures they have been receiving on other countries such as Germany, which have been blocking Quest headset sales due to the old Facebook login requirements. We use Zencaster here at Robotspaceship studios and it has been an invaluable tool for recording remote podcasts.

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ARVR Magazine Podcast

AUGUST 25, 2022

This new login will hopefully reduce some of the pressures they have been receiving on other countries such as Germany, which have been blocking Quest headset sales due to the old Facebook login requirements. We use Zencaster here at Robotspaceship studios and it has been an invaluable tool for recording remote podcasts.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Facebook has started today enforcing the “Facebook login” rule , asking Oculus users to merge their Facebook and Oculus accounts. VR people think that this may mean that Facebook may have to remove its mandatory Facebook login, also because other countries (like Germany) are raising similar concerns.

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Peter Graham

NOVEMBER 9, 2019

Earlier this year applied research institute Fraunhofer IAO and Hessischer Rundfunk from Germany in collaboration with (among others) the Harvard Graduate School of Design and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Senseable City Lab presented a future vision of urban transportation. As Dr. David S.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Just Dance VR is also part of a big focus on Fitness by Pico , with Pico Fitness already being part of the runtime and tracking the calories you burn while using the headset (clearly inspired by Oculus Move) and sharing them to Apple Health (like Oculus Move). Pico Worlds in-world creation tools (Image by Pico).

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Integration with these popular AR tools could open up the headset to a massive community of independent creators who have flocked to the developer-friendly platforms. In other words, down with the “walled garden” approach favored by companies such as Apple and Oculus. More immersive. Yes, let’s get that out of the way.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Based in Germany, ThyssenKrupp is a European national conglomerate that just announced a partnership with the Microsoft Hololens. As it turns out, heavy Oculus Rift usage is linked to increased dream lucidity ; the more time people spent in virtual environments, the higher their ability to dream lucidly. support 360 degree photos?

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Hypergrid Business

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

“We started our directory back in 2015, before HTC Vive and Oculus had even launched, with 99 studios as members. Rather, I find it’s about how the new immersive tools and technologies are affecting all the other industries. Germany: 83 studios. Fast forward a couple of years and we have more than 1700 members.

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InstaVR

AUGUST 4, 2019

SAP and other SAP products and services mentioned herein as well as their respective logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP SE in Germany and other countries. Please see [link] for additional trademark information and notices. ###. About InstaVR Inc. Clients include Toyota , TUI Group , PwC, US Navy , and GOV.UK.

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VRScout

AUGUST 22, 2017

After much recent speculation of a possible price drop, the HTC Vive has joined the Oculus Rift in the discount club—cutting $200 off the previously $799 tag. Based out of Erfurt, Germany, software company Fayteq has been acquired by Facebook for an undisclosed amount. … well, sort of. You still have to set it up).

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 11, 2022

While Oculus cares a lot about the design of its units and polishes all the details of the external aspect, Pico is more practical, because it comes from the enterprise world, so it offers a design that is nice, but that bends to the needs of what can be functional. Considering that its cost was €55, it is a very happy surprise! Right View.

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Hypergrid Business

JULY 7, 2017

It comes with a scene editor and inspector tool, and users can load and edit content from other modeling software such as Revit and Sketchup. They meet avatars that speak to them in Germany. They meet avatars that speak to them in Germany. It helps them gain interpersonal and communication skills, for example.

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VRScout

APRIL 21, 2020

This allows students to exercise their skills at home while in isolation using the company’s @HomeVR system which was launched two weeks ago for standalone VR headsets such as Oculus Quest and HTC Vive Focus Plus. and Sana in Germany. Canada, and U.K. UCLH in the U.K.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2021

HTC advertises it as a headset for relaxation and productivity because it wants to position it as a different product than a gaming machine like Oculus Quest 2. The first comes from the major consultancy brand Accenture, which has just announced that it is going to deploy 60,000 Oculus Quest 2 headsets for the training of new employees.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 13, 2021

In that period, the Oculus DK2 ordered by Gianni arrived, and he told me that I should go to his office to try that device, and my reaction at that time was like “Oculus what??” You can clearly see from the videos that we did our first demos inside the Oculus samples scenes. A random tutorial found on Youtube.

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Leapmotion

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Requires: Windows, Oculus Rift. Requires: Windows, Mac, Oculus Rift. Requires: Windows, Oculus Rift. The 3D Jam version was created with a team of students from Macromedia University in Stuttgart, Germany. Requires: Windows, Oculus Rift. Requires: Windows, Oculus Rift. IslandofZeus. Warlock VR.

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Tech Trends VR

APRIL 22, 2020

This allows students to exercise their skills at home while in isolation using the company’s @HomeVR system which was launched two weeks ago for standalone VR headsets such as Oculus Quest and HTC Vive Focus Plus. and Sana in Germany. UCLH in the U.K.

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EnterpriseWear

JUNE 26, 2018

While accessing real aviation equipment for hands-on training is costly and difficult, in VR trainees can practice skills in a realistic, accident-proof immersive environment with virtual parts and tools. Augmented World Expo (AWE) , the world’s #1 AR+VR conference and expo, comes to Munich, Germany on October 18-19, 2018.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 10, 2019

The device will be available for $3500 in United States, Japan, China, Germany, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Australia, and New Zealand, the same countries where it was previously available for pre-order. Adobe releases AR authoring tool Aero. Adobe has finally released its Adobe Aero tool. We have to be patient.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 11, 2022

This week finally Meta has given us a follow-up on its previous promise of removing the mandatory Facebook login on Oculus Quest. In August, all users will have to create these new Meta accounts: in 2023, Oculus accounts are not going to work anymore, as previously stated. On paper, this seems all good.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 24, 2023

More info Meta updates Oculus Spatializer Meta has released an update to its Meta XR Audio SDK which introduces a new “Universal HRTF” function that will make the spatialization of the sound around the user even more realistic than before. Which tools and platforms are you using to build mind-bending creations?

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 29, 2021

My “old” passion rekindled in 2012 with the Oculus Kickstarter campaign and even prompted me to pitch the use of VR technology in sales at Audi for which I was then also fortunate enough to take over the project management. And just recently, we concluded the IAA Mobility setup at Autostadt in Wolfsburg, Germany, with two Volkswagen ID.4s.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 17, 2020

I have Dr. Björn Schwerdtfeger from Germany. And among other things, his company, AR Experts, is advising about a third of Germany’s most important production companies, and is shaping their augmented reality roadmaps. This is a tool to improve the way you’re telling stories, basically. That make sense to you?

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 17, 2020

I have Dr. Björn Schwerdtfeger from Germany. And among other things, his company, AR Experts, is advising about a third of Germany’s most important production companies, and is shaping their augmented reality roadmaps. This is a tool to improve the way you’re telling stories, basically. That make sense to you?

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VRScout

AUGUST 8, 2017

The platform was notable for its cross-platform functionality, enabling both mobile VR and high-end PC users to join in on the fun; it was also criticized for its lack of avatar customization (yes, everyone looked like robots) and lack of creator tools and monetization opportunities. It seems that, alas — the death of Altspace is here.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 11, 2020

There was no tools, there was no nothing, you're just guessing at things. But today, the biggest thing, the biggest trend that we see is moving from the PC based platforms -- the HTC Vives and the Oculus Rifts -- to the Android based platforms like Quest and Vive Focus Plus. It was so hard to do. We got it done, but man! Alan: Indeed.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 11, 2020

There was no tools, there was no nothing, you're just guessing at things. But today, the biggest thing, the biggest trend that we see is moving from the PC based platforms -- the HTC Vives and the Oculus Rifts -- to the Android based platforms like Quest and Vive Focus Plus. It was so hard to do. We got it done, but man! Alan: Indeed.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 11, 2020

There was no tools, there was no nothing, you're just guessing at things. But today, the biggest thing, the biggest trend that we see is moving from the PC based platforms -- the HTC Vives and the Oculus Rifts -- to the Android based platforms like Quest and Vive Focus Plus. It was so hard to do. We got it done, but man! Alan: Indeed.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

This week we had no big news from Facebook, but in the communities, the theme of the Facebook login for the Oculus Quest 2 remains pretty hot. Some people have already abandoned the Oculus ship, but many have still bought the Quest 2, that in fact is already backordered by several weeks in some countries (e.g. Other relevant news.

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XR for Business Podcast

MARCH 17, 2020

And we actually tried to tackle this problem with the help of major headset manufacturers – Oculus, HTC, Leap Motion, Intel — and they supported us to create VR/AR labs around the world. And I think the tools are starting to come that will allow anybody, in any organization to start making this content. Ferhan: Okay.

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XR for Business Podcast

MARCH 17, 2020

And we actually tried to tackle this problem with the help of major headset manufacturers – Oculus, HTC, Leap Motion, Intel — and they supported us to create VR/AR labs around the world. And I think the tools are starting to come that will allow anybody, in any organization to start making this content. Ferhan: Okay.

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XR for Business Podcast

MARCH 17, 2020

And we actually tried to tackle this problem with the help of major headset manufacturers - Oculus, HTC, Leap Motion, Intel -- and they supported us to create VR/AR labs around the world. And I think the tools are starting to come that will allow anybody, in any organization to start making this content. Ferhan: Okay.

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