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How does Virtual Reality Work? The Ultimate Guide

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What components does a “virtual reality” experience need to be truly immersive? An Introduction Virtual reality creates an end-to-end mechanism that replaces our natural “real-world” environment with an immersive simulation. Some solutions even use accessories to deepen the immersion, such as haptic feedback systems and spatial audio.

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Oculus Touch vs. HTC Vive – Which Is The Better VR.

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Oculus Touch vs. HTC Vive – Which Is The Better VR Controller? Before we get started, let me make something perfectly clear: what is about to follow is an opinion I have formed after spending considerable time with both the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift’s hand tracking solutions for virtual reality.

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Vive China Hackathon Reveals VR Sword Fighting Robot And Exoskeletons

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Over the past week 18 developers have been going head-to-head in a huge HTC Vive hackathon in Shanghai, China. Graylin, China Regional President of HTC Vive, teams were tasked with “integrating VR with hardware/accessories/physical UI to enhance user experiences and take VR immersion to a new level.”

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Oculus Touch Review: The World’s Best VR Controller

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The Rift’s biggest competitor, the HTC Vive, was able to enjoy the better part of a year as the only PC-powered VR system to boast hand-tracked controllers. This unseen narrator will guide you through the unique buttons, analog sticks, and gesture controls on each device. And it does so with style and personality.

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Varjo’s New Generation of XR and VR Headsets: Do We Need Them?

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HTC VIVE Cosmos Playing the Long Game. HTC’s VIVE is another major Varjo competitor at this level of play. A design partnership with Valve also created a lightweight and comfortable headset with built-in immersive audio and a wider range for gesture controls – all about half-a-pound under the industry standard.

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Varjo’s New Generation of XR and VR Headsets: Do We Need Them?

ARPost

HTC VIVE Cosmos Playing the Long Game. HTC’s VIVE is another major Varjo competitor at this level of play. A design partnership with Valve also created a lightweight and comfortable headset with built-in immersive audio and a wider range for gesture controls – all about half-a-pound under the industry standard.

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Massive XR Environments and Transforming Education with Alvin Wang Graylin

XR for Business Podcast

HTC’s Alvin Wang Graylin discusses what this means for everything from automotive design to helping children learn about the universe. As the China President at HTC, he leads all aspects of the company’s VR and smartphone business in the region. Alan: Oh, well thank you so much for taking the time to record this with us.