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Take A Look At Facebook’s New VR Avatars For Quest

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The new avatar system will debut first on Facebook Horizon for Oculus Quest headsets. Yesterday, Mark Rabkin, VP of Oculus, sat down with CNET’s Scott Stein to chat about the companies advancements in VR avatar technology, during which a brand new VR avatar system for Oculus Quest/Quest 2 headsets was revealed.

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VR Game “Synth Riders” Announces Updates and Live Fitness Classes

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The game, available on Oculus Quest Store, Oculus Rift Store, Steam, and Viveport, requires users to hit notes flying through space, timed to 33 original songs. The added feature created through a collaboration with YUR watch allows users to check stats like how many calories are burning through simple gesture control. “We

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

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Facebook frenzy: new 360 app + live streaming in VR + voice search, our Avegant future looks like Star Trek, ZeniMax and Oculus: the plot thickens, VR companies grew 40% in 2016, investment & funding wrapup, and more… FACEBOOK FRENZY: NEW 360 APP + LIVE STREAMING + VOICE SEARCH. ZENIMAX AND OCULUS: THE PLOT THICKENS.

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Owlchemy Labs, IrisVR, Upload And More Featured In Forbes 30 Under 30

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Currently available for free with every new purchase of a Vive and now released on Oculus Rift and PlayStation VR, Job Simulator is a great example of what can be done with user-tracked VR. Thalmic Labs, the creator of the Myo gesture-control armband, is also listed under Consumer Tech.

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Facebook’s Prototype Touch Controllers Let You Feel The Heat Of Fire And Chill Of Ice

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It might seem a little early to ask, but what do you want to see in the next Oculus Touch? Improved gesture control? The demonstration starts about a minute into the below video. He presented two Touch controllers, each of them wired up to a concealed piece of hardware. Added resistance to haptics?

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NoUI/ Zero UI Concept: What Can Stimulate AR and VR Further Development?

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There is a big difference between VR-helmets (or AR-glasses) with controllers and ones that can be controlled by hand gestures. See Also: VR Headset Comparison of Vive Cosmos vs. Oculus Rift S. Gestural interface; Source: Shutterstock.com. ent in the form of “masquerade masks” or animated emojis.

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An Overview of the VRARA’s VR/AR Global Summit on XR Technology

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Omnicept] is the rise of the rise of the Cyber-Physical Age,” HP Chief Engineer Chandrakant Patel said in a video introducing the Omnicept. A version will also be created that uses more sophisticated hand tracking and gesture controls rather than a physical book. HP Reverb G2 Omnicept. A Watch Call From Lenovo.