Road to VR

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Owlchemy Labs, the Google-owned VR studio, announced it’s bringing the chart-topping VR games Job Simulator (2016) and its sequel Vacation Simulator (2019) to Apple Vision Pro. The post Two Classic VR Games From Google’s VR Studio Coming Soon to Vision Pro appeared first on Road to VR.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Today it’s a great day for virtual reality: at WCVRI conference, HTC has just announced a kit to provide 6 DOF controllers for Vive Focus and has showcased a hands-tracking technology for the Vive Pro ! Hands tracking for Vive Pro. Header image by HTC).

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 16, 2024

This could be interesting when paired with XR glasses Apple has removed the functionality of “removing your room ceiling” from Vision Pro There is a video showing hand-tracking performances on Vision Pro: tracking is good, and occlusion is good, but the lag is incredibly high.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Image by Google). Google is reportedly working on an AR operating system. In some of my past newsletters, I warned you that we shouldn’t forget about Google/Alphabet in the race to our mixed reality future. Now we have finally an official confirmation of the fact that Google is working on an AR device. Tilt Brush).

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MARCH 20, 2024

While Apple Vision Pro validated much of what Meta (formerly Facebook) did in VR over the last decade, the headset also echoes work under Google's umbrella at Job Simulator development studio Owlchemy Labs. Owlchemy Labs has a prominent history when it comes to hand-tracking controls.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 28, 2023

First of all, Google has to keep the work on the headset very secret also internally , because Samsung is afraid that Google will steal its expertise to build a competing product. Google is working in parallel to build the Android XR operating system for this headset and a Micro XR operating system for AR glasses.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Google-owned Owlchemy Labs is the studio behind both games, which are currently available on Meta Quest, PlayStation VR, SteamVR, and even Pico headsets. Vacation Simulator launched in 2019 and, over a year later in late 2020, got controller-free hand tracking support on Quest. and Vacation Simulator will be priced $29.99

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VRScout

JANUARY 18, 2020

Oculus Quest hand-tracking turns one apartment into an XR playground. Remember that scene in Minority Report where Tom Cruise’s character cycles through a bunch of important police data by swiping his hands across a massive holographic display?

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JANUARY 11, 2024

This week, reports revealed that Google is laying off a significant portion of its 1P AR hardware team, casting doubts upon its in-house XR product portfolio. In a statement, Google announced: A few hundred roles are being eliminated in DSPA, with the majority of impacts on the 1P AR Hardware team.

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XROM

MARCH 4, 2024

In a groundbreaking announcement at this year's Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2024, Samsung, in collaboration with Google and Qualcomm, revealed their highly anticipated XR headset set to release in 2025. Aptly named "XR" for now, the device promises to revolutionize the world of augmented, virtual, and mixed reality (AR/VR/MR) experiences.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2024

Anyway, with the end of the life of Quest 2, this cycle finished and a new one started with Quest 3, Apple Vision Pro, Google and Samsung announcing their own headset, and other companies chasing them (e.g. Especially Apple and Google, which are the dominant players in the smartphone industry, are both launching headsets this year.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Today at MWC 2024, Samsung unveiled an upcoming XR headset the firm created alongside partners Google and Qualcomm, with a scheduled release window coming in 2025. However, reports suggest the device will have a microOLED display, eight tracking cameras, a ToF sensor, voice commands, eye tracking, and hand tracking.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The game was also released on Google Cardboard, Google Daydream, Samsung GearVR, Oculus Go, and the Oculus Rift consumer headsets. Without the need to rely on controllers, hand-tracking, or eye-tracking, Proton Pulse has remained highly adaptable from one headset to another without any core changes to the gameplay.

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Road to VR

MARCH 12, 2017

Google launched the Daydream View headset late last year, the company’s first virtual reality hardware product. A slew of recent job postings however suggest significant new AR/VR hardware in the works from Google. A slew of recent job postings however suggest significant new AR/VR hardware in the works from Google.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 27, 2021

The Oculus companion app is also topping the charts on the App Store and Google Play, which means more people than ever are diving into VR for the first time. While the Touch controllers offer the best experience in terms of accuracy, Meta has been working hard to improve the Quest’s built-in hand-tracking capabilities.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 5, 2024

This week, VR and MR device vendor Goertek partnered with hand-tracking experts Ultraleap to announce a VR/MR headset reference design that follows from Qualcomm’s XR2+ Gen 2 chipset revealment yesterday – where Qualcomm also revealed the new reference design. It’s an unbeatable combination.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 29, 2023

Google is currently working with Samsung to create an XR headset that directly competes with upcoming Apple’s Vision Pro, leading to a “weird bureaucratic mess,” an employee told Insider. Another employee commented: At Google, there is a great fear that when Apple releases new products, it shifts the landscape.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

The headset has a very nice design and features these specifications: Standalone 6DOF headset 1600×1600 resolution per eye 90Hz refresh rate 90° FOV RGB AR passthrough Innovative lenses that make the headset more compact Integrated audio Controller-free hand-tracking Eye-tracking 6GB of RAM 128GB of storage WiFi 6 (802.11ax), Bluetooth 5.0,

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

We’ve seen various flavors over the years such as Microsoft Virtual Earth 3D , and of course Google Earth and Street View. Speaking of Google Earth, its VR edition is an immersive dive into 3D cities around the world. One question that arises from all of the above is if Realworld can compete with Google Earth VR.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Next, download the official Oculus companion app via the iOS App Store or Google Play. You’ll also have the ability to enable hand tracking, which allows you to ditch the controllers and interact with certain content using your bare hands.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2023

It will explore new interactive social experiences "by focusing on hand tracking and voice communication with both friends and NPCs." Google’s Most Experienced VR Studio Changes Leadership Andrew Eiche is taking over Job Simulator studio Owlchemy Labs. In 2017, Google acquired Owlchemy Labs.

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DECEMBER 6, 2023

The YouTube VR app originally debuted on Google's own Daydream VR platform (which it killed back in 2019 ) in 2017. In the years since, Google also brought YouTube VR to the Oculus Store on Samsung Gear VR in 2018 , then Oculus Go later that year , and was a launch title for the Quest Store. Pico 4 now has the official YouTube VR app.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Google Daydream View plus 3DOF controller. 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. Google Daydream Controller. Oculus Touch hand controllers. There are several technological trends being used to track hands.

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ARPost

JULY 21, 2023

However, Almeida said that he had been waiting for something like an Apple headset for even longer than that – ever since he was, like so many others, disenchanted by the Google Glass device that launched in 2013. If there are a few hidden gems on the Apple Vision Pro, eye tracking and hand tracking are among them.”

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Road to VR

JUNE 12, 2023

Hand-tracking is a logical affordance for AR based spatial computing and no doubt some experiences will work well with that design philosophy. Unity engine support is promised but with no plans for motion control support, Apple has cut out any possibility of porting most of the existing or future VR catalog to its platform.

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VRScout

MARCH 21, 2020

The Verge has also retrieved information from a Google cache of developer portal pages which add additional details. . While it’s possible the headset could feature a redesigned physical controller, the term “Jedi” could be indicating the use of hand-tracking technology à la the Force.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Quest has a Netflix app, but it only supports 480p streaming and doesn't support downloads, passthrough, or hand tracking. Samsung’s Google-Powered Headset Set To Launch Late 2024 Samsung’s Google-powered XR headset is set to launch, in very limited quantities, in late 2024. Quest Pro 2?

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FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Last year Samsung announced it was building a headset with Google handling the software, which it plans to ship later this year. Quest has a Netflix app, but it only supports 480p streaming and doesn't support downloads, passthrough, or hand tracking. Is Meta Bringing Photoreal ‘Codec Avatars’ To Quest Soon?

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VRScout

MARCH 20, 2021

Developers have explored potential solutions in the past, such as Google Daydream’s ultra-fun Drum Keys or Logitech’s VR compatible keyboards. This can be especially useful when performing Google searches or entering the URL of a website into a browser. This makes tasks such as cutting and pasting incredibly simple.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

APRIL 16, 2024

Alongside partners Google and Qualcomm, Samsung unveiled a device with a microOLED display, eight tracking cameras, a ToF sensor, voice commands, eye tracking, and hand tracking.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

When using the headset with controllerless hand-tracking, however, the only way to activate voice commands was to open the Quest menu, navigate to settings, and click the voice commands button—somewhat defeating the purpose of quickly navigating the headset with your voice.

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VRScout

AUGUST 12, 2020

Available now for pre-order, the Nreal Light AR smart glasses connect with compatible Android smartphones to bring your favorite apps, such as Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and Google Chrome, to life in augmented reality.

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AUGUST 13, 2023

In February Samsung officially announced it was working on an XR headset, with Google handling the system software via a new variant of Android. The prototype shown has four tracking cameras with a similar placement to Quest 2, but apparently uses pancake lenses to achieve a visor thickness more like Quest 3.

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ARVR

JUNE 29, 2022

This is something Google doesn`t yet have. Movement with teleportation inside a 3D model, with realistic hand gestures. New Software VisionLib : SDK with super impressive tracking on 3D objects (ready for Unity as well). link] New Hardware Pico Neo 2 eye : eye tracking, vr and ar, hand tracking.

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APRIL 15, 2024

But Igalia has now made a new version of Wolvic available for sideloading that uses Google's Chromium browser engine, and it offers significantly better performance for WebGL content, the rendering API for WebXR experiences.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

However, much like Google’s “Hey Google”, Apple’s “Hey Siri”, or Alexa’s “Hey Alexa,” “Hey Facebook” does bring up some interesting questions around privacy. To do that, you just use your controller or hand tracking to navigate to the home menu and then to the Experimental Features panel.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 30, 2019

Google has released to researchers and developers its own mobile device-based hand tracking method using machine learning, something Google R esearch engineers Valentin Bazarevsky and Fan Zhang call a “new approach to hand perception.” in palm detection, researchers claim.

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