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JANUARY 28, 2017

Google has put out the welcome mat and unlocked the doors to all developers wishing to develop apps for their Daydream VR platform, but in order to keep the standards high have also issued a “Quality Requirements” guide. Google’s Daydream View Headset and Motion Controller.

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MARCH 15, 2018

The Mirage Solo is a standalone headset (meaning it has everything on board for VR, and doesn’t rely on a docked smartphone or host PC), and it’s based on Google’s ‘Daydream’ Android VR ecosystem. SEE ALSO Hands-on: HTC Vive Focus Brings Best-in-class Displays to Standalone VR, For a Price.

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DECEMBER 9, 2016

Google Daydream has only been out a few weeks, but it’s already built up a pretty respectable line-up of mobile VR games, both new and old. We’re hoping that Google offers better options in the near future but, until then, we’ve come up with the six best games on the platform you can download right now.

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AllThingsVR

MAY 19, 2016

Start Developing For Google Daydream VR Right Now if You Have a Google Nexus 6P Yesterday, at Google I/O, the company unveiled the first details of its new virtual reality platform, Google Daydream. Naturally, there are some specific prerequisites in place to get started with Google Daydream development.

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JANUARY 3, 2017

In a leaked Qualcomm blog post (which has since been taken down), it looks like the upcoming ASUS ZenFone is expected to be both Google Daydream and Tango ready. So far, the Lenovo Phab 2 Pro is still the only actually available Google Tango-supported smartphone, but it looks like that could be changing very soon.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 27, 2016

Mobile game developer Destruction Crew is dipping its toes into virtual reality with its latest title, Demolition Derby VR Racing , currently available for free on the App Store and Google Play. The gameplay is tight, the head-tracking is responsive, and the multiplayer is impressively stable. “We

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ARVR

AUGUST 27, 2021

Boeing implemented Google Glass with Upskill Skylight. Cognitive Load Going deeper on Boeing’s AR deployment, it let technicians move through multiple instruction prompts using voice commands, Google Glass gestural taps and a head-tracking interface. And the result of these AR implementations?

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MAY 18, 2017

Before my demo at Google I/O, Google’s head of VR Clay Bavor outlined a series of caveats and expectations for what I was about to experience. The demo, according to Google, would reset after each journalist so the hardware would see the room fresh each time after each person donned the headset. WorldSense.

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JANUARY 4, 2017

Update: During its press conference today, ASUS officially unveiled the ZenFone AR, which is poised to officially be the first Tango-enabled smartphone that also supports Google’s Daydream VR platform. Google’s own Pixel phone only supports Google Daydream and not the AR infrastructure of Tango.

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Mashable VR

MAY 10, 2022

If the rumors are true, Google may give wireless earbuds the old college try once again. But while Google can at least claim some parity with Apple in terms of phone quality, there’s no competition when it comes to earbuds. But according to tech leaker Jon Prosser, Google is going to launch something called Pixel Buds Pro soon.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 8, 2024

Goertek XReal Lenovo Iristick Vuzix Magic Leap XYZReality Longan Vision Rokid ThirdEye Google Toshiba Epson RealWear Microsoft Lumus TCL RayNeo Goertek Offering a variety of extended reality products for virtual and augmented experiences, Goertek has a range of smart glasses included in its portfolio.

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VR Bites

JUNE 28, 2016

Google Cardboard powered stereoscopic rendering and head tracking for mobile VR. You can choose to control your spaceship using either a virtual joystick or Google Cardboard. WP-Appbox: 3D VR Space FPS game Cardboard (Free, Google Play) →. Mission: destroy all space fighters. 3 D VIRTUAL REALITY Space FPS games.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

For this first installment of Featured 360°, we are highlighting a must-see quick-cut beatboxing video, a new short dropped from Google Spotlight Stories, and a behind-the-scenes of the internet’s favorite Iguana vs. Snakes. 360 Google Spotlight Story: Rain or Shine. Reeps One: Does not Exist. What could possibly go wrong?”

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VRScout

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Just in time for the holiday season, cinematic VR pioneer, Jaunt, has launched its custom Jaunt VR App for PlayStation VR, adding it to their existing integrations in iOS, Android, Gear VR, Google Daydream, Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and major desktop browsers. ” The post Jaunt Launches Custom App on PSVR appeared first on VRScout.

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OCTOBER 26, 2016

The system is already used on the $3,000 HoloLens, an advanced augmented reality system, but with it employed on a low-cost VR headset Microsoft may have leapfrogged efforts by both Facebook and Google, powered by Windows.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Pico Neo was one of the first modern standalone headsets we’ve seen using ultrasonic tracking for 6DOF input, though our hands-on with the headset earlier this year didn’t inspire much confidence in the controller tracking. SEE ALSO Google Reveals Experimental 6DOF Controllers for Lenovo Mirage Solo.

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MAY 4, 2023

The Air headset, introduced at CES , offers 3 degrees of head tracking, and echo cancellation technology, while the Light glasses provide 6DoF head, hand, image, and plane tracking. Sensors are included to track positioning and movement, and an 8MP camera allows for content streaming in real-time.

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Road to VR

MAY 19, 2016

Epic Games’ Kim Libreri today took to the stage at Google’s I/O conference to announce Unreal Engine support for the newly announced Daydream Android VR platform, what’s more is that it’s available right now. This video is also the most that has been seen publicly of the Daydream controller in action.

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Road to VR

JULY 25, 2016

According to Veeso, “both the [facial] tracking technology and the avatar interpretation are still not perfect, and further work will be needed in order to have the technology be able to adapt to every typology of face; but we are having encouraging results, and with your support we will achieve the desired goal.”

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AllThingsVR

MAY 21, 2016

Google’s 13 Rules For Submitting Daydream VR Apps 1: THE APP INSTALLS AND RUNS Google: “Your app needs to install correctly, and run without repeatedly crashing for the team to review it.” 2: PERFORMANCE Google: “Does the app maintain 60 FPS during play sessions on a Daydream-ready phone?”

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NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Even when you can steer your nimble fighter around, it’s still within a confined area, which is likely an attempt to prevent overt motion sickness across different VR platforms (the game is both in the Gear VR store and on the general Google Play store for Cardboard and, presumably, Daydream). Final Score: 6/10 – Decent.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2016

VLC 360 works using Google’s specs for spatial media. Video Lan President Jean-Baptiste Kempf told PC World that support of this type is dependent upon Google. VLC will also get 3D audio playback, including head tracking headphones. Playback of 360 Photos and Panoramas following the Spherical spec.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2023

All you need to do is log into a Google account, and download apps for top streaming services, such as Netflix. Specific settings will be switched off by default, such as head tracking. However, this might be a good thing, as the head-tracking capabilities in the glasses are a little unpredictable at best.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Much like Samsung Gear VR, Mi VR features a built-in dedicated motion sensor for low latency head-tracking and only works with a select number of the company’s phones. Xiaomi today unveiled a low-cost VR headset alongside their Mi Note 2 smartphone at the company’s Mi Product Launch Event in Beijing.

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MAY 4, 2023

Goertek NReal Lenovo Iristick Vuzix Magic Leap XYZReality Longan Vision Rokid ThirdEye Google Toshiba Epson RealWear Microsoft Lumus TCL RayNeo Goertek Offering a variety of extended reality products for virtual and augmented experiences, Goertek has a range of smart glasses included in its portfolio.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Google Google was one of the first companies to introduce the world to smart glasses technology with the “Glass” headset. The HoloLens 2 features four visible light cameras for head tracking, 2 IR cameras for eye tracking, and a five-channel microphone array.

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DECEMBER 22, 2016

Today, Jaunt has applications on just about every consumer VR platform including the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Samsung Gear VR and Google Daydream. The only notable exception to Jaunt’s availability on the various hardware platforms was Sony’s PlayStation VR headset. As of today, however, that exception no longer applies.

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AllThingsVR

AUGUST 11, 2016

Jaunt VR and Facebook Are Tracking Your Head Movements For Better 360-Degree Videos Well-funded 360-degree video startup Jaunt VR recently debuted a publishing platform to rival YouTube as it continues to dabble in all aspects of reality capture. Facebook, in fact, just announced similar tools. Read more here.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

There’s a rumor going around that Nintendo is making a VR headset in partnership with Google. There was no head tracking, motion controllers, or even games that wouldn’t have played equally as well on a standard Gameboy.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2017

Exclusive to Google Daydream for the time being (the original game came to basically every headset), Gunjack 2 has a few new tricks that are likely a direct response to criticisms of the first game. Tagged with: ccp games , google daydream , gunjack 2.

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Road to VR

APRIL 28, 2018

But we could see that change in the near future, thanks to research from Google which details a system for low-cost, mobile inside out VR controller tracking. But both headsets have controllers which track rotation only, meaning that hand input is limited to more abstract and less immersive movements. Image courtesy Google.

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ARVR

DECEMBER 1, 2020

A form of non-verbal communication through the body (typically the hands or head) that, when tracked by a motion sensing device, can be interpreted as movement and mirrored in virtual reality. Google Poly ?—?a In addition, most HMDs include head tracking sensors so that the system can respond to a user’s head movements.

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Doc-Ok

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Today’s VR headsets, at least the ones doing full head tracking (that means Rift/Vive et al., and not Gear VR, Oculus Go, Google Cardboard, …) should not cause VR sickness per se.

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Road to VR

MAY 4, 2018

The headset promises to bring one of the top features of high-end VR headsets—positional tracking—to Google’s casual Daydream VR ecosystem. The idea is that this will reduce the friction of getting into VR by having one device that’s ready to go as soon as you can throw it on your head. Does it succeed?

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Leapmotion

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

15 for a Google Cardboard viewer. At the same time, it uses your phone’s internal gyros to provide the head tracking. Setup your Google Cardboard with Leap Motion Controller. . $63 for the Leap Motion Controller and VR Developer Mount , now on sale in our web store. A Cardboard-compatible phone and a VR-capable computer.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2016

While “head-mounted displays are demanding very high frame rates, frame rates aren’t an issue in immersive theaters because head tracking isn’t required.” He says “VR content will need to be produced at a higher resolution for VR theaters- at 8K equirectangular frames or greater.

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Hypergrid Business

APRIL 30, 2020

The head tracking and the hand-held controllers both feel real. In other headsets, the head tracking or the controllers would sometimes drift. But head tracking isn’t just about turning your head from one side to another. Third, it’s fast and responsive. It’s bad for business.

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