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The XR Week Peek (2020.12.28): Flight Simulator VR released, a new hack lets you use Quest without Facebook, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Microsoft Flight Simulator releases VR patch. Microsoft Flight Simulator is now compatible with VR headsets : not only the HP Reverb G2 as initially teased but all the headsets that are compatible with OpenXR , so basically all the most famous devices. Top news of the week. Image by HP). Of course, no. Other relevant news.

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VR Experience Lets You Step Inside A Dead Star

VRScout

“Astronomers have long studied supernova remnants to better understand exactly how stars produce and disseminate many of the elements observed on Earth and in the cosmos at large.”. Arcand and her team have also developed a mobile VR rendition for Google Cardboard and other smartphone-based VR solutions.

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LG Develops AI-based Tech to Reduce Latency & Motion Blur in VR Displays

Road to VR

Motion blur caused by full persistence display – Image courtesy Oculus. ” To test the system’s latency and motion blur, the team also created a device sporting a precision motor that simulates human neck movements and an optical system based on the human visual system.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.04.12): HTC and Pico are ready to launch new VR headsets, and more!

The Ghost Howls

score on the Oculus App Lab now. In the meanwhile, if you can, go giving 5 stars to the cube on App Lab … who knows if Facebook may consider promoting it on the main Oculus Store…. As for the controllers, they look like a mix of the Oculus Touch and the controllers of the Vive Focus Plus, with some important ergonomic adjustments.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.12.06): Upload VR Showcase, Apple headset rumors, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Called Cities: VR, it will bring the city-building and management simulation to Oculus Quest 2 in Spring 2022; Polyarc has confirmed that is working on Book 2 for Moss and expects to release it for PSVR in Spring 2022. Oculus Quest and Vive Focus 3 get interesting updates. Google details Project Starline. Image by HTC).

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Mega-roundup of Facebook Connect 2: all the news in a single place!

The Ghost Howls

Oculus brands disappears. And most importantly, the Oculus brand will disappear and will just become Meta : Oculus Quest will be the Meta Quest (yes, it sounds terribly, I know). He says that “We all have a strong attachment to the Oculus brand, and this was a very difficult decision to make”, but I don’t believe him at all.

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The XR Week Peek (2024.03.12): Apple aims at a $1500 Vision device, Plutosphere shuts down, and more

The Ghost Howls

The PCVR Meta ecosystem got an update too: Meta has changed the name of the Oculus PC app into Meta Quest Link app (I will miss Oculus from here, too) and has improved a lot the performance and battery consumption of the Quest Link. Funny link It happens to me all the time!

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