Upload VR

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

This could bring over services like Netflix, Disney+, Max, Prime Video, Apple TV+, Hulu, Paramount+, and VUDU with no extra developer effort required. Samsung handled the hardware for Gear VR, Oculus Go was manufactured by Xiaomi, and Oculus Rift S was co-designed and manufactured by Lenovo.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

“Yo dog, we heard you like video games…” We’ve all been there. Available now on PC VR headsets like the Oculus Rift S, HTC Vive, and Valve Index, Portable Emulator is a nifty piece of software that allows you to play a wide range of classic games in VR. from virtualreality.

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MARCH 27, 2024

That’s a question being posed after The Information reported recently that Google had approached Meta partner with its new software platform — Google Android XR — that is being developed for virtual reality. If they partnered more formally on Android XR, Google would be willing to offer greater access to those apps.

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VRScout

JULY 6, 2017

For the last month I’ve been working with Google to test Blocks, a new VR creation tool that enables anyone to 3D model low polygon objects without training. Below are examples of how far these models can be taken with rendering software. larger environmental boundaries (similar to Oculus Medium’s issue).

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

After a long and somewhat awkward period of Google keeping all of their VR apps from Facebook’s VR platforms on desktop (with Rift) and mobile (with Gear VR), Tilt Brush is the first VR olive branch extended across the platform gap between these two major tech competitors. But, a new glimmer of hope has emerged.

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VRScout

MARCH 30, 2020

Spice up your next video meeting with this free PC VR app. With more people than ever working from home as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, many of us find ourselves relying upon various video messaging apps and teleconferencing solutions to effectively communicate with team members and coordinate on projects remotely.

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ARVR

OCTOBER 31, 2022

According to Statista , the video gaming section alone ruled the use of VR. VR Induced Software Systems The hardware is currently ruling the VR market, both in terms of usage and revenue. Be it digital media, Blockchain, software, or any other budding technology, without specific content, the survival of the technology becomes tough.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 12, 2019

The time for my Oculus Quest review has come. The Quest has a nice packaging , as all Oculus products. You can watch me unboxing it in this Youtube video. I really love opening Oculus products , since usually they are packaged really well, and the Quest is no exception. Oculus Quest box content (Image by Oculus).

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 19, 2017

Not only did a new version of Samsung and Oculus’ mobile VR headset release with a new motion controller , but there were updates on the software side, too. When the new Gear arrived, so too did a new version of the Oculus Home hub that Gear VR users enter every time they boot the headset up, much like they do on Rift.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Samsung has partnered with Google to make an XR headset, although the South Korean tech giant hasn’t tipped its hand on what to expect just yet. The answer may be Google, but only if it can commit. What we do know is the company is working with Google to provide software, and Qualcomm for its XR chip expertise.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 25, 2020

OMG, it’s almost 3 years that I write these roundups… the first week peek was exclusive for my blog subscribers and it featured as best news the release of Google Blocks and in the other news something about Samsung Gear VR… how much time has passed since then! Image by Oculus). The Oculus Quest is now one year old. We’ll see….

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AR Insider

JUNE 21, 2021

This week, we look at Snap’s latest lens craze, Niantic’s next AR gaming title, new XR funding and more Facebook/Oculus acquisitions. Let’s dive in… E3, the big trade event for the video game industry, concluded this week. Hopefully not like the Slaughterbots in the infamous video above.

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Road to VR

MARCH 2, 2017

The Google VR team shared some impressive figures at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week – more than 10 million Cardboard viewers have been shipped worldwide. Google’s low-cost smartphone enclosure for viewing VR content has been available since 2014. SEE ALSO Google Daydream Review: Casual VR Closes the Gap.

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Road to VR

JUNE 23, 2021

Moth+Flame, a creator of VR training software, today announced it’s garnered $2.5 To see PromiseVR in action, check out the three-minute video below, which shows the company’s workplace racial bias training. million in seed funding to expand the scale of its workplace VR training technology.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 4, 2021

More info (NYE parties in VRChat) More info (Video streaming of Jean-Michel Jarre’s concert) More info (Animations around the space needle) More info (Editorial on virtual events becoming always more popular). More info (PR Statement about the new glasses) More info (Teaser video). Other relevant news. Is VR safe to be used by kids?

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 2, 2019

Yesterday I detailed you what is the Oculus Rift S , while today I want to write you a recap about what is the Oculus Quest , the most awaited virtual reality headset of 2019. What Is the Oculus Quest? Oculus Quest is the first standalone 6 DOF virtual reality headset by Oculus. And with the Oculus Rift?

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

All the big tech players — Microsoft, Google, Facebook, and Amazon — are in the game as well. The report says this device could cost thousands of dollars and be available only in low volumes — more typical of a test platform for software developers than the mass-market products Apple usually releases.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 28, 2023

There is not only the problem of the timezone but also the unknown of the internet connection and the inability of reaching Western websites like Google. Luckily, one my of Chinese contacts managed to fix the problem by making me install on my computer some software that did the trick. When I arrived here, I bought a 100GB one.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Oculus releases hands tracking SDK, official Link cable for Quest and more. This has been a great week for all Oculus Quest users and developers. First of all, Oculus has finally released the hands tracking SDK for Oculus Quest , letting all developers create hands-tracked application for this popular standalone headset.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 1, 2019

” review of standalone headsets (you can find in other posts the ones related to Oculus Go and HTC Vive Focus ). There is everything you need, but not the same wonder that you have when you open the box of a product made by Oculus. it is bigger than the Oculus Go but smaller than the massive HTC Vive Focus.

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Road to VR

JULY 2, 2020

SEE ALSO Google Takes a Step Closer to Making Volumetric VR Video Streaming a Thing. Moreover, Facebook’s Neural Supersampling approach is said to be easily integrated into modern game engines, requires no special hardware or software such as proprietary drivers (like with DLSS).

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Cats and VR

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

AltspaceVR today announced a new version of its software — a mobile app that fully supports Google Daydream View and also provides access into AltspaceVR for compatible Android phones even without a virtual reality (VR) headset. AltspaceVR Mobile is available at no cost on Google Play or through the Google Daydream app. “We

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 19, 2021

Image by Oculus). Someone has already received it and has already shared on the social media videos of the Air Link in action. The other bombshell news is that Resident Evil 4 is coming to the Oculus Quest 2. Top news of the week. Facebook announces Wi-Fi streaming and Resident Evil 4 for Quest. Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 13, 2021

Oculus plans to introduce in-app purchases to App Lab experiences. Oculus App Lab has been introduced by Facebook to give a way to indie developers to publish their applications for Quest without the need of passing Facebook’s strong store curation. Plus, the Netflix app has been in VR since the times of Gear VR/Oculus Go.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 12, 2020

This is great news for the customers of the Quest 2, but it poses some doubts about the retro compatibility of the Quest ecosystem that Zuck promised at OC6: if the Quest 2 is much more powerful than the Quest 1 and the Quest 1 is discontinued, has sense for developers to keep producing software that is compatible with Quest 1?

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 28, 2021

The rest of the event has been different than the previous Oculus/Facebook Connects. They used videos with fake CGI effects to convey the concept of what we will be able to do in the metaverse. A frame of one of the videos shown by Zuck. And he kept his word. This event was instead all about explaining what is the metaverse.

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ARPost

MARCH 2, 2021

The rapid growth of software for virtual reality. Giants such as Oculus, HTC, Sony, Microsoft, Samsung, Walmart, and many others have been implementing their technologies in this field for a long time. We can find educational VR content in a variety of sources, such as: VR apps in the App Store, Google Play, or Steam directories.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MARCH 29, 2024

The Ray Ban Stories product already had voice integration to access features like video/photo capture and chat services. Although they don’t offer comprehensive AR or MR features, they allow you to capture video and communicate while moving. However, Oculus account users can still migrate their data to Meta’s website.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Unveiled at a press event last month, Google’s Daydream View headset is now on sale from retailers like Best Buy, Verizon, and Google’s own store. Like the Google Cardboard and Gear VR, Daydream View is powered by your phone (in this case a Google Pixel or Pixel XL device).

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 17, 2016

Today, the majority of people try VR for the first time on a Samsung Gear or Google Cardboard and, more than likely, they watch a 360-degree video. That’s a shame really, because most 360 video experiences are terrible, especially when streamed over the Internet. The SPIN Player demo consists of several 360 videos.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

If you remember well, there’s a scary leaked letter of Mark Zuckerberg where he claims that he doesn’t want to just make programs that run on Android, because they’re subject to the rules of another company (Google). Then it could update them very fast and make them as powerful and successful as the Oculus Quest. News worth a mention.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 16, 2020

Actually, I have been pretty disappointed because there has been no hardware launch , but my lack of sleep has been rewarded by the announcement of a new software platform by HTC and also by HTC publicly showcasing some prototypes I made in the last weeks. The full video is shown down in the article. It is like Google here.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 14, 2021

Since no other company is doing similar operations, the result is that the monopoly of Facebook in the VR field is growing always more , because they are now controlling the hardware and the software of VR. If in every piece of software I’m a different person, this is frustrating. Oculus Quest increments its tracking area to 15m x 15m.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

So at least the collaboration with Valve is true, but notice that it has not been on the headset, so they got no reference design from Valve, it has just been on the software integration. While Oculus is getting all the glory for the Quest, its competitors are not sleeping. Doug Lombardi, Valve. Other relevant news.

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VRScout

AUGUST 3, 2017

Getty Images and Jaunt partner up to create a cinematic Virtual Reality database of 360 degree images and video. ” The deal follows Getty’s partnership with Google, which saw the company supplying hi-res VR content from current events around the world for Google Expeditions.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JUNE 2, 2022

Created by a market-leading provider of XR development software, Unity VisualLive allows professionals in a host of environments to visualise designs and collaborate more effectively in a real-time space. With an Oculus headset, users can jump into a virtual meeting space and access a range of unique capabilities. Unity VisualLive.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 17, 2023

For instance: Meta: Meta’s Oculus devices not only work alongside a wide range of different hardware solutions, but they’re also designed to support countless different types of software too seamlessly. Microsoft also has its own developer environment where people can build their experiences for Mixed Reality.

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