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Coronavirus Forces Cancellation Of E3 2020

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COVID-19 claimed yet another victim this morning as E3 event organizers Entertainment Software Association announced the cancellation of this year’s conference due to fears of a potential coronavirus outbreak. . Organizers hope to provide an ‘online experience’ this June.

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Mozilla Pushes Game-changing WebVR to Bring VR to the Masses

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That’s why Mozilla, the makers of the popular FireFox web browser, are advocating their open source JavaScript API WebVR platform and HTML framework A-Frame to make it easier to design internet-based VR apps that run within cheap smartphone headsets or the more powerful Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. Image Credit: Mozilla.

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Horizon Workrooms review: nice, but not compelling for work yet

The Ghost Howls

It is very useful for instance if you are following a presentation and you have to take notes on your PC, or if during the meeting you have to look up something on Google, or check out your e-mail inbox briefly. As you can see, at the moment, they are not that many, and other competitor software (e.g. The old Oculus Desk for DK2.

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My professional opinion on Facebook Horizon

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To summarize it in some bullet points: It seems a lot Rec Room for now; It is deeply built on the Facebook framework , but you can still use your Oculus username and friends; The graphics are cartoonish and pretty simple; Everyone in Horizon can build worlds easily by using some internal creation tools in VR. It is only a beta.

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HTC announces XR Suite and teases the future of collaboration and workplace

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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. It is like Google here. In Taipei they’re investing a lot in software now.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.10.26): DecaGear is an intriguing VR headset, HTC is working on a new device, and more!

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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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How Is Virtual Reality in Online Education Used?

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hardware and software. Examples of the former include Oculus Rift and Valve Index , while the latter include Gear VR and Google Cardboard. Software The software that runs on these platforms can come from several sources. Software The software that runs on these platforms can come from several sources.