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Sony’s Richard Marks Expects Natural Voice Input to Play Major Role in VR’s Future

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Project Morpheus prototype | Photo courtesy Sony. Marks thinks that a voice-enabled VR environment, perhaps in the form of a procedurally-generated sandbox, where practically any element could be changed at the user’s command, “doesn’t seem very far away.” That’s why I see it as the holodeck.

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The Ghost Howls’s VR Week Peek (2019.08.25): Lots of new VR content previewed, Sony acquires Insomniac, Matrix 4 in the works and much more!

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At Disney D23, people got the first preview of Vader Immortal 2, the sequel of the very successful game for Oculus Quest. Image by Oculus). In an interesting post on its blog, Facebook has detailed its Insight technology , the solution that performs the inside-out-tracking on the Oculus Quest. Other relevant news.

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Does the VirZOOM Exercise Bike Solve the VR Locomotion Problem?

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Movement within virtual environments is a hard problem, and while VirZOOM addresses some of the challenges of VR locomotion, people who are sensitive to simulator sickness will likely still have issues with some of the games developed by VirZOOM. Some, not everyone, just a small percentage.

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The World of Mobile VR After Pokemon Go

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With the introduction of Google Cardboard and the Daydream VR platform, Oculus and HTC discrete VR headsets and GearVR headsets for even smartphones like the Samsung’s Galaxy S7, the first tentative steps towards virtual reality gaming are being taken. All from the comfort of your own room.

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The 2016 Virtual Reality Headset Shopping Guide

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Google Cardboard. Google Cardboard VR viewers are convenient and universal, because they work with practically any modern mobile phone. The phone slots into the viewer and you download compatible apps from the app store on your phone, either the iOS App Store or Android’s Google Play. Daydream View.

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How Hollywood Has Predicted VR in Movies

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Since the Oculus Kickstarter in 2012, VR has seen a revival on the big screen as it becomes a more affordable and accessible consumer device. Head mounted display: With expansion to at home devices came the transition away from an arcade cabinet to setups a little closer to what you’ll see coming from the Big Three (Oculus, HTC, and Sony).

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VR for HR: Learning How to Tell Stories in XR, with BODYSWAPS’ Christophe Mallet

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He’s worked with a variety of global clients, including Adidas, Samsung, Ernst and Young, Save the Children, Sony, IKEA, KPMG, Nokia, and the list goes on. And I think so far we’ve failed a little bit on creating virtually real humans. To learn more about Somewhere Else Solutions, you can visit them at somewhereelse.co.

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