VRScout

JULY 31, 2018

I was doing just that this morning whilst trying out Overview , an immersive experience that takes you on a 30-minute journey to the limits of our galaxy and beyond, all narrated in a soothing and informative documentary style. Download the educational experience now via the Oculus Store, Viveport or Steam for $9.99.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2024

Anyway, with the end of the life of Quest 2, this cycle finished and a new one started with Quest 3, Apple Vision Pro, Google and Samsung announcing their own headset, and other companies chasing them (e.g. with Xiaomi, Oppo, Samsung, etc…) to convince hardware manufacturers to create headsets powered by Android XR.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

You will also be able to stream your virtual experiences in the Samsung Gear VR to Facebook Live before the end of this year, so stay tuned for more information on that angle. ObEN is one of 33 companies in the HTC VICE X accelerator program – keep an eye out for their product launch in 2017. MONEY & FUNDING.

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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! So many memories… who was there already in VR with me? Image taken from Facebook).

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Tech Trends VR

OCTOBER 4, 2018

I was doing that when trying out Overview this morning, an experience that takes you on a journey to the limits of our galaxy and beyond (in about 30 minutes) all narrated in a soothing and informative documentary style. It has since been shown at festivals such as Cannes.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

That said, Apple reportedly hasn’t settled on a design yet and currently necessitates the use of an HTC Vive by its engineers for software design tasks. Apple declined to comment on any of the above information. Apple doesn’t plan to sell the headset though, and will likely only use it for testing purposes.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

But in China, they are very famous, and now they are also organizing a big event about XR called FBEC with hosts from all the major VR companies (HTC, Unity, Alibaba, Huawei, etc…). For example, we invited senior executives from HUAWEI, JBD, HTC, Alibaba, iQIYI, Qualcomm, Microsoft, and so on. Why and how has it started?

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Cats and VR

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

For more information or to attend go here. “VR Now, for the first time, this content can be captured and then scheduled for a fully immersive VR experience at a later time for groups of any size. For more information about AltspaceVR, please visit altvr.com. Learn more here.

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Road to VR

APRIL 26, 2018

Saturday’s keynote will feature a live performance by Light Balance, the captivating dance group from “America’s Got Talent.” Rikard Steiber, President Viveport and SVP of Virtual Reality, HTC Vive. For more information on VRLA 2018 and to purchase passes, visit: [link]. Katie Kelly, Head of Engagement, AltspaceVR / Microsoft.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2020

The problem of these terms is that what is considered “harassing” depends on the group of people you are in : with some of my friends I can talk about kinky things for hours, with some other people I have to be more formal. Companies like HTC and Facebook have TOS that allows for the gathering of anonymized data. Thank me later.

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VeeR VR

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Download VeeR VR Immersive on your Oculus , Samsung Gear VR , HTC Vive , Windows Mixed Reality and Google Daydream to experience the premium Halloween 360/VR contents. Join our lives on both VeeR VR Creator Community and VR Headset Owner Community Facebook groups and get the chance to win a $50 Amazon Card! Or Darkness?

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EnterpriseWear

DECEMBER 4, 2018

The pilot, which used an iPad and HTC Vive powered by Marxent’s 3D Cloud Service, showed that VR increases average order value by 60%. Meanwhile, Boeing and Delta Air Lines have been testing exoskeletons to augment employee safety; and both companies joined the exoskeleton advisory group X-TAG launched by Sarcos Robotics in March.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

We were the first ones using pass through on the HTC Vive , using a portal to get in your scenario, we were the first ones with hand tracking on VR headsets where you could flip switches, turn knobs, and push buttons in a VR world overlay. It’s like creating your startup within a company. An Innovation center. No headphones were used.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The firm’s first XR headset is due soon, and with it comes a spatial computing ambition that draws similarities and differences to Lenovo, Microsoft, Meta, HTC VIVE, and other XR headset vendors. Earlier this month, reports highlighted how Google and Samsung face a “ great fear ” when Apple releases new products.

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VeeR VR

MARCH 16, 2018

According to John Carmack , Oculus CTO noted that the Oculus Go will perform "significantly better" than the Samsung Gear. The pinnacle of standalone performance is HTC Vive’s Focus headset that that uses "world-scale" and is similar to the HTC vive, a powerful headset tethered to a PC.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 21, 2020

There are also just companies asking me information because they want to explore the technology. If you think about it, in the last period, the great years that we remember for headsets are 2016 (Rift CV1, HTC Vive) and 2019 (Oculus Quest, Valve Index). HTC will focus more on the enterprise market.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 24, 2016

Several of the games are best played with a group of people — some inside the headset, some holding controllers, some just yelling out things from the screen — and it’s sure to yield a few hours of fun for any group. Platforms: Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and OSVR [ Steam ]. Platforms: HTC Vive [ Steam ].

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Hypergrid Business

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Oculus Gear VR: A mobile VR solution, it allows a Samsung Galaxy smartphone to be used as a VR device. Download VeeR VR in your Oculus , Samsung Gear VR , HTC Vive , Windows Mixed Reality , Google Daydream , Steam VR and Lenovo Mirage Solo to experience the premium 360/VR contents. This app is a next-level chatroom.

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VeeR VR

DECEMBER 18, 2017

If you're interested in producing and submitting your own films to these festivals, besides checking on their individual website, also check out Film Freeway and Withoutabox , which is a convenient information hub for all major film submission portals. Projects must be viewable via Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Samsung Gear VR, or Google Cardboard.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 27, 2019

— it was the Samsung GearyVR at the time. And they took regular HTC Vive Games, which only need a 10×10 space. it was the Samsung GearyVR at the time. And you guys — well, “you guys,” I think it was before you even got there — but Coachella is no stranger to virtual and augmented reality.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 27, 2019

— it was the Samsung GearyVR at the time. And they took regular HTC Vive Games, which only need a 10×10 space. it was the Samsung GearyVR at the time. And you guys — well, “you guys,” I think it was before you even got there — but Coachella is no stranger to virtual and augmented reality.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 27, 2019

I remember in, oh man, it must be 2015/16, Coachella livestreamed 360 content to VR headsets and I believe it was pushing to the -- it was! -- it was the Samsung GearyVR at the time. And they took regular HTC Vive Games, which only need a 10x10 space. Sam: Yeah, you're right. And if you look at it, it's not very sexy.

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VeeR VR

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Oculus Gear VR: A mobile VR solution, it allows a Samsung Galaxy smartphone to be used as a VR device. Download VeeR VR in your Oculus , Samsung Gear VR , HTC Vive , Windows Mixed Reality , Google Daydream , Steam VR and Lenovo Mirage Solo to experience the premium 360/VR contents. This app is a must-get for any music lover.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 15, 2019

We plan to go online with it on Amazon or Netflix and present it like that, and then have it be an additional thing that maybe Netflix or Amazon has on their platform in the Oculus or HTC. As we've seen the serial, you give people additional information and they just kind of become their own detective and learn more about what happened.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 27, 2019

Every person informed in the field has always said that their numbers are wrong, and usually, they are on the lower side. Samsung will manufacture the chips for Facebook AR glasses. According to the Korean outlet “The Electronic Times”, Samsung will manufacture the tracking chips that will be used by Facebook AR glasses.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 4, 2016

We started seeing the first Oculus and HTC headsets this year. But something like the Samsung Gear VR, we don’t know how much it gets used, but at least you have the capability. We did a deal with the Disney group, including all the studios owned by Disney — Marvel, Lucas, ABC, Disney Nature, there are 13 or 14 of them.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Apple Immersive Video Immersive video, 180-degree or 360-degree content that partially or entirely surrounds you, has been a primary focus of VR headsets since the 2014 Samsung Gear VR and even Google Cardboard. It reminds me of how Meta is sorely missing a built-in small-scale informal hangouts app on Quest.

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VRScout

JANUARY 21, 2017

Unfortunately, when it comes to immersive experiences, WebVR sits backstage, while VR headsets from HTC, Oculus, Playstation VR, Google and Samsung soak up all the limelight. If you’re interested in entering the hackathon, you can find more information at virtuleap.com.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 13, 2016

The tracking system leaves something to be desired, with two sensors that track only 180 degrees of motion (as opposed to the laser-powered Lighthouse tracking system from the HTC Vive, which tracks in full 360 degrees). Check out the Reddit AMA from The Information reporter… and the rebuttal from Magic Leap itself.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

When you dig deeper and realize that the groups involved in poaching are doing so to fund terrorism it truly becomes an issue that demands support from anyone and everyone, our national security depends on it. Go to information on how best to stop this crisis from reaching a point of no return.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

I read (and watched) lots of materials about the Oculus Connect 6, and it is time for me to merge all this info into a super-big-fat-article with all you need to know on the Oculus Connect 6 , so that all of you in the communities can stay informed on what has happened without reading more than 60 articles as I did! Let’s start!

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 20, 2021

Connecting people, making you joining a group, making you have new friends… is only what it does (very well) to keep you hooked to the platform, so that it can analyze your data and sell you better ads. Sorry to inform you that no, it has done a lot for VR because it was good for its business. No competition.

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XROM

JULY 18, 2021

Alvin is the China President at #HTC leading all aspects of HTC’s business in the region (Vive/VR, phone, Viveport content platform, partnerships and investments). Has been at the forefront when it comes to XR, earlier he was VP, Platform Strategy & Dev Community at #HTC and is currently working at Facebook Reality labs.

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