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AUGUST 3, 2020

Image by Khronos Group). Some time ago, the most important companies of the XR ecosystem (HTC, Oculus, Microsoft, etc…) joined the Khronos Group to discuss a standard to end the fragmentation of the XR space. That is if every company implemented OpenXR, a program built for the Oculus should work with SteamVR as well.

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MARCH 19, 2021

Despite being among the early supporters of the OpenXR consortium—the industry group building the open standard for XR devices—Sony so far seems to have avoided making a specific commitment to implement OpenXR on PSVR or its next-gen headset. OpenXR is an open standard developed under the Khronos Group. Image courtesy Khronos Group.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

CrossVR’s Revive , the software that allows HTC Vive users to play games from the Oculus platform, today announced it’s joining one of the leading initiatives in creating an open standard for VR and AR apps and devices, otherwise known as OpenXR. image courtesy Khronos Group.

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JUNE 12, 2020

It’s no doubt been a massive undertaking creating a platform agnostic standard for VR and AR, as The Khronos Group consortium has included in its ranks the important hardware and software creators in the industry, including AMD, ARM, Epic Games, Facebook, Google, HTC, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Qualcomm, Unity, and Valve.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Earlier this morning the Khronos Group announced a name and details for its open virtual and augmented reality standard committee. Christened now as the Open XR Working Group, the organization will be comprised of representatives from the worlds leading AR/VR companies. One name, however was missing from that list.

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JANUARY 25, 2017

The platform will support the HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and OSVR and is free-to-play. million late last year with help from the likes of HTC, certainly seems to be doing that. VRChat also aims to offer deeper user customization with integration with Unity. The VRChat team, which raised $1.2

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Khronos Group , the consortium behind the OpenXR project which aims to standardize the way applications communicate with AR and VR headsets, just added Microsoft to its ranks. Among its count of members, the OpenXR working group consisted of nearly every major player in the industry except Microsoft until now.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

. “Our research shows hackers are able to monitor people day in and day out – listen to what they are saying and see how they are interacting in virtual reality,” said Ibrahim Baggili, founder and co-director of the University of New Haven Cyber Forensics Research and Education Group ( [link] ).

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

The industry is striving for ever greater openness and interconnectivity, hence why The Khronos Group and its affiliates began working on OpenXR. Soon Oculus will begin to adopt OpenXR with support reportedly coming in the latest Oculus Public Test Channel release. The current OpenXR 1.0

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VRScout

JANUARY 5, 2018

Available now for free on SteamVR for the HTC Vive, the Oculus store for Oculus Rift and YouTube , Icarus Six Sixty Six is an intergalactic VR music video that puts you in the cockpit of a neon-pulsing spaceship powered by the beats of an intricate heavy metal symphony. An intense dogfight between a group of enemy spaceships?

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 16, 2022

This reminds me of a similar error HTC made in the past of mixing signals of a pro device and consumer content It has RGB passthrough cameras with three times the resolution of Quest 2 cameras. Even worse, Unity has lost -30% of its stock value. The Unity Asset Store works pretty well, so I see the value in this kind of initiative.

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DECEMBER 4, 2018

There wasn’t a specific announce surrounding support for VR games (see update), although as Khronos Group’s OpenXR standard marches ever onward in its mission to make market fragmentation a thing of the past, it’s possible those “open platforms” will also include VR.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2024

We can say the new cycle started with the announcement of the Apple Vision Pro , because that has been a disruptive moment for our market: Road To VR’s Ben Lang says that it has been the most important moment for virtual reality after Facebook’s acquisition of Oculus , and I agree. Photoshop is doing the same.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

See Also: Redefining the Future of Location-Based Entertainment With HTC VIVE Focus 3 and The Park Playground “Virtual reality is often perceived as being limited to the world of gaming. Although gaming is certainly a great use case and example of what immersive VR experiences can deliver, the possibilities are endless,” said Vindevogel.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Around the world, countless companies and groups are already reaping the benefits of extended reality technology. Meta Oculus and Aptiv. Turning to the Leadership Network, and leveraging the power of Oculus for Business, Aptiv achieved phenomenal results. HTC Vive and Penn State. Unity and the University of Miami.

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DECEMBER 29, 2016

The HTC Vive should not exist. For a troubled company that’s spent much of the past few years making losses instead of profits, the niche and expensive VR market is the last place HTC is going to make a quick buck. Oculus had already set everyone’s expectations. Pre-Release and Pre Release. Expected Expense.

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Cats and VR

MARCH 31, 2017

Featuring a soundtrack by lead singer and composer Ville Valo, of gothic rock band HIM, 3rd Eye Studios Downward Spiral : Prologue launches on Oculus Rift and HTC Vive is now available on the Oculus store for Oculus Rift and Steam for HTC Vive.

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VRScout

APRIL 13, 2018

VRLA also revealed that 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. A special announcement from Ricoh. VR/AR expert and futurist Charlie Fink.

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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…). Since Meta made the acquisition and took over Oculus, VRTUOLUO began to write original and in-depth articles on the XR industry.

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JUNE 17, 2020

As you can see, it is a hybrid event, a bit like the just organized HTC event that was held simultaneously in Shanghai and on ENGAGE. I’m visiting the preview world every day and I’ve seen this project grow under my eyes and go from a flat Unity plane to a full stage with so many special FXs and… WOW. You should see it.

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MAY 10, 2017

The event’s three keynotes will be hosted by “Shots of Awe” filmmaker, philosopher and futurist Jason Silva , “The Fourth Transformation” author and Transformative Group partner Robert Scoble , and game designer, author and Carnegie Mellon scholar Jesse Schell.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

There was (and still is) quite a good hype for these headsets, exactly as there was hype for what was Oculus Santa Cruz, the codename of the Oculus Quest. The Unity Beta to develop for the Vision Pro is still not available, so many devs like me can’t even play with the emulator. Let me tell you why.

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MARCH 12, 2018

Previously, the Unity-based social virtual world was only available for desktop clients. Now, users who own an Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, or a Windows Mixed Reality headset can explore the platform in immersive virtual reality. Instead, creators need to use the Unity 3D interface, which has a steeper learning curve.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 21, 2021

The shape of the controllers is slightly different than the one of the Oculus Touch, though, and there is a ring that surrounds the wrist of the user. There is also “finger-tracking” a la Valve Index , but just for the thumb, index, and middle finger (so, it is more a la Oculus Touch). As long as it works….

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VRScout

JUNE 10, 2016

With regards to talent, Snapchat has been acquiring there in a big way as well, hiring people from Oculus, Hololens, Qualcomm, as well as a few designers who have created glasses for names like Michael Kors and Lady Gaga. The Seebright SDK also supports Unity and Unreal engines and is compatible with both iOS and Android.

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AUGUST 9, 2017

Facebook’s Oculus dramatically dropped Rift’s price and Valve is building a second generation of the innovative tracking technology deployed by HTC that could alter the VR landscape. Apple’s eye-catching ARKit is on the verge of release alongside a series of Microsoft-backed VR headsets.

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ARVR

JULY 15, 2020

You probably have heard of well-known models such as the Oculus Go, Oculus Rift, Playstation VR, and HTC VIVE?—?these Unity 3D is probably the most common software used for developing VR/AR applications?—?you Not all members have VR headsets in your group? MeetinVR offers a 30 day free trial for up to 20 users?—?try

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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. Friday keynote speakers include: Cliff Plumer, CEO, The VOID. Gary Radburn, Director, Virtual and Augmented Reality, Dell.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 3, 2019

Mister President launching the Vive Focus (Image by HTC). This year we saw the launch of: Oculus Go ; Lenovo Mirage Solo ; Vive Focus ; Pico Neo / G2 ; S hadow VR; and the announcement of the Oculus Quest. Oculus has been the king of standalones , because it is selling devices at very low prices that offer great content.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 28, 2023

For instance, I’m very grateful that everyone on the team has been very tolerant these days when I had some small network glitches during the group calls Take with you everything that is needed for an international trip (e.g. While still in Italy, I verified that Microsoft Teams, Unity, and Github were accessible from China.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 26, 2018

HTC has finally revealed the price of the Vive Pro : it will cost $799 just to have the headset (no controller and no base stations, so you must already have a Vive 1 kit) and will be available for pre-orders since April, 5th. But, as Road To VR has stated, maybe HTC should have clarified that in all its marketing material.

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AllThingsVR

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

In the company’s own blog post , Senior Vice President of New Technologies Group, Josh Walden, stated the acquisition granted Intel with “low-power, high-performance SoC [System on Chip] platforms” that would help to accelerate its computer vision services. “We Read more on GeekWire.

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APRIL 26, 2017

The idea came to co-founders Tim Ruse (who’s now the CEO) and Scott Vandonkelaar (CTO) when the two first saw the Oculus Rift while working together at web agency Roadhouse Digital. A year later, the team had upgraded the platform to six players combating virtual reality zombies with assault rifles in the Unity-developed Outbreak game.

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AUGUST 11, 2017

Fantastic Contraption’s developers are part of an exclusive group of VR creators who have successfully generated in excess of $1 million. It released with the launch of the HTC Vive in early 2016 and Facebook’s Oculus Touch controllers for Rift late in the year. Learning New Skills.

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VRScout

MAY 3, 2017

PlayStation looks to an arcade rollout, Shazam goes augmented, AMD wants to go wireless, HTC Viveport’s new subscription service, the investment & funding wrapup, and more… You can enjoy the full audio recording below: IT’S NOW WAY EASIER TO COMBINE 360 VIDEO AND ANIMATION.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2016

The group has spent the better part of a decade collecting and cataloging an obscene amount of visual data from all over the planet. ” Google Earth turns all of this data into completely explorable, scalable 3D immersive worlds for the HTC Vive VR headset. The app is available now for free on the HTC Vive.

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ARVR

JULY 29, 2021

On the other hand, developers only have to write the code once and it will work on all devices (Oculus, Vive, HTC, Google Cardboard, etc.) WebXR Examples WebXR Room I recently created this simple application using the WebXR Device API developed by Mozilla on the Unity video game engine. Trending AR VR Articles: 1.How

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