XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MARCH 29, 2024

According to reports, Meta’s smartglasses will gain AI integration to understand a user’s surroundings and identify information, such as brands, pets, and language. Other features highlighted include information on art, landmarks, and buildings, with users able to reply to the AI assistance and gain further details.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 19, 2020

Oculus Go price cut down to $150. Facebook has permanently cut down the price of the Oculus Go to $150 , the same price that made it sell incredibly well on Amazon during the Cyber Monday. More info (Oculus Go price cut) More info (Xiaomi laying off the team dedicated to Go). Top news of the week. Image by Engadget). Let’s see….

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Growth and efficiency can be increased when different creative and research teams start to share information, and that understanding may be the root of this new development. The collective includes Google, HTC Vive, Acer Starbreeze, Oculus, Samsung, and Sony Interactive Entertainment.

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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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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 27, 2019

Image by Oculus). Oculus Quest may have sold only 400,000 units. It seems that according to it, Oculus Quest , considered by many the first VR headset that can become mainstream, has sold only 180,000 units in Q3 of this year, for a total number of 400,000 units sold since launch. Top news of the week. More info.

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Hypergrid Business

DECEMBER 26, 2018

The devices from Oculus VR hit a sweet spot of affordability and performance. If you got an Oculus headset this Christmas — or didn’t, and are planning to buy one ( available on Amazon for $200 ) — this guide can help you learn about the most important features. Oculus devices and developments. Oculus Rooms.

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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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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JUNE 23, 2017

There’s not a whole load of new on either of the Oculus stores this week but there’s a very good reason for that; the Summer Sale is now on and you can get a heck of a lot of games at great prices. Plus — check out our list of the best Oculus Rift games and best Gear VR games for more suggestions! Xion, from Zenz VR.

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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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VRScout

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Starting with its $2B acquisition of Oculus in the spring of 2014, Facebook has continued to build out its virtual reality strategy in a big way. 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.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2020

This has been the week of the launch of the Oculus Quest 2, and this event has been so big that basically, it will take half of this roundup to describe. Facebook releases the Oculus Quest 2. Even if with the Quest 1 was possible to play Oculus Go games, this support has been abandoned on the Quest 2. Top news of the week.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Harmonix , the studio that popularized the rhythm-accessory video with Guitar Hero and now continues the tradition with Rock Band , are today announcing a new music-based gaming experience for the Samsung Gear VR. SingSpace was a surprise addition to the demo room of the Oculus Connect 3 virtual reality convention in San Jose.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The startup is pretty new, in fact, and its owner group is Megadodo, another unknown company that is working on an MMO game about which is difficult to find any information. While Oculus is getting all the glory for the Quest, its competitors are not sleeping. First of all, no one has ever heard about Deca before.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

And now here you are the best XR news of the week to keep you informed…. Oculus Quest 2 gets a huge update. All in all, this big update is useful to finally give full power to the Oculus Quest 2. The Oculus Quest 2 jailbreak was probably fake. I’ll keep doing whatever I can for the VR community! Top news of the week.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 13, 2016

When the first consumer version of the Oculus Rift was launched in the spring, it was disappointingly bundled with a Microsoft Xbox controller – and we’ve eagerly been awaiting the native Touch Controllers. Check out the Reddit AMA from The Information reporter… and the rebuttal from Magic Leap itself. MAGIC LEAP’S CONTROVERSY.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

and so I’m here writing you this roundup of the best AR and VR news to keep you informed about what is happening in our ecosystem. These are huge numbers for VR: if you look at the most recent SteamVR survey, you get that Oculus headsets are now at 67% of the whole PCVR market. I hope you’ll appreciate that! It’s basically a monopoly.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 21, 2020

Me wearing the Oculus Quest. On the other side, PC gamers are appreciating the high-quality Valve Index (even if it has some reliability issues ), and casual gamers are loving the Oculus Quest. There are also just companies asking me information because they want to explore the technology.

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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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VeeR VR

DECEMBER 10, 2018

The devices from Oculus VR hit a sweet spot of affordability and performance. If consumers who have an Oculus headset or are considering buying one, this guide can help them learn about the most important features. Oculus Devices and Developments. Oculus VR is a classic tech tale. Must-Have Apps for Using Oculus.

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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 ]. .” Black Hat Cooperative.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

With the enormous influence in the XR industry, VRTUOLUO has set up dozens of industry communities (such as the Industry Executives Association, VR Game Developers Community, VR Education Community, Financing and Investment Community, Offline Entertainment Group, etc.) For specific information please check out the website.

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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.” For more information on VRLA 2018 and to purchase passes, visit: [link]. Attendees can sign up for Circuit Stream’s workshops when they register for VRLA. Support Voices of VR. Subscribe on iTunes.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 6, 2016

virtual reality peripheral that can be mounted onto an Oculus Rift headset. The system communicates that information as input in a VR experience. This creates a more immersive and less restrictive experience and during our hands-on time with the product, which was running on a Samsung Gear VR, the expanded tracking worked flawlessly.

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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. Then they slowly kicked away all the previous executives from Oculus and took control of the company.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 13, 2020

We are aware of the history of the former CTO of Oculus and his dealing with LBE VR, especially back in the 1990’s with the ‘Reality Rocket’ This will be the second time he has claimed the sector is dead , and I hope he gets many more opportunities to pontificate this view over the coming years probably. Is LBVR dead?

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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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VeeR VR

APRIL 10, 2018

Kent is a VR developer himself, his journalism is informed by both his technological expertise as well as a deeply embedded need to uncover best creative practices and social applications. Alan's business has worked with companies like Samsung, HBO, Techweek, Microsoft, Comcast, and many more. Sabarish Gnanamoorthy. Cathy Hackl.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 29, 2019

The Oculus Rift shipped in spring 2016. He was very impressed and offered us direct access to executives of Oculus, who helped us in various ways to develop our VR applications. By the summer of 2018, we were ready to unveil our work to the general public through the stores of Apple, Microsoft, Oculus, and Vive. Rome Reborn 3.0

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Participants used a wayfinding app on two VR headsets (Oculus Go with a hand controller and Samsung Gear VR), as well as on a smartphone which was the reference condition. For 360 video we use Oculus Go, because a Vive Index would be an overkill. No headphones were used. This may need to be addressed in training or procedures.

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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

Just three months ago, the company revealed it’s putting 17,000 Oculus Go headsets in Walmart stores for employee training. 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. Body-worn.

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VeeR VR

MARCH 16, 2018

Facebook is launching the Oculus Go this year (hopefully) for an extremely low price of $200. According to John Carmack , Oculus CTO noted that the Oculus Go will perform "significantly better" than the Samsung Gear. Depending on the success of the Oculus Go will decide how the industry moves forward.

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XROM

JULY 18, 2021

While there, she led the launch of the company's Gear VR software application, drove social media strategy, and worked closely with partners like Oculus and the NBA. Recent Matrix investments include Oculus VR, Zendesk, Hubspot, Acacia Communications, Polyvore, Lever, Poynt and Namely. She has worked in the XR space since 2015.

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InstaVR

JANUARY 7, 2019

Theo and I then showcased the whole process at Dominika’s ‘My Queendom’ launch event, letting people see the build in Oculus Rift, Oculus Go and via the smartphone app. The client, Action Against Stalking, want us to use VR to inform people that have/are being stalked, educate professional policy makers, support services and groups.

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VeeR VR

DECEMBER 6, 2017

There are many VR events, conferences, expos and film festivals worth attending, and we've handpicked the best ones with agenda & venue, as well as social media information attached. FIVARS is a presentation of VRTO – Toronto’s virtual reality meetup group and think tank. Give this a read and pick out your favorite ones to visit!

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

The lab is really one of the pioneering research groups in the field of VR and behavior change. But my role is sort of translating that research and the research of other groups from the academic arena out into the medical product arena. And I encourage you and your listeners to check out the website. And now we have virtual reality.”

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