XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 29, 2023

Nvidia Sony Qualcomm Niantic Meta PICO Pimax HTC VIVE Nreal Nvidia Investing in everything from AR and VR streaming solutions, to cloud platforms for the modern metaverse, Nvidia has a range of options to offer gaming developers. There’s also the HTC VIVE Cosmos series for a connected PC experience.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

As virtual reality technology gained prominence, the use of VR devices like the Samsung Gear VR, Oculus VR, and HTC Vive, have also become popular. The leading producers of VR headsets like Sony, Oculus, Google, HTC, and Samsung, mainly focus on creating cost-effective devices. Interactive Playing. Horror Games in VR.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

More info (Lynx R1 Launch post on Road To VR) More info (Lynx R1 Launch post on Upload VR) More info (Some more info on its special lenses) More info (Launch keynote) More info (Video that explains this kind of lenses) More info (Feedback on this kind of lenses) More info (Stan Larroque talking about the success of the sales). Let’s hope so.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Image by Sony). The PS5 is a big step forward for console gaming , and being paired with a next-gen controller like the DualSense, that provides realistic haptic sensations, it can give its players countless hours of fun. More info (Unboxing video on Upload VR). Two interesting videos on the Quest 2. Top news of the week.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 18, 2021

HTC predicts the rise of all-in-two devices. Speaking with Upload VR, HTC VIVE EMEA General Manager Graham Wheeler has predicted for 2021 the rise of all-in-two devices, that is lightweight viewers that are connected to smartphones (or also PCs sometimes). But this news is interesting because it shows HTC’s views on the topic.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 11, 2022

PlayStation VR 2 Logo (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). HTC Vive Wrist Tracker. HTC Vive Wrist Tracker. HTC Vive Wrist Tracker (Image by HTC). HTC has made an announcement at this CES and it has been a pretty cool one. Click to read the thread on Twitter… it is worth it. Further references.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 28, 2022

Upload reported that Sony showcased PlayStation to some selected partners , but no one could speak about what he/she has seen. More info (GDC roundup 1) More info (GDC roundup 2) More info (GDC roundup 3) More info (Moss to be published on many platforms) More info (Manus Quantum Metagloves) More info (Sony showcasing PSVR).

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

This year’s 70+ person judging panel included academic professors and researchers as well as representatives from Google, HTC, HP, Deloitte, NVIDIA, Apache, and others. Carmack is a computer programmer best known for his work on the Quake , Doom , and Wolfenstein video games. VR Lifetime Achievement. VR Hardware of the Year.

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Road to VR

JULY 30, 2018

So far the studio has announced that the PSVR version will have at least one platform exclusive song, ‘Kumquat’, which is played in full in the video. The haptics in the Move controller is also well suited to the game, offering a strong and satisfying vibration when hitting each note.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 6, 2023

HTC has made its moves at MWC, too. HTC is one of the best companies when it comes to XR for enterprise and it’s good that it is expanding its offering in the field. They should offer a visual HUD in front of the eyes, plus a neural wristband to command them with slight movements of the hands.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2021

Image by HTC Vive). HTC launches Vive Focus 3 and Vive Pro 2. In the end, the rumors were correct and HTC launched two headsets at VIVECON: the Vive Pro 2 and the Vive Focus 3 Business Edition. But this device got also some criticism: first of all , HTC has not released new controllers and still sells it with the old Wands.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 3, 2020

If you want to watch it, it’s a very interesting 2-hour-long video and you can find it here [link] together with a summary of the key points he said. 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.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 5, 2020

But as far as I know, nothing disruptive for the industry : Oculus has already shots all its bullets, and HTC for the first time isn’t announcing anything. Some surprises may arrive from Sony (I hope so, but I don’t believe so), but for the rest, I’ve mostly heard about news from secondary operators. Let’s see.

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Delight XR

AUGUST 7, 2022

The HTC Vive, produced by HTC and developed together with video game industry giant Valve, was released on April 5th, 2016. The HTC Vive, produced by HTC and developed together with video game industry giant Valve, was released on April 5th, 2016. HTC Vive Pro. Click on any VR Headset to learn more.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 18, 2023

HTC Vive XR Elite HTC Vive XR Elite (Image by HTC Vive) The star of the event has for sure been the Vive XR Elite, HTC’s latest flagship headset. One is the high cost: HTC markets it as a consumer device, but at that price, not many consumers are going to buy it, so it will be a prosumer one.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Image by HTC Vive). HTC teases a new headset. HTC has started the usual marketing operation it does for the launch of every new device. We don’t have further details about it, and if you try to enhance the above image, you just get a “Nice try” trolling label coming to view (gg HTC for that). Other relevant news.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

It’s multimodality so that you do not need to throw away your devices, you can work continue working with them even if you buy several other devices from HTC, from whomever else. . – What is super important is what Leacttia said, interoperability. Magic Leap started to understand that these walled gardens are not their future.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 20, 2021

Maybe he/she had tried just a cardboard somewhen or just watched some Youtube videos about someone playing VR. I can now see videos about VR also in meme websites like 9GAG, and this shows that VR has started entering mainstream consideration, but it is still far away from being the main topic of discussion. The rise of enterprise.

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Delight XR

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

The HTC Vive, produced by HTC and developed together with video game industry giant Valve, was released on April 5th, 2016. The HTC Vive, produced by HTC and developed together with video game industry giant Valve, was released on April 5th, 2016. HTC Vive Pro. Click on any VR Headset to learn more.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Instead of showing people how the “metaverse” is now with very rough images (that easily become memes) or how it may be in the future with some fluffy videos, Zuck has used the best technologies from the Meta R&D department: Meta’s Codec Avatars. So this version is still meant to take photos, videos, and have phone calls.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 4, 2020

Sony reveals finger tracking technology for controllers. In a research paper released by Sony and presented at CHI2020 it is possible to see the work that Sony is doing in finger tracking inside VR controllers. Image by HTC Vive). HTC is now selling Vive Cosmos Elite headset-only. HTC launches Vive Sync.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 21, 2020

Truly next-gen VR (featuring a fantastic display and very wide FOV, varifocal resolution, eye tracking, haptics controllers, etc…) will take many years to realize. 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).

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 10, 2022

My favorite ones have been: Sony Interactive Entertainment has revealed that the next PSVR headset will be called PSVR 2 and will feature 2K x 2K per eye, up to 120 Hz framerate, and 110° FOV. It will be the first consumer headset with eye-tracking and foveated rendering, and also the first one to feature haptics directly on the headset.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 14, 2020

Last year we had nReal showing us that AR can be trendy, and HTC making us dream with the Vive Cosmos. Yes, the biggest companies were not there with a booth (Oculus will probably target the OC6, HTC the VEC, etc…), but it is the first time that I read the XR news from CES and I dont’ remain surprised. Sony Playstation.

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VRScout

MAY 25, 2016

This technology could be in the form of a head mounted display, motion tracking, haptic systems in gloves or suits, locomotion, consoles or image capture. Knowing they stole video game designs from him, arcade bar owner Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges) keeps trying to hack into his former employer’s system to prove what they stole from him.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 31, 2021

That would make me a little happier and would let you watch my videos where I speak with my sexy Italian accent! And it feels weird that HTC hasn’t fixed such a cheap little component that was already faulty on the original Vive. Learn more (Presentation video) Learn more (Discover more and register). Top news of the week.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

The New York Times distributes more than 1 million Google Cardboard phone VR viewers to subscribers with the launch of The Displaced , a 360-degree video project focusing on children driven from their homes by war. First, HTC delays the Vive until April 2016, with plans to show an updated developer kit at CES in January. November 2015.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 9, 2017

2016 provided hints of where Facebook, HTC, Sony, Google, and more will take their headsets in the near future, but where does the industry’s best and brightest think we’ll end up this time next year? 1) I believe the virtual reality market will continue to have steady sales reaching over 2 million HMD’s between Sony, HTC and Oculus.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Teppei: Yeah, there is a $10-million series C lead by HTC, and also another fund called The Makers. Alan: VR Park is this crazy– it’s like a video arcade that got carried away. I’ve known them for quite a while and they’re more of a distribution platform for VR videos and content. Teppei: Yes we did.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Teppei: Yeah, there is a $10-million series C lead by HTC, and also another fund called The Makers. Alan: VR Park is this crazy– it’s like a video arcade that got carried away. I’ve known them for quite a while and they’re more of a distribution platform for VR videos and content. Teppei: Yes we did.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Teppei: Yeah, there is a $10-million series C lead by HTC, and also another fund called The Makers. Alan: VR Park is this crazy– it’s like a video arcade that got carried away. I’ve known them for quite a while and they’re more of a distribution platform for VR videos and content. Teppei: Yes we did.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 10, 2023

Although, with more recent commercial headsets like the Meta Quest Pro and Sony’s PSVR 2, the technology is finding a home in affordable immersive products. The defining feature for this generation of headsets is video pass-through. So one could say that hand tracking is now a standard feature of VR devices.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 3, 2023

Although, with more recent commercial headsets like the Meta Quest Pro and Sony’s PSVR 2, the technology is finding a home in affordable immersive products. The defining feature for this generation of headsets is video pass-through. So one could say that hand tracking is now a standard feature of VR devices.

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VRWorld

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

The fund will be utilized by top directors and studios such as ILMxLABs, Warner Brothers, Sony, Twentieth Century Fox, Lionsgate, Metro-Goldwyn Mayer (MGM), Westfield Corporation, Bold Capital Partners and Ubisoft are just some of the names mentioned in this context. Google, Jaunt VR and ARRI are all developing VR and 360 degree IMAX cameras.

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Upload VR

OCTOBER 26, 2022

This idea is used in mainline Quests, Pico headsets, Valve Index, HP Reverbs, Oculus Go, and the original Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. It was first widely shipped in PlayStation VR, and Sony still uses it for PSVR 2. It’s grainy and washed out, like an old phone camera video recording.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 4, 2022

I’m sure that after April, 20th, the Meta Quest ecosystem will appear even richer than it is now , creating a wider gap with other companies that may think about competing with the Quest, that is Pico, HTC, and even Apple. Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). for its mixed-reality video solution for VR applications.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Most kids who grew up spending too much time at the video arcade wound up with fewer quarters and a few earfuls from their parents. I got sucked into video amusements. And then when I had to start earning a living, I built upon… I had been a reviewer in my spare time, of the early microcomputer video games.

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