XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 31, 2023

Virtual reality (VR) headsets are on a constant uphill trajectory which sees the hardware’s landscape evolve rapidly with new components, integrated software, and use cases. MR-integrated immersive wearables allow a user to combine their surrounding real and virtual worlds.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2024

A new cycle of XR The Apple Vision Pro launch has been a disruptive moment for our industry (Image by Apple) As I said in a popular post a few months ago , I think we have entered a new cycle for immersive realities. Especially Apple and Google, which are the dominant players in the smartphone industry, are both launching headsets this year.

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MARCH 13, 2017

Valve dropped some interesting VR user data onto its community pages during GDC, providing an easily missed but important update about how people are using the Steam platform for virtual reality in the wake of Oculus Touch. percent of VR headsets connected to Steam at the time of the hardware survey last month were still the DK2. .

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VRScout

AUGUST 31, 2020

In contrast to 2019, 2020 will continue to be a little quiet in terms of hardware, with major brands like Facebook and Lenovo having launched new headsets just last year. It’s important to note, however, that Facebook finally released the Oculus for Business program on its Oculus Quest headset. billion in 2023.

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MARCH 28, 2017

In the middle of August 2012 I wrote my first article about Oculus. I’d previously seen some expensive VR installations, like those used by Disney , but my view inside the Oculus Rift — and the interviews I conducted with researchers at Stanford and USC — convinced me VR had a good chance of actually going mainstream. .

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Although MR hardware costs are still relatively expensive, as hardware innovation continues, the space will become more accessible. Instead, people everywhere are beginning to demand more virtual world integration into their physical environments. 2022 is a breakout year for MR hardware and software.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

We often find, in an industry that by its very nature is impatient for the future, it is only by looking back that we can see how far we’ve really come,” said Butcher. The award went to Geometry Ogilvy Japan for the Shibuya Virtual Halloween experience, which was also a nominee in the Social Impact category. VR Hardware of the Year.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MARCH 29, 2024

Meta to Drive AI-Powered XR Devices The upcoming AI features come as Meta seemingly sets its last hurrah for the previous Oculus branding, with all future sails featuring Meta. This month, Meta will remove all Oculus accounts and related data by the end of the month. Meta will enforce these changes today, on March 29th.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Virtual reality is transforming industries and has so much to offer in terms of exposing people to new experiences they otherwise wouldn’t be able to enjoy. Furthermore, developments in the VR industry are improving existing technology. Thus, in the future, VR users are less likely to encounter such issues.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

AUGUST 5, 2022

XR brings real-world and virtual elements together like never before, to create interactive experiences which enlighten and inspire. The gaming industry is perhaps one of the most significant spaces empowering the shift to mainstream XR technologies.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 3, 2016

You can now register to attend Oculus’ 3rd ‘Connect’ conference, an event dedicated to all things Oculus from Rift to Touch and is focused primarily on developers and VR development. Photo courtesy Oculus VR, LLC. Oculus Connect 3 Registration. There’s also a student/academic pass available at $99.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The following paragraph is directly quoted from one of these job descriptions: Our team is building the software components that control and manage the hardware on our Augmented Reality (AR) products. These are the software components that run on the AR devices and are the closest to the hardware. Meta acquires Imagine Optix.

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ARVR

MAY 28, 2021

He has been working in VR development since 2012, prior to the release of the first modern VR consumer headset, the Oculus Rift. How did you get started in the industry? How Augmented Reality (AR) is Reshaping the Food Service Industry 3. Developing an Original World-Traveling VR Experience 4. ExpiCulture?—?Developing

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ARVR

APRIL 22, 2021

The High Price Tag Two components make up the high cost of virtual reality products: the hardware and software. This includes things like VR glasses and a computer that has enough processing power to stream VR content in terms of the hardware. For example, when Oculus was first released in 2016, the starting price was $599.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

But before talking about it, let me invite you once more to visit the Venice VR Expanded virtual worlds that we did in VRChat for the Venice Film Festival. Rumors hint to Oculus discontinuing the current Quest and selling the new one at $299 and $399. Walmart seems to have leaked the price of the upcoming Oculus Quest S.

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JULY 10, 2023

Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth reportedly once argued for cancelling the Oculus "standalone VR project" and keeping Rift PC-based VR. One year later Oculus released its first standalone headset, Go. In fact it was actually John Carmack who was most in favor of mobile standalone VR in the early days of Oculus.

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DECEMBER 4, 2016

In 2016, hardware makers dominate the VR market. Sony is followed by Facebook (the Oculus platform) and Google (Day Dream, Card Board, Tilt Brush, etc.); But it is normal to see hardware makers emerge first: Hardware vendors had to ship their kits to developers. Tagged with: facebook , market share , oculus , sony htc.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

HULU WITH YOUR FRIENDS IN VIRTUAL REALITY. Oculus recently integrated your Facebook profile with your Oculus profile so that you can meet up with your real world friends and hang out in Oculus Rooms, which look like beautiful floating islands in the virtual sky.

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VRScout

JUNE 13, 2019

. “SVR overcomes hurdles of modern virtual reality, specifically the emotional isolation of the user,” said Ingvar Goldman, CVO, Sensorium Corporation, in an official release. “We’ve completely removed this obstacle by creating compelling shared virtual worlds centered around music, gaming events, and shows.

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ARVR

JANUARY 11, 2021

Virtual Reality is an immersive simulation of reality in which the surrounding world is completely replaced with a computer generated world. This is achieved using a headset that completely fills the users field of view in combination with body tracking to map the players body into the virtual world.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 12, 2022

In this one, there have been many news about VR titles, some of which are distributed by relevant companies in our industry, and others made by indies. It is an RPG set in an unforgiving world, and the trailer is pretty cool; Vertigo 2, one of the most awaited sequels of the VR industry, is set to arrive on March 30th, 2023.

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Road to VR

JUNE 5, 2017

At Apple’s World Wide Developer Conference today, the company made a major shift in their embrace of virtual reality with several new VR announcements during the event’s opening keynote. Today marks a major shift in Apple’s public support for virtual reality. Vive Demo on Stage.

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Road to VR

JULY 8, 2018

While there’s certainly a range of exciting games and other VR software coming soon to first-generation hardware, it feels like the market is steadily turning its attention toward next-generation technologies, and fostering a renewed sense of excitement and momentum. Oculus Half Dome Prototype. Oculus Santa Cruz.

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TechCrunch VR

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

During its earnings call on Wednesday, Tencent’s CEO Pony Ma unveiled the firm’s musings on metaverse for the first time: Anything that makes the virtual world more real and the real world more rich with virtual experiences can become part of the metaverse. ” How about an Oculus counterpart for Tencent?

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

The Coronavirus is impacting the whole XR industry. The damn coronavirus Covit19 is ruining the life of millions of Chinese people, and together with this, it is also impacting various industries, XR included. New SteamVR devkit aims at making custom hardware easier. Other relevant news. Image by MWC). props for arcades).

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VRScout

JUNE 21, 2017

You’ll be able to sit in a real-world go-kart rig and race around in the virtual world. Teaming up with Oculus and ESL, Intel declared the world’s first virtual reality eSports league — with a prize pool of $200K. BRAND NAME GAMES COME TO VR: E3 HIGHLIGHTS. ARE YOU IN LOS ANGELES JULY 14-1TH?

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AUGUST 9, 2017

The updated ceremony is planned to be a showcase looking at both virtual and augmented reality. The move to 2018 by the Proto Awards comes when the emerging mixed reality industry is in a transitional period. And amid all this, dozens of new virtual worlds arrive each week for people to explore in VR headsets.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 2, 2022

After having teased it, Meta has finally unveiled that it is opening its physical stores where it will sell its hardware : Portal, Ray-Ban Stories, and especially the Quest 2. Goodbye Oculus brand. More info (Meta stores) More info (Oculus website disappearing). Vive Mars CamTrack is the latest Vive hardware for professionals.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

AUGUST 10, 2022

The system creates everything in the user’s environment, which may be exhibited inside a blank room via head-mounted displays (HMDs) or other equipment that helps users feel they are physically inside the virtual world. Users may utilize visual, sound, and haptic (touch) stimuli to create an immersive manufactured world.

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MAY 26, 2022

It’s hard to understate Beat Saber’s influence on the VR industry. After launch in 2018, it catapulted itself into the spotlight as the must-have VR game for any headset owner and became one of the only VR-exclusive titles to gain brand recognition in the wider gaming industry. Platforms: Oculus Quest, Quest 2, PC VR, PSVR.

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ARVR

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Your avatar is a representation of you in the virtual world, so they’re a very important part of the Metaverse experience. These assets travel with you, and that creates a more unified experience when traveling between different virtual worlds. How Augmented Reality (AR) is Reshaping the Food Service Industry 3.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 26, 2023

The Meta team is exploring augmented reality solutions designed to work with smartphones and smart glasses, as well as virtual reality environments compatible with a range of Oculus headsets. Additionally, the platform allows business leaders to integrate third party technologies into their ecosystem, when developing unique worlds.

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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.) How Augmented Reality (AR) is Reshaping the Food Service Industry 3. Developing an Original World-Traveling VR Experience 4. Trending AR VR Articles: 1.How ExpiCulture?—?Developing

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FEBRUARY 18, 2017

Microsoft has a unique opportunity on the hardware front; if it utilizes PC-based headsets then there’s a good chance it will support devices with higher specs and better tracking than PlayStation VR, which is a device that allows you to lean into your virtual worlds, but doesn’t accommodate room scale and struggles with occlusion.

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EON Reality

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

AR and VR together, or AVR, form new interfaces for the computing and the data which enables growth for businesses, academia and governments across the world. So how does VR and AR change your business and industry? Are robots going to be replacing humans at work? EON Reality’s Human 2.0

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Today it’s a great day for virtual reality: at WCVRI conference, HTC has just announced a kit to provide 6 DOF controllers for Vive Focus and has showcased a hands-tracking technology for the Vive Pro ! The city is full of references to Virtual Reality, and so it is like a paradise for us VR enthusiasts. VR signage everywhere!

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NOVEMBER 8, 2023

After announcing $3 million in seed funding from investors including The Venture Reality Fund and Oculus founder Nate Mitchell, AstroBeam says its focus will be on creating "more comfortable, more accessible, and more human ways to hangout and have fun with friends in VR." I believe a big part of this starts with input.

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