XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Virtual reality (VR) caught the imagination of a generation from its foundation stages at the end of the last century up through Meta’s acquisition of Oculus; now, VR in business is becoming a serious consideration for many international firms. The benefit of using VR over video conferencing software is the core immersion.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 25, 2022

As always in January I like to play the speculation game and make my personal predictions for augmented and virtual reality for the new year (2022, in this case). Networking libraries, VR hardware, AR glasses, common standards… nothing is ready to build the metaverse in the short term. So… let’s start!

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TechCrunch VR

AUGUST 30, 2021

After taking over the mantle of most-downloaded social media app in the world with TikTok, ByteDance is coming for Facebook’s moonshot, buying up its own virtual reality headset maker called Pico. Like Oculus, they create both hardware and software for their VR devices. Pico nabs $24.7M

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 12, 2019

The time for my Oculus Quest review has come. The Quest has a nice packaging , as all Oculus products. I really love opening Oculus products , since usually they are packaged really well, and the Quest is no exception. Oculus Quest box content (Image by Oculus). Front view of the Oculus Quest.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 26, 2018

We all know that China is a country that is betting big on Virtual Reality. The Chinese VR ecosystem is very active and it is evolving pretty fast: this summer I have been in China and I met some cool startups that are working on software (e.g. Me using Space Painter virtual reality experience by Lenqiy.

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Ryan Schultz

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Horizon Workrooms get savaged in a highly critical review video by The Verge, a sign of the growing antipathy toward’s Meta virtual reality hardware and software strategy. This is worth negative ten billion dollars. I would pay ten billion dollars to never use this again. ThrillSeeker.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Yesterday evening I came home at night after a long day at work and I opened my laptop to read (and share) some more news on the just-launched Oculus Link. The Oculus Link was not important anymore… it could wait. The gaming community is gaining awareness of virtual reality, and of its importance.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 13, 2021

If I had to choose the most common question I’ve received in these 4 years on the blog, social media, and Quora, I would surely pick “How do I get started with virtual reality?” How I got started with virtual reality. I chose the specialization in multimedia and software applications.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 2, 2022

On the Vive tracker this seems to be related to power management whilst on other hardware like Index controllers it’s mainly related to finger tracking and grip sensors. GREEN: Firmware (“embedded” programs in hardware). cable extender left over from my ownership of an Oculus Rift CV1 with a 3-camera tracking setup.

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ARPost

MAY 12, 2021

Hardware Releases. A stand-alone enterprise headset with a focus on protecting tracking data does seem to be a direct response to Oculus. As VIVE shifts toward enterprise, Oculus has shifted toward consumer markets and its enterprise solutions have increasingly run into data concerns presented by the company’s Facebook ownership.

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ARVR

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

With these numbers, creating a fulfilling shopping experience online should be a top priority for retail providers, and virtual reality is one of the greatest tools they have in accomplishing it. What is virtual marketing and retail? We can also help you get started with your own virtual reality shopping app.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 8, 2021

HTC is teasing the launch of a new hardware. It may be a new standalone device : we know that HTC is going to launch a new headset this year: Mr. President told this to me during the Virtual Reality Day and has confirmed this in other various public interviews. Other relevant news. Image by HTC). Pico Neo 3 is coming in Q2 2021.

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ARVR

APRIL 22, 2021

Top 5 Virtual Reality Challenges?—?From From Pricing to Ethical Issues and Health Effects Even though virtual reality is being used by many companies, educational institutions, and government organizations, it still needs to overcome certain problems. Today you can buy an Oculus Rift S or Quest 2 for less than $400.

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ARPost

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Today, virtual reality promises to take online gaming to new heights as it delivers an immersive interactive experience to gamers around the world. VR companies are developing hardware: helmets, sensor gloves, hand controllers, and more. See Also: Can Virtual Reality Games Lead to Violent Behavior? Types of Games.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 22, 2020

Oculus has gained in these years always more success in the consumers’ landscape, and now with the Oculus Quest , thanks to an affordable device running great content , it is making strides in the market. Today, finally, Facebook has changed all of this and i s making Oculus For Business available to all interested companies.

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VRScout

APRIL 12, 2020

We’re not even half way through 2020 and so far this year is shaping up to be a big one for standalone location-based VR thanks to the Oculus Quest. Facebook’s Oculus Quest headset is contributing heavily to the rise of arena-scale location-based VR, due primarily to its affordability, convenience, and wireless 6dof capabilities.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Oculus Quest 2 has celebrated a pretty successful launch, with some developers saying they’ve seen a dramatic jump in both sales and engagement across their games since the standalone headset’s October 13th release. We launched Quest 2, our most advanced virtual reality headset, right in time for the holidays.

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ARVR

JULY 21, 2020

A massive surge of online education and EdTech is taking place, and Virtual Reality (VR) is one of the technologies at the forefront of this movement. hardware and software. Examples of the former include Oculus Rift and Valve Index , while the latter include Gear VR and Google Cardboard.

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ARVR

JANUARY 25, 2021

Virtual Reality Future?—?Predictions, Since VR technology is becoming more and more mainstream, we decided to look into the future of virtual reality technology to see how people will interact, the role it is expected to play, and, in general, answer the question: what is the future of virtual reality?

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Chris Koomen is a Virtual Reality specialist and consultant at KLM , a Dutch airline company. Because of his work, he finds himself working every day on XR headsets in professional settings, and he was one of the first people to share a photo of the Oculus Quest 2 For Business on my Linkedin feed.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 17, 2023

It might sound like an unusual question in a world where the adoption of virtual reality and extended reality solutions is exploding. While many of Facebook’s properties retained their original branding, the “Oculus” brand, previously acquired by Facebook in 2014, adopted the new name. What is Meta Quest?

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Road to VR

APRIL 29, 2020

In Facebook’s Q1 2020 earnings call today, the company overviewed its latest financial situation and noted that Oculus products were a major contributor to $297 million in non-advertising revenue. Wehner specifically noted that the increase was “driven primarily by the sales of Oculus products.”

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 29, 2016

Wedged somewhat inconsiderately at the very start of every year (it’s OK CES organisers, no one in the tech industry have families they want to spend time with), the annual Consumer Electronics Show held in Las Vegas is still the biggest event for hardware in the world. Oculus’ Pre-DK1 Prototype, shown at CES 2013.

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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. Photo courtesy Apple. Vive Demo on Stage.

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TechCrunch VR

AUGUST 19, 2021

Facebook’s journey toward making virtual reality a thing has been long and circuitous, but despite mixed success in finding a wide audience for VR, they have managed to build some very nice hardware along the way. Desktop users and VR users have been effectively siloed from each other over the years.

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Road to VR

JUNE 2, 2020

Last month Oculus released the Oculus for Business program for enterprise customers. Based in Switzerland, Onno is a freelance senior solution architect working on a virtual reality platform for a multinational enterprise. What is Oculus for Business ? Image courtesy Oculus. First, a quick primer.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MARCH 20, 2023

Around the world, technologies in the extended reality landscape have gained increasing attention from virtually every industry. In the last few years, we’ve seen virtual reality transform from a novel concept connected to the gaming and entertainment space to a crucial corporate tool.

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ARVR

JUNE 16, 2021

Virtual Reality: A New Age of Learning Science Virtual reality is not a new, hot-off-the-press concept. The term “ virtual reality” was first used in 1987 by Jaron Lanier, who was researching goggles that could display digital creations (Lowood, 2018). n.d.). , n.d.).

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VRScout

JULY 19, 2016

On March 25th, 2014, many people were left scratching their heads: why did Facebook spend 2 billion dollars to acquire a Kickstarter funded virtual reality company called Oculus. Virtual reality has taken the world by storm. Here is a summation of all things virtual reality as we currently know it.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 19, 2017

New SteamVR optical technologies now available to VR hardware manufacturers includes the use of both LCD and OLED custom panels. These essentially combine with the existing free license for SteamVR tracking and input technology, meaning that the key hardware elements for high-end VR are now all available through Valve.

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ARVR

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

One-year price performance for MSFT, AAPL, GOOGL, SNE, and NVDA According to the latest report from Statista , the global augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) markets are rapidly growing and are forecast to reach a total of $72.8 How Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR) can transform Education 3.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Apart from the splendid Cathedral and the tasty Trdelnik, Prague also features an interesting Virtual Reality startup: VRgineers. Having a tour inside VRgineers, that is a startup that is trying to develop almost all the main parts of its headset , made me understand how creating a Virtual Reality headset is incredibly difficult.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JUNE 29, 2017

Even when René Pinnell launched Kaleidoscope’s virtual reality festival in 2015, his vision had always been to build a funding platform to help independent VR creators and studios raise money for their original VR projects. Now that day is here. And we want to solve that problem. It’s a chicken-egg situation.

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ARPost

MARCH 16, 2020

After decades of speculation, anticipation, hype, and disappointment, is 2020 virtual reality ’s breakout year? As someone who studies the psychology and ergonomics of virtual and augmented technologies, I’ve long known the key to mass adoption lies in a positive user experience, which virtual reality is now poised to deliver.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Back then, those of us who called ourselves ‘VR enthusiasts’ were just happily typing away our dreams in different forums [shoutout to the MTBS3D VR subsection], dreaming of the day we’d have the Holodeck, the Matrix, or whatever version of VR we each thought of as the “high standard” of a true virtual reality. Don’t have one yet?

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Oculus Quest 2 ships today to pre-order customers (we’re eagerly watching the door). B y now, you’ve probably heard all about Oculus Quest 2. B y now, you’ve probably heard all about Oculus Quest 2. Virtual Reality Oasis. Check it out below in embedded videos and narrative takeaways.

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TechCrunch VR

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

To Bharani Rajakumar , the founder of Transfr , the dilemma of displaced workers is the perfect use case for virtual reality technology. Transfr leverages virtual reality to create simulations of manufacturing-plant shop floors or warehouses for training purposes. Transfr’s core technology is its software.

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