VRScout

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

The Warhammer universe is heading to the Oculus Quest and Oculus Quest 2, bringing with it all the over-the-top violence you know and love. I mean, obviously the hardware on the Quest is great. The hardware on Quest 2 is much better. We sat down with developer Pixel Toys to get the details on this gruesome VR shooter.

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Upload VR

MAY 25, 2022

Valve encourages anyone with questions on capturing and processing a scene to post them in the comments section of the Workshop listing. In last month’s SteamVR hardware survey, Quest 2 reached 47.92% of VR headset usage on the platform, creeping its way toward 50%. You can read the full list here.

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Upload VR

JULY 6, 2023

Most VR developers obviously can't actively support every possible controller though, so SteamVR has a robust controller input binding system to allow users to create bindings for different games and share them on Steam Workshop. Improved performance of workshop binding loading. The binding UI's style has been refreshed.

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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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VRScout

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Some of the biggest names in social impact will be in attendance, including: Participant Media, Conservation International, the Rainforest Alliance, Connect for Climate/World Bank, and the Milken Institute, as well as tech companies like Google, Microsoft, and Oculus. Community programming and workshops are essential to this project.”

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 23, 2021

brainstorming vs workshop). Every year, the Oculus Connect, later (sadly) renamed as Facebook Connect, is the biggest event about XR from Facebook. It is a great occasion to hear amazing talks by people like John Carmack and Michael Abrash, but especially of seeing the launch of interesting hardware and software. Some XR fun.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 2, 2016

Oculus Touch launches in less than a week but the Rift is still getting its fair share of new releases before the big day. There isn’t a whole lot new on the Oculus Home Store this week, but a few notables over on Steam. Plus — check out our list of the best Oculus Rift games and best Gear VR games for more suggestions!

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 23, 2023

He said that Apple is going to “ make VR into something everybody wants before it’s something that everybody can afford ”, like the original Oculus The trademark XROS has been registered by a shell company owned by Apple. Meta has silently ended support for Oculus Home on PC. That’s so sad.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 27, 2020

What is interesting the most are not the features, that more or less are the same as most other headsets: integrated headphones, halo+headband, IPD adjustment, etc… It seems a mix of a Samsung Odyssey and an Oculus Rift S. Oculus Go is not part of the Oculus For Business program anymore. But of course, I hope for a full reveal

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ARVR

APRIL 27, 2021

I decided not to stick to a specific platform or hardware and I will instead discuss generic principles that can help you shape a robust onboarding process based on your own needs. For the sake of accessibility, I would suggest using a self-contained headset with inside-out tracking like the Oculus Quest or the Pico.

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ARPost

APRIL 27, 2021

However, its surprisingly useful affordances, universal hardware compatibility, and sheer ease-of-use make it impossible to pass up on our list of VR remote collaboration platforms and solutions. The platform is accessible via Oculus headsets, as well as through 2D interfaces on computers and mobile devices. Hubs by Mozilla.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 4, 2021

I have to say that this “leak” comes in a very timely fashion , by chance exactly at the moment when Facebook was building the hype for Oculus Quest 2 Pro , convincing so some people to wait for Valve’s moves before buying the new Oculus headset. Facebook hires the first Oculus Ambassadors. Apple Maps are going AR.

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Road to VR

MAY 15, 2018

” Supported controllers include the XBox One gamepad, Vive Tracker, Oculus Touch, and motion controllers for HTC Vive and Windows “Mixed Reality” VR headsets, although we expect there are plenty more SteamVR-compatible peripherals out there that will make their way into Valve’s keybinding system.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

And the price of the wireless add-on is even more suspicious: speaking with a hardware manufacturer, they told me that ONLY THE ANTENNAS of a Wi-Gig connection for VR streaming (like the one of the Vive Pro) costs around $100… so how can the whole wireless streaming device cost just $50?? Other relevant news.

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Leapmotion

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Find out this week on Developer Labs with a retro art experiment and how hardware hacking can change the world. To take control of your own hardware integrations, check out Cylon.js to hack an Arduino. Let us know your hardware hacking dreams @LeapMotionDev with the hashtag #WWYL. How Hardware Hacking Can Change the World.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Even at the low side of 100,000 units, that’s in the neighborhood of how many Oculus Rift DK2s were shipped globally , which at the time of launch in 2015 cost nearly one-sixth of the price of ML One. Abovitz reportedly later reduced that number to 100,000 units. Image courtesy AT&T, Magic Leap.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2020

We’re hearing this since many years, but now the sensation is that we’re coming close to the moment when the prophecy will come true: the rumors are intensifying and the software (ARKit) and the hardware (depth cameras, 5G) designed by Apple are all converging to the glasses solution. Oculus Link now works with USB 2.0. port and cable.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

This weekend I’ve also organized together with SIDI a big VR workshop on new technologies (XR, AI, neural links, etc…). Developers are coming up with creative uses of Oculus Quest hands tracking. Oculus Quest hands tracking is being a success among developers. PSVR game Ghost Giant has come to Oculus Quest on February, 20th.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Oculus finally revealed that Quest will get controllerless hand-tracking input. We got to test the feature at Oculus Connect 6 last week and came away impressed. Hand-tracking is coming to Quest early next year, Facebook announced last week at Oculus Connect 6. Quest Hand-tracking Demo.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 16, 2020

Actually, I have been pretty disappointed because there has been no hardware launch , but my lack of sleep has been rewarded by the announcement of a new software platform by HTC and also by HTC publicly showcasing some prototypes I made in the last weeks. It will be based on VirBELA; Vive Sessions. It will be based on ENGAGE; Vive Museum.

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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. The toolkit is secured to enterprise standards, and includes access to a variety of workshop tools to assist individuals in getting started.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

So, this article helps you learn these: How to setup hand-tracking in Unity The different uses for hand tracking in your VR projects A quick guide to hand-tracking design for AR/VR with the Oculus Quest When you should use controllers or hands When and how to use levers Other interesting facts about hand-tracking. What is the Risk of Failure?

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VRScout

AUGUST 15, 2016

Remember, HTC Vive is a collaboration between HTC, the Taiwanese hardware manufacturer, and Valve, the American video game developer and publisher. If you’re interested in developing for the system, you’re required to attend an in-person training workshop in Seattle – classes start in September and it’ll cost you $3,000.

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ARVR

JULY 21, 2020

hardware and software. Hardware Most of the VR systems available today incorporate a headset or a visor that takes up the user’s whole field of view, as well as optional accessories, such as controllers, gloves, and distance sensors. Thus, the hardware is made by tech companies and the software by developers.

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RealVision VR

MAY 20, 2016

This is a day long masterclass with hand picked topics from a longer 3 day Think in 360 workshop done for production studios who need consultation during on-going VR film projects. of Abudhabi, and conducted workshops at polytechnics and Media training institutions in Singapore. Youtube, Oculus Rift and Vive, Google Cardboard.

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Digitalnauts

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Some examples include the Oculus Quest and Vive Focus platforms. They have some great capabilities in terms of hardware. Among such are HTC Vive and Oculus Rift headsets. . More functional training, more effective workshops, remote interaction. SOME EXAMPLES OF VR APPLICATIONS. HOLOGRAPHIC DISPLAYS.

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Hypergrid Business

JULY 7, 2017

VizMove is the world’s only complete multi-user hardware and software solution that allows users to build and experience virtual reality environments. They have used virtual reality for instructional purposes in graduate and undergraduate courses, workshops and field trips. I’m anxious to see how that plays out.”

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 9, 2020

La Biennale di Venezia , the commitee behind the Venice Film Festival, has just organized its important workshop of the Biennale College inside the VRrOOm social XR platform for which I’m a developer. Oculus rejects Crisis VRigade again, causing backlash from the community. So, Start it is not a valid answer.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 29, 2022

I have worked on VR workshops where people had fun choosing crazy avatars and then going partying together. We also managed to get on board Pico, who besides being a great sponsor, also provided the hardware for many experiences. Both kinds of events require more effort than you expected in the beginning.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 31, 2021

In his video, it seems that the Pico Neo 3 is exactly what we would expect, that is a good clone of the Oculus Quest 2. There is also a companion app (another thing copied from Oculus), through which you can buy the games (of course connected with Alipay and WeChat pay). He’s most probably talking about the Oculus Quest 2 Pro.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 20, 2020

And by ’99, the hardware was there, so you can start running this on PCs. But what was it like kind of going through these growing pains of going from a million dollar simulator — millions of dollars simulator — to now we can buy an Oculus Quest for 500 bucks? So this was before Oculus. They see the value.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 20, 2020

And by ’99, the hardware was there, so you can start running this on PCs. But what was it like kind of going through these growing pains of going from a million dollar simulator — millions of dollars simulator — to now we can buy an Oculus Quest for 500 bucks? So this was before Oculus. They see the value.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Langzou VR in education, VR Waibao in collaboration tools) and other on hardware (e.g. Since VR is only now starting to grow worldwide and it is not a mature technology yet (it lacks proper hardware and content), there is an opportunity for China to enter this growing field and become a worldwide leader in innovating the technology.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 20, 2020

And by '99, the hardware was there, so you can start running this on PCs. But what was it like kind of going through these growing pains of going from a million dollar simulator -- millions of dollars simulator -- to now we can buy an Oculus Quest for 500 bucks? So this was before Oculus. Alan: We're talking 20 years.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 18, 2019

Mobile virtual reality on a headset like an Oculus Go, which is $200. Do you guys offer strategic workshops? Rori: So we, like I guess all consulting companies, we do our workshops. And so, we run workshops where we show everybody, you know, here’s VR. Do you have white papers or case studies? Here’s AR.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 18, 2019

Mobile virtual reality on a headset like an Oculus Go, which is $200. Do you guys offer strategic workshops? Rori: So we, like I guess all consulting companies, we do our workshops. And so, we run workshops where we show everybody, you know, here’s VR. Do you have white papers or case studies? Here’s AR.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 24, 2019

He has always been a great innovator and I admire his work since the good old Oculus DK 2 times, when he published “Sightline: The Chair” Now he is continuing this innovation work by building a completely open metaverse called Neos , where thanks to object modeling and scripting, it is possible to create everything you want.

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