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The XR Week Peek (2020.05.11): new Quest is in the works, Magic Leap may pivot to healthcare, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Image by Oculus). Facebook is working on a new version of the Oculus Quest. According to a report by Bloomberg, Oculus is working on a new Oculus Quest model, and it has already done prototypes that are lighter and more powerful than the current device. Top news of the week. Mechanical IPD is confirmed.

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Examining The Oculus VR Passthrough Functionality

Gravity Jack

The virtual reality (VR) landscape has been rapidly evolving over the past few years, and one of the most promising advancements that are set to change the game is the Oculus passthrough functionality. First and foremost, the Oculus passthrough functionality brings a new level of safety and convenience to VR experiences.

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Spatial Beats: Snap, Google & Digilens

AR Insider

Soon, you will be able to superimpose your real self into a virtual world through Oculus casting. Former Oculus chief Hugo Barra has announced he’s left Facebook in a blog post. The Oculus Go was launched under his watch. Barra says he’s moving into the healthcare technology space.

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The 5th Annual VR Awards Hosted by AIXR

ARPost

VR Healthcare of the Year. The first VR Award, VR Healthcare of the Year went to Osso VR for “Cinematic VR Surgical Training Platform.” See Also: Are Virtual Reality Concerts the Future of Live Music? Accepting the VR Award was Virtualware , a company spanning education, entertainment, and healthcare.

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From Brain-Computer Interfaces To Digital Humans: How These Technologies Are Bringing Us Closer To The Metaverse

VRScout

Technology can augment the world around us, it can enhance the human experience, our capabilities, and also extend our reality to digital and virtual worlds. With Oculus having launched hand-tracking on the Quest this past December, I wonder how far we are from consumer-ready mind-control systems. Eye-Tracking .

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AIXR Partners With VRChat to Bring 4th Annual VR Awards Online

ARPost

Winners from the past three events include Oculus Rift and Quest, Google Tilt Brush, HTC VIVE Pro, and the Vader Immortal series. VRChat , the group bringing the VR Awards online, is a free-to-play virtual world currently in early access on Steam , Oculus , and VIVEPORT. The Oculus Rift S headset. Pimax Artisan.

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The XR Week Peek (2024.02.20): Zuckerberg reviews the Vision Pro, Mozilla Hubs shuts down, and more!

The Ghost Howls

For instance, a clinic center in San Diego is experimenting with how to use it for healthcare. More info (VCs think about the enterprise uses of the Vision Pro) More info (Vision Pro for healthcare in San Diego) But there is not only good news for Apple.

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