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An amazing day at HTC Vive, trying SteamVR multiroom, Vive Wireless Adapter and Vive Focus gesture tracking

The Ghost Howls

Two days ago, I’ve been at HTC Vive Chinese headquarters in Beijing. It has been a really amazing day, where I have been able to try some amazing HTC tech demos (more on this later on! I’ve been able to speak with three companies incubated in the Vive-X Beijing and also to know various HTC Vive employees.

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Amazon’s New ‘Sumerian’ Tool Aims to Make Developing Web-based VR Apps Easier

Road to VR

Called Sumerian, the tool is capable of publishing 3D content to any browser that supports WebGL or WebVR graphics rendering, including Daydream, HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and iOS mobile devices. WebVR is integrated into major browsers including Chrome for Android, Oculus Carmel, Samsung Internet, Opera developer version and Firefox Nightly.

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Beyond the Joystick: Companies Building the Future of VR Locomotion

VRScout

It wasn’t long ago that the best method of moving around games and virtual worlds were two joysticks or a set of keyboard keys and a mouse. With the advent of consumer VR that allows for room scale mobility within virtual environments — the game has changed completely. Say you’re in VR and want to look to your left?

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Bigscreen Beta Will Officially Host The International 2019 DOTA 2 Tournament Next Week

Peter Graham

This isn’t the first time Valve has streamed this competition in virtual reality (VR), originally experimenting with the feature in 2016 for HTC Vive owners. At the end of the week Bigscreen Beta will be launching a new environment to enjoy, a new modern-themed cinema. 20th – 24th August – Main Event.

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Justin Roiland (‘Rick and Morty’) To Host Live VR Talk Show With Reggie Watts

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

Inside AltspaceVR, you assume the form of one of several basic avatars and move around many virtual environments while interacting with other digital avatars to play games, watch videos or just shoot the electronic breeze. Watts is becoming something of an unofficial spokesmen for the app and for virtual reality in general.

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What is the Influence of Major Corporations in XR and Spatial Computing?

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

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. It allows users to walk around in a shared virtual environment without requiring a controller. Samsung was demoing 3 models.

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Real-time XR Performance Platform VRJam Begins Crowdfunding Campaign

Peter Graham

This can come in several forms from 360-degree video to interactive virtual environments such as those being developed by RedPill VR at its Social Virtual Reality (SVR) platform or TheWaveVR. If VRJam hits the funding goal the money will be used towards building interactive virtual environments for artists and fans.