VRScout

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Side-by-side comparison of the HTC Vive Pro (left) and Varjo VR-1 (right) / Image Credit: Varjo. Varjo is pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in VR fidelity,” spoke Timoni West, Director of XR Research at Unity Technologies. Side-by-side comparison of the HTC Vive Pro (left) and Varjo VR-1 (right) / Image Credit: Varjo.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Recent technological advancements have pushed the envelope of what modern technologies are capable of. Furthermore, these innovations have greatly changed the way users interact with such technologies. Unfortunately, such beliefs stem from a misunderstanding of the technology and how it works.

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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…). Image by HTC Vive). HTC expands its Cosmos offering and teases the future with Proton. This has been a pretty interesting week for HTC Vive. Top news of the week.

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ARPost

JULY 23, 2021

Thus, participants will be able to interact with each other and with the innovative devices and technologies on display. A large adoption rate for augmented and virtual reality in 2020 has broadened the audience and age groups interested in the latest technologies. This year will be special for the XR industry. ICHVR 2021.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 15, 2024

The OpenXR API is a core piece behind many XR headsets from vendors such as Acer, ByteDance, Canon, HTC, Magic Leap, Meta, Microsoft, Sony, XREAL, Qualcomm, Valve, and Varjo. Moreover, RT3D development services like Autodesk VRED, Blender, Godot, NVIDIA’s Omniverse, StereoKit, Unreal Engine, and Unity support OpenXR integration.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Announced as “The Official Blancpain GT Series Game” , the sim brings many technology upgrades over Assetto Corsa (2014) , thanks in part to the move to Unreal Engine 4. Unreal Engine’s comprehensive VR support could benefit the new sim in these areas. Assetto Corsa supports Oculus Rift and HTC Vive.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 12, 2024

This might be part of the reason why the haptic technology market is expected to reach a value of $5 billion by 2028. These gloves are fitted with technology that delivers various forms of feedback to users wearing an extended reality headset. However, haptic technologies have the potential to support various use cases.

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VRScout

APRIL 17, 2018

According to HTC, the SDK breaks down into three primary modules that allow developers to focus solely on their content: a depth module, see-through module, and a 3D reconstruction module. The SDK also supports native development with plugins for both Unity as well as Unreal Engine 4.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 25, 2024

Notably, via its XR segment, the firm highlighted how spatial data cloud streaming will allow various industrial sectors, such as automated warehouse management, to grow and optimize operations thanks to emerging workplace technology. Seidl added: We have supported Unity and Unreal for a while.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 24, 2020

A comment from HTC , just saying that it was up to compete with Oculus has had on Twitter something like 12K likes , and I think that HTC’s social media manager had never seen that number in his whole life. What other devices are so cheap, have the best games, a continuous stream of updates? The same on Twitter. Other relevant news.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Company CTO Idan Beck says its Sandbox SDK will have capabilities like “high-performance inverse kinematics, rigging, and motion capture capabilities,” and will include support for Unreal Engine, Unity, and Native. Sandbox says however that developers can create using more modest setups such as an Oculus Rift or HTC Vive.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

APRIL 20, 2023

The years following Connect 2021 were transformative for Meta as the company transitioned from a social media company to a serious technology firm. Although, in reality, these technologies co-exist. Mover, popular VR gaming solutions from HTC VIVE and Valve attracted more consumers to the emerging space.

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Road to VR

JUNE 6, 2017

Standing in a green screen setup to facilitate a mixed reality presentation, Lauren used HTC Vive hardware connected to a new 27-inch Retina iMac to illustrate the performance of Apple’s VR-capable hardware and native VR support in High Sierra, the next major version of macOS.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 23, 2019

HTC has revealed the design of the Vive Cosmos. HTC has finally unveiled some information on the Vive Cosmos. HTC has told in the past that this is a headset more consumer-oriented , but Sebastian Ang of Mixed Reality TV has reported that, according to a reliable source, the price will be 899. Top news of the week.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 6, 2017

The experience was built in 1:1 scale within Unreal Engine. You can check out a short behind the scenes below: Trying the experience for himself, astronaut Tim Peake reflects: “Exploring space is something that motivates a lot of young people to enter careers in science and technology.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 20, 2016

Ironbelly Studios and TectonicVR are bringing a new built-for-VR open world title to the HTC Vive, set within the medieval era, and it’s looking mighty promising too. The perfect escape from our modern, technology-dominated modern lives perhaps. The game is already available for HTC Vive via Steam Early Access for $14.99

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Road to VR

MARCH 20, 2018

Image courtesy HTC. HTC have finally revealed the price and release date of the anticipated Vive Pro , opening preorders globally at Vive.com and other retailers. The company is still heavily involved with VR development however, and are expected to present some new technology with Google at Display Week 2018 in May. Nvidia RTX.

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VRScout

JULY 3, 2018

Using a combination of flexible, high-quality silicon and proprietary sensor technology, the company promises a comfortable experience with tracking capable of 0.01 There are also murmurs of force feedback technology supposedly being implemented into a future model. Compatibility: Unity, Unreal Engine, C++, C#, Python.

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Road to VR

MARCH 22, 2018

Qualcomm’s latest reference headset supports Vive Wave, HTC Vive Focus international launch, Oculus talks about their 2018 ecosystem, announces ‘Positional Timewarp’, reveals new Oculus Go details, and Unreal Engine’s real-time ray-tracing demo. Unreal Engine’s real-time ray-tracing live demo.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JUNE 23, 2017

Welcome to another week chronicling the latest releases for HTC Vive. We also have a top list of the absolute best HTC Vive games — which is updated every few months with the latest and greatest options. New HTC Vive Releases on Steam. New HTC Vive Releases on Viveport. Natatorium, from Blue King Technology.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 22, 2024

Creating the most immersive XR experiences requires more than just the best visuals or spatial audio technologies. Leveraging the technologies across their line of enterprise-exclusive headsets, such as the VR-3, XR-3, and Aero, has birthed several key secondary tools for hand and eye tracking. Under its Varjo Base v3.5

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MARCH 27, 2023

RealWear Exploring various aspects of the immersive technology landscape, RealWear produces sensors, apps, and hardware for the XR space. The most recent addition to the Pro Collection is the HTC VIVE Pro 2, which includes precision room-scale tracking, 5K visual fidelity, and a 120-degree field of view.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 1, 2024

Here are some of the VR vendors making waves in the industry as of 2024: RealWear Meta Apple Goertek Pimax Pico HP HTC Vive Samsung Varjo Lenovo Valve Index Vrgineers RealWear Exploring various aspects of the immersive technology landscape, RealWear produces sensors, apps, and hardware for the XR space.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

In late August, the World Economic Forum (WEF) released its 11th annual Top 10 Emerging Technologies report , highlighting innovative technology solutions that positively impact society. The news comes as many place doubt on the future of the Metaverse following a dip in general interest.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 14, 2016

This week’s weekly roundup of HTC Vive titles contains a handful of virtual ‘escape the room’ experiences, some wacky mini-games, and even an education lab with a growing list of attractions. We also have a top list of the absolute best HTC Vive games — which is updated every few months with the latest and greatest options.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Around the world, countless companies and groups are already reaping the benefits of extended reality technology. Here, universities, schools, and training companies are embracing the experiential benefits of immersive XR technology to deliver lessons like never before. HTC Vive and Penn State. Meta Oculus and Aptiv.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 12, 2016

Hackathon events in various forms are now commonplace across different technologies and for virtual reality has proven an important catalyst for innovation and creativity in the past, with both Oculus and HTC embracing the format to encourage content creation.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 8, 2023

Creating the most immersive XR experiences requires more than just the best visuals or spatial audio technologies. The company’s sensor and tracking technology comes in the form of the “OctoXR” Unity game engine. The tracking-system agnostic technology can also integrate with virtually any setup.

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Road to VR

JUNE 15, 2017

New The Walking Dead games were revealed, Bethesda clarifies VR platform exclusivity stance, we go hands-on with Ace Combat 7, and try out DisplayLink’s XR wireless solution for the HTC Vive. The games run on Unreal Engine, and are targeting all three major VR platforms.

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VRScout

MARCH 23, 2018

Now, after a grueling 5-month wait , true fans of the show will finally have the chance to step into the show themselves via a brand new VR experience for the HTC Vive. However, it’s the experience’s use of ‘forward rendering’ technology that steals the show.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

APRIL 14, 2023

The augmented reality (AR) gaming market has seen new contenders rise as technological platforms offer new possibilities for the sector. One such entrant, Mirrorscape, has leveraged Qualcomm Technologies’ AR2 smart glasses system to develop its ARcana gaming platform.

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Last week, Augmented World Expo EU (AWE) 2023 hosted its yearly event highlighting recent innovations in enterprise-grade AR/VR/MR solutions, as well as related emerging technology such as genAI, digital twins, and geospatial tech. Time and time again, we have seen how important businesses have been to scale that technology adoption.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 23, 2024

Lenovo, ASUS, Qualcomm, and More to Support Open Future The revamped Meta Horizon OS aims to scale and drive XR application and hardware development, building upon core technologies such as high-resolution passthrough, scene understanding, spatial anchors, and body tracking, eventually powering metaverse experiences.

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Leapmotion

APRIL 5, 2016

Along with last week’s Unreal 4.11 Here’s a quick guide to everything from Lighthouse tracking to Unreal development. How can I build with Unreal Engine? UE4 has built-in Vive support, and with the new official plugin release in Unreal Engine 4.11 , it’s easier than ever to get started with Leap Motion + Vive.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 20, 2016

We learned a lot about pushing the rendering technology with it, but because of the constraints there was just a lot that we wanted to get done that we couldn’t get done. . “ Bullet Train was made on a short timeframe with a small group,” said Whiting.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 24, 2017

The game is due to launch for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift in early 2018. Sci-fi shooter Evasion from VR studio Archiact has been revealed, said to feature ‘next generation’ VR locomotion and ‘high intensity’ co-op multiplayer combat for up to 4 players. The game’s ‘Swarm A.I’

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TechCrunch VR

JANUARY 3, 2023

Nintendo ultimately sold 1 million of the things, but the technology just wasn’t there, and the dream controlling gameplay with a robo-glove appeared to have died along with it. It’s compatible with HTC Vive headsets, as well as Steam VR hardware. Of course, when dealing with VR hardware, “cheaper” is certainly relative.

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