AR Insider

MAY 8, 2020

This was the consensus of a recent panel moderated by Charlie Fink during HTC’s VIVE Ecosystem Conference, held in VR (video below). “Social aspects of hallway conversations and casual interaction is what drove me to experiment with virtual worlds for these conferences. Header image credit: HTC, YouTube.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 10, 2022

It is working on some form of virtual currency, that has been internally named “Zuck Buck” (I love this name, actually). It should not be based on cryptocurrency like Libra, but just be virtual money similar to Robux in Roblox, and we can expect it to be used in virtual worlds. Learn more. Learn more. Learn more.

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Road to VR

JUNE 15, 2016

Gloveone uses a pinch motion allowing you to grab objects in the virtual world, but instead of the usual optical or gestural detection, the glove smartly uses capacitive sensors to detect the pinch, which is much more robust than other methods. The latency of the input was also quite impressive.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Zuck and another Meta employee entered an empty virtual world, and Zuck started saying what he wanted to see in it and the AI answered by crafting exactly what he wanted. “I HTC released a trailer about his vision for the metaverse. HTC has released a trailer video with his vision of the metaverse.

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VRScout

MARCH 26, 2018

I was in Dubai last week for the Global Education and Skills Forum (which this year also had a big focus on immersive tech for learning), so I thought I’d use my free day to check out the new experience at the top of the world’s tallest building – the Burj Khalifa. Pretty appropriate, really.

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Tech Trends VR

APRIL 6, 2018

I was in Dubai last week for the Global Education and Skills Forum (which this year also had a big focus on immersive tech for learning) so I thought I’d use my free day to check out the new experience at the top of the world’s tallest building – the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. Pretty appropriate, really.

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VRWorld

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

It’s important to remember that every VR device fits one of three categories: mobile (meaning it uses the user’s smartphone to produce its virtual world), tethered (meaning the device must be hooked up to a PC or console) or more recently, “all-in-one” (meaning the computing hardware is built into the headset itself). Google Cardboard.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 16, 2020

The VR route is instead being pursued by HTC (with its VEC event happening soon) and IEEE. According to the most famous trailer creator of VR games, Kert Gartner, both approaches are wrong and the best solution is actually doing a video in 3rd person. (Thanks to BattleGroundsVR devs for the tip).

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Road to VR

MAY 8, 2019

” To boot, the team continued working remotely through High Fidelity for a few weeks in a virtual campus to further test the company’s direction. Within three days, Rosedale decided that the company would, in his words, “make it a big focus of our time.”

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VRScout

JULY 12, 2016

The focus of it was to really to see how far we could push the visuals because it came out at a time when Valve (with HTC) and Oculus had launched their specs for shipping and published recommended PC platforms to run on stuff. We set out to see how good we could make something look in a very practical sense, to set a bar.

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ARVR

JANUARY 4, 2023

Virtual Reality (VR) gaming has come a long way since the first VR headset was developed in the 1960s. Today, gamers can fully immerse themselves in virtual worlds and experience new levels of realism, immersion, and interactivity. Tips for Getting Started with VR Gaming Ready to try VR gaming for yourself?

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Road to VR

JANUARY 9, 2018

It might still be rather bulky, but HTC’s new Vive Pro brings a host of improvements that have the headset teetering on the edge of next-gen. Today at CES 2018, HTC revealed the Vive Pro. Image courtesy HTC. Improved Display Boosts Clarity. Clearer, More Immersive Views. Ergonomic and Ease-of-use Enhancements.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 10, 2022

A Horizon game is coming for this new headset, and some rumors talk also about Half-Life: Alyx potentially be available in the future; HTC has announced the Vive Wrist Tracker, a 6 DOF tracker for the Vive Focus 3. from PC) to join its virtual worlds , too, so that to increment the user base. Thanks Shachar Weis for the tip).

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 31, 2021

And it feels weird that HTC hasn’t fixed such a cheap little component that was already faulty on the original Vive. This unique event is known for its interactive sessions & workshops, networking, & virtual world-hopping to custom spaces curated & crafted by international thought leaders. Check it out! Learn more.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Lessons Learned From A Thousand Virtual Worlds. Rikard Steiber (HTC), Joel Breton (HTC). As President of Viveport and Head of Vive Studios respectively, Rikard Steiber and Joel Breton are two of the most senior figures working on the HTC Vive today. Prepare yourself; it’s going to be a busy one.

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VRScout

MAY 25, 2016

Head mounted display: With expansion to at home devices came the transition away from an arcade cabinet to setups a little closer to what you’ll see coming from the Big Three (Oculus, HTC, and Sony). Smaller interactions are generally controlled via touching the tip of the thumb to the tip of different fingers to varied inputs.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 14, 2017

I ended up at Valve Software running their hardware department, putting the team together that created the HTC Vive. Just recently, in the last few years, I founded a company called CastAR, where we’re making AR glasses that allow you to blend virtual graphics with real-world objects on your table. Ellsworth: VR is amazing.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 5, 2016

PSVR’s 1920×1080 OLED panel resolution might be lower on paper than the headset’s two major competitors, but with its RGB pixel structure, it’s perfectly capable of creating powerfully immersive experiences and beautiful virtual worlds, despite a few display flaws.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 4, 2022

I’m sure that after April, 20th, the Meta Quest ecosystem will appear even richer than it is now , creating a wider gap with other companies that may think about competing with the Quest, that is Pico, HTC, and even Apple. Doing marketing in virtual worlds can be valuable. Thanks to Rob Cole for the tip). Other news.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 24, 2022

On one side, many of these games have a huge multiplayer component and acquiring Activision Blizzard, Microsoft gains a lot of expertise in how to manage virtual worlds that host many thousands (if not millions) of players at the same time. HTC discounts its headsets. Thanks Marco Giammetti for the tip).

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 16, 2019

She’s the former head of content acquisition and partnerships for VIVE Port at HTC VIVE, and she used to be the V.P. When I was at HTC, yes, my job was a quote/unquote, “sit behind a desk” kind of thing. All of these organizations are– Alan: I think that was probably back when you were at HTC. Jenna: Yep.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 16, 2019

She’s the former head of content acquisition and partnerships for VIVE Port at HTC VIVE, and she used to be the V.P. When I was at HTC, yes, my job was a quote/unquote, “sit behind a desk” kind of thing. All of these organizations are– Alan: I think that was probably back when you were at HTC. Jenna: Yep.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 16, 2019

She's the former head of content acquisition and partnerships for VIVE Port at HTC VIVE, and she used to be the V.P. When I was at HTC, yes, my job was a quote/unquote, "sit behind a desk" kind of thing. Alan: I think that was probably back when you were at HTC. He's a wonderful voice for all the things that HTC is doing.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 10, 2019

I think once that has reached its tipping point, then this medium, this business process, will show itself as being as vital as we know it’s going to be very, very quickly. HTC has been promoting this; Bell Helicopters just designed a new, future-age helicopter. They built the whole thing in virtual reality in six months.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 10, 2019

I think once that has reached its tipping point, then this medium, this business process, will show itself as being as vital as we know it’s going to be very, very quickly. HTC has been promoting this; Bell Helicopters just designed a new, future-age helicopter. They built the whole thing in virtual reality in six months.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 11, 2019

HTC Vive is at the second place; Oculus Quest, even if it is so new, has already gathered a lot of interest from developers; Gaming is still the most popular content developed in XR, but now there is also interest in other kinds of applications , like entertainment (e.g. Thanks David for the tip). Thanks Eloi for the tip).

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 16, 2022

Notice how the pose of the index, including the exact position of the finger tip, is detected by Quest Pro controllers (Image by Upload VR). Do you remember when everyone was mocking HTC for its super-high prices and people were praising Meta for its cheap costs? Controllers are for sure one of the biggest features of this device.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 25, 2022

My favorite one is “interoperability” : you shoud be able to go through all virtual worlds carrying with you what you have got in one into the other ones. HTC Vive Wrist Tracker (Image by HTC). No one still knows how to build the necessary technologies to make it happen. And that’s amazing, I love it.

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Steki Amusement

OCTOBER 24, 2023

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