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VR Veteran Studio Behind ‘Bigscreen’ Unveils Thin & Light PC VR Headset ‘Beyond’

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Notably, the headset doesn’t include the requiste SteamVR tracking base stations or SteamVR-compatible controllers like the Valve Index controller or HTC Vive wand—you’ll have to purchase those separately. Valve Index, HTC Vive). HTC Vive Tracker, Tundra Tracker). video) and dual USB 3.0 Not included.

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‘Bigscreen’ Brings Paid Movies to Social VR Platform, Showing Select 2D & 3D Films

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Unlike video on demand services, each week Bigscreen will be hosting four different films, which premiere every Friday at 6PM ET ( local time here ) and start every 30 minutes. Bigscreen supports Oculus Quest, Oculus Go, Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Valve Index, and all Windows VR headsets. Find out how to download it for free here.

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Bigscreen Debuts World’s Smallest VR Headset

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Founded in 2014, Bigscreen launched its social VR platform allowing users to stream movies, play video games, and collaborate across PCs with friends and colleagues. It operates across major platforms such as Meta Quest 2 and Pro, SteamVR headsets such as the Valve Index, HTC VIVE, and Windows Mixed Reality (MR) head-mounted displays.

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Is XR ‘Taking Off’ for the Commercial Aviation Industry?

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With the immersive kit, workers could overlay manuals, holograms, and video guides on physical aircraft repair walkthroughs. The commercial aviation carrier was also the first in the United Kingdom to ‘pilot’ the system. With HTC VIVE Flow goggles, passengers can play VR games while travelling to their destinations.

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Massive growth in the number of VR producers

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The number of 360 video and VR studios is growing at an explosive rate. “We started our directory back in 2015, before HTC Vive and Oculus had even launched, with 99 studios as members. “Over time, we saw how VR and 360 video producers started to pop out of the ground. United States: 554 studios. On average 1.5

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Exclusive: First Look at ‘Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice’ VR Edition

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Ninja Theory, the minds behind BAFTA award-winning action-adventure game Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice (2017), are bringing the full, uncut title to Oculus Rift and HTC Vive headsets soon. Check out the gameplay video at the bottom to see what I mean.

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The Media and Entertainment Metaverse: What to Expect

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No longer bound to physical locations, users can access volumetric video and real-time 3D content to interact. Theme and amusement parks have begun incorporating VR technologies from HTC VIVE for novel attractions. These have attracted thousands to the same immersive spaces for performances in real-time and 4K volumetric video.