VRScout

MARCH 10, 2018

Attendees could jump into one of six networked Oculus Rift headsets and enter the world of SlimeZone, letting you play games, watch cartoons, create art, and of course slime others. We are excited that IMAX VR players will get exclusive access to this exciting, fun and family-friendly virtual world.”.

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XROM

MARCH 9, 2023

However, there is a new solution that has just hit the market - Creepy World VR™. Thousands of parents now have a reason to buy their kids an Oculus because this groundbreaking virtual reality experience is the ultimate way to explore the world of creepy crawly wonders.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 16, 2022

Another cool announcement has been the one of Immersive View for Google Maps. I can only imagine the possibilities of mixing this with immersive headsets : you could visit every city in VR in a much more realistic way than the one shown by Google Earth VR today. The problem of moderation inside virtual worlds. More info.

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VRScout

JULY 11, 2017

Google wants you to play with Blocks, this smartphone wants you to get rid of your headset, a new marketplace connecting content creators with funding, the price of the Oculus Rift is slashed, the investment & funding wrapup, and more… 1. GOOGLE WANTS YOU TO PLAY WITH BLOCKS.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 21, 2021

If a brand like Nike buys a startup like RTFKT that is still mostly unknown to the average consumer, is because it wants to exploit its expertise to enter the virtual fashion field , creating digital goods to sell in games, virtual worlds, and social augmented reality spaces (e.g. Meta acquires Imagine Optix.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

“We think that immersive technologies like VR and AR represent the next computing platform,” Parisi told the crowd at Unite. “We’re not just going to be using VR and AR to make games, we’re going to tell stories and create worlds.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

It’s a pretty basic addition, allowing developers to bring video content into virtual worlds, though it does sport some interesting extras, like support for 360 degree video playback, and applying video as textures that wrap around surfaces like spheres as well as flat walls. Finally, there’s an audio production room.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 11, 2020

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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ARVR

JUNE 17, 2021

Everyday is bringing us more news from the realm of Virtual Reality (VR). Software development engines like Unity and Unreal are becoming more elaborate , there are myriads of SDK libraries, countless knowledge exchange communities and free-for-use collaboration tools. What can make it become the mirror of the real world.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 26, 2023

Today, we’re looking at just some of the metaverse innovators that are beginning to introduce the world to the potential of these new digital landscapes. Meta One of the better-known names in the Metaverse landscape today, Meta (previously Facebook), is a technology company investing in the creation of immersive virtual spaces.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 15, 2016

In part one the outspoken founder of Epic Games warned us how dangerous collectivization could be for virtual reality; in part two he gave us our best look yet at how much Oculus is spending to fund VR content and now, in part three, Sweeney is setting his sights on the Internet’s champion himself: Elon Musk.

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VRScout

JULY 12, 2016

As the publisher of Unreal Engine 4, Epic Games is at the forefront of developers creating new worlds in VR, and we recently sat down with the man driving their VR efforts: Nick Whiting, Epic’s Technical Director of VR/AR. As part of that, I got to meet Nate Mitchell and Brendan Iribe who later became two founders of Oculus.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 31, 2018

I’ve had the opportunity to interview him together with two other journalists and during the interview we have been able to span different topics, from cinema to the MagicVerse, not to mention mixed reality storytelling and immersive cinema. He was obsessed with Virtual Reality. It’s the same crew that can do both.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

A leaked image from the Oculus team shows that the company is working to implement body tracking inside the Oculus Unity SDK. But it is for sure a feature that will enable not only more immersive social VR interactions (which I guess are the main goal for Meta), but also new kinds of VR experiences. Other relevant news.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Our Virtual World. ” Google Earth turns all of this data into completely explorable, scalable 3D immersive worlds for the HTC Vive VR headset. the scope and overall philosophy are one of the VR scene’s first truly immersive spaces. This is not the real Mt. This is Google Earth VR.

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HaptX

DECEMBER 20, 2018

We were the first VR company to introduce a prototype at Sundance since Oculus unveiled an early version of their Rift in 2012. VR immerses itself into pop culture. Weeks later, we traveled to Park City, Utah to debut our HaptX Glove prototype at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. The Verge listed HaptX as among the best of the festival.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 31, 2021

Unreal Engine 5 gets released in Early Access. After a lot of teasing of its upcoming fantastic features, Unreal Engine 5 is finally available for download. There is also a companion app (another thing copied from Oculus), through which you can buy the games (of course connected with Alipay and WeChat pay).

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Hypergrid Business

DECEMBER 16, 2017

Virtual Worlds Grid gained the most land area, the equivalent of 964 standard region, followed by ZetaWorlds with 447 regions, 3rd Rock Grid with 231, Kitely with 221, and PMGrid closing the fifth spot with 48 regions. OpenSim is a free, open source virtual world platform that’s compatible with the Oculus Rift.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 15, 2018

It is the first event of this kind organized by Magic Leap: we can say that LEAP Con is like the Oculus Connect of Magic Leap and will probably become always more important, year after year, exactly as it has happened to Oculus. PixelStrikeInc brace yourself…the memes are coming. pic.twitter.com/MbJZV8aOdf. MagicScript.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2021

Oculus has also partnered with Virtuclear to offer prescription lenses for the Quest 2 for $80. All the 3 major VR runtimes (Oculus, SteamVR, Microsoft) are now compatible with OpenXR , and this means that on the runtime layer on PC, now OpenXR has been fully integrated. And yes, I use sarcasm a lot: “Hey Facebook, thanks for this”.

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Leapmotion

JUNE 9, 2015

Rob: Carillon was built within the Unreal Engine and uses the Open Sound Control protocol to connect motion and actions in the game environment with a music engine built within the Pure Data computer music system. Carillon was really built for VR: the Oculus Rift and the Leap Motion Controller are key components in the work.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

References found in the Oculus Quest 2 firmware by users Reggy04 and Basti564 highlight how the Quest 2 Pro should have: Eyes tracking Facial expressions tracking Eye relief knob Granular IPD adjustment External charging station. Top news of the week. Image by Facebook). References found in Quest 2 firmware hint to Quest Pro features.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 28, 2020

I think we built a reputation in the immersive technology space. And we work across the whole gamut of immersive tech, from 360 video -- which is less the flavor of the month now -- through to real time based experiences across Microsoft Hololens 2, and in AR. And that that, I think, is one step closer to a sustainable world.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 28, 2020

I think we built a reputation in the immersive technology space. And we work across the whole gamut of immersive tech, from 360 video -- which is less the flavor of the month now -- through to real time based experiences across Microsoft Hololens 2, and in AR. And that that, I think, is one step closer to a sustainable world.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 3, 2022

In Ready Player One, all the population of the world is inside the Oasis. The Oasis is a fully digital world where everyone can meet and interact with everyone else, in one vs one or many vs many experiences. In the current virtual worlds, though, this is not possible because the networking architectures are not able to support that.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

And why should a creator use STYLY and not a social VR world with building tools like Horizon Worlds or VRChat? STYLY is not intended to act as a virtual world. This world is called “Immersive Photo Exhibition ‘The Beautiful Girl Has Killing Eyes'” (Image from Styly). STYLY is free!

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 9, 2022

Artificial Intelligence : David stressed many times during the call about the importance of AI with immersive realities. We need digital assistants in our immersive reality; we need intelligent interfaces that understand our intentions and let us do what we want to do by providing minimal input in a natural way (e.g.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 28, 2020

I think we built a reputation in the immersive technology space. And we work across the whole gamut of immersive tech, from 360 video -- which is less the flavor of the month now -- through to real time based experiences across Microsoft Hololens 2, and in AR. And that that, I think, is one step closer to a sustainable world.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 10, 2019

Greg is the chief operating officer at Neutral Digital, an end-to-end immersive content creator, focusing on the luxury travel sector. We prefer the Unreal Engine to build all of our expenses of this kind. You mentioned Unreal Engine. There’s Unreal, and then there’s Unity. Just just a quick overview.

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VRScout

MARCH 3, 2017

The immersive NYC art exhibition featured some truly creative virtual reality installations. In what had to be the most physically jarring of all the projects on display, World And Place Evaporating was a unique project that utilized actual reflective surfaces to warp your perspective while in the virtual world.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Lessons Learned From A Thousand Virtual Worlds. He’s worked on the tech since before the Oculus Rift was invented and, with his team, since released some of the best games for it. Cass Everitt (Oculus), Joe Ludwig (Valve), Nick Whiting (Epic Games), Devin Reimer (Owlchemy Labs), Yuval Boger (Sensics, Inc.),

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 31, 2019

An Apple AR headset has been a mainstay of the rumor mills for several years, and we expect Facebook to be creating an AR Oculus device. In another scenario, we may see game engines dominant, like Unity or Unreal. In one scenario this may be some kind of AR browser, equivalent to today’s web browsers, like WebXR running on Chrome.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 10, 2019

Greg is the chief operating officer at Neutral Digital, an end-to-end immersive content creator, focusing on the luxury travel sector. We prefer the Unreal Engine to build all of our expenses of this kind. You mentioned Unreal Engine. There’s Unreal, and then there’s Unity. Just just a quick overview.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

I have been able to speak for almost one hour with Jeremy Bailenson , which is the professor at Stanford that is a legend in the VR field for his studies on interactions, psychology, and training in Virtual Reality. His lab was even visited by Zuckerberg before he decided to acquire Oculus. Or Unreal if that’s your language.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 27, 2019

This year we had the launch of two amazing 6 DOF all-in-one Virtual Reality headsets : the Oculus Quest and the HTC Vive Focus Plus. The official boxes of the Oculus Quest (above) and Vive Focus Plus (below). Oculus Quest and controllers (Image by Oculus). The Quest has more tracking cameras and more audio jacks.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2020

We saw a world go into lockdown. And we're not going back to the old world, the way it was. So the virtual worlds that we know are now serving us in ways of gaming, which they always have. So really, the lessons that we learned out of XR Collaboration is this new, immersive, remote way of connecting digitally online.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2020

We saw a world go into lockdown. And we're not going back to the old world, the way it was. So the virtual worlds that we know are now serving us in ways of gaming, which they always have. So really, the lessons that we learned out of XR Collaboration is this new, immersive, remote way of connecting digitally online.

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