Road to VR

JUNE 22, 2020

In the game’s Steam listing , scopatgames says the goal is to strike a balance between realism, immersion, and fun, which is why it’s heading to early access first. 2 free play environments (indoor workshop, outdoor arena). Functional chalkboard and hand calculator. 10 challenge projects.

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VRScout

JUNE 10, 2021

Available for viewing at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival , Nowhere Media’s volumetric VR film shines a spotlight on the historic language by immersing you in the lives of Lil Bahadur, an 86-year-old Kusunda shaman, and his 15-year-old granddaughter Hima, as the pair shine a spotlight on the Kusunda language and culture.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Now the team that has been showcasing independent VR projects and hosting events around the world is kicking off a new program to support creators in collaboration with Oculus. Successfully funded projects will go into production in early 2017 and will be available on the Oculus platform. Arnaud Colinart. Balthazar Auxietre.

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Road to VR

MAY 29, 2020

Half-Life: Alyx was updated this week with an intriguing new feature: a new shader which simulates liquid inside of the game’s many bottles; a small but impressive immersive addition. The update also added new features, examples, and documentation to the Alyx Workshop modding tools : Enabled the Postprocessing Editor ( Documentation ).

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VRScout

MARCH 19, 2018

Spielberg immerses his cast in a virtual set while filming certain VR scenes. The only way the cast had a chance to understand where they were – we all had virtual reality Oculus* goggles. When you put the goggles on, it was Aech’s basement, or Aech’s workshop, or the Distracted Globe [club]. There’s the DJ.’

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EON Reality

OCTOBER 18, 2023

EON Reality Vietnam with Enterprise customers EON Reality Vietnam with Education customers Event Highlights : Workshop by Mr. Dan Lejerskar : Founder of EON Reality, Mr. Dan, presented a comprehensive workshop, shedding light on the company’s innovations and strategic vision for the future.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Some of the biggest names in social impact will be in attendance, including: Participant Media, Conservation International, the Rainforest Alliance, Connect for Climate/World Bank, and the Milken Institute, as well as tech companies like Google, Microsoft, and Oculus. Community programming and workshops are essential to this project.”

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Circuit Stream , the company he works for, offers a full platform of AR/VR training and learning services to help people master immersive technology. If you’re looking to learn more about AR/VR design or development , check our free XR workshops and courses at Circuit Stream. First, let’s start with installing Unity hand-tracking.

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ARPost

AUGUST 3, 2022

ARPost has covered plenty of events in AltspaceVR before, from Burning Man being held virtually in the platform, to the XR Safety Week using it to make talks on immersive technology more… immersive. But, we’ve never dedicated an article to actually exploring the platform. It could be that we take it for granted.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

The funding round was led by Hiro Capital, a new game streaming-focused VC fund led by Inspired Entertainment co-founder Luke Alvarez, Games Workshop co-founder Ian Livingstone CBE, and Cherry Freeman, co-founder of LoveCrafts. SEE ALSO Oculus Releases Beta Support for Link, Turning Quest into a PC VR Headset.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 23, 2021

brainstorming vs workshop). Every year, the Oculus Connect, later (sadly) renamed as Facebook Connect, is the biggest event about XR from Facebook. It is quite affordable (around $400–500), and its advantage over Vive Trackers is that it doesn’t require external cameras or sensors , so it can also work with Oculus Quest.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 2, 2016

Oculus Touch launches in less than a week but the Rift is still getting its fair share of new releases before the big day. There isn’t a whole lot new on the Oculus Home Store this week, but a few notables over on Steam. Plus — check out our list of the best Oculus Rift games and best Gear VR games for more suggestions!

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Road to VR

AUGUST 3, 2016

You can now register to attend Oculus’ 3rd ‘Connect’ conference, an event dedicated to all things Oculus from Rift to Touch and is focused primarily on developers and VR development. Photo courtesy Oculus VR, LLC. Oculus Connect 3 Registration. There’s also a student/academic pass available at $99.

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AR Insider

MAY 31, 2021

Since it features no computational unit and no battery, it can be smaller and lighter than “shoebox” headsets like the Oculus Quest. The International Symposium on Immersive Media Arts & Technologies running June 2-8th. Thanks to the use of pancake optics, the screen can be closer to the lenses, for a very compact design.

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AR Insider

MAY 24, 2021

Soon, you will be able to superimpose your real self into a virtual world through Oculus casting. Former Oculus chief Hugo Barra has announced he’s left Facebook in a blog post. The Oculus Go was launched under his watch. New Quest features roll out: Live overlay, new infinite office features, coming in this new update.

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VRScout

APRIL 13, 2018

Part industry event and part immersive tech festival, VRLA is a place where seasoned veterans can catch up on their latest updates while newcomers experience VR for the first time. For zen and psychedelic experiences, attendees won’t want to miss the Visual Reality Zone, featuring mind-bending immersive digital art installations.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 12, 2020

Of course, he also talks about immersive realities. Oculus Link official cable now available worldwide (but Quest is still soldout). Good news for all the Quest fans: the official Oculus Link cable is now available worldwide in 22 countries. We believe that with you, Marky Z…. HTC reduces the Vive Pro price by $200.

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Road to VR

APRIL 26, 2018

The Biggest Immersive Tech Event of the Year Returns May 4-5, Exploring “A New Reality.”. Los Angeles, CA (April 12, 2018) – Experience next generation immersive technologies and explore “A New Reality” at VRLA, the leading virtual and augmented reality expo, May 4-5 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Support Voices of VR.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

There’s been a lot of excitement and momentum building around WebVR over the last couple of months first with the WebVR announcements by Oculus at Oculus Connect 3 , and then with over 140 WebVR developers meeting for a W3C workshop on WebVR that happened on October 19th & 20th. W3C WebVR Workshop. Babylon.js.

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ARVR

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Three basic features of a metaverse will be: Immersiveness. Metaverses are in line with the tech trend Oculus Quest reported sales growth, which indicates higher accessibility of VR equipment for the general audience. There are lots of people expecting virtual reality to respond as immersively as 3D gaming interfaces.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 27, 2020

What is interesting the most are not the features, that more or less are the same as most other headsets: integrated headphones, halo+headband, IPD adjustment, etc… It seems a mix of a Samsung Odyssey and an Oculus Rift S. Oculus Go is not part of the Oculus For Business program anymore. But of course, I hope for a full reveal

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Oculus finally revealed that Quest will get controllerless hand-tracking input. We got to test the feature at Oculus Connect 6 last week and came away impressed. Hand-tracking is coming to Quest early next year, Facebook announced last week at Oculus Connect 6. Quest Hand-tracking Demo.

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VRScout

MAY 1, 2017

That’s why Mozilla, the makers of the popular FireFox web browser, are advocating their open source JavaScript API WebVR platform and HTML framework A-Frame to make it easier to design internet-based VR apps that run within cheap smartphone headsets or the more powerful Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. Image Credit: Mozilla.

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VRScout

JANUARY 18, 2017

It’s that time of the year again when art and technology converge on Park City, Utah for over a week of VR and immersive storytelling — along with some feature films too. Oculus is privately showing select VR works at the Oculus House ( 201 Heber Ave ). So if you are out at Sundance this year stop on by and be sure to say hi.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 19, 2016

So what better way to transform the way visitors engage with the museum than by immersing them in unique content in virtual reality. Opened to the public for the first time late last month, the museum makes use of the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift headset to take you into space in an exhibit they are calling their “Holodeck”.

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VRScout

MARCH 23, 2017

This is the first piece in an ongoing series about writing, storytelling, and critique in VR, in partnership with Galatea , a writing and narrative design management tool for immersive stories. I’ve spent the past decade as a workshop member and leader, college professor, thesis advisor, mentor, and editor.

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Peter Graham

MARCH 5, 2020

. “This year we’re delighted to partner with Epic Games and StoryFutures Academy; together we are paving the way to develop the new immersive formats of the future, making the UK the best place in the world to produce creative immersive content.”

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 29, 2020

As a consultant, I am receiving many requests for remote collaboration tools now during the lockdown, and with my partners Massimiliano Ariani and SIDI , I am also hosting some workshops in VR. Mozilla Hubs is an immersive meeting tool that lets you meet online with other people, and speak with them.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 31, 2021

In his video, it seems that the Pico Neo 3 is exactly what we would expect, that is a good clone of the Oculus Quest 2. 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). He’s most probably talking about the Oculus Quest 2 Pro.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2017

It’s a healthy week of new releases across both Oculus Rift and Samsung Gear, with a combination of free and premium experiences you shouldn’t pass up. Plus — check out our list of the best Oculus Rift games and best Gear VR games for more suggestions! Nanite Fulcrum: Issue One, from The Spiraloid Workshop Company.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 19, 2017

Real-world interactive elements bring immersive horror to new levels. The immersive technology pairs perfectly with the frightening medium, enhancing the atmosphere and jump scares ten-fold. It was immersive, captivating and i’ll never do it again.

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Peter Graham

MARCH 14, 2020

It’s why Japanese studio Psychic VR Lab created STYLY, an online, browser-based solution for those creators looking to delve into this immersive space without having to go down the Unity/Unreal Engine route. STYLY is a platform designed for artistic expression rather than making videogames.

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Road to VR

MAY 21, 2017

Anyone who has used the HTC Vive on a regular basis will be familiar with Steam VR’s base interface, the ‘construct’ from where you can browse, buy and launch games immersively. This interface has received countless updates since its release, but the core experience hasn’t really advanced.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

While Oculus is getting all the glory for the Quest, its competitors are not sleeping. In its upcoming 5-year development plan, there should be measures to favor the growth and the spread of Immersive Realities. Notwithstanding all this hate, the Oculus Quest 2 is selling very well. Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 4, 2021

I have to say that this “leak” comes in a very timely fashion , by chance exactly at the moment when Facebook was building the hype for Oculus Quest 2 Pro , convincing so some people to wait for Valve’s moves before buying the new Oculus headset. Facebook hires the first Oculus Ambassadors.

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ARVR

JUNE 1, 2021

In 2019, I bought myself an Oculus 1 and then created a goal for myself to be an immersive artist/designer. The two projects that I am most proud of are: designing an empathy workshop in VR360 film for students and co-creating a beautiful in-world design in AltspaceVR. Two years later, I accomplished that and more!

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 4, 2022

Last year, it was still called Oculus Gaming Showcase, and it featured important updates on games like Pistol Whip, The Climb 2, I Expect You To Die 2, and Resident Evil 4 VR. Ruth Bram, Executive Producer at Oculus Studios, will be the host of the show. Pico Neo 3 , Vive Focus 3 , Oculus Quest 2 ) only offer Wi-Fi connectivity.

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