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). Photo by Samsung.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 7, 2022

Image by Samsung). Samsung is close to launching an XR device, or maybe two. Last month, we got to know that (according to a rumor) Samsung is working together with Microsoft on new AR glasses, most probably powered by a Qualcomm chipset. Samsung has apparently completed a prototype, and “is deciding the release date”.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

We already know that Google, Samsung, and Qualcomm are working on a competitor of the Vision Pro, which should be based on the Qualcomm Snapdragon XR Gen2+ and cost around $2000. Long story short, Sony will make PSVR 2 users play PCVR games. It’s free, so you have no excuses not to attend!

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VeeR VR

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

It seems Oculus plan to launch a higher-end mobile virtual reality headset for the masses. A step up from an Oculus Go for those that want more power, much better tracking for immersive games and experiences. Samsung Gear VR ($129.99). Its basic functions are very similar to Google Cardboard’s. Oculus Rift ($599.99).

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Infinityleap

MAY 31, 2016

This is a crowded segment with the Epson Moverio, the Atheer Air, the Microsoft HoloLens, the Meta 1, the ODG R-7 and the Sony SED-E1 to name a few. Devices like the Samsung Gear VR and the Oculus Rift belong to our last category called immersive eyewear.

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VeeR VR

OCTOBER 11, 2018

However, when an NPC directly talking to your face, it’s hard not to develop trust in the virtual environment. Here are the adventure VR games you should play to get immediate immersion. The game allows players to build with a variety of different blocks in a 3D procedurally generated world, requiring creativity from players.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Almost exactly five years ago, the hot thing I could think of to control virtual worlds was the early Emotiv EEG headsets. While this all started with the promise of getting people more immersed into game worlds, we see the applications for, and potential of, so much more every single day.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Lessons Learned From A Thousand Virtual Worlds. Alon Or-bach (Samsung Electronics), Kaye Mason (Google). It’s not often you get both Oculus and Valve together days, let alone Google and Samsung, with bonus helpings of Epic Games, Owlchemy Labs, and Sensics. Prepare yourself; it’s going to be a busy one.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 9, 2017

5 million Gear VRs sold is a major milestone for Facebook and Samsung, as is $3 million in sales for Job Simulator , a best-selling room-scale game. Sony is going to try to put PS VR’s in 53 million homes this year too and the price of PCs capable of running nausea-free room-scale VR will undoubtedly continue to drop.

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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. PSVR 2 Controllers (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). No one still knows how to build the necessary technologies to make it happen.

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XROM

JULY 18, 2021

VeeR acquires, produces, and distributes best-in-class immersive stories and light-weight interactive experiences. Eddie is also the founder and director of Sandbox Immersive Festival, China’s first VR/immersive media festival which the well acclaimed first edition was held in June in the city of Qingdao. web, and mobile.

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