Road to VR

DECEMBER 19, 2022

John Carmack, legendary programmer and key player in the Oculus gensis story, announced he’s left Meta, writing in a memo to employees that he “wearied of the fight” of trying to push for change at the highest levels of the company. ” Carmack demos an early Oculus Rift prototype at E3 2012.

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Road to VR

MAY 15, 2023

Palmer Luckey, the founder of Oculus who left the company in 2017, appears to have insider knowledge of upcoming Apple XR headset, which is expected to be unveiled at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) next month. That is not good for the XR industry.” ” The Apple headset is so good.

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Road to VR

JULY 28, 2021

Oculus is making hard shift away from its proprietary developer APIs in favor of OpenXR, an industry-backed project that aims to standardize the development of VR and AR applications. ” Oculus announced this month that it plans to begin deprecating the existing Oculus Mobile and Oculus PC SDK in favor of OpenXR. .”

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 28, 2021

The Oculus brand will be phased out, with the Quest product line becoming Meta Quest. The Oculus brand, which has existed alongside the company’s other products, will be phased out in order to allow the company’s metaverse and XR efforts to be positioned under Meta as the parent brand. Image courtesy Meta.

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VRScout

MAY 9, 2019

Standalone VR could be a game-changing technology for the medical industry. The Oculus Quest is a near-perfect combination of the Oculus Rift’s powerful 6DoF tracking and the Oculus Go’s comfort and portability. The post Healthcare & Medical Training On The Oculus Quest appeared first on VRScout.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 4, 2017

VR-optimised 3D creation tool Gravity Sketch is now available on Steam Early Access. Developed by a group of design engineers at the Royal College of Art, the software is ‘for everyone’, but its feature set has particular relevance to creative professionals, and could become an invaluable tool for industrial design visualisation.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 7, 2020

After passing through the boom and bust cycle of 2016 and 2017, the last two years were more about measured optimism in the face of the sobering realities of industry shakeout and retraction. And Oculus Quest is a beacon of hope on the VR side. Industrial AR’s Inflection is Still One Year Away.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 20, 2021

The change comes just in time for Oculus developers, as the company recently announced it’s fully moving open to the OpenXR standard for VR development going forward. The VR Template offers support for Oculus Quest 1 & 2, Quest with Oculus Link, Rift S, Valve Index, HTC Vive, and Windows Mixed Reality. Unreal Engine 4.27

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VRScout

JUNE 2, 2019

Industry insiders weigh in on the potential impact of the standalone headset. Facebook’s standalone 6DOF headset, Oculus Quest hit retail stores on May 21 st , and in just one week after launch, the VR headset was listed as sold out at many U.S. Image Credit: Oculus. Is it a case of being in the right place at the right time?

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ARPost

JUNE 17, 2019

Various industries are applying virtual reality technology in real-world scenarios. However, investigators can use it alongside other tools. Using the Oculus Rift, the researchers are experimenting on VR’s capacity to present forensic evidence. Through the tool, instructors can evaluate their students and track their progress.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 17, 2020

I know that your team has created a tool called Holo-BLSD. Holo-BLSD is a self-learning tool in AR. A self-instruction tool can solve many of these problems if it is indeed effective in achieving the same learning outcomes of a traditional course. And is it a reliable self-evaluation tool? Presentation video of Holo BLSD.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

This week we cover a handful of new funding rounds, new Snap AR milestones and Oculus Quest sales Inflections, among other items. This will allow these companies to work more closely together to deploy AR applications across industries in the process of digital transformation. Arden’s Wake hits the Oculus Store.

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VRScout

MAY 22, 2020

The soft launch of the product (now run for 300+ guests) has been met with positive reactions from delighted guests and industry veterans alike. . Planck was one of the co-founders of Oculus Story Studio and worked for Pixar for 10 years as a technical director on movies like Cars, WALL-E, and Up. Image Credit: Adventure Lab.

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ARVR

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

link] Like many other industries, the world of live events, music concerts and festivals is adapting to a new “normal”. Billie Eilish performed in VR using the Oculus Venues app on Oculus Quest. We at echoAR can’t wait to see what VR technology would do next in the music industry. So did Imagine Dragon.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Using your Oculus Touch controller, you’ll have full control over a variety of light types, including Spray, Spiral, Starburst, and Point Cloud Stamp. It’s also a therapeutic art tool. It’s not just a tool for creating art using light and sound. via the Oculus App Lab and SteamVR for $4.99.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Amazon today announced a new developer tool at its annual AWS re:Invent that aims to make creating web-based applications for VR/AR and traditional monitors even easier. ” The tool is entirely web-based which, just like the VR/AR applications it can generate, means there’s no extra software to install.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

However unlike conventional VR & AR development, some companies don’t necessarily believe the creation of these immersive sites should be reserved to just industry professionals or proficient coders. And thanks to Amazon’s new web-based VR app development tool, everyone will. You can even use the tool to create your own!

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 4, 2024

Following Meta’s move away from Oculus branding and, subsequently, from requiring Facebook accounts during XR device log-ins, the Menlo Park-based firm is removing all Oculus accounts and related data by the end of the month. Additionally, all data linked to a user’s Oculus account will disappear by the end of March.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Founded in 2011 in London, Masters of Pie started out as a service company creating R&D prototypes and products for blue chip companies using the tools and knowledge from the gaming industry. to Further Develop AR/VR Tools for Enterprise appeared first on Road to VR. The post Masters of Pie Secures $4.7M

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Road to VR

AUGUST 2, 2021

Niantic announced today that long-time Oculus employee Dan Morris, Head of Developer Relations, is joining as the company’s new Director of Developer Relations as Niantic ramps up its Lightship AR platform, which aims to bring to third-party developers the same ‘world scale’ tech that enables Pokémon Go.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 1, 2023

Industry conversation on the Metaverse and XR has also fuelled discussions across the Augmented World Expo (AWE) USA 2023. Following mainstream media coverage of the Metaverse, stating that it was ‘dead’ and no longer viable, companies and experts across the industry have begun pushing back against the mainstream narrative.

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VRScout

JUNE 7, 2017

Oculus has always been a major supporter of the virtual reality community. The company is responsible for some of the industry’s most influential initiatives such as their VR For Good program, as well as teaming up with other manufacturers to establish VR industry standards and supporting VR art incubators.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Social VR networking app AltspaceVR is set to arrive on the Oculus Quest on September 12, according to an official announcement made via Twitter. AltspaceVR is already available for free on Steam for all major headsets, as well as on the Oculus Rift , Oculus Go , and Gear VR storefronts.

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ARVR

MAY 12, 2021

Oculus has now brought us a free solution to play all PCVR games wirelessly with the v28 update of the Quest 2. One was Oculus Link, where you had to buy a long USB3 cable and connect it to the Quest and PC. How to set up Oculus Link, Air Link or Virtual Desktop can be found in the tutorials from Nathie below. ExpiCulture?—?Developing

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VRScout

JUNE 28, 2021

The esports industry has come a long way since its humble beginnings back in 1972 when a handful of students from Standford University took part in the first reported video game tournament featuring the 1962 space combat game Spacewar! Virtex wants to revolutionize the way we view live esports by replicating the IRL stadium experience in VR.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 23, 2018

As a little-known initiative, Oculus is actively funneling in talent with the promise of training, tools and other resources that developers — new and old — can use to build projects for the Oculus platform as well as for the greater VR ecosystem. The majority of our team consists of USC students.

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Peter Graham

JULY 16, 2019

The Wild is a collaboration platform for architecture and design teams which has just launched support for Oculus Quest. Adding support for Oculus Quest, designers don’t need to be next to their PC to view their work, either finding a quiet corner of the office as well as being able to take the device to customers.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 10, 2019

I’m writing my review on the Oculus Quest (it will be out tomorrow!) All the developer studios working on Oculus Quest when the Quest was announced (Image by Upload VR). Oculus wants to ensure that every person buying a Quest will be able to play only high-quality games. So, I am ok with content review.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

A new XR studio system is aiming to revolutionize the entertainment industry. It provides complete services to creatives and brings together all the tools and platforms they need in one XR studio. Virtually all industries have been thrust into an accelerated pace of change in the past couple of years. Empowering Content Makers.

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Road to VR

JUNE 24, 2021

This week Adobe revealed its new Substance 3D software suite which is designed to give creative professionals a comprehensive set of tools for modeling, texturing, and lighting 3D objects and scenes. Substance 3D Painter – Texture 3D models in real time with this industry-standard app. If you’re interested you can sign-up here.

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Road to VR

MARCH 20, 2019

million Series A funding round to further develop it cross-platform AR work training and on-site instruction tools. million, something Scope AR says will help them “further scale and expand enterprise AR adoption in a time when the industrial workforce is shifting and machinery and equipment are becoming increasingly complex.”

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Road to VR

AUGUST 3, 2018

AllSeated, an event planning and coordination platform, has launched a new VR tool which allows for one to one visualization of floorplans and venues for high end event planning. The application is compatible with a range of VR headsets specifically noted are the Oculus Go, Gear VR, and Vive. said Yaron Lipshitz, AllSeated CEO.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

During the recent Facebook Connect event, Zuckerberg showcased a new set of developer tools that will be used to help the company build the foundation of its growing metaverse. One of those tools was Voice SDK, which enables developers to implement voice-driven gameplay into their games and apps. It’s something that just felt right.

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Road to VR

MARCH 16, 2022

Meta announced it’s bringing some new parental tools to Quest headsets in the next few months which are aimed at giving parents more control over what their teens see and do in VR. The parent can then approve or deny the request from the Oculus mobile app.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JULY 13, 2017

Oculus Medium is a creative platform that enables users to create amazingly detailed digital sculptures using the power of VR with their Oculus Rift and Touch controllers. The Oculus team took to their official blog to share the news that Studio Share is on the way and currently in beta.

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VRScout

JULY 16, 2020

Beginning July 29th, those with PC VR headsets can sign-in to the Museum of Other Realities , available free on both Oculus and Steam, and immerse themselves in a next-gen fashion showcase. Charli has also been paired with John Orion Young (JOY), who creates original virtual muses. ” Image Credit: RYOT, Kaleidoscope, FIA.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

AUGUST 2, 2017

Between Google’s Tilt Brush and Blocks and Oculus’ Medium and Quill you might not think there’s much room for more creative experiences within VR. When you jump into Gravity Sketch you’ll be greeted with a simple stroke tool not too dissimilar from the ones in Tilt Brush and Quill.

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