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Sword Art Online VR Event Immerses You In The Hit Anime

VRScout

In celebration of the event, Sony Music Solutions is hosting a “mini-live performance” on March 6th at 2pm JST that will feature a mixed reality performance by ReoNa brought to life using a combination of motion capture technology and a virtual camera system referred to as “jeannedarc.”

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How To Watch The 2020 Tokyo Olympics In VR

VRScout

After significant delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Summer Olympics are finally underway in Tokyo, Japan. If you have an Oculus Quest headset, you can even watch a portion of this year’s events in VR. Immerse yourself in everything from the Opening Ceremony to seven exciting events using the NBC Olympics VR app.

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Immersive Tech Brings The Tokyo Olympics To Life At Home

VRScout

From volumetric video to AI-powered motion capture , here’s how immersive tech is changing the most historic sporting event on the planet. As we mentioned previously , several events will be broadcasted live in stereoscopic 360 via the NBC Olympics VR app on Oculus Quest and Oculus Quest 2 headsets.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.10.26): DecaGear is an intriguing VR headset, HTC is working on a new device, and more!

The Ghost Howls

While Oculus is getting all the glory for the Quest, its competitors are not sleeping. Huawei has upgraded its sleek VR glasses and now they support 6DOF movement and 6DOF controllers that are very similar to the Oculus Touch. Notwithstanding all this hate, the Oculus Quest 2 is selling very well. Other relevant news.

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Hands-on: Sqaure Enix’s ‘Tales of Wedding Rings VR’ is a Revolutionary Blending of Manga & 3D Anime

Road to VR

According to an Oculus blogpost , the Project Hikari team spent “years designing a signature sound for Tales , complete with original score and sound effects, all recorded on-location in Japan.” ” An ensemble cast of voice actors, motion capture, and immersive spatial audio truly bring the manga to life.

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VR Days Europe 2019 Interview: Free-roaming VR With Vicon

Peter Graham

Originally starting out in motion capture (mocap), hardware and software solution specialist then turned its attention to virtual reality (VR) and location-based entertainment (LBE). Here in the UK Bandai Namco Entertainment has brought Godzilla VR over from Japan. W hile The VOID has now launched Jumanji: Reverse the Curse.

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Top 50 Asian Virtual Reality-Augmented Reality Leaders,Evangelists, Investors & Influencers

XROM

While at Zynga, he co-created the game FarmVille and served as the CTO of Zynga Japan. While there, she led the launch of the company's Gear VR software application, drove social media strategy, and worked closely with partners like Oculus and the NBA. 43- Dillon Seo - Co-Founder #Oculus. 14- Kai Liang. 34- Nick Cherukuri.