VRScout

JUNE 6, 2016

Rocking an Oculus Rift DK2 headset, weapon, and gaming PC backpack, you must navigate an abandoned building while you fight off the undead to reach your spaceship and get the hell out of there. The post Sega Bringing This Multiplayer VR Arcade to Japan appeared first on VRScout. Image Credit: Zero Latency.

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VRScout

JULY 16, 2021

From maintenance work to physics experiments, XR technology is playing a major role in the operations of the Expedition 65 crew. But how exactly is VR & AR technology being used by the astronauts operating within the multinational low orbit space station? Working inside the U.S. Image Credit: NASA.

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VRScout

JULY 26, 2021

Last Friday marked the start of the 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo, Japan, kicking off nearly two weeks of jaw-dropping athletic competitions featuring some of the most physically talented human beings on the planet. This includes everything from the Opening Ceremony to events like boxing, track & field, and basketball just to name a few.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 2, 2021

Tokyo Game Show is the first big gaming event that is being held in virtual reality : this is quite a milestone for immersive technologies, and we hope it will be the first of a long series. a Virtual Reality Creative Studio based in Tokyo, Japan. Secondly, cross-play is possible on xambr , including Oculus Quest 1&2.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 31, 2020

Facebook Connect is coming September, 16th Oculus de facto rebranded as Facebook Reality Labs. Oculus is de facto no more. This week, Facebook has finally announced the date of the Oculus Connect 7, which is September, 16th. But it won’t be called Oculus Connect 7, but Facebook Connect. Top news of the week.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

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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ARVR

DECEMBER 28, 2020

The (uncomplete) Immersive Technology in Healthcare digest?—?Decembre Decembre 20, 2020 Hello, this is a short summary of my technological watch on this amazing domain of immersive technology in healthcare ! It is not focused on immersive technologies but question are close.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 2, 2021

In Japan, the number is around 80K. What I think we can extrapolate are relative data and in particular, the fact that the Quest 2 is more popular in the USA than in Canada and Japan: 4M of sold gaskets in USA vs 170K in Canada and 80K in Japan mark a huge difference. Sony has sold 10M PS5 worldwide.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

That’s why when I had the opportunity to interview Kevin Joyce from the company, I immediately exploited it to ask him not only about Styly and his creators, but also something more about Japan and the M-word. Your company comes from Japan. Do you want to know more about this interesting startup? Then keep reading!

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VRScout

JUNE 16, 2022

The popular VR puzzle game Puzzling Places received a free update earlier today that allows you to solve virtual jigsaw puzzles in AR using the Meta Quest’s Passthrough technology. The game was released in beta in February 2021 followed by an official launch on the Oculus Store in September 2021. Developer Realities.io

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

On the other hand, it was not easy to find a way to rebuild communities centered around card shops that were divided by the pandemic and to maintain close relationships with fans,” said Hidetomo Nishioka (Esports Community Manager, Wizards of the Coast, Japan ) in an official release. 10:00 AM to February 24th, 2022 (Thu.)

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Road to VR

MAY 14, 2017

Having founded Oculus in 2012 and been an important face for the company throughout its growth from fledgling startup to $2 billion acquisition by Facebook and beyond, it was a shock to see Palmer Luckey leave the company just two months ago. Palmer Luckey throws swag to the crowd at Oculus Connect 2 | Photo courtesy Oculus.

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ARVR

JANUARY 6, 2023

Emerging Trends in the VR Gaming Industry — 2023 Technology is evolving at a fast pace. Bridging the gap between worlds seems like a sweet spot for virtual reality technology. Evidence of the accelerated advancement of digital technology over the years can be understood through the gaming industry.

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Road to VR

MAY 23, 2017

Having founded Oculus in 2012 and been an important face for the company throughout its growth from fledgling startup to $2 billion acquisition by Facebook and beyond, it was a shock to see Palmer Luckey leave the company just two months ago. Palmer Luckey, circa 2012 | Photo courtesy Oculus. Palmer Luckey: I also think so.

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VRScout

JULY 22, 2021

– MINDFUL VR Geometry Ogilvy Japan – Shibuya Virtual Halloween GRX Immersive Labs – POV: Points of View Rendever – RendeverLive Sentireal Ltd – SiteIT Sunshine Sachs – Suicide Prevention (Ready VR). . VR SOCIAL IMPACT AWARD. Accenture – AVEnueS – Race Equity in Child Welfare Gain Productions Inc.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 10, 2018

VR Anime in Japan. In general, VR in Japan didn’t take off as quickly as it did in the West. Apart from various PSVR games that saw the worldwide release, there were plenty that got released only in Japan and those are the ones that are specifically targeted at anime, visual novel or dating sim fans.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 2, 2023

But maybe for the FTC the acquisition of a fitness game is more interesting than the monopoly of the next technological platform…. The Oculus Quest had a good Christmas. Two interesting XR accessories announced from Japan. At CES it should be possible to find two interesting XR accessories coming directly from Japan.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 16, 2019

In an official press release, Bob Buchi, President, Worldwide Home Entertainment, Paramount Pictures said, “Bigscreen’s virtual reality platform offers a new way for fans to experience films in their homes,” adding, “We’re excited to be a part of this experiment using cutting-edge technology to give fans a new entertainment option.”.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Called Cities: VR, it will bring the city-building and management simulation to Oculus Quest 2 in Spring 2022; Polyarc has confirmed that is working on Book 2 for Moss and expects to release it for PSVR in Spring 2022. Learn about the m**averse in Japan. Oculus Quest and Vive Focus 3 get interesting updates. Image by HTC).

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Leapmotion

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Like the first chocolate waterfall outside of Willy Wonka’s factory, now the first North Star-style headsets outside our lab have been born – in Japan. Yamaura: One of the biggest advantages to be in Japan is to work with car manufacturers, who are very eager to introduce new technology to their design and engineering process.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

Oculus Quest 2. The biggest announcement of the event has been for sure the Oculus Quest 2, that Facebook has not only revealed but also launched. Oculus Quest 2 is a great piece of technology. Then Oculus will move the whole experience to 90Hz. The magic of the Oculus Quest 2 (Image by Facebook).

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VRScout

MAY 27, 2018

Technology & Religion collide. However, using technology to perform a baptism does raise some concerns from other church leaders about the validity of the VR Church’s sacraments. Instead, you are using a headset such as an Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Samsung GearVR, Oculus Go, or a variety of other options via WebVR.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 15, 2018

Booking travel is one of those strange things that are simultaneously pleasurable and a complete nightmare, so any way that technology can improve on the experience is likely to fall under that desirable category. We want all travelers to be able interact in a fun and collaborative way in the process,” says Sachin Kanodia, CEO of Rizort.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 1, 2023

With today’s post, we want to communicate to the whole VR community a piece of news that may shock some of you, but that signals an important advancement of artificial intelligence technology: the VR blogger that goes under the pseudonym of Skarredghost does not exist, but he is a virtual human developed by our company.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 18, 2021

He also hyped people about the upcoming Infinite Office, BCIs, AR glasses… saying for most technologies that “they are coming sooner than people think”. But when the journalist asked about the use of Ctrl+Labs technology, he specified that “sooner than people think” is maybe 5 years. Wise decision. News worth a mention.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

As companies went above and beyond to connect people this year, the VR Social Impact of the Year category was filled with compelling narratives and experiences from Geometry Ogilvy Japan, Rendever, and others. Nominations for the most innovative included Cleanbox Technology, Sensorium, Innerspace VR, Resolution Games, and others.

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ARPost

JULY 22, 2021

Haggai Goldfarb Consulting for “ Project Origami: The Magic of Flight ,” a panoramic video experience coming to the Oculus browser. Geometry Ogilvy Japan for “ Shibuya Virtual Halloween.” EVOKE Studios , a creative technological production studio. The finalists are: Cleanbox Technology. Make Real Ltd. for “MINDFUL VR.”

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Oculus Quest 2 gets a huge update. Oculus has just started rolling out the update to the Quest runtime v23 , that introduces a lot of new features and improvements to this device: All the applications in the headset can now run at 90 Hz (including the passthrough vision); Oculus Link upgrades to 90Hz as well and finally exits from beta.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

The HoloLens 2 Development Edition will become available in 10 additional countries by the end of the year: Canada, Germany, France, UK, Ireland, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland, and Italy. Oculus delays shipments of the Elite Strap due to breakage reports. The option to “rent it” by paying $100/month is coming next year.

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Tech Trends VR

JANUARY 10, 2019

Booking travel is one of those strange things that are simultaneously pleasurable and a complete nightmare, so any way that technology can improve on the experience is likely to fall under that desirable category. According to a recent Forbes survey, 77% of people who use VR want more social engagement Click To Tweet.

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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. This year, I’m just watching the conference from home The conference has been interesting, and it has been the usual mix of technology and politics. Notwithstanding all this hate, the Oculus Quest 2 is selling very well.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Having seen how far the technology has come though, it raises a question: why hasn’t Nintendo made a VR headset yet? ” Granted, the technology has changed a great deal since 2014, the same year Oculus Rift DK2 came out.

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VRPlayin

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

And of course if fun is what you’re after everything below revolves around fun things that get you thinking about the technology and the context in which you’ve used it. That now allows you to load custom applications to add more value to your products and services, and Japan provided 2 examples of such use. Until the re-match… fun!

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Road to VR

MAY 25, 2018

SID Display Week played host to a number of big names in display technology showing off their respective high pixel density VR panels. Japan Display Inc. This Japan display had moving scenes and I couldn’t see the SDE anymore, even though it supposedly has lower PPI. Samsung showed off their 2.43-inch,

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

These are all very positive news for VR: the technology is slowly getting adoption and while not mainstream yet, I agree with Zuck that in 1–2 years we’ll start getting there. The technology is amazing, but I think it’s too rough to be reliably used nowadays in gaming. Oculus official side distribution platform is coming soon.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Oculus Quest 2 had a great Christmas. The sales of Oculus Quest 2 have been great during the holidays , and the Quest has been a Christmas gift very much appreciated by kids (but wasn’t there an age limit?). Top news of the week. Image from Reddit). The VR ecosystem can end 2021 with a big smile on its face. Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Going on the stage at an investor event, Qualcomm CEO and President Cristiano Amon has revealed that Oculus Quest 2 (now Meta Quest 2) has sold 10 million units worldwide. Mark Zuckerberg, but also Unity CEO John Riccitiello) that should mark the beginning of the serious adoption of new technology.

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