Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Walmart is set to expand its fledgling VR training program in a big way soon; the big box store is going to start a country-wide training program promising to bring over 17,000 Oculus Go headsets to its employees by the year’s end. ” Oculus Go is Oculus’ recently released $200 standalone VR headset.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Coming soon to the Oculus Quest—or should I say Meta Quest— Captain ToonHead vs. the Punks From Outer Space is a VR tower defense game from developer Teravision Games that’s as outrageous as it is brilliant. The machine gun turret is effective on its own but devastating when paired with the freeze ray.

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Road to VR

MAY 7, 2018

Oculus today announced it’s rebranding Oculus Research, the company’s R&D lab, to the newly created Facebook Reality Labs (FRL). The company announced the change via a Facebook post by Oculus Chief Scientist Michael Abrash. Image courtesy Oculus. Image courtesy Facebook.

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AUGUST 23, 2019

Using a combination of machine learning technology and artificial intelligence, Lucy is capable of interacting with users on a deeper level than a scripted avatar. Fable Studio’s Wolves in the Walls joins last years Outstanding Innovation in Interactive Media winner, Oculus Studios’ Henry. Image Credit: Fable Studio.

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ARPost

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Then, “In 2014, I put on an Oculus for the first time and I saw the future.”. The company would also begin talks to acquire gaming studio Super Bit Machine – an acquisition which took place in August. The team at Super Bit Machine is going to head up a new “Infinite Gaming Group” within InfiniteWorld, according to Allen.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Their Oculus app allows real-time collaboration without ever leaving your home. There isn’t a lot of public detail on the company, but evidence points to some sort of wearable camera, with next-generation artificial intelligence/machine learning that’s constantly scanning the world around you. Guest Post.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Is this the next phase of human-machine integration? For the next phase of development, they are now looking to stress-test the algorithms by feeding the machine learning with data from a consumer-facing app. The Attention Lab is currently featured on the Kaleidoscope VR platform and is set to launch on the Oculus Store Q2 2019.

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Road to VR

JULY 19, 2019

Elon Musk unveiled Neuralink earlier this week, a startup that aims to not only revolutionize the growing field of brain-machine interfaces (BMIs), but eventually wants to make neural implants as common as LASIK outpatient procedures are today—that’s the long-term goal at least.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 12, 2019

The time for my Oculus Quest review has come. The Quest has a nice packaging , as all Oculus products. I really love opening Oculus products , since usually they are packaged really well, and the Quest is no exception. Oculus Quest box content (Image by Oculus). Front view of the Oculus Quest.

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VRScout

JANUARY 6, 2022

Customize your futuristic war machine with over 9,000 configurations, from tank chassis and weapons to skins and modules. In Core Disruption , you’ll take control of a massive mechanical war machine. In the meantime, you can join the official Discord to learn more about MPLEX’s simulation sickness mitigation technology.

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Road to VR

APRIL 3, 2019

Oculus is today launching their ‘Expressive Avatars’ update on Rift and mobile VR; it’s a significant step up in realism thanks to a few additions including cleverly simulated eye models, lipsync, and even microexpressions. Oculus previously used eye wear to avoid off-putting stares, Image courtesy Oculus.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Oculus Connect 7—now referred to as Facebook Connect —is just around the corner and rumors surrounding the annual developer conference are swirling! Here are our official predictions for Facebook Connect: NEW OCULUS HARDWARE. Just recently Walmart posted a listing for a device called the Oculus Point Reyes for $399.99

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

You can buy headsets at a discounted price, or accessories, or even lots of games on Steam, Viveport, and Oculus Store! This headset would so have a quite big processing power, being able to deliver far better experiences than the Oculus Quest. According to Meta, Resident Evil 4 VR is the “fastest selling game” ever on Oculus Quest.

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VRScout

MAY 27, 2020

At around the same time, Amy Hedrick, CEO and co-founder of CleanBox was also doing her bit to help with the crisis by retrofitting some of their machines – which use UVC light to disinfect VR headsets between uses – to be donated to hospitals, where they made it possible for healthcare workers to decontaminate and safely reuse their N-95 masks.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 2, 2021

I think these numbers are important also for us XR people because next year Sony is going to launch its PSVR 2 accessory for PS5, and the bigger the userbase of the console, the bigger will be the target market for PSVR 2 , that can so hope to rival in some way the Oculus Quest 2 and maybe also trigger the interest of Xbox executives.

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Road to VR

JUNE 4, 2017

Having recently departed Oculus after founding the company in 2012, Palmer Luckey has assured the world that he’s still very interested in virtual reality and has hinted at some of the things he’s pursuing for future projects. I think that SAO made Oculus the focus of attention. Sword Art Online.

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MARCH 25, 2021

THE MACHINES. For my review I only had access to two pinball machines; one based on the very popular Mandalorian series on Disney Plus, and another on Gareth Edward’s stand-alone movie, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. The full game features eight pinball machines , each machine based on a different Star Wars storyline.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

In order to escape the planet, you’ll have to figure out how the gargantuan machine works, and discover the functions tied to its dizzying array of switches, buttons, screens and levers. A Rogue Escape is slated to launch on the Oculus Store for PC and via SteamVR headsets in 2021. Image courtesy Spare Parts Oasis.

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ARPost

AUGUST 4, 2020

See Also: VR Experience Review: Guide Your Mind To Relaxation With “The Marvellous Machine”. Devices: HTC VIVE, Oculus Rift. Devices: Samsung Gear VR, Oculus Go. With one of the most innovative VR meditation apps, Chakra VR, you can learn how to unblock all the chakras with the specific poses for each of them.

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VRScout

APRIL 1, 2020

But just how far are we from becoming one with the metaverse and what can we learn about ourselves through sensory technologies? With Oculus having launched hand-tracking on the Quest this past December, I wonder how far we are from consumer-ready mind-control systems. Brain-Computer Interfaces. Eye-Tracking .

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Road to VR

JULY 2, 2020

Researchers claim the approach is “the first learned supersampling method that achieves significant 16x supersampling of rendered content with high spatial and temporal fidelity, outperforming prior work by a large margin.”. Oculus Varifocal Prototypes, Image courtesy Oculus.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

In this article, we will explore seven XR trends that have been taking shape over the past year to be the top trends in not only 2022, but within the long-term future of AR, VR and MR. Machine Learning.

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MARCH 26, 2019

Biometric algorithms powered by AI are enabling your body to communicate with machines through immersive technology. With machine learning, the mathematical models will become more accurate over time Click To Tweet. explains Amir Bozorgzadeh, Cofounder and CEO at Virtuleap. explains Roland Dubois, Cofounder and CXO at Virtuleap.

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Road to VR

APRIL 19, 2022

The ‘re-architected computer vision and machine learning approach’ is said to specifically improve reliability for overlapping or fast moving hands and specific gestures. Meta today announced “major improvements” coming to Quest 2’s controllerless hand-tracking capability. With the 1.0

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Oculus Connect 6 is starting today, and ahead of the festivities Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg teased a video showing off some pretty nuanced hand interaction, something he says will be apart of his talk today. Update (1:15 PM ET) : Mark Zuckerberg announced on stage at Oculus Connect 6 that Quest will soon have hand-tracking.

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Cats and VR

OCTOBER 12, 2016

If you were not able to make Oculus Connect 3 this year here is a Youtube playlist with 32 videos from the event included: I was able to attend quite a few and some highlights for me include the sessions below. Learn how Oculus is creating new tools, specifically for Touch, to help more people express themselves.

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ARVR

MAY 13, 2021

BigQuery’s Machine Learning and Business Intelligence Engine analysis of various data models are quite powerful. Enterprise AR: 7 real-world use cases for 2021 Automating Tasks Through Artificial Learning and Machine Learning Automating mundane and repetitive tasks is and should be the top priority for businesses in this age.

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VRScout

JULY 31, 2020

According to video game publication Polygon , Asobo Studio is working on compatibility for the HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and Valve Index. Support will arrive first on the upcoming 4K VR headset upon its launch this Fall, followed by additional VR devices sometime at a later date. This is going to be the best VR thing ever.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 15, 2016

Weekend Downloads is part of our weekly update to bring you the latest additions to the Samsung Gear VR and Oculus Rift. This Week’s New Gear VR and Oculus Rift Content (10/15/16). Slot Tub Party offers three unique slot machines, each with a variety of ways to win. We’re kicking off the weekend with a ton of new content.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

You may well have seen standard 2D titles like this before, the Incredible Machine series for example. Grav|Lab is still in development for both HTC Vive and Oculus Rift & Touch and will be available this year via Steam’s Early Access program.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 14, 2023

Some of the news coming from there have been: NVIDIA announced new Grace Hopper chips to empower AI algorithms on server machines , and AI workbench to allow everyone to play around with AI models. This is how we learn to do proper content for what is going to be the next trend in XR. The startup just raised $1.6

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 23, 2023

He said that Apple is going to “ make VR into something everybody wants before it’s something that everybody can afford ”, like the original Oculus The trademark XROS has been registered by a shell company owned by Apple. Meta has silently ended support for Oculus Home on PC. That’s so sad. They could be able to save many lives.

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Upload VR

OCTOBER 24, 2022

The official Oculus Developers Twitter account announced the release with an illustration from the documentation showing a user’s full body pose being tracked. The spokesperson described the technology as a combination of inverse kinematics (IK) and machine learning (ML). That’s our current strategy.”.

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VRScout

JUNE 11, 2016

Weekend Downloads is part of our weekly update to bring you the latest additions to the Samsung Gear VR and Oculus Rift. This Week’s New Gear VR and Oculus Rift Content (6/11/16). Learn to guide and collect a variety of magical flight machines, and experience magnificent and ethereal scenery underwritten by a mesmerizing soundtrack.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 4, 2022

Then, PSVR Without Parole has reported that Sony has learned from the errors of the PSVR 1, and so it has made the cable of the PSVR 2 detachable. Now if you use the Oculus Developer Hub on your PC, you can record a video on Quest with the settings you want, including stereoscopic view and 4K resolution. Learn more. Learn more.

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MARCH 23, 2021

This traces back to Facebook’s Oculus acquisition in early 2014 that kicked off the current wave of excitement….including That excitement culminated in 2016 after the Oculus acquisition had time to set off a chain reaction of startup activity, tech-giant investment, and VC inflows for the “next computing platform.”

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MAY 25, 2021

At the center of this master plan is the thing that kicked off the current AR & VR era: Oculus. As Google Glass learned the hard way, there are deep-rooted cultural barriers that stand in the way of social acceptance. Though Facebook’s VR moves stand out, they’re just one piece of the puzzle. Social Experiment.

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