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. To date, the San-Francisco based company has raised $2.9M

United Arab Emirates 325

United Arab Emirates San Francisco Fiji Maldives 325

VRWorld

JULY 5, 2017

While I am an enthusiast for VR and all associated technologies, one major issue that’s really breaking my immersion into different VR environments is – resolution. More sharp eyed readers of this post can see the pixel grid on both HTC Vive and Oculus Rift headsets, and this is where Varjo hopes to make the difference.

Technology 79

Technology San Francisco Magic Leap Oculus 79

ARPost

SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

Featuring real-world case studies and insights from HTC Vive , Oculus Rift , Intel , Nvidia and more, the XR Industry Insight Report takes a comprehensive dive into the XR landscape of today and seeks to distil what the future holds for this young but blossoming industry. in the VR for enterprise segment. working on AR/MR.

Industry 171

Industry HTC San Francisco Oculus 171

Road to VR

OCTOBER 6, 2016

On stage at Oculus Connect 2016, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg teased that Oculus is developing a new, standalone, wireless VR headset with inside-out positional tracking. This was Oculus’ Santa Cruz prototype, a ‘feature prototype’ demonstrating, for the first time, the company’s inside-out tracking technology.

Oculus 279

Oculus San Jose San Francisco Virtual Reality 279

ARPost

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Their Oculus app allows real-time collaboration without ever leaving your home. As of November 2020, they’re hiring for both New York and San Francisco positions. Their goal is to push the limits of storytelling and explore how emerging technologies can be applied to journalism.

Augmented Reality 368

Augmented Reality Machine Learning New York Los Angeles 368

ARVR

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

In 2006, I attended a launch event in San Francisco for Microsoft Virtual Earth 3D. cities, starting with San Francisco. But that’s a non-starter for anyone outside of the few million people that own VR hardware (much less the compatible HTC and Oculus hardware). GPS fails in dense urban areas?—?one

Immersion 130

Immersion San Francisco Construction Virtual Reality 130

GizModo VR

APRIL 25, 2022

The “Meta Store” opens on May 9 in Burlingame, California, a city on the San Francisco peninsula near Meta’s reality Labs division. Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, is opening its first physical retail store next month in an effort to familiarize consumers with virtual reality and the “metaverse.” Read more.

San Francisco 105

San Francisco California Virtual Reality Retail 105

GizModo VR

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

San Francisco-based startup Framework just announced a thin, lightweight productivity laptop unlike any other on the market right now. Sure, it looks similar to the aluminum options almost every other laptop maker offers, but this laptop can be upgraded, customized, and repaired in ways that others just can’t. Read more.

San Francisco 131

San Francisco Google Technology Apple 131

TechCrunch VR

JULY 7, 2021

Osso VR , a San Francisco-based virtual reality startup focused on medical training, has piqued investor attention as they’ve bulked up on partnerships with medical devices powerhouses like Johnson & Johnson, Stryker and Smith & Nephew during the pandemic.

San Francisco 98

San Francisco Video Virtual Reality Gaming 98

The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

It’s since when I launched my blog that I always dreamed of interviewing someone from Oculus , and finally today this dream has come true. The VRX conference will be held in San Francisco on December, 12-13th and will feature very high-level speakers from companies like Oculus/Facebook, HP, Snap and many others.

Industry 420

Industry Hand tracking Virtual Reality Oculus 420

AR Insider

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

And the timing is right to examine product development and business tactics, given the technology’s early and impressionable phases. With that backdrop, the Games Developer Conference (GDC) is returning to San Francisco in March, including lots of AR & VR focus.

San Francisco 188

San Francisco Conference AR Industry 188

ARPost

JULY 16, 2019

Are you attending XRDC’s AR and VR conference in San Francisco on October 14-15? This year, new standalone headsets from Oculus and Vive debuted. Technology improves over time. XRDC is an AR and VR conference that will be held in San Francisco’s Fort Mason Festival Pavilion on October 14-15.

Healthcare 224

Healthcare Industry AR San Francisco 224

VRScout

AUGUST 5, 2020

The newly launched Neo 2 & Neo 2 Eye headsets from Pico Interactive are lightweight, untethered, deliver 4K, and look most like a beefed-up Oculus Quest. The slightly more expensive Neo 2 Eye offers integrated Tobii eye-tracking and foveated rendering powered by their Spotlight Technology. compatibility.

Eye Tracking 412

Eye Tracking San Francisco Software Controllers 412

AR Insider

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Edward Miller and team have built a highly specialized technology in a technically-advanced area (see video below) that would take Facebook much more time to build. has strong technology that’s aligned with Apple’s ongoing spatial efforts. Header image credit: Scape Technologies. In fairness, that’s not always the case.

AR 345

AR San Francisco Data Google 345

AllThingsVR

AUGUST 23, 2016

HTC Says “Oculus Is Not Our Competition” & Oculus Is Skeptical Room-scale Tracking is Absolutely Necessary for VR" Raymond Pao is the Vice President for new technologies at HTC. During the discussion, Pao said “Oculus is not our competition,” Pao said. In fact, room-scale isn’t really defined. Read more on Road to VR.

HTC 70

HTC Oculus San Francisco United States 70

VRScout

JUNE 21, 2016

In comparison, higher end VR systems like the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift have external sensors, enabling positional tracking and giving you more range of movement to physically move around in a virtual world. Stereolabs has about 20 employees and has been working on this technology for the last eight years.

San Francisco 165

San Francisco Virtual Reality Video Virtual World 165

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MARCH 19, 2017

I attended the Experiential Technology Conference (XTech) in San Francisco this week to hear talks about creating virtual experiences that truly immerse you in another world. David Edwards, cofounder of Onotes , is making digital scent technology that is like a speaker for your sense of smell. It’s a bit unfortunate.

Technology 129

Technology Leap Motion Haptic Head Mounted Display 129

VRScout

DECEMBER 2, 2016

Thanks to a big partnership between 20th Century Fox, New Regency, Advanced Micro Devices, and Alienware, a few lucky AMC theaters will feature the VR experience on several Oculus Rift headsets running Alienware’s new Aurora PC featuring AMD Radeon RX 480 graphics cards. Metreon 16 — San Francisco, CA. 34th Street 14 — NYC.

Los Angeles 150

Los Angeles San Francisco United States Austin 150

Road to VR

JANUARY 8, 2018

The controllers incorporate the company’s ‘Reactive Grip’ technology, a unique form of haptic feedback. San Francisco-based Tactical Haptics is debuting its reconfigurable haptic controllers together with new demo content at CES this week. Image courtesy Tactical Haptics. Image courtesy Tactical Haptics.

Haptic 204

Haptic Controllers Los Angeles San Francisco 204

VRScout

OCTOBER 13, 2016

In the hopes of enacting meaningful environmental change rather than simply raising awareness for causes, the Nature Conservancy has launched a new experience for Oculus Rift and Gear VR. The real-time interactive experience dubbed “This Is Our Future” debuted October 6th at a Conservancy hosted event in San Francisco.

San Francisco 150

San Francisco Unreal Samsung Virtual Reality 150

Peter Graham

OCTOBER 13, 2019

San Francisco, CA. If you are an employer looking for someone to fill an immersive technology related role – regardless of the industry – don’t forget you can send us the lowdown on the position and we’ll be sure to feature it in that following week’s feature. Unreal Mobile Rendering Engineer. Click Here to Apply. London, UK.

Los Angeles 45

Los Angeles Oculus San Francisco Gaming 45

Road to VR

OCTOBER 25, 2018

vTime , the company behind the titular social VR app, today announced the studio is making a strategic expansion into North America with the opening of its San Francisco office. vTime now supports Oculus Rift, Windows VR headsets, Google Daydream, Oculus Go, Gear VR, Google Cardboard, as well as non-VR modes through Android and iOS.

North America 116

North America San Francisco America Google 116

VRScout

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Now the team that has been showcasing independent VR projects and hosting events around the world is kicking off a new program to support creators in collaboration with Oculus. Successfully funded projects will go into production in early 2017 and will be available on the Oculus platform. Arnaud Colinart. Balthazar Auxietre.

Oculus 150

Oculus Los Angeles New York Filming 150

ARPost

AUGUST 16, 2019

This report comes two months ahead of the company’s XRDC conference , which will take place in San Francisco on October 14-15. This is perfectly aligned with the general adoption rates of AR/VR innovation and technology across various industries. As you may know, Oculus launched this headset model only a few months ago.

Conference 175

Conference AR San Francisco Industry 175

VRScout

JUNE 19, 2017

Last Monday, I walked three blocks uphill on Mason St in San Francisco to the Fairmont Hotel to demo a stealth product that had been touted to me as one of the biggest advancements in XR tech this side of Magic Leap. Comparison shot of Varjo Bionic display and Oculus Rift display. You can read writing from across the room.

San Francisco 397

San Francisco Magic Leap Microsoft Simulation 397

Road to VR

JANUARY 24, 2019

Fable, founded by former Oculus Story Studio alumni, today announced a distinct pivot in their focus, moving from an immersive storytelling studio to a “virtual beings” company which plans to build persistent, AI-powered, characters which can interact naturally with viewers. “Lucy is always Lucy if she’s in AR or VR.

San Francisco 185

San Francisco Magic Leap Conference Immersion 185

XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 31, 2023

Over the last year, VR headsets are gaining reaction thanks to many technological innovations, such as hand-tracking, eye-tracking, and wireless streaming, which benefit business and consumer end-users. Consumer-facing products are much more mature than the enterprise category, thanks to popular headset providers such as Oculus [Meta].

Entertainment 218

Entertainment Training Wearables Industry 218

VRScout

APRIL 24, 2017

I was all set to meet a bulk of the team from Penrose Studios , a San Francisco start-up dedicated to combining creativity with technology to develop ground-breaking stories in VR. Soon several more members of the team joined the session, this time remotely from their offices all the way in San Francisco.

Filming 183

Filming San Francisco Virtual Reality Entertainment 183

Road to VR

FEBRUARY 25, 2017

ARM Holdings and Sensormotoric Instruments (SMI) are teaming up at GDC to showcase the potential of powerful mobile GPUs, eye-tracking and foveated rendering technologies in a new made-for-VR demo that will debut at GDC next week. The company claims to have delivered over 10 eye tracking solutions in the VR space to date.

Eye Tracking 208

Eye Tracking Mali San Francisco Samsung 208

VRScout

JUNE 3, 2016

Björk has always been an early adopter when it comes to immersive technology, having released her “Stonemilker” video from last year’s album Vulnicura as a VR app along with an installation at New York’s Museum of Modern Art PS1. The Icelandic music icon is taking her VR album on tour, starting in Sydney.

Iceland 150

Iceland San Francisco Houston Motion Capture 150

Road to VR

AUGUST 20, 2016

As the launch of Oculus Touch approaches later this year, the company is sticking firm to its plan to focus on standing, front-facing VR experiences for motion input. Oculus demonstrates Touch with mats below the user to indicate the recommended playspace. See Also: ‘Dead & Buried’ Could be the Killer App Oculus Touch Needs.

Oculus 100

Oculus San Francisco HTC Germany 100

AllThingsVR

MAY 23, 2017

The company, which also has offices in San Francisco, has raised $502 million in funding led by SoftBank, with previous investors Andreessen Horowitz and Horizons Ventures also participating. He was hired in 2012 by founder Palmer Luckey directly; they were longtime friends before Dycus became the first Oculus employee.

Google 70

Google San Francisco Montana Machine Learning 70

Road to VR

APRIL 28, 2017

Mason told me that opening up this huge co-working space in Los Angeles represents an energetic shift from the VR technology born out of Silicon Valley to focusing on content & storytelling in VR. LISTEN TO THE VOICES OF VR PODCAST. VR History Thread for @UploadVR. — Kent Bye VoicesOfVR (@kentbye) April 27, 2017.

Los Angeles 129

Los Angeles San Francisco Virtual Reality Education 129

VRScout

FEBRUARY 17, 2018

Tribe’s VR DJ school —now available on Oculus—does this by allowing anyone to learn to DJ and mix music using a virtual deck that mimics the setup used in nightclubs around the world. Wannabe DJs learn controls and techniques from virtual DJ mentors and mix sets. “VR

How To 260

How To San Francisco AR Immersion 260

AR Insider

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

The smartphone was a seismic shift for the technology industry, creating entirely new business models — apps became $100 billion companies — while replacing everything from digital cameras to in-car GPS systems. The tech industry’s next bet is a series of technologies usually called augmented reality (AR) or mixed reality.

Augmented Reality 196

Augmented Reality Amazon Apple Virtual Reality 196

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Over the past year he’s served as Vice President of Platform Products at WEVR but, most recently, he was planning a San Francisco-based startup, FormVR. “We think that immersive technologies like VR and AR represent the next computing platform,” Parisi told the crowd at Unite.

Unity 100

Unity Los Angeles San Francisco Unreal 100

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 26, 2017

The designer, who worked on both HTC’s smartphones and its Vive VR headset at its San Francisco office, yesterday confirmed that he was leaving the Taiwanese company to join Google, where he’ll work on the company’s new Daydream mobile VR ecosystem. Claude Zellweger (@Claudibus) January 26, 2017.

HTC 100

HTC Google San Francisco Strategy 100