XR Today - Virtual Reality

JUNE 2, 2022

Created by a market-leading provider of XR development software, Unity VisualLive allows professionals in a host of environments to visualise designs and collaborate more effectively in a real-time space. This innovative solution builds on the existing functionality Meta Workplace has to offer in the XR world. Unity VisualLive.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

In a recent video , we shared our first impressions and showed footage recorded in the headset. Lynx wants to build the world’s most open and versatile device capable of both VR and AR. One half of the office had desks where the software was tested, the other half of the room was full of hardware. Software & Content.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 27, 2022

.” Contrary to popular belief, a mixed reality experience is most effective if the VR/AR device can convincingly blend the physical and virtual worlds. This means that the headset has to do more than just provide a 2D video feed, according to a recent blog post on Oculus.com.

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Upload VR

APRIL 20, 2023

But if you actually move your head positionally, the entire virtual world will appear to move with your head, rather than your head moving through it. It was powered by the three year older Snapdragon 835 processor the original Oculus Quest used. G3 is the successor to 2019's G2 4K , which also lacked positional tracking.

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ARPost

APRIL 11, 2023

VR-Enabled Online Shopping Experiences VR creates an immersive visual environment, including 360-degree videos, photos, product demos, and complex experiences using devices such as the HTC Vive or Oculus Quest. Hands-On Review Unlike AR, VR is entirely simulated and disconnected from the physical world.

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Hypergrid Business

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

So what are the most important things to know about testing VR software? VR software is still software, so the usual principles of testing still apply. Oculus, one of the biggest names in VR, refers to this in its Health and Safety manual. Immersive Testing. For example, if it crashes, it’s a bug.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 26, 2021

Thanks to Workrooms, you can basically have meetings like in real life, even if people are physically distant from each other : you can be all together around a virtual table, everyone with his/her own PC, discussing some topic, or following a presentation. The old Oculus Desk for DK2. This is absolutely very interesting.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 10, 2022

All these tools look amazing also for the creation of very realistic VR experiences, but actually, we should hold our enthusiasm: both Nanite and Lumen are not available for VR yet, and Epic has not announced any kind of improvement of the workflow for development for Oculus Quest 2, either. Some news on content.

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VRScout

APRIL 17, 2018

The omnidirectional treadmill is one of a handful of locomotion methods shown in Ready Player One’s future world, but are any of these actually possible? How is modern technology setting us up to move around the virtual worlds of the future? Driving and Flight Simulators. With the SteamVR 2.0

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 16, 2022

If you watch the video , you can see me say stupid things about XR… well, more or less as I do every day in my life… Have fun! In a video published on Facebook, he showed himself wearing the headset and let us also see what he was seeing inside , with some footage directly from his point of view. Top news of the week.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

The sand is then carefully scanned by a Kinect depth-sensing camera, from which a virtual world is rendered. With the terrain data now built into your own virtual track, you can buckle up in the new Audi Q5, which becomes a portal to the virtual world you just created. This virtual world has real depth.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 6, 2022

After the review of the Huawei VR glasses we did together, this time I interviewed him and FXG’s CTO Wilson Li about the incredible work they’re doing with VR videos in China. FXG has released a professional 180 VR camera able to record 12K (6K per eye) videos and is collaborating with Pico in the realization of VR concerts.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 3, 2016

You can now register to attend Oculus’ 3rd ‘Connect’ conference, an event dedicated to all things Oculus from Rift to Touch and is focused primarily on developers and VR development. Photo courtesy Oculus VR, LLC. Explore the endless possibilities for VR across 360 video, film, art, and education.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

I tried it with the Leap Motion controller, the one that most of us have bought years ago to experiment with the OG Vive or the Oculus Rift DK2/CV1… but actually, UltraLeap (the previous Leap Motion) has created a second-generation camera sensor. UltraLeap Stereo IR 170 video review. UltraLeap 2 vs Quest hands tracking.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MARCH 28, 2017

In the middle of August 2012 I wrote my first article about Oculus. I’d previously seen some expensive VR installations, like those used by Disney , but my view inside the Oculus Rift — and the interviews I conducted with researchers at Stanford and USC — convinced me VR had a good chance of actually going mainstream.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Users will also have the opportunity to take home some cash in the $1,000 Best Avatar contest, as well as the $700 Best Domain (virtual world) competition. . For VR newcomers, it’s a fun way to dive into virtual reality to see what’s possible beyond video gaming.

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Peter Graham

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Supporting PC headsets like Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Windows Mixed Reality, Valve Index, Oculus Go and Samsung Gear VR with cross-platform integration, Galaxity is one of these open worlds all about community and social interaction, completely free to download and start exploring.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 13, 2021

Oculus plans to introduce in-app purchases to App Lab experiences. Oculus App Lab has been introduced by Facebook to give a way to indie developers to publish their applications for Quest without the need of passing Facebook’s strong store curation. Plus, the Netflix app has been in VR since the times of Gear VR/Oculus Go.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

I joined BISim in 2009 after seven years of working in engineering positions in video games companies. Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim) is a global software company at the forefront of simulation training solutions for defense and civilian organizations. Can you be so kind as to also introduce Bohemia Interactive Simulations?

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ARPost

MARCH 2, 2021

There are several reasons for the spread of virtual reality technology in education: Reduced price of technical equipment. The rapid growth of software for virtual reality. Giants such as Oculus, HTC, Sony, Microsoft, Samsung, Walmart, and many others have been implementing their technologies in this field for a long time.

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VRScout

JANUARY 7, 2019

We really wanted this to be something that would make it easy to access your virtual world,” spoke Drew Bamford, VP of Vive Creative Labs, during the press conference. The strange-looking headset features four separate cameras and a pair of motion controllers baring a slight resemblance to the Oculus Touch system. VIVE PRO EYE.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Over the years, technology has become smaller, lighter, more comfortable, and with faster processing, breathing life into the virtual world. Also, unlike augmented reality (AR), which people can access via smartphones and smart glasses, VR relies on larger headsets and controllers to interact with fully-immersive virtual worlds.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MARCH 29, 2024

The Ray Ban Stories product already had voice integration to access features like video/photo capture and chat services. Although they don’t offer comprehensive AR or MR features, they allow you to capture video and communicate while moving. However, Oculus account users can still migrate their data to Meta’s website.

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Road to VR

JUNE 5, 2017

Although SteamVR also supports the Rift on PC, it relies on elements of Oculus’ PC SDK which means it’s unlikely that we’ll see Rift on Mac until Oculus supports it officially. VR Video Editing in Final Cut Pro X. Vive Demo on Stage. Metal for VR. Photo courtesy TIME.

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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. In the video, the company shows the camera velcroed and fixed on top of a Gear VR.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 30, 2022

Niantic has finally launched its VPS (Visual Positioning System), a solution that will allow developers to create AR applications that are persistent and shared in various locations in the world with centimeter accuracy. VPS is a technology that implements the AR Cloud and creates a bridge between the real and the virtual world.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

In 2012, the first Oculus Rift emerged, triggering a burst of excitement followed by relative silence from consumers. These experiences connect people to simulated virtual worlds, visualised data, and collaborative platforms to connect with others. VR Trends for 2022. Customer Service.

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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?). (Image from Reddit). The VR ecosystem can end 2021 with a big smile on its face. Other relevant news. Image by Rec Room).

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 9, 2022

NVIDIA has been one of the first companies that understood the potential of enterprise engineering and design collaboration in XR with its Holodeck software, whose trailer videos are still among the best to show the capabilities of XR collaborative environments. Video courtesy NVIDIA).

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 16, 2022

Meta Quest Pro announcement video. Meta has not explained why it was removed: some people suspect it was because it could have been used “to see through some clothes”, but I don’t know if the truth is actually some software/hardware incompatibility. I’m sure you will appreciate my choice. Meta Quest Pro.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The following paragraph is directly quoted from one of these job descriptions: Our team is building the software components that control and manage the hardware on our Augmented Reality (AR) products. These are the software components that run on the AR devices and are the closest to the hardware. Meta acquires Imagine Optix.

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TechCrunch VR

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

During its earnings call on Wednesday, Tencent’s CEO Pony Ma unveiled the firm’s musings on metaverse for the first time: Anything that makes the virtual world more real and the real world more rich with virtual experiences can become part of the metaverse. ” How about an Oculus counterpart for Tencent?

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

AUGUST 10, 2022

The system creates everything in the user’s environment, which may be exhibited inside a blank room via head-mounted displays (HMDs) or other equipment that helps users feel they are physically inside the virtual world. Furthermore, VR users require 600 Mbps for retinal-grade full 360-degree video experiences.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 10, 2022

Talking about more reliable leaks, developer Luboš V with the support of Basti564 has found references of a multiplayer Oculus Home in the Quest firmware, so it seems that very soon the home space of the Quest will let everyone invite more people. from PC) to join its virtual worlds , too, so that to increment the user base.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

APRIL 5, 2017

It was $200 more expensive than its chief competition, the Oculus Rift , but the headset also did a lot more than the initial PC-powered headset from Facebook when it first released. Oculus, however, went to market without hand controllers readied, supporting a single sensor for a forward-facing experience.

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ARVR

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Your avatar is a representation of you in the virtual world, so they’re a very important part of the Metaverse experience. These assets travel with you, and that creates a more unified experience when traveling between different virtual worlds. Well, one interesting way is virtual meetings. Think of it this way.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 7, 2019

The CES is going to start tomorrow, but today HTC has already made its great announcements, showing to the world the upcoming new hardware Vive Pro Eye, Vive Cosmos and software solutions Viveport Infinity and Vive Reality system. We all thought about a new Vive Focus with embedded 6 DOF controllers , ready to fight the Oculus Quest.

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