VRScout

MARCH 19, 2021

The new avatar system will debut first on Facebook Horizon for Oculus Quest headsets. Yesterday, Mark Rabkin, VP of Oculus, sat down with CNET’s Scott Stein to chat about the companies advancements in VR avatar technology, during which a brand new VR avatar system for Oculus Quest/Quest 2 headsets was revealed.

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ARPost

MARCH 2, 2021

The rapid development of technology could not but affect the educational process. Although virtual reality technology is not that new, it is being used in education since relatively recently. There are several reasons for the spread of virtual reality technology in education: Reduced price of technical equipment.

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ARPost

OCTOBER 5, 2020

This second virtual VR/AR Global Summit attracted thousands of XR technology enthusiasts as well, according to the VR/AR Association. The three-day event featured over 150 talks and sessions given by hundreds of XR technology experts and professionals. XR Technology in the Time of Coronavirus. HP Reverb G2 Omnicept.

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VRScout

JUNE 28, 2021

The esports industry has come a long way since its humble beginnings back in 1972 when a handful of students from Standford University took part in the first reported video game tournament featuring the 1962 space combat game Spacewar! Virtex wants to revolutionize the way we view live esports by replicating the IRL stadium experience in VR.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

As it is tradition of this little blog, I will write a full round-up of the Oculus Connect 5 , the very important Oculus event that has been held in San Jose on 26th and 27th of September (2018). Oculus Quest. Oculus Quest has been the rockstar of this event. Specifications. There is also a 3.5mm jack for earphones.

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ARPost

JANUARY 27, 2022

The last two years put immersive technologies on the high-speed growth path. People of all ages found meaningful experiences in the virtual world and managed to fight off the negative impacts of isolation caused by stay-at-home mandates. The Significant AR/VR Trends for 2022 .

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 27, 2019

This year we had the launch of two amazing 6 DOF all-in-one Virtual Reality headsets : the Oculus Quest and the HTC Vive Focus Plus. The official boxes of the Oculus Quest (above) and Vive Focus Plus (below). Oculus Quest and controllers (Image by Oculus). The Quest has more tracking cameras and more audio jacks.

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ARPost

APRIL 11, 2023

AR and VR are two of the most promising technologies of the modern era. Both can potentially revolutionize how we interact with the world around us. However, these technologies have taken a long time to reach their full potential. Hands-On Review Unlike AR, VR is entirely simulated and disconnected from the physical world.

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Road to VR

APRIL 19, 2017

Michael Abrash, Chief Scientist at Oculus, as-ever delivered an inspiring presentation at today’s F8 conference, this time on the topic of Augmented Reality. ” You can watch his presentation in full in the video below, starting at 57:45. Live at F8. Facebook's CTO Mike Schroepfer is kicking-off day two of #F8.

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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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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JUNE 2, 2022

The technology can overlay a range of BIM and CAD files into job sites through AR, to provide users with instant access to information, and connect colleagues at the same time. In our Unity VisualLive review , we cover all of the useful features empowering enhanced collaborative experiences within this technology. Frame by Virbela.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

The Oculus Connect 6 is approaching. Next week, on 25th and 26th, Oculus will hold its main yearly event , and as always, it will talk about the milestones reached by the company and then it will show future hardware and software. What will Oculus announce? This is the homepage of Oculus website (Image by Oculus).

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AR Insider

MAY 24, 2021

Starline promises telepresence technology to reimage video conferencing as we’ve never seen. It looks so real because the video participants are being scanned in 3D. Soon, you will be able to superimpose your real self into a virtual world through Oculus casting. The Oculus Go was launched under his watch.

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Hypergrid Business

AUGUST 3, 2017

Eight year ago, when I first launched Hypergrid Business , virtual worlds offered a unique set of compelling features. There was presence, and immersion, and the ability to create your own virtual environments. At that time, virtual worlds were the only visible path to an interconnected metaverse of virtual environments.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 9, 2020

Valve has shared more details and gameplay videos about Alyx. This week, we had tons of materials and news coming : First of all, Valve has released 3 new gameplay trailers, plus one long 9-minutes gameplay video made in partnership with the popular magazine IGN. Oculus rejects Crisis VRigade again, causing backlash from the community.

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ARPost

AUGUST 20, 2021

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a growing pool of event organizers is leaning on immersive technologies like virtual reality to bring people together. Although the annual live event has been canceled, Burners around the world can still connect with the community using VR. How to Attend Burning Man Virtual Reality Experience.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 8, 2019

At Oculus Connect 6, we had the opportunity to try out many of the new things announced at the event, as well as check out the latest work by developers and creators working in the VR space. In this article and video, we highlight some of the most interesting things we saw. Oculus Link. Oculus Hand Tracking.

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Road to VR

MAY 22, 2020

In light of the global pandemic, Facebook announced last week it was making way for more productivity and collaboration apps on the Oculus Store to help bridge businesses together in a time of social distancing. SEE ALSO Facebook's 'Oculus for Business' Quest Enterprise Platform is Finally Openly Available.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Despite having only just launched, Meta’s latest VR headset already features a solid lineup of mixed reality content that take advantage of Meta’s full-color passthrough technology to blend the physical and virtual worlds. Upto 5 Virtual Screens + phone/tablets in VR! #vr Meet @ImmersedVR. Price: Free.

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Hypergrid Business

OCTOBER 26, 2021

to help build the metaverse, clarifies that the company will be using massive resources to push the technology adoption for VR and gain a huge market share to become the central hub of the metaverse. “Most such attempts were based on building company-owned virtual worlds.” Kitely CEO, Ilan Tochner.

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VRScout

APRIL 10, 2021

You will be able to move around freely in the room while you listen to your favorite music or watch a video on your TV. What Ekholm is really excited about is the growth of VR technology alongside NFT’s, a combination he feels as though could have a major impact on the future of art and digital ownership.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Of all of the various forms of extended reality (XR), virtual reality (VR), is the most familiar. The technology allows people to create ‘virtual’ landscapes and environments that simulate the real world. billion in 2028, revealing just how intrigued investors are in developing the emerging technology.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 28, 2021

The company says it’s a high-end headset designed to roll out more advanced technology before being able to bring it down to the price point of the Quest line. Eye-and face tracking will be included to provide a more realistic representation of the user within the virtual world. Image courtesy Facebook.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 3, 2022

We all know that these days the metaverse, the infamous M-word, is one of the hot topics in the tech world. There are many problems to be solved, technological and social to begin with, until we will be able to create the “next generation of the Internet”. In Ready Player One, all the population of the world is inside the Oasis.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Flagship products such as the Meta Quest Pro, Pico 4 and Pico 4 Enterprise, and HTC VIVE Focus 3 and Flow devices have recently hit shelves, sparking interest in the emerging technology. In 2012, the first Oculus Rift emerged, triggering a burst of excitement followed by relative silence from consumers. VR Trends for 2022.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 16, 2021

It is the first time that a VR app I’ve done has been featured on Upload in my 7 years in VR, so this is a big event for me (and for all people at New Technology Walkers)! Finally, Facebook has released passthrough APIs for Quest 2, so you can create AR/MR apps for the Oculus standalone headset. AR/VR developers, rejoice!

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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? Fortunately, there are a handful of companies hoping to make this a reality.

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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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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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AR Insider

AUGUST 30, 2021

The Venice VR virtual world, designed by VRrOOm within VRChat, will be the Venice VR Expanded hub—a virtual version of Venice. Users on Quest can visit these worlds, too. NVIDIA researchers won Best in Show award at SIGGRAPH 2021 for their real-time digital avatar technology.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 23, 2020

More info (How to pre-load Half-Life: Alyx) More info (Leaked review of Half-Life: Alyx) More info (Suggestions on how to stream the game) More info (Valve Index on top of Steam charts) More info (Oculus Rift S soldout) More info (Vive Cosmos Elite gives Alyx for free) More info (Vive Cosmos Elite review) More info (Gabe Newell talks BCI).

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AR Insider

MARCH 8, 2021

The Omni One is an omni-directional treadmill which lets users walk and run inside games and virtual worlds in VR. Oculus has partnered with Virtuclear to offer prescription lenses for the Quest 2 for $80. Rumors surface about a new Oculus Quest Pro VR HMD. Psychic VR Lab raises $8.5M to grow Web-XR platform, STYLY.

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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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InstaVR

MAY 6, 2019

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg revealed at F8 Conference the new Oculus Quest will begin shipping this month (May 2019). By comparison, the Oculus Go only allows for 3 Degrees of Freedom (3 DoF). With the Oculus Quest, four cameras that reside within the headset enable positional tracking. What are Degrees of Freedom?

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 19, 2022

The reason why I think that this news is super-important is two-sided: On one side, it means that a platform with 50M of daily users is coming into virtual reality. Some months ago, the company behind it teased it was going to launch a virtual world, dubbed Oasis, that should have become “The Linkedin of the M-word”.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Linear actuators tend to offer more haptic ‘detail’ and responsiveness, as can be found in Apple’s ‘Taptic Engine’, the HTC Vive controllers, an the Oculus Touch controllers. SEE ALSO Microsoft Details HoloLens Streamable Live Action Video Recording Technique. Mobile phones often use very small ERM motors, or.

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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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