ARVR

JUNE 16, 2021

Virtual reality is described as a “three-dimensional, computer-generated environment which can be explored and interacted with by a person. That person becomes part of this virtual world or is immersed within this environment and whilst there, is able to manipulate objects or perform a series of actions.” (“What is Virtual Reality?”,

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VRScout

MAY 18, 2019

Chris not only was part of the CPDinVR team, but he himself was also an expert on the subject of immersive technology in education. Christian Long, gaming teacher and champion for VR technology for Windsor Forest Colleges Group // Image Credit: Langley College.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

A Brief Foray into Funktronic Labs Founded a decade ago at the intersection of art, technology, and design, Funktronic Labs took the plunge into VR development back in 2015, a time when the industry was still in its infancy and precedents were scarce. This design choice is not only intuitive but negates the need for a separate tutorial.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

AUGUST 10, 2022

Augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) are technologies that overlay or replace physical environments with virtual content. While AR enhances surroundings by incorporating digital components into live view, VR is an experience that replaces the actual world with a computer-generated simulation.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

The world’s first virtual reality massage center, which opened in June 2019, is located on bustling Wilshire Boulevard inside the famous SAG-AFTRA Building in LA. The digital oasis blends a relaxing spa environment with technology. That led to the ‘Heavenly Garden’ environment which is currently offered at Esqapes.”.

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XROM

MAY 1, 2023

Virtual reality (VR) headsets have gained popularity in recent years due to their immersive and engaging experience. Among the highest-selling VR headsets are the Oculus Quest 2, PlayStation VR, and HTC Vive.

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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. Think of it this way. Your avatar can become your wallet.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 17, 2020

At the end of this simultaneous performance, the participants gathered in the courtyard of the Palais Royal will be able to chat live with Jean-Michel Jarre’s avatar, erasing even further the boundaries between the physical and the virtual worlds. Also involved in the project are tech startups such as SoWhen?

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 1, 2018

Before talking about technology, I really want to spend some kind words for the Vive people. One of the employees even admitted that at home he sometimes uses an Oculus Rift and the various startups in the Vive-X are free to use Windows Mixed Reality headsets. There was an exact match between the real and the virtual world.

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

JUNE 20, 2023

Immersive technologies are no longer reserved for the gaming and entertainment industries. VR Headsets Enter the Enterprise Tech Stack As the standard office workplace evolves, and employees embrace the concept of “anywhere work”, we’ve seen countless new pieces of technology become essential to the modern technology stack.

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VRScout

JUNE 26, 2016

LET’S TALK OCULUS: DRM NO MORE AND PATENT FOR NEW VR MOTION. Movement is a big issue in virtual reality, and developers have to be careful to make sure users are not nauseated by vestibular mismatch (your brain/eyes say “I’m moving” in the virtual world which contradicts your inner ear/balance which say “I’m stationary” in the real world).

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 4, 2022

From the world-changing augmented experiences offered by Pokémon Go, to the incredible worlds unlocked by the Oculus Quest, the innovations of XR in gaming are quickly becoming mainstream. Collaborative apps within a VR environment can bring team members together to work on game landscapes in real-time.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Between leaks, announcements, and official info, we have had this week a glimpse of the future of Meta, which won’t be only about XR but will include also many other trending technologies like AI and 5G. The system understood Mark’s intention and crafted the VR world according to his needs. More info (Meta’s Builder Bot?—?Upload

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ARVR

MARCH 5, 2021

Virtual Reality is a medium, or a media technology. full immersion in a synthetic world with no input from the other one. Everything from AR to VR, with a bunch of MR in between, is collectively referred to as XR, or XR Technologies. I am a loving critic. I see many possibilities, many futures. Most are solo games.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 29, 2018

I’m at the technology store today in my local shopping mall because I want to get a new VR headset. The latest model by “Virtual Dream” was released a few weeks ago, but I’ve had to wait until the end of the month for payday. The Vive Focus is one of the most comfortable mobile headsets on the market, in my opinion.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 13, 2022

You can imagine the potential of such a tool when combined with a mixed reality headset (you could change some furniture in your house, or re-create a virtual environment that has the same shape as your room). More info (LAMINA1 announcement post on Medium) More info (LAMINA1 announcement press release).

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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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VRWorld

APRIL 11, 2017

PowerDVD 17 adds support for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive VR headsets to bring virtual reality content front and center for users, along with groundbreaking innovations in 360 video playback. ” Furthermore, TrueTheater HDR technology is bringing GPU-accelerated video conversion that emulates HDR video on standard non-HDR video.

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VeeR VR

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Oculus has announced the all-new standalone named Oculus Quest at 5th annual Connect developer conference. It is the world’s first all-in-one gaming system built for virtual reality, which distinguishes itself from other standalone. Platforms(s) : Oculus Rift, GearVR, iOS, Android, and Windows 10 devices.

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Hypergrid Business

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

If you can keep a checklist of bullet points in your head before you put on your headset, you can expect to get better results than if you just jump unprepared into the virtual world. Oculus, one of the biggest names in VR, refers to this in its Health and Safety manual. Did you look around to see the birds that were chirping?

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HaptX

DECEMBER 20, 2018

We started the year strong, receiving the Lumiere Technology Award in January, alongside companies like Disney and Microsoft. We were the first VR company to introduce a prototype at Sundance since Oculus unveiled an early version of their Rift in 2012. VR immerses itself into pop culture. Fortunately, we had an answer.

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Leapmotion

NOVEMBER 21, 2015

Much like our UI Widgets , it’s a set of interface elements – switch, lever and potentiometer – that can be embedded in any virtual environment. Requires: Windows, Oculus Rift. Requires: Windows, Oculus Rift. But with the lines between the real and virtual worlds now blurrier than ever, could we cut it even further?

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Hypergrid Business

DECEMBER 26, 2018

As virtual reality technology advances, more companies are working to bring the VR experience direct to households. The devices from Oculus VR hit a sweet spot of affordability and performance. Oculus devices and developments. Oculus VR is a classic tech tale. Must-have apps for using Oculus. Oculus Rooms.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 25, 2019

At Disney D23, people got the first preview of Vader Immortal 2, the sequel of the very successful game for Oculus Quest. Image by Oculus). Facebook details its Insight technology. But honestly, I think this is bad news for Oculus. After Nate Mitchell, another Oculus executive leaves Facebook. Other relevant news.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Palmer Luckey is a tinkerer,” is how Time Magazine described the creator of the Oculus VR headset back in August of 2015. Since that article, Luckey’s “tinkering” has expanded into a full-blown technological revolution, earning him a whopping 2.3 I just want to augment my world.”.

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VeeR VR

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

According to UploadVR , Oculus intends to release their higher-end standalone VR headset named Santa Cruz at the first quarter of 2019. Oculus is ambitious on taking the market share by designing a VR headset with cameras added for inside-out tracking of 6DOF head movement and two Oculus Touch-style controllers. Social VR Apps.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 30, 2022

The gaming landscape stands as one of the most versatile and compelling areas for the development of extended reality technology. Promising a new and improved way for gamers to connect with the worlds they love, XR could represent a new frontier for entertainment. Alta VR, AWS, and Oculus. Tender Claws and Google ARCore.

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VeeR VR

DECEMBER 10, 2018

As virtual reality technology advances, more companies are working to bring the VR experience direct to households. The devices from Oculus VR hit a sweet spot of affordability and performance. If consumers who have an Oculus headset or are considering buying one, this guide can help them learn about the most important features.

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VRScout

MAY 25, 2016

Traditionally based off of technological developments happening in the real world, some of the first movies with VR technology started coming out in the early 80’s when advancements in computer technology allowed research to begin on more affordable VR. TRON (1982). Arcade (1993).

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Hypergrid Business

JUNE 1, 2020

But over the past couple of months some virtual reality meetup, event and training spaces have reported huge earnings from sale of virtual land during coronavirus pandemic, and Second Life, once thought to be the fore-runner of the virtual metaverse, has run out of land due to high demand. Pricing: AltspaceVR is free to use.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

When thought of from this perspective, one can look at each evolution in human communication and the technologies that facilitate these advances as major factors propelling our species forward. The result for me and other Oculus owners was a dramatic increase in the fun factor and time spent in VR. William: “Are you real?”

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 10, 2019

Aviation itself is one of humankind’s great technological marvels – something that can be easy to forget when we’re wedged between passengers in coach on some redeye flight. In a nutshell, they deliver technology for clients’ campaigns. Especially the breadth of use cases that this technology has.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 10, 2019

Aviation itself is one of humankind’s great technological marvels – something that can be easy to forget when we’re wedged between passengers in coach on some redeye flight. In a nutshell, they deliver technology for clients’ campaigns. Especially the breadth of use cases that this technology has.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Most of the focus so far has been on building those worlds and experiences, but if we’re ever to achieve a true sense of presence in these virtual worlds, we need to also be able to create really good avatars. Full immersion and meaningful social interaction can only really happen if we feel comfortable in our virtual skins.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 16, 2022

Adobe to bring its apps on Quest Pro (Upload VR) All work-related updates of Meta Connect (Oculus blog). Accenture in its keynote also said an interesting thing: it has already onboarded 150,000 employees with virtual reality , and it has noticed that its employees retain +33% of the information when they are in virtual reality.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

There are too many variables like the convergence of technologies (6G, AI, robotics, XR devices, BCI), the evolution of our society, and some new startup ideas that could change all our way of living. So, in my opinion, it has no sense trying to get how the world will be in 25 years from now. The VR world. The fluffverse.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 14, 2018

But letting them play experiences like Henry or Asteroids , maybe for short periods of time and supervised by an adult, could be the right way to introduce them to an awesome technology. We recently released the VRQ app on Viveport, Oculus and Gear, and are gathering data on nausea sensitivity across age group and between sexes.

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