VRScout

OCTOBER 12, 2020

The Oculus Quest 2 is the most exciting piece of VR hardware to hit the market since Facebook’s original standalone VR headset, offering incredible visuals, increased processing power, and a smaller, lighter design—all for a lower price than the first-generation model. The best VR headset on the market just got even better.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

After Venice VR Expanded has come to an end, I have finally had the time to experiment with Oculus Quest AR Passthrough. What is impressive on the good side is instead the stability of the tracking : we all know that Oculus Insight is the best in class tracking solution among VR headsets, and in AR this is even more important.

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VRScout

JUNE 11, 2018

During the Warriors Parade, Under Armour is launching a pop-up event in Oakland along the parade route at 1500 Broadway where you can experience the piece in a VR gallery via Samsung Gear VR powered by Oculus. The post Under Armour Builds Virtual World to Celebrate Stephen Curry’s 3rd NBA World Championship appeared first on VRScout.

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VRScout

MAY 24, 2020

Check out this next-gen office powered by Oculus’ Passthrough technology. Earlier this week Facebook’s head of AR & VR Andrew “Boz” Bosworth showed off an experimental mixed reality workspace powered via prototype Oculus hardware. “This is real footage using prototype headsets.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

There are very few virtual worlds more perplexing than VRChat. Perhaps it’s due to the open-source nature of the application; users are responsible for the creation of most of the game’s content, whether that be hand-crafted avatars and activities or entirely new worlds. asks creator Walgesitch in the promotional video.

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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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Road to VR

APRIL 18, 2017

Oculus says that Facebook’s newly released social VR app, Facebook Spaces , “takes some of the best features of Facebook and brings them into your VR space,” but it also lets you do new things that you could never do on Facebook before. These three videos show some of Facebook Spaces’ most interesting features.

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ARVR

JANUARY 6, 2023

Virtual reality focuses on introducing a virtual world with which people can interact. Virtual reality uses software to create realistic images, sounds, and other senses that replicate a real environment and mimic a user’s physical presence within this environment, controlled or experienced by body movement.

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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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Road to VR

APRIL 7, 2019

Today developer Stress Level Zero showed off one of the game’s first levels in a new video. Stress Level Zero’s goal with Boneworks is to base the game on a static set of physics-based rules in order to give players the freedom to tackle both puzzles and combat in any way that comports with the rules of the game world.

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VRScout

MARCH 16, 2021

Explore a whimsical recreation of the infamous Austin-based festival on your Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift, or SteamVR headset. Similar to the Sundance virtual celebration conducted this past January, SXSW Online XR allows you the chance to experience this year’s festivities from the comfort of your home using the power of VR.

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Road to VR

MAY 22, 2017

Oculus recently published the first installment of their ‘Developer Perspectives’ video playlists, detailed on the developer blog. Over the coming weeks, Crytek says they they will publish some 40 videos exploring those experiments and the thinking behind them.

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Road to VR

MAY 21, 2019

Oculus’ new ‘Defy Reality’ ad spot for Quest effectively uses mixed reality video capture to show players in VR, instead of just showing first person footage that’s hard to understand if you haven’t actually been in a headset before. Oculus is far from the first to use mixed reality capture for VR.

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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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ARPost

JULY 16, 2021

They used their VR developing skills to create a new virtual world, where the user is not just a spectator, but a participant. Why the Need for a Virtual Reality Stadium? The Future Is Virtual for All Types of Events. Virtex Stadium is proof that people can enjoy life in a virtual world, just as they do in the real world.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Earlier this year the Unity Labs team shared an incredible proof-of-concept mixed reality demo that shows the power of blending the real and virtual worlds together. It’s tough to explain so let’s jump right to a video example: Take a look at the video above. But do you notice anything else interesting?

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VRScout

MAY 25, 2016

These three developers created a virtual Netflix video rental store and we just had flash backs. Some of you, maybe not all of you, may remember a time in the 90’s when you had to walk into a video rental store to pick out the night’s entertainment with friends.

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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

JANUARY 26, 2021

Before hopping into the virtual world, attendees select their name and choose a personal photo (preferably the one you used for your badge) to serve as the head of their avatar. Once finished with a Q&A, attendees are then transported to the third and final virtual world, Film Party. Image Credit: Sundance Institute.

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ARPost

JANUARY 26, 2023

Mcguinness presented the idea of “taking that whole experience that we were doing there in the physical world and bringing it into the virtual world,” Ortlepp said in a video call with ARPost. It also got Jim Purbrick who had previously been a technical director at Linden Lab and an engineering manager for Oculus.

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ARPost

AUGUST 20, 2021

Build-A-Burn offers browser-based virtual worlds, which Burners can explore and create for other community members. To celebrate the Virtual Burn, Burners can start video watch parties with their closest community members. How to Attend Burning Man Virtual Reality Experience.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JUNE 2, 2022

This innovative solution builds on the existing functionality Meta Workplace has to offer in the XR world. With an Oculus headset, users can jump into a virtual meeting space and access a range of unique capabilities. There’s even access to chatbots, so you can leverage the power of AI while you’re in the midst of a meeting.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 27, 2019

Video tutorial: how to activate passthrough on your Valve Index. You can find the video here: Even if you are going to read the textual version of the video here below, I recommend you to also watch the video so that you can see all the passthrough modes in action! How to activate the front camera view on the Valve Index.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

These and other immersive experience showcases and conferences have largely gone digital by creating their own custom virtual worlds. They have also allowed people to attend from anywhere in the world without the concern for travel and lodgings. For example, LFF Expanded required an Oculus headset. Experiencing LucidWeb.

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VRScout

AUGUST 29, 2021

. “We noticed that not only do people communicate better in these environments but they are able to stay for longer periods of time without feeling fatigued, they make more friends and develop a deeper sense of belonging and community compared to standard video conferencing platforms. ” Image Credit: HeadOffice.Space.

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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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VRScout

AUGUST 16, 2019

VR is not only a visual experience, but very much a physical one where your movements in the real world are matched in the virtual world. Depending on the workout, Chacon would use either an Oculus Go, Oculus Quest, or an HTC Vive to pump up his cardio. “I got fat,” said Chacon during an interview with VRScout.

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Peter Graham

MARCH 3, 2020

While the cancellation of the Game Developers Conference (GDC) hasn’t been the best news for the industry, virtual reality (VR) fans have still got plenty to look forward to this month, with Valve’s Half-Life: Alyx only a few short weeks away. In the first video, Valve demonstrates Teleportation locomotion.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 22, 2020

Developed by Pillow’s Willow VR Studios in partnership with PSV and Sportscloud, Active Esports Eindhoven immerses players in the world of Exodus Burn, a combination VR escape room and digital obstacle course in which your body becomes the controller as you race against the clock to perform a variety of unique 1-minute challenges.

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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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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 8, 2016

SteamVR, Valve’s foundation for VR experiences running on its digital store, has supported Oculus’ Touch controllers since June. Users are also reporting that you can see the Touch controllers in Audioshield [ Review: 7/10 ], a game that isn’t currently available on Oculus Home. VR #Gamedev.

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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. The team proposes using this AI for video conferencing, storytelling, virtual assistants, and more.

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VRGames

DECEMBER 4, 2021

The Oculus Quest 2 is in this article and virtual actuality will under no circumstances be the very same. The Quest 2 tends to make it easier than ever to shed your self in jaw-dropping virtual worlds, … supply.

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XROM

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Originally launched on Google's DaydreamVR in 2017, YouTube VR has since expanded to other platforms such as the Oculus Store for Samsung Gear VR and Oculus Go. Unlocking Immersive 360° Videos: One of the standout features of YouTube VR is its extensive collection of immersive 360° videos.

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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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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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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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