Road to VR

MAY 18, 2019

With Rift S right around the corner, a bunch of people are about to find that the headset’s on-board audio is lacking in quality and that the face gasket will make it difficult for some to get the lenses into the ideal position for maximum clarity and field of view. Rift S Audio.

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Road to VR

APRIL 24, 2018

Oculus Go is an upcoming standalone VR headset and controller that offers the same content library and a similar experience to Gear VR, but in a dedicated unit rather than a ‘headset shell’ accessory for a smartphone. What is Oculus Go? Photo by Road to VR. Want to know what it’s like to use Oculus Go?

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Next week, on September 26th-27th, Oculus will perform its annual showcase event: Oculus Connect , that has now arrived at its 5th edition. The latest event, the OC4 has been full of news and interesting information , both on Oculus products and VR in general and I think that this year won’t be different.

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Road to VR

MAY 3, 2017

As one of the first game genres to embrace VR, sim racing has been successfully transitioning from the ‘very early adopter’ stage (using Oculus development kits) to the ‘early adopter’ stage (the first-generation consumer headsets). Now that the majority of PC racing sims support VR, there are several compelling options to try.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Tomorrow is the big day of the Oculus Connect 7, which has now been sadly rebranded as Facebook Connect. Every year, Oculus has always made astonishing announcements during this yearly event, and we are sure that this year will be no exception to this rule. Oculus Quest 2. The leaked box of the Quest 2 (Image from Upload 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. USB should have OTG enabled. Appearence.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Valve today announced the Steam Audio SDK, a spatial audio plugin that the company says is made is designed to “enhance all interactive products, specifically VR applications.” Realistic sound is an important but often underappreciated aspect of the immersion equation in VR.

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Road to VR

APRIL 19, 2017

Originally announced at last year’s F8 as an open source hardware platform and rendering pipeline for 3D 360 video for VR that anyone could construct or iterate on, Facebook is taking their new Surround360 reference designs in a different direction. .” It’s a simple and powerful solution this game-changing camera deserves.”

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 4, 2019

I hoped that in this period all VR people were in vacation, so that I could relax a bit… instead this week there have been tons of interesting news and articles… even more than usual! The SIGGRAPH has shown some interesting AR/VR solutions. Discover the hottest XR topics of the week in this roundup post…. Top news of the week.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 4, 2019

The Valve Index is the first PC VR headset completely produced by Valve, from the design to the manufacturing stage. Is this VR 2.0? But it introduces some amazing innovations, so we can say that it is VR 1.5. If the Rift S is a Sedan and the Varjo is a Ferrari, this is like a BMW. The Valve Index (Image by Valve).

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Today at Oculus Connect 4, the company’s annual developer conference, Oculus revealed the Project Santa Cruz ‘Prototype 2’ standalone VR headset, including 6DOF motion controllers. That means it doesn’t rely on a PC for anything—it has everything on board that it needs for VR, including power and compute.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 9, 2020

I got also to know lots of other cool AR/VR professionals because the atmosphere is so nice and there are so many networking opportunities , that it is easy to get to know almost everyone there. I found very interesting that they are trying to create full-body VR content for the Oculus Quest. via Gfycat. via Gfycat.

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InstaVR

AUGUST 15, 2019

VR has become much more powerful over the last three years. We’re seeing great leaps forward in 360-degree cameras ( Insta360 Pro 2 ), all-in-one VR headsets with 6 Degrees of Freedom + robust hand controllers ( Oculus Quest ), and headsets with amazing clarity that are guaranteed to wow you ( Varjo ).

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 25, 2020

OMG, it’s almost 3 years that I write these roundups… the first week peek was exclusive for my blog subscribers and it featured as best news the release of Google Blocks and in the other news something about Samsung Gear VR… how much time has passed since then! So many memories… who was there already in VR with me? Image by Oculus).

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Peter Graham

JANUARY 20, 2020

When it comes to virtual reality (VR), haptic feedback can make an experience even more engaging, especially when this involves the entire body. bHaptics is one such company offering a solution for those that really strive for immersive gaming, with its Tactsuit system. sound channel. channel and stereo sound system. sound channel.

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Road to VR

JUNE 3, 2017

And in the case of VR, the convincing sensation of sitting in a race car cockpit means that holding a gamepad can seem entirely inappropriate. SEE ALSO Top 5 VR Racing Sims for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. VR Headset. VR Headset. The Rift comes by default with a rigid strap and integrated headphones.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MARCH 8, 2017

The Oculus Rift and HTC Vive each released almost a full year ago, with the Samsung Gear VR predating them by quite a bit and the younger, more fresh PlayStation VR (PSVR) headset from Sony just releasing a short few months ago in October. On the PC-based Rift and Vive, that’s not always the case.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

A hardware launch wouldn’t be complete without an iFixit teardown, and the most recent VR device on their operating table is Sony’s PlayStation VR. In addition, iFixit deconstructed the Processing Unit, a small breakout box that helps the PSVR communicate with the PS4, manage spatial audio and the ‘social screen’ output to the TV.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 14, 2020

As it is a tradition of this blog , I have read everything I could about the AR and VR technologies showcased there, and I’ve condensed all the news in a single article , that you can skim fast until you find a topic you are interested in. If instead, you need a consultancy about AR/VR for your business, feel free to contact me.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Some weeks ago, thanks to the help of VR professional Guido Haag (thanks a lot, man!), There is also an eye-relief knob Tracking : with external emitters ( Steam VR 2.0 ) Connection : 1x USB 3.0, or greater CPU : Quad-core with hyperthreading or greater Memory : 8GB+ RAM Video Output : DisplayPort 1.2 1x DisplayPort 1.2

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

AUGUST 4, 2017

This week we got our hands-on the first development kit edition of the HP “Windows Mixed Reality” VR headset. Microsoft is using the term “Mixed Reality” as an umbrella to encapsulate VR, AR, and all other related devices. The HP Windows VR headset is very much a dev kit right now.

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VRWorld

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Bulky, expensive hardware, technical glitches and questionable content are certainly the key barrier to mass adoption of AR and VR technology. With VR, that adoption is even more important as digital immersion can be overwhelming. To close the circle – when compared to the global gaming market, market for premium VR gaming is small.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 22, 2019

Rob first tried VR in 1991 and has become an enthusiast of the tech ever since. Because of his background in industrial design, he has always had a strong interest in the design and the ergonomics of the VR headsets. Onboarding is further complicated by fitting headphones or earbuds over , under or into a VR headset.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 5, 2021

This required some creative solutions inside VRChat; All the interactions : you can’t produce a VRChat world without any interactions. When the VR platforms will let us have 10,000 people in a single room, we will be very happy to offer the same performance to everyone live at the same time. But I think this will require years.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 14, 2017

Frank He goes hands on with PiMAX’s ludicrously high-spec 8k, 200 degree FOV prototype at CES and find the company has some innovative solutions to some of the substantial challenges driving a headset like this poses. Each of the headset’s displays (one per eye), are placed at a canted angle, just like StarVR’s.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 5, 2016

PlayStation VR launches on October 13th, but today is review day and we’ve got a detailed PSVR review ready for you! PlayStation VR Review Summary. The ergonomics of PlayStation VR feel class-leading in many ways when compared to the Rift and Vive, with a design that maximizes both field of view and comfort.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 11, 2018

These days I’m playing a bit with the two standalone devices that I have in the office: the Vive Focus and the Oculus Go. I felt empowered by the spirit of the 30 Days In VR , so I decided to dive into this experimentation, with the idea of creating something cool for virtual reality and then sharing it with the community.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Today I host another amazing article by the VR ergonomics expert Rob Cole , which has already written on this blog amazing posts, like the series about the ergonomics of the Valve Index or the viral article about the amazing Caliper VR controllers he worked on by himself. Disclaimer: HTC provided three of their Vive Tracker 3.0

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Rob first tried VR in 1991, and has become an enthusiast of the tech ever since. Because of his background in industrial design, he has always had a strong interest in the design and the ergonomics of the VR headsets. Some very different thinking from Valve here, to design a VR controller which does not need to be constantly held.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 4, 2018

I expected a lot of AR/VR news from there, like the announcement of the price of the Vive Pro or the release of the Oculus Go by Xiaomi and Facebook… but actually I’ve been disappointed by everyone. sensors (Image by Road To VR). It plans to train 10000 employees in VR with this framework this year.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Thanks to its comprehensive VR support on PC, Project CARS 2 is another great showcase for VR sim racing, offering better performance than Project CARS (2015) in a much more compelling package. Available On: Steam (Oculus Rift, HTC Vive). Reviewed On: Oculus Rift, HTC Vive.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

From Other Suns, a brand new VR title by Gunfire Games, draws heavy inspiration from several existing concepts and combines them all together, effortlessly, into a fresh and shiny package. The Oculus Touch controller face buttons toggle an inventory and an equipment display. For me, I preferred the full locomotion movement.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 9, 2017

Unless overuse of VR headsets has granted them telepathic super powers, it would have been pretty hard for any one person to predict everything that happened to the VR industry in 2016. With CES, the year’s first major event, now in the books, let’s hear from some those that work with VR itself about what happens next.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

While I often discuss the long-term potential of AR & VR, in this article I'm reviewing Apple Vision Pro as it stands as a real product today. All solutions have harsh tradeoffs. The battery tether feels ever-present, and because it's so short it's much more annoying than the long tether of PC VR headsets or PlayStation VR2.

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Headjack

DECEMBER 1, 2015

One of the most time consuming and frustrating tasks we encountered during our first 360 3D video productions was finding the optimal encoding settings for each of the currently available VR headsets. We knew that the playback resolution wasn’t great, and some viewers, even though they loved the VR experience, commented on this fact as well.

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TechCrunch VR

DECEMBER 21, 2020

It includes the NextMind sensor which works with a range of headgear including simple straps, Oculus VR headsets, and even baseball hats, along with the software and SDK required to make it work on your PC. Image Credits: NextMind. The sensor itself is lightweight, and can operate for up to eight hours continuously on a single charge.

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