XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 19, 2024

While the Meta Quest Pro offered a big step up to the Quest 2 when launched in October 2022, the arrival of the Quest 3, with features that outshine the Pro in certain areas and a lower price tag, has left business leaders wondering whether the premium headset is worthwhile. Here’s everything you need to know about the Meta Quest Pro.

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ARPost

MARCH 11, 2022

The coming of the metaverse has prompted many companies to embrace the virtual world. Many global enterprises , such as Disney, Meta, and Nike, have embraced this new, virtual world. The “New” Face of Customer Service in the Virtual World. See Also: The Rise of Virtual Avatars: From Social Media to Business and Entertainment.

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VRScout

JUNE 16, 2022

As if that weren’t clear enough, Bloxy tagged ‘Meta Quest’ in the post. The kid-friendly metaverse is already playable in VR using a PC VR headset as well as the Meta Quest via real-time streaming solutions such as Air Link or Virtual Desktop. pic.twitter.com/QhKLo3mHZY — Bloxy News (@Bloxy_News) June 15, 2022.

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APRIL 22, 2024

Laser Limbo turns your living space into a mixed reality laser tag arena, and an open beta is available on Quest App Lab. Once you've set up the room layout, the map editor allows you to place spawn locations, virtual walls, and more. This isn't the first time we've seen laser tag-like games in mixed reality.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 7, 2023

The article talked about an indie game that fused Rocket League with Gorilla Tag movement, and since I love both soccer, indie games, and the movement mechanic of Gorilla Tag, I thought it could be a fun game to play together. It turns out I was right. You can also dash in a certain direction using the A button on your controller.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

The report states that the headset’s visor will be capable of combining virtual elements with footage of the real world, allowing for unique mixed reality experiences on top of standard VR. Surrounding the headset will supposedly be over 12 cameras capable of supporting hand-tracking. Image Credit: The Information.

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VRScout

MARCH 9, 2022

Of course, all that power comes with a hefty price tag. ” The website will then open your camera app, automatically scan your environment, and project a virtual Mac Studio in your real-world space. For the best results, be sure you have adequate lighting and a clean surface on which to project the virtual object.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 12, 2024

For businesses, finding a cheap virtual reality headset can seem impossible. Cutting corners on cost can increase the risk of virtual reality sickness and harm adoption. Cutting corners on cost can increase the risk of virtual reality sickness and harm adoption. Here are some points to think about when comparing your options: 1.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

See Also: What’s Cooking in Apple’s Kitchen: The Company Plans to Launch Its Own Augmented Reality Headset by 2019 According to Bloomberg , what we may see soon are MR headsets that combine virtual and augmented reality elements.

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VRScout

JULY 12, 2023

Social Stickers – Tag a friend to automatically add their Meta avatar to your stickers on Facebook Stories for a more social sticker experience. You can choose from six new virtual outfits and one pair of V alentino Garavani VLogo Signature earrings. This new design will serve as the standard across all platforms including VR.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2023

As a legendary programmer and one-time spearhead of Meta’s mobile VR hardware, it’s just the sort of thing Carmack typically thinks about when it comes to virtual reality headsets. That’s a fair jump past Quest 2’s $400/$500 price tag, depending on whether you buy the 128 GB or 256 GB version.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Thematically, Solaris Offworld Combat presents itself to players as a sort of future sport where competitors jump into virtual arenas and duke it out for the top place on the leaderboards. After playing a few matches, it felt like I was playing a very cool version of VR laser tag. Image courtesy First Contact Entertainment.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

This creates a potential disconnect between our physical and virtual lives rather than an integration. Dropp wants to create a social metaverse that uses digital twins of real cities as a virtual scaffolding to build AR experiences. In the case of Flyy, these digital twins allow users to post messages tagged to physical locations.

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ARPost

AUGUST 31, 2020

See Also: UK Police Force Launches The First Virtual Reality Training Program. A virtual reality command center aids in remote crisis management during hostage negotiations. Hand gestures tag objects and other details to preserve evidence. They enable forensic experts to walk through a 3D crime scene virtually.

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Road to VR

MARCH 8, 2023

Image courtesy Rec Room “The first time I played Rec Room 6 years ago I was blown away by how immersive the games like laser tag and ping-pong could be”, said Tokyo Machine.

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Road to VR

JULY 22, 2021

HaptX is building perhaps the most advanced haptic VR glove to date, offering one of the most convincing experiences of touching the virtual world. The bulky, high-end gloves are primarily aimed at novel enterprise, training, and simulation use-cases.

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ARPost

AUGUST 10, 2023

There are a lot of possible interactions in virtual reality. The adapters are designed for the Quest 2 controllers and are reported to work with games including Beat Saber , Gorilla Tag , Kayak VR: Mirage , Real VR Fishing , and others. The standard Quest 2 controllers just don’t always cut it anymore. Not least among them is YOGES.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Appealing to developers, Google says that if you’ve already used the new API to create virtual reality apps, there’s very little new to learn to use AR. Regardless of the degree of augmentation or virtualization, the application flow is the same. When you do, make sure to play around with a few examples first.

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Upload VR

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Gorilla Tag is launching on the Quest Store after gathering more than 4.5 The game mode is simple tag, for up to 3 players, or infection mode, with 4 or more. Hang out in a virtual, low-fi jungle with randos or group up in a private room with friends to hang out and play. Gorilla Tag is also available on Steam.

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Hypergrid Business

MAY 15, 2024

OpenSim is a free open-source, virtual world platform, that’s similar to Second Life and allows people with no technical skills to quickly and cheaply create virtual worlds and teleport to other virtual worlds.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 23, 2023

The first one is Altspace VR, one of the first social VR spaces of this new Virtual Reality era. There, the WEF institution introduced the Global Collaboration Village, which is a virtual space where these leaders can keep meeting without having to meet physically for the rest of the year. This is fun. This is the exception, instead.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 9, 2021

On top of opening up Horizon Worlds to 18 and over VR users, Meta is also debuting a new team-based 3v3 laser tag game inside of Horizon Worlds called ‘Arena Clash’ The creators behind the game had access to new mechanics and new templates that they used to make Arena Clash come to life. CREATE A VIRTUAL WORLD OF YOUR OWN.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Whereas existing motion capture systems tend to include a complex setup process and expensive price tag, AXIS promises a more affordable solution, one that’s aimed at everyone from consumers to professionals, which is great news for all you amateur creators out there. This setup features the most nodes of all three options.

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ARVR

MARCH 16, 2023

These items are tagged by brand marketers and transaction ready. This means having more products tagged in photos and videos so that the content is directly actionable. This lets shoppers virtually apply 14,000 cosmetics products. For example, its Shop tab features pins and videos where included products can be bought.

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Hypergrid Business

MAY 15, 2023

Another option for people who want free OpenSim land is to use DreamGrid from OutWorldz, a version of OpenSim used by many people to create virtual worlds on personal computers, private company grids, or school grids. Products on sale on Tag. Image courtesy Tag.). No wonder they’re the largest grid in OpenSim.

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Hypergrid Business

APRIL 15, 2024

OpenSim is a free open-source, virtual world platform, that’s similar to Second Life and allows people with no technical skills to quickly and cheaply create virtual worlds and teleport to other virtual worlds.

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VRScout

MARCH 1, 2023

Aside from the Galaxy Ring, the company also filed a patent for Galaxy Glasses, an AR device capable of projecting virtual data over the real world. It’s also possible that the South Korean company will unveil other wearable devices in 2023. ” How the Galaxy Ring and the Galaxy Glass work together is still a mystery.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 26, 2024

Ultimately, the right accessories can make a huge difference to any augmented, virtual, or mixed-reality experience, whether you’re looking for comfort, performance, or power. Even reasonably simple solutions, like the Vision Pro travel case, will set you back another $199 on top of the Vision Pro’s $3,699 price tag.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Their XR-1 can switch back-and-forth between mixed reality and virtual reality. The hefty price tag on Varjo headsets essentially limit it to serious industry, but use cases go to the moon and back. KIA designers can create, share, and edit virtual models of automobiles at late stages of the design process.

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ARVR

JANUARY 6, 2023

Social commerce beacons like Instagram also offer things like product tags. Brands and influencers are incentivized to add these tags which builds towards a structured shopping taxonomy. This involves 3D product visualization to virtually try on everything from cosmetics to couches. Usage has grown 34 percent in the past year.

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Hypergrid Business

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

OpenSim is a free open-source, virtual world platform, that’s similar to Second Life and allows people with no technical skills to quickly and cheaply create virtual worlds and teleport to other virtual worlds.

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AR Insider

MARCH 29, 2021

The Omni One is an omni-directional treadmill that lets users walk and run inside games and virtual worlds in VR. One-Man VR project ‘Gorilla Tag’ became an instant success with 125K players in the first month. Gorilla tag is a multiplayer social VR tag game made by first-time indie VR developer Kerestell Smith.

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VRGames

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Today, gamers around the globe rejoice as Gorilla Tag is now available for free on the Meta Quest store! This exciting full-featured multiplayer virtual reality sensation made its debut on Steam and App stores a few months ago.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Steam now support VR tags. After last week’s drama, finally Steam added two new tags for its games: “VR only” and “VR supported”, so that users know if a game requires VR the moment they buy it. A study shows that in VR we are also using “expectations” to understand the size of a virtual element. Learn more. Learn more.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 1, 2024

Bringing the right virtual reality headset technology into your business can be an incredible way to improve productivity and efficiency, enhance customer and employee experience, and turbocharge collaboration. Not all virtual reality wearables today come with controllers. Low-quality visuals can cause eye strain and nausea.

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ARPost

MARCH 24, 2020

In the AR Cloud, GeoPose will be tags that indicate digital information,” explained Black. The “AR Cloud” that he refers to is a future digital environment composed of the “tags” from and for various applications. This kind of thinking is made possible through GeoPose. “In See Also: State of the XR Industry in 2020.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

So in my “city-scale” AR experience , I had both virtual elements, and a modified vision of reality. It means that there is no way that the virtual elements that you put in your city-scale experience configure themselves so that to find in the correct place in the real world.

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