Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

While it’s true that the Oculus Rift didn’t initially support room-scale tracking, Oculus has embraced large-scale tracking, allowing for 360 degree tracking and room-scale gameplay at similar sizes as the HTC Vive. SEE ALSO Oculus Rift and HTC Vive Roomscale Dimensions Compared. Oculus Sensor (2x).

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

It works connected to a phone, and while it doesn’t have any kind of tracking embedded, for tasks like watching Netflix it can be very useful (Thanks David for the tip); Amazon has announced the Echo Frames, its smart glasses that let you speak with Alexa. Oculus Link gets updated to 90Hz. Other relevant news.

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Upload VR

OCTOBER 19, 2024

This week's biggest hardware story is the Quest 3S launch , which became the top-selling gaming device on Amazon. Augmented Empire is making a comeback seven years after launching on Oculus Go, and The Exorcist: Legion VR received a new epilogue.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Youtuber Brad Lynch of the channel “Sadly It’s Bradley” has discovered, thanks to “a tip”, some references to a device codenamed “Deckard” inside some SteamVR firmware files. The new Oculus device was by the way another piece of hardware that was by chance “leaked” in a timely way so that to excite everyone for Facebook Connect 2.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 30, 2020

thanks Alessio for the tip!). Oculus Quest is available again in some countries. In some countries (not US), Oculus Quest and Rift S have got back in stock. If you’re interested in these devices, have a look at Amazon and Oculus websites. Oculus rolls out runtime v15 for Quest. Apple ARKit 3.5 Very handy.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Thanks Ivan Aguilar for the tip!). The Peripheral is a new series on Amazon that has VR at its center. This is a risk that many XR training applications may have. The solution is having more realistic headsets and interactions, of course. Meta introduces time trials on the store. Learn more. Learn more. Learn more. Learn more.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 17, 2022

The FTC has opened an investigation on Meta about its anti-competitive practices related to applications that propose services similar to its ones on the Oculus Store (Pepperidge Farms remembers when YUR was de facto cloned by Oculus Move). It is just a bit more expensive than the $300 needed to buy an Oculus Quest 2.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 31, 2017

The Oculus Team have published a detailed guide on Roomscale VR setup. While Oculus continues to recommend the two-forward-facing sensor configuration for Touch users and developers, many people are trying roomscale solutions, using two or three sensors to achieve 360 degree tracking. and one on USB 2.0. will cause tracking issues.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 19, 2022

Thanks Yves-Marie Poirier and Simptaro for the tip!). The name has changed and it is now called “Engage Link” , because after TPLink, Oculus Link, Looxid Link, and Pico Neo 3 Link , we needed something else with the name Link. Anyway, I absolutely hope that this is happening, because it would be super-beneficial for the XR ecosystem.

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VirtualiTeach

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Partly this was due to geographical limitations (Oculus never released the Rift or Go in the Middle East for some reason) and partly it was due to the relationship I built with the awesome Vive team based here in Dubai and their continued support of my work. My Vive Pro is still my “main” headset and the one I use for all the #CPDinVR events.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

Amazon Sumerian. You can dive in and start building for VR with almost a $300 laptop and an Oculus Go. Oculus has sold a couple million. You’ve got two-billion devices that can do three-dimensional computing, and this is the tipping point. Think, “what’s the one thing we could train people with using VR?”

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

Amazon Sumerian. You can dive in and start building for VR with almost a $300 laptop and an Oculus Go. Oculus has sold a couple million. You’ve got two-billion devices that can do three-dimensional computing, and this is the tipping point. Think, “what’s the one thing we could train people with using VR?”

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Available On: Oculus Touch, HTC Vive ( Oculus Home & Steam ). Both Best Buy and individual sellers on Amazon offer suitable solutions should you want to stop living like a grease-faced ham demon. Knockout League Details: Developer: Grab Games. Reviewed on: HTC Vive. Release Date: January 24th, 2017.

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AR Insider

MAY 6, 2020

8th Wall recently partnered with Amazon Sumerian on a WebAR ad experience where, with just a click of a banner ad, an AR experience placed a 3D Spiderman into your space for you to interact with directly in your mobile browser. Mobile gave us location. And with social media we were given insight into people’s online relationships.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

Amazon Sumerian. You can dive in and start building for VR with almost a $300 laptop and an Oculus Go. maybe our sales guy could take this Oculus, go with him in a suitcase when he goes on these sales meetings, and actually show people the thing we're building in full three dimensions." Oculus has sold a couple million.

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VRWorld

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

Afterwards, you’ll open the Oculus app on your phone to pair the handheld controller with your headset. Another app, Oculus Prologue, comes free with the Gear VR and will guide you through your first VR experience. from Amazon. This page contains setup instructions, safety tips, and hardware guidelines. from Oculus.

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Upload VR

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Best VR Games – Oculus Rift + Quest Link. We’ll note the date of major updates to our lists and you can email tips@uploadvr.com with information about interesting places popping up in virtual reality. You can watch Disney+, Amazon Prime Video, Twitch, and YouTube with others using Bigscreen. Best VR Games – PSVR.

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VRWorld

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

This isn’t out of preference, per se, more a case of availability on Amazon. Here’s a hot tip for people new to PC building: don’t skimp out on your power supply. If you know you’ll want to overclock, feel free to replace this- otherwise, it’s fine to leave this selection alone. GPU: Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The headset is already selling well, and it is currently the most-sold gaming console on Amazon. Thanks Alex Goncharov for the tip) More info Power Over Skin lets you wear battery-less devices If you were looking for the weird news of the week, you have found it. Fingers crossed that it will help with the further adoption of XR.

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VRWorld

APRIL 17, 2017

However, there’s a precedent for adding some of those elements already – Slots Million has an entire VR casino with 1,000 machines to play while Oculus launched their own Casino VR Poker as a multiplayer version of the popular card game that includes functionality for bluffing and player chat.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 25, 2021

People started screaming at the “Oculus Quest competitor”, but I wonder why Apple should release a VR headset with just limited AR features after it has repeated for years that it doesn’t care about VR. Amazon acquires Umbra. Amazon has just acquired the Finnish company Umbra. Thanks Ilja Zegars for the tip!).

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

Image by Oculus, from Road To VR). John Carmack leaves Oculus. In a surprise move that no one was expecting, the god of programming John Carmack has decided to leave Oculus. More info (John Carmack leaves Oculus) More info (Carmack stating he’s not satisfied with VR pace) More info (Damo9000’s sarcasm on the news).

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VRScout

OCTOBER 25, 2022

vr #ar #xr #meta #metaquestpro #connect #oculus #passthrough #virtualreality #mixedreality #augmentedreality pic.twitter.com/liAkLeP5rB — Immersed (@ImmersedVR) October 13, 2022. The Meta Quest Pro is available now for $1499 through the Meta Store in 22 countries as well as Best Buy and Amazon in the United States.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 18, 2019

We had, for DuPont Corian — which is a client of ours — we had an experience that showed bathroom vanities that you’re able to look at and place inside of your own space, similar to what IKEA is doing, and Amazon. Mobile virtual reality on a headset like an Oculus Go, which is $200. Alan: All right. Five years.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 18, 2019

We had, for DuPont Corian — which is a client of ours — we had an experience that showed bathroom vanities that you’re able to look at and place inside of your own space, similar to what IKEA is doing, and Amazon. Mobile virtual reality on a headset like an Oculus Go, which is $200. Alan: All right. Five years.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2020

This has been the week of the launch of the Oculus Quest 2, and this event has been so big that basically, it will take half of this roundup to describe. Facebook releases the Oculus Quest 2. Even if with the Quest 1 was possible to play Oculus Go games, this support has been abandoned on the Quest 2. Top news of the week.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 7, 2021

It doesn’t seem to be on par with the Oculus Quest 2, but as a first device by Nolo, it is not that bad. The second one is a Chinese video comparing some technical characteristics of consumer Pico Neo 3 and Oculus Quest 2. The company is investigating the matter. (Thanks Rob Cole for the tip!). Some XR fun. Funny link.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

This week we had no big news from Facebook, but in the communities, the theme of the Facebook login for the Oculus Quest 2 remains pretty hot. Some people have already abandoned the Oculus ship, but many have still bought the Quest 2, that in fact is already backordered by several weeks in some countries (e.g. Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

A market where Oculus has almost no earning s from the hardware sales, though, so it’s a weird situation. The “Cablegate” is hurting Oculus Rift CV1 owners. After the “Cablegate” has become pretty popular, Oculus stated that is thinking about solutions on how to solve this problem , but nothing has been announced until today.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 26, 2021

This week has mostly been in the sign of Oculus, with many news and updates from the brand controlled by Facebook. Even if most of this roundup will be about Oculus, I have decided to put another brand on top of it and it is Magic Leap. Together with Air Link, Oculus has also rolled out the new version of Oculus Avatars.

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Road to VR

MARCH 26, 2020

Headset manufacturers have their own cleaning guidelines, however there are some general tips you should consider: Don’t. You’ll find a load of them on Amazon, eBay, and from specialized vendors such as VR Cover. Quest needs UV-C death rays, not hand tracking – Image courtesy Oculus.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 26, 2016

Weekend Downloads is part of our weekly update to bring you the latest additions to the Samsung Gear VR and Oculus Rift. Oculus is also offering a $100 Oculus Store credit when you purchase a Rift from Best Buy, Amazon, and Microsoft in the US and Canada. This Week’s New Gear VR and Oculus Rift Content (11/26/16).

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Thanks Rob Cole for the tip) More info (Video of the system working) More info (Waitlist for the product) The privacy dangers of face cameras A group of researchers made a test using standard glasses with a micro front camera that sent images to an AI engine that recognized people and found information on them on the web. But I hope so.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2021

Roblox CEO hints at the Oculus Quest as a future platform. And among these platforms onto which the game could be ported in the future, he has also mentioned the Oculus Quest. Some intriguing news on the Oculus Quest. Don’t take this as sure news (Thanks Niclas Johansson for the tip!); News worth a mention.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 15, 2019

We plan to go online with it on Amazon or Netflix and present it like that, and then have it be an additional thing that maybe Netflix or Amazon has on their platform in the Oculus or HTC. In our age of Amazon, that's certainly helpful. And basically, this is a series that can also be shown in standard video format.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Christophe: Yeah, but the value proposition of VR — of immersive learning in general — it’s not a new one, it’s just taking the flight simulator, except the cost of a flight simulator is upwards of a million pounds; now we’re talking Oculus Quest’s gonna be $400. Christophe: No. And it was really beautiful.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 13, 2020

And all of this comes in a period when other partnerships between tech giants are happening: remember that some weeks ago, Microsoft closed its streaming service Mixer and allied with Facebook Gaming to fight the quasi-monopoly of (Amazon-owned) Twitch. Thanks Gianluigi Perrone for the tip!). A short review of the StarVR One.

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