The Ghost Howls

JUNE 12, 2019

The time for my Oculus Quest review has come. The Quest has a nice packaging , as all Oculus products. I really love opening Oculus products , since usually they are packaged really well, and the Quest is no exception. Oculus Quest box content (Image by Oculus). Front view of the Oculus Quest.

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It inherits all the advantages of the base XR2 Gen 2 architecture, including the hardware acceleration for camera passthrough that is said to reduce end-to-end latency to around 12 milliseconds. But that inherited architecture also means that while its GPU and CPU have a higher maximum clockspeed, their performance per watt is identical.

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MARCH 22, 2018

Qualcomm’s latest reference headset supports Vive Wave, HTC Vive Focus international launch, Oculus talks about their 2018 ecosystem, announces ‘Positional Timewarp’, reveals new Oculus Go details, and Unreal Engine’s real-time ray-tracing demo. image courtesy Oculus. image captured by Road to VR.

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VRScout

JUNE 7, 2019

If you’re unfamiliar with the concept behind Vaporwave, it can best be described as a retrofuturistic subgenre of music, art, clothing, and architecture designed to induce a sense of nostalgia and surrealism. Take a joyride down Neon Highway in this Tachyon-powered retrofuturistic universe. Image Credit: Hollon Reed.

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VR Bites

MAY 26, 2016

Alan Yates, a developer at Valve, calls the technology behind the Oculus Rift directly derived from Valve own research program. On Reddit HTC Vive page spawned a discussion about the competition between the two major headsets. Both Oculus Rift as HTC Vive are now available.

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OCTOBER 8, 2020

The Challenger must slip away into the crowd of faceless NPCs and hide behind the crenelated architecture of the ‘Sanctum’ as they destroy life-giving energy orbs. The game supports all SteamVR headsets including Oculus Rift, Oculus Quest via Link, HTC Vive, Valve Index, and Windows VR headsets.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Forge, the company’s cloud-based developer platform, is now coming to the HTC Vive via the Viveport platform. With Forge, HTC and Autodesk are looking to build the dominant platform for VR product design, architecture and more. Its services already support VR viewing, but now the company is going one step further.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2020

update “one of the biggest updates […] made to the MOR ,” which includes new architecture, art, and some quality of life updates such as an improved avatar creation, wayfinding and navigation of the space. ” You can find it on Steam and Viveport , supporting HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and Valve Index.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Available now on Oculus Rift/Rift S and Oculus Quest for $14.99, Mighty Coconut’s Walkabout Mini Golf VR offers a unique VR putt-putt experience complete with a wide range of uniquely crafted courses, tight putting controls, 5-player multiplayer functionality, and a heap of hidden collectibles to discover.

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DECEMBER 8, 2016

Today, HTC is announcing the launch of its newest subsidiary: Vive Studios. This brand new content publisher will work to facilitate and release new, high-quality content for the titular HTC Vive virtual reality headset. ” The 3D platformer “Lucky’s Tale” was one of the first Oculus Studios titles.

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ARPost

MARCH 30, 2020

Moreover, there are tools for sketching and creating prototypes that allow architecture and design firms to maintain services even as they work remotely. Users can access The Wild on desktops, iOS, as well as HTC Vive, Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift, and Windows Mixed Reality. 2. VRtuoso.

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JUNE 9, 2018

ski, part of Apple’s GPU Software Architecture Team, announced that the Vive Pro is getting “plug and play support” on MacOS 10.4 “We’ve been working very closely with both Valve and HTC to make sure Vive Pro is supported in SteamVR runtime on MacOS,” he said. High Sierra. A preview of MacOS 10.4

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JANUARY 30, 2020

One of which is The Wild, a platform specifically designed to help architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) firms coordinate more effectively. Today, the company has announced an update to its building information modelling (BIM) toolset, adding three new tools.

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MARCH 30, 2020

Moreover, there are tools for sketching and creating prototypes that allow architecture and design firms to maintain services even as they work remotely. Users can access The Wild on desktops, iOS, as well as HTC Vive, Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift, and Windows Mixed Reality. 2. VRtuoso.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 5, 2016

Oculus Touch is out tomorrow and we finally get to test just how well the optical ‘Constellation’ tracking system handles itself, all the way from rug scale to beyond roomscale. Oculus Touch launches officially tomorrow worldwide. But how does the same technology scale to enable a more free-roaming room sized VR experience?

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MARCH 6, 2018

The game, which features a large space with puzzles, previously launched on Gear VR, Cardboard, HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. Steam currently has a ‘positive’ rating, while Oculus Home has a tick under [4/5] stars. Based in an African mystical universe, Rangi (2017) today comes to PSVR.

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OCTOBER 24, 2017

Skyfront VR , the upcoming multiplayer arena first-person shooter from Levity Play , is coming to Steam Early Access on November 10th, including support for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

launch comes with a massive update that introduces a new lineup of towering architecture that spans two floors of the VR museum, fresh artwork from a handful of new creators, improved wayfinding in navigation which makes it easier to find new art and meet up with friends, and a slew of new social controls and avatar customizations. .

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 3, 2018

Now in Early Access on Steam and Oculus Home, the procedurally generated, medieval-inspired world stretching out in front of you offers a pretty standard selection of monsters, bow-shooting baddies, and magical shops along the way to offer weapon upgrades and precious health points—a fairly familiar concept for fans of the roguelike genre.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Some of the leading companies like Meta Platforms, Pico Interactive, HTC VIVE, Lenovo, and Varjo Technologies, among others, have been leading global markets with their devices. Meta, Pico, HTC VIVE, and Varjo headsets all incorporate this new technology. The History of VR. What’s Next?

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OCTOBER 10, 2016

Pre-orders for Oculus Touch officially went live today. This is a significant moment in the life of Oculus as a company, and it is also a significant moment in the ongoing virtual reality “console wars.” The first thing you’ll need in order to accomplish a room scale Rift setup is Oculus Touch.

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OCTOBER 5, 2018

On the opposite side of the room, Mischa, The Wild’s product manager, stood wearing an HTC Vive headset and a pair of Wand controllers. If you’re interested in exploring The Wild for yourself, you can set it up today on HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Windows Mixed Reality, any AR-ready device, and/or desktop. Image Credit: The Wild.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2020

VR, if you think about it, is not just Oculus/Facebook. It’s HTC, it’s Pico, etc., The main architecture of headsets should be in-car ready and Qualcomm is a good anchor point to collaborate with to make that happen.”. See Also: Qualcomm Unveils the World’s First Dedicated Mixed Reality Technology Chip. “VR,

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JULY 17, 2020

Specifications VRTK’s list of scripts & modules Interaction Builder architecture General Features VRTK is a comprehensive and complete development framework for XR applications. The drawback is the steep learning curve, and the legacy development mechanism to fully understand the whole architecture.

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Road to VR

JULY 10, 2017

To be clear too, there are cheaper GPUs out there capable of rendering an acceptable VR experience but in our opinion, the selection below is where you want to be aiming to ensure you’re getting the most from your Oculus Rift or HTC Vive VR headsets. Mid-range VR Graphics Cards. NVIDIA GTX 1070. NVIDIA GTX 1070 Specs.

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MAY 17, 2022

In a talk titled ‘High-PPI Fast-Switch Display Development for Oculus Quest 2 VR Headsets’, Meta display engineer Cheon Hong Kim detailed the headset’s display architecture and discussed the design challenges of using LCD for VR. Detailed Specs & Architecture. Fast Switch LCD.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2019

While HTC has a strong presence in the enterprise space, Varjo is targeting the high-end of that sector with its ~$5,000 headsets. As such, Varjo has positioned its headsets as being ideal for design, architecture, high-end training, and more. Lenovo itself also has a growing reputation in the VR space.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2018

As far as enterprise-focused VR headsets go, this may be the most demure (and cheapest) among the pack, including HTC’s Vive Business Edition ($1200) and Oculus’ Rift for Business ($900), both of which include premium services like dedicated customer support lines and extended licenses/warranties. image courtesy AnandTech.

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MARCH 20, 2018

Image courtesy HTC. HTC have finally revealed the price and release date of the anticipated Vive Pro , opening preorders globally at Vive.com and other retailers. Developer Neat Corp has appeared at GDC 2018 to show their progress on Budget Cuts , confirming a May 16th release date on SteamVR and Oculus Home.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

AMD’s Radeon RX Vega 64 is finally out after the long wait, promising to offer stiff competition with what’s become the new standard for high-end VR, NVIDIA’s 16nm Pascal architecture-based GTX 1080. The RX Vega 64 also supports AMDs Vulkan API, DirectX 12.1,

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 27, 2020

The Oculus Quest 2 has been leaked. The famous leaker WalkingCat did it again, leaking this time a new model of the Oculus Quest , in the beginning with some renders, and then with true pictures of a pre-production device (that had been originally shared by redditor CallThePlumber). Oculus introduces new Party features.

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JANUARY 3, 2017

Schwartz’s studio helped pave the way for room-scale VR by working on an early version of the HTC Vive before it was formally announced. Currently available for free with every new purchase of a Vive and now released on Oculus Rift and PlayStation VR, Job Simulator is a great example of what can be done with user-tracked VR.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Rumors hint to Oculus discontinuing the current Quest and selling the new one at $299 and $399. The Facebook Connect is close and we all expect that during that conference Oculus is finally going to announce the new Oculus Quest. Facebook is temporarily suspending the sale of Oculus Quest devices in Germany.

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JUNE 10, 2020

“We’ve moved to an entirely new networking architecture, with more flexibility for the future, allowing players to play together regardless of platform. . “A tremendous amount of work has gone into this update and the underlying technology and systems,” Hello Games founder Sean Murray says.

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Road to VR

MAY 29, 2018

Qualcomm says that XR1 is made for “high-quality” XR devices (low-end, like Oculus Go), a distinction they make against “premium” devices (high-end like Vive Focus). On that front, the company says that HTC, Vuzix, and Pico are already developing products based on XR1.

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Road to VR

MAY 23, 2016

In a revealing statement on Reddit, Alan Yates, a Valve employee who works closely on the company’s Lighthouse tracking system, claims that the Oculus Rift headset is largely derived from Valve’s research. Around that same time, several key employees working on VR at Valve joined up with Oculus.

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AUGUST 26, 2017

It’s been a good week for fans of FORM : the game has made its way to the Oculus store (and received Rift support on Steam), and now the developers have confirmed work on a new VR project. This week the game also got proper Oculus Rift support on Steam and launched on the Oculus store, with a discount on both.

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