Remove Asia Remove Oculus Remove Unreal
article thumbnail

Oculus Education Launches Pilot Programs In Taiwan, Japan, Seattle

VRScout

Oculus will provide headsets and training to three new pilot locations alongside a fresh helping of educational VR content. Oculus Education continues its ongoing streak of generosity with the expansion of its educational pilot programs to Taiwan, Japan, and Seattle. BREAKING BOUNDARIES IN SCIENCE.

Taiwan 151
article thumbnail

Spatial Beats: Fortnite, Nvidia & Snapchat

AR Insider

The maker of the mega-hit game and Unreal Engine game development platform has landed another cool billion in a new round of funding. The headset will be released outside of Asia sometime during the summer. VZfit launches on the Oculus app store. The app allows users to workout and experience the world on Oculus Quest 1 and 2.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Veteran VR Developers Reveal How Gaming Influences Enterprise XR Services

XR Today - Virtual Reality

The real-time 3D engines powering AR/VR/MR applications, like Unreal and Unity, found fame and traction as gaming development tools. However, it could be argued that this has always been the case for industry veterans and enthusiasts—from Google Glass to Samsung VR and the original Oculus models.

Gaming 314
article thumbnail

The XR Week Peek (2021.02.15): Facebook keeps working on its masterplan, WebXR arrives on iOS, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Then it could update them very fast and make them as powerful and successful as the Oculus Quest. More info (Oculus Quest with keyboard and mouse) More info (120Hz refresh rate on Quest 2) More info (Facebook and BCIs) More info (Rumor on Facebook smartwatch). People at Oculus do not know how to count. Learn more. Some XR fun.

Taiwan 408
article thumbnail

Crytek-Incubated ‘VR First’ Program to Double Number of Academic VR/AR Labs in 2017

Road to VR

With currently 26 labs operating in the United States, Europe, Asia and Oceania, VR First is bringing the number to 40 labs by the end of year. While the program was principally incubated by Crytek, students working in VR First labs tend use Unity (48%), followed by Unreal (20%) and then CRYENGINE (14%). image courtesy VR First.

AR 279
article thumbnail

The XR Week Peek (2020.09.28): The debate on Facebook continues, Microsoft acquires Zenimax, and more!

The Ghost Howls

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.

Microsoft 309
article thumbnail

10 Recent VR and AR Investments You Should Know About

VRScout

Earlier this year, Seattle-based Polyarc received an Epic Games Unreal Developer grant for an unannounced project, code named “Moss.” The stealth company launched an early beta for mobile VR on iOS and Android, and support for PSVR, Gear VR, Oculus Rift, and HTC Vive will be released soon. FOR VR GAME IN 2017.