Road to VR

JUNE 29, 2017

According to a recent entry on the Google Developers Blog , the company has begun experimenting with advertising formats suitable for placement inside of virtual reality experiences. The post Google Begins Experimenting with VR Ads appeared first on Road to VR.

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Road to VR

JUNE 7, 2018

Virtual Virtual Reality is one of mobile VR’s best games to date, and you can now play an enhanced version on the Oculus Rift. As of today, Virtual Virtual Reality is available on the Rift priced at $20 (also available on Oculus Go , Gear VR , and Daydream for $10). Image courtesy Tender Claws.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MAY 29, 2023

Artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual reality (VR) are set to increase in popularity despite ongoing turbulent times for the Metaverse. Virtual reality combines hardware and software to immerse users in digital environments for numerous use cases, including learning, entertainment, therapy, and others.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JULY 18, 2024

Google has made Google Blocks an open-source application, which it says will enable “novel and rich experiences”. Google AR Glasses: Is This the Return of Google Glass? ” Icosa Foundation is a global community of developers that create open-source replacements for Tilt Brush and Google Poly. .”

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ARVR

AUGUST 20, 2021

Goldman Sachs, the investment banking company, envisages an $80 billion growth for the virtual reality industry by 2025. With some big, global brands like Google, Facebook, and Samsung stepping their foot in the virtual reality space, and large investments pouring in, it is evident that virtual reality is here to stay.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 22, 2022

It was even featured on Google News. Image by Google). Google acquires micro-LED startup Raxium. This week Google has performed another strategic move towards the development of its future XR glasses. In London, a hospital is experimenting with the use of virtual reality to treat eating disorders.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 21, 2025

Ah, and before I forget: in the next couple of days, Im going to publish a very interesting interview on this blog! Honestly, I wasnt expecting a Vision Pro headset until next year, but Apple is probably launching a new device to take measures against the upcoming release of Googles Project Moohan. Stay tuned!

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Road to VR

MARCH 28, 2018

Lytro, the company that pivoted to enterprise-focused applications of its light-field technology after leaving its commercial business, is shutting down amidst a reported acquisition by Google. The post Report: Google Acquires Light-field Company Lytro in Employee Hiring Move appeared first on Road to VR. Photo by Road to VR.

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VRScout

AUGUST 7, 2017

Last month, Google launched their Blocks VR creation tool , enabling anyone to 3D model low polygon objects with no prior modeling experience required. Daydream Labs is a way for the Google VR team to explore different applications and interactions for virtual reality, pairing engineers with designers to rapidly prototype concepts.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 6, 2020

Mixing these two kinds of lenses and having the screen being not a traditional one, but a special laser-emitting screen , the result is the one of a virtual reality headset that is very thin, light, and comfortable. More info (Facebook AI supersampling algorithm) More info (Official announcement on Facebook Blog).

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Google has announced the launch of Android XR, a platform designed to support the creation of mixed reality (MR) applications. The initiative builds on ARCore, Googles existing augmented reality framework. Google has partnered with several hardware manufacturers for Android XR, including Samsung and Qualcomm.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 15, 2025

This week, we had quite a lot of interesting news about all the major players: Apple, Meta, Google, and Valve. There is a lot to unpack, so make sure to read this roundup of news till the end where there will also be a giveaway of keys for a cool mixed reality game! Another device they are working on together is XR glasses.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 28, 2020

The 3D maps of the terrain below you are very accurate, and people can so see in VR a realistic view of the cities from the above, and this is breathtaking scenery in virtual reality. More info (Launch blog post) More info (Tooz Devkit 20 product page) More info (Tooz website in English). Donate to this blog.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

The glasses should work with Google Gemini AI and have the following features: Processors : Snapdragon AR1 and NXP Camera : 12MP with Sony IMX681 Battery : 155mAh Weight : 50 grams The first batch of production should be around 500,000 units , with more to come if the glasses prove to be successful.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 22, 2024

Today a (positive) earthquake hit the virtual reality ecosystem: Meta has just opened up its walled garden, as a strategic move to expand its business in the virtual reality market. It has just authorized other VR OEMs to use its Quest operating system and blurred the lines between the Meta Quest Store and App Lab.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 9, 2017

Google’s team at Daydream Labs have been prototyping ways of animating objects and characters in Blocks , the company’s recently released VR modelling tool. The post Google is Exploring Ways to Let You Animate Your ‘Blocks’ Creations appeared first on Road to VR.

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ARPost

MAY 27, 2022

For one thing, a number of sources – including OCAVU’s recent blog post “ How AR Can Help Save the Planet ” – say that 3D modeling and XR try-out in commerce reduces emissions by reducing returns by providing shoppers with better product information. See Also: Can Virtual Reality Inspire Climate Action?

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VRScout

DECEMBER 15, 2016

WordPress will now let you publish virtual reality content starting today. The most popular web publishing platform is giving bloggers even more options for publishing 360-degree images and video with the launch of support for all blogs hosted by WordPress.com. VR support for WordPress.com blogs is rolling out today.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 31, 2016

Google, who has now has several major VR initiatives underway, notes major gains in interest in virtual reality and 360 degree video capture and sharing. Google was one of the earliest major companies to jump into the modern virtual reality space, announcing their now well known Cardboard project back in June of 2014.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 17, 2017

” This is the tagline accompanying the shadowy image of a brand new virtual reality headset that was unveiled today from the manufacturers of the popular Vive VR system: HTC. Just pick it up, put it on and be fully immersed in your new reality.” “No Phone. Standalone VR.” HTC VIVE (@htcvive) May 17, 2017.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 3, 2017

Asus’ latest smartphone, the Zenfone AR, has had its details leaked ahead of its CES 2017 unveiling tomorrow and the new device packs hardware certified for use with on both Google’s Android Daydream VR and Tango platforms. SEE ALSO Google Daydream Review: Casual VR Closes the Gap. OS release.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 17, 2023

More info (Roblox is coming to Quest — Road To VR) More info (Roblox is coming to Quest — Upload VR) More info (Roblox on Quest may increase scrutiny on the platform) Other relevant news (Image by WIRED) Mark Lucovsky has left Google Mark Lucovsky has just left Google. More info iVRy makes the PSVR2 work with SteamVR!

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 4, 2021

This proves how the attention towards virtual events is rising , and this kind of entertainment medium is becoming always more popular. Real concerts and public events are not possible anymore, so most of the singers are finding a new way to express themselves and are so experimenting with digital and virtual reality events.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Its many weeks that developers are screaming for help on the platform and in fact a couple of months ago, I had written a similar (but more personal) article myself on my blog. I was appalled while reading Metas blog post. Only with camera access, we developers can build true mixed reality. I think this is great news.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 21, 2017

The benefit of a tethered, desktop-powered virtual reality setup is that you can get significantly more visual fidelity from a PC with a GeForce GTX 1080 graphics card plugged into a power outlet as opposed to the tiny, battery-powered GPU in a phone. But Google is claiming that could change.

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ARPost

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Other partners of JFF Labs include the Departments of Labor and Education, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Walmart, Salesforce, and Google. In short, our aim was to use virtual reality as an effective teaching tool,” Katie Booth explained in an SAP blog post. The final piece of the puzzle is Talespin.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 28, 2018

It started with big data , and I started blogging about that at the end of 2015 basically because I couldn’t find anyone to talk about it with (laughs). In early 2016, I run into a paper from a professor at Caltech that was talking about data visualization in virtual reality and that blew my mind.

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Upload VR

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Designed as an onboarding experience for the upcoming platform, Owlchemy Labs announced that Inside [JOB] will introduce players to Android XRs gestures, interactive mixed reality, and virtual reality experiences. More on that and our initial impressions below.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 18, 2018

This is a list of some of the talks that have immediately caught my attention : Google Spotlight Stories team has always been able to create amazing short movies in VR (Image by Google Spotlight). Google Spotlight Stories has always created very interesting immersive content, like the first VR doodle. More details. More details.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

I so started to share the APK with them via e-mail, and now, after all these weeks, I have realized that it is worthwhile sharing it with everyone on this blog. I’m unsure if submitting it to SideQuest, but for now, I made it available via my Google Drive folder. you are the guy of the cube… The Trailer of The Unity Cube.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 4, 2017

Ever since Tilt Brush from Google first released earlier this year on Steam with official support for the HTC Vive, thousands of people have created amazing works of art. Today, Google is taking the TiltBrush art scene a step further by announcing the Tilt Brush Artist in Residence Program.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Designer and Creative technologist Dong Yoon Park has painstakingly recreated a Star Wars battle scene inside VR with Google’s Tilt Brush. Virtual reality artistry really has exploded since the HTC Vive gave the world room scale VR and tracked motion controllers, making the VR art application Tilt Brush possible.

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ARVR

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

One-year price performance for MSFT, AAPL, GOOGL, SNE, and NVDA According to the latest report from Statista , the global augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) markets are rapidly growing and are forecast to reach a total of $72.8 How Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR) can transform Education 3.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 4, 2025

I actually have a second reason to celebrate: Feedspot has put me in 3rd place in its classification of the best 60 Virtual Reality websites , ranked by authority. On my side, Ill just celebrate by eating some typical sweeties of this period. Im just behind the sacred websites Road To VR and Upload VR.

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Road to VR

MARCH 11, 2018

There, you’ll be able to pick up rare specimens from the London’s Natural History Museum and take you “behind the scenes to explore areas usually closed to the public,” a Sky blog post states.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 21, 2021

More info (FRL Official blog post) More info (Road To VR reporting and commenting the news) More info (Ctrl+Labs’s Dino Game Early Demo) More info (ETH’s experimental wristband). As it had promised on my blog last year , its cool Nreal Light AR glasses have finally arrived in Europe. Google halves its revenues on the Play Store.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 16, 2020

And if you need some pieces of advice regarding how to professionally survive this quarantine, I have written a blog post on the topic you can read. This means mainly two things: Livestreams and blog posts where the companies make the announcements that they would have made during the event. Google MediaPipe can now track 3D objects.

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