VRScout

MAY 8, 2021

Similar to existing VR headsets like the Oculus Quest, the Pro 3e allows you to adjust the lenses to fit your personal IPD measurements. In terms of gaming, the Pro 3e can sync to almost any type of gaming controller, including Xbox, Google Stadia , and PlayStation. Image Credit: NuEyes. Image Credit: NuEyes.

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VRScout

JULY 25, 2017

In March 2014 Facebook bought Oculus and the current wave of interest in VR and AR was reborn. Of the 25+ venture-backed VR/AR education companies that launched since 2014, over ten cater to K-12 teachers, providing interactive tools, learning software, augmented books, and lesson plans aligned to Common Core standards.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 27, 2021

In case you haven’t been paying attention, the Meta Quest 2 (formerly the Oculus Quest 2) is absolutely crushing it this holiday season. The Oculus companion app is also topping the charts on the App Store and Google Play, which means more people than ever are diving into VR for the first time.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

If you have an Oculus Quest, there’s even a piano tutorial app available on SideQuest called VRTuos. In The Under Presents , you could book a ticket to attend a 40 minutes live actor show based on Shakespeare’s The Tempest. In Bigscreen , you can book tickets to 3D and non-3D movies and watch them together with friends in a big cinema.

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AR Insider

DECEMBER 21, 2020

The first game to be released on the Oculus Store will be called ForeVR Bowl in 2021. Topgolf Pro Putt Hits Oculus Store Milestone. Pro Putt just passed one million dollars in sales, selling over 50,000 units in the Oculus Quest app store. Oculus is shipping the Elite Strap again. See his books here. seed funding.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 13, 2020

On the other side, this is massive for Apple, that mixing the data of Apple Maps together with all these point clouds detected by the rear cameras when in use, will be able to create an AR Cloud ecosystem probably even before Facebook, Microsoft, and Google. Let’s see if Facebook will be a worthier opponent than Google. Image by Acer).

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

The latter was won by Westworld’s interactive website DiscoverWestworld.com , a web portal to the sci-fi program’s fictitious resort that lets you book stays and peruse Westworld’s various amenities. The similarly named Oculus Studios, the company’s publishing house, is still active however.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 18, 2022

Look on Google for “trillions dollars metaverse” and find the prediction with the most trillions. The book talks about a big metaverse company wanting to squeeze the most money from ads proposed to its users, so the prediction is for sure correct. Search with Google “brands metaverse” and take the first results.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Filmmaker and VR Creator, Jon Favreau, was honored with the Society’s Harold Lloyd Award for innovative storytelling in films like The Jungle Book, and his exploration into VR with Gnomes & Goblins. Century Award: Google Earth VR. Google Earth VR for helping the world see the world. Best VR Experience: Tilt Brush.

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VRScout

APRIL 19, 2020

Since 2015, Smart Study’s Pinkfong has continued to expand its brand through toys, games, books, and various other innovative collaborations. Collectively the Pinkfong YouTube channels have garnered over 27 billion views and more than 53 million followers , becoming one of the hottest child-friendly entertainment platforms in the world.

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ARPost

DECEMBER 3, 2019

The Oculus Quest completely changed the game when it comes to VR headsets. “ While Oculus isn’t exactly under the radar, I don’t believe the average person truly understands what the real appeal of the Oculus Quest is , “ Software Portal CEO, Jason David, told ARPost. “ Oculus Quest.

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Road to VR

JULY 11, 2017

AltspaceVR supports cross-play between Google Daydream, HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Gear VR and traditional monitors. Get a chance to win a signed copy of Bill Nye’s book, Everything All at Once by RSVP’ing and attending the show. How: Login or create an AltspaceVR account, then RSVP here.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 28, 2023

There is not only the problem of the timezone but also the unknown of the internet connection and the inability of reaching Western websites like Google. VPN (Image from Know Your Meme) In China, most of the Western websites we use the most, like Google and Facebook, are blocked behind the Great Firewall.

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Road to VR

APRIL 1, 2017

SEE ALSO Google Daydream Review: Casual VR Closes the Gap. Therefore, it’s important that Oculus and Samsung manage to entice developers to build compelling software for the controller, in order for the companies to avoid the chicken/egg situation of poor developer support leading to poor adoption and so on.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 13, 2021

Years later, in 2014, my previous classmate Gianni Rosa Gallina called me because he wanted to create a startup about all the fancy things we were discussing in that period, in particular Google Glasses and my obsession about seeing virtual objects on top of the real world. Also reading books helped me in improving my writing skills.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

AUGUST 9, 2017

Rez Infinite, which remains one of the best games on the PlayStation VR (PSVR) 10 months after launch, is now available on the Oculus Rift and the HTC Vive. Well Rez is also on its way to Google Daydream, so you can take the action with you wherever you go. Don’t have a PC or console headset?

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AR Insider

JUNE 4, 2020

This timing prompted Spatial to launch on Oculus Quest and make its PRO tier free. Starting at the beginning, the Spatial user experience (UX) is the first thing you’ll notice when entering the app (I accessed via Oculus Quest). Its head of design also helped develop Material Design at Google. Here’s the deep dive.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Well, I’ve written various articles that can help you in deciding it : Exhaustive Vive Focus review ; Vive Focus vs Oculus Go comparison ; Vive Focus vs Oculus Quest preliminary comparison. Oculus vs HTC, the eternal VR battle. Me reading Metaverse book by Charlie Fink with my Vive Focus on. Should you buy it?

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Upload VR

MARCH 20, 2025

When Bigscreen founder Darshan Shankar told us he was bringing the sequel to his Beyond SteamVR headset to GDC 2025, I booked a flight from New York to San Francisco and back with less than 24-hour turnaround. You can go get a Quest or Vision Pro and wear the weight of the Apple or Meta platforms, quite literally, upon your brow.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

As first reported by Forbes , Bjorn Book-Larsson, HTC’s VP of Product, will now be acting President of Viveport, making for a notable shift in leadership since Yves Maitre replaced Cher Wang as CEO in September. SEE ALSO Valve Confirms 'Half-Life: Alyx', Its "Flagship VR Game" – Full Reveal Coming Thursday.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 17, 2022

It is becoming always more difficult for a new company entering the field: the key hardware suppliers of displays and other components are all being bought by Meta, Apple, Snap, Google, and other big players. It is just a bit more expensive than the $300 needed to buy an Oculus Quest 2. Many great XR games are controlled by Meta.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 12, 2024

It’s basically a book. The PCVR Meta ecosystem got an update too: Meta has changed the name of the Oculus PC app into Meta Quest Link app (I will miss Oculus from here, too) and has improved a lot the performance and battery consumption of the Quest Link. You can get it from the most important e-book stores.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 18, 2021

The experience will debut this winter on PSVR and Oculus. The company is currently developing an email service to compete with Google and Microsoft. See his books here. Artist Madison Beer, as a virtual avatar, performed her song “Boyshit” on a virtual stage before a virtual live audience. Watch the latest episode below.

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Road to VR

MARCH 18, 2018

In case you haven’t read the book, or heard anything about the movie, here’s the spoiler-free summary from Warner Bros.: Samsung Gear VR and Google Daydream require specific flagship smartphones, which if you already own will only set you back about $130 for just the add-on headset and controller. To what extent?

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Realworld is based on the Microsoft version of Google Earth. Baby Hands is in Oculus Labs for the Quest. See his books here. Recent advances in technology have renewed interest in space, and given humanity hope in the midst of a pandemic. Realworld, a mirror image of this world in VR, is coming to the Quest. A mirrorworld.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Now the team that has been showcasing independent VR projects and hosting events around the world is kicking off a new program to support creators in collaboration with Oculus. Successfully funded projects will go into production in early 2017 and will be available on the Oculus platform. Elliot Cole. Zohar Kfir.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 17, 2017

It was there that now classic demos (and some future titles) like Aperture Science Robot Repair , Dota 2 Secret Shop , theBlu , Job Simulator, Google Earth VR, and more, were first shown. Among that early batch was a demo called Skyworld, which presented players with a fantasy diorama in polygon style atop a circular table.

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AR Insider

MAY 3, 2021

Trainees can use Oculus or Google Glasses to learn in a virtual rendering of the facility from almost anywhere around the world. See his books here. Pfizer uses VR in its $450M injectables factory. Instead of going to the plant, employees can familiarize themselves with equipment and procedures by using VR. Lumeto Inc.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

These are huge numbers for VR: if you look at the most recent SteamVR survey, you get that Oculus headsets are now at 67% of the whole PCVR market. This is amazing for us developers, but unluckily it is a feature tied to using the Oculus SDK, which is not cross-platform. Tom Ffiske’s new book. It’s basically a monopoly.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 2, 2020

To make you understand how these features are incredible, Qualcomm has stated that “the [XR2] reference design has 2x the CPU and GPU performance, 4x more video bandwidth, 6x higher resolution and 11x AI improvement compared to our current widely adopted XR platform [the Oculus Quest ]”. Do you want to read a good book on AR/VR?

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FEBRUARY 17, 2017

It’s a healthy week of new releases across both Oculus Rift and Samsung Gear, with a combination of free and premium experiences you shouldn’t pass up. It goes beyond gaming with new comic books, travel experiences and, of course, more horror. This might be the most ambitious stab at the VR comic book yet.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 15, 2020

Late to the party after Oculus and Microsoft already released prototypical implementations, but finally Valve has implemented OpenXR into its runtime SteamVR. Someone is working on a Linux driver for the Oculus Rift. Indie developer Thaytan is working on a Linux driver for the Oculus Rift. Other relevant news.

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VRScout

MAY 25, 2017

Watch YouTube in VR with your friends, Google pours resources into shared social VR experiences, upcoming standalone headsets will be wireless, the Snapchat vs. Facebook continues, the investment & funding wrapup, and more… You can enjoy the full audio recording below: WATCH YOUTUBE IN VR… WITH YOUR FRIENDS!

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VRScout

JANUARY 30, 2017

For his work directing Disney’s The Jungle Book movie and creating the incredibly popular Gnomes & Goblins VR experience alongside Wevr and Reality One , director, writer and producer Jon Favreau will receive the society’s 2017 Harold Lloyd Award for Filmmaking. The result has surprised and delighted the industry and consumers.”.

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VRScout

AUGUST 1, 2016

Adding to the Book of Face’s massive plans for mixed reality technology, they have made good on their promise to make a 360 camera open source and available to anyone. More evidence of Facebook’s big plans for VR/AR: they plan on selling almost half a million Oculus Rift units by the end of 2016. Google Omnitone Surround Sound Support.

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VRScout

JUNE 10, 2016

With regards to talent, Snapchat has been acquiring there in a big way as well, hiring people from Oculus, Hololens, Qualcomm, as well as a few designers who have created glasses for names like Michael Kors and Lady Gaga. Did Seebright just release the augmented reality equivalent of Google Cardboard?

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

There’s a rumor going around that Nintendo is making a VR headset in partnership with Google. ” Granted, the technology has changed a great deal since 2014, the same year Oculus Rift DK2 came out. Having seen how far the technology has come though, it raises a question: why hasn’t Nintendo made a VR headset yet?

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