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OCTOBER 6, 2016

As expected, Oculus today announced both the price and shipping date of its Oculus Touch position tracked controllers for the Oculus Rift. The controllers will cost $199 and ship on December 6th. Oculus revealed the news at its keynote speech for the Oculus Connect 3 developer conference in San Jose, California.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 31, 2016

Control devices that provide realistic haptic feedback. The United States flagship IMAX VR Experience Centre will be located in South Fairfax, Los Angeles, California. According to the site, IMAX VR Experience Centres will include: Room-tracking technology that will allow players to explore expansive virtual spaces.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 10, 2021

SolidLight Relay – An additional featurethat allows the generated holographic object volume to be positioned within physical environments, incorporating real-world transparency/occlusion control. SolidLight WaveTracer – Proprietary real-time and offline rendering software and plugins for content development.

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GizModo VR

MARCH 9, 2022

Environmental Protection Agency for its genetically modified mosquitoes to be released in parts of Florida and in California, following the completion of a pilot program last year. British biotech firm Oxitec announced this week that it has received approval from the U.S. The modified male insects are designed to… Read more.

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VRScout

JULY 26, 2021

Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a wearable device that generates power when touched or sweated on, potentially opening up new opportunities for smaller electronics, including maybe VR technology. Generate electricity while interacting with your favorite games and apps.

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VRScout

MAY 3, 2023

AWE, the long-running AR/VR conference, is set to go down later this month in Santa Clara, California, offering attendees an up-close and personal look at a variety of game-changing XR technology from over 300 exhibitors from across the world. Developers compete to create immersive experiences designed to fight climate change.

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Next Reality AR

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Taking a page from the enchanted book attraction at the Sorcerer's Workshop of Disney California Adventure, content creator Arno Partissimo published an Instagram AR camera effect called "Which Disney" that spins a virtual roulette wheel to match users with their true Disney spirit animal or human.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Two LCD displays boasting quantum dot technology offer crisp, colorful visuals made even better by the company’s local dimming technology, which controls 500 LED blocks to deliver 75% more contrast. The Controllers. The Quest Pro features a new set of self-tracking controllers. The result is sharp, clean visuals.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MAY 8, 2023

The United States District Court for the Northern District of California issued the payout based on user privacy concerns on the firm’s umbrella of social media platforms. District Court for the Northern District of California, alleging that Meta’s acquisition of Within violated antitrust laws.

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ARPost

JUNE 19, 2020

Users can control the device via Wi-Fi or USB. Skip Rizzo of the University of Southern California developed the treatment program for veterans with PTSD. Specifically, it can produce 0.1 to 20-millisecond bursts of scent. However, unlike existing olfaction technologies, it only produces scent when it is desired. Scentware ION.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 14, 2020

Bankruptcy Court in Woodland Hills, California. SEE ALSO Vive Cosmos Rated Least Accurate Among Top Headsets in Controller Tracking Test. Sandbox VR does business in the United States under the name Glostation USA Inc., which has filed for Chapter 11 (along with a number of associates) at the U.S.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Originally scheduled to take place May 4th through the 6th at the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California, Facebook states in an official blog update that it will be canceling the in-person element of the conference in order to remain inclusive to the many international developers who make their way to the event each year.

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VRScout

JANUARY 18, 2019

Since its initial launch in June, TWC’s IMR technology has been used in several mixed reality presentations, highlighting everything from torrential flooding caused by a category 2 hurricane, to an out-of-control wildfire capable of destroying a football field worth of forest every second. Image Credit: The Weather Channel.

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GizModo VR

AUGUST 16, 2021

As the Dixie Fire continues to spread unabated in California, Pacific Gas & Electric—the largest utility company in the state—said that it was mulling potential power cuts in the areas closest to the blaze in an effort to proactively control its spread. Read more.

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Road to VR

MARCH 19, 2018

In short, Oculus Go is essentially a standalone version of Samsung Gear VR , a mobile VR headset featuring rotational-only tracking (3DOF) for both the headset and the controller. The post Report: Facebook to Launch Oculus Go Standalone Headset at F8 Developer Conference appeared first on Road to VR.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Oculus Connect 5 is officially underway in San Jose, California, and the company wasted not time this year as Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg took to the stage to unveil the next generation of Oculus VR technology, the Oculus Quest. The Quest will launch with an additional 50+ titles, all featuring support for updated Touch controllers.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

This week Sense Arena launched a partnership with live sports company AEG and professional NHL franchise the LA Kings to bring the VR training platform to both junior and professional Kings’ players at the LA Kings Training Center in El Segundo, California, marking the company’s first LA-based partnership. “We

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

About the time Malik was launching Jadu, Newman was also beginning to have his moment, too, but from inside a small wooden shed in Southern California. There is a certain energy that comes from [him].”. I constantly] get comments about people saying, ‘I was talking about you in my pottery class today,’” says Newman.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 8, 2019

Conducted at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California Los Angeles, a study titled Randomized, Controlled Trial of a Virtual Reality Tool to Teach Surgical Technique for Tibial Shaft Fracture Intramedullary Nailing examines the efficacy of VR surgical training for a specific procedure and set of equipment.

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Tech Trends VR

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Students who had teachers involved in the PLI showed statistically significant differences , performing better in six out of ten subjects (compared to those whose teachers were not involved in the PLI) in The California Department of Education spring 2017 scores on the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) tests.

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Road to VR

APRIL 27, 2021

Campfire, a San Mateo, California based startup, emerged from stealth today announcing that it has raised $8 million in venture capital to launch an integrated hardware and software platform aimed at making remote product design and collaboration easy.

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VRScout

JUNE 9, 2017

Researchers at University of California-San Diego have designed a new lightweight glove that can replicate the feeling of touch, using it to play piano. Combining three discrete technologies, researchers at UC San Diego have created a glove that simulates real-life force in virtual worlds.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

There’s a lot of buzz around this year because, while AWE never took a break, the conference went online last year and this time it’s live and in-person in Santa Clara California. Joe Michaels of HaptX will also present “Drop the Controller: How Realistic Touch Feedback Increases Your Effectiveness in Enterprise VR.”

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Using patented motion-tracking technology, the company lets players use their own bodies as controllers. The US fans can enjoy this and other Sandbox VR experiences in more than 20 locations, and more than 15 states, including California, New Jersey, Texas, Minnesota, Nevada, Illinois, and Washington.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Image Credit: MASA’s Emmy-winning “Mission Control 360 Live: Cassini Finale at Saturn”. The three month intensive program kicks off with a three-day Boot Camp” April 16 – 19 at YouTube Space Los Angeles in Playa Vista, California, where select creators will learn everything they need to start creating VR content.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

The purchase enables Meta to leverage technology that simulates user touch and feel feedback from a controller or glove. FTC’s representatives are working to convince the US District Court for the Northern District of California to block the ongoing purchase to avoid limiting XR innovation and competition in the sector.

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Digital Trends

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

California startup Astra has failed in its effort to deploy four small satellites into orbit after its rocket spun out of control minutes after launch.

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Road to VR

MAY 25, 2018

Citing people familiar with the matter, Bloomberg maintains that Qualcomm will unveil the new SoC, reportedly dubbed the Snapdragon XR1, at the Augmented World Expo (AWE) in Santa Clara, California, which takes place May 30th – June 1st. image courtesy Qualcomm.

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VRScout

AUGUST 22, 2017

Time to applaud for a sweet deal on the HTC Vive, Clash of Clans partners w/ Facebook to bring AR to fans, control VR with your mind, new predictions for spending & investment are out, the investment & funding wrapup, and more… 1. CONTROL VR WITH YOUR THOUGHTS. PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER FOR A PRICE BREAK ON THE VIVE.

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AR Insider

APRIL 12, 2021

The trial begins next month in California. The “micro-gestures” will use AR input to create controllers out of the user’s fingers if positioned a certain way. The haptics and micro-gestures hope to guide and control user attention to objects outside of their field of view. It makes perfect sense, finally.

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Road to VR

APRIL 24, 2019

One of the biggest claims to come from the report is the supposed announcement surrounding OS support for controllers with touchpads as well as “stereo AR headsets.” ARKit will also reportedly get the ability to detect human poses. ” As with all unconfirmed reports, we’re taking this with a big grain of salt.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 17, 2019

The posting specifies that the successful candidate will work out of the company’s Sunnvale, California office. The $2,300 AR headset is intended primarily for developers, and comes with a tethered compute unit, and a single dedicated controller. SEE ALSO Report: Microsoft Holding a HoloLens 2 Press Event Next Month.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

The most impressive offering by far, however, was an hour and half 360-degree live stream of the operation directly from NASA’s own mission control room. The Creative Arts Emmy ceremony, which includes the awards for interactive content, will take place September 15th at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles, California.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Based on the video provided, it appears as though attendees will be using PC backpacks provided by VRcade Systems all-in-one free-roam VR platform in conjunction with the HTC Vive Pro and its motion controllers. As for what the experience is actually like, we’ll just have to wait and see.

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Road to VR

APRIL 5, 2019

Dubbed ‘Oculus First Steps’, the tutorial essentially has the same objective as the one that teaches you how to the use the original Oculus Touch controllers, although it’s decidedly a bit more magical (and possibly even Disney inspired). The last Touch tutorial was all business, so this one comes as a welcome change.

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ARPost

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Just a couple of weeks before the pandemic my van finally died, the children are all grown so our road trips have come to an end, and I hadn’t given much more thought to in-vehicle entertainment until I was running the gaming track at the Augmented World Expo (AWE) last month in Santa Clara, California.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

If Quest 3 is anything like Quest 2 in terms of accessories though, there are sure to be many more to choose from, including prescription lenses, left and right replacement controllers, and a version Elite Strap without the built-in external battery.

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