VRScout

JUNE 21, 2019

For developers operating on Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and other PC VR headsets, mixed reality capture has served as an invaluable marketing tool for their projects, allowing them to showcase a clearer interpretation of their in-game experience. For a full breakdown of the semi-complex process, visit the official Oculus Developer page here.

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VRScout

JUNE 20, 2019

Director Jon Favreau ditches physical sets in favor of 360-degree virtual environments. Director Jon Favreau and his team immersed within their virtual set. // Image Credit: Wired. Arriving in theatres July 19th , Disney’s photorealistic CGI Lion King remake is the product of multiple cutting edge technologies.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 1, 2018

Two days ago, I’ve been at HTC Vive Chinese headquarters in Beijing. It has been a really amazing day, where I have been able to try some amazing HTC tech demos (more on this later on! I’ve been able to speak with three companies incubated in the Vive-X Beijing and also to know various HTC Vive employees.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 20, 2018

Queen’s University will be partnering with SimforHealth, a European company experienced in developeding VR software, and HTC to create an 8,000 square foot clinical simulation space that will train prospective doctors and study the impact of VR on education in order to develop more useful content for future classes.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

One of the most important aspects of truly immersive VR is the ability to use motion controls to interact with the virtual environment. However, when it comes to searching and communicating while in a headset, these same motion controls can hinder many keyboard-based experiences.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 17, 2016

The HTC VIVE (yes, they now capitalize all the letters in VIVE) is getting itself in front of millions of new online shoppers perusing the virtual aisles of Amazon. HTC has announced that the virtual reality system can now be purchased from Amazon.com in the United States and is priced at $799.

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VRScout

JUNE 9, 2016

HTC has their eye set on the VR enterprise sector. Since the HTC Vive hit the market earlier this year , we have been giving demos of the system to anyone willing to try, blowing minds daily and giving consumers their first taste of room-scale virtual reality. HTC Vive tents at X Games. Vive BE Controllers x2.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

It was after I tried Tilt Brush that I saw the possibilities of what 6DOF controllers could bring,” said Vermeulen, adding , “It brought a sense of depth and spatial awareness in a way that didn’t exist before.”. Having that type of control in a virtual environment opened up so many possibilities for Vermeulen.

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VRScout

APRIL 17, 2018

It wasn’t long ago that the best method of moving around games and virtual worlds were two joysticks or a set of keyboard keys and a mouse. With the advent of consumer VR that allows for room scale mobility within virtual environments — the game has changed completely. Say you’re in VR and want to look to your left?

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VRScout

MARCH 5, 2018

Whole experiences are built around immersing the eyes in headsets to explore virtual environments. Now it appears that Microsoft is working on a cane controller that could someday allow visually impaired people to explore new worlds. The project is paired with the HTC Vive, allowing for the users head motion to be tracked.

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VRScout

APRIL 28, 2021

You can control the settings of each individual game and earn prizes that can be used to customize your avatars or the interior of your VR arcade. As you continue to improve your space, you’ll attract more customers and raise greater revenue which can be used to purchase official LAI Games titles.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 1, 2020

They also control his growth from a teenager to an adult. Students get different life paths to choose from, and they have to control their emotions according to specific situations. Labster enables a safe environment for learning STEM subjects, offering more than 100 types of virtual labs.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Therefore, SepctreXR allows Unity developers to design realistic Pico applications where users can interact with virtual environments and objects without a controller using the OctoXR framework. The Octo SDK framework allows developers to integrate hand-tracking-ready applications on headsets from vendors like Meta and HTC VIVE.

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VRScout

JANUARY 8, 2019

It’s only day one of the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and already we’ve seen the unveiling of two never-before-seen HTC Vive headsets, as well as new controllers and tracking capabilities for the ultrawide Pimax 8K. Holoride technology turns your everyday commute into a location-based VR theme park.

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VRScout

JULY 19, 2020

Created by health and education VR startup Virtuleap , Enhance VR uses specially created games to test your brains cognitive skills, including your memory, reasoning, problem-solving, motor control, spatial orientation, and other areas that will help you strengthen your brain. Balance Train your motor control skills and divided attention.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Zuck and another Meta employee entered an empty virtual world, and Zuck started saying what he wanted to see in it and the AI answered by crafting exactly what he wanted. “I Magic Leap 2 has inside-out tracked controllers. During a presentation, Magic Leap has unveiled some more features about its headset and controllers.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Called Sumerian, the tool is capable of publishing 3D content to any browser that supports WebGL or WebVR graphics rendering, including Daydream, HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and iOS mobile devices. ” The tool is entirely web-based which, just like the VR/AR applications it can generate, means there’s no extra software to install.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JULY 5, 2022

SenseGlove Nova can be used with Meta Quest and HTC VIVE headsets by mounting the controllers on gloves. The wearable will also include contextualized AI to process EMG data and make sense of the diverse range of wrist-based control inputs. Motorola-Verizon’s 5G Necklace. Rebuff Reality Tracking Belt. Ekto VR Robot Boots.

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Road to VR

JULY 17, 2018

Using an HTC Vive and a specially made controller, the ‘Holoroom Test Drive’ allows anyone timid around power tools to put on a VR headset to learn how to use the tools in a safe virtual space. Lowe’s, a major North American retailer of home improvement goods, has dreamt up an interesting in-store use of VR.

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Road to VR

JUNE 12, 2017

Detailed in a press release at E3 2017, the game is set to launch for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift and Touch by the end of the year. Our hands-on at GDC was very positive ; an ‘incredibly fun’ game with breakthrough controls for VR locomotion. image courtesy Survios.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 28, 2017

If you’ve tested any multiplayer VR experience that displays direct headset and motion controller movements of users in real-time, you’ll know how effectively this simple form of motion tracking brings life and personality to an avatar.

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Hypergrid Business

APRIL 30, 2020

(Image courtesy HTC Vive.). Yesterday afternoon, I got a preview of the new HCT Vive Sync virtual meeting platform from HTC Vive, and it’s the best one I’ve seen yet — and I have seen a lot of these platforms. — HTC VIVE (@htcvive) April 30, 2020. Image courtesy HTC Vive.). VIVE Focus Plus.

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ARVR

JANUARY 10, 2023

The Development of Virtual and Augmented Reality Technologies In the 2010s, the development of virtual and augmented reality technologies allowed for the creation of more immersive and interactive virtual experiences.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Back then we were waiting on the Oculus Rift DK2 to start shipping, and VR input was still largely based around the traditional controller. It would be nearly a full year before HTC would revolutionize VR control with its Vive wands, and over a year until Oculus would reveal Touch.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 28, 2025

However, there are plenty of other competitors worth considering too, such as: HTC VIVE: Powerful Headsets for Enterprises The HTC VIVE team has been focused on developing VR, AR, and mixed-reality solutions for business users for some time now. Next, consider your options for enterprise device management.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 13, 2024

Object tracking : Hyperion allows the Leap Motion Controller 2 camera to track AR Markers (also known as fiducial markers) enabling tracking of any object. It’s interesting to see that Neurable is still around and kicking: a few years ago there was a bit of hype around it when it created an EEG-based “mind controller” for the HTC Vive.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Now, innovators have transformed virtual reality experiences with low-latency software and upgraded hardware. Today’s virtual reality solutions don’t just include a headset, display, and motion controllers. However, with these types of VR, you only interact with the virtual environment on a fundamental level.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 13, 2021

The studio was among a handful of developers which received access to early to HTC Vive development hardware, allowing the game to launch side-by-side with the headset. Call of the Starseed was lauded and promoted at the launch of the Vive by Valve and HTC as one of the first VR titles to take true advantage of VR’s capabilities.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 28, 2025

Beyond that, Metas headsets support: Wireless, standalone capabilities Unlike other companies such as Varjo and HTC VIVE, which primarily offer tethered devices, Meta focuses on convenient, standalone functionality. Beyond that, Meta makes it easy to create unique immersive environments for countless Meta Quest business applications.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 30, 2021

HitMotion: Reloaded has been one of the 20 launch titles of the Vive Focus Plus , and we can never thank enough HTC for the support that has given us. The main menu now, that fits completely in the environment we modeled. Passthrough AR was made through a plugin that we invented, and it was not officially supported by HTC.

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VRScout

JUNE 29, 2016

We have experienced creation tools like Google’s Tilt Brush on the HTC Vive, which lets you paint in a 3D space, letting you wave your hand controllers in the air to lay to down strokes of paint. They took more risks knowing the virtual environment was designed for play.

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VRScout

AUGUST 22, 2017

Now the VR experience that had us all flailing our arms in a HTC Vive or bobbing our head donning a Google Daydream headset is available for everyone to enjoy. All choreography was recorded using room-scale VR setups, which use h eadset and controller tracking to reflect your physical movements in your virtual environment.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Nine circular tables were arranged neatly on a stage, each seating six guests, all of whom were donning a HTC Vive headset, calmly waving a Vive controller in front of their face. I quickly seated myself and began putting on the gear — headset, headphones, controller — a routine that has become so familiar.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 17, 2018

But keeping a keen eye on the affordances of VR controllers and how those match up to the different musical instruments, one will note that some are better suited for VR today over others. TribeXR , for example, has focused on CDJ decks, which are expensive in real life and are suited to be replicated in a virtual environment.

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VRScout

JULY 1, 2016

Another method that can lessen the negative effects of motion sickness is complete body tracking, when all the data points received from the body movement in real life are being recreated in virtual reality. Lighthouse room tracking for HTC Vive is such a solution and is available on the market today.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

APRIL 26, 2023

The enterprise-optimised platform performs seamlessly on many AR/VR/MR devices from headset vendors such as HTC VIVE, Meta, and Microsoft, allowing firms to leverage XR for a range of use cases, including remote guidance, training, and repair solutions. This can help new employees feel more connected to the company and its mission.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Available On: Steam (Oculus Rift, HTC Vive). Reviewed On: Oculus Rift, HTC Vive. The game was mainly tested using both VR and triple screens, using a dedicated sim rig, but gamepad control was also briefly tested. SEE ALSO Top 5 VR Racing Sims for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. Release Date: September 21, 2017.

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