UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 30, 2016

Three veterans of first-person shooter games have formed Drifter Entertainment , a Seattle-based virtual reality game studio. He worked on titles such as Quake 3, Doom 3, Rage, and Halo; most recently, he worked in VR with a team of veteran developers at Oculus. The founders include Ray Davis, Kenneth Scott, and Brian Murphy.

Entertainment 100

Entertainment Gaming Microsoft Seattle 100

Upload VR

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

Cygnus had a booth at last weekend’s PAX West expo in Seattle, where attendees could play a healthy chunk of Colossal Cave 3D’s pre-alpha, either in VR on Quest 2 or in “pancake mode” on the Switch. Before I sat down with their headset, Mera was careful to focus on one word: “reimagined.”

Seattle 107

Seattle Gaming Controllers Video 107

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

AUGUST 11, 2017

It released with the launch of the HTC Vive in early 2016 and Facebook’s Oculus Touch controllers for Rift late in the year. They recall demos of Owlchemy’s Job Simulator, Google’s Tilt Brush and Valve’s early robot demo, each of which made excellent use of those hand controls.

Machine Learning 137

Machine Learning Groups Unity HTC 137

Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

I took a short break during my time at PAX West this year to checkout VREAL’s new streaming platform at their office in downtown Seattle. At the office, I strapped on a Vive and jumped into VREAL’s virtual lobby with a couple of others to try things out.

Seattle 100

Seattle 360 Video Sony Unreal 100

Peter Graham

JUNE 28, 2019

Right from the off when Valve introduced the headset for the first time at a special press event in Seattle the company made it quite clear its intentions for Valve Index. Discounting things like the buttons and triggers, controllers such as the Oculus Touch or the ones for HTC Vive only have a single wrist strap to deal with.

Head Mounted Display 61

Head Mounted Display Controllers HTC Seattle 61

Leapmotion

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

To take control of your own hardware integrations, check out Cylon.js to hack an Arduino. Frustrated by how he never has enough time, James Miller took matters into his own hands – creating a time control fantasy with Arduino and Processing. Seattle, WA. Here’s how you can make your own. Read more ». Developer Events.

Hardware 36

Hardware Leap Motion Austin Uganda 36

XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

They were based out of Seattle. When you look at Facebook or Oculus’s announcement of their varifocal lenses: basically, they’re creating lenses inside a headset that will allow you to focus on multiplane. They were based out of Seattle. How did this come about? It doesn’t work. Lou: Yeah, I agree.

Training 78

Training Education North America Unity 78

XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

They were based out of Seattle. When you look at Facebook or Oculus’s announcement of their varifocal lenses: basically, they’re creating lenses inside a headset that will allow you to focus on multiplane. They were based out of Seattle. How did this come about? It doesn’t work. Lou: Yeah, I agree.

Training 78

Training Education North America Unity 78

XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

They were based out of Seattle. When you look at Facebook or Oculus's announcement of their varifocal lenses: basically, they're creating lenses inside a headset that will allow you to focus on multiplane. They were based out of Seattle. How did this come about? Lou: Well, I was working for another VR startup early in 2015.

Training 60

Training Education North America Unity 60

XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

They were based out of Seattle. When you look at Facebook or Oculus's announcement of their varifocal lenses: basically, they're creating lenses inside a headset that will allow you to focus on multiplane. They were based out of Seattle. How did this come about? Lou: Well, I was working for another VR startup early in 2015.

Training 60

Training Education North America Unity 60

XR for Business Podcast

JULY 31, 2019

Alan: So does it work with the Oculus Go? We actually have a pretty good relationship with the folks at Oculus. What they were saying was, “we’re now excited to introduce the natural user interface,” and it’s called like “intuitive gesture control.” Alan: Got it. Alex: It does. Alex: Right.

Training 78

Training Industry New York New York City 78

XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 16, 2019

My favorite thing to do was work with all the other hardworking folks in our Seattle office and New York office, who were running around doing demos at conferences and events. You can do it with an Oculus Quest. You’ve got great stores with the Oculus Store, and Steam, and VIVE. It’s been amazing for the military.

Gaming 78

Gaming AR Training Technology 78

XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 16, 2019

My favorite thing to do was work with all the other hardworking folks in our Seattle office and New York office, who were running around doing demos at conferences and events. You can do it with an Oculus Quest. You’ve got great stores with the Oculus Store, and Steam, and VIVE. It’s been amazing for the military.

Gaming 78

Gaming AR Training Technology 78

XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 16, 2019

My favorite thing to do was work with all the other hardworking folks in our Seattle office and New York office, who were running around doing demos at conferences and events. You can do it with an Oculus Quest. You've got great stores with the Oculus Store, and Steam, and VIVE. Jenna: Yeah, absolutely. Security training issues.

Gaming 60

Gaming AR Training Technology 60

XR for Business Podcast

JULY 31, 2019

Alan: So does it work with the Oculus Go? We actually have a pretty good relationship with the folks at Oculus. What they were saying was, "we're now excited to introduce the natural user interface," and it's called like "intuitive gesture control." Their 17,000 Oculus Go activations across every single Walmart across America.

Training 60

Training Industry New York New York City 60

XR for Business Podcast

JULY 31, 2019

Alan: So does it work with the Oculus Go? We actually have a pretty good relationship with the folks at Oculus. What they were saying was, “we’re now excited to introduce the natural user interface,” and it’s called like “intuitive gesture control.” Alan: Got it. Alex: It does. Alex: Right.

Training 60

Training Industry New York New York City 60

XR for Business Podcast

APRIL 7, 2020

At Oculus, they said 10 years. But what we have starting to see, interestingly, is people are thinking about investing and hiring people with 3D technology experiences, so that they can take more control over the content and how this progresses through their enterprises. Jamie: They can find us in Seattle, Washington.

Training 78

Training Unity Real Estate Software 78

XR for Business Podcast

APRIL 7, 2020

At Oculus, they said 10 years. But what we have starting to see, interestingly, is people are thinking about investing and hiring people with 3D technology experiences, so that they can take more control over the content and how this progresses through their enterprises. Jamie: They can find us in Seattle, Washington.

Training 78

Training Unity Real Estate Software 78

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 12, 2017

The Oculus Rift gets a long-anticipated game this week, but it’s Gear VR that’s the real star of the show. There are several interesting projects for Samsung’s headset that have appeared from out of nowhere, many of which use the new motion controller. New Rift and Gear VR Releases on Oculus Home. Price: $2.99.

Oculus 136

Oculus Samsung Filming Entertainment 136

XR for Business Podcast

APRIL 7, 2020

At Oculus, they said 10 years. But what we have starting to see, interestingly, is people are thinking about investing and hiring people with 3D technology experiences, so that they can take more control over the content and how this progresses through their enterprises. Jamie: They can find us in Seattle, Washington.

Training 60

Training Unity Real Estate Software 60

The Ghost Howls

MAY 30, 2022

San Francisco, London, Tokyo, Los Angeles, New York City, and Seattle?—?for A developer had the great idea to tie an Oculus Touch controller to a cardboard box so that the box can be ported into VR and be used as a magical box with which the user can interact. This is the reason why I think this announcement is so important.

Magic Leap 377

Magic Leap Virtual World Ukraine Microsoft 377

Road to VR

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Business leaders gathered at this year’s Seattle based IMMERSE Summit ( previously Sea VR ) to explore how VR/ AR and Mixed Reality is transforming manufacturing, design, education, health and medicine and much more. SEE ALSO Madrona Venture Group on Why Seattle is a Hotbed for VR and AR.

Strategy 100

Strategy Immersion Magic Leap AR 100

Upload VR

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Harkening back to the idyllic days of Oculus Connect, I had hallway run-ins with countless brilliant XR people, some of whom I’ve known for many years and others I’d only met in the metaverse before today. I came out of Orion buzzing with the same level of excitement I had after trying the Tuscany demo on my Oculus Rift DK1 back in 2013.

AR 144

AR Magic Leap Apple Eye Tracking 144

The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 8, 2021

But the gift is not mine, but from the XR ergonomics expert Rob Cole, that has written an INCREDIBLE guest post about his experiments in trying to build from scratch the prototype of a SteamVR controller with a modular design and optimal ergonomics. Image by Rob Cole). Introduction. Lockdowns and shortages. Image by Rob Cole).

Controllers 544

Controllers Haptic Hardware Simulation 544

VRScout

DECEMBER 13, 2016

When the first consumer version of the Oculus Rift was launched in the spring, it was disappointingly bundled with a Microsoft Xbox controller – and we’ve eagerly been awaiting the native Touch Controllers. The Touch controllers feel like little magical half-doughnuts and are smooth and intuitive.

Magic Leap 150

Magic Leap Haptic Augmented Reality Real Estate 150

Tech Trends VR

DECEMBER 19, 2019

The Oculus Quest was a hit. At this year’s year’s E3 conference, Facebook’s Vice President of Special Gaming Strategies Jason Rubin told audiences that the Oculus Quest was seeing “console-like” engagement from users, selling $5 million worth of content in first 2 weeks since the device started shipping back in May.

Augmented Reality 207

Augmented Reality Magic Leap AR Immersion 207