Road to VR

OCTOBER 12, 2018

FlyInside FSX , the crowdfunded VR plugin for Microsoft Flight Simulator X (2006) , was built well before first-party VR motion controllers existed, developed back in the DK2-era of 2015 as an ad hoc way of jumping into an already highly-detailed flight sim. Image courtesy FlyInside. It’s still early days for FlyInside.

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Simulation Nevada Oregon Controllers 262

VRScout

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

He flew C-46 Commando transport planes in WWII, spent a quarter-century as a commercial pilot and flight instructor, later worked as an air traffic controller—and along the way had six children with his wife of 70 years. But recently, at Intel’s campus in Hillsboro, Oregon, Becker added another big experience to his life: VR.

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Wyoming Oregon HTC Google 325

Road to VR

AUGUST 20, 2017

Released in an August 12th update, Google has added a new menu function that lets you activate Monday’s total solar eclipse, which can be seen as it passed through 14 US states: Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Wyoming.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 25, 2016

It riffs on the humorous plight of games like Oregon Trail, with a fresh coat of paint that pits players against aliens and other trials and tribulations rather than the Old West. Aim the shot with your gaze and shoot with your Xbox One controller — or Touch when it releases. Worth the price with motion controllers.

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Oculus Oregon Education Controllers 100

XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 4, 2019

And it really took that process to key in for me on the insight that the real power of XR is not solely in the simulation itself. A lot of us are here in Portland, Oregon, but our product manager’s remote. Because I always had this feeling that it was more than just what I was seeing at the time. Gabe: [laughs] Exactly!

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Retail Virtual Reality Tools Conference 78

XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 4, 2019

And it really took that process to key in for me on the insight that the real power of XR is not solely in the simulation itself. A lot of us are here in Portland, Oregon, but our product manager's remote. Because I always had this feeling that it was more than just what I was seeing at the time. It is in the connected nature of it.

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Virtual Reality Retail Tools Conference 60

XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 4, 2019

And it really took that process to key in for me on the insight that the real power of XR is not solely in the simulation itself. A lot of us are here in Portland, Oregon, but our product manager’s remote. Because I always had this feeling that it was more than just what I was seeing at the time. Gabe: [laughs] Exactly!

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Retail Virtual Reality Tools Conference 60