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From virtual field trips on the planet Mars to roleplaying as histories greatest public figures, here are eight fascinating examples of immersive technology in modern education: Credit: Umiversiv. With the Unimersiv app and Oculus Rift headset, students can meet people from any country in the world and learn languages in VR.
HTC’s lightweight VR device is designed primarily for lifestyle and light entertainment. HTC today unveiled the Vive Flow, a portable VR glasses device. Unlike existing VR headsets such as the HTC Vive or Oculus Quest 2, the Vive Flow is aimed primarily at mental and physical wellness rather than AAA gaming or enterprise.
Catan VR , a modern adaptation of the original 1995 board game Settlers of Catan is finally available on Oculus Quest and Oculus Quest 2 headsets. Whether you’re a longtime fan of the series or simply a lover of multiplayer strategy games, Catan VR is a must-play on the Oculus Quest/Quest 2. Image Credit: Experiment 7.
As one of the first game genres to embrace VR, sim racing has been successfully transitioning from the ‘very early adopter’ stage (using Oculus development kits) to the ‘early adopter’ stage (the first-generation consumer headsets). The HTC Vive launched on April 5th 2016, a week after the consumer Oculus Rift. Assetto Corsa.
Image by Road To VR, from HTC images). HTC launches Vive Tracker 3.0 HTC was not teasing a new standalone headset, but a new Vive Tracker. I know that many of you won’t be excited by this news, but remember the Vive Tracker is one of the most successful accessories ever created by HTC. Come and visit it!
which adds an example weapon to the game’s Workshop modding tools, allowing modders to experiment with bringing new weapons to the game. The update also includes improvements to the Workshop tools, including more example content for animation, audio, and shaders, along with new documentation.
Small startups can’t compete with big companies, so usually, startups produce expensive headsets at a smaller scale to survive : see VRgineers or Varjo as an example. A new FCC listing appears for an HTC Vive headset. While Oculus is getting all the glory for the Quest, its competitors are not sleeping. But I can speculate.
Oculus may be be closing out 2016 with a bang with the launch of its Touch controllers, but HTC is going to kick off 2017 with something special: a peripheral that makes its Vive headset wireless. Graylin, China Regional President of Vive at HTC. According to HTC, pre-orders go live at 7 a.m. Pacific on Friday.
Because of his work, he finds himself working every day on XR headsets in professional settings, and he was one of the first people to share a photo of the Oculus Quest 2 For Business on my Linkedin feed. Here you are my chat with him about Oculus For Business! What are the advantages that Oculus For Business has given you?
After spending just a few hours with the Oculus Quest hardware, Pavlov VR developer David Villz (davevillz) confirmed yesterday via Twitter that the fast-paced multiplayer shooter will be heading to the standalone headset. As far as cross-platform support goes, don’t expect to be battling alongside your friends on the HTC Vive anytime soon.
A new commercial-focused hardware bundle including Rift headset, Touch controllers, three Sensors, and three facial interfaces was revealed at Oculus Connect 4 this week. HTC introduced a $1,200 Vive ‘Business Edition’ in June 2016 , dominating the enterprise sector for well over a year.
During an interview at the Game Developers Conference at the end of March, head of Oculus’ PC VR division Brendan Iribe stated that the Rift will remain the company’s flagship VR headset for “at least the next two years”. Oculus’ ‘Santa Cruz’ prototype is a standalone VR headset.
HTC’s VR app storefront, Viveport , is looking forward to welcoming a host of new VR users with the entrance of Valve Index and Oculus Rift S. For example, this week Infinity members will be getting Rockstar’s L.A. Image courtesy HTC. Noire: The VR Case Files for free, a $30 value.
This week, we look at Apple’s moves across the spatial spectrum, Magic Leap 2, And Oculus Quest game sales among other items. Like this example, cars could be swapped out. It is coming soon to the Oculus store. Over 60 titles on the Oculus platform surpass $1M in revenue. W elcome back to Spatial Beats.
A new era in VR technology arrives with the Oculus Quest standalone headset. The Oculus Quest shouldn’t exist—at least not at this price. Most importantly, the Oculus Quest ditches the past complexities and considerable expenses of modern VR, ushering in the dawn of true consumer-level virtual reality.
In the Underground Labyrinth, for example, you’ll find an exhibition area featuring an immersive audio-visual experience as well as a four-sided theater that’s been generating tons of buzz on social media. This free event is available to VR users and gaming PC users. For an additional fee, you can unlock even more exciting content to enjoy.
“For example: a roller coaster VR experience is completely out of the player’s control. They have no say in what they do and when things happen to them. Similarly, if a VR motion system moves a player in a way that they don’t expect, that can also disorient them. .”
Providing “access, support, and savings” to qualifying indie developers, the new Oculus Start program hopes to encourage and enable the development of great apps from those just getting started in VR. The program, which was introduced in a brief post on the Oculus developer blog , has begun to accept applications via this form.
Social VR networking app AltspaceVR is set to arrive on the Oculus Quest on September 12, according to an official announcement made via Twitter. Users can also join large-scale events, the most prominent example being the recurring live shows thrown by Reggie Watts.
With the re-introduction of the company’s Cosmos VR headsets with four different variants, HTC’s Vive lineup has become a confusing mess with 11 different headset packages to choose from. Update (March 5th, 2020): We reached out to HTC with an opportunity to respond to the critiques outlined in this opinion piece.
At Oculus Connect, the company’s annual developer conference, we got fresh insight into where Oculus is heading, and a new look at how Facebook’s money is funding battles on all fronts of the industry’s increasingly competitive landscape. Old Enemies – HTC. Oculus Rift + Touch Price Cuts in 2017.
Available free on Oculus Quest and SteamVR headsets, the ‘Kingdom Age’ update will offer a refreshing change-of-pace from the game’s most recent Western-themed season. The second event, for example, may feature a new game mode. on Oculus Quest and SteamVR headsets. Image Credit: BigBox VR.
Based on the footage provided, it appears as though the facility is using Oculus Quest headsets, though there is additional video of the game running on the HTC Vive Focus. The great thing is that you can really become a better player by playing it repeatedly,” states Bob van Oosterhout, founder of Triple Double Sportsmarketing.
Teravision Games’ comically over-the-top FPS tower defense game arrives on Oculus, SteamVR, and PSVR later this summer. Personally, I’ve been eager to see more comedic VR games on the Oculus Quest. Here’s hoping Captain Toonhead is able to inject a sense of silliness to the Oculus Quest platform.
I’ll be honest with you, I’m very excited for the release of Arizona Sunshine on the Oculus Quest. The textures appear to feature less detail, particle effects and lighting have been scaled down, but all-in-all its still an impressive example of the Quest’s capabilities. via the Oculus Store. Image Credit: Vertigo Games.
A toned-down version of the more intricate ZED long-range depth camera, the Mini attaches securely to the front of an Oculus Rift or HTC Vive headset and captures the real world in stereoscopic video via the camera’s two “eyes.” One of the more exciting of options is Stereolabs’ ZED Mini depth camera.
Available now on Oculus Quest and Oculus Rift headsets, Swarm is a vibrant, fast-paced VR arcade shooter tailor-made for the VR format. ‘Slow-mo,’ for example, lets you slow down time so you can line up your shots in the heat of combat. Swarm is available now on Oculus Quest and Oculus Rift headsets for $24.99
Oculus has been on the receiving end of vocal criticism about its practices of funding the development of VR content with the requirement that it be exclusive to the Oculus platform. However, Oculus say’s they’re interested in opening the door to their platform to any third-party VR headsets that want to come in.
Last week Oculus announced that it would begin testing a Facebook advertising system inside select VR games. Blaston was the only title specifically named in the announcement, and Oculus used the game to show examples of how ads might appear inside of VR games.
While hardware advancements such as the HTC Vive Pro and Oculus Rift have solidified at-home VR as a viable option, those looking for next-level immersion will still find the most success with location-based VR installations. Of course we can’t talk about standalone VR without bringing up the HTC Vive Focus. LOCATION-BASED VR.
The update will be available starting June 11th on all supported platforms including Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift, Valve Index, HTC Vive, and Windows VR headsets. Another update, slated for release in August, is said to let users upload and share puzzles in an online sharing feature.
Yesterday, Upload hosted its third annual E3 VR Showcase as part of IGN’s Summer of Gaming event, revealing a generous amount of new information for 18 VR games on Oculus Quest, PlayStation VR, and SteamVR headsets. Green Hell VR is scheduled to launch later this year on Oculus Quest and PCVR headsets.
Thanks to the support of HTC, Rob is experimenting with Vive Trackers , and is very eager to tell you everything about his experiments with them, in a series of two very detailed posts. The post finishes also with the little surprise of an interview with HTC’s Shen Ye. HTC Vive Trackers (Image by Rob Cole). Introduction.
‘Designer in Residence’ Mike Jelinek, for example, has demonstrated how Gravity Sketch is capable of replicating traditional automotive design techniques, such as tape drawing , or ‘Canson’-style rendering (shown above).
Unbeknownst to the VR community, Google also quietly included WebVR integration for OpenVR-compatible headsets including Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and Windows “Mixed Reality” VR headsets. Oculus users can simply toggle ‘Oculus hardware support’ to bypass the need for SteamVR.
Available now on Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift, and SteamVR headsets for $29.99, Demeo is a turn-based VR dungeon crawler in which players team up to battle a never-ending onslaught of horrific monstrosities as they explore nightmarish labyrinths in search of gold and glory. Image Credit: Resolution Games. For more information visit here.
Moreover, it’s compatible with HTC Vive , Oculus Rift , and Windows Mixed Reality. Take Bravemind for example. However, unlike existing olfaction technologies, it only produces scent when it is desired. Scentware ION. Users can control the device via Wi-Fi or USB. It also fits most HMDs.
As virtual reality technology gained prominence, the use of VR devices like the Samsung Gear VR, Oculus VR, and HTC Vive, have also become popular. The leading producers of VR headsets like Sony, Oculus, Google, HTC, and Samsung, mainly focus on creating cost-effective devices.
An Oculus Rift, for example, is used during extended seated sessions, while a HTC Vive Focus and its pass-through AR functionality is used for completing household tasks; such as washing dishes, using the bathroom, preparing meals, etc.
Take III is one good example. In addition, it’s compatible with HTC Vive, Oculus Quest, and Windows Mixed Reality, among others. Instead of opening their doors to a limited number of people at a time, galleries are bringing their exhibits to life using virtual and augmented reality solutions.
Oculus Rift DK1 with Razer Hydra motion controllers | photo by Road to VR. Each mission has a theme centered around a new creature; for example fighting giant hellworms in a sand storm, prehistoric terror birds in the forest, blood sucking spiders in the dark etc. Missions are a short but very intense 5–10 minutes.
For example, playing Beat Saber on the highest level and frantically slashing colored blocks is going to put some stress on your arms. Depending on the workout, Chacon would use either an Oculus Go, Oculus Quest, or an HTC Vive to pump up his cardio. “I got fat,” said Chacon during an interview with VRScout.
In addition to a new explorable location, the software has been overhauled to support forward rendering and improved support for Oculus Rift and Touch. The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a famous example of using the technique in Unreal Engine 3 (see The Astronauts’ blog for a detailed explanation), and Realities.io
Just another example of VR’s ability to immerse you in a way that would be impossible to replicate in the real world. Star Wars Pinball VR will be available on the original Oculus Quest , Oculus Quest 2 , SteamVR , and PlayStation® VR on April 29, 2021. This preview was conducted using an Oculus Quest 2.
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