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The XR Week Peek (2020.12.28): Flight Simulator VR released, a new hack lets you use Quest without Facebook, and more!

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Microsoft Flight Simulator releases VR patch. Microsoft Flight Simulator is now compatible with VR headsets : not only the HP Reverb G2 as initially teased but all the headsets that are compatible with OpenXR , so basically all the most famous devices. Top news of the week. Image by HP). Other relevant news. Image from TechCrunch).

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Watch This Trippy Reggie Watts Music Video in Mixed Reality

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The video, published by Microsoft HoloLens, features holograms of the musician set in different locations. Though the video portrays a pretty whimsical image of the app, it has serious processing capabilities—including hand-tracking and a scene manager that helps users decide how many holograms can be placed into a particular scene.

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VR & AR 2018: A Year In Review

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If 2018 is remembered for anything, it’ll be for the multiple high-quality animated VR films released throughout the year. Featuring an absolutely stellar voice cast including everyone from John Legend and Oprah Winfrey, to Constance Wu and Diego Luna, Crow: The Legend is arguably one of the most well-structured VR short films ever released.

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Hands-On: Oculus Quest Hand Tracking Feels Great, But It’s Not Perfect

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Quest hand tracking is perfect for slower experiences with light interaction. During Oculus Connect 6 in San Jose, CA, Mark Zuckerberg unveiled that the Oculus Quest would allow for hand and finger tracking without the need of any hand controllers, and of course, I couldn’t wait to try it.

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The 2022 Auggie Awards

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Best Art or Film. Sony Electronics Head of Business Development, Thaisa Yamamura, presented the Auggie Award for Best Art or Film. Microsoft Principal Program Manager, Shelley Peterson, presented the award for Best Societal impact, saying that “our finalists have demonstrated that they are building a kinder world.”.

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ICYMI This Week: Pistol Whip, Bootstrap Island, DigiGods, F1 24 & More

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The visionOS 2 beta improves hand tracking and scene understanding ; it now supports room-scale VR and WebXR by default , and delivers other key improvements. Titled 'Fields of Crimson Fury,' this collection is inspired by tabletop roleplaying games, fantasy films, and classic power metal songs. Looking for the biggest VR news?

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The Ghost Howls’s VR Week Peek (2019.09.01): HoloLens 2 may come in September, Oculus may commercialize a multiplayer LBVR solution, HP Reverb is back and much more!

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(Image by Microsoft). According to Reuters, Microsoft’s executive vice president Harry Shum took the stage at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai and said that the HoloLens 2 will be released sometime in September of this year. Venice Film Festival is featuring a rich VR section. In any case, we will see.

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