VRScout

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

“Yo dog, we heard you like video games…” We’ve all been there. You’ve just finished an intense round of (insert your favorite VR game here) and one of your friends steps away to use the restroom or grab a quick bite to eat, leaving you and the rest of your party waiting patiently in the pre-game lobby.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Facebook today announced several highly-anticipated updates for the Oculus Quest and Oculus Quest 2 designed to improve the core Oculus Quest experience. Let’s break down all of today’s big announcements: OCULUS MOVE. Let’s break down all of today’s big announcements: OCULUS MOVE.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 13, 2020

So, you just picked up your Oculus Quest 2 headset and you’re ready to dive into a massive catalog of AAA games and apps like The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners , Beat Saber, or Blaston! Next, download the official Oculus companion app via the iOS App Store or Google Play. Unfortunately, this is non negotiable.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 16, 2022

Zuck has also had a chat with Jesse Schell, the CEO of Schell Games, and has provided an exclusive interview to Protocol. Weirdly enough, most of the demos he showed were games. Image by Google). Google performs interesting AR news at I/O conference. Other relevant news.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 30, 2020

This week Facebook announced the launch of cloud-streamed games from Facebook Gaming. These are games which are rendered in the cloud and then streamed to your computer. Cloud-based gaming has been seen by the industry at large as a way to make games more widely accessible by making them playable on less powerful hardware.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 25, 2022

Before starting with the news, let me remind you that until this week the candidatures for the job positions at VRrOOm for game developers and game/UX designers are still open, so if you want to work with me on virtual events and festivals, be sure to enroll! Google starts testing its AR glasses in the wild. Upload VR).

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Google has announced a $1.1 billion cooperation agreement under which certain HTC employees – many of whom are already working with Google to develop Pixel smartphones – will join Google. Separately, Google will receive a non-exclusive license for HTC intellectual property (IP). Google VR & HTC.

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VRScout

APRIL 13, 2020

Below is a selection of VR experiences rated “Everyone” or “Everyone 10+” perfect for keeping grandparents, parents, and the kids entertained with action-packed arcade-like experiences, multiplayer party games, and adrenaline-powered fitness apps. VR Gaming Fun for Everyone. by Resolution Games and Rovio. Rating: Everyone.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

A proof-of-concept shows how hand tracking technology is bringing new possibilities to VR gaming. He’s also an avid VR developer working on some of the most unique projects for the Oculus Quest using the headsets’ newly-implemented hand tracking functionality. Daniel Beauchamp is Head of Virtual and Augmented Reality at Shopify.

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VRScout

MAY 29, 2019

Though I would love to let my birthday piggyback on that accomplishment, credit actually goes to Facebook-owned Oculus, which launched its Oculus Quest and Oculus Rift S headsets on that day. Having participated in a VR tournament using this cutting-edge headset, I can honestly say that Oculus’ hard work is apparent.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 11, 2017

‘Oculus Go’ doesn’t require a phone or PC. Oculus’ biggest event of the year, Oculus Connect 4 , kicked off Wednesday morning with an opening keynote reveal from Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg. The Facebook owned Oculus unveiled on stage their first standalone VR headset. There’s also no cords.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Top news of the week (Image by Google) AI models to generate 3D scenes start to surface This week we had the announcement of two AI models dedicated to the generation of 3D worlds. These glasses should be built in partnership with Google and Qualcomm and have a similar form factor to the successful Ray-Ban Meta glasses.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Today I’ve played around with Oculus Quest , trying to hack it a bit via command-line tools (ADB), hoping to activate some cool features. with which we of NTW have created the first mixed reality fitness game, HitMotion: Reloaded. Oculus Go was codenamed “Pacific”, instead. Oculus Assistant.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

The Oculus Quest 2 goes “hands-free” with this week’s latest update. It looks like the Oculus Quest 2 is in the middle of a growth spurt. As part of a rolling update arriving now on Oculus Quest 2 headsets allow you to use the voice command “Hey Facebook” to navigate your Quest headset. Image Credit: VRScout.

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Road to VR

JULY 3, 2020

Nate Mitchell, Oculus co-founder and former Head of VR Product at Facebook, has opened a new game studio called Mountaintop Studios. Talking to GamesIndustry.biz , Mitchell said this, responding to whether Mountaintop would ever produce VR games: “The short version is nothing has changed.

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Road to VR

APRIL 12, 2021

NVIDIA is continuing the rollout of its CloudXR technology on the three leading cloud computing platforms: AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud. Nvidia has long offered a very similar streaming service called GeForce Now, but it’s for traditional games rather than XR. Image courtesy NVIDIA.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Casting your VR sessions to a Chromecast-enabled TV or a smartphone is one of the best ways to get others involved in the fun while taking turns with your shiny new Oculus Quest 2. Simply go to oculus.com/cast and sign in to your Facebook/Oculus account on either Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge.

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MAY 26, 2021

The Oculus Quest-compatible version of Cybershoes, the VR locomotion peripheral, was successfully funded on Kickstarter late last year, and has been available direct from the creators for a few months now. You can check out the company’s Google Spreadsheet of compatible and tested PC VR titles here.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Google Earth VR , which is available today on PC VR, is a breathtaking way to explore our fascinating planet. With Google unfortunately abandoning many of its VR initiatives, it’s unlikely that we’ll see a version of Google Earth VR with multiplayer, let alone Quest support.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 25, 2021

Between the $299 Oculus Quest, the death of the movie theater, and the COVID stigma on shared headsets, you’d think we wouldn’t be hearing much about this right now. Finally, why in the name of the geek gods is Google shutting down Poly? Google’s own Tilt Brush, an important content creation tool, relies on Poly.

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JANUARY 8, 2021

Tilt Brush co-creator Patrick Hackett announced today that he’s leaving Google after nearly six years with the company. Tilt Brush co-creators Patrick Hackett & Drew Skillman joined Google in early 2015 after the company acquired the duo and their application. Both have remained with the studio since. Stay tuned.”

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VRScout

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Fill up that shiny new headset with a collection of incredible games and apps. In case you haven’t been paying attention, the Meta Quest 2 (formerly the Oculus Quest 2) is absolutely crushing it this holiday season. The following are five Quest 2 games and apps perfect for newcomers (not including tutorial and demos): Beat Saber.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Google’s Owlchemy Labs, the VR studio behind Job Simulator (2016), just revealed a totally new game called Cosmonious High. It’s heading to PC VR and Oculus Quest next year. ” Cosmonious High is said to support SteamVR headsets and Oculus Quest, and will arrive at some point in Spring 2022.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

It’s been about a week since Google announced it had stopped active development on VR creation suite Tilt Brush (2016) and made the app open source. Check out our simple guide of how (and why) to use SideQuest to download this and a mountain of other games and apps. Stay tuned for more!”

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

The Oculus Quest app will allow users to turn any game into a calorie-tracked fitness experience. In February of this year , YUR (pronounced “why you are”) announced their plans for the VR fitness market with a plug-in that would allow developers to integrate calorie tracking into their games. Image Credit: YUR.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Oculus CTO John Carmack has said publicly that he’d love to open up Oculus Quest to Android apps to boost the headset’s usefulness, but admits he’s “not winning” the debate internally at Facebook. Android apps running on Quest is apparently something Oculus’ own CTO has been arguing for internally.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 20, 2020

(Image by Oculus). Oculus could be starting the production of a new Quest at the end of July. Multiple reports seem to confirm that Oculus is actually starting the production of a new Oculus Quest headset, with an expected release date in 2021. of units more produced annually. Other relevant news. Image by Pico).

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 12, 2019

The time for my Oculus Quest review has come. The Quest has a nice packaging , as all Oculus products. I really love opening Oculus products , since usually they are packaged really well, and the Quest is no exception. Oculus Quest box content (Image by Oculus). Front view of the Oculus Quest.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 1, 2020

In the interview with me, he talked about many topics, like the rumors he heard on Apple Glasses, on the Oculus Quest 2 , the America vs China war, XR entrepreneurship, Tesla, and more! But of course, the technology is still not there: the Oculus Quest is still uncomfortable, we can’t read texts in it, and so on.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

The ecosystem of digital game development is all about using the latest technologies to attract and engage gamers all over the world. Games, as one of the prime sources of entertainment, could be more prominent by becoming more interactive and immersive. Some VR Gaming Market Trends Which Determine Its Consistent Growth.

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VRScout

APRIL 17, 2019

Facebook confirmed earlier today that Google’s immensely popular room-scale VR painting experience, Tilt Brush, is coming to the Oculus Quest headset this Spring. Image Credit: Google Inc. Image Credit: Google Inc. Image Credit: Google Inc. Oculus Quest is expected to launch at the end of the month.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Resolution Games, which has been making VR games since 2016, estimates that the VR industry currently has around 5 million active VR users. This week Resolution Games—which is in a good position to have insight into the figure—offered up an interesting data point.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 12, 2024

XR was the future of computing, he wagered, and in buying a little known startup called Oculus, Meta would beat Apple to the punch. And he put his money where his mouth was by dropping more than $2 billion in 2014 to buy Oculus, a small startup that precipitated a grassroots resurgence of virtual reality technology.

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VRScout

APRIL 15, 2021

Facebook today announced the launch of premium app subscriptions on the Oculus Quest platform. “One interesting VR trend is how quickly it’s growing beyond just games. Tribe XR // Image Credit: Facebook, Oculus. Image Credit: Facebook, Oculus. FitXR is offering a seven-day free trial.”

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Road to VR

JUNE 12, 2020

Valve just took a big step in prepping Steam game developers for the full arrival of OpenXR, the new industry-wide open standard for AR and VR headsets. With today’s news we’re hoping Oculus Store game developers will be getting that prototype sooner rather than later. version of OpenXR.

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Road to VR

JULY 17, 2020

Here we’ve gathered VR games and experiences focused on relaxation and meditation. Google Earth VR ( Rift , SteamVR ) – Free. Google Earth VR is exactly what it sounds like… its Google Earth, but in VR. via Epic Games Store. As you maneuver the blocks you’ll hear sounds that fit into the beat.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Proton Pulse , originally created for the Oculus Rift DK1 development kit in 2013, has been re-released on Apple Vision Pro this week. Practically untouched from its original head-tracked input scheme, the game marks a soft reset in XR game development as developers assess how to approach Vision Pro’s lack of controllers.

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