VRScout

JULY 26, 2021

From volumetric video to AI-powered motion capture , here’s how immersive tech is changing the most historic sporting event on the planet. Due to ongoing concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, most of us are enjoying this years’ games from the comfort of our homes. 3D ATHLETE TRACKING (3DAT) – INTEL.

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VRScout

JANUARY 28, 2019

Despite the lack of an actual release date, Oculus’ upcoming 6DoF standalone headset, the Oculus Quest, has found new trouble in garnering large amounts of attention from both industry veterans and consumers alike. The post ‘The Under Presents’: Interactive Live Theater For The Oculus Quest appeared first on VRScout.

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VRScout

JULY 23, 2021

If you have an Oculus Quest headset, you can even watch a portion of this year’s events in VR. Available free on Oculus Quest and Oculus Quest 2 headsets, this nifty little app allows you access to hundreds of hours of Olympic content, from basketball and track & field to boxing and gymnastics, in immersive stereoscopic 360.

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Road to VR

JUNE 14, 2017

Anvio VR is a new, motion capture tracked VR experience that throws you and a bunch of friends into a warehouse-scale VR arena to battle, well, pretty much everything. Anvio VR is a new, motion captured virtual reality platform developed by Vortex LLC in Moscow. It looks great!

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Road to VR

JANUARY 2, 2018

We’ve rounded up a list of 20-something VR games launching in 2018 that we’re excited about, covering all three major VR systems: PSVR, Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. Platform : PSVR, Oculus, Steam (Spring 2018). ARK Park is a multiplayer adventure game based on the world of ARK:Survival Evolved (2017).

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Road to VR

MARCH 16, 2017

After years of making some of the most impressive VR tech demos of their time, Epic’s Robo Recall is not only the company’s first VR game proper, but a culmination of what the company has learned about VR game and engine design since the beginning. I’d also played the game from start to finish and felt inclined to agree.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

Stepping into the role of Artemis, goddess of the moon and the main protagonist of the album, Stirling used an XSens 3D motion capture suit and Manus VR Gloves to capture all of her movements and dance routines and translate them into VR in real-time, delivering a jaw-dropping sense of presence while in VR.

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VRScout

MAY 25, 2017

The company behind the software is teaming up with various 3rd party manufacturers of motion capture suits such as Xsens , Rokoko and PrioVR to provide the tools necessary to bring the experience on a tour to locations across the U.S. Spectators can even view in-game live streams via PC, tablet, smartphone or HMD.

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VRScout

AUGUST 20, 2019

In a video posted to Stirling’s official Twitter account, the musician can be seen wearing what appears to be an XSens 3D motion capture suit. This device captures Stirling’s movements and translates them into VR in real-time, allowing her to perform complex dance routines just as she would in real-life.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 7, 2022

When a person moves with WalkOVR on her body, our PC side software receives movement data from OVR nodes and our algorithms transform that data into user movement for that specific game or app. On the other hand, the importance and popularity of motion capture features can not be overseen. What are its main features?

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Road to VR

APRIL 7, 2018

Yelena Rachitsky is an executive producer of experiences at Oculus, and she’s been inspired by how interactive narratives have allowed her to feel like a participant who is more engaged, more present, and more alive. Or are you centered in your head of thinking about the strategy of your next action in achieving a goal in a game (yang)?

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 10, 2020

Valve Index and Oculus Quest gain PC VR market shares. The latest Steam Hardware Survey showed some interesting trends happening in the PC VR market (at least the Steam VR market, since we have no info on the Oculus Store market). Oculus explains the logic behind its store curation policy. Top news of the week.

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AR Insider

JUNE 14, 2021

While Oculus makes all the noise, Playstation VR, the leading home VR system, showed off an impressive line-up of new games. Unless they eliminate the wire that tethers it to the gaming console, it’s hard to see how they’ll hold their dominant position in the consumer market.

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Road to VR

APRIL 20, 2018

All we had to do was remember what it looked like when we were back in the motion capture volume.”. Spielberg also utilized a custom virtual camera rig specially developed for him by motion capture production supervisor Clint Spillers, who had worked with the director on both of his previous mocap films.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Secret Location , the studio behind Blasters of the Universe (2016) and Sleepy Hollow: VR Experience (2015) , today announced they’re heading back into VR territory with a new first-person, time-bending puzzle game. Transpose is slated to arrive on PSVR, HTC Vive, and Oculus Rift this Fall with a $20 price tag.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 30, 2017

As for resolution, the company maintains the screen door effect (SDE) is diminished with the headset’s dual 1440×1600@90 Hz LCD displays, a 70 percent increase in pixels over consumer devices like Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. IR motion capture for VR, image courtesy OptiTrack. image courtesy Sensics.

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Road to VR

APRIL 29, 2019

Dick inspired VR experience, The Great C (2018) , to Oculus Go, Samsung Gear VR and Google Daydream. The 37-minute sci-fi adventure experience is now available for $6 across all platforms, including versions available on Steam (Vive, Rift) and the Oculus Store (Rift, Go, Gear VR), and Google Play ( Daydream ).

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VRScout

JUNE 13, 2019

Each year the premier computer and video game expo draws some of the biggest names in interactive entertainment, resulting in a show floor stacked to the brim with incredible booths, expensive marketing stunts, and plenty of live entertainment. Getting down and dirty on the show floor with Redpill VR & Sensorium. Image Credit: VRScout.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Built as an entry at the Winnipeg Winter Game Jam and xkcd Game Jam this past weekend, the comic-creation tool lets you set up a cell, use props and act out the part of one of 8 xkcd characters.

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Tech Trends VR

OCTOBER 8, 2018

A new game lets you dive deep into the infamous ship’s history. We used motion capture, face-scanning technology and professional voice actors to immerse users in the story Click To Tweet. Titanic VR is currently available for Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and Windows Mixed Reality as well as on a desktop PC version Click To Tweet.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

Groundhog Day (1993) , the iconic ’90s film starring Bill Murray, is getting its very own full-length VR game soon—well, sort of. The game is said to include a similar narrative mechanic to The Invisible Hours , which lets you live out different parts of the story and repeat them until you learn how to make it out of the time-loop.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Announced as “The Official Blancpain GT Series Game” , the sim brings many technology upgrades over Assetto Corsa (2014) , thanks in part to the move to Unreal Engine 4. Further improvements over Assetto Corsa include driver swap support, motion captured pit animations, and a “well-structured ranking system” for multiplayer.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Utilizing the Motive OptiTrack motion capturing system combined with 12 Flex 3 cameras covering a total space of 4m x 4m x 3m, VRHapticDrones is able to track the HMD, multiple quadcopters, as well as a users defined body parts and stream 100 Hz samples to the VRHapticDrones backend with millimeter accuracy.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 9, 2018

It’s a visually compelling experience that marries expert voice acting, motion capture, and classic movie-style pacing that will leave you wishing it were adapted into a fully explorable VR game. The Great C is now available on Steam (HTC Vive, Oculus Rift) and the Oculus Store (Rift) for $5.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 9, 2017

Once prepared, controlling the movement is where VR is at its most intuitive, as the motion-tracked hardware means that a simple form of motion capture is readily available, although it’s not always appropriate, depending upon what’s being animated.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Nearly a year later, during July 2017, I visited Sandbox in East London for the UK launch of the “Star Trek Bridge Crew” game on SteamVR. Networked PCs allowed guests to try out the awesome new 1-4 player experience using a room full of HTC Vive VR headsets and motion controllers. VTuber, Virtual Girl Nem. The current Vive Tracker 3.0

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Tech Trends VR

JUNE 5, 2018

After spending his formative years obsessing over video games and 360 experiences, he was inspired by Oculus Story Studio, Baobab & others to create his own rag-tag team of VR pioneers. “ Lá Camilla is Disrupt’s next step towards capturing the imagination of viewers and creating positive virtual experiences for all ages.

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Tech Trends VR

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

In homage to the greatest movie ever made, Sony Pictures Virtual Reality – the VR arm of Sony Pictures Entertainment – has developed a virtual reality game that puts you in a Punxsutawney time loop. The game will comes to PlayStation, Oculus Rift and HTC Vive later this year.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Titanic VR was built from the ground-up for VR and was made using what the studio says were “comprehensive maps to create a realistic 3D model of the wreck site as well as motion capture, face-scanning technology and professional voice actors to immerse users in the story.”

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VRScout

AUGUST 23, 2018

The game was produced by Immersive VR Education (IVRE), a VR/AR studio based in Ireland which previously released the award-winning Apollo 11 VR moon landing experience back in 2016, and, more recently, an experience commissioned by the BBC commemorating the 100th anniversary of the RAF 1943: Berlin Blitz.

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ARPost

AUGUST 1, 2022

The advent of extended reality technologies has paved the way for more immersive technologies, not only in fields like gaming , education , and marketing , but also in fitness. While they may seem like games, VR fitness apps and programs pack a punch and give users an entirely new way to work up a sweat. Classes From Nicola Adams.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 17, 2017

Noire: The VR Case Files is the debut VR title from Rockstar Games, and a remake of unique action-detective game L.A. LA Noire VR draws upon the same foundation of impressive facial motion capture that was a hallmark of the original; the remake offers up several cases from the original game that have been reworked for VR.

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Road to VR

JUNE 1, 2018

According to an Oculus blogpost , the Project Hikari team spent “years designing a signature sound for Tales , complete with original score and sound effects, all recorded on-location in Japan.” ” An ensemble cast of voice actors, motion capture, and immersive spatial audio truly bring the manga to life.

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VRScout

JANUARY 29, 2019

WellTown , however, is more than fun games; it’s also an experience designed to showcase how incredibly beautiful the city truly is in hopes of sparking a increase in tourism. WellTown is available now on SteamVR and Oculus. Image Credit: WellingtonNZ.

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VRScout

JANUARY 2, 2021

Jumping into VRChat with my Oculus Quest 2, I used the social VR platforms search function to locate Welcome to the Other Side. Jean-Michel Jarre getting suited up for motion capture for the concert on Dec 22nd. // Image Credit: @louisadrienleblay. Arriving at the Venue. It was top listed, so I jumped straight into the venue.

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VRScout

AUGUST 9, 2016

The same VR studio that brought us free roaming motion-captured Gear VR games back in May , spent two months developing this latest experience dubbed VReal Trike. The “racetrack” was surrounded by 22 motion-capture cameras that tracked the movement of the tricycle, steering and your head.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

At Facebook Connect this week , Facebook has: Released the powerful Oculus Quest 2 , powered by Snapdragon XR2, and with a 4K display. Leap Motion released a second sensor some years later, but as Alex Colgan revealed me , it was not intended for sale , but only for integration in other headsets. News from partners (and friends).

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