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Yesterday, holoride announced the launch of its in-vehicle VR entertainment system in Germany. Each Pioneers’ Pack includes the following: HTC VIVE Flow: Lightweight VR glasses powered by an Android smartphone. ” Holoride’s Pioneers’ Pack is available for EUR 699 in Germany. Welcome to the Motorverse.
It was six months ago when Google launched a VR version of Google Earth for the HTC Vive. Originally launched for free on the HTC Vive, Earth VR is available on the Rift with support for Oculus Touch controllers — and of course it’s still free. VR’s killer app just got a major update. Now Google Earth VR is getting a major update.
Sword Art Online -EX-CHRONICLE- Online Edition kicks-off Tuesday, February 22nd at 1:00pm JST and ends Friday, March 11th at 4:59pm JST and will be available in Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, and the United States.
The company is also offering the retrofit Pack for $799, which includes an HTC VIVE Flow headset, a one-year subscription to the holoride platform, and a safety strap. This past March, the company announced that it was partnering with HTC to bring its HTC VIVE Flow to select Audi vehicles.
Photogrammetry and volumetric VR preserve every detail of this historic mining operation in Ruhr, Germany. DLC centers around the Prosper Haniel, the last active coal mine in all of Germany. DLC is available now for free on the HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and Windows Mixed Reality via SteamVR. Now the Realities.io Realities Glückauf!
A research and engineering group called the Virtual Dimension Center (VDC) in Fellbach, Germany conducted a study recently that reveals just how accurate some of the top VR headset’s are when it comes to tracking their respective motion controllers. HTC Vive Cosmos lags behind by a wide margin with its 2-3 mm deviation.
Credit: Romain Nith JumpMod detects when a user jumps using an HTC VR headset and HTC’s lighthouse V2 tracking system and calculates the user’s jump sequence based on their height and descent. The system then estimates your weight’s movement in relation to your jump phase to provide a more accurate and authentic experience.
Holoride, the Germany-based startup bringing XR entertainment to car passengers, has filed for bankruptcy, citing the inability to secure its latest investment round. The post Audi Co-founded VR Entertainment Startup Holoride Files for Bankruptcy appeared first on Road to VR.
The 24-minute film tells the story of Colette Marin-Catherine—a former French Resistance fighter—as she visits Germany for the first time in 74 years to visit the Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp where her brother was killed. pic.twitter.com/HQKpZtd0kA — Medal of Honor (@medalofhonor) March 15, 2021.
Currently on display in Ulm, Germany, the Birdly experience asks players to lie face down on what they call the “man-sized-unit.” Tagged with: experiences , htc vive , virtual reality , Vive , VR Facebook Twitter Reddit More. ” (Stop laughing.) It looks like a modified massage table.
MRTV , the YouTube channel led by Germany-based VR enthusiast Sebastian Ang, launched a Kickstarter recently to create what he calls the MRTV Experience, which will invite the paying public to step in to try out a variety of the most recent VR headsets on offer.
TPCast, the wireless streaming device that lets HTC Vive owners play VR games cable-free, is now available for pre-order in most of continental Europe starting at €349 (or the regional equivalent). ” TPCAST has already been available for pre-order via HTC’s Chinese Vive online store since November last year.
Apparently HTC is lowering the price for some devs, although the total price sans discount appears to be approximately the same premium price tag the headset carries in its home country. Below you can see the Development Edition, which is slated to launch at the end of May in Germany. Image courtesy VRODO.
The Vive is the ‘room-scale’ VR system created by HTC and Valve. Find an HTC Vive Demo Location. HTC hosts a list of stores across the US and Europe where you can try the Vive for free. SEE ALSO HTC Vive Review: A Mesmerising VR Experience, if You Have the Space. Oculus Rift, Touch, and Gear VR.
Using the HTC Vive, the company has created what it calls the Volkswagen Digital Reality Hub Group , a VR platform that will help the company’s employees collaborate across the Audi, SEAT, ŠKODA and Volkswagen brands.
Cybershoes are now available via Amazon in the UK , Spain , Germany , Netherlands , and the United States , making it even easier for people to buy the VR wearable. .” Larcenauts – An insane 6v6 capture-the-flag VR shooter by Impulse Gear Inc.
Facebook halts the sale of Quest in Germany. Facebook is temporarily suspending the sale of Oculus Quest devices in Germany. Germany, please save us . More info (Facebook halting Quest sales in Germany) More info (A Redditor explaining the problem). HTC CEO Yves Maitre resigns. HTC, you did it again.
June 17 : Germany vs. Mexico – 8:00 am PT ( local time ). Presented by FOX Sports, Oculus Venues will play host to a few select matches. Check out the schedule below: 2018 World Cup Oculus Venues Schedule. June 20 : Portugal vs. Morocco – 5:00 am PT ( local time ). June 22 : Brazil vs. Costa Rica – 5:00 am PT ( local time ).
Released back in 1996, Command and Conquer: Red Alert is set in a universe predicated on the idea that Albert Einstein went back in time and eliminated Hitler before he could do damage, altering history in such a way that Russia rose to power in Germany’s absence. The video shows the game being played in room-scale mode with HTC Vive.
“So many got away, living in peace in their houses in post-war Germany, that we can’t really be satisfied,” says Jens Rommel, state attorney at the Central Office dealing with Nazi crimes. You can catch the full documentary at the bottom of the article.
It has become one of the headset manufacturers with the biggest worldwide market, and the market leader (together with HTC) in the B2B virtual reality sector. The pre-orders for the beta will start on April, 15th (at 12 pm) in Germany, The Netherlands, Spain, and France, and a few weeks later in Italy and UK.
Flagship products such as the Meta Quest Pro, Pico 4 and Pico 4 Enterprise, and HTC VIVE Focus 3 and Flow devices have recently hit shelves, sparking interest in the emerging technology. VR has largely driven news of the Metaverse , namely as cutting-edge headsets have debuted in markets. VR Trends for 2022. Enhanced Headsets.
This latest venture into VR mixes things up however by providing a custom immersive experience right in the lobby of the Volkswagen’s administrative Brand Tower in Wolfsburg, Germany. From there, users can then interact with a life-size 3D model of the Volkswagen T-Roc SUV/crossover with their own two hands.
Nreal Light is on sale in Germany. Vive Facial Tracker works also with non-HTC headsets. Last week, HTC Vive has announced the Vive Facial Tracker, a sensor to track your facial expressions while you are in VR. (Thanks Ilja Z for the tip!). In the end, the Chinese company Nreal has kept its word. As long as it works….
Germany-based Wandelbots is leveraging the tracking technology for its TracePen product which is designed to make programming industrial robots easier and faster. The company believes that lowering the barrier to robotic programming will enable wider use of robotic automation among companies that haven’t adopted the technology.
Vertigo Games’ first attempt at a third-person experience makes its debut at Gamescom 2018 in Germany. A Fisherman’s Tale will be available to the public for the first time Tuesday, August 21st through Wednesday, August 22nd during Gamescom 2018 in Koelnmesse, Cologne, Germany.
Using HTC VIVE Business Edition headset, employees can access the Volkswagen Digital Reality Hub common VR platform for a more comfortable collaborative experience. The Volkswagen Digital Reality Hub for the HTC Vive is currently making its debut at the Digility conference and exhibition in Cologne, Germany.
Germany and French options will also be available in the west. The developer is also currently working on another VR game, Project Tres , which adapts the ancient Chinese novel, Romance of the Three Kingdoms for the HTC Vive. While a final price hasn’t been confirmed, the game costs around $15 in Asia.
This allows students to exercise their skills at home while in isolation using the company’s @HomeVR system which was launched two weeks ago for standalone VR headsets such as Oculus Quest and HTC Vive Focus Plus. and Sana in Germany. UCLH in the U.K.
Gamescom 2019 kicked off today in Cologne, Germany, and there I got a chance to go hands-on with the upcoming sequel to Budget Cuts (2018), the cheeky stealth assassin adventure from the Stockholm-based indie studio Neat Corp. The game is set to support SteamVR-compatible headsets, including HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and Valve Index.
Audi owners in Germany can now buy an in-car VR system for rear passengers. It contains HTC’s ultra-compact Vive Flow headset and a wireless gamepad. The €700 kit is sold by German startup Holoride. If you already own a Vive Flow, you can buy the controller for €50.
The fourth annual European Augmented World Expo is set to take place on October 17 and 18 in Munich Germany. Featured XR technology companies include Oculus, Google, Facebook, HTC, and Qualcomm. ARPost is excited about any XR technology conference but as AWE’s partner, we’re particularly excited about this one. AWE EU 2018 Day 2.
Germany-based startup Vality is developing a VR headset that aims to offer near-retina resolution in a compact form-factor. The prototype weighs in at around just 200 grams—less than half the weight of a headset like the original Rift or HTC Vive—and Vality expects the finished product could be under 150 grams.
Just as Oculus and their “time limited” summer discount for Oculus Rift + Touch at mere $399 turned into a full time pricing, HTC could not sleep in peace after seeing the tide shifting in favor of its rival, owned by Faceb00k. HTC could not afford to continue selling Vive VR headset for $799 at the time when $458.99
Power Tower – Daedalic (Germany). Beer, Beer, Beer & Sausages – Aesir (Germany). Carbon Team recently released their long awaited game Alice VR, which we reviewed just last month, and one of Daedalic’s games was featured on a previous HTC Vive new release round-up. Waiter Wars – Dreampunks (Netherlands).
I’m, as most of you might have guessed, based on my name, an Italian citizen who graduated then in Germany. I lived in Germany for almost two decades. Tommaso Di Bartolo (Image from Forbes). About myself… real quick. But actually, I saw the traffic over time slowly growing, and I still don’t know for what reasons.
We previously reported on a collective including HTC Vive, Sony, and many others that would work together to harness the potential of immersive technology.
Held in Cologne, Germany, the week-long show attracts developers, press, influencers and consumers alike, with the latest software and hardware on show. There was plenty of VR being demoed and with so many companies making immersive content there’s no shortage of industry jobs available. Slough, UK. Developer Relations Engineer.
Currently available on the HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and accessible via PC, you can build up to 3 of your own worlds — and after that, Sansar charges a $9.99+/month fee depending on how many worlds you want to build. What does this mean? …and just a few more.
Zappar’s Zapbox , DigiLens’ ARGO , Sony’s PlayStation VR 2 , the Magic Leap 2 , XREAL (previously Nreal) Air , and the Varjo XR 3 Focal Edition were all in the running, but the prize went to the HTC VIVE XR Elite. This is something we’ve been working on for a long time,” HTC China President Alvin Graylin said in accepting the award.
See Also: ‘ War Thunder’ Adds HTC Vive Support. Developer Gaijin Entertainment is also know for a host of early VR games including Blase Rush, Star Conflict , and most recently War Thunder which now has both Oculus Rift and HTC Vive support. Once I threw on enough side-mounted chain saws and spikes to boot, I took her for a test drive.
At the time, Ulrich Irnich, Chief Information Officer and IT Director at Vodafone Germany explained that Snapdragon Spaces had enabled his company to “make quick strides to deliver real-world, headworn XR solutions” to customers. Last year, Vodafone and Qualcomm formed a partnership at the MWC.
At Gamescom 2016 this week in Germany, Jason Rubin, Oculus Head of Content, told us that the company’s much anticipated Touch VR controllers have improved over time and are nearly complete. He confirmed that the version we saw at E3 was the near-final iteration. “It’s pretty much the final iteration. .”
Try Vive, Rift, Touch, PSVR, Gear VR, and Daydream Free HTC hosts a list of stores across the US and Europe where you can try the Vive for free. Use the link above to search for the nearest location to you. Read more here.
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