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It appears as though Facebook has begun rolling out a new feature that allows Oculus Quest and Oculus Quest 2 users to cast their gameplay wirelessly to any computer via select web browsers. Here’s how to get started: Head to oculus.com/casting on any up-to-date Chrome or Edge web browser. Image Credit: Facebook, Oculus.
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. Oculus Go was codenamed “Pacific”, instead. Oculus Assistant. I’ve made some interesting discoveries, and of course, I want to share them with you, the VR community!
Some months ago I published a guide for all Unity developers on how to request Android permissions for the Vive Focus Plus, because it took me a while to sort out how to do it to access the camera stream to do augmented reality on that headset. Typical Android permission request popup (Image by Google).
Let me tell you what I discovered in this process, in particular, how to build using OpenXR, and how to run the OpenXR applications on your PC. That is, an application built for the Oculus runtime can also run for the Valve Index on SteamVR. How to build an OpenXR application. How to build for OpenXR – PC.
Available now on PC VR headsets like the Oculus Rift S, HTC Vive, and Valve Index, Portable Emulator is a nifty piece of software that allows you to play a wide range of classic games in VR. The post How To Play 2D Games Inside Your Favorite VR Games appeared first on VRScout. from virtualreality. Feature Image Credit: BarShiftGames.
After I have written my post on how to handle unwanted permissions in Unity , many Oculus Quest developers asked me to make another tutorial to solve another common problem: Facebook showing a warning for 32-bit builds submitted to App Lab. Your Ghost is here to tell you how! How to make 64-bit builds for App Lab – Video.
SPACES works by creating a virtual camera showing the user in their virtual environment which can then be connected to existing platforms like Zoom, Google Hangouts, Skype, and Facebook Messenger. We tested Zoom, Google Hangouts, Facebook Messenger, and Skype. So I wrote a better tool.” ” (Image Credit: SPACES).
At Oculus Connect 5 , Oculus has announced Casting, an amazing feature that lets you stream the content of an Oculus Go to a smartphone. But how to use it? How to use Casting to stream Oculus Go content to your smartphone. I think it is especially useful for demoing Oculus Go to our friends or customers.
One of the biggest news of the last days is that finally, Google Chrome for Windows has added support for WebVR. It was absurd that Google, that is pushing on WebVR and WebAR (let’s say WebXR and we’re all happy, apart from Charlie Fink that hates the term XR), wasn’t supporting it in its famous browser.
Your boss has told you to write an article about the metaverse today and you don’t know how to do it? Look on Google for “trillions dollars metaverse” and find the prediction with the most trillions. Search with Google “brands metaverse” and take the first results. Mix all together.
And if you want to discover how to prepare for the job interview with me… well, Joma Tech has made a great video on the topic you can’t miss: [link]. Google starts testing its AR glasses in the wild. Google has announced that it is going to start to test the prototypes of its AR glasses in the wild. Top news of the week.
Remarkably, neither Oculus Rift nor HTC Vive are on the list below, as only Samsung Gear VR, Google Cardboard, Google Daydream, and Windows ‘MR’ VR headsets have access. Samsung Gear VR – Oculus Store. Google Daydream – Google Play. image courtesy NBC. image courtesy NBC.
As a little-known initiative, Oculus is actively funneling in talent with the promise of training, tools and other resources that developers — new and old — can use to build projects for the Oculus platform as well as for the greater VR ecosystem. Receiving funding was not only a blessing, but an incredible learning experience for me.
With the impending launch of Oculus Go, the company’s first standalone headset, Oculus has shared with developers a handy cheat sheet for bringing Gear VR applications to the Go. You cannot rely on Google Play Services (e.g. OneSignal) when running on Oculus Go. OneSignal) when running on Oculus Go.
Honeygrow , a Philadelphia-based chain of Asian-fusion fast-casual restaurants, is using a VR app that weaves together 360 video and interactive elements to teach new employees how to do their job. This controller made for a more direct connection to the app versus the soft-tap touchpad of the Oculus GearVR.
How to Watch in 360 on a VR Headset. Google Daydream: YouTube VR app. Google Cardboard (iOS or Android): YouTube app in Cardboard mode (select near video quality selector). HTC Vive and Oculus Rift: Virtual Desktop 360-degree video function. HTC Vive and Oculus Rift: Virtual Desktop 360-degree video function.
The Oculus Quest app will allow users to turn any game into a calorie-tracked fitness experience. Now, with the launch of the Oculus Quest and its ensuing popularity , cofounders Cix Liv and Dilan Shah have focused their attention on making the accessible headset the destination for gamified fitness. Image Credit: YUR.
Google Blocks, the 3D object creation tool for VR/AR app developers, just got a big update that includes new environments, improved object snapping, and a number of experimental features that the company says makes Blocks “more powerful and even easier to use.” New Features.
For the last month I’ve been working with Google to test Blocks, a new VR creation tool that enables anyone to 3D model low polygon objects without training. But what if you don’t know how to use Unity? larger environmental boundaries (similar to Oculus Medium’s issue). Google VR (@googlevr) July 6, 2017.
Among fans of the device (myself included), there was hope that after the Project Glass had “Graduated” from within Google’s secretive Google[x] in 2015 (also the origin of Tango, Google Watch, and more) the Glass team would be moving ahead with development of new and improved versions of the device.
Connect the dots in this relaxing VR puzzle game available now on Oculus Quest headsets via the App Lab. Entrance yourself in a zen-like flow as you connect the dots to create massive whales, ducks, and other 3D designs in Skybinder , a meditative VR experience available now on Oculus Quest and Oculus Quest 2 headsets.
Doing a Google search, I found out that since Microsoft opensourced the C# compiler (called Roslyn) , many things have been made with it. OpenAI models can generate code (also for Unity), and that’s why many people use ChatGPT to assist them in their development effort Roslyn C# Runtime Compiler assisted me with the logic generation.
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.
Google’s popular virtual reality art program Tilt Brush is launching for the Oculus Rift headset with Oculus Touch controllers. The experience can be purchased today in Oculus Home for $29.99. Now, however, Google has officially brought Tilt Brush somewhere other than Vive for the very first time. Stay tuned!”
There is not even an assembly kit like with Google Cardboards. If you have already heard his name, it is probably because he is the author of this famous photo of Sergey Brin wearing Google Glass in the metro. The post Leap Motion’s North Star is the DK1 of AR: hands-on preview and how to buy it! On the downtown 3 train.
Facebook has deep expertise on AR and VR (I think we all know it), while Luxottica, that is the worldwide leader in glasses manufacturing (it is the brand behind Rayban, for instance), for sure knows how to create glasses that consumers want to wear. The Oculus Connect 6 is coming! Other relevant news. Image by Martin Hajek).
Today, I’m going to share with you the APK that lets you have passthrough vision with blue edges on your Oculus Quest 2. How to download the app. I’m unsure if submitting it to SideQuest, but for now, I made it available via my Google Drive folder. How to install the app. Why am I sharing this app?
How learning real-world skills can turn out to be the killer app for VR & AR. “We Tribe’s VR DJ school —now available on Oculus—does this by allowing anyone to learn to DJ and mix music using a virtual deck that mimics the setup used in nightclubs around the world.
Guests who enter the STYLY Session (available on PC VR and Oculus Quest) will appear as default avatars. STYLY is also available Google Play and the Apple App Store. You can even create multiple sessions. Once you’ve built out your session, you can choose the types of devices your guests can use.
Image by Oculus). The other bombshell news is that Resident Evil 4 is coming to the Oculus Quest 2. On April, 21st, Oculus will host its first Gaming Showcase , with news on ‘Lone Echo II’, ‘Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge’, and many other titles. Top news of the week. Facebook announces Wi-Fi streaming and Resident Evil 4 for Quest.
On the other side, this is massive for Apple, that mixing the data of Apple Maps together with all these point clouds detected by the rear cameras when in use, will be able to create an AR Cloud ecosystem probably even before Facebook, Microsoft, and Google. Let’s see if Facebook will be a worthier opponent than Google. Image by Acer).
Together with this, Facebook also employs holographic optics, which is a bit more difficult to explain, but basically, it is lik e a tiny plastic film that has saved inside the information on how to bend laser light rays in a particular way. Oculus Quest v18 adds colored Guardian and voice commands. Google acquires North.
Yesterday I was hanging around on Reddit, where I found a video getting very little attention, but with very interesting content: it talked about how to use the Quest 2 without having a Facebook account. But the advantage is that you can play all the games of the Oculus Store and from Sidequest without Zuck watching you.
What’s exciting about HeadOffice.Space is that it is interoperable, flexible, and accessible across multiple platforms, with Mac, iOS, Android, Oculus Rift, Google Cardboard, and Oculus Quest support currently in development. Visit h ttps://www.headoffice.space/ to find out how to apply. Image Credit: HeadOffice.Space.
Oculus Quest gets hand tracking. Last week, the runtime v12 of Oculus Quest has been rolled out , and this took with it lots of interesting updates. To start, now the Oculus Link is more stable and it is compatible with some AMD GPUs. Oculus Quests have started getting vocal commands in the menu. Top news of the week.
Oculus today announced that the v29 update will begin rolling out to users “soon” (likely starting this week), and will bring mixed-reality smartphone capture, a file browser, phone notifications in VR, and more. Image courtesy Oculus. Another big update to Quest and Quest 2 is on the way.
Funomena’s Woorld won the ‘Best AR Experience’ category at the recent 2017 Google Play awards. In the game you scan your room with a Google Tango-enabled phone, and then you’re encouraged to decorate your space with extremely cute art and characters designed by Katamari’s Keita Takahashi. SEE ALSO Exec.
Meta is rolling out update v37 for Oculus Quest and Quest 2 bringing quality-of-life improvements like interface tweaks and tracking support for the Apple Magic Keyboard. ” you’d either need to memorize the URL and enter it directly or memorize the name of the app and then Google it to hopefully find it inside the headset.
The ongoing legal drama between Oculus chief technology officer John Carmack and his former employer ZeniMax continues today with Carmack suing the company. The wiping occurred right after Mr. Carmack researched on Googlehow to wipe a hard drive. Carmack’s lawsuit alleges he’s owed $22.5 And there was much more.
There is not only the problem of the timezone but also the unknown of the internet connection and the inability of reaching Western websites like Google. VPN (Image from Know Your Meme) In China, most of the Western websites we use the most, like Google and Facebook, are blocked behind the Great Firewall. Absolutely not.
It not quite up to par with other standalone devices, such as the Oculus Quest , the Classroom 2 still manages to deliver engaging educational experiences perfect for the classroom. Having a single controller makes learning how to interact with the world much easier. One of the biggest is how do you keep student information safe?
Instead, it will try to detail how to use a VR API at a lower level in order to understand how all those engines make use of it to enable multiplatform VR applications by obtaining tracking information from an HMD and any additional trackable device, rendering a scene from both eye’s viewpoint so to achieve stereo vision, and so on.
Even just providing a satisfying answer to everyone on how to get started would be difficult, because everyone comes from a different background and has a different final goal to which he/she can arrive with many different paths. So, I googled around and found a workshop from a Unity event that taught how to do a Unity game.
And if you need some pieces of advice regarding how to professionally survive this quarantine, I have written a blog post on the topic you can read. Valve Index and Oculus Quest were on sale again. This week the Valve Index and the Oculus Quest have been put back in stock. Image by Oculus). Other relevant news.
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