Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

The VR viewing schedule tips off October 26th with the New Orleans Pelicans vs. the Houston Rockets, and will feature a top game each week throughout the NBA regular season. The NextVR app is free and available on Gear VR, Google Daydream, Microsoft VR headsets, PSVR, Oculus Go, HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and Oculus Quest.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Google Daydream Systems/ Headsets. We’ve also spotted some HTC Vives & Vive Pros, a stack of SteamVR basestations, and some controllers. This tip was passed on to us by Antony Vitillo of VR publication Skarred Ghost. Samsung Odyssey Systems/ Headsets. Oculus Systems/ Headsets. Wacom 21” Tablets. Grazie, Antony!

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 21, 2021

And these experiments about wireless headsets make us think that Valve is investigating the possibility of making the Index wireless (or even better, standalone), a feature that many users have asked for. (Thanks Ilja Z for the tip!). Vive Facial Tracker works also with non-HTC headsets. Google halves its revenues on the Play Store.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Furthermore, HTC already has a setup that works without SteamVR stations , and it is more expensive than this one, but HTC has more experience with trackers. It’s interesting to see that the partnership between Google, Samsung, and Qualcomm is a long-term one. This could be huge. Expect it to be pricey, though.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Efforts to construct and expand the Metaverse were sparked by Meta Platform’s major pivot in October, which saw Microsoft, NVIDIA, HTC VIVE, Qualcomm, Google, Varjo, and dozens of other tech giants enter the race for prime positioning to build the virtual and connected world.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 28, 2016

People find amazing new uses for Google’s Tilt Brush seemingly by the week, but this video featuring autistic artist Stephen Wiltshire is particularly impressive. The app is currently only available on the HTC Vive, where you use the kit’s two position-tracked controllers to draw in a 3D space.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 11, 2017

While this price difference is significant, the Acer headset uses LCD panels which may result in significant differences to the overall experience when compared with the panels used in Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. Google, Facebook and others have yet to match this technology but are working hard at it.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Image by HTC Vive). HTC is probably going to announce Vive Flow. With a surprise move, HTC Vive has started teasing the launch of a new product. The company has set up a virtual event on the platform ENGAGE (of which HTC is an investor) for October, 14th 2021 at 8 am PDT. Send me hugs while I’m still human! Image by IGN).

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JANUARY 11, 2024

This week, reports revealed that Google is laying off a significant portion of its 1P AR hardware team, casting doubts upon its in-house XR product portfolio. In a statement, Google announced: A few hundred roles are being eliminated in DSPA, with the majority of impacts on the 1P AR Hardware team.

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VRScout

MARCH 11, 2020

Both Facebook , as well as Google , will also be abandoning their respective conferences this year in favor of a series of online announcements, live-streamed talks, and remote workshops. . For more information on how to keep yourself protected, check out these helpful tips provided by the CDC. . Feature Image Credit: ESA.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Here below I’m posting for you the best offers I’ve found: for instance, HTC is discounting basically every piece of hardware (including Vive Trackers that can be useful for all the VRChat fans out there), while Pico is offering one of the best deals with €100-worth-of-content given for free with every purchased Pico 4.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 16, 2020

The VR route is instead being pursued by HTC (with its VEC event happening soon) and IEEE. This means that if you are in Google Earth VR in a green room where there is a friend of yours, you can see the city that you are visiting all around you, and the real image of your friend being there with you.

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VRScout

AUGUST 2, 2016

Tilt Brush by Google just got a major update Tuesday, introducing what they are calling “audio reactive brushes” to the HTC Vive app. New “Tips ‘N Tricks” tutorial section. Now you can watch your Tilt Brush creations come to life while dancing to a beat. Streamlined panels down to three. Export supports textured FBX files.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

HTC has a new CEO: Yves Maitre. HTC, one of the most important companies in the VR landscape, has now a new boss: Yves Maitre. Thanks to David Digital for the tip of the latest two news!). CEOs means a lot for a company: think about how Microsoft has changed going from Ballmer to Nadella. Its peculiarity? smartglasses).

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ARVR

JULY 15, 2020

Bonus Tip : We recommend using OS X to scan faces and Android for object manipulation for the best results. #2: You probably have heard of well-known models such as the Oculus Go, Oculus Rift, Playstation VR, and HTC VIVE?—?these For example, the Google Cardboard headset is only $20 !!!

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 5, 2016

It was announcements and product launches galore with news coming from key players like Oculus, Sony, Microsoft and Google dominating the headlines almost every week. HTC Vive at GameStop. While VR hasn’t gone mainstream yet, we are nearing a tipping point and retail experts agree. So what’s next? and many places worldwide.

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VRScout

JULY 4, 2017

Apple acquires computer vision company, the hidden 3D feature in iOS 11 beta, Google experiments with ads in VR, a new VC fund is focusing on VR/AR, the investment and funding wrapup, and more… 1.APPLE GOOGLE PLAYS WITH ADS IN VR. APPLE DOESN’T WANT YOU TO KNOW ABOUT THIS ACQUISITION. APPLE’S SECRET FEATURE HIDDEN IN IOS.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 30, 2020

thanks Alessio for the tip!). It was already rumored that Apple was using HTC devices for internal tests, and given that the HTC Vive is the only headset compatible with Mac, we all wonder if there is some kind of collaboration going on between the two companies. Apple ARKit 3.5 adds support for LiDAR features.

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DECEMBER 1, 2016

What you’ll find below is a list of some of the top Steam VR games we’ve confirmed with our own eyes and hands work with Rift and Touch — all of which were previously only supported by the HTC Vive, according to their Steam pages. You can also check this list of the best HTC Vive games for more suggestions.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 2, 2016

Tilt Brush , the virtual reality paint application from Google, saw an update today that brought with it a whole new ‘audio reactive mode’—now making your trippy creations pulse to the beat of your own music collection.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 4, 2018

In this interview, Vitillo shares tips for other immersive developers and the challenges the creators faced during development. When looking for problems related to Vive Focus on Google, I always only find my own blog as an answer. VRSCOUT: For somebody who isn’t familiar with MR, how would you describe Beat Reality?

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 30, 2016

Coming Soon: PlayStation VR, Google Day Dream. Reviewed On: HTC Vive, Oculus Rift. Glancing at him quickly will signal you want a tip from him, which he’s all too glad to provide at no penalty, but you can otherwise let him jabber to himself as you try to figure out where to get the next piece of the puzzle.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 4, 2024

The chipset also helps boost consumer and enterprise-grade XR use cases on headsets and smartglasses by leveraging partnerships with Samsung, Google, Tobii, and Goertek to provide visual clarity for gaming and productivity applications.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 18, 2019

This would mean that it has sold more than Oculus Rift, Oculus Go, HTC Vive, and HTC Vive Focus all together. Project Soli to be implemented inside the Google Pixel 4. Project Soli is a device on which Google ATAP is working since many years. Thanks Eloi Gerard for the tip!).

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InstaVR

JULY 8, 2019

We’ll also include some tips and tricks for each. There’s two ways to publish to Android — In-House (self-distribute) or Store (via Google Play). Anyone can do self-distribution, and because of Google’s relatively open policy, many of our clients prefer this method over publishing to the Store.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Rikard Steiber (HTC), Joel Breton (HTC). As President of Viveport and Head of Vive Studios respectively, Rikard Steiber and Joel Breton are two of the most senior figures working on the HTC Vive today. Alon Or-bach (Samsung Electronics), Kaye Mason (Google). Stefan Walker (Google), Luca Prasso (Google).

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

One of their announcements the other day was this amazing ability to create 3D objects and 3D products, and then have the back end to source and serve them up for programmatic ads on Facebook, on Google. HTC VIVE sold a couple million. 3D on Web is really becoming prevalent as well. PlayStation is gonna be 4.5-million million sold.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

One of their announcements the other day was this amazing ability to create 3D objects and 3D products, and then have the back end to source and serve them up for programmatic ads on Facebook, on Google. HTC VIVE sold a couple million. 3D on Web is really becoming prevalent as well. PlayStation is gonna be 4.5-million million sold.

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VRWorld

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

Google Cardboard. from Google. Google Daydream View. from Google. COMPATIBILITY: The Google Daydream View is only compatible with these devices: Pixel, Pixel 2, Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8+, Galaxy Note 8, LG V30, Moto Z, Moto Z 2 , ZenFone AR, Mate 9 Pro, Axon 7.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 5, 2024

This week saw Microsoft, Google, Samsung, Qualcomm, Meta, and Sony move to optimize their product offerings and business operations. Qualcomm is positioning the XR2+ Gen 2 as a tipping point in XR hardware design and innovation due to its breakthrough features and specs combined with its launch partners.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Google offers its Cardboard brand of experiences, which is the lowest tier of VR available. Above that exists the Samsung Gear VR headset and the upcoming Google Daydream , which are similar to the Cardboard, but more powerful and comfortable. There are a variety of options on the market.

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Upload VR

APRIL 3, 2023

The software from Google’s Owlchemy Labs ran on Quest 2. “This demo that we’re giving you here feels a lot like what 2015 HTC Vive at GDC demo was.” The tips of your fingers, whether or not you noticed that, your fingers stretched,” Eiche explained. “I think we got it,” Eiche says.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

One of their announcements the other day was this amazing ability to create 3D objects and 3D products, and then have the back end to source and serve them up for programmatic ads on Facebook, on Google. HTC VIVE sold a couple million. 3D on Web is really becoming prevalent as well. And now it's, "we can use it. million sold.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 8, 2021

If Microsoft commits to building this platform and doesn’t abandon it (a la Google), it can become an incredible tool for us developers. Image by HTC). HTC is teasing the launch of a new hardware. With a tweet, HTC has just teased the upcoming launch of a new device. Google stops selling Cardboard viewers.

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Ryan Schultz

MARCH 15, 2023

My current set-up at work is an HTC Vive Pro 2 Office Kit, with the traditional Vive “wand” hand controllers, the same set-up which I am proposing for the virtual reality lab project that I am currently working on. (The Here are some of my tips, tricks, and recommendations for giving inexperienced users a virtual reality demo.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 16, 2022

This reminds me of a similar error HTC made in the past of mixing signals of a pro device and consumer content It has RGB passthrough cameras with three times the resolution of Quest 2 cameras. Image by Google). Google performs interesting AR news at I/O conference. Thanks to Ivan for the tip!). Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

A new FCC listing appears for an HTC Vive headset. And in fact, a new request to FCC for a new device has arrived from HTC. FCC certifications are requested before releasing an electronic device in the US (to certify that it is safe to be used), so this is a clear sign that HTC is going to release a new headset soon.

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