XR Today - Virtual Reality

MAY 29, 2023

Blending VR and AI in the New World For example, the travel, tourism, and healthcare sectors have leveraged AI virtual assistants to guide people in virtual environments. Dubai’s Ministry of Health and Prevention (MOHAP) began including virtual and real assistants on its metaverse healthcare portal.

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ARPost

MARCH 24, 2021

When someone is in a virtual environment, it feels as if they’re really there, which can provide much needed human interaction for people who might otherwise feel completely alone. Google Earth VR. That means you’d need a gaming computer and either a PCVR headset such as the HTC Vive, Valve Index, or Oculus Rift.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Having that type of control in a virtual environment opened up so many possibilities for Vermeulen. ZedMini camera mounted to HTC Vive / Image Credit: Lee Vermeulen. The primary component is a ZedMini camera hooked up to an HTC Vive headset, that allows for AR pass-through while he is in VR.

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Upload VR

JULY 27, 2024

HTC teased the next Vive headset , Google is reportedly trying to steal Ray-Ban from Meta , PSVR 2 got a major discount in the UK, Apple Vision Pro received a new virtual environment and the PSVR 2 Steam app appeared. Meta AI is coming to Quest headsets, and we may have gotten our first clear look at Quest 3S.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 28, 2017

Amsterdam-based interactive designer Jonathan Puckey and Studio Moniker’s collaboration with Google’s Data Arts Team has produced a compelling experience called Dance Tonite , which runs from a single website and offers something for everyone from mobile to desktop to VR.

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Hypergrid Business

AUGUST 11, 2017

Google’s Daydream virtual reality platform is currently my favorite. Plus, the apps are a lot cheaper than those for higher-end platforms like the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and the PlayStation VR, and the quality of the experience, though not as good as, say, the HTC Vive, is totally fine for casual games and 360-degree videos.

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XROM

MAY 1, 2023

Virtual reality (VR) headsets have gained popularity in recent years due to their immersive and engaging experience. Among the highest-selling VR headsets are the Oculus Quest 2, PlayStation VR, and HTC Vive. However, they lack the advanced features of the more expensive headsets.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 30, 2022

Tender Claws and Google ARCore. As extended reality gaming experiences continue to take the world by storm, leading cloud and technology vendors like Google are offering game creators and developers an easy avenue into the ecosystem. Sense Arena and HTC VIVE. To unlock this new world, Sense Arena worked with the experts at VIVE.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

The unit is said to be available by year’s end, and will have the same or similar $300 price as the HTC Vive module. The demo they showed was Google Earth VR, and performance seemed perfectly acceptable. This week at the SVVR offices in Silicon Valley, the company showed off a functional version of the module for the first time.

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Peter Graham

JULY 31, 2019

This can come in several forms from 360-degree video to interactive virtual environments such as those being developed by RedPill VR at its Social Virtual Reality (SVR) platform or TheWaveVR. If VRJam hits the funding goal the money will be used towards building interactive virtual environments for artists and fans.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MARCH 10, 2017

While the technology has found its main homes in the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and PlayStation VR (PSVR) platforms, the nuts and bolts of VR’s more social aspects are still very much a free-for-all of ideas. Tagged with: GDC , Google Daydream Labs , social vr. I’m Italian.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 13, 2024

This is a period with many tech announcements: we had Meta telling about its Horizon OS, yesterday OpenAI unveiled the new GPT-4o, and today Google will hopefully unveil its Android XR operating system. In case you are in need of a solid team able to build a high-quality XR virtual environment, please let me know.

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VRScout

AUGUST 21, 2016

Project Alloy, although more of a prototype, is aiming at the mid-market: higher quality than mobile-powered VR/AR, but lower than a tethered PC rig like the Rift of HTC Vive. Project Alloy will be open source and the dual RealSense cameras will reportedly let you bring your hands into the virtual environment… or merged reality space.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

This new standard is being rapidly adopted across the ecosystem by HTC, Microsoft, Varjo and dozens more, resulting in faster product development cycles and a flurry of new applications. XR Visual Ecosystem Flowchart. With generative artificial intelligence (AI), the opportunities for XR are limitless.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Extended reality and Metaverse firms lack standardised metrics for measuring human behaviour in virtual environments based on current legacy data analytics, a new report on Monday has found. What’s the Deal on Data?

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Recently he got access to a third HTC Vive controller, allowing him to start experimenting with mixed reality video capture. SUTU was previously commissioned by Google to create a work of art in Tilt Brush , so he knows his way around the sketching program. The video represents a series of experimental camera techniques.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 6, 2022

In her 2020 article, she quoted Ryan Gill, Co-Founder and CEO of Crucible , who explained how Direct-to-Avatar (D2A) business models sold goods and products directly to avatars to bypass supply chain management, namely in “social or competitive virtual environments like games or open worlds where consumers project themselves as an avatar.”

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Hypergrid Business

AUGUST 3, 2017

There was presence, and immersion, and the ability to create your own virtual environments. At that time, virtual worlds were the only visible path to an interconnected metaverse of virtual environments. This is obviously the big one for virtual worlds. Creativity.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 16, 2016

It would be nearly a full year before HTC would revolutionize VR control with its Vive wands, and over a year until Oculus would reveal Touch. Even Google’s Daydream has made steps toward hand controls on mobile VR with its Wii remote-like controller.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 24, 2023

People can also view YouTube 360 videos, Google Street View, as well as the enterprise’s bespoke 360 web browser. XR Studio : Furthermore, Igloo has also incorporated its in-house XR Studio, complete with LED Studio panels and HTC VIVE’s next-gen tracking system.

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TechCrunch VR

MAY 31, 2023

At the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, David Em made strides in the creation of explorable virtual landscapes, while the Ames Research Center iterated on VIEW (Virtual Interactive Environment Workstation). Google revealed Glass the same year the first Oculus prototype hit the scene. They were slick, they were robust.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Bigscreen , the social VR app which lets users connect in a virtual environment while retaining the ability to use (and share) their own PC desktop content, now supports Microsoft’s ‘Windows Mixed Reality’ VR headsets.

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Peter Graham

JANUARY 28, 2020

The Redbox VR platform supports content such as the 360’ educational virtual trips using the Richo Theta camera. And part of the RiVR Link (“ classroom in a Box ”) offering a turnkey VR solution, and Google Expeditions platforms.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Meta says that some of its questioned firms reported that workers feel a significant increase in levels of immersion while working in a virtual environment. The Menlo Park-based firm also found that end-users experienced more natural digital conversations during virtual meetings.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Google Cardboard. Google Cardboard VR viewers are convenient and universal, because they work with practically any modern mobile phone. The phone slots into the viewer and you download compatible apps from the app store on your phone, either the iOS App Store or Android’s Google Play. Daydream View.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

The world we visited is called Wonderland and it is a container for a variety of experiments in virtual reality software design from Texas-based Playful Corp. The Playful team brought Wonderland exclusively to the Upload Collective in San Francisco during VRDC this week for our hands-on visit to the world in four HTC Vives.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

The world we visited is called Wonderland and it is a container for a variety of experiments in virtual reality software design from Texas-based Playful Corp. The Playful team brought Wonderland exclusively to the Upload Collective in San Francisco during VRDC this week for our hands-on visit to the world in four HTC Vives.

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VRWorld

JULY 14, 2016

With the introduction of Google Cardboard and the Daydream VR platform, Oculus and HTC discrete VR headsets and GearVR headsets for even smartphones like the Samsung’s Galaxy S7, the first tentative steps towards virtual reality gaming are being taken. All from the comfort of your own room.

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Hypergrid Business

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Download VeeR VR in your Oculus , Samsung Gear VR , HTC Vive , Windows Mixed Reality , Google Daydream , Steam VR and Lenovo Mirage Solo to experience the premium 360/VR contents. In this game, users will experience different environments aimed to prey on common fears: the dark, robots, ghosts and more.

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VeeR VR

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Google Earth VR: bringing the whole wide world to virtual reality. With Google Earth VR, you can simply travel to anywhere no matter if you have time conflicts or financial difficulties, you can travel anywhere simply w. If you don’t have Oculus Rift or HTC Vive, don’t worry. Travel VR Apps. When was your last trip?

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Hypergrid Business

JUNE 1, 2020

Another aspect of the tool is to allow the creation of custom experiences and adjusting of the virtual environment using a library of virtual objects and virtual locations — it comes with 1,200 3D objects by default, and also allows users to build and customize new objects and features. The Prospect v2.10

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VRWorld

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

While No Man’s Sky disappointed in its initial release, titles such as Everest VR for HTC Vive, The Climb for Oculus Rift, or Robinson: The Journey for PlayStation VR are quite intense. All this – and more – is possible in virtual environment. Alternative entertainment.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

It’s a significant feature that makes virtual objects seem as if they’re really in the room with you. And as a polishing touch, your hand and arms get relit to match any virtual environment you’re in. This sounds plausible except for one problem - if I’m in a fully virtual environments I don’t see judder either.

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VRScout

MAY 25, 2016

Head mounted display: With expansion to at home devices came the transition away from an arcade cabinet to setups a little closer to what you’ll see coming from the Big Three (Oculus, HTC, and Sony). Head mounted display: Used during the Gibson hack attempt, Dade wears a Google Glass like headset with a drop down heads up display.

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VeeR VR

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Download VeeR VR in your Oculus , Samsung Gear VR , HTC Vive , Windows Mixed Reality , Google Daydream , Steam VR and Lenovo Mirage Solo to experience the premium 360/VR contents. In this game, users will experience different environments aimed to prey on common fears: the dark, robots, ghosts and more.

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Doc-Ok

OCTOBER 15, 2016

The main issue was that I had been chasing evolving hardware, from the Oculus Rift DK1 to the Oculus Rift DK2, and now to HTC’s Vive. I have been working on full native support for HTC’s Vive head-mounted display over the last few months (with the first major break-through in May), and I think it’s working really well.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 31, 2019

I had the pleasure of participating to the “VR Visionaries” event in Kaohsiung and then I headed to Taipei to meet some XR companies (like HTC ) and people. In Taiwan, all western websites work and so you don’t need to set up a VPN just to use Google. But the more you stay there, the more you notice that there are differences.

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