The Ghost Howls

JULY 25, 2022

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. What is relevant about this piece of news is that Google has just confirmed its strong commitment to augmented reality. More info (Google testing AR glasses?—?Official

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Road to VR

APRIL 12, 2021

NVIDIA is continuing the rollout of its CloudXR technology on the three leading cloud computing platforms: AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud. Nvidia offers CloudXR client applications for PC, HoloLens 2, Android VR devices (including Oculus Quest), and Android AR devices.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Top news of the week (Image by Google) AI models to generate 3D scenes start to surface This week we had the announcement of two AI models dedicated to the generation of 3D worlds. These glasses should be built in partnership with Google and Qualcomm and have a similar form factor to the successful Ray-Ban Meta glasses.

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VRScout

JUNE 7, 2017

Oculus has always been a major supporter of the virtual reality community. Now the Facebook subsidiary is focusing on making virtual reality more accessible than ever by bringing their Oculus Rift headsets to public libraries across California all for the low cost of $0.00. Libraries share the love — at scale.”.

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VRScout

APRIL 17, 2019

Facebook confirmed earlier today that Google’s immensely popular room-scale VR painting experience, Tilt Brush, is coming to the Oculus Quest headset this Spring. Image Credit: Google Inc. Image Credit: Google Inc. Image Credit: Google Inc. Oculus Quest is expected to launch at the end of the month.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

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.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Not only is the company’s just-launched cloud streaming service headed by Jason Rubin, a former Oculus executive, but VR cloud streaming is being talked about at the highest levels of the company. As our beta progresses and cloud technology scales, we’ll increase the variety of game genres.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 20, 2020

(Image by Oculus). Oculus could be starting the production of a new Quest at the end of July. Multiple reports seem to confirm that Oculus is actually starting the production of a new Oculus Quest headset, with an expected release date in 2021. Google’s investment for a 7.7% of units more produced annually.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

A proof-of-concept shows how hand tracking technology is bringing new possibilities to VR gaming. He’s also an avid VR developer working on some of the most unique projects for the Oculus Quest using the headsets’ newly-implemented hand tracking functionality. Daniel Beauchamp is Head of Virtual and Augmented Reality at Shopify.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

It appears Google has made some serious headway on its low-cost, mobile inside out VR controller tracking standard first seen back in April. Google is currently accepting applications for developer kits of the experimental Daydream 6DoF controllers, although only in the United States at this time. Photo by Road to VR.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 23, 2019

When have you entered VR and what has fascinated you about this technology? ( I had this fascination with the concept of a Holodeck and as I grew up that never sort of left me and when virtual reality became the thing with Oculus, I just saw this opportunity to actually build my own holodeck.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

In the end, the time has come: Oculus has officially revealed the name and the price of the Santa Cruz headset. Its name will be Oculus Quest and will cost $399. I followed today’s OC5 conference via Facebook streaming only for this moment and Oculus has not disappointed my expectations. ” and he has satisfied us.

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Road to VR

MAY 19, 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.

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Road to VR

APRIL 17, 2018

Google has partnered with CyArk , the non-profit studio behind VR app MasterWorks: Journey Through History (2018), to expand CyArk’s mission to 3D laser-scan the world’s historical sites and provide open access to the data. Google and CyArk are making the source data of the models available to anyone interested.

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Road to VR

APRIL 18, 2019

Facebook is currently developing a voice assistant that could function similar to Amazon Alexa, Siri, or Google Assistant. Notably, it’s intended to support Oculus headsets in addition to Portal, and “future products.” SEE ALSO Oculus Job Posts Point to Facebook-built AR Headset on the Horizon.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Michael Antonov, Chief Software Architect at Oculus, is due to speak at Facebook’s F8 Developer Conference on April 18th about React VR, a framework that builds on Facebook’s React JavaScript library. WebVR is an API pioneered by Mozilla and Google that enables a VR experience to be embedded into a normal webpage.).

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Image courtesy Oculus. Revisiting each area of technology in turn, Abrash began by discussing optics and displays. SEE ALSO Google & LG Detail Next-Gen 1,443 PPI OLED VR Display, 'especially ideal for standalone AR/VR'. Image courtesy Oculus. Image courtesy Oculus. Optics & Displays. Foveated Rendering.

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VRScout

JULY 12, 2021

In terms of compatibility, the platform is cross-compatible with nearly every major VR & AR device, including the HTC Vive, Oculus Quest 2, Microsoft HoloLens 2, as well as AR-enabled iOS and Android devices; it’s never been easier to take your friends’ money! Image Credit: XR Casino. “XR

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Road to VR

JANUARY 8, 2018

Xiaomi, the Chinese electronics giant, officially announced that they’ve partnered with Oculus to not only manufacture Oculus Go, the company’s upcoming $200 standalone VR headset, but also produce a China-only standalone VR headset called Xiaomi Mi VR Standalone. image courtesy Xiaomi.

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Road to VR

JUNE 7, 2017

Oculus has announced a pilot program to place 100 Rifts and Oculus Ready PCs in 90 libraries throughout the state of California, from the Oregon border down to Mexico. Public libraries provide safe, supportive environments that are available and welcoming to everyone,” says Oculus Education Program Manager Cindy Ball.

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Road to VR

MAY 11, 2018

If you’re waiting on positionally-tracked controllers for Google’s latest entry into the Daydream platform, the standalone 6DOF VR headset Lenovo Mirage Solo, you probably won’t ever see it, at least not from Google. This largely makes sense from a few perspectives—one of the most important being game design.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 29, 2019

NextVR, the VR livestreaming event app, is now available on Oculus Quest for free, which is said to come alongside a new technology that promises clearer and sharper video rendering. The studio calls the new rendering technology ‘PAVE’, which is said to enable new features like enhanced in-experience graphic overlays (e.g.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 26, 2021

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. Method 2 – The Oculus Way. Method 1 – The Unity Way.

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VRScout

MAY 26, 2019

So far the technologies primary use-cases have been simplistic gaming experiences, virtual showrooms, and various other undemanding experiments. Still, it’s an impressive use of WebVR technology that does an incredible job at replicating the Beat Saber experience. Image Credit: Supermedium.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 19, 2021

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.

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VRScout

MAY 7, 2020

VR has come a long way over since launch of the Oculus DK1. Over the past five years we’ve seen numerous advancements in immersive technology that have helped open the doors to a wide range of possibilities. Stretch goals would introduce native Oculus Quest and PlayStation VR support. Because VR teleportation is so 2016.

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Road to VR

JUNE 29, 2023

The funding round was led by Brendan Iribe, co-founder of Oculus, Adam Cheyer, co-founder of Siri, Eric Migicovsky, founder of Pebble, and Plug & Play Ventures, among others. For now, Monocle boasts a six-hour battery life with a charging case, which includes fast charging technology.

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VRScout

MARCH 21, 2020

According to leaked documentation recently discovered by a handful of Oculus developers, it appears as though Facebook has already begun development on its next VR headset. Code-named ‘Del Mar’, the device was referenced briefly in an infobox posted on the official Oculus website. Looks like a new Oculus headset is in the works?

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VRScout

JANUARY 12, 2021

Composed of the Nolo N2 mobile VR headset, a Google Cardboard-style head-mounted display, and the Nolo CV1 Pro motion tracking kit, the platform utilizes smartphone technology and high-speed in-home broadband to stream cloud VR content over a 5G or WLAN connection. 4K screen resolution options.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Facebook has started today enforcing the “Facebook login” rule , asking Oculus users to merge their Facebook and Oculus accounts. So I imagine a Quest 2 where you can avoid having a Facebook account, but you can’t use the Oculus Store, or all the most important apps and games , and so you are de facto forced to use it.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JULY 18, 2024

Google has made Google Blocks an open-source application, which it says will enable “novel and rich experiences”. Google AR Glasses: Is This the Return of Google Glass? ” Icosa Foundation is a global community of developers that create open-source replacements for Tilt Brush and Google Poly. .”

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Road to VR

APRIL 30, 2018

In this article we compare three standalone VR devices which will be available worldwide this year: the Oculus Go, Lenovo Mirage Solo, and HTC Vive Focus. Oculus Go – Value Oriented. Image courtesy Oculus. At $200, the Oculus Go is set to be the most affordable device of the three by a significant margin.

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VRScout

MARCH 14, 2018

Google is working on ways to create the most realistic sense of presence while in VR. To help with that, Google has been experimenting with light fields to show how VR can come as close as possible to what you’d actually see if you were there. Image Credit: Google VR. Stephen’s Church in Granada Hills.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

The mixes of the two appear so perfect to design technological and trendy glasses that all people would like to wear. The Oculus Connect 6 is coming! Next week, on Wednesday and Thursday, Oculus will hold his yearly gathering, where it will showcase all its newest innovations. Other relevant news. Image by Martin Hajek).

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 28, 2020

It consists of you using just an Oculus account (even a new developer one) without an associated Facebook account and using an old version of the Oculus companion app on your phone that sees your Quest 2 as an old plain Quest. Google lets now everyone contribute to StreetView. But for now, it is free real estate. More info.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

3 D mapping is a technology that’s perpetually on the horizon. We’ve seen various flavors over the years such as Microsoft Virtual Earth 3D , and of course Google Earth and Street View. Speaking of Google Earth, its VR edition is an immersive dive into 3D cities around the world.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 6, 2020

When I asked optics expert Jeri Ellsworth (the CEO of Tilt Five) when she envisions this technology to be on the face of every one of us, she said “soon-ish”, and this makes me think about a 5 years timeframe. Oculus Quest v18 adds colored Guardian and voice commands. Google acquires North. Not so long…. Other relevant news.

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