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Report: New Valve VR Headset Appears in Leaked Images

Road to VR

When it comes Valve, there’s no telling what’s going on behind their Bellevue, Washington doors. As one of the most reclusive developers of both games and hardware, that goes doubly so for its efforts in VR. Integrated audio can also be seen, much like HTC’s Vive Pro. The headstrap is also very similar to Vive Pro’s.

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Mark Zuckerberg Teases Glove-Based Advanced Hand Tracking Research From Oculus

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Mark Zuckerberg just posted to his personal account on Facebook a first-ever peek inside Oculus Research, a lab based in Redmond, Washington dedicated to VR and AR advancements.

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With 10M Views in 24 Hours, ‘Half-Life: Alyx’ Has Thrust VR Into the Mainstream Gaming Spotlight

Road to VR

Washington Post – VR is still looking for a killer app. Engadget – ‘Half-Life: Alyx’ is a VR prequel set before the events of ‘Half-Life 2’ The Guardian – Valve reveals VR-exclusive game Half-Life: Alyx. Will a new Half-Life game do it? Beyond Pistol Whip and The Gallery Ep. 1 & Ep.

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Patent Hints At Further Oculus Research Into VR Hand Controllers Beyond Touch

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A patent application filed today by Oculus indicates the Facebook-owned virtual reality team is researching new kinds of hand controllers. The company’s current solution for bringing your hands with you into a VR experience is Oculus Touch. Like all patents, take this one with a grain of salt.

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Power and Responsibility: Highlights from Microsoft Build

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Addressing an audience of over five thousand developers in Seattle’s Washington Convention Center, Nadella struck a soberly optimistic note; on the one hand insisting on the message he delivered last year about the great transformative power of technology, but also highlighting the monumental challenges that come with its rapid development.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.11.02): PSVR likely not to come in 2021, new info revealed on Decagear, and more!

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I was expecting a PSVR 2 launch in 2021, but then suddenly Jim Ryan in an interview with The Washington Post has commented on VR with these exact words: PlayStation believes in VR. PSVR 2 is probably coming in 2022 and with a slow transition. I admit that this news caught me a bit off guard.

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Microsoft XR Tools Key to FSM Sector, Infosys Says

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The ongoing Microsoft Ignite 2022 event is showcasing many of the Redmond, Washington-based tech giant’s prolific solutions from 12 to 14 October. Users could tap eye and hand-tracked inputs for hands-free navigation, eliminating physical controllers.

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