XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Virtual reality (VR) is one of four key forms of immersion, with others including augmented, mixed, and extended reality (AR/MR/XR). Recently, new virtual reality guides have helped many navigate the expanding world of immersive tech. Virtual Reality Guides: Case Studies. Enhanced Headsets.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Are custom-build drones retrofitted with touchable surfaces the future of VR haptic feedback? Serving as a levitating haptic feedback proxy, these specially-designed drones are outfitted with unique touchable surfaces and track a users position to provide real-time haptics to virtual objects.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Of all of the various forms of extended reality (XR), virtual reality (VR), is the most familiar. The technology allows people to create ‘virtual’ landscapes and environments that simulate the real world. Achieving Virtual Reality: Use Cases. What’s Next?

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 2, 2022

cable extender left over from my ownership of an Oculus Rift CV1 with a 3-camera tracking setup. After removing two haptic motors, a rechargeable battery, and numerous flexes, it was ready to accommodate the Vive Tracker. The standard 1.2 This was quickly solved using a five meters long active USB 2.0 Image by Rob Cole).

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Road to VR

JUNE 19, 2018

Launched initially on Daydream in early 2017, and now available on Gear VR, Oculus Go, and Oculus Rift, Virtual Virtual Reality’s smart interaction design gives players freedom and control which—combined with a narrative tying it all together—makes Virtual Virtual Reality one of the most immersive mobile VR games to date.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Today I made two little big discoveries about the Oculus Quest 2 that together mean that you can use this headset as an AR device whenever and wherever you want. The post Oculus Quest 2 passthrough now works without boundaries appeared first on The Ghost Howls. Let me explain everything to you! Guardian disabling is now persistent.

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Road to VR

MARCH 30, 2018

Developers can build haptic applications that control the exoskin with JavaScript in High Fidelity, allowing developers to add features such as sensing people at a distance, signaling directions or conveying tension as part of an in-world experience. It was a buzzing sort of feeling.” ” Co-founded by neuroscientists Dr. .”

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Virtual reality (VR) caught the imagination of a generation from its foundation stages at the end of the last century up through Meta’s acquisition of Oculus; now, VR in business is becoming a serious consideration for many international firms. Virtual Reality in Business is Growing.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 3, 2025

Many VR gloves have come out using Vive Trackers for positional tracking, so that their companies could work on finger tracking and haptic feedback. Valve’s OpenVR was also incredibly well thought out , bringing with it an open ecosystem potentially compatible with many headsets and peripherals.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 26, 2020

These days we have had various leaks about a new upcoming Oculus Quest , with also renders and photos shared by the famous leaker Walking Cat. Oculus is going to release a new Oculus Quest. Various rumors and leaks in the past weeks hinted to an upcoming release of a new Oculus Quest headset. The comfort enigma.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 5, 2022

We have also an official name for the controllers and the headset, which until now was just referred to as “Next-gen virtual reality headset” The headset will be called… PlayStation VR 2! It has also ergonomic controllers with advanced haptic feedback. Headset specifications. Controllers specifications.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Image courtesy Oculus. This is an area where I clearly undershot,” he said, noting that Oculus’ own Half Dome prototype shown earlier this year had already met two of these specifications (140 degree FOV and variable focus), and that display panels matching the predicted resolution have already been shown publicly.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JUNE 26, 2016

Many of us remember when the Oculus Rift was a pair of ski goggles with duct tape and dangling wires being shown off on forums. The post 5 DIY Virtual Reality Projects Include Haptic Glove And Pinball Machine appeared first on UploadVR.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 28, 2020

The 3D maps of the terrain below you are very accurate, and people can so see in VR a realistic view of the cities from the above, and this is breathtaking scenery in virtual reality. But the advantage is that you can play all the games of the Oculus Store and from Sidequest without Zuck watching you. Of course, no.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 3, 2020

Some time ago, the most important companies of the XR ecosystem (HTC, Oculus, Microsoft, etc…) joined the Khronos Group to discuss a standard to end the fragmentation of the XR space. That is if every company implemented OpenXR, a program built for the Oculus should work with SteamVR as well. Image by Oculus).

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

In fact, with the introduction of virtual reality in the game development industry, the revenue earned has gone up considerably. As virtual reality technology gained prominence, the use of VR devices like the Samsung Gear VR, Oculus VR, and HTC Vive, have also become popular. billion, followed by $5.8 VR In Gaming.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 16, 2020

SenseGlove is an exoskeleton for your hands that is able to provide you haptics sensations. Theoretically, the SenseGlove can be used outside VR, but practically speaking it is inside the virtual reality that it shines , because it is able to give more realism to your VR experiences by offering more realistic touch sensations.

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ARPost

OCTOBER 15, 2021

SenseGlove, one of the premier manufacturers of haptic and tracking gloves for XR and robotics, announced Wednesday, October 13, that the newest model – SenseGlove Nova – is now shipping worldwide. SenseGlove is based in the Netherlands, but the company’s haptic gloves are sold worldwide. Meet SenseGlove.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 11, 2022

I’ve seen what companies are doing nowadays to use tracked props on the Oculus Quest: they have to add bulky mounts to install the even bulkier Touch controllers on them. Haptic technologies were represented at CES very well especially by two companies: OWO and bHaptics. OWO Haptic Vest (Image by OWO).

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

It’s a while I’m connected on Linkedin with Cyril Tuschi , a prize-winner filmmaker turned Virtual Reality entrepreneur. One of the videos from Oculus Connect 5 that stuck in my mind till tody is when Michael Abrash showed a real space transformed into a virtual one that has exactly the same shape, but a different mood.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Virtual reality headsets have come a long way since products like the Oculus Quest burst into the scene a few years ago. In the past, whenever you wore a virtual reality headset, you’d basically block out the real world around you, diving completely into a new digital landscape. Here’s everything you need to know.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

Considering that Facebook is very smart also in leaking misleading info (as it has happened with the “Monterey” headset ), this can also be a move from Menlo Park to create hype for the upcoming Oculus Connect 6 and the AR glasses that will be teased there. The Oculus Connect 6 is coming! Other relevant news. Image by Martin Hajek).

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Military simulations are one of the fields where virtual reality has always been an important technology , even before that VR had its new renaissance in 2012. Why is Virtual Reality so relevant for military training? haptics suits ) or does a VR headset suffice? And what about AR?

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Using a combination of VR and haptic feedback technology, the program immerses players, both amateur and pro, in a virtual environment where they can participate in a variety of realistic drills and challenges designed to improve their “read and react” capabilities. Image Credit: Sense Arena.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 19, 2023

Temporal World: A Virtual Reality Memory Experience I got curious to try “Temporal World: A Virtual Reality Memory Experience” because I saw its booth featuring a room with some light projections and the people inside wearing a weird jacket.

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ARPost

AUGUST 23, 2021

The company also makes haptic gloves for adding an extra layer of immersion to VR experiences. These include charging stations and interchangeable battery packs for long or frequent use, and adaptors for hardware from companies like VIVE , Oculus , and Antilatency. SenseGlove also makes haptic gloves for VR experiences.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 12, 2019

The Dexmo force-feedback glove is an exoskeleton that you wear to have true fingers presence in any virtual environment. It can be used both with a standard screen or an AR/VR headset, but I think that virtual reality is where this device really shines. Dexmo haptic feedback. Force-feedback. Dexmo fingers tracking.

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ARVR

AUGUST 31, 2021

The Haptics club is an Open community about #Haptics. Hrafn Thorisson has worked in the field of virtual reality (VR) experiences since 2013. It requires a lot of precision regarding mechanics, audio, and haptics so that all these factors are seamlessly working together to create a smooth experience.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Feature-wise, it is more or less as we expected it to be, with four cameras for inside-out tracking, haptic feedback, IPD adjustment , eye-tracking, HDR display. Project Cambria may feature facial haptics. According to Brad Lynch, Project Cambria may feature vibrational haptic feedback on the head, exactly as PSVR 2.

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ARPost

MARCH 31, 2023

It’s clear that there’s an appetite for virtual reality and that the VR industry as a whole has no intention of slowing down. VEX Arena (front) and VEX Adventure (back) Both setups used haptic vests but otherwise, the hardware differed significantly. Virtual reality is becoming more and more normalized.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 20, 2020

Last Oculus Quest update shows hints of an Oculus MR ecosystem. Facebook is continuously updating the Oculus Quest , its most successful device, and this week it has rolled out the runtime v16. I think that this update, together with the last ones, marks the beginning of a mixed reality ecosystem that is being built by Oculus.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MARCH 9, 2017

How do you think virtual reality will improve over the next few years? You’re probably hoping for better ways to see, hear and touch virtual worlds. Michael Abrash, chief scientist at Oculus, seems to agree: when he outlined his predictions for the next five years of VR last October, he focused on these three senses.

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ARVR

MAY 19, 2021

The x40 haptic vest provides an increased immersion in many games. The haptic feedback of the x40 vest works with 40 small vibration motors that can be controlled in different strengths and combinations. VR games without native or mod support You want to play VR games without native support or mods with haptic feedback enabled?

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VRScout

APRIL 17, 2018

We get to see a VR headset, facial tracking gear, haptic gloves and bodysuit, and most importantly for Wade’s sprinting, an omnidirectional treadmill. Cyberith’s Virtualizer omnidirectional treadmill, “enables you to realize free and unlimited movement within your virtual reality projects.” Driving and Flight Simulators.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

The PS5 is a big step forward for console gaming , and being paired with a next-gen controller like the DualSense, that provides realistic haptic sensations, it can give its players countless hours of fun. Oculus delays shipments of the Elite Strap due to breakage reports. But the same sense of amazement doesn’t hold for VR.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 17, 2023

It might sound like an unusual question in a world where the adoption of virtual reality and extended reality solutions is exploding. While many of Facebook’s properties retained their original branding, the “Oculus” brand, previously acquired by Facebook in 2014, adopted the new name. What is Meta Quest?

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

AUGUST 10, 2022

Augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) are technologies that overlay or replace physical environments with virtual content. The degree of immersion in virtual reality vs augmented reality. In VR, the user is completely absorbed in a virtual environment and minimises boundaries and markers.

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