VRScout

MAY 25, 2017

Earlier this morning HTC announced that a brand new mobile virtual reality headset powered by their upcoming flagship model smartphone, the HTC U11, will be coming to Japanese consumers this June alongside a Ghost in the Shell tie-in experience. Head mount display weight. Head mounted display battery.

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Doc-Ok

AUGUST 4, 2017

So, why do current-generation head-mounted displays appear so low-resolution? For example, I measured the per-eye field of view of the HTC Vive as around 110°x113° under ideal conditions, or around 130° diagonally (it’s complicated), or three and a half times as much as that of the 20″ desktop monitor.

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Doc-Ok

MAY 7, 2018

Unfortunately, back then I only did the analysis for the HTC Vive. With these new results, it is time for a follow-up post where I re-create the HTC Vive graphs from the previous article with a new method that makes them easier to read, and where I compare display properties between the two main PC-based headsets.

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Doc-Ok

JANUARY 14, 2016

” The popularity of Google Cardboard , and the upcoming commercial releases of the Oculus Rift , HTC Vive , and other modern head-mounted displays (HMDs) have raised interest in virtual reality and VR devices in parts of the population who have never been exposed to, or had reason to care about, VR before.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

HTC VIVE announced on Thursday it will sell its XR Elite mixed reality (MR) headset as a premium bundle for gaming. HTC VIVE Business+ Package FOr enterprises, HTC VIVE launched a major package for its VIVE Business+ solution. Fans of the flagship device can now purchase two sets of bundles, each costing $1,099 USD.

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Doc-Ok

DECEMBER 19, 2018

It’s been more than two years since the last time I posted set-up instructions for Vrui and HTC Vive , and a lot has changed in the meantime. OpenVR SDK and SteamVR run-time exist on host system; support for HTC Vive enabled. OpenVR SDK or SteamVR run-time do not exist on host system; support for HTC Vive disabled.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Immersive solutions manufacturer HTC VIVE teased its audiences on Wednesday with a photo of an upcoming headset on Twitter. HTC VIVE (@htcvive) October 6, 2022. HTC VIVE Metaverse Solutions, Ambitions. HTC VIVE Expands XR Interoperability, Use Cases. Go small or go home. pic.twitter.com/PUqqKn4V5E. — ”

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 19, 2023

A recent HTC VIVE study has found that extended reality (XR) technologies have become an “invaluable” tool for training healthcare staff in key skills and capabilities. With immersive tools, medical teams can train staff in competencies like conducting procedures and communicating more effectively with patients. billion by 2028.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Japan’s very first VR-focused international film festival, Beyond the Frame Festival , is currently underway thanks to a partnership with HTC Vive. Of course, you can also use your HTC Vive to jump into VIVEPORT and experience each film in VR. Beyond the Frame Festival and FIVARS tease the next generation of media artists.

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VRScout

JANUARY 20, 2017

The HTC Vive is about to get an upgrade in convenience and comfort. Of course there are multiple answers to this question depending on who you ask, but a majority of people will tell you the same thing: the hardware is less than convenient and most of the head mounted displays could be a little bit comfier.

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VRScout

MAY 25, 2016

This technology could be in the form of a head mounted display, motion tracking, haptic systems in gloves or suits, locomotion, consoles or image capture. Head mounted display (start of film) : Prototype model that appears to be a maskless football helmet with an array of sensors and circuitry strewn around the head.

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Upload VR

JANUARY 8, 2024

UploadVR David Heaney Last week, Qualcomm revealed the XR2+ Gen 2 chipset with headset manufacturing partners announced as Samsung (working with Google) as well as HTC Vive, Immersed's Visor, and a YVR headset in China. Image provide by Sony depicting pointing controller This news is breaking. Updates to come.

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Tech Trends VR

JULY 31, 2019

Back in 2012, a starry-eyed young entrepreneur called Palmer Luckey announced a new and improved head-mounted display that would be better than pretty much everything on the market at the time, and affordable for gamers to boot. VR didn't do as well in 2018 as many hoped - or expected Click To Tweet.

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VRScout

AUGUST 6, 2019

Using DreamCraft Attraction’s DreamSet—one of the first and most popular head-mounted display systems designed specifically for VR attractions—Falcon Creative took a unique approach to visitor turn-around that involves preparing riders for their immersive journey while they wait on-line.

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Peter Graham

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

When it comes to the HTC Vive Cosmos, HTC Vive has been very peace meal regarding the information being released, with the last official details coming in June. Get ready to liftoff and head for the cosmos. — HTC VIVE (@htcvive) September 10, 2019. The #HTCVIVECOSMOS pre-order starts September 12th.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Pre-orders for the FOVE 0 head-mounted display begin November 2nd. While the HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and upcoming PSVR are considered the ‘big three’ of modern virtual reality, the head-mounted display market is still the metaphorical wild west.

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VRScout

AUGUST 2, 2020

Those interested can access a simplified version of the experience free on iOS using a compatible head-mounted display or the fully interactive edition on PC VR using a SteamVR compatible headset such as the HTC Vive.

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Road to VR

MARCH 12, 2018

1443-ppi 120-Hz OLED Display for Wide-Field-of-View High-Acuity Head-Mounted Displays.” ” Such a display, OLED-Info postulates, could land somewhere around a resolution of 5500 × 3000. The talk is named simply “18 Mpixel 4.3-in. inch AMOLEDs at 90Hz.

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VRScout

MAY 2, 2017

In the video Nintendrew (damn that’s an awesome handle) demonstrates how he was able to view an HD 3D video of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D with an aftermarket head mounted display and some simple tinkering with the Switch.

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VRScout

MAY 2, 2017

In the video Nintendrew (damn that’s an awesome handle) demonstrates how he was able to view an HD 3D video of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D with an aftermarket head mounted display and some simple tinkering with the Switch.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 31, 2023

HTC Vive has been doing it for a while” He later quotes D an O’Brien, President, Americas, HTC , stating use case data from the Taoyuan-based firm. Biting into the Apple Demond Cureton, Senior Journalist, XR Today , analysing the commentary from HTC’s chief on the Apple Vision Pro.

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VRScout

MARCH 11, 2019

This facility is designed with our own technology so that the third parties who do not wear a head-mount display can enjoy the virtual world as well,” states the company in an official release. “So, Image Credit: Five For. So, you can unite and enjoy the experience even when your group consists of two or more people.

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GizModo VR

MAY 11, 2021

We haven’t seen a new HTC Vive virtual reality headset in a minute, but today, the company announced two new devices, including the Vive Pro 2. Read more.

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Road to VR

APRIL 17, 2018

Developer Lee Vermeulen didn’t wait for VR headsets like the Vive Pro to get an AR function , but rather strapped a stereoscopic Zed Mini to his original HTC Vive in effort to push Modbox forward into augmented reality.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Some of the leading companies like Meta Platforms, Pico Interactive, HTC VIVE, Lenovo, and Varjo Technologies, among others, have been leading global markets with their devices. Meta, Pico, HTC VIVE, and Varjo headsets all incorporate this new technology. The History of VR.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

One of the reasons that HTC VIVE is an ARPost perennial favorite headset manufacturer is because the company doesn’t turn out a headset every day. Many industry analysts and experts agree that large-scale adoption will take place when Apple releases head-mounted displays. The Future Comes in Pieces.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Varjo calls their prototype “20|20”, saying that it’s specifically designed for professional users and with resolutions more than 70 times beyond any currently shipping or announced head-mounted display. Varjo’s prototype hiding inside of an Oculus Rift, image courtesy Ubergizmo.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 31, 2021

Triad was an instrumental partner in bringing Valve’s tracking technology to production , with the photodiodes used in SteamVR headsets, tracking pucks, and motion controllers produced by Triad’s factory and shipped to off-shore manufacturing partners building XR equipment for brands like HTC, Pimax, Varjo , StarVR, and Valve.

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Upload VR

JUNE 16, 2022

It still has best-in-class tracking and audio quality but its 1600×1440 resolution has been surpassed on both the low end with Quest 2 and the high end with headsets like HTC’s Vive Pro 2 and Varjo Aero. Valve Index , the company’s $999 tethered PC VR kit, has now been on the market for almost three years.

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Road to VR

JUNE 27, 2017

The company has demonstrated its eye-tracking solution in the HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Gear VR, and other head-mounted displays. The company has in recent years turned its expertise toward AR and VR, where eye-tracking data can be used for a wide range of useful things from foveated rendering to avatar eye-mapping.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 16, 2024

The head-mounted display/headset marketplace may be approaching a broad shift as Apple unveils its Vision Pro headset next month, with the device promising to advance screen-based productivity into a third dimension, leveraging traditional MR technologies to achieve a spatial computing future.

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VRScout

AUGUST 24, 2016

We currently have several impressive options from the HTC Vive controllers, to the upcoming Oculus Touch pads for the Rift or the PSVR “pickles.” The opportunities are endless and could give VR that extra sense of reality that’s been missing from the current head-mounted displays, which can only provide a video and audio experience.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

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. The leading producers of VR headsets like Sony, Oculus, Google, HTC, and Samsung, mainly focus on creating cost-effective devices. VR In Gaming.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 12, 2017

With any type of head-mounted display, prescription lens garbed users are typically left out in the cold (or profoundly uncomfortable in some of the major HMDs) until a special solution is crafted. USD) for the standard frame shaped for HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Google Daydream, Samsung Gear VR, and PlayStation VR.

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VRScout

AUGUST 27, 2018

Available at the end of the month via SteamVR, FragmentVR is a utility application for the original HTC Vive that allows you to “draw” custom VR windows into the real-world with total control. Not to mention both of these tools can only be accessed while the Home menu is active, interrupting any experience in which you’re currently engaged.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

A new patent from Sony Interactive Entertainment, filed last year and published earlier this month, reveals the company is working on a new tracking system that looks similar in concept and setup to the Lighthouse tracking seen in HTC and Valve’s Vive.

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Road to VR

MAY 30, 2017

Luckey was a long time tinkerer of head mounted displays prior to building the first Rift prototypes which lead to him founding Oculus and taking the Rift to Kickstarter in 2012 for what would become a wildly successful crowdfunding campaign. The hardware will not change.

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