Doc-Ok

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

What is the real, physical, display resolution of my VR headset? But if you happen to have an HTC Vive, then have a look at the graphs in Figures 1 and 2 (the other headsets behave in the same way, but the actual numbers differ). So it’s about time. The short answer is, of course, that it depends on your model of headset.

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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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Road to VR

APRIL 17, 2018

The developers behind Modbox (2016) , the VR physics sandbox for SteamVR-compatible headsets, have been experimenting with augmented reality recently, something they say is a perfect fit for the Modbox software.

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VRScout

JANUARY 20, 2017

The HTC Vive is about to get an upgrade in convenience and comfort. What are some of the most inconvenient aspects of virtual reality currently? Well the fine folks at SynergyWiz are looking to make those issues a thing of the past with their recently-funded rEvolve headstrap for the HTC Vive.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Pre-orders for the FOVE 0 head-mounted display begin November 2nd. Originally labeled just FOVE , the FOVE 0 (yeah now we’re talking) has been making waves in the virtual reality community due in large part to its unique built-in eye-tracking technology.

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VRScout

APRIL 29, 2018

In a recently published Disney Research post , the team writes that “the primary motivation of this research was to enhance the entertainment value of [head-mounted display]-based visual VR experiences in games and movies, by providing on-body force feedback.”.

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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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VRScout

MAY 2, 2017

Since its initial reveal back in October, gamers have speculated wildly about what Nintendo’s plans were regarding their latest console, the Nintendo Switch, and virtual reality. He then slides the console into a Durovis Dive 7 headset, although he points out that any tablet-sized head mounted display will do, and viola!

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VRScout

MAY 2, 2017

Since its initial reveal back in October, gamers have speculated wildly about what Nintendo’s plans were regarding their latest console, the Nintendo Switch, and virtual reality. He then slides the console into a Durovis Dive 7 headset, although he points out that any tablet-sized head mounted display will do, and viola!

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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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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 4, 2016

Linden Lab , the creative minds behind the online social game Second Life , have been quietly constructing a virtual reality successor to their popular virtual world. Sansar invitations will continue to roll out until the public release in early 2017.

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MARCH 16, 2017

While traditional eSports aren’t going away, many companies are building the foundation for a virtual reality subset. When you look at the gaming landscape, the only thing as “hot “as eSports is virtual reality. Newzoo forecasts global virtual reality and augmented reality will generate $569 billion by 2025.

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VRScout

AUGUST 24, 2016

We’re at a very crucial point in the development of virtual reality. One of the biggest questions is how will we handle the controller aspect of virtual reality? We currently have several impressive options from the HTC Vive controllers, to the upcoming Oculus Touch pads for the Rift or the PSVR “pickles.”

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JUNE 21, 2017

Just ahead of Microsoft’s E3 conference last week the company filed a trademark for Direct Reality. Given the company’s penchant for relabelling virtual reality as mixed reality, we had hoped that would mean VR would make an appearance at its showcase. Spencer’s explanation starts around the 14:45 mark.

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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

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Virtual Self as an example allows users to see their body in VR and stream their gameplay without expensive setups. Combining light field rendering and head mounted displays, hospitals can bring surgeons a solution that is superior to traditional imaging systems like microscopes while saving costs and improving patient outcomes.

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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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VRScout

AUGUST 17, 2016

Intel demonstrates “Merged Reality” wireless VR headset, Project Alloy. Yesterday Intel announced its entry into the virtual reality space with the Project Alloy all-in-one head mounted display. ” The live demo had a few awkward moments, as most live demos do but was very impressive overall. .”

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VRScout

AUGUST 17, 2016

Intel demonstrates “Merged Reality” wireless VR headset, Project Alloy. Yesterday Intel announced its entry into the virtual reality space with the Project Alloy all-in-one head mounted display. ” The live demo had a few awkward moments, as most live demos do but was very impressive overall. .”

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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. I tried for a bit using the built-in room view but being so invasive it was either see in virtual reality or see your surroundings, never both.

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VRScout

AUGUST 1, 2016

Among the expected fare of films, games, animation, audio products and cosplay during the four-day conference, there was one obvious and unavoidable sorta newcomer to the scene — virtual reality. Most of that hardware growth will be fueled by key products from Samsung, Sony, HTC, Oculus and Google.

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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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VRScout

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

This weekend catch a screening of over 38 short films presented entirely in virtual reality. The really cool part however, is that the whole vent will be conducted within virtual reality. If attendees don’t have access to a head-mounted display, they can simply view the experience on a standard desktop in 2D.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 2, 2017

Osso uses virtual reality to enable surgeons to perform realistic orthopedic surgery, replacing an old, complicated, expensive manual simulation created by the aptly named Sawbones Corp. Using VR and haptic robots that feel like a patient, surgeons were able to immerse themselves in a 3D virtual operating room.

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OCTOBER 13, 2016

The combination of content, pricing, and simplicity may mean that Sony could take a dominant position in the market over competition like HTC and Oculus. While the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift debuted earlier this year, their market share has grown slowly. VR for Everyone. This post by Jeff Grubb originally appeared on VentureBeat.

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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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EON Reality

MARCH 13, 2020

Going forward, 2020 will present a line of demarcation between past and future digital learning experiences, prompting a “Visual Revolution” driven by 5G, artificial intelligence, augmented reality, virtual reality, and other emerging visual technologies and experiences. What is different now than in the past?

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

We’re working to take virtual reality from an early adopter concept to a revolution for all of computing. It will replace cell phone displays, computer monitors and keyboards, televisions and remotes, and automobile dashboards. Modern Virtual Reality Systems. Research is Vision.

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DECEMBER 4, 2016

And after a few years of research, the Finnish company decided to move into virtual reality 360-degree capture cameras. Ozo’s output is one single cable going into either your storage or a head-mounted display. We started seeing the first Oculus and HTC headsets this year. It’s like a normal viewfinder.

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Peter Graham

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

In January during the CES 2019 technology event in Las Vegas, HTC Vive announced its next virtual reality (VR) head-mounted display (HMD), the Vive Cosmos. While the HTC Vive Pro is designed more towards enterprise use cases, the Vive Cosmos is the company’s new high-end headset for consumers.

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MARCH 14, 2017

We’ll present the latest integration for assembly line training with HTC Vive and feedback powered by NVIDIA® PhysX®. How To Bring Engineering Datasets To Head-Mounted Displays. Improving Patient Care Using EchoPixel’s Interactive Virtual Reality Technology.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Eye Tracking Apart from sessions a few years ago using the HTC Vive Pro Eye and Microsoft Hololens, I didn’t have any experience with eye tracking. Though I’m primarily a PCVR user, I’ve used enough headsets like Quest, HTC Vive Focus, and Lenovo Mirage Solo to be familiar with the benefits of going standalone.

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Virtual reality (VR) startup Bigscreen revealed its first major hardware offering: the world’s smallest headset, the Bigscreen Beyond. It operates across major platforms such as Meta Quest 2 and Pro, SteamVR headsets such as the Valve Index, HTC VIVE, and Windows Mixed Reality (MR) head-mounted displays.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 1, 2023

Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on Thursday that Meta Quest 3, a new mixed and virtual reality headset, will be launched at the end of the year. The announcement comes just days before rival firm Apple is set to unveil its Reality Pro headset at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on Monday, 5 June.

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VR Lens Blog

MARCH 7, 2016

Today you learn how lenses for virtual reality headsets work but you first have to understand how our eyes work. So, we humans have difficulty looking at virtual reality head mounted displays (VR HMDs) that are 3 to 7 cm in front of our eyes.

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Peter Graham

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

This UK release has been brought about by the growing demand in thrilling, active experiences and the great interest the public has in Virtual Reality. Once again Bandai Namco Amusement Europe is exclusively partnering with HTC Vive, using the Vive Pro head-mounted display (HMD).

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MARCH 16, 2017

To top it all off, it was one of the first modern, dystopian interpretations of the concept of virtual reality (VR) that wasn’t relegated to niche, nerd status and was devoured by the mainstream public. ” The movie made black shades, trench coats, and Keanu Reeves cool again.

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