The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

The Oculus Connect 6 is approaching. Next week, on 25th and 26th, Oculus will hold its main yearly event , and as always, it will talk about the milestones reached by the company and then it will show future hardware and software. What will Oculus announce? This is the homepage of Oculus website (Image by Oculus).

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 30, 2022

Today, to provide an insight into the opportunities for XR in the gaming landscape, we’re going to be looking at some of the most impressive case studies from the last few years. When creating the new “Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond” title, Respawn wanted to reboot an entire franchise for access in the Oculus VR platform.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 12, 2019

The time for my Oculus Quest review has come. The Quest has a nice packaging , as all Oculus products. I really love opening Oculus products , since usually they are packaged really well, and the Quest is no exception. Everything appears carefully studied to be pleasant for the user when he/she opens the box.

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VRScout

JUNE 23, 2020

He studied how each player interacted with their virtual environment in order to identify where their respective conditions came into play the most. WalkinVR launches June 29th on Oculus Rift/Rfit S, HTC Vive, Valve Index, and Windows Mixed Reality with both free and premium versions available.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 25, 2020

Image by Oculus). Oculus Quest becomes 1 year old, and Facebook makes many announcements. The Oculus Quest is now one year old. But the greatest feature is that finally Oculus is accepting hands-tracked applications in the Oculus Store from the 28th of this month! Happy birthday, Oculus Quest!

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Today, we’re going to be looking at some of the most inspirational case studies from the educational landscape, highlighting the benefits of XR for training. Meta Oculus and Aptiv. Turning to the Leadership Network, and leveraging the power of Oculus for Business, Aptiv achieved phenomenal results. HTC Vive and Penn State.

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VRScout

MARCH 29, 2021

Part of that recovery process will involve studying the rapid progression of this unprecedented global outbreak. Available now in beta on Oculus Quest/Quest 2 headsets via the Oculus App Lab, Pandemic by Prisms is an engaging and thought-provoking educational game experience designed to illustrate the mathematics of a global viral outbreak.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 31, 2021

” VR shouldn’t be used by children… Health and safety warning of the Oculus Rift DevKits (Image from Oculus Forums). When I started using virtual reality in 2014, the age limit for using the Oculus Rift DK 2 was 7 years, but then it was incremented to 13 years old. … but they use it anyway.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 27, 2023

Ok, of course, I’m kidding, but, you know, the possibility of saying the wrong name is so high that my proposal actually starts making sense… Top news of the week (Image by HTC Vive) HTC reveals inside-out-tracked Tracker With a totally unexpected move, HTC has revealed a new kind of Tracker.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Privacy in VR is an ever growing issue, especially now that all new Oculus accounts must login to Facebook with their real identity, which includes anyone who wants to use a Quest 2. The study however didn’t include a load of other burgeoning VR technologies that could be used to fill out personal profiles in the near future.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

Google’s popular virtual reality art program Tilt Brush is launching for the Oculus Rift headset with Oculus Touch controllers. The experience can be purchased today in Oculus Home for $29.99. ” PlayStation VR support for Tilt Brush has been studied by Morant and her team as well.

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ARPost

MARCH 24, 2021

Options like the Oculus Quest 2 make it easy for anyone to jump right into virtual reality and VR gaming, and it’s nice to know you’re not alone. In 2019, AARP conducted an online study to gauge the use of video games among people age 50 and over. Who Is Playing Games? Why Is VR Gaming Appealing to Adults?

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 18, 2021

Anyway, he confirmed that the first smart glasses that will be released this year won’t have true AR and said that now Oculus wants to expand beyond the gaming ecosystem. HTC predicts the rise of all-in-two devices. So, what will be the HMD that HTC will launch this year? So it is a bit of a confusing statement :D. I’m curious….

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Select from Amateur, Semi-Pro or Pro difficulty levels, set lefty or righty controls, customize plays by setting up shooters around the offensive zone, play timed and goal-driven matches, earn achievements, even study replays and heat-maps to discover your strong and weak points. Until October 12th, the game will be 15% off.

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Road to VR

MARCH 7, 2018

Oculus has included similar warnings, as their guidelines for both Rift and Gear VR is set at 13+, although Oculus ex-CEO Brendan Iribe admitted back in 2015 that Oculus adopted Facebook’s the 13+ age requirement when they were acquired. Sorry tweens, Mario Kart VR is still for 13 and up. image courtesy Bandai Namco.

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VRScout

APRIL 1, 2020

Brain-computer interface systems like Neurable’s VR game Awakening uses an electrode-laden headband, connected to an HTC Vive HMD, to track brain activity. With Oculus having launched hand-tracking on the Quest this past December, I wonder how far we are from consumer-ready mind-control systems. Brain-Computer Interfaces.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 4, 2021

One of the smartest ideas ever had by HTC has been the invention of the Vive Tracker: a little puck that you can attach to an object so that to track it inside virtual reality. The Tracker is good, but since HTC has never had competition in the field, i t has always been the same since the launch year. More info. Some news on content.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 14, 2019

Oculus is working on 2nd gen VR. Mark Zuckerberg told that Oculus Quest closed the first generation of VR and so Oculus is now working on its second generation. We don’t know what Oculus will present, but we have some hints. Other relevant news. What’s next is where things really get interesting ”. More info More info.

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ARPost

JUNE 19, 2020

Moreover, it’s compatible with HTC Vive , Oculus Rift , and Windows Mixed Reality. The University of Vermont Medical Center is also studying how olfaction influences pain, stress, and anxiety in their clinical psychiatry patients. However, unlike existing olfaction technologies, it only produces scent when it is desired.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

According to a Steam survey , HTC Vive users increased merely 0.3 Oculus Rift users also grew only 0.3 percent have the Oculus Rift. A study by law firm Perkins Coie found 37 percent of consumers were hesitant to adopt VR and AR technologies because of “inadequate content offerings.” percent in August.

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Road to VR

JULY 24, 2019

Amazon today announced the launch of Prime Video VR on Oculus Quest, Go, and Gear VR. The app is available on Oculus Quest , Go , and Gear VR for free. Stand in front of glaciers, fly at low altitudes over some of the world’s most stunning scenery, and dive beneath the ocean’s surface to learn what NASA’s studies are revealing.

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Road to VR

JULY 17, 2017

The six week Oculus Rift sale has made tangible waves within the VR community with its ‘best-yet’ $400 price point. For the next six weeks, the price for an Oculus Rift bundle (Oculus Rift headset with Oculus Touch controllers) is $400. Image courtesy Oculus. Guest Article by Colin McMahon.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 1, 2020

With the Unimersiv app and Oculus Rift headset, students can meet people from any country in the world and learn languages in VR. The Unimersiv app is free to download on the Oculus Store, making it easily accessible to a wide range of students. Learning Languages ( Unimersiv ). Special Education. Credit: Headcase VR. Campus Visits.

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Tech Trends VR

APRIL 22, 2020

FundamentalVR is also helping hospitals with another impact of the COVID-19 situation, as student surgeons are seeing their studies interrupted as hospitals are reserved for essential care. Student surgeons are seeing their studies interrupted as hospitals are reserved for essential care Click To Tweet.

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Road to VR

MAY 30, 2018

The new map, called Cosmic Odyssey, puts you in the heart neighboring black hole and in a top-secret research center nearby studying the singularity. The Sprint Vector Big Bang Update is available now on Steam (HTC Vive & Rift), Oculus Home (Rift), and PlayStation Network (PSVR).

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VRScout

APRIL 19, 2020

Since 2015, Smart Study’s Pinkfong has continued to expand its brand through toys, games, books, and various other innovative collaborations. Collectively the Pinkfong YouTube channels have garnered over 27 billion views and more than 53 million followers , becoming one of the hottest child-friendly entertainment platforms in the world.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Flagship products such as the Meta Quest Pro, Pico 4 and Pico 4 Enterprise, and HTC VIVE Focus 3 and Flow devices have recently hit shelves, sparking interest in the emerging technology. In 2012, the first Oculus Rift emerged, triggering a burst of excitement followed by relative silence from consumers. Enhanced Headsets.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

But in China, they are very famous, and now they are also organizing a big event about XR called FBEC with hosts from all the major VR companies (HTC, Unity, Alibaba, Huawei, etc…). I’m Chen, General Manager and Chief Editor of VRTUOLUO , also a senior media expert who has dug and studied deeply the XR industry since 2014.

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VeeR VR

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Oculus has announced the all-new standalone named Oculus Quest at 5th annual Connect developer conference. While Oculus Go is roughly “80 percent media and 20 percent gaming,” said Oculus chief technology officer John Carmack, the Oculus Quest is emphatically gaming-focused. Don’t know which VR headset to buy?

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 27, 2020

What is interesting the most are not the features, that more or less are the same as most other headsets: integrated headphones, halo+headband, IPD adjustment, etc… It seems a mix of a Samsung Odyssey and an Oculus Rift S. Oculus Go is not part of the Oculus For Business program anymore. But of course, I hope for a full reveal

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 24, 2020

Oculus devices will require a Facebook login. The enormous piece of news of the week is tha t Facebook has communicated that from October, 20th, all people that want to use an Oculus device for personal use will have to use their personal Facebook account to log in. Top news of the week. Image by Tweakanalogy). The same on Twitter.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Disclaimer: HTC provided three of their Vive Tracker 3.0 What is an HTC Vive Tracker? Whilst the first part of this article looked at the history of the HTC Vive Tracker and its three different versions, the second part will focus on some practical experiments with the latest HTC Vive Tracker 3.0. HTC Vive Tracker 3.0

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Going on the stage at an investor event, Qualcomm CEO and President Cristiano Amon has revealed that Oculus Quest 2 (now Meta Quest 2) has sold 10 million units worldwide. Roblox CEO has said in the past that he was intrigued by the Oculus Quest, and now it seems that the whole company is betting more on virtual reality.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JUNE 9, 2017

Developer Fusion Media Group this week announced that Mars 2030 will be landing on the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and PlayStation VR (PSVR) in July, with non-VR versions also available on both PC and PS4 too. The game uses position-tracked controllers like Oculus Touch, the Vive wands, and PlayStation Move.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 7, 2021

It doesn’t seem to be on par with the Oculus Quest 2, but as a first device by Nolo, it is not that bad. A decent budget for Microsoft and Facebook… but something impossible for companies like HTC or Magic Leap (do you remember when we all thought that $2.5B More info (HTC Vive Pro 2 review) More info (HTC Vive Pro 2 review?—?cached

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 9, 2020

The game appears fantastic : the graphics are high-level, the interactions are carefully studied to be natural (e.g. The most reactive major XR company has been HTC that has decided that its annual VEC event, that was usually held in Shenzhen, China, will be held in the ENGAGE virtual platform.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 27, 2021

One of the first accessories for AR/VR I had the opportunity to work on is the Leap Motion hands tracking controller : I made some cool experiments and prototypes with it and the Oculus Rift DK2. I’ve tested it with my Leap Motion Controller, the Oculus Quest, and a lot of scotch tape and I was very satisfied by the results.

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