VRScout

DECEMBER 14, 2017

View your 360° video projects in realtime on a HTC Vive. In a trio of announcements, Apple revealed that Valve would be bringing SteamVR and HTC Vive to the new iMac, Unity and Unreal Engine were coming to Mac, and Final Cut Pro X would finally support VR video editing. It was a strong nod to VR creators.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

A new FCC listing appears for an HTC Vive headset. And in fact, a new request to FCC for a new device has arrived from HTC. FCC certifications are requested before releasing an electronic device in the US (to certify that it is safe to be used), so this is a clear sign that HTC is going to release a new headset soon.

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VRScout

JUNE 5, 2017

.” SteamVR will also be joined on Mac systems by the Unreal and Unity video game engines, all tying directly into today’s newly announced Metal 2 video-processing API. Also continuing the theme of VR support for Mac, Industrial Light and Magic staffers demonstrated the first-ever native HTC Vive demo on a Mac system.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 19, 2021

Someone has already received it and has already shared on the social media videos of the Air Link in action. NVIDIA DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling) will be natively supported for HDRP in Unity 2021.2. HTC is going to launch its headset on May, 11th. HTC is keeping rising the hype for its new upcoming headset.

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VRScout

JUNE 8, 2018

In a way, it’s a window into VR, allowing the user to be live composited with the output from a game to create this combined virtual video scene. It’s a mind-blowing format that we’ve been pioneering at VRScout’s studio over the years to film everything from original art series , Super Bowl commercials , to even full-blown music videos.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 18, 2021

While the spotlight is all on Oculus and its Quest, actually Pico and HTC are evolving their hardware and software offerings without almost no one talking about it. Vive Hand Tracking SDK video review. HTC is working on its own hand tracking solution since a while. Vive Hand Tracking Unity SDK. Vive Hand Tracking SDK.

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Road to VR

APRIL 19, 2017

Facebook’s VR headset subsidiary Oculus is finally integrating a native tool that will let you capture and share your Rift experiences through 360 photos and videos—one that developers can integrate into Unity and Unreal Engines, and across NVIDIA and AMD GPUs— and it’s available today on GitHub.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 31, 2016

Nokia has launched the OZO Player SDK , a cross-platform foundation for creating applications with high fidelity VR video playback. For instance, Felix & Paul’s Nomads is a single app which lets viewers watch a 3-part VR video series, and also provides a proprietary interface and supporting non-video content.

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AR Insider

MAY 17, 2021

This week, the Epic/Apple saga continues, HTC doubles down on enterprise AR Niantic enters the AR platform race, and Spatial leans in to NFTs. The debate has drifted into questions about what defines a video game. Is Fortnite a video game, or is it a metaverse with games inside of it? More from AR Insider….

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2021

Image by HTC Vive). HTC launches Vive Focus 3 and Vive Pro 2. In the end, the rumors were correct and HTC launched two headsets at VIVECON: the Vive Pro 2 and the Vive Focus 3 Business Edition. But this device got also some criticism: first of all , HTC has not released new controllers and still sells it with the old Wands.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 25, 2018

On Friday, I’ve published on my social media channels a video where I showcased that I have been able to create an augmented reality app for the Vive Focus. The Focus features two frontal cameras that are used for the inside-out tracking and through scripting, in Unity, it is possible to access their stream. Then keep reading!

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

AI, music, and VR creation tools collide in this beautiful 360° video. Part of YouTube’s VR Creator Lab , the video project can be viewed in 360° on desktop, mobile devices, and VR headsets. With this approach, I was able to preview my scene in VR while still maintaining control over my variables in Unity.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 16, 2022

If you watch the video , you can see me say stupid things about XR… well, more or less as I do every day in my life… Have fun! In a video published on Facebook, he showed himself wearing the headset and let us also see what he was seeing inside , with some footage directly from his point of view. Top news of the week.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

In a video posted by CBS Los Angeles , we see Rams COO Kevin Demoff guiding a reporter through the VR tour of the jaw dropping venue using an Oculus Rift headset with Touch controllers (photos also show an HTC Vive being used).

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VRScout

JULY 8, 2021

These virtual offerings are split into three categories: the VeeR VR Cinema, the Unity for Garden Showcase, and the Cannes XR Developer Showcase. This includes SteamVR headsets such as the HTC Vive and Valve Index as well as the Oculus Rift. Image Credit: VRScout. But how to access these wonderful creations, you may be asking.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

Developing with a VR headset doesn’t necessarily mean you’re developing a VR app; the HTC Vive is finding unexpected use as a camera for virtual worlds, too. Once you’ve captured your footage you’ll be able to import video just like you would any other footage and edit it.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

With much surprise for us all, HTC has just announced the Vive Focus Plus , its first full 6 DOF standalone headset! The Vive Focus Plus, in all its majesty (Image by HTC). Internal view of the Vive Focus Plus (Image by HTC). Do you want to know more? Well, you are in the right place. The Vive Focus Plus.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 22, 2024

More info The Vive Focus Vision has been released HTC has decided to release the Vive Focus Vision the same week as the Quest 3S. It seems that HTC has invested a lot in providing a standalone headset that is great for PCVR and so it features a lossless wired Displayport connection, very high display resolution, and integrated eye tracking.

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Road to VR

JUNE 11, 2020

From live VR concerts in Wave coming from some of the biggest names in music, to HTC’s annual developer conference taking place in Engage , social VR is picking up the slack where video chatting platforms simply don’t cut it. Developer applications to help are now open.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 3, 2017

A toned-down version of the more intricate ZED long-range depth camera, the Mini attaches securely to the front of an Oculus Rift or HTC Vive headset and captures the real world in stereoscopic video via the camera’s two “eyes.” One of the more exciting of options is Stereolabs’ ZED Mini depth camera.

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Road to VR

APRIL 16, 2018

HTC has announced a new set of tools allowing developers to build applications which take advantage of the Vive Pro’s stereo front-facing cameras, effectively turning the device into an AR headset dev kit. SEE ALSO HTC Vive Pro Headset Review: Welcomed Improvements Overshadowed By a Steep Price.

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Road to VR

JUNE 5, 2017

” SteamVR and HTC Vive on Mac OS. While Steam has been Mac compatible for some time now, Apple announced that Valve will be bringing SteamVR to Mac too, allowing the HTC Vive to run VR games on Mac systems. Unity and Unreal VR SDK Support. VR Video Editing in Final Cut Pro X. Vive Demo on Stage.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Viveport Streaming – Video Review. I made a nice video where I present to you: How to activate Viveport Streaming; Me playing SuperHot and Beat Saber with it; A video on controllers tracking; My opinion about it. I guess that HTC has given priority to stability over visual quality because the frames appeared compressed.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 16, 2020

SenseGlove video review. This post contains a very detailed review of the SenseGlove force-feedback gloves, but if you don’t like walls of texts and prefer a more agile video review, then I got you covered! Have fun watching this review video. What is SenseGlove? This should be fixed in future iterations of the device.

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Road to VR

JULY 4, 2017

By matching up live video and a digital environment with the help of a green screen setup though, you can essentially create a video that places you straight in the action—one that better communicates the immersion of a VR game than a simple first-person screen capture. image courtesy Oculus.

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Next Reality VR

APRIL 17, 2018

HTC is entering the augmented reality market through the back door by giving developers access to the stereo front-facing cameras on the Vive and Vive Pro VR headsets. Video: In addition, the Vive software team has launched the Vive SRWorks SDK, which will support native development via plugins for Unity and Unreal.

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AR Insider

MAY 1, 2020

XR Talks is a series that features the best presentations and educational videos from the XR universe. It includes embedded video, as well as narrative analysis and top takeaways. This has been the topic of many roundtable discussions, two of which we cherry-picked for this week’s featured XR talk (videos below).

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 27, 2021

This is why I felt so honored when the company, now called UltraLeap, contacted me to have a preview of their new hands-tracking runtime, codenamed “Gemini” UltraLeap Gemini hands-tracking review video. UltraLeap Unity SDK. Playing around with Leap Motion/Ultraleap SDK in Unity is pretty easy.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 1, 2017

Today is Unity’s Vision Summit in Los Angeles. Since releasing, Superhot has been given a juicy content update that makes a great game even better and has begun to tease support for other VR headsets like the HTC Vive. Best 360 Video – MIYUBI (Felix & Paul Studios, in collaboration with Funny or Die).

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

ZedMini camera mounted to HTC Vive / Image Credit: Lee Vermeulen. When watching Vermeulen’s videos, you can see that in some of his experiments he is using VR controllers in an AR environment. The primary component is a ZedMini camera hooked up to an HTC Vive headset, that allows for AR pass-through while he is in VR.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 4, 2022

The same luck has not happened to employees at Niantic at Unity. Unity, instead, is firing 4% of its employees, and this may seem weird considering that in the last months it has proceeded to hundred-millions-dollars acquisitions. Meta adds video recording settings on Quest, at least for developers. Other relevant news.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JULY 26, 2017

Originally created by user Puffycheeks in Unity, the video shows YouTube user Ultra (a friend/colleague of the creator) exploring the city of Dalaran from inside an HTC Vive headset. Check it out: The video is very long because he flies around and explores every inch of the city. Let us know down in the comments below!

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 27, 2020

It just needs some adjustments in the final part and bug fixing; On this game have worked many people already involved with other Half-Life titles; More gameplay videos will be shared in these weeks; The team has worked hard to ensure that gamers could enjoy just hang around in the environment and explore them. News worth a mention.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Back at WWDC 2017 Apple finally embraced VR, announcing that it had been working with Valve to bring SteamVR and the HTC Vive to MacOS , along with a number of other announcements about how the company would support VR as part of its ecosystem. Virtual reality gets real. For now, Apple’s VR moves largely appeal to VR creators.

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ARPost

MARCH 26, 2020

The three-day event featured videos and special blog posts. Now it looks like HTC and VIVE are doing something similar. If you followed Facebook’s GDS, whether with Facebook, with us, or with someone else, you may be wondering why HTC has elected to live stream content. To not bother, catch the videos on VIVE’s YouTube later on.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Image by HTC Vive). HTC expands its Cosmos offering and teases the future with Proton. This has been a pretty interesting week for HTC Vive. And it is nice that HTC with this new Cosmos line is satisfying the needs of a broad share of VR people : from the casual gamer that wants something cheap to the professional.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Release date of Stride: Fates New gameplay video for Arizona: Sunshine 2 Rolling Stones pack for Beat Saber Trailer and Release date for Silent Slayer. Who We Are Push the boundaries of the virtual reality industry with us as we create a cross-platform, VR video streaming metaverse. SteamVR 2.0 is now live for everyone.

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