Peter Graham

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Full body avatars will become available so you can look like a real digital person using the Unity Avatar SDK. The virtual world will add native NFT (Non-Fungible Tokens) integration allowing users to place any NFT directly onto Somnium Land Parcels they own and explore them in full VR in headsets like HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and Valve Index.

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Road to VR

MARCH 25, 2020

HTC is doing just that throughout the next few months in a live webinar happening every Tuesday, from now until mid-May. Starting on March 31st and going to May 12th, HTC is streaming live developer talks that it would have otherwise given during GDC 2020. Why live talks? SEE ALSO Watch All of Facebook's GDC 2020 Developer Talks Here.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

To design in virtual reality, we need the high resolution of the Varjo device. With this high resolution there is a seamless transfer between the real world and the virtual world,” said Jan Pflueger, Coordination Augmented & Virtual Reality at Audi, in an official release.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 4, 2023

More info (Quest 3 going ok in Steam Hardware Survey) More info (Quest 2 selling much better than Quest 3 on Amazon) HTC announced the Vive Ultimate Tracker Finally, HTC has officially announced the Vive Ultimate Tracker, its standalone inside-out tracker unit. But for now, we are not sure at all this is going to happen.

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Hypergrid Business

AUGUST 3, 2017

Eight year ago, when I first launched Hypergrid Business , virtual worlds offered a unique set of compelling features. There was presence, and immersion, and the ability to create your own virtual environments. At that time, virtual worlds were the only visible path to an interconnected metaverse of virtual environments.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 16, 2022

This reminds me of a similar error HTC made in the past of mixing signals of a pro device and consumer content It has RGB passthrough cameras with three times the resolution of Quest 2 cameras. Even worse, Unity has lost -30% of its stock value. The Unity Asset Store works pretty well, so I see the value in this kind of initiative.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

More info (Snap announces new Spectacles glasses — Road To VR) More info (Snap announces new Spectacles glasses — Upload VR) More info (Ian Hamilton reviewing the device) More info (A comment on the launch video of the device) HTC announces Vive Focus Vision HTC has announced its latest standalone headset: the Vive Focus Vision.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2024

This would be pretty disruptive, because up to now every standalone headset has been a walled garden with its own store and hardware, with the only exception being HTC trying to distribute its Viveport store to some other Chinese devices. Virtual worlds like Fortnite, Roblox, or also RecRoom, and VRChat are becoming every day more successful.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 29, 2022

In the future, users will access the Metaverse, a unified space integrating multiple virtual worlds on an interoperable platform. Regarding technologies, the Metaverse will incorporate artificial intelligence (AI), virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (VR/AR/MR), the internet of things (IoT), and hand and eye tracking tools.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Its userbase is superior to known PCVR headsets like the HTC Vive Pro and Pro 2 and most probably in the next weeks, it will also surpass the Pico 4. Read Graphic Designer Job Description Read Unity Developer Job Description Read Full Stack Developer Job Description Some XR fun Do you have a minute to read my opinion on the BigScreen Beyond?

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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.

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ARVR

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Modeling Next, we created virtual copies of the tools and uniforms, so that all of them looked real in a virtual world. App programming (Unity) We developed a simple intuitive application that would help employees understand and remember a sequence of actions. We used sketches, schemes and references provided by Huawei.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The company got more than $10M of investment over the years, including important support from HTC Vive, which uses its spaces to organize the virtual events to launch its XR hardware. Engage Link wants to take the best of both worlds, and let you meet in VR professional people from your field while you stay at home.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 9, 2022

As one of the better-known companies in the virtual reality space, HTC VIVE has already proven to be a valuable partner for countless companies transitioning into the XR space. The HTC Vive headset is a common choice for entertainment companies looking to bring unique gaming and competitive experiences to hybrid environments.

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ARPost

JULY 29, 2022

Designed for Oculus Quest and Oculus Go, this app aims to create a cozy family corner in the virtual world. The environment built by AlcoveVR creators is a modern and comfortable living room, in many ways similar to the one you have in the real world. So far, the platform boasts more than 25,000 community-created worlds.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JULY 3, 2017

Explaining the incredible immersion that a solid virtual reality experience provides is difficult to put into words, but showing someone playing or allowing a person to play themselves is the quickest path to amazement. There are also additional guides for those wanting to integrate mixed reality support into Unity , Unreal , and native.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

ZedMini camera mounted to HTC Vive / Image Credit: Lee Vermeulen. When asked about why he focuses more on AR, Vermeulen says , “I don’t want to completely escape reality, I don’t want to be in a complete virtual world. I just want to augment my world.”. . “I nteraction has always been my main focus.”

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Road to VR

JULY 17, 2017

Using 3D animations from 4DViews , China-based developer 应高选 created this with his iPhone 6s and Unity. Showing some gaming applications to the always cool portal-trick, Helsinki-based creative developer lingoded is by his own admission “searching [for] the next big thing” as he works with ARKit and Unity.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 30, 2022

The “TendAR” augmented reality experience creates a virtual fish for players, capable of interacting with the real world through the user’s camera. Respawn Entertainment and Unity. Unity helped with everything from matchmaking in VR, to voice communications for the development of the new game. Sense Arena and HTC VIVE.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 31, 2022

A powerful name in the VR and XR landscapes, HTC VIVE has made its mark on the extended reality world by creating business-focused tools for new realities. HTC VIVE’s technology ecosystem leverages enterprise-level features for everything from immersive visuals to security.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 25, 2017

The Vancouver, Canada-based company recently released its first title, the Awaken VR puzzle game , on the HTC Vive VR headset. The software development kit (SDK) is available for developers on the Unity Asset Store, and the application for end users is available on Steam. MixCast VR is the first in a suite of tools.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 27, 2021

Furthermore, this demo made me realize once more how interacting with objects without a clear sense of haptics and without realistic physics can be an illusion-breaker at the beginning, because you realize how your hands can’t interact with the virtual world as you do with the real one. UltraLeap Unity SDK.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Global tech giants such as NVIDIA, Lenovo, Unity, Epic Games, HTC VIVE, and others have already entered the metaverse space race. Now, creatives can leverage them to collaborate in the physical and virtual world, seamlessly and interoperably.

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VRScout

MARCH 6, 2017

First Windows mixed reality dev headset ships, dive into the virtual world via Xbox, high-end VR gets more affordable, Rogue One used VR to direct scenes, the investment & funding wrapup, and much more… FIRST WINDOWS MIXED REALITY HEADSET SHIPS LATER THIS MONTH. FOX SPORTS USES VIRTUAL REALITY ART FOR SUPER BOWL COMMERCIALS.

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VRScout

MARCH 14, 2018

Multiple experiences are currently fighting for the position of top dog in the hopes of cementing itself as THE virtual world where users could meet and interact as entirely new people. Sinespace was built using the Unity game engine allowing for an easily customizable as well as upgradable experience.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Zaxby’s is taking an interactive HTC VIVE experience on tour to tailgaters across the country. The “Zaxby’s Fanz of Flavor” tour is hitting the road with a full-sized wooden barn where you can get your hands on the HTC VIVE and a few custom interactive VR experiences. For many of college students, this will be their first time in VR.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

We talked with The Park Playground CEO Peter Vindevogel, who shared his thoughts on these myths and misconceptions, shedding light on virtual reality technology. This is followed by 36% who shared that they’re planning to use the metaverse for interactions with colleagues, as well as for creating virtual content for their audience.

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Cats and VR

JUNE 27, 2016

JerrysPlaceVR is coming to the Oculus Rift CV1 and the HTC Vive very soon. VRChat lets you create, publish, and explore virtual worlds with other people from around the world. I decided to pick a project that would gradually introduce me to Unity without being overly complex.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 17, 2020

At the end of this simultaneous performance, the participants gathered in the courtyard of the Palais Royal will be able to chat live with Jean-Michel Jarre’s avatar, erasing even further the boundaries between the physical and the virtual worlds. You should see it.

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Hypergrid Business

MARCH 12, 2018

Sinespace , a virtual world platform from OpenSim co-founder Adam Frisby, launched its virtual reality beta last week and reports 20 percent weekly user growth. Previously, the Unity-based social virtual world was only available for desktop clients. Unity 3D user interface for Sinespace.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Following that is a “Fireside Chat” with Unity CEO John Riccitiello. a panel discussion with leading XR ethicist Kent Bye, HTC VIVE China President Alvin Graylin, WXR Fund Managing Partner Amy LaMeyer, and Creative Artist Agency ’s Chief Metaverse Officer Joanna Popper.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 22, 2022

It will offer shared virtual spaces to combine the physical and virtual worlds using virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (VR/AR/MR) technologies. Tech firms large and small are building the virtual spaces of tomorrow.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Based on our recent talk with VP of content, Joel Breton, HTC has plenty of experiences in the works for its Vive VR headset across a wide range of categories. Though you probably wouldn’t have guessed it, one of those categories is virtual reading. The app doesn’t just bring the magazine into VR, however. .

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Leapmotion

AUGUST 2, 2016

With the Leap Motion Unity Core Assets and Modules , you can start building right away with features like custom-designed hands, user interfaces, and event triggers. The Leap Motion Unity assets provide an easy way to bring hands into a Unity game. Since they’re built on the native VR integration included in Unity 5.4,

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 10, 2022

As a Unity developer, I am a bit envious of all of this. It is working on some form of virtual currency, that has been internally named “Zuck Buck” (I love this name, actually). It should not be based on cryptocurrency like Libra, but just be virtual money similar to Robux in Roblox, and we can expect it to be used in virtual worlds.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 12, 2024

In the corporate landscape, haptic gloves can offer a more immersive experience to users working on prototypes for new products in the virtual world. There’s even state-of-the-art finger tracking to help enhance accuracy and precision in virtual reality scenarios. There’s even zero-loss on-body recording at 120 FPS.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 2, 2024

The Horizon framework is also used to power Meta’s Worlds metaverse platform. Meta aims to create socially connected virtual worlds accessible from headsets, phones, and desktops.

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