VRScout

JUNE 12, 2021

Announced today during the Upload VR Showcase as part of IGN’s Summer of Gaming event, the NERF Ultimate Championship is scheduled to arrive in 2022 on the Oculus Quest. You’ll also have a suite of tools that you can use to customize your avatar and blaster. Of course, it’s not a NERF battle without their famous dart guns.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 29, 2020

With the live music industry in shambles, musicians are turning to immersive tech to connect with fans. In these unprecedented times, VR has proven to be an effective tool for musicians looking to connect with audiences on a more intimate level. The live music industry has been hit hard by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

The frantic food game Clash of Chefs VR just received a major update that lets you ditch your Oculus Touch controllers and cook delicious cartoon food with your own two hands. When hand tracking started rolling out for the Oculus Quest in 2019, the technology promised to change the way we interact in VR.

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VRScout

JULY 15, 2021

The popular PC VR RPG experience A Township Tale has finally arrived on Oculus Quest headsets, and the game is already creating some serious buzz among players. Other things to mention: Physical Crafting Professions – Adopt roles and operate physical tools and stations, maximizing the spatial range of VR controls.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 17, 2020

or just meet and talk about immersive realities. He started working in the field many years before me , and he has seen all the transition from old-school VR to the modern devices kickstarted by Palmer Luckey, and so has a great knowledge on immersive realities and many other related technologies. Can you tell us a bit more about it?

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VRScout

MAY 22, 2020

Planck was one of the co-founders of Oculus Story Studio and worked for Pixar for 10 years as a technical director on movies like Cars, WALL-E, and Up. It was during this time that Planck, who was working with Adams at Facebook, was getting into escape rooms, immersive theater, and role-playing games. Image Credit: Adventure Lab.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

TRANSFRVR , one such company working to bring immersive VR learning to accredited job training programs across the United States, today announced its secured $12 million in Series A financing. The post Transfr Secures $12M Series A Financing to Scale Immersive VR Job Training Platform appeared first on Road to VR.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

AUGUST 19, 2024

The VR modelling tool Google Blocks is now available as an open-source version under the name of Open Blocks. Now, the global developer community Icosa Foundation is maintaining Open Blocks, while it continues to run Open Brush, an open-source version a former Google VR sketching tool Tilt Brush.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 27, 2021

Since then, Moore’s Law has pushed the concept closer to reality for most folks, but immersive 3D mapping is still an unfulfilled promise. And Google Earth VR , lets users fly around cities in strikingly immersive ways. But these efforts could also contribute to immersive human-readable 3D maps. Geospatially Sound.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 18, 2019

8th Wall, the platform that gives developers powerful tools to build and launch interactive AR content, has launched their first WebVR project template to all of its Agency and Business plan users. The WebVR template is an A-Frame project for Oculus Quest designed to assist developers in building interactive 6DOF WebVR experiences.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Inside you’ll find a miniature 3D farming experience complete with monthly seasonal changes, various virtual crops, and a fully-stocked shop in which to purchase additional tools and supplies. The post VR Idle Farmer ‘Portable Farm’ Lets You Tend Crops While Immersed In Other VR Games appeared first on VRScout.

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Road to VR

JUNE 23, 2021

. “From confronting critical issues like racial bias and suicide prevention to powering immersive learning for pilots and office workers, Moth+Flame’s technology ushers in a new future of education,” said Kevin Cornish, CEO and Founder of Moth+Flame. to Expand Its Immersive VR Work Training Tech appeared first on Road to VR.

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ARPost

MAY 24, 2021

Presented by “Hardcore History” legendary podcaster Dan Carlin , War Remains is an immersive VR experience that transports viewers to the Western Front of the First World War where they witness history unfold from a soldier’s point of view. Here we have the next generation of immersability if you will, where you become part of the story.”.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 20, 2021

This is the premise behind Cosmic Sugar , an interactive VR wellness game that combines art, sound, and physics to immerse you in a therapeutic virtual experience. Using your Oculus Touch controller, you’ll have full control over a variety of light types, including Spray, Spiral, Starburst, and Point Cloud Stamp.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Today, FRAME, a Virbela sister application for immersive education and collaboration, introduced a series of user experience updates and upcoming information regarding the platform’s pricing changes. FRAME is a virtual reality (VR) collaboration app that allows users to work together in immersive offices and classrooms.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 28, 2021

The Oculus brand will be phased out, with the Quest product line becoming Meta Quest. The goal, the company says, is to realign its name with its primary objective of building out the metaverse—a sort of immersive internet that the company believes wholeheartedly is the future of human communication and interaction.

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Road to VR

MARCH 16, 2020

In place of GDC this year, which was postponed due to the coronavirus , Facebook is announcing some of its news via the decidedly more sterile environment of the Oculus blog, starting today and going until Thursday, March 19th. Today, the company unveiled its next major update to the Oculus Quest system experience.

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VRScout

MAY 17, 2021

Facebook’s latest update introduces several long-awaited features designed to improve how we work and play on the Oculus Quest. Image Credit: Facebook, Oculus. Compared to standard mixed reality capture, the process described by Oculus is painfully simple. Image Credit: Facebook, Oculus. Live Overlay.

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VRScout

JUNE 2, 2019

Facebook’s standalone 6DOF headset, Oculus Quest hit retail stores on May 21 st , and in just one week after launch, the VR headset was listed as sold out at many U.S. Douglas Dominguez, a plumber from Hampton, GA who is part of a Facebook Oculus Quest group, shared a Facebook post about a gentleman he knows who is confined to a wheelchair.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 3, 2020

I want to start this year and this decade (that will be pervaded by immersive technologies) with an amazing tutorial about how you can get started with Oculus Quest hands tracking SDK and create in Unity fantastic VR experiences with natural interactions! Where to find Oculus Hands Tracking SDK. Welcome to 2020! Are you ready?

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VRScout

APRIL 21, 2021

Facebook offers a closer look at the legendary action/horror game redesigned for Oculus Quest headsets. Last week it was announced that Capcom had partnered with Oculus Studios and Armature Studios to bring Resident Evil 4 to the Quest 2 headset. In terms of item management, your menu now serves as an interactive tool.

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Road to VR

APRIL 29, 2021

Its ability to run basic games, office productivity software, and development tools made it one of the highest-selling single home PCs of all time. And now you can experience all of its retro charm through the lens of an Oculus Quest. Image courtesy OPEN PC Reviews.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Separate from the main Quest store, Oculus App Lab gives developers an official ‘unlisted’ and uncurated means of distributing Oculus Quest apps. So far Oculus has stayed true to that promise, having no qualms about hosting a Quest app that’s literally just a cube.

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VRScout

AUGUST 8, 2020

Looking at the future of immersive education in a post COVID-19 world. These updates will also address concerns regarding cybersecurity & student safety, give instructors the tools for remote class management, and offer a plethora of instructional resources. One of the biggest is how do you keep student information safe?

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Road to VR

AUGUST 2, 2021

Niantic announced today that long-time Oculus employee Dan Morris, Head of Developer Relations, is joining as the company’s new Director of Developer Relations as Niantic ramps up its Lightship AR platform, which aims to bring to third-party developers the same ‘world scale’ tech that enables Pokémon Go.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

This week we cover a handful of new funding rounds, new Snap AR milestones and Oculus Quest sales Inflections, among other items. The virtual collaboration product uses 3D visualization tools to enable pharma R&D between computational chemists and structural biologists. Arden’s Wake hits the Oculus Store. Griffith of VR.”

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Road to VR

JULY 20, 2021

Lone Echo II is now set to arrive on August 24th, likely making it one of the last PC-only games funded by Facebook to arrive on the Oculus Store. The game, which launches on the Oculus Store for Rift and Quest via either Link or Air Link next month, will be priced at $40. Image courtesy Ready at Dawn, Facebook.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Increasingly, large companies around the world are discovering the value of immersive tools when it comes to bringing powerful training opportunities to professionals. The company turned to The Leadership Network and Oculus (from Meta) to implement a new Virtual Reality solution. Bringing Oculus Technology to the Team.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Native hand tracking, PC/standalone hybrid functionality, and new games confirmed for the Oculus platform. That’s a wrap on Oculus Connect 6. Oculus Link launches this November ; Oculus will be offering its own official USB-C cable as well. . Image Credit: Facebook.

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ARPost

MARCH 30, 2020

They may not also have the necessary collaboration tools to meet the demands of their remote workforce. With cities enforcing work-from-home policies, these companies are hastening to equip their employees with the tools they need for remote work to ensure business continuity. Utilizing XR to Ensure Productivity Amidst Coronavirus.

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VRScout

MAY 11, 2021

In addition to today’s big headset announcements, HTC has also announced VIVE Business, a comprehensive range of VR tools that includes VIVE Business Device Management System, VIVE Business Training, VIVE Business Streaming, and VIVE Sync, each of which designed to support large manufacturing companies as well as small family-owned businesses.

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VRScout

AUGUST 29, 2021

We looked at daily schedules in the Squad Pods, sketched on the whiteboards in the Immersion Rooms, looked at a 3D model around a holographic table in the R&D Lab, attended a virtual meditation class in the Wellness Center, toured the Studio Room, jammed out on the Main Stage, walked on the moon and more. .

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VRScout

APRIL 14, 2020

XR experiences in general, have proven themselves to be an amazing tool for everything from workforce training and digital marketing to product visualization, entertainment, and immersive online education. They will soon support a marketplace feature that will allow creators to sell experiences and digital downloads.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

This revolutionary system enables creators to harness the power of immersive technologies and unlock the vast possibilities of virtual production. It provides complete services to creatives and brings together all the tools and platforms they need in one XR studio. It also lets them create immersive entertainment like no other.

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ARPost

MARCH 30, 2020

They may not also have the necessary collaboration tools to meet the demands of their remote workforce. With cities enforcing work-from-home policies, these companies are hastening to equip their employees with the tools they need for remote work to ensure business continuity. Utilizing XR to Ensure Productivity Amidst Coronavirus.

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ARPost

APRIL 28, 2021

Is virtual reality a tool for social change? In the world of film, VR has become a powerful tool for tackling pressing social issues. The fully immersive experience that VR provides makes it an excellent medium for storytelling. In 2014, Zero Point was released as the first 360-degree movie made for the Oculus Rift.

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VRScout

APRIL 14, 2021

There’s also a noticeable resemblance to Facebook’s own all-in-one VR headset, the Oculus Quest, right down to the controllers. It should be noted that Facebook and Oculus headsets are currently banned in China, which makes Pico’s Neo 3 VR headset all the more attractive to the Asian market. Image Credit: Pico Interactive.

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