VRScout

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Oculus Touch controllers were just announced to ship late in 2016. Xbox gamepads shipped with the Oculus Rift headset. While still present, we’ve also seen the use of gamepads diminish dramatically. Oculus Go Controller. Oculus Touch hand controllers. Keyboard and mouse inputs were available for PC based headsets.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 1, 2019

This is what the homepage of Oculus website shows now (Image by Oculus). As we were all expecting (also thanks to the amazing speculations of the Best Buy guys on Reddit :D), Oculus has launched both the Oculus Quest and the Rift S during the keynote of the F8 event , that happened at 10AM PT. Oculus For Business.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 26, 2019

Honestly, I find it a smart idea for this moment, but I also think that HTC has to invest more to have more content on Viveport on the long term if it plans to fight with Oculus and its upcoming Quest. During the presentation, there has been almost no mention of the Cosmos. Inside a closed transparent box.

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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 ”.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Also, Leap Motion tracking or the mixed reality cameras of Varjo XR-3 are not part of this model. T he only thing that actually never convinced me about Varjo devices are the lenses: both VR-2 and XR-3 have visible lens distortions , and we still don’t know if they are present also in this new headset.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 12, 2021

Some weeks ago, a group of 12 indie development studios decided to launch the first bundle dedicated to App Lab experiences for Oculus Quest. The user could buy the bundle and get access to sideloadable versions of the games, with the promise of a free key for when the game would have been approved by Oculus on App Lab.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 21, 2018

One of the biggest drawbacks of HTC Vive headsets with regard to Oculus Rift are the controllers: while Oculus Touch is ergonomic and can emulate the hands quite well, Vive has controllers that are quite big and are usable only as wands. This is possible thanks to capacitive sensors present on all the controller.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 9, 2020

I found very interesting that they are trying to create full-body VR content for the Oculus Quest. I have instead tried another demo for Oculus Quest called Anamika, where you impersonate a four-armed Indian goddess. They showcased a series of 360 videos shot by them and that could be enjoyed through an Oculus Go. VR Pianist.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 21, 2021

The shape of the controllers is slightly different than the one of the Oculus Touch, though, and there is a ring that surrounds the wrist of the user. There is also “finger-tracking” a la Valve Index , but just for the thumb, index, and middle finger (so, it is more a la Oculus Touch).

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 4, 2021

It is a device conceived only for this purpose and in fact, it doesn’t even offer what other present BCI devices propose, that is the ability to have the rough brain-waves readings, or the ability to understand the emotional status of the user (concentrated, relaxed, etc…). Hands-on with the demos.

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Leapmotion

JANUARY 10, 2015

Today we’re excited to announce the winners of the Leap Motion 3D Jam – but first, we have a special surprise for all our top 20 semi-finalists. The top three winners were all VR experiences designed for the Oculus Rift – reflecting how virtual reality is opening up new possibilities for truly innovative and compelling experiences.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 1, 2020

They should guarantee better tracking both for the headset and the controllers; The controllers are smaller and seem a mix between the Oculus Touch and the WMR 1 controllers. I don’t see this device stealing the scene from Oculus, since Oculus is cheaper, but I’m quite sure this new headset will be able to grab a good market share.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 4, 2018

There it has presented a lot of news regarding all Facebook companies (Messenger, Instagram, Facebook, etc…) and of course, among these pieces of news, we had some AR and VR ones. Oculus Go launch. We all knew that Oculus Go would have been launched at F8 and this has been the case. I’ve purchased my Oculus Go!

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2018

That’s a bit disappointing and considering that in some months Oculus will release the Quest , that has full 6 DOF support, HTC had necessarily to do something. I hope you are excited as me for the future of virtual reality , with HTC and Oculus always proposing something new. Header image by HTC).

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Multi-user B2B software for creating and playing 360° VR presentations, the app is optimized for Oculus Rift, Samsung Gear VR, and Cardboard. The Rabbit Hole , a new puzzle horror game ( available in the Oculus store here ) submitted by Pedro Matsumura Kayatt of VR Monkey , was another crowd pleaser. Really excited about that!”

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MARCH 19, 2017

Above: David Holz, founder of Leap Motion, shows off hand-tracking in VR. The headset used sensors to detect my fingers, using software from Leap Motion. It reminded me of a speech by Mike Abrash , chief scientist at Oculus, speaking last fall. Image Credit: Dean Takahashi. We don’t have to reproduce reality.

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Charlie Fink

JUNE 7, 2019

RealMax's AR and VR device with hand tracking by Leap Motion and an epic 102-degree field of view, was used for a multiplayer AR game which involved grabbing fish and knocking over boxes. Enterprise will be the biggest driver of smartglasses revenues for the next five years," said Tim Merel of Digi-Capital in a main stage presentation.

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Road to VR

MARCH 30, 2017

This issue presently plagues non-controller VR input, and it’s one that VR Touch is poised to solve. Demonstrating VR Touch haptics at SVVR 2017 this week, Go Touch VR showed the device in action using an Oculus Rift with attached Leap Motion for hand tracking. Photo by Road to VR.

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Leapmotion

JUNE 14, 2018

That application became Cat Explorer , which you can download now for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. The scene presents the cat located at about chest height in front you, within an ergonomic area for both seated and standing hand manipulation. This is the core of our mission at Leap Motion. Scene Composition.

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Leapmotion

JANUARY 14, 2015

It’s available free for the Oculus Rift on the Leap Motion App Store. What are the strengths of the Leap Motion Controller? Being able to see the past, present, and future simultaneously allows you to really tell a story in a way that feels very interactive. Right hand holding the gory keys to the future.

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Leapmotion

DECEMBER 20, 2015

Requires: Windows, Oculus Rift. Requires: Windows, Oculus Rift. At expos like VRLA, I got to see what a powerful pairing the Leap Motion Controller and Oculus are and believe there is still so much left to explore!”. Requires: Windows, Oculus Rift. Requires: Windows, Oculus Rift (optional).

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Leapmotion

NOVEMBER 21, 2015

Requires: Windows, Oculus Rift. Requires: Windows, Oculus Rift. Requires: Windows, Oculus Rift. Please try a new text input interface using Leap Motion!” Requires: Windows, Oculus Rift. Leap Commander. Build Chinese. Who knows what’s next for me as a VR developer!”. CAD & OBJ Viewer.

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Leapmotion

MARCH 2, 2016

This was driven by what we’ve learned from several years of developing with Leap Motion hands and an eye towards both performance and workflow. This means that you can now see Leap Motion hand models – 3D representations with Leap IHandModel scripts attached – in the Unity Editor hierarchy window and in the scene view at editor time.

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Leapmotion

DECEMBER 20, 2014

Today we’re thrilled to announce the top 20 semi-finalists for the Leap Motion 3D Jam: Presented by IndieCade – our six-week global competition for $75,000 in cash and prizes. Requires the Oculus Rift.). Dodge obstacles by moving your head and destroy attacking robot enemies with Leap Motion-controlled cannons.

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Leapmotion

JANUARY 1, 2015

The experience used an Oculus DK1 (vintage!) Last January, Leap Motion Experience Engineer Isaac Cohen delivered a lively code sermon for an audience of over 500 HTML5 enthusiasts about how to create rich 3D universes for your browser – your “happy place” – in WebGL. “What part of ‘Invincible Iron Man’ didn’t you understand?”

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Leapmotion

NOVEMBER 28, 2015

C0NFL1CT features a natural movement locomotion system that did not induce motion sickness and lets the player move in any direction, while requiring only 4 square meters of free space and the Oculus Rift DK2 headset.”. Requires: Windows, Oculus Rift. Requires: Windows, Oculus Rift. “I Requires: Windows, Oculus Rift.

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Leapmotion

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Requires: Windows, Oculus Rift. A new motion capture and animation plugin for Autodesk MotionBuilder 2016, Hand Capture lets you “capture hand and finger movement in real time directly inside MotionBuilder.” ” Requires: Windows, Oculus Rift. Jamming with Leap. Requires: Windows, Oculus Rift.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

This week has been the week of the Oculus Connect 6 , the biggest yearly event by Oculus where the VR company announces all its most important news, both on hardware and software sides. Oculus Link. You can even access to Oculus Home and Dash. Oculus Link will be available in beta in November 2019.

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VeeR VR

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Oculus Connect 5 is taking place in a few days in San Jose, California on September 26-27th at the McEnery Convention Center. Last year, Oculus Go, a $199 standalone VR headset, has blown people’s minds. It is rumored that the Oculus team will spend a considerable amount of time discussing Project Santa Cruz at the event in California.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 31, 2020

Facebook Connect is coming September, 16th Oculus de facto rebranded as Facebook Reality Labs. Oculus is de facto no more. This week, Facebook has finally announced the date of the Oculus Connect 7, which is September, 16th. But it won’t be called Oculus Connect 7, but Facebook Connect. Top news of the week.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

I remember seeing the Oculus guys — Palmer Luckey and Nate Mitchell and Brendan (Iribe) over at one of their CES tables in the early years, well before they were acquired. Alan: I did a presentation last week and there one of the slides I put up shows the growth of the whole XR industry, and consumer was leading the way.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

I remember seeing the Oculus guys — Palmer Luckey and Nate Mitchell and Brendan (Iribe) over at one of their CES tables in the early years, well before they were acquired. Alan: I did a presentation last week and there one of the slides I put up shows the growth of the whole XR industry, and consumer was leading the way.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 29, 2021

Ultraleap, the company behind the Leap Motion hand-tracking controller , has released a Developer Preview of its hand-tracking engine Gemini. Antony Vitillo of XR publication Skarred Ghost went hands-on with Gemini using his first-generation Leap Motion tracker.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

I remember seeing the Oculus guys -- Palmer Luckey and Nate Mitchell and Brendan (Iribe) over at one of their CES tables in the early years, well before they were acquired. Alan: I did a presentation last week and there one of the slides I put up shows the growth of the whole XR industry, and consumer was leading the way. Dean: Yeah.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

I remember seeing the Oculus guys — Palmer Luckey and Nate Mitchell and Brendan (Iribe) over at one of their CES tables in the early years, well before they were acquired. Alan: I did a presentation last week and there one of the slides I put up shows the growth of the whole XR industry, and consumer was leading the way.

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XR for Business Podcast

APRIL 28, 2020

And I know Oculus Quest just introduced hand tracking. Are things like midair haptics-- I know-- I guess Leap Motion would be a competitor to you guys, even though they're using a hardware solution to do that. But things like midair haptics, with the Ultra Haptics or the Ultra Leap now. Varag: Wow.

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XR for Business Podcast

APRIL 28, 2020

And I know Oculus Quest just introduced hand tracking. Are things like midair haptics-- I know-- I guess Leap Motion would be a competitor to you guys, even though they're using a hardware solution to do that. But things like midair haptics, with the Ultra Haptics or the Ultra Leap now. Varag: Wow.

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