Road to VR

JANUARY 3, 2018

A mysterious handheld device showed up in an FCC test report recently that may just be the 3DoF controller coming alongside Oculus Go, the company’s upcoming $200 standalone VR headset. V DC current at 190 mA—the exact same power requirements as Oculus Touch. Image courtesy Oculus. controller. The device operates on a 1.5

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 26, 2020

These days we have had various leaks about a new upcoming Oculus Quest , with also renders and photos shared by the famous leaker Walking Cat. Oculus is going to release a new Oculus Quest. Various rumors and leaks in the past weeks hinted to an upcoming release of a new Oculus Quest headset. The comfort enigma.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

But there is a solution that can solve some of these problems, that lets you log in on multiple Oculus Quests that you own, without using any real Facebook account (for now), if the only thing that you want to do is sideloading applications. This solution is called Oculus Test Users: let me show you what they are and how you can use them.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 10, 2020

Refer to the guide below for Mixed Reality headsets. Blender VR works through the OpenXR standard , for which a runtime has been implemented only for Windows Mixed Reality headsets and Oculus headsets. For more information, refer to Windows’ Getting Started Guide for Windows Mixed Reality and OpenXR.

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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! How to get started with Oculus Quest hands tracking SDK in Unity – Video Tutorial.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

In the end, the time has come: Oculus has officially revealed the name and the price of the Santa Cruz headset. Its name will be Oculus Quest and will cost $399. I followed today’s OC5 conference via Facebook streaming only for this moment and Oculus has not disappointed my expectations. ” and he has satisfied us.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 9, 2025

Attention Labs Attention Labs is a company working on “Real-time auditory focus” This is a concept that I have found fascinating since the time that Michael Abrash introduced it at an Oculus Connect some years ago.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 5, 2020

Some months ago I published a guide for all Unity developers on how to request Android permissions for the Vive Focus Plus, because it took me a while to sort out how to do it to access the camera stream to do augmented reality on that headset. How to obtain permissions for Oculus Quest in Unity. You did it! The low-level way.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Next week, on September 26th-27th, Oculus will perform its annual showcase event: Oculus Connect , that has now arrived at its 5th edition. The latest event, the OC4 has been full of news and interesting information , both on Oculus products and VR in general and I think that this year won’t be different.

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Tech Trends VR

JUNE 11, 2018

Located in the heart of San Francisco’s emerging nano-satellite industry, SpaceVR developed the world’s first virtual reality camera satellite, betting on creating a market for cinematic, live, virtual space tourism. ' - Edgar Mitchel Click To Tweet. It was a $1.25

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AR Insider

APRIL 22, 2021

Adults Have Tried Virtual Reality. ARtillery Intelligence authored survey questions and a narrative report while Thrive Analytics administered the survey through its established survey engine and ongoing Virtual Reality Monitor research. Always see chart date for context, and refer to newer projections if applicable.

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VRScout

JANUARY 28, 2019

Despite the lack of an actual release date, Oculus’ upcoming 6DoF standalone headset, the Oculus Quest, has found new trouble in garnering large amounts of attention from both industry veterans and consumers alike. The primary act — referred to as ‘The Aickman,’ serves as the “main story” within this bizarre experience.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

It’s a while I’m connected on Linkedin with Cyril Tuschi , a prize-winner filmmaker turned Virtual Reality entrepreneur. One of the videos from Oculus Connect 5 that stuck in my mind till tody is when Michael Abrash showed a real space transformed into a virtual one that has exactly the same shape, but a different mood.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 20, 2020

(Image by Oculus). Oculus could be starting the production of a new Quest at the end of July. Multiple reports seem to confirm that Oculus is actually starting the production of a new Oculus Quest headset, with an expected release date in 2021. Oculus improves development time for UE4 developers. Image by Pico).

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

The plain old legacy Virtual Reality Supported flag may be your biggest friend. He made me notice that if you use the legacy VR plugin management (the “Virtual Reality Supported” flag), the XR Interaction Toolkit works well also with SteamVR. With SteamVR things are a bit more problematic.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 3, 2020

Some time ago, the most important companies of the XR ecosystem (HTC, Oculus, Microsoft, etc…) joined the Khronos Group to discuss a standard to end the fragmentation of the XR space. That is if every company implemented OpenXR, a program built for the Oculus should work with SteamVR as well. Image by Oculus).

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 11, 2022

Further references. I’ve seen what companies are doing nowadays to use tracked props on the Oculus Quest: they have to add bulky mounts to install the even bulkier Touch controllers on them. Further references. Further references. Oculus Quest 2 ) to know the pose of the fingers. Further references.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 28, 2020

The 3D maps of the terrain below you are very accurate, and people can so see in VR a realistic view of the cities from the above, and this is breathtaking scenery in virtual reality. But the advantage is that you can play all the games of the Oculus Store and from Sidequest without Zuck watching you. Of course, no.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 17, 2018

VRHealth’s non-pharmaceutical VR experience arrives on the Oculus Go January 2019. The digital “counselor” monitors a patient’s condition using cloud-computing algorithms, collecting data which both doctors and clinicians can reference to provide a personalized healthcare experience. Image Credit: VRHealth.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Image courtesy Oculus. This is an area where I clearly undershot,” he said, noting that Oculus’ own Half Dome prototype shown earlier this year had already met two of these specifications (140 degree FOV and variable focus), and that display panels matching the predicted resolution have already been shown publicly.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 19, 2022

It was a video player for virtual reality headsets, able to play both 2D videos, 360 videos, and 360 VR videos which was quite popular back in the Gear VR days. A few months back, a friend referred me to the Moon VR team, and I found what they do pretty interesting stuff. Who else remembers Moon VR Player?

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Road to VR

JANUARY 27, 2021

During Facebook’s Q4 2020 earnings call today, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that Quest 2 is “on track to be the first mainstream virtual reality headset,” noting that the device drove a 156% increase in the company’s non-advertising revenue. Image courtesy Oculus.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 11, 2020

In the XR communities, the hype for the Qualcomm XR2 reference design is high, because it will bring many innovations to standalone XR headsets : better graphics, eye tracking, passthrough vision, AI, and much more. I need another Quest for my remote team to carry on development in times of #covid – yet alas, ALL SOLD OUT!

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ARVR

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

With these numbers, creating a fulfilling shopping experience online should be a top priority for retail providers, and virtual reality is one of the greatest tools they have in accomplishing it. What is virtual marketing and retail? We can also help you get started with your own virtual reality shopping app.

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Road to VR

JULY 10, 2017

With content for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive maturing since their respective launches last year, there’s more reason than ever to finally jump into VR—especially now that the Rift + Touch is on sale for $400. SEE ALSO The Top 5 Games for Oculus Rift. CPU: Intel i5-4590 equivalent or greater. Memory: 8GB+ RAM. video output.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 26, 2021

After I have written my post on how to handle unwanted permissions in Unity , many Oculus Quest developers asked me to make another tutorial to solve another common problem: Facebook showing a warning for 32-bit builds submitted to App Lab. Method 2 – The Oculus Way. And guess what? Your Ghost is here to tell you how!

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Road to VR

JULY 28, 2021

It not only refers to the monolithic online 3D environment where a part of the story takes place, but also the sum of all virtual worlds, including virtual reality, augmented reality, and the Internet as a whole. Horizon | Image courtesy Facebook.

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VRScout

MARCH 1, 2018

Free-to-play business models exist in games on all platforms including mobile, console, PC and now virtual reality as well. Poker VR for the Oculus-Powered Samsung Gear VR is a free to play VR title. It’s also the highest grossing game in that category on any Oculus device according to the company.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Users were encouraged to view 360 photos and videos of other countries, visit virtual gardens and beaches, spend time with other VR users in platforms such as VRChat or Mozilla Hubs , and isolate themselves in a virtual location referred to as the “Secret Garden” to reflect privately. .

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 4, 2018

At Oculus Connect 5 , Oculus has announced Casting, an amazing feature that lets you stream the content of an Oculus Go to a smartphone. How to use Casting to stream Oculus Go content to your smartphone. Follow my guide on how to update your Oculus Go until you can select the “Cast” option).

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 5, 2022

We have also an official name for the controllers and the headset, which until now was just referred to as “Next-gen virtual reality headset” The headset will be called… PlayStation VR 2! The real question is how this PSVR 2 device will be able to compete with the Oculus Quest 2. Headset specifications.

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Road to VR

JUNE 4, 2017

Display specialists Kopin in partnership with Chinese company GoerTek have announced a new reference VR headset design that it claims is the smallest of its kind integrating the firm’s ‘Lightning’ OLED micro display panels sporting a substantial 2k x 2k resolution. Kopin claim are tackling this with a two-pronged approach.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Tomorrow is the big day of the Oculus Connect 7, which has now been sadly rebranded as Facebook Connect. Every year, Oculus has always made astonishing announcements during this yearly event, and we are sure that this year will be no exception to this rule. Oculus Quest 2. But what can we expect from it?

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Last week we learned Oculus founder and former executive Palmer Luckey was getting ready to release a repair kit for out-of-warranty Rifts that suffer from a manufacturing flaw that results in malfunctioning audio in one (or both) of the headset’s integrated headphones. Now, Luckey says, he’s giving it away for free.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

Considering that Facebook is very smart also in leaking misleading info (as it has happened with the “Monterey” headset ), this can also be a move from Menlo Park to create hype for the upcoming Oculus Connect 6 and the AR glasses that will be teased there. The Oculus Connect 6 is coming! Games on Oculus Quest are selling really well.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 20, 2020

Last Oculus Quest update shows hints of an Oculus MR ecosystem. Facebook is continuously updating the Oculus Quest , its most successful device, and this week it has rolled out the runtime v16. I think that this update, together with the last ones, marks the beginning of a mixed reality ecosystem that is being built by Oculus.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 4, 2017

In a surprise announcement, Facebook is announcing today that it will be shuttering Oculus Story Studio. Story Studio is the team within Oculus that focused on the creation of narrative driven virtual reality content like the emmy award winning Henry, emotionally moving story Dear Angelica and breakout content like Lost.

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