Road to VR

MARCH 8, 2017

In a reverse engineering exercise, two students at Utah State University have hacked positional tracking onto a Gear VR headset using SteamVR Tracking technology. Mobile VR solutions like Samsung’s Gear VR currently employ rotational tracking only.

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Utah Exercises Head Tracking Samsung 279

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Cheez is voiced by Banks and will add to a film that is an official selection for the Sundance Film Festival that takes place in Park City, Utah from January 19th to the 29th. A sneak peak at the film is available on Samsung Gear, Google Daydream, and the Oculus storefront starting today.

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Madagascar Utah Filming New York 100

VRScout

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Partnering with National Geographic to show off the Mars Desert Research Station in Utah in full 360 degree glory, Facebook took its first steps into live spherical video. PARTY WITH YOUR FACEBOOK FRIENDS IN VR: OCULUS ROOMS & PARTIES. In the official words of the Oculus blog, this is “just the beginning of social VR.”.

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Los Angeles 360 Video Virtual Reality Augmented Reality 150

Infinityleap

MAY 31, 2016

Imagine your Youtube friends enjoying your breathtaking death ride on a mountain bike somewhere in a canyon deep down in Utah. Devices like the Samsung Gear VR and the Oculus Rift belong to our last category called immersive eyewear. They are designed to record and stream the action from the wearer’s point of view.

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Utah Google Wearables Augmented Reality 40