VRScout

MAY 9, 2019

The Oculus Quest is a near-perfect combination of the Oculus Rift’s powerful 6DoF tracking and the Oculus Go’s comfort and portability. Karuna’s software uses virtual reality to create neuroplastic changes by placing the patient in an environment where they increase movement while blocking pain signals.”.

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JULY 15, 2017

“Anyone could put a VR headset on the end of a robotic arm, but it is our proprietary Interact software that makes this experience successful”, says Stuart Hetherington, CEO of Holovis. The real-time VR world needs to synchronise perfectly with the motion and gesture interactivity, so we’ve developed specialist software to achieve this.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Precision OS, a Vancouver-based company creating VR surgery simulation software, announced that it has secured $2.3 Precision OS builds VR software that lets surgeons perform orthopedic medical procedures in a VR environment, providing metric feedback to help practitioners improve their techniques. million in Series A financing.

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OCTOBER 4, 2016

Dominic Brennan gets his hands on ESI Group’s latest iteration of IC.IDO , their automotive visualisation tool that uses CAD-accurate data to generate extremely realistic VR simulations which let you take apart (or fix) your own virtual car. Most CAD mock up tools will not live simulate the collisions possible during assembly”.

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MAY 3, 2017

As one of the first game genres to embrace VR, sim racing has been successfully transitioning from the ‘very early adopter’ stage (using Oculus development kits) to the ‘early adopter’ stage (the first-generation consumer headsets). The HTC Vive launched on April 5th 2016, a week after the consumer Oculus Rift. Assetto Corsa.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

One of the ongoing challenges in market sizing is to piece together clues to extrapolate things like unit sales and software revenues. For example, last week we estimated holiday Oculus Quest sales, and did a similar cumulative sales estimate in September. For an indexed collection of data and reports, subscribe to ARtillery Pro.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 6, 2016

The Oculus Touch motion controllers arrive December 6th and pre-orders begin October 10th. Oculus’ biggest event of the year, Oculus Connect 3 , kicked off Thursday morning with an opening keynote that revealed what’s next for the Facebook owned Oculus platform, as well as new content playable with Oculus Touch motion controllers.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2017

There is a cheaper version for just Oculus Rift and HTC Vive: the ‘earliest bird’ version going to the first 150 backers for $50. The post Wind Simulation Accessory for VR Headsets Hits $30k Crowdfunding Goal on Day One appeared first on Road to VR.

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AUGUST 10, 2017

Oculus Connect 4, the company’s fourth annual developer conference, is set for October 11th and 12th in San Jose, California. There, Oculus will share with developers some of its latest research and developments, including what’s coming to the company’s VR Audio SDK.

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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. T his standard, dubbed OpenXR, was about the interoperability of different VR hardware and software together. Image by Oculus).

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FEBRUARY 12, 2020

VR adoption is accelerating thanks to the Oculus Quest. We’ve seen over 100 VR titles break $1 million in revenue, growing the total VR software market by 3x in 2019. He has looked at over 5,000 companies in the space and has invested in 35, including the makers of hit VR games like Beat Saber , Rec Room , and Job Simulator.

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VRScout

AUGUST 23, 2020

on Oculus Rift , Oculus Quest , and Steam VR , this hyper-realistic DJ simulator offers you the chance to upload and mix your personal music collection using a virtual deck that mimics the setup used in nightclubs around the world. Kicking things off we have Tribe XR by Tribe XR Inc. Available for $39.99 ELECTRONAUTS.

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MARCH 9, 2017

Created by production company Magnum Opus in collaboration with NASA, the European Space Agency, and Canadian Space Agency, Mission: ISS is a simulation giving a window into a world only about 500 people have ever experienced. In Mission: ISS, visitors will get to experience the International Space Station as only astronauts have.

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JANUARY 6, 2017

Owlchemy Labs, the trailblazing developers of Job Simulator, today announced its VR game available for Rift, Vive, and PlayStation VR has officially cleared $3 million in sales, the largest figure we’ve heard to date for PC-based VR. Tagged with: CES , job simulator , owlchemy labs , sales.

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OCTOBER 11, 2018

Rift’s new system software, previously known as Rift Core 2.0 , is now rolling out to everyone, bringing with it a number of performance improvements, UI updates, and a more customizable Oculus Home area with support for up to eight people. SEE ALSO HTC Opens Its Viveport VR App Store to Oculus Rift Users. Rift Core 2.0

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NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Lead by National Taiwan University PhD student Po-Chen Wu during his internship at Oculus Research, the work presents a low-cost tracking and input solution with many potential applications in virtual and augmented reality. SEE ALSO Oculus Research Reveals "Groundbreaking" Focal Surface Display.

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APRIL 6, 2017

What do you do when you want to push VR racing simulation to the limit of immersion? R-craft Multi-axis Motion Simulator, 6+ axes (circa $20,000). Oculus Rift CV1 ($500). Played with just a headset and a controller, Dirt Rally in VR is a pretty awesome experience. SimXperience Accuforce Pro ($1,748). Simtools 2.1.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Details include a ‘head mounted display for computer simulated reality.’. While the description itself doesn’t explicitly state that the trademark is related to VR, phrases such as “head mounted display for computer simulated reality” and “optical devices,” indicate that immersive technology is more than likely involved.

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ARPost

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Game developers are increasingly writing software that uses the hardware to give players a more immersive in-game experience. Players encounter realistic simulations of events that could never happen in real life. VR Driving Simulations. Virtual reality driving simulations have lots of potential. Virtual Reality Casinos.

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VRScout

JULY 1, 2021

Like the XR-2, the headset is controlled using a pair of motion controllers similar in size and shape to the Oculus Touch controllers. Origin – the entire hardware and software complex will be developed in Russia. Image Credit: Roscosmos.

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VRScout

JUNE 15, 2021

Donkey Kong VR is a fully immersive VR experience built specifically for the Oculus Quest 2 that has you playing the role of Mario as you face off against the giant gorilla in your quest to save Pauline. They come into our lab and we put them inside VR simulations. Image Credit: Paul Nathan.

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VRScout

APRIL 25, 2021

Everyone’s favorite VR ape-simulator Gorilla Tag this week added dozens of new environments courtesy of the Monke Map Loader. Just make sure the “Monkey Map Loader” box is ticked before installing the software. Installing custom maps on the Oculus Quest is slightly more complicated.

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APRIL 4, 2025

A software engineer managed to get PlayStation VR2's eye tracking working on PC, though they caution that it's currently "extremely WIP" and lacks calibration. The developer currently goes by the handle whatdahopper, and releases their software open source as Bnuuy Solutions.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Oculus Rift DK2 owners may well remember Alien Makeout Simulator, a bizarre and hilarious little demo that released on the now-defunct Oculus Share platform back in 2014. Tagged with: Alien Makeout Simulator , Valentine's Day. One’s dressed in a fancy suit while another in a red dress.

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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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VRScout

JULY 22, 2021

– Elsevier Simulation Learning System (SLS) VR Curriculum Tandem Marketing Communications – See again! Facebook – Oculus Quest 2 HP – HP Reverb G2 Omnicept Edition HTC – VIVE Focus 3 Pico Interactive Europe SL – Pico Neo 3 Pro Varjo – XR-3 Vrgineers – XTAL Mixed Reality Module.

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VRScout

AUGUST 30, 2018

The open-source tool is free for download now on Oculus and Steam. According to Nanome, this VR software allows you to “traverse, build and modify the nanoscale world.”. According to the press release, the software involves an in-game camera which photographs your work in an easily-sharable format. Nanome Inc. ,

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VRScout

APRIL 21, 2020

The medical simulation company has collaborated with Imperial College to train the skills to ventilate COVID-19 patients. This allows students to exercise their skills at home while in isolation using the company’s @HomeVR system which was launched two weeks ago for standalone VR headsets such as Oculus Quest and HTC Vive Focus Plus.

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VRScout

MARCH 1, 2019

Utilizing a combination of interactive elements, including speech recognition, AI, Natural Language Processing (NLP), and narrative branching, Talespin’s virtual character is able to simulate realistic speech patterns, body-language, and mannerisms to simulate lifelike conversations as if speaking to an actual human-being.

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ARPost

MARCH 16, 2020

However, that did not stop the continued development of flight simulators and other stationary uses. Bulky hardware and unsatisfying software experiences stunted the industry up until the mid 2000s, but recent advances on both fronts are reason to be optimistic about the potential for virtual reality in this decade. The Present.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2017

Last week, I traveled to the Houston Area Safety Council in Pasadena, Texas, to put Industrial Training International VR’s new crane simulator through its paces. Simulators will allow networking to support scenarios with multi-crane lifts and integrated training of signal people outfitted with VR hand-trackers.

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ARPost

JULY 22, 2021

for the “ Elsevier Simulation Learning System for RN with Virtual Reality (SLS with VR). ” is an ocular gene therapy VR simulation enabled through FundamentalVR’s groundbreaking VR medical simulation platform. Orka for its “DHL Reach Truck Simulator,” one of many simulators for real-world training. with Novartis.

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JUNE 23, 2021

Moth+Flame, a creator of VR training software, today announced it’s garnered $2.5 With the natural language processing and realistically simulated environments, the company’s VR training tech is said to actively engage users by letting them use their own voice in conversations with human actors.

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ARPost

JANUARY 6, 2022

Starting this spring, gamers can watch their own cities come to life in Cities: VR using Oculus Quest 2 (Meta Quest 2). Like Cities: VR , it is an immersive simulation, where gamers can craft houses and gardens to their heart’s content. Players can access it via HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and Valve Index. Augmented Reality.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Last year Walmart introduced the Oculus Rift to their official employee training facilities, otherwise known as Walmart Academies, as a way to easily and efficiently prepare their managers and department heads for the challenges of retail by placing them in stressful scenarios; most notably, a nightmare-inducing Black Friday “simulator.”.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 18, 2021

Anyway, he confirmed that the first smart glasses that will be released this year won’t have true AR and said that now Oculus wants to expand beyond the gaming ecosystem. Finally, next month’s update of the Oculus Quest 2 will bring with it the possibility of using multiple accounts on the same device. News worth a mention.

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VRScout

JUNE 19, 2017

It’s a Helsinki-based company (“varjo” is “shadow” in Finnish) that’s been in stealth until now, working to develop a 70 megapixel solution for XR (by comparison, Oculus Rift and HTC Vive run about 1.2 Comparison shot of Varjo Bionic display and Oculus Rift display. Comparison shot of Varjo Bionic display and Oculus Rift display.

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