Road to VR

MAY 4, 2020

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) researchers unveiled a prototype motion controller recently which showcases experimental techniques into full hand tracking using machine learning and capacitive sensors. Like the Index controller, Sony’s prototype features an open-palm design using a wrist strap. Image courtesy SIE.

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Road to VR

MARCH 28, 2018

Sony has announced a $100 price drop to their PlayStation VR headset across the board. Bringing prices that haven’t been seen since temporary sales during 2017’s holiday shopping period, Sony is permanently slashing prices on the PlayStation VR, making it more accessible than ever. and the Doom VFR Blu-ray Disc.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 29, 2018

These are all real responses on a virtual reality forum after posters have asked: “Which headset is best?”…only Historically, virtual reality systems were prohibitively expensive and were limited to being used in controlled conditions by a small number of researchers, scientists, and groups like astronauts.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

John Carmack, former CTO of Oculus and key player in the VR startup’s genesis story, says Sony’s upcoming PSVR 2 headset may be see a bumpy road to adoption based on its high price and potential for scattershot geographic distribution. But what about Sony’s impressive global reach with PS5?

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Tech Trends VR

JUNE 26, 2018

To complement the theatrical film release of Distorted on June 22nd, Minds Eye Entertainment and SkyVR have partnered to produce “Distorted Reality,” a scripted, live-action cinematic VR distributed through OneTouchVR on Google Daydream, Oculus Go, Samsung Gear VR, Oculus Rift, and iOs.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 26, 2016

What many have spent the last 12 months calling the “year of virtual reality” is about to come to an end. ” However, as far as virtual reality is concerned, things have been going quite well. In 2016, virtual reality officially arrived. It is a holiday after all.

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Road to VR

APRIL 19, 2019

Sony actually created its own social VR viewing app for PSVR users in Japan, but it’s certainly no Bigscreen. According to CNET Japan , Sony recently pushed a new update to their virtual theater app Theater Room VR that finally lets users connect with up to three other people in a spacious digital cinema.

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AR Insider

APRIL 17, 2020

One of the superpowers of augmented and virtual reality is to make the ordinary, extraordinary. Sony Music Entertainment collaborated with Liverpool-based studio Draw & Code on a WebAR experience for Pink Floyd: The Later Years, that allows fans to experience the band’s music like never before. WebAR While You WFH.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

In fact, with the introduction of virtual reality in the game development industry, the revenue earned has gone up considerably. As virtual reality technology gained prominence, the use of VR devices like the Samsung Gear VR, Oculus VR, and HTC Vive, have also become popular. billion, followed by $5.8 VR In Gaming.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Some of the biggest names in the business are teaming up to secure the future of virtual reality. Google, Sony, Oculus, Samsung, Acer and HTC have combined their efforts in order to create a healthy and equal industry for virtual reality hardware and software to develop and expand.

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Road to VR

JUNE 13, 2017

One of the bigger announcements from Sony’s E3 briefing last night was the announcement of Skyrim VR only for PlayStation VR. So, learning that Bethesda was working on an official virtual reality release at yesterday’s Sony E3 briefing was likely music to many VR enthusiast’s ears.

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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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VRScout

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Last year, the AIS announced the VR Society, a division dedicated to virtual reality, at their VR on the Lot event at Paramount Studios. It started with a preview of nominated VR experiences and ended with a lengthy awards ceremony where virtual reality and 360° video played a major role. Century Award: Google Earth VR.

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Tech Trends VR

MARCH 31, 2019

If anybody can do it, it’s probably Sony. Ever since the Playstation was first launched – if, like myself, you’re old enough to remember it, you may pause a moment here to consider your own age and mortality – Sony has been in the business of reinventing gaming. Click To Tweet. The same seems to be the case with VR.

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VRScout

JUNE 13, 2017

Here are the latest PlayStation VR games Sony teased at E3. However, as far as virtual reality is concerned, the expo has actually been fairly generous in terms of new games and experiences. The post Sony Reveals 7 New Titles Coming To PSVR appeared first on VRScout. That is so long as you own a PSVR. Star Child.

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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. After graduating from the University of Southern California in Computer Sciences, he joined Oculus VR out of his passion for virtual reality.

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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

APRIL 13, 2020

This week Sony has showcased the new DualShock controller for the PS5, dubbed DualSens. PSVR2 will surely have its dedicated controllers, but since Sony is trying to guarantee retro-compatibility of games (especially gems like AstroBot), this headset should also be able to work with the DualSens controller.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

The Oculus founder and a girl in a cape stole the gaming show. Some 110 VR games for PlayStation VR, Oculus Rift and HTC Vive got all the attention with new demos and mixed reality performances. The post Virtual Reality Takes Center Stage at Tokyo Game Show appeared first on VRScout.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 25, 2019

At Disney D23, people got the first preview of Vader Immortal 2, the sequel of the very successful game for Oculus Quest. Image by Oculus). In an interesting post on its blog, Facebook has detailed its Insight technology , the solution that performs the inside-out-tracking on the Oculus Quest. Other relevant news.

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Tech Trends VR

APRIL 9, 2018

The report published today by global analyst company CCS Insight shows the worldwide market for virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) head-worn devices growing by an average of 50 percent annually over the next five years. In 2022, a total of 121 million units will be sold, with a value of $9.9 billion Click To Tweet.

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Road to VR

JUNE 30, 2019

We were a bit disappointed when we found out that you couldn’t properly web-sling as your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man in MARVEL Powers United VR (2018) last year, but it appears Sony has heard our collective groans and done something about it in their latest VR activation for the new film Spider-Man: Far From Home.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 7, 2022

In the case of VR, we all remember the competition between HTC and Oculus in 2016, with HTC clearly winning the market until Oculus used Facebook’s money to slash the price of the Rift around 2017. This led to a growing importance of Oculus, until with the Quest it started dominating the market in a way no one was able to face.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 6, 2020

Mixing these two kinds of lenses and having the screen being not a traditional one, but a special laser-emitting screen , the result is the one of a virtual reality headset that is very thin, light, and comfortable. Oculus Quest v18 adds colored Guardian and voice commands. Sony Dreams adds PSVR support.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 10, 2020

Valve Index and Oculus Quest gain PC VR market shares. The latest Steam Hardware Survey showed some interesting trends happening in the PC VR market (at least the Steam VR market, since we have no info on the Oculus Store market). Image by Sony). It is not clear, and we hope that Sony will clarify his.(Theoretically

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

With high performance VR motion controllers right in the box, the system offers a highly immersive experience that lets you physically walk around a room-sized space while immersed in virtual reality. Oculus Rift, Touch, and Gear VR. Find an Oculus Rift and Touch Demo Location. Find an HTC Vive Demo Location.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

I don’t feel alone because I have so many virtual friends and colleagues with which I speak every day, and VR helps me to travel wherever I want. Image by Sony). These numbers are a great piece of news because they show how VR adoption is growing and that the Oculus Quest 2 launch is contributing to this growth.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 19, 2021

Image by Oculus). The other bombshell news is that Resident Evil 4 is coming to the Oculus Quest 2. On April, 21st, Oculus will host its first Gaming Showcase , with news on ‘Lone Echo II’, ‘Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge’, and many other titles. We can rejoice: Virtual Reality has a new unicorn company that proves its success.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 4, 2025

I actually have a second reason to celebrate: Feedspot has put me in 3rd place in its classification of the best 60 Virtual Reality websites , ranked by authority. If you see the classification, you notice that there are some issues, like the mention of the Oculus website, that is no more.

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Road to VR

MAY 2, 2018

At Facebook’s F8 developer conference, Oculus today announced it’s both overhauling and rebranding React VR, the company’s open-source JavaScript library that lets developers create cross-platform WebVR experiences. Image courtesy Oculus. “That said, React VR has very real limitations.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Image by Sony). Sony believes in VR, and we definitely believe at some point in the future, VR will represent a meaningful component of interactive entertainment. So, PSVR2 probably won’t launch before 2022 : Sony can afford that also because it has no competition in the console VR space , so there is no need to rush.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Sony reveals the design of the PSVR 2. Finally, Sony Interactive Entertainment has unveiled the design of the PlayStation VR 2 headset. Top news of the week. But features tell only a part of the story. The last article tells you about his. Other news.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Before leaving you to the news of the week, let me just tell you two things that may interest you: If you missed them, don’t forget to read my predictions about augmented reality and virtual reality in 2022; This Thursday at 5 pm CET AWE Nite Florence comes back! The first one is that Reality Labs had $10B of losses in 2021.

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Tech Trends VR

JULY 31, 2019

Is Virtual Reality a growing market segment or a flash in the pan? For the first time since the early 1990s, virtual reality headsets had sparked the interest of gamers Click To Tweet. For the first time since the early 1990s, virtual reality headsets had sparked the interest of gamers.

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Tech Trends VR

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

In homage to the greatest movie ever made, Sony Pictures Virtual Reality – the VR arm of Sony Pictures Entertainment – has developed a virtual reality game that puts you in a Punxsutawney time loop. The game will comes to PlayStation, Oculus Rift and HTC Vive later this year. Click To Tweet.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 17, 2022

The FTC has opened an investigation on Meta about its anti-competitive practices related to applications that propose services similar to its ones on the Oculus Store (Pepperidge Farms remembers when YUR was de facto cloned by Oculus Move). Image by Sony). Other relevant news. PlayStation VR2 is not confirmed for 2022, yet.

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Road to VR

JUNE 11, 2017

A new report from Nielsen suggests that not only is public awareness of virtual reality at record levels, it’s nearly doubled year on year. The Oculus Rift follows close behind with 8% with the HTC Vive trailing surprisingly far behind at 5%. But just how much is VR on people’s radar? Image courtesy Nielsen.

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