VRScout

JUNE 5, 2017

The successor to macOS Sierra promises a slew of new features and most notably among them—support for virtual reality. Apple Embracing Virtual Reality. Notably missing from the Apple keynote was any presence of Facebook’s Oculus Rift.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 30, 2022

Fortnite doesn’t natively support VR headsets, however an update coming to the popular battle royale shooter today reportedly holds mention of Oculus, possibly pointing to future VR support for the game. Epic added stuff related to Oculus (Quest, Quest 2 & Mobile) in today's update. — HYPEX (@HYPEX) August 30, 2022.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JULY 3, 2017

When trying to sell someone on the wonder that is virtual reality, it’s better to show than to tell. Explaining the incredible immersion that a solid virtual reality experience provides is difficult to put into words, but showing someone playing or allowing a person to play themselves is the quickest path to amazement.

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VRScout

JUNE 30, 2019

Survios CTO Alex Silkin will teach a semester-long course called Unreal Engine VR Master Class. Courtesy of VR education startup Axon Park , the ‘Unreal Engine VR Master Class’ will debut in VR this autumn. Axon Park holds that there are some prerequisites to consider when applying for the Unreal Engine VR Master Class.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 24, 2018

Up until now, developers wishing to get their VR app on the Oculus Store had to submit to a manual review process by which their game or experience was washed through two stages; a tech review to see if the app passed minimum standards and a content review to determine it was a complete and polished experience. image courtesy Oculus.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 24, 2020

Oculus devices will require a Facebook login. The enormous piece of news of the week is tha t Facebook has communicated that from October, 20th, all people that want to use an Oculus device for personal use will have to use their personal Facebook account to log in. Top news of the week. Image by Tweakanalogy). The same on Twitter.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 12, 2017

The opening keynote at the fourth annual Oculus Connect developer conference delivered several new product announcements from Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, VP of Virtual Reality Hugo Barra, and others. Affordable standalone headset ‘Oculus Go’ revealed: Image courtesy Oculus.

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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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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 26, 2016

Virtual reality is a young industry and, in its youth, many are scrambling to see what best practices will raise this budding market into the strong and healthy grown up industry it needs to become to sustain success. He also believes having the creators of the Unreal engine behind them “would enable wider adoption of the standard”.

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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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Road to VR

JUNE 27, 2019

Now, Survios CTO and co-founder Alex Silkin is set to share his experience by teaching a full semester course on expert-level Unreal Engine VR development. What’s more, the course will be taught in VR, so you can connect remotely and learn from Silkin—virtual face to virtual face. Course Specifics. Tuition : $2,495.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Dispelling Common VR Myths and Misconceptions Despite the relatively widespread acceptance and use of virtual reality technology, there are still some myths and misconceptions that surround it. An iteration of Unreal Engine (Unreal Engine 5) is already being used to develop applications for a range of VR devices.

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Road to VR

MARCH 22, 2018

Qualcomm’s latest reference headset supports Vive Wave, HTC Vive Focus international launch, Oculus talks about their 2018 ecosystem, announces ‘Positional Timewarp’, reveals new Oculus Go details, and Unreal Engine’s real-time ray-tracing demo. image courtesy Oculus. image captured by Road to VR.

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Road to VR

MAY 19, 2016

Epic Games’ Kim Libreri today took to the stage at Google’s I/O conference to announce Unreal Engine support for the newly announced Daydream Android VR platform, what’s more is that it’s available right now.

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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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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MARCH 20, 2023

Around the world, technologies in the extended reality landscape have gained increasing attention from virtually every industry. In the last few years, we’ve seen virtual reality transform from a novel concept connected to the gaming and entertainment space to a crucial corporate tool.

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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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VRScout

APRIL 10, 2017

Based on various schematics and blueprints made available through public domain, Toronto-based VR studio OPIATS has begun constructing a virtual reality rendition of Drake’s incredible new $35 million home.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 11, 2018

The typical development environment that they use is Unity, but if the customer requires Unreal because wants a better graphical quality, they can develop using UE4, too. I’ve never worked in virtual reality applications tailored exclusively for small kids, so trying these ones gave me a lot of ideas.

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Road to VR

JUNE 6, 2016

Epic Games’ popular Unreal Engine has just received a major update with version 4.12 It also ships with a preview of the company’s impressive VR Editor, which allows developers to natively build their 3D applications entirely from virtual reality. The post Unreal Engine 4.12 Elsewhere, UE4 4.12

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

‘Curfew: Join The Race’ is an immersive, interactive VR experience for Oculus Rift inspired by the exhilarating new drama. The experience was created using REWIND’s in-house version of Unreal engine along with a set of narrative and interactive tools, purpose-built for making immersive VR experiences.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

German extended reality (XR) firm has recently released a virtual reality (VR) film with tools from an industry-leading gaming engine. The Hanover, Germany-based company develops virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (VR/AR/MR) content using real-time 3D (RT3D) content.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Facebook has started today enforcing the “Facebook login” rule , asking Oculus users to merge their Facebook and Oculus accounts. So I imagine a Quest 2 where you can avoid having a Facebook account, but you can’t use the Oculus Store, or all the most important apps and games , and so you are de facto forced to use it.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 12, 2016

Fellow virtual reality news outlet VRFocus has launched ‘Virtual Reality Challenge’ and has hopes for it to become the largest hackathon of its kind dedicated to virtual reality content. Image courtesy Scapeliving.com.

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ARVR

JULY 15, 2020

Source [link] Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality (VR and AR) have had a noticeable presence in the news lately. 3: Low Cost and No Cost Virtual Reality Options The most essential part of a virtual reality kit is the headset, and they range heavily in price. Don’t forget to give us your ?? !

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 1, 2022

It is called “First Hand” because it has been roughly inspired by Oculus First Contact , the showcase demo for Oculus Touch controller released for the Rift CV1. If you are an Unreal Engine guy, well… I’m sorry for you. First Hand – Review as a developer. The Unity project.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

In trying to highlight the best minds in both entertainment and technology, On The Lot gathered keynote speakers who could share insight about the VR/AR landscape from a variety of vantage points: Robert Stromberg , Academy Award-winning filmmaker and Founder of the Virtual Reality Company. Jerry Zucker , Director/Writer/Producer.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 16, 2020

Valve Index and Oculus Quest were on sale again. This week the Valve Index and the Oculus Quest have been put back in stock. Oculus and Valve have probably taken out all the devices they had in the warehouses so that to ship them before Half-Life: Alyx and the sale has been a big success. Image by Oculus). Who knows….

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

German extended reality (XR) firm has recently released a virtual reality (VR) film with tools from an industry-leading gaming engine. The Hanover, Germany-based company develops virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (VR/AR/MR) content using real-time 3D (RT3D) content.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MARCH 14, 2025

This update makes OpenXR the recommended way to create immersive experiences across Unity, Unreal, and Godot. With the OpenXR Meta package now matching the capabilities of the Oculus XR plugin, developers can finally build their projects once and deploy them across multiple platforms without sacrificing the unique features of Horizon OS.

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VRScout

AUGUST 22, 2018

Now, just over 24 years after the shows final broadcast, long-time fans have yet another chance to dive into The Next Generation universe thanks to a still-in-development virtual tour of the infamous USS Enterprise-D. Stage 9 currently supports HTC Vive and Oculus Rift headsets.

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ARVR

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

One-year price performance for MSFT, AAPL, GOOGL, SNE, and NVDA According to the latest report from Statista , the global augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) markets are rapidly growing and are forecast to reach a total of $72.8 How Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR) can transform Education 3.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 24, 2017

The game is due to launch for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift in early 2018. Sci-fi shooter Evasion from VR studio Archiact has been revealed, said to feature ‘next generation’ VR locomotion and ‘high intensity’ co-op multiplayer combat for up to 4 players. The game’s ‘Swarm A.I’ The game’s ‘Swarm A.I’

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Cats and VR

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Global publisher My.com is launching their first virtual reality PC game, VR Invaders via Steam VR on December 15. VR Invaders takes place in the near future and thanks to global corporations, virtual reality programs offer the perfect distraction from life’s hardships.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 6, 2017

The experience was built in 1:1 scale within Unreal Engine. The Home Virtual Reality experience brings that opportunity even closer, in a very authentic and accessible way. The experience is now available for both HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. You can download it for free via Steam VR and Oculus Home. .

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ARPost

JULY 2, 2020

Since then he’s been independently working with creator platforms like Unity and Unreal. Where do you expect the next great XR headset to come from? What about Walker Industries? Walker Industries is … let’s call it “the startup’s startup.” It’s headed by a 16-year-old futurist, inventor, and self-proclaimed “Kid Tony Stark.”

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ARVR

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Three main eXtended Reality (XR) interaction toolkits/platforms are: ?? Unreal Engine eXtended Reality (XR) Technology Platforms | Source: [link] How to Select Extended Reality (XR) Toolkit? ? Detection of available virtual reality devices. ? Other Extended Reality (XR) Toolkits ? Unity Game Engine ??

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