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Things to see at @siggraph! #SIGGRAPH2017 #VR #AR https://t.co/sCM4J5R6ES https://t.co/DNFUajGiSy
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RT @official_ita3d: We are honored to welcome @intel to the ITA! #Intel #VR #AR #VirtualReality https://t.co/E3OpR0hgUe https://t.co/QxQh41…
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Oculus is prepping a tetherless HMD. #Oculus #vR #AR #VirtualReality #Facebook https://t.co/ZoH3KIERYG https://t.co/30hZhbojjh
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RT @GetImmersed: First block of speakers announced including John Cutter, Product Manager for @IBMWatson. #Immersed2017 #VR #AR https://t.c…
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Early bird tickets on sale now! #Immersed2017 #VR #AR #VirtualReality #AugmentedReality https://t.co/XoYNWhSc1x
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.@GetImmersed Immersed 2017 call for speakers is open! https://t.co/N6TAwlV5ft #Immersed2017 #VirtualReality #VR #AR https://t.co/Kef2KOwxo5
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Oculus Rift + Touch for $399 USD. #VR #OculusRift #Oculus #Facebook https://t.co/51uoSSm4Ym https://t.co/Z6rWkl6KOU
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RT @GetImmersed: Thanks @GfxSpeak! Immersed 2017 brings #VR and #AR to Toronto. https://t.co/ZcIOi2XMuL
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.@acserrano from @cfccreates visits Neil's Messy Basement for #CanadaDay! #canada150 #VirtualReality #VR… https://t.co/bmYf7N6z7u
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Join Neil & his 1st Officer in his Messy Basement reviewing #StarTrekBridgeCrew from @UbisoftCanada! #VR #StarTrek… https://t.co/RNfgC5VoQR
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RT @Robertsmania: I predict Gran Turismo Sport will be a killer app for PSVR. The racing is very good and the content is deep @PlayStation…
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RT @Robertsmania: Cool! I was able to get an RSVP for PlayStation VR Gran Turismo Sport this morning. @PlayStation #E32107 @MTBS3D #VR http…
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RT @Robertsmania: Forza 7 looks really good, especially on a really big screen and fancy motion rig! @ForzaMotorsport @MTBS3D #E32017 https…
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RT @Robertsmania: MotoGP17 and F12017 look good, but no VR support on launch @SquareEnix @MTBS3D #E32017 https://t.co/rKb105fz02
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RT @Robertsmania: New TS-XW Racer with Sparco rim running Project Cars 2 in VR! @TMThrustmaster @MTBS3D #E32017 #VR https://t.co/yYtnWXkN65
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RT @Robertsmania: Awesome Motion Platform V3 driving rig and F1GT seats from Next Level Racing! @nextlvlracing @MTBS3D #E32107 https://t.co…
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RT @Robertsmania: Project Cars 2 in #VR with motion rig - yesterday the demo setup had huge triples in addition to the Oculus @BandaiNamcoU…
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AltspaceVR Shutting Down
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- Published on Friday, 28 July 2017 09:00
- Written by Neil Schneider
Some unfortunate news in the VR world. AltspaceVR, one of the leading metaverse platforms, is shutting down on August 3, 2017. It was easily one of the most successful in the space having raised over $15 million USD for development from 2014-2015. They also had the benefit of cross-platform support between multiple HMD manufacturers (HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Samsung Gear VR, Google Daydream). We checked it out a few times, and it was regularly the most populated among the metaverse choices.
Their most popular events included comedic performances by Reggie Watts, concerts, special presentations, and an online wedding or two. According to the AltspaceVR goodbye page, they benefited from 35,000 visitors a month with the average user spending 35 minutes in the environment each day.
Read more: AltspaceVR Shutting Down
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SLAP! They Were Just Fancy Gloves.
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- Published on Wednesday, 26 July 2017 07:55
- Written by Neil Schneider
Several months ago, there was a Facebook picture of Mark Zuckerberg trying out new VR gloves in the Facebook research labs. Playing VR piano, shooting spider webs - that kind of thing. There was all kinds of excitement and hoopla around them.
Fast forward to the present day: Mike Abrash (Chief Scientist for Oculus) confirmed in his latest blog post that the technology is just plain gloves studded with retroreflective material and tracked by multiple cameras (which was plain to see in the original picture). This concept and use case is extremely old, and yet it was treated like the greatest thing since sliced bread. People are too easily impressed!
We want to see wild innovations with these gloves; like achieving that level of tracking with just two sensors instead of countless more, or demonstrating solutions to hand occlusion, or...dare we say it...haptics. These are the real holy grails in our book. Here's hoping that Oculus has some glove-smacking surprises in store!
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Things to See at SIGGRAPH 2017
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- Published on Friday, 21 July 2017 09:09
- Written by Neil Schneider
SIGGRAPH is nearly upon us, and they are going to have some great immersive highlights this year. Running July 30 to August 3, the VR Village - which is really so much more - is going to feature a wide variety of virtual, augmented, and mixed reality experiences and ideas.
Here are just SOME of the highlight:
- “Heroes” is a mixed reality duet set to the iconic David Bowie song.
- “Neurable” is a brain-computer interface that interprets user intent using neuroscience and advanced machine learning.
- “Out of Exile” is a virtual reality storytelling experience that illustrates the hostility faced by many in the LGBTQ community.
- "Mission: ISS" lets visitors explore the International Space Station 250 miles above earth in virtual reality. Visitors learn how to move around the modules in zero gravity and explore the experiments and missions on the station. You can even ho on an EVA to check out the exterior.
- "Magic Bench: A Multi-User, Multi-Sensory AR Platform" is a third-person POV mixed-reality platform where participants see themselves and their environment mixed with computer graphics assets. Just walk to an installation and interact with animated CG characters!
There is so much more, and the VR Village is just a taste. SIGGRAPH is the leading event for all things dealing with the magic of computer graphics and impresses every year.
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