Community Download is a weekly discussion-focused articles series published every Monday in which we pose a single, core question to you all, our readers, in the spirit of fostering discussion and debate. GDC 2019 officially kicks off this week in San Francisco, CA and we will be reporting on the event live all week long. We’ve...
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Swiss Society of Virtual and Augmented Reality
Nvidia Says GeForce Now Will Enable Wireless Streaming VR/AR
GDC isn’t the only major tech event going on this week. The GPU Technology Conference (GTC) 2019 is also currently underway in Silicon Valley. GPU maker Nvidia just hosted its keynote and there are some interesting notes on the VR front. Specifically, the company revealed that it’s expanding its RTX Server lineup, increasing its cloud...
Beat Saber Confirmed As Oculus Quest Launch Title
Facebook’s $400 Oculus Quest standalone VR headset is launching with Beat Saber in its lineup. For Facebook, Beat Saber was a must-get for its Oculus Quest launch lineup. The game is a system seller for some buyers. If you don’t own a PS4 or a high-end gaming PC, Oculus Quest is also going to be...
HTC Brings Gloveless Finger Tracking To Vive and Vive Pro, Gestures To Vive Focus
HTC released an SDK which allows developers to add finger tracking to their Vive or Vive Pro apps. For the Vive Focus standalone headset the SDK instead provides hand position and gesture recognition. The feature was first announced back in October. At the time HTC seemed to suggest it would not come to the regular...
John Carmack Used Beat Saber To Refine Oculus Quest Tracking
Beat Saber might be VR’s savior in more ways that one according to John Carmack. Following today’s announcement that the hit VR game is coming to Quest, Carmack revealed an interesting fact. He said that he used the hit game to help refine Oculus Quest’s positional tracking. Specifically Carmack was refining Quest’s six degrees of...
Miller Lite & Trigger Global Turn St. Patrick’s Day into an Augmented Reality Celebration
Every year, fans of Irish culture, as well as those looking to celebrate their own culture, come together on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17. Although beer isn’t an official component of the day, many often raise a glass of brew to commemorate the occasion, and this year that activity was given a bit of a...
Half-Life VR References Found In DOTA 2 Update – Report
We may well be formally introduced to Half-Life VR at GDC this week. Valve’s long-rumored VR game could be revealed alongside its new SteamVR headset which we wrote about late last year. But, ahead of any such reveal, more apparent references to the game have been uncovered. Word comes by way of the Valve News...
Wireless PSVR Headset Detailed In New Sony Patent
The future of Sony’s PSVR headset just got even more promising. A recently granted patent suggests a wireless version of the device is in the works. The patent sprung up online over the weekend. It details a headset that seems to wirelessly communicate with a piece of hardware external from the PS4 itself. In the...
Remembering Rembrandt re-creates one of the master’s classic in AR
A free new app available on Android and iOS creates an AR portal through which you can view a re-creation of one of Rembrandt’s most famous paintings. The app is made by Amsterdam-based design studio CapitolaVR for Dutch insurance and investment company Nationale Nederlanden as well as the Mauritshuis museum, where the painting is on display. Remem…Read...
Ralph Breaks VR hands-on — Going inside a 3D animated movie at The Void
The Void and ILMxLab teamed up to create Ralph Breaks VR as the latest “hyper-reality” experience in location-based entertainment.Read More Source: Ralph Breaks VR hands-on — Going inside a 3D animated movie at The Void