Researchers at Intel Labs developed a system capable of digitally recreating a scene from a series of photos taken in it. Called Free View Synthesis, the system uses multiple steps, including traditional algorithms and neural networks. The result is 3D geometry, including colored texturing, which the system can use to synthesize new views in...
Facebook Reality Labs’ prototype photorealistic avatars can now work without face tracking cameras, bringing the technology’s potential deployment closer than ever. Facebook, which owns the Oculus brand of VR products (which, as of yesterday, fall under the Facebook Reality Labs label), first showed off work on ‘Codec Avatars’ back in March 2019. Powered by machine...
Winning countless 2019 Game of the Year awards, Mobius Digital’s Outer Wilds has long seemed an ideal candidate for a VR port. But this Outer Wilds VR mod more than does the trick. Developed by Ricardo Lopes and named NomaiVR, an incredible Outer Wilds VR mod just hit version 1.0, allowing you to play the...
With the release of the entire Star Wars: Vader Immortal trilogy on PSVR this week we jumped into a full Vader Immortal graphics comparison of the first 15 minutes of Episode I. Below you can see how Vader Immortal holds up on PC VR, PSVR and Quest, side-by-side. As always, PC VR will be held...
In case you were worried, yes, John Carmack will be talking live at Facebook Connect in September. Carmack confirmed as much in a tweet following Connect’s announcement yesterday. In fact, Carmack suggests his talk will be the only live element of the show — which takes place on September 16 — adding that everything else...
A new update for Bigscreen is available now, adding wireless video and audio playback through DLNA protocol support. Plus, an unreleased blockbuster movie is set to make a simultaneous debut across Bigscreen, physical cinemas and digital platforms. Back in June, the addition of a video player to Bigscreen was a welcome addition for many users,...
The Reverb G2 might not be the only VR project HP has in the works right now. During a Microsoft Mixed Reality digital event last week, HP’s Peter Peterson teased that the company may have some “exciting announcements” on the software side of VR soon. “Myself being a leader of some software teams at HP,...
Cloudhead Games announced three new levels and two new modifiers are coming to Pistol Whip in a free update dubbed the ‘Heartbreaker Trilogy’, and they may be here in the next few days. Pistol Whip has consistently received free updates adding new content to the game, with 5 new levels added since launch. This new...
Back in February, we wrote about the release of Pokemon VR, a free fan-made game to sideload onto Oculus Quest. It was a fun multiplayer app with some issues. Six months on, though Pokemon VR on SideQuest has evolved into something pretty special. The game — which was recently updated to version 1.5 — now...
The new Medal of Honor VR game, Medal of Honor: Above And Beyond, is coming this holiday, and we’ll see a new trailer this week. Gaming host Geoff Keighley confirmed as much in a tweet with new artwork today. The tweet below confirms a Holiday 2020 release window for the game, also confirming that a...
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