Looking for a VR workout? VR fitness platform YUR can now give you recommendations based on intensity. YUR has long been a source of calorie tracking when working out in VR games on PC or, in more limited cases, Oculus Quest. In March, the company revealed a virtual fitness watch that you could take with...
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Facebook Research: 3D Body Reconstruction From Just One Camera
For the annual computer vision conference CVPR, Facebook is showing off an algorithm which can generate a fairly detailed 3D model of a clothed person from just one camera. Facebook is the company behind the Oculus brand of virtual reality products. The company is considered a world leader in machine learning. Machine learning (ML) is...
Community Download: What Are Your Predictions For Our Summer VR Showcase?
Community Download is a weekly discussion-focused articles series published (usually) every Monday in which we pose a single, core question to you all, our readers, in the spirit of fostering discussion and debate. For today’s Community Download, we want to know what you’re expecting to see during our UploadVR Summer Showcase 2020 tomorrow? It’s finally...
Survival VR FPS Into The Radius Leaving Early Access, Full Release June 20
Developer CM Games announced that its VR debut survival horror FPS game Into The Radius is leaving Early Access on June 20. The game initially launched on Steam and other platforms in 2019 in Early Access with less content, but now the game will enjoy a full release with all the content added during the...
Prepare For A [FRESH] Content Reveal From Owlchemy Labs At The Upload VR Showcase: Summer Edition Tomorrow!
We’re almost there! Tomorrow’s the big day! The Upload VR Showcase: Summer Edition kicks off June 16th, and we have one more [FRESH] content reveal to tease. Yup, Owlchemy Labs will be joining us for a fun surprise. You’ll know these guys for their work on Job and Vacation Simulator, two of VR’s most enjoyable...
Upload VR Showcase: Summer Edition 2020
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Sony Says It’s Focusing On The ‘Value Equation’ For PS5
We don’t yet know the price of Sony’s next-generation console, the PS5, but PlayStation chief executive Jim Ryan says the company is focusing on getting the “value equation” right. Ryan said as much in an interview with the BBC following the PS5 reveal event last week. “Conventional wisdom and history show that our business is...
Skydance Interactive Promotes Chris Busse After The Walking Dead VR Success
Skydance Interactive announced that gaming industry veteran Chris Busse is taking up the position of acting president. He replaces Chris Hewish, who is now president of Xsolla. Skydance focuses on VR games. Its last title, The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners, was the most successful VR game in the PlayStation Store in May. The studio is a...
Snap’s Lens Studio Now Supports Custom ML-powered Snapchat Lenses
Over the past few years, Snapchat’s growing collection of Lenses have been some of the best examples of smartphone-powered augmented reality, enabling users to effortlessly add facial modifications, environmental effects, and location-specific filters to their photos. Now parent company Snap is enabling creators to use self-provided machine learning models in Lenses, and hoping the initiative will inspire partnerships between...
Watch: Richie’s Plank Experience Delivers Heightened Thrills With Quest Hand Tracking
Richie’s Plank Experience is known for being a VR title that gets people equally immersed and terrified. But now, with beta support for Oculus Quest hand tracking, it just got a whole lot more immersive. You’ve all seen a video of someone getting a bit too immersed in Richie’s Plank Experience, usually resulting in a minor...
