Facebook’s Portal smart display is getting custom camera control for video calls, Instant Games like Words With Friends, news apps, and a web browser.Read More Source: Facebook’s Portal adds Instant Games and custom video call camera control
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Facebook: VR will be a daily shopping and socializing tool
Majorities of people surveyed by Facebook believed that VR is on its way to becoming a daily activity, with significant retail and communications potential.Read More Source: Facebook: VR will be a daily shopping and socializing tool
Facebook and ZeniMax settle Oculus VR lawsuit
After more than four years of legal back-and-forth, ZeniMax and Facebook reached an undisclosed settlement in a suit that ensnared three key Oculus leaders.Read More Source: Facebook and ZeniMax settle Oculus VR lawsuit
Viewr gives friends a window into what you are doing in VR
Virtual reality experiences can be amazing, but they’re often isolated. So Viewr is a new tool that lets your friends see what you are doing in VR. Read More Source: Viewr gives friends a window into what you are doing in VR
VRgineers brings sharper, wider lenses to $5,500 VR headset XTAL
If price is no object, this enterprise-class 5K VR solution will give you everything from an ultra-wide field of view to integrated eye and hand tracking.Read More Source: VRgineers brings sharper, wider lenses to $5,500 VR headset XTAL
Arkansas high schoolers are using VR to learn about concussions
Arkansas is using CrashCourse, a new interactive education program that teaches high school students about the risks and effects of concussions.Read More Source: Arkansas high schoolers are using VR to learn about concussions
A Fisherman’s Tale will hook you in VR
In A Fisherman’s Tale you play as a puppet fisherman that’s confined to his cozy lighthouse home. This game from Innerspace VR is unlike anything else.Read More Source: A Fisherman’s Tale will hook you in VR
Force Push turns you into a Jedi in VR
Force Push is a new object manipulation system for virtual reality being worked on at Virginia Tech’s College of Engineering.Read More Source: Force Push turns you into a Jedi in VR
StarVR puts developer program ‘on hold’ as financial woes roil Starbreeze
Less than a month after StarVR opened applications for its $3,200 developer kit program, the company has confirmed that it’s putting the process “on hold.”Read More Source: StarVR puts developer program ‘on hold’ as financial woes roil Starbreeze
ARCore 1.6 improves ambient lighting, polishes screen capture and recording
The newest version of Google’s ARCore framework, ARCore 1.6, introduces improved lighting and expands device support.Read More Source: ARCore 1.6 improves ambient lighting, polishes screen capture and recording