All of the world’s top virtual reality headset makers agree that gaze tracking is going to be fundamental to the next generation of VR hardware, as the ability to sense an eye’s position in real time enables a computer to optimize detail rendering, and even offer cursor controls without the need for hand or head […]
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GWU uses VR to take you inside a coronavirus-damaged lung
At this stage of the global coronavirus pandemic, the impact of a COVID-19 infection is generally understood — often beginning with a mild fever and flu-like symptoms and potentially followed by a rapid decline in breathing capacity — but there hasn’t been an easy way to see how lungs are actually impacted by the disease. […]
How To Sanitize And Clean Your Oculus Quest, According To Facebook
In light of recent events, it’s more important than ever before to ensure your headsets are sufficiently sanitized and cleaned before and after use. Given the outbreak of COVID-19 and the literal up-in-your-face nature of headsets, VR users will have to be especially alert and cautious about headset hygiene over the next few months. To […]
GDC Summer Announced For August Despite Coronavirus Outbreak
Following the postponement of GDC proper as the coronavirus outbreak worsened, organizers behind the conference have decided to plan the follow up for this August, dubbed GDC Summer. Informa Tecg, the organization behind GDC, announced the new GDC Summer event today for August 4-6 in San Francisco, CA. Current health expert analysts are still divided […]
Watch All of Facebook's GDC 2020 Developer Talks Here – Road to VR
The Entire VR Industry in One Little Email The Daily Roundup is our comprehensive coverage of the VR industry wrapped up into one daily email, delivered directly to your inbox. Email Address The Game Developers Conference (GDC) was supposed to take place this week at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, however it was postponed […]
'Echo Arena' for Oculus Quest Heads Into Closed Alpha Next Week – Road to VR
The Entire VR Industry in One Little Email The Daily Roundup is our comprehensive coverage of the VR industry wrapped up into one daily email, delivered directly to your inbox. Email Address Echo VR has been available on the Rift platform for some time now, and it appears Quest users will be able to get their […]
New iPad Pro Adds LiDAR And 'Instant' AR Placement
Apple unveiled a new line of iPad Pros which include a LiDAR scanner and “new depth frameworks” to combine depth information from all the device’s sensors and cameras “for a more detailed understanding of a scene.” The new iPads start at $800 and include the LiDAR scanner and two wide angle cameras, with the widest […]
OpenXR Coming to Quest & Rift Developers Soon in Prototype Release – Road to VR
The Entire VR Industry in One Little Email The Daily Roundup is our comprehensive coverage of the VR industry wrapped up into one daily email, delivered directly to your inbox. Email Address Facebook today announced that a prototype version of OpenXR, the royalty-free open standard from The Khronos Group, will be available to Oculus Quest […]
Facebook's Game Developers Showcase Starts Today, Promising New Oculus Reveals – Road to VR
The Entire VR Industry in One Little Email The Daily Roundup is our comprehensive coverage of the VR industry wrapped up into one daily email, delivered directly to your inbox. Email Address The 2020 Game Developers Conference (GDC) would have started today had it not been canned like basically every major expo from here until […]
Facebook will show VR games in online developers showcase March 16 to March 19
After pulling out of the 2020 Game Developers Conference (GDC) a few weeks back — and the show’s subsequent cancellation — Facebook will be hosting an online showcase for upcoming VR titles next week. The Facebook: Game Developers Showcase is being held from March 16 to March 16. It begins at 10 a.m. Pacific on […]