[ad_1] Notably, Facebook just bought CTRL Labs, a startup that enabled finger tracking with an armband that reads electrical signals. The social giant filed a patent for its own finger-tracking armband earlier this year. Meanwhile, as Upload VR notes, Oculus software developers, including one who formerly worked on hand-tracking at Leap Motion, have teased something […]
Category: Virtual Reality
Facebook acquires neural monitoring startup CTRL-labs
[ad_1] Facebook’s Andrew Bosworth, who serves as vice-president of the company’s augmented reality and virtual reality divisions, announced the acquisition in a post on the social network. The New York-based startup will become a part of Facebook Reality Labs, the social media company’s AR and VR division that was formerly known as Oculus Research. Bosworth […]
Hulu drops support for Google’s Daydream VR platform
[ad_1] Variety reported the change and notes that Hulu was one of the original Daydream launch partners. Users could watch Hulu’s entire catalogue, as well as a selection of 360-degree content. But it’s not entirely surprising that Hulu dropped Daydream support. As Variety points out, HBO has removed its HBO Now and HBO Go VR […]
HBO’s ‘Westworld Awakening’ VR game arrives August 20th
[ad_1] Westworld Awakening should be deeper than previous Westworld VR experiences. It takes place during the show’s second season and has a separate storyline with five chapters, according to Variety. The main character is a host named Kate, who tries to survive and take charge of her destiny as she becomes self-aware in a world […]
Oculus co-founder Nate Mitchell is the latest to leave Facebook
[ad_1] We’ve asked Facebook if it can comment. It’s at least a symbolic moment for Oculus — the company is losing one of the last ties to its old crowdfunded days. Facebook gave Palmer Luckey the boot in 2017, while Brendan Iribe quit in 2018 over what’s believed to be disputes over the future direction […]
Wonderscope uses AR to teach literacy and tackle bullying
[ad_1] But those are conveniences, and not really essential services. Others like studio Within are trying to make AR more universally useful, by exploring ways of using it in education. It launched the Wonderscope app on iOS last November, as a way to get kids aged 6 to 8 to enjoy reading out loud. The […]
Faster algorithm could lead to more realistic sounds in VR
[ad_1] The solution ultimately involved ditching the traditional approach to calculating sound propagation, which has its roots in the theories of pioneering scientist Hermann von Helmholtz. Instead, the scientists took their cue from composer Heinrich Klein’s ability to blend many piano notes into a single sound. It splits vibration modes into individual chords, then performs […]
‘No Man’s Sky VR’ arrives August 14th with ‘Beyond’ update
[ad_1] It includes several big updates, including support for PSVR and other virtual reality headsets. That’ll let you experience all parts of the game in VR. Beyond will also greatly expand the social and multiplayer options, helping you meet and play with other people. Though No Man’s Sky is adopting some MMO-style gameplay, it won’t […]
Oculus, Hololens and Vive headsets will soon be able to share apps
[ad_1] Microsoft already released OpenXR on its store even before the first version was officially launched. Windows Mixed Reality and HoloLens 2 users can simply install it to run any OpenXR-based application. Don Box, Technical Fellow at Microsoft, said: “We are excited to now work with the OpenXR community to design the key extensions that […]
Inside the virtual production of ‘The Lion King’
[ad_1] Scar is still easy to distinguish from the other lions. You can see this commitment in the characters, too. They’re emotive, but not to the same extent as the original movie. “If anyone had actually seen us over-animate these characters or over-design the worlds and the characters within them… I think it’s a very […]