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Arkit - :45 https://www.macrumors.com/2020/06/22/apple-announces-arkit-4/ Apple AR glasses - 6:50 https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/05/19/apple-glass-details-leaked-will-cost-499-and-work-with-prescriptions Oculus Go dead - 18:00 https://uploadvr.com/oculus-go-gone/ No more 3DOF Success of HL:Alyx - 24:50 At least 500,000 https://www.npr.org/2020/04/09/820648379/half-life-alyx-and-the-promise-of-virtual-reality#:~:text=But%20just%20how%20many%20people,for%20a%20VR%20exclusive%20title. Star Wars Squadrons - 26:10 Full VR support! Industry impact of covid - 27:09 The work from home shift, and how tech companies were already well-suited to making the change We’ve covered virtual production before https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/icvr-xtended-realities/xtended-realities/e/64617153 Most steam players ever - 34:45 https://uploadvr.com/steam-hardware-survey-2-million/ Mobile gaming doing better than ever before More offices using virtual offices: https://spatial.io/#features AI-enabled semi-autonomous food delivery robots - 36:05 https://electronics360.globalspec.com/article/15391/uber-buying-postmates-will-drive-3-technology-innovations Virtual Events Shit: Fortnite - 37:30 Travis Scott: https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/24/entertainment/travis-scott-fortnite-concert/index.html Marshmello - 37:50 https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/21/18234980/fortnite-marshmello-concert-viewer-numbers Christopher Nolan movies (Inception, Batman Begins, The Prestige) Where is Fortnite going with Party Royale Island? John Legend https://go.wave.watch/johnlegend https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/news/john-legend-to-perform-songs-from-new-album-bigger-love-during-first-ever-virtual-live-concert/ar-BB15QmM0 Lindsey Stirling https://youtu.be/mK5Jb1vgrgw WaveXR Virtual Burning Man - 40:35 https://burningman.org/culture/virtual-brc-2020/ Portal submissions through Kindling, new internal app: https://edm.com/news/burning-man-project-kindling LIB Festival - 39:10 https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=lib+festival+2020&docid=608011852511907714&mid=A6074FB6F3EC09EFD981A6074FB6F3EC09EFD981&view=detail&FORM=VIRE What it did well and not so well Used Vita Motus: https://vitamotus.com/dgtl-lib/ Red Dead Redemption 2 for meetings: https://mashable.com/article/red-dead-redemption-2-coronavirus-meeting-work-from-home-social-distancing/ Lightning Round - 48:30
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We talk all things VR education-related on this week's episode with special guest Taylor Freeman - co-founder of UploadVR.
We'll also look at some of the latest industry news and market numbers.
Learn from Taylor's hands-on experience about what works and what doesn't, what verticals present the best use cases for VR education, how it is currently being used most effectively, and what VR education will look like in the future.
0:00 - Intro with Taylor
1:07 - Superdata: 180k units in Q3, over 400k total before the holiday season
4:11 - Steam Hardware Survey
7:38 - PSVR2
9:50 LYNX-R1
14:04 Facebook acquires Scape
22:10 Taylor and Axon Park intro
28:27 5 Key Areas of Enterprise Training
45:06 Health and Safety
52:09 HR and Culture
56:44 - Soft Skills
1:06:25 - Technical Skills
1:09:04 - Operations and Compliance
1:12:13 - Obstacles
1:19:58 - Future of Axon Park
1:22:18 - Lightning Round! -
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You heard that right. We're going down the whole gamut of all the news in XR including a massive announcement from Valve, a rather unexpected acquisition from Oculus, and yes fam, cows in VR. Let's do this.
Show Notes:
:29 Half Life: Alyx
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/half-life-alyx-what-we-know-release-date-price-and/1100-6471549/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2W0N3uKXmo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9K0eJEmMEw
18:13 Boneworks VR
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJ2lzV2LLwM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8a1BAolFIk
https://www.roadtovr.com/boneworks-gameplay-video-stress-level-zero/
:22:47 Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 (VR Support??)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCBgO6St9ug
:26:03 No Man's Sky Updates
:27:41 Google Stadia Launch Woes
https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2019/11/26/google-stadia-review-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#5b333bc46cc1
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/11/google-offering-refunds-for-players-that-bought-new-stadia-freebies/
35:49 SuperData- over 400,000 Oculus Quests sold
https://gamedaily.biz/article/1337/report-oculus-quest-has-sold-400000-units-will-leapfrog-pc-headsets-superdata
:37:08 Black Friday/Cyber Monday Sales!!
https://www.cnet.com/news/best-black-friday-2019-playstation-deals-psvr-down-to-199-ps4-pro-with-games-for-299/:38:02 Beat Games Sold to Oculus! But muh MODS!
:44:54 VR For Cows??
http://theconversation.com/virtual-reality-wont-make-cows-happier-but-it-might-help-us-see-them-differently-127916:50:36:01 Lightning Round
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Today's episode looks at Virtual Production practices for Hollywood motion pictures and more! Featuring special guest Adam Maier, of Fox VFX labs. We explain what virtual production is, why it's so important in today's film production, and how it uses emerging tech like VR to bring CGI sets to life onstage.
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Today we look at the world of 360 Video- we tout it, we criticize it, we discuss the biggest market for it.
If anyone is going to attend SIGGRAPH 2019 this year, please come visit us in person at Booth #647/649 and try our Digital Human Project. Enjoy!
Show Notes
02:45 Google Carboard History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Cultural_Institute
04:31 Jaunt VR https://variety.com/2015/digital/news/jaunt-virtual-reality-disney-evolution-media-65-million-1201598574/
12:43 Samsung GearVR John Carmack https://www.engadget.com/2014/09/04/samsung-gear-vr-john-carmack/
15:38 Android Poll https://www.androidpolice.com/2017/03/19/weekend-poll-do-you-regularly-use-vr/
19:16 ARtillery Studies (paywall) https://arinsider.co/
21:33 Challenges of 360/VR https://fortune.com/longform/virtual-reality-struggle-hope-vr/
29:18 The Nun VR Experience https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evzsN1BGR6A
34:41 Adult VR content https://venturebeat.com/2018/07/23/porn-and-games-are-the-biggest-drivers-of-vr-revenues/
40:39 Future of VR Video https://uploadvr.com/jason-rubin-oculus-quest-index-rift-go/
44:03 Disney Kite’s Tale https://vrscout.com/news/first-look-disney-vr-film-a-kites-tale/
55:44 Lightning Round -
A look at the recent events from E3 2019 as it relates to the XR community.
Oculus Quest Ecosystem - No Steam Features!
https://www.reddit.com/r/OculusQuest/comments/c084cn/virtual_desktop_update_142_steamvr_feature/ - 1:03https://www.reddit.com/r/oculus/comments/c08s31/pavlov_vr_wont_come_to_the_oculus_quest_store/ - 9:17
Oculus Quest Development: https://developer.oculus.com/blog/submitting-your-app-to-the-oculus-quest-store/ - 10:48
UPDATE: Pavlov is coming to Quest Store - 16:31 https://www.reddit.com/r/virtualreality/comments/c0qt8a/pavlov_developer_my_apologies_there_was_some/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share
QA with Oculus’s Jason Rubin (VP of Special Gaming Strategies @ Facebook) - 16:54
https://uploadvr.com/jason-rubin-oculus-quest-index-rift-go/HTC to reveal Vive Cosmos next week - 27:18
#HTCVIVE #HTCVIVECosmos pic.twitter.com/7WkqnH32YqNew Games!
https://www.roadtovr.com/lone-echo-2-larger-than-predecessor-e3-2019-gameplay/
Lone Echo 2 - 30:07ACORN: Attack of the Squirrels - asymmetric couch party game, Oculus Quest + Mobile - 33:46
The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets - cute game with Alumette like art - 37:57
Espire 1: VR Operative - Splinter Cell type experience - 38:15
SpaceTeam VR - 42:17
RedPill - 39:05
Lightning Round - 43:04
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It's time to have a current look at the state of the VR Gaming market, and make predictions as to where it's headed.
Size of the market 1:23
https://venturebeat.com/2019/01/24/superdata-vr-grew-30-in-2018-thanks-to-psvr-oculus-quest-will-be-2019s-hit/
Number of active players, broken down between device/platform 11:01
https://www.roadtovr.com/2018-ends-with-a-record-number-of-vr-headsets-on-steam/
Player Demographics 14:40https://www.statista.com/statistics/831819/us-virtual-augmented-reality-device-average-session-time/
VR Content 16:20 (https://quanticfoundry.com/2019/03/01/vr-adoption/)
Sales projections & ROI 18:20https://www.roadtovr.com/vacation-simulator-among-steams-20-top-selling-games-released-april
Digital distribution revenue vs. LBE 29:59
How to make a VR game 36:16
Future market 43:30 -
00:56 - Qualcomm news! XR1 Chipset details announced https://venturebeat.com/2019/05/29/qualcomm-enables-xr-smart-viewer-augmented-reality-smartphone-apps/
6:24 - NReal AR https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/30/18646160/nreal-light-ar-xr-qualcomm-snapdragon-sunglasses-consumer-price-shipping-release-5g
10:50 - MR Rokid Vision https://www.gizchina.com/2019/05/29/mr-glasses-rokid-vision-shown-at-awe-2019/
12:58 - Facebook AR/Speaker Patent Filing
https://mashable.com/article/facebook-ar-glasses-cartilage-conduction-patent/?europe=true
15:25 - Leap Motion Sold Off https://www.wsj.com/articles/leap-motion-once-a-virtual-reality-high-flier-sells-itself-to-u-k-rival-11559210520
18:44 - Google Shuts Down Jump VR
https://vrscout.com/news/google-shutting-down-jump-vr-program/
22:23 - Google Glass Returns
https://mobile-ar.reality.news/news/hands-on-heres-augmented-reality-google-search-works-0198193/
24:15 - AR Google Searches
https://mobile-ar.reality.news/news/hands-on-heres-augmented-reality-google-search-works-0198193/
25:21 - Minecraft AR
27:38 - Lightning Round -
What options does a VR designer have to allow players to move beyond their limited play area? This week we discuss some of the best (and worst) solutions available, and what we think works best.
Xtended Realities is a podcast production of ICVR - a software development studio based in Los Angeles, CA that specializes in VR/AR & emerging tech.
00:48 - Explaining the VR locomotion problem
2:56 - Keeping the player in one place
5:46 - Cockpits and vehicles
10:33 - Controller-based movement
18:16 - Teleportation
23:02 - Self-propelled movement
24:18 - Treadmills and other hardware
29:55 - Redirected Walking
https://www.roadtovr.com/researchers-exploit-natural-quirk-of-human-vision-saccade-hidden-redirected-walking-vr-gtc-2018/
31:36 - Massive Playspaces
36:58 - Lightning Round -
This week we saw final specs & some of the first reviews of not 1 but 3 new headsets - the Valve Index, Oculus Quest, and Oculus Rift S. We compile all this info and share it with you in this week's podcast.
Xtended Realities is a podcast production of ICVR - a software development studio based in Los Angeles, CA that specializes in VR/AR & emerging tech.
00:49 - Valve Index
01:21 - Valve Index - Price
07:29 - Valve Index - Displayhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SI_3jlAV9M
10:53 - Valve Index - Lenseshttps://www.roadtovr.com/valve-index-hands-on-preview-valve-vr-headset/
https://uploadvr.com/valve-index-hands-on/
15:50 - Valve Index - Audio
18:29 - Valve Index - Ergonomics
20:24 - Valve Index - Modability
25:54 - Valve Index - ControllersDenny Unger Statement: https://www.reddit.com/r/ValveIndex/comments/bj9ypg/to_anyone_complaining_about_the_display/em7bm22/
28:52 - Oculus Rift Shttps://www.theverge.com/2019/4/30/18523941/oculus-rift-s-review-vr-headset-price-specs-features
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMbgFRCfd2w&t=190s
32:34 - Oculus Questhttps://www.theverge.com/2019/4/30/18523000/oculus-quest-review-vr-headset-price-specs-features
36:03 - Lightning Round -
In this episode we finally cover some of our favorite VR content! It's a bit of a mix of older, more recent & upcoming content - both games & immersive entertainment. Most of the experiences we picked are stuff we really enjoyed and wanted to share with the community.
Xtended Realities is a podcast production of ICVR - a software development studio based in Los Angeles, CA that specializes in VR/AR & emerging tech.
01:26 - Space Junkies 09:00 - Iron Wolf VR 09:36 - Orbus VR 11:29 - Vacation Simulator 16:14 - Flight & Space sims 23:59 - Vox Machinae 29:37 - Blade & Sorcery 34:08 - Protocol VR 38:10 - Cinematic VR 46:51 - Boneworks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJ2lzV2LLwM 49:40 - Lightning Round -
In this episode we break down all the latest XR news from the 1st half of April. We cover the Nintendo Switch Labo VR, the Valve Knuckles/Index Controllers driver update, PS5 hardware news & how it affects PSVR, Tiltbrush for Oculus Quest, and AR at Coachella.
Xtended Realities is a podcast production of ICVR - a software development studio based in Los Angeles, CA that specializes in VR/AR & emerging tech.
01:20 - Nintendo Switch Labo VR
https://www.roadtovr.com/nintendo-switch-vr-labo-kit-announcement-april-release/
07:48 - Valve Index/Knuckles Controllers Updatehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JRYKY9ZDRU
14:51 - Sony PS5 & PSVRhttps://www.wired.com/story/exclusive-sony-next-gen-console/
24:54 - Tilt Brush for Oculus Questhttps://tech.fb.com/google-announces-tilt-brush-for-oculus-quest/
27:18 - AR at Coachellahttps://vrscout.com/news/coachella-ar-interactive-stage/
29:42 - Lightning RoundThanks for listening and please subscribe if you enjoyed the content!
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This week's Podcast is about all things Augmented Reality. We take a look at the current state of the market, currently released & upcoming AR glasses, current content, and speculation about the future.
This is a podcast production of ICVR - a software development studio based in Los Angeles, CA that specializes in VR/AR & emerging tech.
1:14 - Current State of the AR market
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/15/niantic-raises-245-million.html
https://news.crunchbase.com/news/last-week-in-venture-invisible-computing-super-visions-and-miles-of-fibers/5:05 - Microsoft Hololens 2
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/hololens/buy
9:54 - Magic Leap
13:05 - Apple AR Glasses
https://www.macrumors.com/2019/03/08/apple-ar-glasses-launch-2020-as-iphone-accessory/
16:41 - Google Glasses
https://next.reality.news/news/google-glass-engineers-patent-application-points-potential-google-ar-headset-0195799/
17:49 - Out & Upcoming Content
https://www.forbes.com/sites/nikkibaird/2019/03/25/the-four-definitive-use-cases-for-ar-and-vr-in-retail/#319a51ad69c2
https://digiday.com/marketing/snapchats-programmatic-ar-ads/
https://www.mobilemarketer.com/news/campaign-of-the-year-michael-kors-ar-ads-on-facebook/541689/
https://medium.com/@tomemrich/advertising-enters-the-next-dimension-e7672afca05a https://blog.vertebrae.com/building-a-better-path-to-purchase
27:48 - Future of the AR Market
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Valve has teased their new VR headset, the Valve Index, and it's the hottest news of the week! We break down everything we know so far about this headset and speculate on how it will impact the market.
ICVR is a software development studio based in Los Angeles, CA that specializes in VR/AR & emerging tech.General Links:
https://store.steampowered.com/sale/valve_index
Upload VR on the Index: https://uploadvr.com/valve-teases-index-vr-headset-for-may/
https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/29/valve-is-building-its-own-high-end-vr-headset-called-index/
https://skarredghost.com/2019/03/30/valve-index-teased-hands-tracking/
https://skarredghost.com/2018/11/12/all-you-need-to-know-about-leaked-valve-vr-headset-is-half-life-3-2-coming/
02:06 Hardware IPD
03:04 Front Facing Cameras
07:48 FOV
09:10 LensesReddit Thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/vive_vr/comments/b7uaro/redditectives_have_almost_certainly_figured_out/
Valve Lense Patent: https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/bf/96/3e/a6a94ed8109fd1/US20180081092A1.pdf
18:17 Mystery Slot
20:05 Half Life VR?
22:38 Lightning RoundThanks for listening and please subscribe if you enjoyed the content!
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Greetings XR Community!
We. Are. Thrilled. to release our inaugural Xtended Reality Podcast!
ICVR is a software development studio based in Los Angeles, CA that specializes in VR/AR & emerging tech.
This episode breaks down the biggest news coming out of GDC 2019, and gives our take on each announcement.00:00 - Intro
00:43 - Google Stadia
Reveal: https://youtu.be/nUih5C5rOrA
10:20 - Oculus Rift S
Reveal: https://youtu.be/3vPz9KFXWTk
Palmer Luckey article: http://bit.ly/2Yxfb7n
Correction - 30% of people are excluded from sweetspot IPD (we said 70%)
Kotaku article: https://tcrn.ch/2Ub8hp2
20:16 - Epic Games Announcements
Full Epic video: https://youtu.be/s55Uob494Do
UE4 Video 1: https://youtu.be/Qjt_MqEOcGM
UE4 Video 2: https://youtu.be/9fC20NWhx4s
30:42 - Wrap up
Kotaku on Gabe Newell: http://bit.ly/2YwZjlq
Brainlink Pro site: http://bit.ly/2Yz58ys
Short on tech vs. humanity: https://youtu.be/UXX0TRtg5Vk
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