Watch The President Of Ukraine Deliver A Speech In AR

vrcoin on June 21, 2022

Volumetric video brings former comedic actor and current Ukrainian President to life on your coffee table.With the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia putting a strain on Ukrainian resources, President Volodymyr Zelensky has begun reaching out to the global technology community for support in rebuilding the county’s digital infrastructure. And what better way to capture the hearts and minds of Europe’s top tech investors and corporate leaders than with a cutting-edge presidential address?Recently, Ben Nunez, co-founder and CEO of Evercoast, a company specializing in volumetric video capture, visited Kyiv to record an official presidential address from the man himself using the company’s proprietary cloud software platform. The result is a hyper-realistic 3D digital human complete with animation as well as audio.“Ukraine is a chance for a global digital revolution,” said Zelensky in the speech; “a chance for every technology company and a chance for every visionary to show their value,

The XR Week Peek (2022.06.20): Roblox may come to Quest, Meta launches Avatar Store, and more!

vrcoin on June 20, 2022

It seems that in many countries of the world this weekend was Father’s Day… so my best greetings to all of you that are fathers! It’s curious that actually in Italy we celebrate this in March… but who cares, whenever is the day, it’s always good to celebrate our daddies 🙂  I’ll be very upfront with you: this week in XR has been very boring, so you won’t find super-news here below, but there are some interesting things that have happened in our ecosystem anyway. One of them is that I’ve become for the third year a judge of the VR Awards! Yay! I am very thankful for the trust that AIXR puts in me, and I can’t wait to begin the judging process. Top news of the week (Image by Roblox)Roblox may come to Meta Quest There is a rumor that is circulating this week: Roblox may come to Meta Quest. I don’t

AR Technology Invades The Legendary Cannes Film Festival

vrcoin on June 18, 2022

Locate one of Niantic’s AR viewfinders to unlock fun experiences using the company’s Lightship VPS technology.The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity is a global event that has been showcasing creative excellence in communications, advertising, and connectivity between people and brands since 1954. In addition to celebrating hard work and creativity, the event includes big networking opportunities and award ceremonies as well as a swanky opening and closing gala.Each year in June roughly 15,000 industry leaders from 90 countries make their way to France to join in the festivities. This year, organizers plan on augmenting the festival with a slew of interactive AR experiences that attendees can discover throughout the festival area and unlock thanks to a new partnership with Niantic.As a partner, Niantic will lean on 8th Wall technology, which was acquired by Niantic back in March to deliver captivating WebAR experiences you can access on your smartphone without

The XR Week Peek (2022.06.13): Apple doesn’t show its AR glasses at WWDC, Meta delays its AR plans, and more!

vrcoin on June 13, 2022

I’m finally back in Turin! I miss a bit the joys of traveling and especially all the amazing people I met, but I have a lot of cool things I have to work on here, so I’m glad I have again the time to do them! And regarding this… would you be interested in working with me? We at VRrOOm are hiring to do our innovative XR events, check the “Friends” section of this newsletter if this opportunity can interest you! Top news of the week (Image by Apple)Apple has not announced any glasses at WWDC Every year, we have the same ritual: we wait for an event by Apple, hoping to hear some news about an upcoming XR device, then nothing happens in this sense, we are disappointed and so we hope for a new reveal next year. This WWDC has not been an exception in this sense, and now all

PSVR 2 Games: Every Announced And Rumored Project

vrcoin on June 3, 2022

PSVR 2 has been announced and is hopefully coming soon, but what about PSVR 2 games?Note: This article was originally published on January 6 and has since been updated. We’ve got a full rundown of all announced and rumored PSVR 2 games to keep track of. We’ll be keeping this list up to date, so check back often. Harnessing the power of the PS5, PSVR 2 will be capable of much more ambitious games than the original headset, which ran on the PS4. But with the device only just announced, Sony is playing its cards close to its chest when it comes to the software library. So far we have only a handful of fully announced PSVR 2 games, but there are plenty of other titles that are rumored or hinted at to talk about too. This list includes rumored PSVR 2 games and also titles that appear on both

Every PSVR 2 Game Revealed At State Of Play

vrcoin on June 3, 2022

This week’s State of Play PlayStation Showcase was a big one for PSVR 2.Sony promised a sneak peek of games for its upcoming headset and it didn’t disappoint. In case you’re catching up, here’s every PSVR 2 game announced and shown during the event. Resident Evil 4 Remake (PSVR 2 Supported Content) [embed]https://youtube.com/watch?v=-L1EuRo54pI&feature=oembed&showinfo=0&rel=0&modestbranding=1&iv_load_policy=3&playsinline=1&enablejsapi=1[/embed] Sony kicked off the show with a bang. We got our first look at the anticipated remake of Capcom’s survival horror epic, Resident Evil 4. The game will be a reimagining of the 2005 original with updated controls and new story elements. But the end of the trailer also confirmed that the game with have “PSVR 2 Supported Content”. Note that this doesn’t confirm the full game will be playable inside VR; it sounds like we might get an additional mode or something similar. Of course, you can already play the original Resident Evil 4

No Man’s Sky PSVR 2 Support Confirmed For PS5

vrcoin on June 2, 2022

The PS5 version of No Man’s Sky will be getting PSVR 2 support.That much was confirmed during Sony’s State of Play broadcast today. We got a brief trailer for the game showing off some of its newer features. No Man’s Sky PSVR 2 Support Confirmed [embed]https://youtube.com/watch?v=hshBk0bxrPU&feature=oembed&showinfo=0&rel=0&modestbranding=1&iv_load_policy=3&playsinline=1&enablejsapi=1[/embed] Of course, No Man’s Sky already supports the original PSVR on PS4 as well as PC VR headsets. Support came to the expansive sci-fi game in an update called No Man’s Sky Beyond in 2019. Every update for the game since then has included VR support. In fact, the PS4 version of No Man’s Sky already includes upgraded visuals for PSVR users if they’re playing on PS5. Either way, the new version of the game is likely to include technical enhancements. Will you play No Man’s Sky on PSVR 2? Let us know in the comments below!

AWE 2022: Unity CEO talks about his vision of the metaverse

vrcoin on June 2, 2022

The first day of AWE has just passed by. With the show floor still closed, the highlight of the day has been the speech by Unity CEO John Riccitiello that spoke about the metaverse, telling us what he thinks it is and how he thinks it can evolve. Let me tell you something about it… including the very embarrassing moment I had with him, which you absolutely can’t lose. The Unity CEO on AWE stage to talk about the M-wordAfter the opening keynote by AWE co-founder Ori Inbar, the main stage has been taken by Unity CEO John Riccitiello, who has spoken for half an hour about the

The XR Week Peek (2022.05.30): Niantic launches VPS, Pico launches Neo 3 Link, and much more!

vrcoin on May 31, 2022

Hello everyone from San Jose, California! I’m here ready to attend AWE… tomorrow I’ll start having the first meetings, and then from Wednesday, the real deal will begin! Don’t forget to read the coverage about it on my blog… Before leaving you to the news, I have to publicly compliment Emerson for having given the most correct answer to my contest. I made a troll Twitter contest in which I used some regular sunglasses gifted by Nreal to my friend Eloi Gerard and asked people what smart glasses were they… he guessed may be Nreal or just a pair of regular sunglasses, so he went close enough. Emerson, you have the eternal glory for this. Top news of the week (Image by Niantic)Niantic releases Visual Positioning System Niantic has finally launched its VPS (Visual Positioning System), a solution that will allow developers to create AR applications that are persistent and shared in