VR Footwear Cybershoes Adds A Bunch Of New Games

vrcoin on October 21, 2021

Shuffle your way through a collection of newly compatible games and compete in an exclusive NFT tournament.Since the launch of its official Kickstarter back in 2018, Cybershoes have built up an impressive list of compatible VR games. This includes such hits as Doom3Quest, Arizona Sunshine, Population: One, and Half-Life: Alyx just to name a few. Compatible with SteamVR and Oculus headsets, Cybershoes allows you to physically walk and run in VR from a comfortable seated position. No more teleportation or artificial locomotion; moving in-game means moving in real-life, resulting in more immersive and physically engaging VR experiences. [embed]https://youtube.com/watch?v=VK6hrBTxey8&version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&wmode=transparent[/embed] Earlier this week, Cybershoes announced support for several new games:Until You Fall – An arcade-inspired VR adventure game from Schell Games that has you running, dodging, and attacking magic-infused monsters through a fantasy world accompanied by a killer soundtrack.Contractors – The competitive multiplayer game from Caveman Game Studios will use Cybershoes to

Editorial: Is Facebook Going Meta?

vrcoin on October 20, 2021

Since acquiring Oculus in 2014 Mark Zuckerberg’s company erased nearly every reason not to buy a VR headset, with one big exception.That reason, of course, is Facebook. “Oculus Quest 2 Review: The New King Of VR, If You Don’t Mind Facebook,” Jamie Feltham’s review of the headset noted at its release just over a year ago. “Facebook’s New Portal Is Great, but It’s Also Facebook,” Gizmodo noted about the company’s latest Portal Go video calling device this week. Zuckerberg has the majority controlling stake of a public company built on the idea people would voluntarily fill out an online profile, take photos with their friends and tag them in those captures of the past. But the company which built that technology is fundamentally different now, with some 60,000 employees at last count. The 2021 version of this company is starting to make useful hardware products, like the Quest 2 that

Chicken Waffle Launches XR Creator Fund For Indie Devs

vrcoin on October 19, 2021

The Indie XR Creator Fund will provide smaller developers with the funds and support needed to bring their projects to life. XR developers, Chicken Waffle have announced a new Indie XR Creator Fund intended to assist AR and VR creators by giving them the necessary resources and publishing support needed to launch XR games, experiences, and gamified NFT projects.There are a lot of hard-working indie developers out there doing amazing work. Unfortunately, many lack the support and experience Chicken Waffle has gained throughout its years by launching successful titles such as Baby Hands and Shadow of Valhalla. Not only does the Indie XR Creator Fund provide funding for indie VR projects, but support from the experienced folks at Chicken Waffle. The team assists in everything from programming to art and design. [embed]https://youtube.com/watch?v=H8l-eK2y3IE&version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&wmode=transparent[/embed] Chicken Waffle, who’s partnered with major names such as NASA, Red Bull, Magic Leap, Disney, Adult Swim, CES,

Why Every Company Needs a Metaverse Strategist

vrcoin on October 18, 2021

The metaverse is coming (some iteration of it is already here) and it’s going to encompass society as we know it. In 2019, Marshmello’s virtual concert on Fortnite saw 10.7 million attendees tune in. In 2020, Travis Scott’s virtual performances on Fortnite saw more than 45 million viewers across 5 shows. In just the last handful of weeks, a collection of Bored Apes sold at Sotheby’s for more than $24 million, Budweiser purchased the web3 domain beer.eth for almost $100,000, and Tennis superstar Naomi Osaka and her sister Mari Osaka dropped a six-piece collection of NFTs that sold for nearly $600,000. Naomi Osaka Sapphire Signed; Source: Autograph With the explosion of NFTs, virtual worlds, and immersive technologies in 2021, some of the largest companies in the world, the most famous athletes in the world, and the most popular musicians in the world have already started to enter the metaverse. A

Hope For Haiti Hosts Virtual Fundraising Event In VR This Week

vrcoin on October 18, 2021

Hope For Haiti is turning to VR for its latest fundraising event.This Wednesday, October 20, the charity will host a live event on both YouTube and inside a VR app with a unique spin. Built with the help of VR production studio FXG, the app allows visitors to explore a virtual version of one of the charity’s partner schools based in a rural area of the country. Get a look at the experience below. [embed]https://youtube.com/watch?v=5_-9h76KB9o&feature=oembed&showinfo=0&rel=0&modestbranding=1&iv_load_policy=3&playsinline=1&enablejsapi=1[/embed] Inside VR you’ll be able to walk around and interact with different elements as well as meet other attendees. You can see different experiences like raising a flag in the trailer, and the piece will let you go beyond the school to explore wildlife too. There will also be a live presentation from CEO, Skyler Badenoch, and an NFT art gallery based on the theme of ‘Empowering the Next Generation of Haiti’s Leaders’

Report: HTC Working On ‘Viveport Verse’ Metaverse Platform

vrcoin on October 12, 2021

HTC is working on a customized version of Mozilla Hubs with a persistent social layer, Protocol reports.HTC already has a business-focused social VR platform called Vive Sync, but the report says it’s now working on a consumer platform called Viveport Verse. Protocol also claims to have a source backing up recent speculation that HTC will soon announce Vive Flow, a “lightweight consumer VR headset” that will be “primarily positioned as a media consumption device”. That same source claims Flow will have positional tracking but won’t ship with controllers, and will use a chip less powerful than Quest 2’s. Rather than starting its metaverse ambitions from scratch, HTC is apparently building on Mozilla’s open source Hubs platform. Hubs runs on WebXR, so users can access it on any platform and don’t need to install or update an app. A now-deleted unlisted HTC webpage pitched Viveport Verse as letting users “meet

NVIDIA CloudXR Now Publicly Available on Google Cloud

vrcoin on October 12, 2021

CloudXR, NVIDIA’s real-time XR cloud streaming technology, is now publicly available through the Google Cloud Marketplace with Nvidia RTX Virtual Workstations as a Virtual
Machine Image (VMI).

Like flatscreen cloud gaming, XR streaming promises is to remove the high barrier of entry by rendering resource-intensive visuals on virtual machines in the cloud and serving them up to typically less powerful host devices like PCs, smartphones, or standalone VR headsets.

More specifically, Nvidia’s CloudXR tech lets users run high-end VR graphics in any OpenVR application, which now also extends to developers and vendors using the world’s third-largest cloud service, Google Cloud, something the company says can be done on instances that support Nvidia T4 Tensor Core GPUs.

Nvidia previously made CloudXR available on Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure earlier following the release of its early access SDK in 2019, where the company outlined hopes of kickstarting CloudXR streaming amidst a mounting 5G-centric future.

Whether that 5G future is right around the corner, or years away from fulfilling its many promises for both AR and VR, Nvidia’s CloudXR has decidedly become the most mature and scalable solution of the lot, especially now that it’s available across the top three cloud service providers.

Where that scalability leads us in the near-term isn’t certain. The promise of never having to panic buy the latest GPU out from under cryptominers just to play the latest in PC VR gaming is certainly a tantalizing prospect we’re hoping to see fulfilled someday, as standalone headsets and the promise of minimal setup have quickly become a focus in attracting an untapped vein of new consumers.

This article was originally published on roadtovr.com

NFT Artists Come Together In VR To Raise Money For Haiti

vrcoin on October 4, 2021

Bid on NFT artwork from popular NFT artists to help rebuild Haiti after this year’s devastating earthquake.This past August the southern region of Haiti was hit by a massive 7.2 magnitude earthquake in the mountains between the Nippes Department and Sud Department, resulting in multiple deaths and injuries along with severe damage to numerous schools throughout the region.To help rebuild Haiti, the organization Hope for Haiti and VR company FXG are partnering for a live VR fundraiser called “Inspiring Hope: An Immersive Virtual Reality Experience in Haiti.” Taking place on October 6th, the companies hope to raise an ambitious $50k for earthquake relief. [embed]https://youtube.com/watch?v=5_-9h76KB9o&version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&wmode=transparent[/embed] During the event, which will be hosted on hic et nunc and OpenSea, you’ll have the opportunity to bid on a variety of incredible NFT artworks created by well-known NFT artists such as Sutu, Mark Saab, Nygilia, RiniiFish, more. You can also help by making

How to build your passthrough AR app for Oculus Quest in Unity

vrcoin on October 1, 2021

I love passthrough augmented reality, because it lets us create AR experiences with the VR headsets that we already own, plus it also opens up augmented reality to new possibilities, like wide-FOV vision or diminished reality experiences. You all know that Facebook has recently released Passthrough APIs to let developers create AR experiences on Quest 2, and of course, I am experimenting with them. For instance, I’ve been doing cool stuff like this experiment in mixing AR passthrough, music, and haptics. and we of New Technology Walkers have launched our game HitMotion: Reloaded in passthrough MR on SideQuest (try it here)! [embed]https://youtube.com/watch?v=XNh_FYum16g&version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&wmode=transparent[/embed] Play HitMotion and stay fit while having funSince I love this, I would like to teach you how you can create such experiences yourself as well! So let me show you how you can develop an AR app for Oculus Quest 2 using Oculus Passthrough

Oculus Quest Mixed Reality Series Now Available On Oculus TV

vrcoin on September 30, 2021

Watch players, as well as pros, participate in a variety of unique VR challenges featuring popular Oculus Quest 2 titles. There’s no better way to showcase the immersive capabilities of VR than mixed reality capture. The technology allows audiences to gain a better understanding of what it’s like to interact with the in-game world, especially when compared to standard POV capture. To help exhibit its extensive lineup of AAA games and apps, Oculus today launched a new mixed reality series featuring popular games such as Cook-Out, FitXR, and Thrill of the Fight just to name a few. [embed]https://youtube.com/watch?v=m4BU4ksWNo0&version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&wmode=transparent&listType=playlist&list=RDCMUC766vkQw0Mz3VtXX5XvXxGQ[/embed] Available now on Oculus Quest headsets, Game On: VR Face Off! has both players as well as pros engaging in five different VR games throughout six unique episodes. Episode 1, available now on Oculus TV, features game streamers MissesMae and Di3seL as they face off (oh I get it now) in several rounds of Cloudhead