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Comparing Oculus Touch & HTC Vive Technology and Ecosystems

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Dec 6, 2016

The Oculus Touch motion-tracked controllers have launched today after 8 months of the Rift solely supporting gamepad experiences. I wanted to take a moment to dig into some of the more subtle technical nuances when comparing the Oculus Rift & Touch with the HTC Vive, but also some of the larger VR ecosystem considerations to take into account. So today’s episode of the Voices of VR podcast is an op-ed analysis comparing the Touch controller and room-scale tracking technologies, as well as the overall content and developer ecosystems.

Virtuix Cancels International Pre-Orders for Omni VR Treadmill

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Dec 6, 2016

Virtuix, the creators of the Virtuix Omni treadmill, posted an update to customers yesterday stating that they won’t be fulfilling pre-orders to customers outside the United States. According to the company, trying to ship the 80kg (175 lbs) square meter box the Omni comes in to non-U.S. customers “has proven naive and unfeasible.”

‘SUPERHOT VR’ Review – Become One With the Gun

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I’m listening to the soundtrack of The Matrix right now, and it’s because I just played SUPERHOT VR, a one-of-a-kind game exclusively for Oculus Touch that will make you feel like you’re in the midst of the highly choreographed slow motion action that The Matrix is known for—except in VR, you’re the director.

Watch Us Test Oculus Touch Front Facing Tracking to its Limits

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Dec 5, 2016

Oculus Touch is out tomorrow and we finally get to test just how well the optical ‘Constellation’ tracking system handles itself, all the way from rug scale to beyond roomscale.

Oculus Bundle 5 Touch Launch Day Games for $90

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Dec 5, 2016

Oculus are offering a new Touch launch bundle which packs in 5 of the best supported titles into one $90 bundle.

Oculus Touch Review: Reach into Rift

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Dec 5, 2016

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‘Step Into Rift’ had been Oculus’ mantra since the launch of the headset back at the end of March, but with the launch of Oculus’ dedicated motion controllers, Touch, players can finally ‘Reach Into Rift’ too.

Oculus Rift and HTC Vive Roomscale Dimensions Compared

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Dec 5, 2016

Ahead of the launch of Oculus Touch, the company has finally detailed its ‘experimental’ camera arrangements for 360 degree and ‘roomscale’ tracking, allowing us to take a look at how those tracking volumes compare with the HTC Vive.

‘Planetary Annihilation’ Developer Reveals Lite RTS ‘Dino Frontier’ for PlayStation VR

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Dec 4, 2016

Uber Entertainment, the studio behind Planetary Annihilation and the VR title Wayward Sky, have announced their next virtual reality game, Dino Frontier, for PlayStation VR.

Oculus Touch Arrives Early for Some, Launch Day Delivery Uncertain for Others

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Dec 4, 2016

Oculus’ dedicated motion controllers Touch launch officially on December 6th, but some lucky pre-orders have already been delivered. But there are worrying signs that launch day delivery may not happen for others.

MARE is a Beautiful VR Adventure from Ex ‘The Last Guardian’ Artist

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Dec 3, 2016

MARE is a new adventure title from a former member of Team Ico, the studio responsible for the PlayStation classic Ico and the (very, very) long awaited The Last Guardian. Here’s the game’s teaser trailer.

First Look at ‘Star Wars Battlefront X-Wing VR Mission’ Gameplay on PSVR

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Dec 2, 2016

The Rogue One themed Star Wars Battlefront X-Wing VR Mission, is tantalizingly close for PlayStation VR owners, launching next week on December 6th, and now we’ve seen the first glimpse of gameplay from a developer livestream revealing the latest Star Wars Battlefront DLC.

VR & Memory, and Fate vs Free Will in Simulation Theory

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Dec 2, 2016

Hassan Karaouni is one of the 11 winners of an Oculus Launch Pad scholarship for his project My: home, which allows people to share 360 videos of locations that are meaningful to them. In my Voices of VR episode about Google Earth VR, I talked about how the principle of embodied cognition explains how our memories are tied to geographic locations. But right now Google Earth’s resolution at the human scale is really uncanny, and you can’t go inside.

That’s where Hassan’s project tries to fill the gaps by enabling people to share 360 videos of places that are meaningful to them, while being able to navigate between them using a model of the Earth. This is quite an intimate and effective way to get to know someone, but it’s also the type of content that’s going to be a lot more meaningful to the creators in 10-20 years from now because it is so effective at evoking memories.

VR-capable Frostbite Engine Suggests More AAA VR to Come from EA

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Dec 2, 2016

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It’s been confirmed that the soon to launch Star Wars Battlefront X-Wing VR Mission on PlayStation VR is powered by DICE’s coveted Frostbite Engine, a strong hint that more AAA VR development is on the way from the company.

2016’s Record Breaking VR Venture Funding Has Been Driven by Mega Deals

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Dec 2, 2016

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After years of record-breaking venture funding in the virtual reality industry, we wondered if 2016 would continue on its torrid pace. The numbers are starting to roll in, as reported in the new Fall edition of the 2016 Virtual Reality Industry Report, researched and published by Greenlight Insights and Road to VR.

All 53 Oculus Touch Launch Titles Confirmed

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Dec 1, 2016

Oculus has today confirmed all 53 launch titles that will be available on December 6th for the launch of the Touch controllers.

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