by Caitlin Jentz | Aug 29, 2020 | Homepage, Newsfeed, Newsletter-Newsfeed-9-20
Industry News: via Upload VR Facebook Is Working On Photorealistic Avatars That No Longer Require Face Tracking Cameras Back in March of 2019, Facebook showed off its Codec Avatars, which were driven by a VR headset containing dedicated eye and mouth cameras once...
by Caitlin Jentz | Aug 20, 2020 | Homepage, Newsfeed, Newsletter-Newsfeed-9-20
Industry News: via Simulation Tek The SimsGeeks Podcast: Fun and Engaging Insights We’re always on the lookout for resources that help advance the medical simulation industry. The SimGeeks Podcast, with William Belk and David Shablak, provides a steady stream of...
by Caitlin Jentz | Aug 12, 2020 | Homepage, Newsfeed, Newsletter-Newsfeed-9-20
Industry News: via Road to VR Steam’s VR Surge After Half-Life: Alyx Retains Its Growth The surprising news isn’t that Steam had a surge in connected VR headsets after Half Life: Alyx’s release, but rather that Steam has retained almost all of that...
by Caitlin Jentz | Aug 5, 2020 | Homepage, Newsfeed
Industry News: via Upload VR and the Verge The Upcoming New Oculus Quest (updated) Original post: It has been confirmed by reliable sources that the upcoming Oculus Quest will have an all-new system for adjusting the lenses. While the old model did allow for the user...
by Caitlin Jentz | Jul 24, 2020 | Homepage, Newsfeed
Industry News: via Upload VR The Future of Virtual Simulation: Eye Tracking Video recording of a talk given by Douglas Lanman (director of Display Systems Research at Facebook Reality Labs) in January 2020 was recently posted. In it, he talks about what ideas, and the...
by Caitlin Jentz | Jul 13, 2020 | Homepage, Newsfeed
Industry News: via UploadVR A Wireless Valve Index Incoming? While the Valve Index has only been out for about a year, it has quickly become a lacking option when compared to tetherless experiences, such as the Oculus Quest. During the launch party, Valve President...
