Vive Focus 6 DOF Controllers dev-kit specifications: ultrasound-based tracking, 180° horizontal FOV
The news of the day is that finally we do know something about the upcoming Vive Focus 6 DOF Controllers dev-kit specifications.
Tag: virtual reality
NVIDIA talks about RTX 2080 graphics cards and virtual reality
When NVIDIA announced the RTX 2080 graphics cards, I was there. I watched Jensen Huang announcing the new graphics cards with amazing features like real-time raytracing and variable rate shading. Of course, after the announcement, a lot of questions started coming to my mind, especially regarding the use of these new graphics cards with regard […]
View Conference 2018: Museum of Symmetry review: one of the best creative VR experiences I’ve tried
During the talk of the National Film Board of Canada at View Conference 2018, the speakers Eloi Champagne and Martin Viau talked about one of the experiences they have developed, called Museum of Symmetry, that was like a cartoon in virtual reality. I haven’t given much credit to that experience, and in fact, I’ve just […]
View Conference 2018: Jan Pinkava explains some VR experiences from Google Spotlight Stories
Do you know Google Spotlight Stories? If not, well, you should. It is a small R&D lab on creative projects hosted by Google that is focused on creating original VR storytelling experiences. At View Conference 2018, I’ve heard the talk of Jan Pinkava, that is the director of Google Spotlight Stories’s experiences (apart from being […]
View Conference 2018: Baobab Studios talks about the development of “Crow: The Legend”
Yesterday I’ve listened to a talk by Kane Lee regarding the VR animated short movie “Crow: The Legend” that Baobab Studio is going to release. The plot of the movie is: The carefree forest animals imagine spring will last forever. However, winter comes and the animals soon realize that their lives are in danger. What […]
View Conference 2018: What does holophonic, ambisonic and spatialized audio mean?
Today at View Conference 2018 I attended a very interesting workshop by Gianni Ricciardi and Matteo Milani about immersive sound. I absolutely wanted to attend it, because I know that audio is very important for immersion in virtual reality, but I have a great lack of knowledge in that field. And today, thanks to the […]
View Conference 2018: National Film Board of Canada offers us interesting VR storytelling tips
Today I’ve attended my first lecture at View Conference: the Masterclass “Artist-Driven Immersive Work” by Eloi Champagne and Martin Viau, of the National Film Board of Canada.
HTC Vive announces devkits for 6 DOF controllers for Vive Focus and teases hand tracking for Vive Pro
Today it’s a great day for virtual reality: at WCVRI conference, HTC has just announced a kit to provide 6 DOF controllers for Vive Focus and has showcased a hands-tracking technology for the Vive Pro!
Gabriel Moss gives us great insights on losing weight in VR and OC5
Today with much pleasure I interview Gabriel Moss, a great VR enthusiast. As he will explain to you, he has a lot of different roles in the VR community, mainly related to VR content writing. He writes for various magazines, like for instance VR Scout and VR Fitness Insider, while slowly growing his own platform […]
VIEW Conference 2018 will host amazing XR talks and workshops
I’m very happy to talk about a very important event that will take place very soon in my city of Turin (Italy): the VIEW Conference.
Samsung hints at a future mixed reality headset (and at unsolvable problems for Gear VR)
When in 2015 I had my first Samsung Gear VR, I was amazed: finally, I could enjoy high-quality tether-less virtual reality. Yes, it was a 3 DOF toy, so I couldn’t move my head in games, but it was the first time I tried a sensation of freedom in VR. And it was great also […]
