A look at the recent events from E3 2019 as it relates to the XR community 1:03 – Quest Ecosystem – No Steam Features! www.reddit.com/r/OculusQuest/com…_steamvr_feature/ – 10:48 – www.reddit.com/r/oculus/comments…ulus_quest_store/ – 9:17 Oculus Quest Development: developer.oculus.com/blog/submittin…s-quest-store/ – 16:31 – UPDATE: Pavlov is coming to Quest Store – 16:54 – www.reddit.com/r/virtualreality/…&utm_source=share QA with Oculus’s Jason Rubin (VP of Special Gaming Strategies @ Facebook) – 27:18 – uploadvr.com/jason-rubin-oculus…est-index-rift-go/ HTC to reveal …
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Read moreIt’s time to have a current look at the state of the VR Gaming market, and make predictions as to where it’s headed. Xtended Realities is a podcast production of ICVR – a software development studio based in Los Angeles, CA that specializes in VR/AR & emerging tech. 1:23 – Size of the market venturebeat.com/2019/01/24/superd…ill-be-2019s-hit/ 11:01 …
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Read moreThis week we’ve been watching all news out of Augmented World Expo 2019 in Santa Clara, CA. There’s some huge news we’re getting about new chipsets from Qualcomm, new AR headsets, and some big changes from Google, Facebook and Leap Motion. Xtended Realities is a podcast production of ICVR – a software development studio based …
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Read moreWhat options does a VR designer have to allow players to move beyond their limited play area? This week we discuss some of the best (and worst) solutions available, and what we think works best. Xtended Realities is a podcast production of ICVR – a software development studio based in Los Angeles, CA that specializes …
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Read moreThis week we saw final specs & some of the first reviews of not 1 but 3 new headsets – the Valve Index, Oculus Quest, and Oculus Rift S. We compile all this info and share it with you in this week’s podcast. Xtended Realities is a podcast production of ICVR – a software development …
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Read moreIn this episode we finally cover some of our favorite VR content! It’s a bit of a mix of older, more recent & upcoming content – both games & immersive entertainment. Most of the experiences we picked are stuff we really enjoyed and wanted to share with the community. Xtended Realities is a podcast production …
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Read moreIn this episode we break down all the latest XR news from the 1st half of April. We cover the Nintendo Switch Labo VR, the Valve Knuckles/Index Controllers driver update, PS5 hardware news & how it affects PSVR, Tiltbrush for Oculus Quest, and AR at Coachella. Xtended Realities is a podcast production of ICVR – …
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Read moreThis week’s Podcast is about all things Augmented Reality. We take a look at the current state of the market, currently released & upcoming AR glasses, current content, and speculation about the future. This is a podcast production of ICVR – a software development studio based in Los Angeles, CA that specializes in VR/AR & …
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Read moreValve has teased their new VR headset, the Valve Index, and it’s the hottest news of the week! We break down everything we know so far about this headset and speculate on how it will impact the market. ICVR is a software development studio based in Los Angeles, CA that specializes in VR/AR & emerging …
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Read moreGreetings XR Community! We. Are. Thrilled. To release our inaugural Xtended Reality Podcast! ICVR is a software development studio based in Los Angeles, CA that specializes in VR/AR & emerging tech. This episode breaks down the biggest news coming out of GDC 2019, and gives our take on each announcement. 00:00 – Intro 00:43 – …
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Read moreTotal immersion in VR calls for the engagement of all the senses. Current tech does a great job engaging the visual sense and hand presence goes a long way toward making virtual object manipulation feel natural, but the big missing piece right now is a piece of hardware that eliminates the “middleman” factor of controllers, …
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Read more“I have an app or product idea. What do I do? Where do I start? What are the next steps for moving forward?” We encounter the same question over and over again when talking to clients and friends who want to develop an app or game. Starting from a blank slate like this can be …
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Read moreBecause Star of Autumn is a narrative-driven game where the player can make their own dialogue choices, voice acting forms the heart of the story. Our prototype heavily features interaction between the player (Riley) and Autumn (the station AI), with some featured lines from Haverty, the station’s lead AI programmer. We were fortunate to work …
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Read moreOn VR gameplay, emotional storytelling, and AI: take a look inside the story of Star of Autumn. Listen to insights on the project from writer Tony Chivara, founders Ihar Heneralau and Chris Swiatek, and designer Chris O’Neill. After 8 years of routine deep-space operation, all contact with Pegasus Station goes dark. It is your job …
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Read moreView the official Announcement Trailer for Star of Autumn – ICVR’s upcoming VR adventure game. First revealed at VRLA 2018. After 8 years of routine deep-space operation, all contact with Pegasus Station goes dark. It is your job to find out why. You board the station and awaken Autumn, the ship’s artificial intelligence, only to …
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