Author: konstantin

Oculus Quest

We’re excited to usher in the next era of VR gaming with the introduction of Oculus Quest, our first all-in-one VR gaming system. Oculus Quest will launch in Spring 2019 for $399 USD. Offering six degrees of freedom and Touch controllers, Oculus Quest makes it easy to jump right into the action—with no PC, no wires, and no external sensors. We have over 50 titles lined up for launch, with even more in the works including some of your favorite Rift games like Robo Recall, The Climb, and Moss. Oculus Insight We also unveiled Oculus Insight, our breakthrough technology that powers inside-out tracking,...

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ARS ELECTRONICA 2018

Error – The art of imperfection, Ars Electronica Festival 6.-10.-09.2018, Linz, Austria At what point does an error become a mistake, a fail, and what makes it the celebrated source of unprecedented ideas and inventions? When is an error an oversight and when is it intentional deception, a fake? Ars Electronica is one of the world’s largest media art venues, a digital music festival, a showcase for creativity and innovation, and a playground for the next generation – Ars Electronica is a world-class festival for art, technology and society. read more…...

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Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality in Europe

The global Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality (VR and AR) market is growing exponentially and is expected to reach €150 billion in 2020. Focus is shifting from VR to AR. Europe accounts for about a fifth of the market. This makes it an interesting market for your VR and AR services. Both the consumer and the business market offer good opportunities, but specialisation may give you a competitive advantage. Gaming and health care are the most promising industries for VR and AR Read...

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EUROPE ON TRACK TO BECOME GLOBAL VR LEADER

VIRTUAL AND AUGMENTED REALITY SET TO CREATE UP TO 480,000 JOBS BY 2020 Europe is a strong and competitive hub for Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) technologies and is set to become global leader. That is the key finding of a recent study by European research firm Ecorys, which projects that by 2020 the production value of VR and AR will increase between €15 billion and €34 billion in Europe and create between 225,000 to 480,000 direct and indirect new jobs across the continent. Such a significant economic uplift would make Europe’s VR and AR market first-in-class. Read...

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The best VR headset for the ultra-discerning, financially well-off VR enthusiast

If you have both the financial and hardware resources for it, the HTC Vive Pro is a thing of beauty. It offers a higher resolution than the standard Vive and can take games from ‘good looking’ to ‘gorgeous’. Similarly, improvements to the weight distribution and the addition of the built-on earphones help the Pro sound – and feel – as good as it makes games look. But, all that said, when it doesn’t work as expected – or during the lengthy and problematic setup process – the Pro is a trial in troubleshooting skills. Read...

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