Digest: VR and AR

If the news of the real world does not seem so exciting, you should look at our digest and find out what events have happened in the VR world over the past month.


Oculus

In San Francisco, a press conference was held by Oculus, which sounded new details about the Oculus Rift virtual reality helmet. The company has already updated the official website and changed the logo.
Oculus has officially unveiled a custom version of the Oculus Rift virtual reality helmet , which will be released in the first quarter of 2016.
A game for Oculus Rift , in which you have to sing into a microphone and dodge bottles of unknown liquid flying through your head.
Oculus is being bought by an Israeli company specializing in hand-reading technology.
In Unity 5.1, in addition to other new features and improvements, Oculus Rift support has been added.
Applications and games for the helmet Oculus Rift will be tested for safety.
8 important conclusions made after a conversation with the CEO of Oculus.
Oculus VR intends to finance about two and a half dozen games exclusively for Rift.
During the conference on the eve of E3, Oculus announced a partnership agreement with Microsoft.
Oculus Touch is the gold standard for the VR controller.
Oculus VR rebranding .

Project morpheus
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Sony has decided to take an active part in the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) and demonstrate at the exhibition the virtual reality helmet Sony Project Morpheus , which was originally announced at E3 2014.
The second part of the interview with Shuhei Yoshida , in which he expresses his opinion on the helmet of virtual reality Morpheus.
At the moment, Sony is developing about 30 games for its virtual reality helmet Project Morpheus.
Harmonix showed music visualizer for Project Morpheus.
In Project Rigs for Project Morpheus, color is used to make virtual reality less depressing.

Microsoft and HoloLens

Microsoft showed how to work with HoloLens. The company made an excellent clip with elements of computer graphics, telling about the study of anatomy using a holographic computer.
Microsoft offers US educational institutions grants to work out new ideas for the HoloLens device.
Microsoft demonstrated a special version of Minecraft for HoloLens.
Microsoft, together with Valve will develop the direction of VR for Windows 10.
An article about which companies the Xbox is working with in the direction of VR.
Microsoft will allocate half a million dollars for prizes in the competition for the best research project for HoloLens.
Experience playing Minecraft with HoloLens.
An extensive interview with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella in which he talks about the company's plans for the near future and what is expected from the first launch of HoloLens.
Object Theory are going to develop augmented reality applications for Microsoft HoloLens.
HoloLens augmented reality glasses exploded on the way to the International Space Station.
Interview with Microsoft technical director Mike Shrepfer about drones, VR, wearable electronics and the company's future in Seattle.

It is interesting

The Russian company Lostroom, engaged in the creation of quest rooms, has developed a network game that completely takes place in virtual reality.
Case Speech Center: features of the development of a learning VR-service on Unity.
The head of N3TWORK, Neil Young, thinks that the industry is not yet ready for virtual or augmented reality and may not be ready for another 5 years.
John Walker, editor of Rock Paper Shotgun, wrote about what will happen to virtual reality.
Samsung Electronics announced the launch of sales of updated virtual reality glasses Samsung Gear VR Innovator Edition. They are fully optimized for the new generation of smartphones Samsung Galaxy S6 and Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge.
Magic Leap - a different look at virtual reality devices.
The Void is a virtual amusement park in which everyone wants to be.
The Razer VR Kit has received Android support and can now track its location.
One of the best NFL players of this year will be preparing for the next season with the help of virtual reality devices.
Kim Libreri and Ray Davis on how to use the Unreal Engine in VR.
The E3 conference showed what VR is missing.
A brief history of Nintendo Virtual Boy in quotes.
CEO Ubisoft believes that virtual reality devices are very similar to Wii, if we talk about their availability.
Reflections VR-developer on the prospects and directions of development of the industry.
Video: VR development - lessons from the Valve & HTC VR Game Jam.
Valve's free virtual reality glasses for developers.
Augmented reality versus virtual: what is leading?
Gunnar Optiks: Eyewear - the bright future of game points.
ASTRO Gaming makes gaming brands a part of human life.
Co-founder of Merge Andrew Trickett about combining virtual and augmented realities.
Mark Zuckerberg talked about why Facebook is investing in VR.
Epic: VR is cool, but the future is for AR.
Epic Games: there is no lack of ideas and enthusiasm in VR work .
The movie "Terminator: Genesis" brings virtual reality to YouTube.

Games

The hit Steam Ark: Survival Evolved will be available for Project Morpheus and Oculus Rift.
New multiplayer mode for Halo 5: Guardians was shown at E3 with the help of HoloLens.
Battlezone 1998 will be reissued for PC and virtual reality devices.
Flying over Azeroth in the Warcraft movie interactive trailer.
Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes is a game in which you have to defuse a bomb.
Virtual Borders Arizona - a project in which with the help of virtual reality glasses you can visit the Arizona desert and feel like an illegal immigrant.
Three amazing projects based on Unity and VR.