eXcess Reality Podcast, Ep. 1: Hand tracking, hardware rumors, and an upcoming VR jam!
Tags: podcast, vr, ar, xr
Published: 2020-05-26 20:17:26

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<p>Welcome to the very first episode of the eXcess Reality podcast!</p>
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<p>To start off with some exciting news… we were finally able to order an Oculus Quest!</p>
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<p>We've just passed the one year anniversary of the release of the Oculus Quest and Rift S - <a href="https://www.oculus.com/blog/celebrating-the-one-year-anniversary-of-oculus-quest-and-rift-s" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.oculus.com/blog/celebrating-the-one-year-anniversary-of-oculus-quest-and-rift-s</a></p>
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<p>And Facebook is reporting that they've sold $100m worth of VR apps - <a href="https://uploadvr.com/facebook-100-million-dollars/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://uploadvr.com/facebook-100-million-dollars/</a><br>(Sounds like it's time to get in on app-making!)</p>
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<p>There are reports that the popularity of VR has gone up since quarantine - <a href="https://abc7news.com/spatial-vr-meeting-spacial-virtual-reality-how-does-work/6183856/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://abc7news.com/spatial-vr-meeting-spacial-virtual-reality-how-does-work/6183856/</a></p>
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<p>Hand tracking is coming out of beta - <a href="https://www.oculus.com/blog/celebrating-the-one-year-anniversary-of-oculus-quest-and-rift-s" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.oculus.com/blog/celebrating-the-one-year-anniversary-of-oculus-quest-and-rift-s</a></p>
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<p>Have you seen this mini beat saber? - <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://twitter.com/pushmatrix/status/1260209543864356865" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/pushmatrix/status/1260209543864356865</a><br>I SO want to play it! - <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.roadtovr.com/miniature-beat-saber-concept-ar-daniel-beauchamp/" target="_blank">https://www.roadtovr.com/miniature-beat-saber-concept-ar-daniel-beauchamp/</a></p>
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<p>If you think that's cool, there's a VR Jam coming up in August, and we're planning to participate! - <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://itch.io/jam/tray-table-vr-jam" target="_blank">https://itch.io/jam/tray-table-vr-jam</a></p>
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<p>Some of the ideas we've had:<br>• hand-tracking orchestra app<br>• claw machine game<br>• plane route experience<br>• horror game - plane crash<br>• jenga with turbulence</p>
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<p>We discuss rumors about the Apple Glass - <a href="https://bgr.com/2020/03/24/apple-glasses-ar-leak-features-2022-release/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://bgr.com/2020/03/24/apple-glasses-ar-leak-features-2022-release/</a></p>
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<p>And the troubles/pivoting that Magic Leap has been facing - <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/magic-leap-could-pivot-to-healthcare-ar-with-new-funding-2020-5?op=1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.businessinsider.com/magic-leap-could-pivot-to-healthcare-ar-with-new-funding-2020-5?op=1</a></p>
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<p>I'm really excited that companies are addressing motion sickness, since that's a huge problem for me - <a href="https://www.thegamepost.com/2020/05/08/next-gen-playstation-vr-patents/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.thegamepost.com/2020/05/08/next-gen-playstation-vr-patents/</a></p>
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<p>And related to that, this video about the movement decisions made by the Half-Life Alyx dev team is fascinating - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TX58AbJq-xo" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TX58AbJq-xo</a><br>Who wants to send me headsets to test for motion sickness?</p>
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<p>There's allegedly a new, lighter Oculus Quest coming out next year - <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-05/facebook-s-oculus-developing-smaller-lighter-quest-vr-headset" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-05/facebook-s-oculus-developing-smaller-lighter-quest-vr-headset</a></p>
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<p>And our App of the Week is this nifty Size.Link app, that works right in the web browser on your phone: <a href="https://size.link/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://size.link/</a></p>
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<p>Let us know what you think, and we'll see you next week for episode 2!</p>
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