Episodes

‘Enhanced’ Reality Arc [2/2]

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So, you’ve decided you want to get into this VR thing after all! There’s so many options- do you go console, PC, or standalone headset?

Sources:

Oculus Quest 2:

• Oculus.com, Accessed: 24 April 2021, Quest 2 Page
• Oculus.com Blog, 13 April 2021, Introducing Oculus Air Link, a Wireless Way to Play PC VR Games on Oculus Quest 2, Plus Infinite Office Updates, Support for 120 Hz on Quest 2, and More

Oculus Facebook Account Concerns:

• UploadVR, 31 January 2021, “Everything You Need To Know: Facebook Login, User Data And Privacy On Oculus Headsets“
• RoadToVR, 20 August 2020, “Here’s Where Facebook “Guaranteed” Users Would Never Need a Facebook Account to Use Oculus Headsets”
• RoadToVR, 14 September 2020, “Facebook Accounts Using Fake Names, Among Other Violations, Risk Losing Access to Oculus Content“

Oculus Quest Facebook Account Workaround:

• basti564 @ github.com, Oculess Repository

Oculus Rift S:

• Oculus.com, Accessed: 24 April 2021, Rift S Page
• The Verge, 6 April 2021, “Facebook says it’s no longer replenishing Oculus Rift S supplies“
• WIRED, 18 March 2020, “Review: Oculus Rift S”

Playstation VR (PSVR):

• PlayStation.com, Accessed: 24 April 2021, Playstation VR Page
• Jobsimulatorgame.com, Accessed: 24 April 2021, Playstation VR Tracking Guide

Vive Cosmos/Tracking Accuracy:

• Vive.com, Accessed: 24 April 2021, Vive Cosmos Page
• Vive.com, Accessed: 24 April 2021, VIVE Wireless Adapter
• RoadToVr, 6 August 2020, “Vive Cosmos Rated Least Accurate Among Top Headsets in Controller Tracking Test“

Valve Index:

• ValveSoftware.com, Accessed: 24 April 2021, Valve Index Page

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‘Enhanced’ Reality Arc [1/2]

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VR, or Virtual Reality, has become more accessible over the years. But what is it, really? Is Augmented Reality the same thing? Why are there so many versions of “reality” out there? …You might need a philosopher for that last one, but we’ll do our best to explain the rest.

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EPISODE MISTAKES: We explained the Original Oculus Rift’s tracking method, the Rift S actually uses a similar inside-out camera tracking method to the Quest.

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Sources:

Augmented Reality/VR Definitions:

• PCMag, 31 March 2021, “Augmented Reality (AR) vs. Virtual Reality (VR): What’s the Difference?“
• WIRED, 8 March 2021, “The WIRED Guide to Virtual Reality“
• Augmented Reality Uses:
  • Interesting Engineering, 15 November 2020, “9 Powerful Real-World Applications of Augmented Reality“
  • Google’s website for Glass
  • Architect Magazine, 21 September 2017, “IKEA Launches Augmented Reality Application“
  • F-35 Sidenotes
    • Defense News, 5 March 2021, “Ripping F-35 costs, House Armed Services chairman looks to ‘cut our losses’”
    • AVweb, 5 April 2021, “Is The F-35 Irrelevant?”

VR Tracking in General:

• Mechatech.co.uk, Accessed: 14 April 2021, “How do common virtual reality tracking systems work?”

Oculus Tracking:

• SlashGear, 2 October 2019, “Oculus Quest update finally makes the VR headset worth its salt“
• TechCrunch, 22 August 2019, “How Oculus squeezed sophisticated tracking into pipsqueak hardware“

VIVE Trackers for Lighthouse-Based Devices

Mixed Reality:

• Intel.com, Accessed: 14 April 2021, “Virtual Reality vs. Augmented Reality vs. Mixed Reality”
• Microsoft Docs, 26 August 2020, Accessed: 14 April 2021, “What is Mixed Reality?”

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