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Constraining Dense Hand Surface Tracking with Elasticity - Facebook Research

By extending recent advances in vision-based tracking and physically based animation, we present the first algorithm capable of tracking high-fidelity hand deformations through highly self-contacting and self-occluding hand gestures, for both single hands and two hands.

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G&G - Point Release 1.2 (12-15-2020)

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Blade and Sorcery - Update 8.4 (Beta 5) is now released - Steam News

Hello mates! Work progresses on the 8.4 live version as the Warpfrog team continue to fix all the bugs and missing elements following the complete character redo. If you have opted into the 8.4 beta you should get a little beta update on Steam and Oculus. If you have not opted into the 8.4 beta...

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This came out a few days ago but the launch trailer is new (it's on PC too, will come to Steam later).

 

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It seems like by the time Myst VR finally releases on PC it'll be a much improved version of the game.

Steam :: Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Tempestfall :: Devblog #7 - The Realmgate Wars - Goddess of Life

Even though Gardus Steel Soul managed to trick the Great Unclean One Bolathrax into crushing the Realmgate with its massive body, there was no familiar after-battle silence...

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Luke's Software and Design

Software developer and graphic designer based in Perth, Western Australia

www.lsdwa.com

 

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The Steam Awards: Winners

The Steam Community has spoken and we are proud to announce the winners of this year's Steam Awards. Thanks to everyone who participated, see you again next year!

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Road to VR’s 2020 Game of the Year Awards

It’s the time of the season again for reflection, when we look back at this year’s greatest achievements in VR gaming and remind ourselves just how far we’ve come in the four years since consumers first delved head-first into truly immersive worlds. Due to the ongoing pandemic, this year was...

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Tactical Warfare Simulator - Released! - Steam News

Thank you for your patience. We have released the game.

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Superfly - Superfly v0.7.1 update - Steam News

This major update massively improves performance, and it gives the city a new look with distinct neighborhood styles.

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Winter Sale - VR

A sale within a sale!

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Microsoft Flight Simulator - SIM UPDATE II is now available! - Steam News

Microsoft Flight Simulator is getting a major update. Virtual Reality is now available to all users! In addition to this feature, a wide range of fixes have been added to the Sim.

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Disassembly VR - Update 2.7.0 - Full Body Fighting Physics - Steam News

Physical mannequin combat. Fight with everything you got!

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Onward - Dev Blog - The ultimate VR Mil-Sim tactical shooter

onwardthegame.com

Making it in Unreal: survive an abandoned hotel full of living dolls in A Wake Inn

VR Bros’ horror game achieves total immersion through wheelchair-based movement

www.pcgamesn.com

 

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Merry Christmas and Development Progress - SwordReverie

The Sword Reverie Team wishes everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. May 2021 be an even greater year for VR and anime gaming! While we originally

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STRIDE - STRIDE Update #8.1 - Steam News

Perfomance improvements and bug fixes

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KartKraft™ - Introducing the new 22HP IAME KA100 class! - Steam News

KA100 + New Thermal Tyre Model

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Swordsman VR - 1.14 - Claus - Steam News

New Boss Fight (Claus)

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DragonRide VR - MAJOR RELEASE - Steam News

FreeFly , 2 new worlds and new mini-games

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Blood Trail - Big Experimental Branch Update - Steam News

Blood Trail gets a new update with big improvements to melee, physical interactions, graphics, performance, and more.

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Best VR Games And Hardware Of 2020 Award Winners

We've made our picks for the best virtual reality games, experiences and hardware of 2020!

uploadvr.com

 

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Steam :: Blade & Sorcery :: 8.4 (Beta 7) is now released!

Hello folks! Another beta update with a variety of bugfixes fixes is here, included the much awaited return of full body tracking. Damage values have also been rebalanced to hopefully make weapons feel a bit nicer and especially make blunt strikes finally feel meatier; let us know how it is for...

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Food Girls - Bubbles' Drink Stand VR - 《FOOD GIRLS - Bubbles’ Drink Stand VR》Released new updates - Steam News

各位顧問，這次更新增添加了許多遊戲內的系統。 此遊戲為也支援非VR模式，不管玩家是否持有VR裝置都可以在steam上進行遊玩。

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The new ~10 minute video mentioned above is up on Naau's Steam page.

Percussive VR - Percussive VR: The December 2020 Update - Steam News

Tech improvements, a new instrument, added features, and more!

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https://github.com/Nibre/MotherVR/releases/tag/0.8.1

The Steam Awards: Winners

The Steam Community has spoken and we are proud to announce the winners of this year's Steam Awards. Thanks to everyone who participated, see you again next year!

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Dash Dash World - First tournament of this Racing season is LIVE (Dec-Feb 2021) - Steam News

Challenge yourself during this winter in FROSTY SEASON ☃️❄️ Complete 30 new challenges throughout this season with 3 competitive events. 🏎💦 {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38887426/ec0157854f6a33de13266b083b0e4ce7b7c75af7.jpg Your chance to unlock all-new 26 limited exclusive items during this season ONLY...

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Swordsman VR - Patch 1.16 - Steam News

Swordsman 1.16 - Blood will no longer despawn until a threshold is met, then oldest blood will despawn, keeping blood in-game for longer and only removing old blood on an as-needed basis - Shield grips are stiffer for more reliable blocking - Removed Christmas decoration in the Hub - Added Claus...

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MARE Release - Visiontrick Media

JANUARY 4th, 2021 – FROM THE OUTSKIRTS OF TOKYO, JAPAN. “For immediate release: MARE; after years in the works, we’re happy to announce that it will finally see the light of day coming exclusively for Oculus Quest on January 7th, 2021. MARE will deliver the full experience on both Oculus Quest 1...

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Nolo VR Unveils New All-in-One VR Headset for CES 2021

The VR company will be showcasing several of its products during the all digital event.

www.vrfocus.com

MARE came out on Quest, hopefully impressions will show it's as good as it looks and bode well for the PC release coming soon.

Mare on Oculus Quest

As you wake up, stirred from a dreamless sleep with an unknown purpose, you find yourself in the strange lands of Mare embodying a mysterious artificial bird. Crossing paths with a helpless companion you venture deep into unknown territory on a puzzling adventure while unraveling a mysterious...

www.oculus.com

Machizzle also just released and is hopefully another good VR puzzle game alongside the recent Cubism.

 

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Huge Pavlov update, including 3-man crew tanks and shit in a new 15 vs 15 map/mode. This will get me to try it again even though I preferred other VR FPS.

Pavlov VR - Update 24 - WWII - Steam News

New weapons, rockets, UI refresh, new game modes, and more!

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This looks like a really well done Skyrim VR mod to enhance immersion and the overall feel and ease of use in VR. Even at its most basic it's a pretty extensive overhaul to just grab something manually or with alyx style grav pull and then just put it over your shoulder to inventory instead of a drab point and click deal.

HIGGS - Hand Interaction and Gravity Gloves for Skyrim VR

Hand collision, object grabbing, and gravity gloves-style mechanics for Skyrim VR

www.nexusmods.com

 

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Didn't see that coming, guess that makes the EE worth it over normal + mods.

Crunch Element - Enemy breaching, barricade rework, and a new explosive item! - Steam News

Hello everyone! Things have been busy as the most pressing roadmap items were being tackled. Enjoy this new update which includes many fixes, but also some exciting additions such as enemy breaching, the new impact grenade, and more! Check it out now on the default branch. Features - Added the...

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The skyrim Higgs mod looks really impressive, might make me install it again. Also I am glad Medal of Honor is getting a lot of patches as it's a game I want to pick up down the line (when I have enough SSD space).

 

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Samsung VR en AR Odyssey headset met touch controller | LetsGoDigital

Samsung krijgt patent toegewezen voor tweetal Mixed Reality headsets en een VR touch controller. Werkt Samsung aan een opvolger van de Odyssey+ headset?

nl.letsgodigital.org

 

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Steam's 2020 saw VR game sales go up 32% year on year (and another 39% if they include Alyx, I'm not sure why they wouldn't or what the deal is with this part) and a fairly impresssive 1.7 million new/first time VR users, among other stats that can be found here:

Steam :: Steamworks Development :: Steam - 2020 Year in Review

A review of the more noteworthy updates, features, and events that happened last year on Steam.

steamcommunity.com

 

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Multi-User Accounts and App Sharing Coming Soon | Oculus

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IronWolf VR - Early Access 1.17.0.0 - Destroyer Subsystem Targetting & Streamer Camera - Steam News

This update allows the destroyer gun room operator to target specific subsystems on the enemy using the subsystem targeting computer, the health of each subsystem is shown on the main panel of this device. Disabling the engines or powerplant of the enemy will render them unable to move until...

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Enter a neon future with "Synthwave Essentials 2" featuring Muse! - Synth Riders

Enter a neon future with "Synthwave Essentials 2" featuring Muse and incredible Synthwave classics!

synthridersvr.com

 

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Looks like the MSFS team is attempting to implement VR controller support among other VR goodies.

What's in store for Microsoft Flight Simulator in 2021?

www.eurogamer.net

DecaMove - standalone version is ready - DECA.NET

A PC-VR, high fidelity headset built especially for multiplayer gaming and experiences with facial tracking, natural locomotion based on the hip direction and pressure sensitive hand controllers with all finger tracking.

www.deca.net

 

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Enter a Fairytale World Reimagined for VR in ‘Baba Yaga’ from Baobab Studios

The creators of INVASION!, Crow: The Legend, Bonfire, and more, six-time Emmy Award-winning animation studio Baobab Studios knows a thing or two about compelling VR film. In their latest adventure, Baba Yaga, you fight the legendary eponymous witch to save your family and find balance between...

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This should be good, rumblings of a massive Half-Life: Alyx campaign with new characters and environments based on Goldeneye 007 (but with HL lore?!).

 

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Finally

GeForce Hotfix Driver Version 461.33 | NVIDIA

nvidia.custhelp.com

[Steam VR game]: Stuttering and lagging occur upon launching a game (Without using any Hardware monitoring tool). [3152190]

 

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https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1252280491/firmament/posts/3078982

SURV1V3 - January update! - Steam News

Santa Carla is getting even better! Have fun with the new launches in Survival mode!

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Apple’s First Headset to Be Niche Precursor to Eventual AR Glasses

The company’s first major new product category since the Apple Watch faces development hurdles.

www.bloomberg.com

 

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Dash Dash World - Patch 2.5 - Virtual Desktop support, Unisex customization, Fanatec T150 support - Steam News

Patch 2.5.0 Release Notes [Features] - Revise Valve Index sensitivity and Pressure for grip - Polish character creation (Gender cards, new 8 Presets per gender, 3D Character preview) - Loading flow improvement - Unisex customization - New preset for Fanatec steering wheel (Swap drift & Acc from...

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Dev Update | January 2021

What have we been working on? Questing, we are still finishing up some core designs on the questing system. Lots of bug squishing! UI upgrades for several key features. Labyrinth changes: fixed load time issues, enemies seeing through walls, added collectibles, and much more! New enemy...

www.unlitgames.com

 

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PROJECT 2021A

The Australian Classification website comprises information for general public and industry about the classification of films, games and publications.

www.classification.gov.au

 

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My cousin is asking whats the best entry level VR system at the mo in terms of price to performance? I gave him some of my old PC parts a couple of years ago so he does have access to a system - 4790k, 1080,
I read that the Quest is a good all in one unit.
Is there a good HMD that would be better for his system? Seems like there is a fair amount of choice around currently. Good for VR.

 

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My cousin is asking whats the best entry level VR system at the mo in terms of price to performance? I gave him some of my old PC parts a couple of years ago so he does have access to a system - 4790k, 1080,
I read that the Quest is a good all in one unit.
Is there a good HMD that would be better for his system? Seems like there is a fair amount of choice around currently. Good for VR.

i'd go with Odyssey+ ... especially with all the facebook fuckery going on with their VR right now

 

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If he uses Facebook at all or has no problem doing so (not like any big tech account is better tbh) then I'd just say go for an Oculus Quest 2, you simply cannot beat that price for what it offers in screen/lens quality, build quality, resolution, tracking quality without external sensors, controller quality as Oculus still have the best controllers and easiest setup and their api is more supported than WMR (but SteamVR/OpenXR still reigns supreme and works with everything, potential hiccups aside), plus the better PC VR games can be pretty demanding like any PC game (edit: but that system is pretty beast so is gonna be fine for sure) so he at least gets to play the better stand alone stuff in good form using it like a console in that case, also sharing it around the house regardless of where the PC is etc. You're just gonna have to also find a good USB cable to buy to use it with PC VR games, there are homebrew wireless software solutions but that all depends on where the router/PC/Quest will be and all that stuff, it's not gonna be reliable for everyone, don't buy in wireless hype as the be all end all (yet).

 

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Out of curiosity, how well supported are the Valve Knuckles outside of Alyx and Boneworks? How many notable titles make use of the full finger-tracking and don't just emulate the standard Grip Button with it?

Pretty happy with my Quest 2 & Virtual Desktop due to the wireless nature of it all, but if the Index can provide a meaningful upgrade for enough PCVR titles in exchange for being wired then I'm interested in dropping $1K for it.

Also uh, anyone know how WIDMOVR compares to VROptician? Negligible difference? What about production/shipping times of the former? VRO's Lenses for Quest 2 are certainly "World Class German Factory" quality, but that also meant being backlogged for weeks behind all the other stuff Carl Zeiss produces.

 

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Most titles that support Index finger tracking were older games that work with all controllers just fine and the finger tracking was added later and is cosmetic more than anything (I read a lot about it being less convenient than other controllers at times because it's tricky to set the grip sensitivity for grabbing/holding/using objects compared to the trigger input too) save for stuff like Boneworks and Alyx (and the former also works just fine without if you look at the devs' own comparisons early on), as far as I can tell. I really never felt like I'm missing anything except for Alyx' peculiar decision to curl up your Index finger as soon as you naturally rest it on the trigger (rather than press it in) so you end up walking around like as the default pose rather than other games' more natural default hand position which made me "will" myself to just keep an open palm (obviously not letting go of the controller) when not using stuff to match the game rather than have the game match me better (or closed fists instead) I wish they fixed/changed that already so that finger only curls further when you press the trigger in. It worries me that any game primarily made with SteamVR and Index controllers in mind as any PC dev is bound to upgrade eventually might have that same issue in the future despite working fine technically if it's not just an Alyx thing but rather how they implement controller/hand tracking in dev tools. Worth mentioning WMR doesn't get that "problem" because it doesn't have touch sensitive triggers for them to mistakenly apply the input, you have to press it in to get anything. But there's no WMR that's a huge upgrade over Quest yet, save for G2's resolution alone and all the same lesserWMR aspects as any.

Index is cool for what it is but I'm sure we'll see much more precise and natural iterations, where input based stuff just work fine as they have in decades. I think part of the hype is all the Vive users upgrading to finally well made and convenient VR controllers compared to the original eh Vive wands to be honest. Huge upgrade there. I just wish all devs took the effort to match your in game hand size/position as well as Oculus stuff like the First Contact demo do, that shit was surreal when first jumping in, I was looking at my arm under the nose gap and it naturally extended into the game world exactly where/as it should be, so natural and comfy, with the thumb, index finger and grip also roughly tracked based on if you're resting them on any inputs or not. If all games did this it'd be enough, instead even when they do implement pointing and thumbs up and what not they feel more like preset gestures that don't quite match up to your real hands as well as that. Most games that have Oculus api as an option even in their Steam version get it better, but their custom hand models etc. can still feel off.

 

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In any case, I caved and ordered an Index Full-Kit (and Prescription Lenses) a few hours ago. Guess I'll join the club and hold on to my Quest 2 for Exclusives and anything that I'd rather play wirelessly. Out of curiosity, I noticed the Full Kit is 2 Weeks Give/Take for Shipping - But the Individual Headset is 8+ Weeks still. I assume that due to the Production Issues GabeN mentioned in his latest interview they're giving priority to Full Kit customers and dumping Piecemeal-buyers in "Low Priority Queue" then?

I actually like the Quest 2 quite a lot with Virtual Desktop, so I'm not buying an Index out of gripes with it or Facebook or any of that. It's just that I have interest in VR development and I don't think Virtual Desktop nor Oculus Link is practical to develop against. Especially not if I want to properly target SteamVR support. Actually had some ideas for a project I wanted to start on on the side, until of course my Rift S got bricked and stopped any plans there.

 

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In any case, I caved and ordered an Index Full-Kit (and Prescription Lenses) a few hours ago. Guess I'll join the club and hold on to my Quest 2 for Exclusives and anything that I'd rather play wirelessly. Out of curiosity, I noticed the Full Kit is 2 Weeks Give/Take for Shipping - But the Individual Headset is 8+ Weeks still. I assume that due to the Production Issues GabeN mentioned in his latest interview they're giving priority to Full Kit customers and dumping Piecemeal-buyers in "Low Priority Queue" then?

I actually like the Quest 2 quite a lot with Virtual Desktop, so I'm not buying an Index out of gripes with it or Facebook or any of that. It's just that I have interest in VR development and I don't think Virtual Desktop nor Oculus Link is practical to develop against. Especially not if I want to properly target SteamVR support. Actually had some ideas for a project I wanted to start on on the side, until of course my Rift S got bricked and stopped any plans there.

Don't really take those delivery times too seriously, they will change quite quick, reports are that people are getting their headsets/packs in mere few days, hopefully it will be the same for you

 

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Gabe Newell says brain-computer interface tech will allow video games far beyond what human 'meat peripherals' can comprehend

NZ's newest resident billionaire says BCIs could be used to change a person's mood, help them fall asleep, and to create incredibly immersive games.

www.tvnz.co.nz

Paranormal Detective: Escape from the 80's - New QOL Update! - Steam News

New update with audio remastering, snap turning & squashed bugs!

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A New Year, A New Hubs

An updated look & feel for Hubs, with an all-new user interface, is now live. Just over two years ago, we introduced a preview release of Hubs. Our hope was to bring people together to create, socialize and collaborate around the world in a new and fun way. Since then,

blog.mozvr.com

I hope they eventually upgrade Combat too, sure it was less popular than the Arena side but it was paid DLC and they've yet to make it free or port to Quest.

 

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Don't really take those delivery times too seriously, they will change quite quick, reports are that people are getting their headsets/packs in mere few days, hopefully it will be the same for you

Yup.

 

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So my stress-levels are through the ROOF right now because FedEx just hit me with "Delivery exception Incorrect address - Apartment/Suite number " to the EXACT same address I've been receiving packages to From FedEx without issue for months now. The Delivery Address I see written on the tracker is literally 1:1 identical to that of the addresses on the trackers of two other packages I got this same week.

 

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