Tag Archives: Oculus Rift

X-15 VR Experience in Unity3D

Posted on January 28, 2016 by Ai Austin

As a variant on my recent Unity3D Gerry Anderson’s Supercar-themed “Avgas, Will Travel” VR Experience for the Oculus Rift… I added a 3D model of the X-15A-2 by TaffGoch. Although, of course, the X-15 was not an orbital craft (See … Continue reading →

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2001 VR Experience in Unity3D

Posted on January 26, 2016 by Ai Austin

As a variant on my recent Unity3D Gerry Anderson’s Supercar-themed “Avgas, Will Travel” VR Experience for the Oculus Rift… I added 3D models of the 2001 Space Station by Filip and the Orion III PanAm Shuttle made by Daniel M. … Continue reading →

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Supercar Take Two: Avgas, Will Travel

Posted on January 20, 2016 by Ai Austin

The “Supercar: Take Two” project (“Take 2” for short) is a collaborative venture, originally started in 1998, involving a number of Supercar enthusiasts and those with an interest in Gerry Anderson productions. Its aim is to develop an on-line multi-media … Continue reading →

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VR Spacewalk at ISS

Posted on January 1, 2016 by Ai Austin

Scroll down to the “Try the ISS VR Experience” section for the web demonstration link and the download link for the Windows standalone version which will work in flat screen mode or in VR if you have an Oculus Rift … Continue reading →

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InSpace Gallery – January 2007 Artists Walkway

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Ai Austin

OpenSimulator-based Openvue grid Informatics virtual InSpace gallery with images and art from the external walkway that was in place in January 2007 during construction of the Informatics Forum. Visit with any OpenSim hypergrid enabled grid avatar, e.g. one from OSGrid. … Continue reading →

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Virtual Reality for Gerry Anderson Locations

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Ai Austin

Gerry Anderson locations for the TV series Supercar, Fireball XL5 and Stingray have been recreated using fan produced 3D models of the buildings, scenery and vehicles used in the TV shows. These have been used in OpenSimulator to create 3D … Continue reading →

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Virtual Reality in Second Life and OpenSim using the CtrlAltStudio Viewer

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Ai Austin

David Rowe’s CtrlAltStudio Viewer allows 3D stereoscopic and Oculus Rift Head Mounted Display (HMD) viewers of Second Life and OpenSim-based Virtual Worlds. It supports gamepad controllers too, such as the Xbox gamepad. Version 1.2.5.43397 (3rd October 2015) had been updated … Continue reading →

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OpenVCE in Unity and VR

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Ai Austin

As described in this blog post, the OpenVCE region as it appears in OpenSim including its I-Zone/I-Rooms has been converted to Unity compatible assets via the OpenSim OAR Converter and combined with an earlier I-Room Unity application using the Smart … Continue reading →

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Using FlyInside FSX for Oculus Rift

Posted on July 24, 2015 by Ai Austin

Daniel Church has produced an early version of an improved way to use FSX with the Oculus Rift called “FlyInside FSX” and a Kickstarter campaign is raising funds to improve and test that… see http://flyinside-fsx.com. The good news is that … Continue reading →

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3D Stereo Photography

Posted on June 22, 2015 by Ai Austin

Harlyn Baker, a long term colleague and friend, visited Edinburgh on 19th June 2015. Harlyn did his M.Phil at Edinburgh, supervised by Prof. Donald Michie and Dr. Harry Barrow, my own supervisors. He completed his PhD at the University of … Continue reading →

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