Tag Archives: Oculus

Firestorm VR – Resources

Posted on August 12, 2019 by Ai Austin

Update: 11-Dec-2020: There are later updates of Firestorm VR Mod. E.g. see https://blog.inf.ed.ac.uk/atate/2020/12/11/firestorm-vr-mod-6-4-12/ Update 23-Sep-2019: Peter Kappler has provided an updated version of Firestorm VR compiled for Second Life and OpenSim which should fix the “black screen” issue mentioned below … Continue reading →

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Unity with OpenVR for Vive and Oculus via SteamVR

Posted on August 9, 2016 by Ai Austin

It is straightforward to start a Virtual Reality (VR) application using Unity 5.4 for SteamVR which supports both the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift head-mounted VR displays. Getting Started Tutorial: http://unity3d.college/2016/04/29/getting-started-steamvr/ Unity – SteamVR Plugin: https://www.assetstore.unity3d.com/en/#!/content/32647 Follow the above tutorial … Continue reading →

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Supercar in Second Life through VR

Posted on August 4, 2016 by Ai Austin

CtrlAltStudio viewer 1.2.6.43412 has provided 3D/VR access for the Oculus Rift in Second Life and OpenSim. VR Performance using Oculus Debug Tool With “Ultra” graphics levels (including shadows) and 256m view distance, the performance is excellent and with exterior or … Continue reading →

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On AiLand Black Rock Region with Supercar via VorpX

Posted on July 28, 2016 by Ai Austin

As described in this blog post virtual world viewers can be used to visit Second Life and OpenSim grids and regions in VR on Oculus Rift and HTC Vive using VorpX. These are images of Gerry Anderson’s Supercar in the … Continue reading →

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Second Life and OpenSim in VR using VorpX

Posted on July 28, 2016 by Ai Austin

While CtrlAltStudio viewer 1.2.6.43412 has provided 3D/VR access for the Oculus Rift in Second Life and OpenSim, there is another way to explore virtual worlds in VR – through VorpX. VorpX allows some applications and games not specifically designed for … Continue reading →

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Roller Coasters in VR using CtrlAltStudio

Posted on July 24, 2016 by Ai Austin

Now here is a nice test of the CtrlAltStudio viewer 1.2.6.43412 for Oculus Rift DK2 and CV1 for Second Life and OpenSim. On OSGrid’s Cuteulala Park region which includes a range of theme park rides and roller coasters. hop://login.osgrid.org/Cuteulala Park/148/81/22 … Continue reading →

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VRLand – A Community and Test Region for Virtual Reality in Virtual Worlds

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Ai Austin

The VRland test area is now on the OSGrid RuthAndRoth region. The most recent VR Viewer is Firestorm VR Mod. “VRLand” is a region on the OpenSim-based OSGrid provided to act as a meeting place and community hub for those … Continue reading →

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VR Campfire in OpenSim

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Ai Austin

A number of “Social VR” applications like vTime are now appearing for the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive which provide a meeting space in which a small number (4 to 8 typically) people can meet via avatars in a scene … Continue reading →

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Oil Rig Training Environment in VR

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Ai Austin

To be honest, this blog post started out as a test of the performance with various graphics options to try CtrlAltStudio viewer with an NVidia GTX1080 GPU. But the performance even on maximum “ultra” graphics settings with shadows was so … Continue reading →

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CtrlAltStudio Viewer 1.2.6.43412 Performance Testing

Posted on July 19, 2016 by Ai Austin

As noted in an earlier post CtrlAltStudio Viewer 1.2.6.43412 was released by David Rowe on 18th July 2016 to allow VR access to Second Life and OpenSim via the Oculus CV1 and DK2 using Oculus SDK/Runtime 1.5.0/1.6.0. This blog posts … Continue reading →

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