VR News & Info Archives | Best VR Headset Reviews & News | 360 Rumors https://360rumors.com/category/vr/vr-news-and-info/ 360 camera reviews, news, and tutorials Wed, 12 Jun 2024 17:05:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://i0.wp.com/360rumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/cropped-icon-01-scaled-1.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 VR News & Info Archives | Best VR Headset Reviews & News | 360 Rumors https://360rumors.com/category/vr/vr-news-and-info/ 32 32 131172815 APS-C VR180: Canon’s new 3.9mm Dual Fisheye lens for R7 (UPDATED SAMPLE!) https://360rumors.com/canon-aps-c-dual-fisheye/ https://360rumors.com/canon-aps-c-dual-fisheye/#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2024 05:30:51 +0000 https://360rumors.com/?p=19595 Canon announced a new VR180 dual fisheye lens for the APS-C sensor size Canon R7.  Find out more and take a look at sample videos. (UPDATE: I posted a new sample because the original sample was taken offline by Canon.) The combo of both the lens and camera is available for about $2,600: Canon R7 […]

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]]> https://360rumors.com/canon-aps-c-dual-fisheye/feed/ 22 19595 IT’S HERE! Meta Quest Spatial Video tutorial (with or without iPhone) https://360rumors.com/spatial-video-tutorial/ https://360rumors.com/spatial-video-tutorial/#comments Thu, 15 Feb 2024 05:52:07 +0000 https://360rumors.com/?p=19429 Spatial videos have now been fully rolled out on Meta Quest.  Find out how to view and capture spatial videos with or without an iPhone. What are spatial videos? Spatial videos are Apple’s name for stereoscopic 3D videos.  (See here: Is there a difference between spatial videos and 3D?). How to watch spatial videos on […]

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]]> https://360rumors.com/spatial-video-tutorial/feed/ 2 19429 Spatial video vs 3D: Apple LIED to us (UPDATE: what about the shadow box effect?) https://360rumors.com/spatial-video-vs-3d/ https://360rumors.com/spatial-video-vs-3d/#comments Sun, 04 Feb 2024 03:17:22 +0000 https://360rumors.com/?p=19410 Apple claimed that spatial videos would be incredibly immersive and would enable you to relive cherished moments “like never before.”  But I tried out Vision Pro and found that Apple lied about spatial video.  Here’s my analysis from my perspective as a 3D enthusiast for almost 30 years. One of the key features Apple touted […]

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]]> https://360rumors.com/spatial-video-vs-3d/feed/ 28 19410 Apple can fix Vision Pro’s fatal flaw but it probably won’t https://360rumors.com/vision-pro-flaw/ https://360rumors.com/vision-pro-flaw/#comments Thu, 01 Feb 2024 17:27:53 +0000 https://360rumors.com/?p=19399 Apple Vision Pro has a fatal flaw but Apple can fix it but given its corporate culture, it probably won’t. Vision Pro is being released to the public this Friday on February 2.  Meanwhile, hands-on impressions are being posted by prominent YouTubers such as Marques Brownlee.  Marques found that Vision Pro’s best use was as […]

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]]> https://360rumors.com/vision-pro-flaw/feed/ 12 19399 Quest 3 can now play Nintendo 3DS games in mixed reality with Citra https://360rumors.com/quest-3ds/ https://360rumors.com/quest-3ds/#respond Fri, 26 Jan 2024 06:52:00 +0000 https://360rumors.com/?p=19391 How would you like to play beloved Nintendo 3DS games in mixed reality?  You can now do that with a 3DS emulator for Quest called Citra — no PC required to run it (although you do need a PC to install it). There’s a new app for Quest called Citra that enables the Quest to […]

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]]> https://360rumors.com/quest-3ds/feed/ 0 19391 How to try an Apple Vision Pro demo (only for a VERY limited time) https://360rumors.com/vision-pro-demo/ https://360rumors.com/vision-pro-demo/#comments Thu, 11 Jan 2024 05:11:47 +0000 https://360rumors.com/?p=19356 Apple Vision Pro preorders will commence on January 19, 2024, 5am PT and will ship on February 2.  You’ll be able to demo the Apple Vision Pro at participating retail outlets starting February 2 at 8am through February 4 on a first-come first-served basis.  I find it curious that demos are available only on the […]

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]]> https://360rumors.com/vision-pro-demo/feed/ 3 19356 VIDEO GAMES IN VR: How to use UEVR for Quest – Beginners Guide + Troubleshooting https://360rumors.com/uevr-beginners/ https://360rumors.com/uevr-beginners/#comments Mon, 01 Jan 2024 08:31:40 +0000 https://360rumors.com/?p=19277 You can now play over 600 Unreal Engine video games in VR with Praydog’s UEVR.  Learn how to use UEVR for Meta Quest in this simple tutorial for beginners. WHAT IS UEVR?  What can you expect from UEVR? UEVR converts around 92% of Unreal Engine games into VR (over 600 games tested to date).  It […]

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]]> https://360rumors.com/uevr-beginners/feed/ 7 19277 HUNDREDS of games converted to VR: Praydog UEVR released!!! What you need to know https://360rumors.com/uevr-news/ https://360rumors.com/uevr-news/#comments Sat, 30 Dec 2023 23:45:22 +0000 https://360rumors.com/?p=19263 Praydog’s UEVR mod will convert around 90% of Unreal Engine games into VR and it appears that it will be released soon, based on a detailed user guide that was recently posted on Discord.  Here’s what you need to know.  UPDATE: Praydog has a “special release” today 12/31/23 at 9pm GMT / 4pm ET / […]

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]]> https://360rumors.com/uevr-news/feed/ 5 19263 UEVR mod (Unreal Engine VR): how to use + release date update https://360rumors.com/uevr-demo/ https://360rumors.com/uevr-demo/#respond Sat, 23 Dec 2023 19:36:24 +0000 https://360rumors.com/?p=19226 Praydog’s UEVR (Ungine Engine VR) turns almost any non-VR Unreal Engine game into VR.   Here’s a detailed demo from Recentered Podcast and UEVR tester Alex showing how it’s used (shown with Returnal and Born of Bread, a game they hadn’t tried before with UEVR). UPDATE: here is a more detailed beginners guide for UEVR. Also, […]

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]]> https://360rumors.com/uevr-demo/feed/ 0 19226 SLAM is the first VR180 phone (sample videos) https://360rumors.com/slam-vr180/ https://360rumors.com/slam-vr180/#comments Sat, 09 Dec 2023 17:16:43 +0000 https://360rumors.com/?p=19148 SLAM is the world’s first phone with a VR180 camera.  Here’s the trailer: Sample videos? SLAM has a channel on DeoVR, although I don’t know for sure if the videos there were actually from the SLAM phone.  To view the videos in VR180, please download the free DeoVR app for Quest or other VR headset.  […]

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