MelodyVR and Sony, Lenovo and Star Wars, Eyesight for your Kids all in the Daily VR Round Up

July 25, 2017
Daily Round Up     Virtual Reality

1. Sony Music Inks Deal With Virtual Reality App MelodyVR

Universal Music group have entered into a deal with virtual reality startup MelodyVR. Sony Music is the latest label to enter for MelodyVR.

http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/7866192/sony-music-melodyvr-deal

 

2. Lenovo made an augmented reality headset for ‘Star Wars’ games

Lenovo and Lucasfilm have partnered to build an augmented reality headset. No details about the headset yet or information about the games. “You are about to live out a lot of Star Wars fantasies.”

https://www.engadget.com/2017/07/15/star-wars-augmented-reality-headset/

3. VR can improve your kid’s eyesight: According to study

There is a study released by the Beijing Advance Innovation Center for Future Visual Entertainment suggesting that the more time using high end VR Headsets like HTC Vive can have a beneficial impact on a child’s eyesight.

https://news.fastcompany.com/vr-can-improve-your-kids-eyesight-study-4043739

4. Competition: Watch The Jetwalls In Cyberpunk Motorcycle Game, Qbike

It’s a competition!!! Get a chance to win one of the four codes for the video game. You have approximately a week in order to enter, Thursday, 27th July 2017 in the UK. The competition is open to everyone, though please note you’ll need to have an Steam account in order to claim the code. To enter all you have to do is to follow the instructions from this link: https://www.vrfocus.com/2017/07/competition-watch-the-light-walls-in-cyberpunk-motorcycle-game-qbike/

5. How to Tell if Your PC is VR Ready

When you use VR make sure you have a very good specs of computer.  Virtual Reality requires higher specifications. You need top notch video card to make games smooth.

Check out these two companies tool to check if your PC is VR Ready:

Oculus Rift Recommended VR Specifications (2017):

  • Video Card: NVIDIA GTX 1060 / AMD Radeon RX 480 or greater
  • CPU: Intel i5-4590 equivalent or greater
  • Memory: 8GB+ RAM
  • Video Output: Compatible HDMI 1.3 video output
  • USB Ports: 3x USB 3.0 ports plus 1x USB 2.0 port
  • OS: Windows 7 SP1 64 bit or newer

oculus compatibiliy check vr ready pc

Valve / SteamVR / HTC Vive Recommended VR Specifications (2017):

  • Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX 480, equivalent or better
  • CPU: Intel i5-4590 / AMD FX 8350 equivalent or greater
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Video Output: – HDMI 1.4 or DisplayPort 1.2 or newer
  • USB Port: – 1x USB 2.0 or greater port
  • OS: Windows 7 SP1 64 bit or newer

steamvr performance compatibiliy check vr ready pc

https://www.roadtovr.com/how-to-tell-pc-virtual-reality-vr-oculus-rift-htc-vive-steam-vr-compatibility-tool/
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