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All 4 items on Vale.Rocks categorised with the tag 'XR'. Content relating to extended reality, meaning virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality.

ActivityPub Bluesky

When I was new to VR and still getting my ‘VR legs’, I just full sent it into a port of Quake. Let me tell you, running, gunning, and jumping about with reckless abandon in virtual reality Quake makes your body adapt real quick.

Web Browsers in Augmented, Mixed, and Virtual Reality

You thought tab hoarding was bad in 2D.

Overview and history of browsers on head-mounted extended reality devices, such as those by Oculus/Meta, Google, Vive, and Apple. Covering browsers available on the devices and the functionality they're capable of, including idiosyncrasies isolated to specific browsers and devices.

https://vale.rocks/posts/extended-reality-browsers

ActivityPub

The screen door effect is the name given to the undesirable visual artefact produced by tiny lines separating pixels and/or subpixels in displays. It is particularly an issue for displays on head-mounted devices, as they are positioned close to the viewer and magnified by lenses. The effect is named for being similar to looking through a screen door, as seen here:

A picture of a monkey, an image of a screen door, and the picture of the monkey behind the image of a screen door. Behind the screen door the picture is visibly darker and appears lower quality.

Not only does the screen door effect harm image quality, but it also harms colour, reducing brightness and vibrance by masking the image with darkness.

The Oculus Go

Phone VR with an inbuilt phone.

Oculus' 2018 virtual reality headset, the Oculus Go, viewed from a modern perspective. Includes tutorials for installing a the glasses spacer and unlocking the software for improved long-term viability.

https://vale.rocks/posts/oculus-go