Jahshaka Blog
Introducing Oculus Quest 2, the next generation of all-in-one VR
Oculus Quest changed the game for wireless VR. It delivered fresh experiences for enthusiasts and new opportunities for developers, all while introducing immersive gaming to newcomers across the globe. Today, we’re excited to announce Oculus Quest 2, the next...
Magic Leap looking to raise as much as $1B
Magic Leap may be raising as much as $1 billion to fund their vision of a future filled with augmented reality glasses. A Delaware filing dated Wednesday was provided to us by CB Insights, confirming that the secretive startup has authorized about $1 billion in new...
Facebook is making a VR offer it hopes you can’t refuse
The social giant shows off new headsets from its Oculus brand and makes an earlier price cut permanent. The goal: to get 1 billion people to try its tech.
Current Challenges of Virtual Reality, Explained
Virtual reality seems to be the up and coming trend in the digital world. Technocrats everywhere are espousing the value of VR, and indicating that it will continue to gain market share among both the technically savvy and illiterate alike. 1. How popular is VR today?...
Playing with animation and particles
Just wanted to share a short clip we did up playing around with the new particle engine and kinematics support in the new codebase. We imported a model with full skeletal animation, added a sphere with the 'fire' particle preset and looped the actions....
NYC is getting a huge new VR conference this fall
In addition to an upcoming virtual reality hub at NYU, New York City will also host its first VR-focused convention later this year. The NYVR Expo, which will take place at the Javits Center from Oct. 26th through 28th, aims to be the biggest virtual reality...
The New Jahshaka Website
As we move ahead with the development of Jahshaka 3.0 / Jahshaka VR we have merged the Jahshaka site with the development site to deliver a single place for all things Jahshaka. We hope you like the new experience, which is being optimized for web / mobile and tablet....
Lead FX Artist on ARKTIKA.1 Shares Strategies for Great Effects in VR
ARKTIKA.1, an Oculus exclusive due to launch later this year, is shaping up to be one of VR’s best looking games to date. You’ll take it as no surprise that the title is being developed by 4A Games, the developer behind the Metro series (and its stunning next installment, Metro Exodus). One important part of making a game look great is skilled use of effects—dynamic elements like particles, smoke, muzzle flashes, explosions, and lighting.
Jahshaka VR Alpha 0.3.0 Release
This is the third public release of Jahshaka VR and as our IrisGL engine is stabilizing we are now starting to add core features and functionality. We have also started to clean up the UI as we prepare for proper animation support in our next release. You can download...
Jahshaka VR Alpha 0.2.0 Release
It’s been a little over three months since our first alpha release. Since then we’ve made significant changed to JahshakaVR. It almost feels brand new. We improved the user interface, added a new rendering engine (IrisGL) and, finally, added VR rendering (Only Oculus HMDs supported at the moment).
Will 2017 be the year virtual reality gets real?
Virtual Reality is … well, real. The last year has seen the launch of every major VR platform, from high-quality tethered systems like HTC’s Vive and Facebook’s Oculus Rift, through to cheap-and-cheerful smartphone-based platforms like Google’s Daydream and Samsung’s...