How my Exercise Routine has changed in the pandemic – Toastmasters Table Topics on Zoom

Geoff from geoffmobile.com shares a 2 minute “table topics” impromptu speech at Best Run Toastmasters where he is asked how his exercise routine has changed due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

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Recorded at Best Run Toastmasters Vancouver BC on May 28th 2020, on a virtual meeting held on Zoom.

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Geoff
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Baby ducks on Granville Island, Vancouver BC Canada

7 cute baby ducks follow their mommy duck around the Crystal Arc pond in Granville Island in Vancouver BC Canada. So cute! – Filmed by Geoff from geoffmobile.com

Recorded May 30th 2020 on Granville Island, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

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Geoff
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How to use Text to Speech (TTS) on Oculus Quest VR headset in virtual reality – for developers

Geoff from geoffmobile.com shows how to use Text to Speech (TTS) on the Oculus Quest virtual reality headset. This is a technical tutorial that would be suitable for a developer who is wanting to add Text to Speech (TTS) functionality to their Oculus Quest app.

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Error shown in the video (ADB Logcat) when trying to play the TTS Text to Speech output on the Oculus Quest in the background:

2020-05-23T20:31:28.733Z: debug27433/27417 AudioTrack updateAppOpsPlayAudio: checkOp OP_PLAY_AUDIO for com.svox.pico returns: 1 (IGNORED)

Link to Android API TextToSpeech synthesizeToFile() which works with pico tts on the latest (Version 17 and up) of the Oculus Quest software.
developer.android.com/reference/android/speech/tts/TextToSpeech.html#synthesizeToFile(java.lang.CharSequence,%20android.os.Bundle,%20android.os.ParcelFileDescriptor,%20java.lang.String)

Hope this technical programming tutorial is useful to anyone trying to get Text to Speech TTS working on their Oculus Quest.

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Geoff
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Update, 2021-08-16:

ReadSpeaker is an End to End text to speech company with over 20 years of experience generating TTS for a multitude of use cases.
With the increased focus on making video games accessible, ReadSpeaker is developing a Game Engine plugin for Unreal and Unity that will allow dynamic Text to Speech to be generated at runtime.  The Game Engine plugin can support 30 languages, multiple voices per language as well as Custom Text to Speech voices.
Indie Game Studio, Soft Leaf Studios is leveraging our Game Engine plugin for their Point and Click Adventure Game, Stories of Blossom.  Here is a video outlining where ReadSpeaker TTS is being leveraged in the game- youtu.be/H_haBX2we08
Can view for more information: www.readspeaker.com

How to Watch Movies on your Oculus Quest in VR Virtual reality – 4 different ways – by geoffmobile

In this tutorial, Geoff from geoffmobile.com talks about four different ways to watch movies on your Oculus Quest virtual reality (VR) headsets.

The methods I discuss and show include: Netflix, Youtube VR (including Purchased or Rented movies from Google Play Movies and TV), Skybox VR (for watching movies on your local network from a DLNA server such as a Plex Media Server, and local movies on your headset), as well as BigScreen VR which allows you to watch movies with your friends in VR.

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I find watching movies in VR is a great use of the technology and as virtual reality headsets such as the Oculus Quest become more popular, I think that VR will have a big impact on the movie and theater industry. Especially in light of the current COVID-19 pandemic, people need ways to watch movies that “feel” like being in a big theatre, and to watch movies and hangout with their friends, without having to go physically to a movie theatre or be in the same real-life room as your friends.

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Vlog – First Impressions of Oculus Quest VR Headset – from Geoffmobile – 360 Ambisonic sound

Geoff from geoffmobile.com shares his first impressions of the Oculus Quest Virtual Reality headset.

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This is an awesome headset and has unlimited possibilities!