Hypergrid Business

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Although Unity 3D is undoubtedly the most common and trained standards for developing and deploying augmented and virtual reality application for both beginner or expert developer, it is cannot be employed for developing content for some headsets. You also give 5% of net revenues per quarter although its free to use.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

There are many people in the VR communities that doubt that this can actually be possible , especially because Amazon claims that this should be available already in 2020. I think that Amazon in 2020 will just provide some pilot centers (maybe close to some partner companies) and then will actually perform the rollout in the next years.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 20, 2021

Let’s be honest: no one made correct predictions for 2020. But hey, let me play this game anyway, so here you are my predictions for virtual reality in 2021 based on the trends and the anticipations that we had at the end of 2020! 2021 won’t be the year of VR. I know, we all feel like this. The rise of enterprise.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 22, 2021

Regarding the glasses, I have not big hopes for true AR glasses, but I think that thanks to Facebook and Apple, finally we’ll have some important smartglasses entering the market , making the mainstream think about wearing something on their face to enjoy notifications from the phone. Phone AR will be always more popular.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 2, 2019

Feature comparison between ARCore, ARKit and the Unity Handheld AR SDK (Image by Unity). Apple glasses. Concept of a future AR glass by Apple (Image by iDropNews). In 2019 we’ll see more strategic acquisitions by Apple and more rumors about an incoming AR glass by Apple. See you in 2020!

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 25, 2022

It will also be a defensive move against Apple. Apple could announce its headset. Apple could announce its headset. Concept render of the upcoming Apple headset (Image by Antonio DeRosa). And there is still the possibility that Apple cancels the project, something that wouldn’t be new to it.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2020

2020's been a hell of a year, huh? Alan: Well, I figured since we're about to end 2020, and I also figure that since this is our 150th episode, I would crack a beer while we record this episode, because what a year we have had. And so Apple bought them shortly thereafter. So SPACES was acquired quietly by Apple this year.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2020

2020's been a hell of a year, huh? Alan: Well, I figured since we're about to end 2020, and I also figure that since this is our 150th episode, I would crack a beer while we record this episode, because what a year we have had. And so Apple bought them shortly thereafter. So SPACES was acquired quietly by Apple this year.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 4, 2020

What is interesting is that Facebook’s non-advertising revenues in Q1 2020 signed a +80% with respect to the same period last year, for a total of $297M. Things in Q3-Q4 should be better, but the resulting prediction is that in 2020 XR will have a similar turnaround of 2019. Image by HTC Vive). I hope not, but I think so.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

But in China, they are very famous, and now they are also organizing a big event about XR called FBEC with hosts from all the major VR companies (HTC, Unity, Alibaba, Huawei, etc…). For example, we invited senior executives from HUAWEI, JBD, HTC, Alibaba, iQIYI, Qualcomm, Microsoft, and so on.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

We don’t know who originated the leak… but honestly, considering the perfect timing to generate hype for Facebook Connect, and the fact that it just shows a bit without showing too much… well, I have some suspects… (Do you remember the “leak” about Quest 2 some days before Facebook Connect 1 and timely before Apple Event?

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 1, 2020

It’s a new month, we’ve reached level 6 of this Jumanji game that is 2020. Shipping is expected for fall 2020. HP and Microsoft have a long track in offering enterprise hardware, so this headset may battle HTC on his own land (B2B). What will happen next? Top news of the week. Image by HP). HP launches Reverb G2 headset.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 15, 2021

But actually, there have been many failures, mistakes, critics, things that made me sad , and some of them are known, others a bit less. Again, I could go on in this list for a lot of time.

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ARVR

JULY 15, 2020

Apple seems to be cornering the popular entertainment industry, with the acquisition of NextVR, as industry rivals such as Magic Leap focus on enterprise solutions. With the Starboard UI and Apple Glasses release anticipated for Q4 2020/Q1 2021, the world is eagerly awaiting the next generation of extended reality (XR) standards. . #3:

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

The Quest cracked the formula for VR consumer success , and then other things happened that increased the popularity of VR, like the release of Half-Life: Alyx in 2020 which created a huge hype. Then the Quest arrived, and it brought hope again into the field.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 21, 2021

A patent filed by Valve in 2020 and granted some days ago shows the work that Valve is doing towards wireless/standalone headsets. Vive Facial Tracker works also with non-HTC headsets. Last week, HTC Vive has announced the Vive Facial Tracker, a sensor to track your facial expressions while you are in VR. As long as it works….

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2020

2020's been a hell of a year, huh? Alan: Well, I figured since we're about to end 2020, and I also figure that since this is our 150th episode, I would crack a beer while we record this episode, because what a year we have had. And so Apple bought them shortly thereafter. So SPACES was acquired quietly by Apple this year.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 10, 2019

Is Apple partnering with Valve on AR? A report by DigiTimes claims that Apple is partnering with Valve for the production of its AR glasses. According to the same report, the glasses should be released around Q2 2020 , and Taiwan’s ODMs Quanta Computer and Pegatron should handle the assembly job. Image by Eurogamer).

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 23, 2020

Unity is offering 3 months of Free Learning so that you can sharp your development skills. In the meantime, even HTC that was safe until now is having troubles in manufacturing the external tracking faceplate , whose release date will be delayed. It is another step towards the creation of a great AR ecosystem for Apple.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 2, 2020

The only company not much affected by it is HTC, that manufacturers its headsets in Taiwan and not in Mainland China. HTC Vive releases Cosmos Elite, two models of Vive Pro Eye and creates some confusion. Is this really what Apple wants? (Thanks Robert Scoble for this news!). base stations and a 20m fiber cable.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 16, 2021

Some days ago, PwC has said that VR is the fast-growing media in revenue terms , with a 30% year-over-year growth expected from 2020 to 2025. The rumors of an Apple XR headset are making everyone excited. The amazing Unity Cube. VRChat, Engage, Rec Room, Tripp, Resolution Games, etc…). Don’t give up.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 27, 2020

We’re looking for a Unity dev for a freelance gig lasting 1–2 months, ideally from Italy or a nearby country (for easier management). It is in Italian, but basically it says that we’re looking for a Unity dev with preferred experience with VR and/or multiplayer games. Unity Reflect its a great XR tool for enterprise customers.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

project worldwide VR/AR industry revenues to be $162B by 2020. The Series A was led by Qualcomm Ventures, and also involved The VR Fund (contributors to The Wave’s round as well), Colopl Next, Capital Factory, HTC, and more. HTC FUNDS STEEL WOOL, SOLO. Investors are certainly chasing after that future revenue.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 3, 2020

Some time ago, the most important companies of the XR ecosystem (HTC, Oculus, Microsoft, etc…) joined the Khronos Group to discuss a standard to end the fragmentation of the XR space. We now know that it will surely run on Quest, that you won’t have lightsabers but blasters, and that it is still in track for a 2020 release.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 3, 2023

Moreover, Apple recently made a huge splash in the XR market with the Vision Pro, an XR device which leverages eye and hand tracking for its spatial computing input system. The device does not use controllers at all, instead, Apple believes that with the XR revolution comes increased usability and accessibility via hand/eye-based inputs.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 10, 2023

SpectreXR is a startup that develops OctoXR, a sensor and tracking technology, which also operates as a Unity game engine plugin for creating realistic, physics-based hand interactions for immersive applications. The approach that Apple takes for interactions will also be a point of interest.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

— David Heaney (@Heaney555) September 16, 2020. This kind of seamless interface is great and it is exactly the same one that HTC already offers with the Vive Focus Plus and Viveport Streaming and that I’ve tried and appreciated. I guess Oculus will aim at something similar, because it is very handy (Image by HTC Vive).

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Even the big players like Sony, Apple, and Microsoft have substantially reduced their production estimates for 2022, whilst processor manufacturers talk of delays into 2024. The name was of course inspired by “The Unity Cube” application (Image by Rob Cole). Image provided by Rob Cole). The Guncube.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Part of all of this is merit of Jeri (Image by HTC). Compare that to the HTC Vive that has like 40 giant infrared lights that strobe constantly to synchronize everything and spinning lasers with infrared light… and then the Kinect that has this huge laser illumination system, so those systems work totally different than ours.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 23, 2020

And then the Apple guys came with a brilliant ARKit, and it worked beautifully. And then just recently now you might have read that we have made a new thing with the new Apple iPad, with the LiDAR stuff, adding functionality that wasn't possible before. And then Apple comes along and says, "No, here's a new format." Alan: True.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 23, 2020

And then the Apple guys came with a brilliant ARKit, and it worked beautifully. And then just recently now you might have read that we have made a new thing with the new Apple iPad, with the LiDAR stuff, adding functionality that wasn't possible before. And then Apple comes along and says, "No, here's a new format.". Alan: True.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

I mean, it sort of makes more sense to me that, as long as the prices for the headsets are lingering up pretty high — like the Cosmos from HTC, the brand new one, it’ll be an $800 purchase. Dean: And I think more critical are these more foundational companies, like Facebook and Valve and HTC. Dean: Yeah, I think.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

I mean, it sort of makes more sense to me that, as long as the prices for the headsets are lingering up pretty high — like the Cosmos from HTC, the brand new one, it’ll be an $800 purchase. Dean: And I think more critical are these more foundational companies, like Facebook and Valve and HTC. Dean: Yeah, I think.

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XROM

JULY 18, 2021

However, in June 2020, a U.S. VeeR has opened more than 5 VR cinemas and has plans to expand to more locations in China by 2020. Alvin is the China President at #HTC leading all aspects of HTC’s business in the region (Vive/VR, phone, Viveport content platform, partnerships and investments). 3- Ayden Ye. 7- Alvin Graylin.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

I mean, it sort of makes more sense to me that, as long as the prices for the headsets are lingering up pretty high -- like the Cosmos from HTC, the brand new one, it'll be an $800 purchase. Dean: And I think more critical are these more foundational companies, like Facebook and Valve and HTC. Alan: HTC's got their enterprise division.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 23, 2020

And then the Apple guys came with a brilliant ARKit, and it worked beautifully. And then just recently now you might have read that we have made a new thing with the new Apple iPad, with the LiDAR stuff, adding functionality that wasn't possible before. And then Apple comes along and says, "No, here's a new format.". Alan: True.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

I mean, it sort of makes more sense to me that, as long as the prices for the headsets are lingering up pretty high — like the Cosmos from HTC, the brand new one, it’ll be an $800 purchase. Dean: And I think more critical are these more foundational companies, like Facebook and Valve and HTC. Dean: Yeah, I think.

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