The Ghost Howls

JULY 25, 2022

Before starting with the news, let me remind you that until this week the candidatures for the job positions at VRrOOm for game developers and game/UX designers are still open, so if you want to work with me on virtual events and festivals, be sure to enroll! Google starts testing its AR glasses in the wild. Upload VR).

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Upload VR

MARCH 1, 2024

Google reportedly asked Meta to partner and "contribute to" its upcoming XR platform, but Meta said no. The Meta Quest operating system is a fork of the open-source core of Android (known as AOSP), a similar strategy to Amazon's Fire OS for its Fire tablets. We would love to partner with them.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 30, 2020

This week Facebook announced the launch of cloud-streamed games from Facebook Gaming. These are games which are rendered in the cloud and then streamed to your computer. Cloud-based gaming has been seen by the industry at large as a way to make games more widely accessible by making them playable on less powerful hardware.

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Mashable VR

JUNE 21, 2022

SAVE $30: As of June 21, Prime members can grab an Amazon Luna controller for $39.99. Embark on your cloud gaming journey at a nice discount ahead of Prime Day. Plenty of people see cloud gaming as "the way of the future" when it comes to how we play. You can do just that ahead of Amazon Prime Day. Credit: Amazon.

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GizModo VR

APRIL 24, 2021

Earlier this week, Xbox announced it would start inviting Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers to take part in its Xbox Cloud Gaming beta (aka xCloud) on PC and iOS. Like the three other major cloud gaming platforms, Nvidia’s GeForce Now, Google Stadia, and Amazon Luna, xCloud also now works in the Chrome, Edge, and… Read more.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Apple is already working on future technologies for its headset, and one of the rumors that popped out is that it is working on a next-generation technology to ensure a long duration of the battery of its device. This means that PCVR people can play the game again. It seems the journalist liked them.

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Hypergrid Business

DECEMBER 8, 2020

VR isn’t just for gaming either. Amazon’s a good place to get your VR experience going. Here’s a list of the ten most popular options currently available on Amazon. Oculus Rift S PC-Powered VR Gaming Headset. The Oculus Rift S is the number one seller in computer-powered VR headsets on Amazon.

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AR Insider

JULY 22, 2021

To be clear, both of these technologies — and other industry jargon — represent real opportunities and accelerants… they’re just a bit overused (and misused) at times. 5G, for example, is often generalized as a technology that will unlock spatial experiences due to faster speeds and low latency.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

The smartphone was a seismic shift for the technology industry, creating entirely new business models — apps became $100 billion companies — while replacing everything from digital cameras to in-car GPS systems. The tech industry’s next bet is a series of technologies usually called augmented reality (AR) or mixed reality.

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GizModo VR

AUGUST 19, 2021

Last week, the seal on the sack of secrets began busting open in the Epic Games lawsuit against Google. We learned that Google had once admitted sideloading was a less-than-desirable experience for some users and that it considered Epic Games a threat worth squelching.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 25, 2022

Meta announced interesting games at its Quest Gaming Showcase. On April, 20th, Meta had its Quest Gaming Showcase , an online event where it announced the most important upcoming games for Quest for the next 12 months. Half-Life 3 for Quest) and not even updates on the most awaited games for Quest (e.g.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

There are and will be games for PCs, consoles, mobile devices, VR, and AR. Roblox (Nasdaq: RBLX) for Decentralized Gaming Creation. Roblox owns a platform on which anyone can devise and publish their own game. A very important part in the adoption of immersive technologies will be played by infrastructure.

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AR Insider

AUGUST 20, 2020

Some sectors grow (gaming, eCommerce), while others plummet (bars, events). Cashierless retail a la Amazon Go will get its long-awaited chance to shine. One thing that jumps out from the touchless technologies outlined above is that they aren’t new. It too isn’t a new technology. That brings us back to AR.

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TechCrunch VR

APRIL 14, 2022

Major League Baseball may have started in the 19th century and come of age in the 20th, but it is definitely no stranger to technology, whether it’s the cloud for storing and analyzing troves of data or figuring out how to customize and enhance fans’ experience. MLB FilmRoom lets you search for video footage from across baseball.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

To sidestep tech jargon, Google sometimes calls it “search what you see.”. Speaking of Google, it’s the front runner for visual search. It has a narrower use case than Google — mostly around consumer products — but that focus aligns with monetization. Though in fairness, Google announced that figure a year ago.

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ARPost

JANUARY 29, 2020

The nature of AR technology gives us the ability to experience and create exciting new opportunities, dramatically impacting the way we interact and communicate with one another, giving birth to new applications and hardware. We can now use our technology without even touching it. But, is there a market for them at the consumer level?

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AR Insider

MAY 21, 2021

That could be wayfinding with Google Live View , geospatial gaming experiences from Niantic, or location-specific social AR experiences like Snap’s Local Lenses. Before AR started to be discussed and developed, location has been a source of value in forbearing technologies. The AR Space Race, Part I: Google.

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AR Insider

JULY 21, 2020

Though the company has risen to prominence with its breakout hit, Pokemon Go, the larger play may be its location-based AR gaming platform: The Real World Platform. The Pokémon Go creator has turned its AR architecture into a platform on which others can build apps and games. Mapping the Future.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 30, 2022

The gaming landscape stands as one of the most versatile and compelling areas for the development of extended reality technology. For years now, gaming companies have been experimenting with XR as a way of strengthening connections with their target audience, and unlocking new experiences. Tender Claws and Google ARCore.

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ARPost

OCTOBER 20, 2021

In the last couple of years, AR has experienced tremendous growth and popularity as big technology giants like Google, Amazon, Apple have adopted the technology. Virtual fitting room technology, i.e. virtual try-on , is expected to touch $12.97 The concept of augmented reality is no longer new. Smart Glasses .

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AR Insider

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

And as a tech-forward shop, his perspective goes beyond AR, with a view to how it integrates with adjacent technologies. What’s your high-level view on how the technology is shaping consumer experiences, and how it’s converging with other technologies to do so? Foursquare Enters the Audio AR Game.

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ARVR

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

5 | 1995 | Sci-fi | 1 Season “Welcome to the game, Sydney Bloom.” A 1990s Sci-fi classic, in which the main character Sydney Bloom utilizes virtual reality technology to explore the different subconscious minds of other people. Rent or own it : Amazon 3. What can Vuzix Smart glasses mean for the current Android Developers?

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AR Insider

JUNE 30, 2020

Some are AR-native players building tools and technologies to advance the state of the art ( AR enablers ). To sidestep tech jargon and acronyms, Google calls it “search what you see.”. Speaking of Google, it’s the front runner for visual search. This notably beats Google Lens’ one billion products recognized.

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Bernard Marr

OCTOBER 15, 2023

The video game industry is a source of constant innovation, with many of its breakthrough technologies being adopted by the business world. The concept of the metaverse is not new to gamers either – persistent, avatar-driven digital environments and even digital currencies have long been accepted as part of mainstream gaming.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 12, 2021

If you are a game developer, contact Pico now (or ask me for an introduction) to discuss this potential opportunity. As Mr. President highlighted, this brain-controlled Pong game is already possible with BMIs (e.g. Is Google collecting the pieces for an XR headset? Ctrl+Labs bracelet) without having to drill the skull.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 9, 2022

It can be a game-changer for the whole digital world, so I thought it was worth sharing my thoughts about what it could mean for XR. This means that it wouldn’t be possible to use the data of your Oculus Quest games and your Facebook account together, because they are two different services. Digital Markets Act.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 2, 2024

He claimed that the announcement of “Alien: Rogue Incursion”, the first big-budget VR game that is compatible only with Quest 3 , marks the beginning of the end for Quest 2 and Quest Pro. So it was hard for us devs to make visually compelling games. Quest 2 and the elephant in the room Me wearing Quest 2.

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GizModo VR

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Google is bringing Android games from Google Play to Windows laptops, PCs, and tablets. Mobile gamers who hate being tied to their smartphones just got an early holiday present. Read more.

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AR Insider

MARCH 16, 2021

Another way to view the AR cloud – framed in the terminology of today’s technology – is an architecture that makes the physical world clickable. Just as Google began indexing the web 20 years ago, the next evolution could be for someone to index the physical world in potentially more valuable ways. The AR Location Wars, Part I: Google.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 12, 2023

For now, the best gift that I can give to you is telling you what have been the best pieces of news of the week in XR… Top news of the week (Image by Upload) Upload had its usual cool gaming showcase Upload , with the sponsorship of Perp Games, has just had its usual Winter Gaming Showcase. Not bad for a dead technology.

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Anand Tech

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The new division aims to address a wide range of sectors including automotive, gaming consoles, data centers, telecom, and others that could benefit from tailored silicon solutions.

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ARVR

MAY 31, 2022

Force Multiplier Picking up where we left off last week examining a “real-world metaverse,” one key technology that will enable it is 5G. Because Google and Amazon don’t have data centers every 300 kilometers, infrastructure operated by telcos will have a key role in the geo-spatial AR future, otherwise known as the metavearth.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

That, plus the sheer dollars the “big five” are collectively investing in AR (and VR for that matter), is a strong confidence signal for the technology’s future. For Google , it’s all about search, and boosting query volume with more user touchpoints. For Amazon , it’s selling us stuff.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 25, 2021

Gabe has for instance said that Half-Life: Alyx has been a great game for Valve, and after it, the company has discovered again the passion for making single-player games. Anyway, this seems to confirm that Valve is working on new VR games after the big success of Alyx. Amazon acquires Umbra. Who else is hyped?

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 25, 2023

The United States (US) Justice Department launched a lawsuit against Google’s parent company Alphabet on Tuesday, reports revealed. According to the lawsuit, Google earns roughly 80 percent of its earnings from advertising. According to the lawsuit, Google earns roughly 80 percent of its earnings from advertising.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 24, 2021

I also like to think about this in perspective: Snap is deadly serious in its AR efforts , and the fact that it keeps releasing glasses proves that it for sure wants to become a relevant company in the new AR technological revolution. Google unveils Starline communication solution. It feels like magic.

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VRScout

JULY 3, 2019

During the 2018 conference, Amazon Studios set up a VR obstacle course in support of their new Jack Ryan original series, offering attendees the chance to zip line and repel from a helicopter while in VR. The Dark Knight Rises // Image Credit: Warner Bros. / KER-SPLOOSH!

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