The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 12, 2020

The news of course has attracted a lot of funny comments, like “these dogs have better hardware than me”, or the invention of new terms like “Dogmented Reality”, or “AR Doggles”. Someone has made a WebAR exporter for Unity. This means that, even with many limitations, you’ll be able to create WebAR experiences from within Unity.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 24, 2020

Someone invokes saviors like Google and Amazon, but even if they managed to succeed, they are other data-harvesting companies , so in any case, we are f**ked. Well, now he has amazing hardware, a very good operating system, a profitable store, some of the best XR games, full control of the user accounts.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 13, 2022

Some weeks ago, I teased you that Meta was going to change its plans about hardware, because the recent drop in revenues forced it to be a bit more cautious with its spending for “the metaverse”. More info (Report on new directions for hardware at Meta) More info (Meta smartwatch canceled) More info (Portal will be aimed at B2B).

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Game engines like the versatile Unity have long been the go-to for AR development, and for good reason. In 2013, after 10 years of creating video games, he joined Magic Leap where he was promoted to senior director, overseeing content and SDK teams. And it was for me as well; I’ve been a Unity user forever.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Game engines like the versatile Unity have long been the go-to for AR development, and for good reason. In 2013, after 10 years of creating video games, he joined Magic Leap where he was promoted to senior director, overseeing content and SDK teams. And it was for me as well; I’ve been a Unity user forever.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 11, 2019

The newest Steam Hardware Survey shows how Rift S has now more or less 8% of the market. More info (Steam Hardware Survey) More info (CCS Insights) More info (Strategy Analytics) More info (XRDC Report). Unreal Engine is adding Vulkan support for Oculus Quest and Unity fill follow later on this year. That is huge.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Game engines like the versatile Unity have long been the go-to for AR development, and for good reason. In 2013, after 10 years of creating video games, he joined Magic Leap where he was promoted to senior director, overseeing content and SDK teams. You know what, go learn Unity and coding and figure out how to actually make it.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 8, 2023

This included adopters of the Omniverse such as Amazon, Deutsche Bahn, and others. He explained further, “Amazon is using Omniverse to visualise their warehouse, [a] giant robotic system, to help their workers [and] to simulate their fleet of AMRs. [We We are] creating a digital twin of the [Earth’s climate system].

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 13, 2021

This has been a pretty interesting week for me, having spoken at XR Safety Week and Stereopsia, and having published two cool articles about creating innovative SteamVR controllers and using Application SpaceWarp in Unity to almost double the framerate of your application. Magic Leap rebrands and kills the whale.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Magic Leap kicks off the month with the announcement of an enormous $794 million fundraising round, backed by Alibaba. A series of announcements from Amazon, Crytek, Epic Games and Unity Technologies showcase an evolution among their respective game engines into VR world creation toolsets. February 2016.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

It is the console business model: selling the hardware undercost so that subsidize it with exclusive software, and your data in this case. Thanks to all these hardware, Aria can see and hear the surroundings, but can also see and hear the user. You’re part of the product being sold. Accessories. Privacy in AR.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

Cameron: I've noticed that -- and this is a bit of a sideways way to look at it -- I've noticed that, with companies that come in and they're looking to dip their toe into virtual reality or augmented reality, that sometimes they fall into the trap of investing so much into the hardware. They're hiring a Unity developer or a 3D modeller.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

Cameron: I've noticed that -- and this is a bit of a sideways way to look at it -- I've noticed that, with companies that come in and they're looking to dip their toe into virtual reality or augmented reality, that sometimes they fall into the trap of investing so much into the hardware. They're hiring a Unity developer or a 3D modeller.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 12, 2019

You still see it on the hardware, software, and interaction side. On the hardware side, if you set up a high-end VR experience, it would have a freaking bloody big PC. HTC did something with Batman; that Game of Thrones thing; some of the demos that Magic Leap had really. It’s the same with hardware partners.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 12, 2019

You still see it on the hardware, software, and interaction side. On the hardware side, if you set up a high-end VR experience, it would have a freaking bloody big PC. HTC did something with Batman; that Game of Thrones thing; some of the demos that Magic Leap had really. It’s the same with hardware partners.

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XR for Business Podcast

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

This week’s episode goes all the way back to last year’s Curiosity Camp, when Alan shared a ride with Unity Lab’s Timoni West and Vapor IO CEO Cole Crawford, recording a podcast along the way. Timoni: Director of XR in Unity Labs. Alan: Director of XR at Unity Labs, and Cole Crawford, CEO of Vapor IO. ” Timoni: Exactly.

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XR for Business Podcast

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

This week’s episode goes all the way back to last year’s Curiosity Camp, when Alan shared a ride with Unity Lab’s Timoni West and Vapor IO CEO Cole Crawford, recording a podcast along the way. Timoni: Director of XR in Unity Labs. Alan: Director of XR at Unity Labs, and Cole Crawford, CEO of Vapor IO. ” Timoni: Exactly.

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XR for Business Podcast

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

This week’s episode goes all the way back to last year’s Curiosity Camp, when Alan shared a ride with Unity Lab’s Timoni West and Vapor IO CEO Cole Crawford, recording a podcast along the way. Timoni: Director of XR in Unity Labs. Alan: Director of XR at Unity Labs, and Cole Crawford, CEO of Vapor IO. Timoni: Exactly.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 23, 2019

And I don’t know if that’s the hardware’s catching up, or the bandwidth, or whatever, but I would assume it’s combination of hardware, the bandwidth, the Wi-Fi, and also your techniques for loading these really quickly. I guess it would be still Unity, for now. It’s really wonderful. Alban: Yep.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

Cameron: I've noticed that -- and this is a bit of a sideways way to look at it -- I've noticed that, with companies that come in and they're looking to dip their toe into virtual reality or augmented reality, that sometimes they fall into the trap of investing so much into the hardware. They're hiring a Unity developer or a 3D modeller.

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Augmented Reality Virtual Reality Technology Training 60

XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

Cameron: I've noticed that -- and this is a bit of a sideways way to look at it -- I've noticed that, with companies that come in and they're looking to dip their toe into virtual reality or augmented reality, that sometimes they fall into the trap of investing so much into the hardware. They're hiring a Unity developer or a 3D modeller.

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Augmented Reality Virtual Reality Technology Training 60

XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 23, 2019

And I don't know if that's the hardware's catching up, or the bandwidth, or whatever, but I would assume it's combination of hardware, the bandwidth, the Wi-Fi, and also your techniques for loading these really quickly. Alan: Today, Magic Leap just released a press release. I guess it would be still Unity, for now.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 23, 2019

And I don’t know if that’s the hardware’s catching up, or the bandwidth, or whatever, but I would assume it’s combination of hardware, the bandwidth, the Wi-Fi, and also your techniques for loading these really quickly. I guess it would be still Unity, for now. It’s really wonderful. Alban: Yep.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 24, 2019

No special hardware needed; just wave your phone around, and it builds that 3D model. The tools are pretty [new], and Unity and things, you need to invest a fair bit of time and effort to build something. Aside from the improvements of the actual hardware itself. You can mess around with Amazon Sumerian. Matt: Totally.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 24, 2019

No special hardware needed; just wave your phone around, and it builds that 3D model. The tools are pretty [new], and Unity and things, you need to invest a fair bit of time and effort to build something. Aside from the improvements of the actual hardware itself. You can mess around with Amazon Sumerian. Matt: Totally.

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AR Technology Industry Augmented Reality 78

XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 24, 2019

No special hardware needed; just wave your phone around, and it builds that 3D model. The tools are pretty [new], and Unity and things, you need to invest a fair bit of time and effort to build something. Aside from the improvements of the actual hardware itself. You can mess around with Amazon Sumerian. Matt: Totally.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

If you show up to a– pick your favorite large industrial customer and you show up with a great computer vision SDK and Unity and you say, “listen, we can go build anything.” That is the foundational computer vision SDK that you would use most of the time with Unity. ” They say, “OK, that’s great.”

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

If you show up to a– pick your favorite large industrial customer and you show up with a great computer vision SDK and Unity and you say, “listen, we can go build anything.” That is the foundational computer vision SDK that you would use most of the time with Unity. ” They say, “OK, that’s great.”

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

If you show up to a-- pick your favorite large industrial customer and you show up with a great computer vision SDK and Unity and you say, "listen, we can go build anything." That is the foundational computer vision SDK that you would use most of the time with Unity. or "You need the most outlandish high-end hardware."

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 29, 2020

We’ve got AR platforms being hosted by Amazon, by Facebook, by Snapchat, where you can develop your own AR lenses. Both the Hololens 2 and the Magic Leap are shipping with eye tracking. I mean, the introduction of ARKit and ARCore probably put 200 startups out of business. Anybody can do this, not just developers.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 29, 2020

We've got AR platforms being hosted by Amazon, by Facebook, by Snapchat, where you can develop your own AR lenses. Both the Hololens 2 and the Magic Leap are shipping with eye tracking. I mean, the introduction of ARKit and ARCore probably put 200 startups out of business. Anybody can do this, not just developers. It's amazing.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 29, 2020

We’ve got AR platforms being hosted by Amazon, by Facebook, by Snapchat, where you can develop your own AR lenses. Both the Hololens 2 and the Magic Leap are shipping with eye tracking. I mean, the introduction of ARKit and ARCore probably put 200 startups out of business. Anybody can do this, not just developers.

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