The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

I’ve read various reviews about this event, and it seems that also this year the virtual edition is huge and is full of so many artworks and worlds that is impossible to see all of them. Let’s see how this new wave of Chinese VR headsets will change the technological landscape. Other relevant news. This innovative game by Realities.Io

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JUNE 4, 2020

How can AR/VR play a role in a post pandemic Higher Education landscape? In this timely article by the Harvard Business Review, experts debate the different teaching and residential modalities that can be offered to college students. The technological advances and ability to scale can bring transformative impacts.

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Bernard Marr

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Foundations First: Articulating Goals Any monument's durability is a testament to its foundation, and in the digital landscape, this foundation is carved out by an organization's mission and vision. This landscape brings forth intricate ethical dilemmas while also reshaping how we gauge success.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 10, 2024

I started working in VR in 2014, and if you asked me what the XR landscape could have been in 2024 , I would have totally missed the predictions. Always ask yourself how you can adapt to the new technology landscape. Because it’s f **g true. But at the end of the day, no one knows what the hell is going to happen.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 16, 2024

More info The debate on hand tracking continues The debate about hand tracking being or not being the main input method for XR in the future sparked by an article on Upload VR is still ongoing.

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ARPost

APRIL 18, 2022

See Also: Hands-On Virbela Review and In-App Interview With Co-Founder Alex Howland. We are already, as humans, trading on a digital-only landscape,” said Staple. Right now, fans are buying FEED NFTs that they can feed to pigeons, which are about to start appearing around New York City where Staple has its roots.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 24, 2019

There exists a paradox of sorts in the VR game development landscape: many of VR’s most interesting games just don’t look like the sort of non-VR games we’re all familiar with. Platform & User Reviews: Steam (94%) | Rift (4.7/5) Platform & User Reviews: Steam (96%). The Paradox of VR Game Development.

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ARPost

MARCH 16, 2022

Even a few years ago, these seemed like very niche topics but the landscape is changing at an amazing pace,” Dick said at the conference. There are examples not linked in this article of people creating 3D models of Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Endnotes also credit Ellysse Dick for assisting with the report.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 7, 2022

Another week has passed by, and while the situation in Europe is always more complicated because of the war, in the XR landscape nothing particularly special has happened. Some articles on the metaverse. More info (Vox Machine review on Road To VR) More info (Vox Machine review on Upload VR). Other news.

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Upload VR

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The timestamp on my next message to David Heaney on Slack is at 9:10 am as I was editing his article on Meta’s CTO shooting down the possibility of an official Quest 3 eye-tracking add-on. If you're curious to check it out, Banter has mostly positive reviews on Steam and is also available on Meta Quest's App Lab.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 4, 2021

You all know that I love Brain-Computer Interfaces, and so I have been very happy when NextMind has proposed to give me a sample of its brain-reading sensor to review here on my blog. NextMind has been of the most popular gadgets at CES 2020 and it is for sure one of the most interesting startups in the BCI landscape.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 3, 2024

What it Means for 2024 The first article about Apple that I ever wrote on Road to VR was this one in 2014 about the company filing a job posting seeking someone with experience in AR and VR. 10 years later, Apple is finally about to launch its first headset.

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Bernard Marr

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

I’ve written extensively on this subject, but what I’d really like to emphasize in this article is the potential for generative AI to create entirely new jobs. How will generative AI affect jobs? What’s the potential scale of job displacement? Generative AI is no different.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 14, 2022

The reviewers talk about a very good device, and CNET even defines it as the best AR glass up to now. These claims have to be verified by independent reviewers, but even just the fact that we are talking about this shows the revolution they represent. It’s a very interesting article, and if you have not read it, you should!

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 11, 2022

The Digital Markets Act may change the XR landscape. Some articles on the metaverse. This week I’ve read two interesting articles about the M-word: A long report about fashion and commerce in the metaverse by Cathy Hackl. Ruinsmagus has been reviewed by all the major VR magazines. Some news on content. Other news.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 19, 2020

In this article we’ve pulled together a concise look at the best VR headsets currently available, and a few you might want to keep your eyes on. See this article for the specs your PC needs to handle VR headsets. That’s why we called it “the enthusiast’s choice” in our full review of the headset.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The reason some use LBVR is they are only looking at commercial rather than the entertainment (or they are trying to make their articles unique!). The second is an operational plan for the use of the VR hardware on site , and a review structure to ensure things are working well. Is LBVR dead?

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 6, 2020

A piece of unexpected news hit the augmented reality world this week: Niantic has acquired 6d.ai, one of the most interesting startups in the AR Cloud landscape, for an undisclosed amount of money. What if Niantic becomes a new surprising player in the XR glasses landscape? The XR landscape is adapting to coronavirus.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 5, 2021

All in all, I found the article a nice read, but I don’t like that it looks very corporate and bleached out. Investor Tipatat Chennavasin has released an amazing interview on Protocol where he gives a positive look at the XR landscape. It is a player to keep an eye on for sure. Snap is finally adding AR to its glasses.

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VRWorld

MAY 2, 2022

The full press release can be found below: TALLINN, ESTONIA, May 2nd, 2022 – Damage Media Group (DMG) today announced the acquisition of EsportsHeadlines.com, a digital magazine known for its coverage of competitive gaming topics through news articles, guides, tutorials, and reviews.

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VRScout

APRIL 18, 2019

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) only grants patents after a rigorous, time-intensive, and thorough application review process. Utility Patents protect any new and useful process, machine, article of manufacture, the composition of matter, or any new and useful improvements to existing objects. Image Credit: Sony.

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VRPlayin

MAY 5, 2023

In this article, we’ll explore the benefits of influencer marketing for brand activation and share tips on how to create unforgettable experiences. The Power of Influencers Firstly, it’s important to understand the power of influencers in today’s digital landscape.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 4, 2020

The launch on Quest has gone pretty well , and the game has had good feedback from the press (apart from some graphical glitches that can be solved in future updates) and very positive reviews on the Oculus Store. More than 1830 reviews have already been written by the users and this means that also the sales are being pretty solid.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 21, 2019

Since this article was going to foster a new wave of “VR is dead” articles from mainstream media, one of the other cofounders of Oculus, Palmer Luckey, has answered sharing some of the secret numbers of virtual reality headsets’ sales. In the article, he details how it is easy learning how to use SparkAR and the community is great.

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Upload VR

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Kartoffl Review – The Facts. Platforms: PC VR via Steam, Quest , Quest 2 & Quest Pro (review conducted on Quest 2). Kartoffl Review – Comfort. The art direction is cute, the colours vibrant and the visual landscape is consistent and easy to understand. Kartoffl Review – Final Verdict.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 30, 2023

But before, please read (and share around) my latest article which is about a crazy experiment I did with mixed reality and generative AI… I’m sure you will love it! Some of the organizers of VRTO are also the ones of the FIVARS Awards, which celebrate the immersive narrative landscape, and that happened a few days ago.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2021

We Unity developers have still to use the current Unity tools that make us develop once, but then build for every different platform (like the ones I describe in this article ). More info (Blog article about new Oculus For Business) More info (Official page of Oculus For Business with consumer Quests). News worth a mention.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 13, 2020

Spatial is one of the most interesting startups in the XR landscape. Spatial surprised me, and I really believe that it proposes a quite unique value in the XR collaboration landscape. After the first meeting, I had a second one some days ago to review the features of the new version of Spatial that is launching today.

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ARVR

AUGUST 6, 2020

all to be explored in this series of articles. Trending AR VR Articles: 1. Such is the fact of doing business in the current landscape; in order to be able to continue meeting consumer demands and cover overheads, businesses must embrace digital transformation. How to use subtle AR filters to survive your Zoom meetings?

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 8, 2020

Looking at the hardware survey, it is also easy to spot that the headset gaining more market quotas in PC usage has been the Oculus Quest, which now represents more than 7% of the PCVR landscape. This week I’ve found a very solid review of the Oculus For Business program from an entrepreneur using it, that highlights its pros and cons.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 12, 2020

It’s been the week of CES, and we’ve got many news and articles about AR and VR in these days! Actually, I’m writing another article with the best news from CES, so I’m just writing few lines about it here, and then I will focus on the few most important non-CES news from this week. HTC reduces the Vive Pro price by $200.

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XR Today - Big XR News tag

JANUARY 23, 2023

Although, despite cancellations across the XR landscape, the industry’s continued innovation and adoption of emerging solutions may start an uptrend, breeding a new life into a prosperous yet perhaps unstable marketplace. The service also allows users to generate content such as stories and articles.

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Upload VR

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Read on for our full Into the Radius Quest 2 review. Into the Radius Quest 2 Review – The Facts. Platforms: Quest 2 (previously released and reviewed on PC VR). Into the Radius Quest 2 Review – Comfort. Into the Radius Quest 2 Review: Final Verdict. Release Date: Out now. Developer: CM Games.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

More info (Great article on Upload VR on the leaks of Quest 2 Pro) More info (Quotes from AmitOculus downplaying all the rumors) More info (Sadly, It’s Bradley about the Quest 2+ and Quest 2 Pro) More info (Basti564’s findings) More info (Sadly It’s Bradley on the new display of Quest 2) More info (Deal on buying two Quest 2 headsets).

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Upload VR

JANUARY 25, 2023

A reworked version of the acclaimed PC game Cities: Skylines, we enjoyed how Fast Travel’s VR adaptation transitioned Skylines’ core elements in our original review for Quest 2. Just watching a river flow through the landscape highlights these improvements well.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 14, 2020

I would like to say that I’m sorry, but actually, I am not, and I hope that all these problems that Facebook is having will be useful to let them be less bullish on the market and will give more openness and competition in the VR landscape. Well, we were wrong. A rookie error that speaks for itself. I can’t wait.

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AUGray

JUNE 16, 2023

To stay competitive in this rapidly shifting landscape, companies need to adopt innovative solutions. In this article, we will explore how XR can be leveraged to address challenges and seize opportunities in the machinery manufacturing industry.

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