The Ghost Howls

APRIL 24, 2023

From the nth rumor on the Apple headset to the announcement of the Pico 4 Pro in China, there have been a few things happening that you as an XR enthusiast can’t miss. Here in this roundup, of course, you can find them all. This week we had quite a few interesting pieces of XR news. Siri voice control is also present.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 3, 2021

Some weeks ago I was reading Upload VR and I found an article with its review of Battlescar , a storytelling VR experience. WARNING: as always, when I review storytelling pieces, there are some mild spoilers scattered around. But I won’t tell you how it ends, don’t worry]. Battlescar video review.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

AR2 is a chip thought so that you can have a pair of lightweight augmented reality glasses that work by being wirelessly connected to your phone via Wi-Fi 7. Another week, another roundup of amazing AR/VR news! Let’s see what have been the most interesting things happening in immersive reality…. Top news of the week. Image by Qualcomm).

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 15, 2024

I’ve learned a lot this year and a half working on VRROOM, so I feel the need to tell you about the story of our project and the important lessons that I’ve learned along the road. Let’s start from the real beginning… Should you really build a platform? For a workshop, ENGAGE can give you everything you need.

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Hypergrid Business

JULY 13, 2021

And even better yet, many of them are offering to pay me money to run their articles. Anyway, I’m flattered, thank you to all the sites out there that think we’re up there with Wired and Tech Crunch! Anyway, I’m flattered, thank you to all the sites out there that think we’re up there with Wired and Tech Crunch!

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

I think I’ll miss the joys of summer (and all the trophies that Italy has won), but at least I’ll be able to enjoy again some delicious hot chocolate Before leaving you to the news of the week, I’m happy to announce to you that I’ve been selected as a speaker for AWE US 2021 ! Top news of the week. Image by Facebook).

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 29, 2024

According to Mark Gurman, we should have the first genuine reviews of the device starting today, that is Tuesday. This is going to be the week of the Apple Vision Pro, with the first people who preordered it finally receiving the device at home! Finally, we will have some real impressions on the device not coming from scripted demos.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 10, 2020

Before leaving you to it, I want to remind you that in 5 days it will be my blog’s birthday! This year I’m unsure what to do… I’m thinking about a Reddit AMA, but if you have a better idea, please tell me! I’ll leave it for you in the links so that you can participate in the discussion as well.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 3, 2023

Because if you build a game for Rift, it doesn’t necessarily work on Go or PlayStation VR. Yesterday, a report by Alex Heath on The Verge reported that Quest has sold around 20M units. Since this is well beyond the 10M threshold we were all waiting for, does this mean that VR is getting mainstream?

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

And in this newsletter, you will also find some cool freebies: the keys to get a cool VR game for free, and a huge discount (… and maybe even more) to go to the Immersive Tech Week in Rotterdam! I’ll try to summarize all of that, especially for what concerns the announcements related to our XR space. OpenAI investors got angry.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 12, 2020

No big news this week, but expect thousands of boxes and reviews coming out from tomorrow on. As a European, I won’t get the Quest on 13th (damn) but only on 15th, so expect a review about it for this Friday/Saturday… I know it’s too late and everyone will have already published bazillion posts about it, but make me happy and read it anyway.

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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! You can find all the job descriptions on Linkedin: [link].

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 13, 2021

I had the great pleasure to interview SVP of VR at Sony Pictures Jake Zim on his experience with developing, producing, and launching VR games inspired by Sony Pictures’ movies Spider-Man , Jumanji , Groundhog Day , and most recently, Zombieland. It is one of my best interviews, and I’m sure that you will love it in the same way that I do!

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 30, 2021

The artists have made an amazing job and the world is wonderful… I invite you all to check it out on September, 1st when the Venice Film Festival is starting… and in case you go there, let me know what you think about it! I am super busy working on the last touches for the Venice VR Expanded world on VRChat. Image by JD.COM).

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

This story has the same believability as the plot of a porn movie. Happy Mid Autumn Festival everyone! This weekend people in China were celebrating one of the most important holidays of the year, and I got as a gift a lot of Chinese food, including some mooncakes, so I was able to celebrate it, too! Top news of the week. Image by Meta).

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

I hope you will receive them, either via e-mail or via your dreams… Top news of the week (Image by Meta) Specs of Quest 3 leak together with the price of accessories Some major leaks keep happening about the Quest 3: the latest one happened when last week UnboundXR published by error the listing of the headset and all its related accessories.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 26, 2021

If you want to watch the video of the recording, you can find it here: And now, let’s start speaking about the best AR/VR news of the week! The most viral XR article of the week has been an interview that Mark Zuckerberg had with The Verge. He seemed like Mr. Cocteau in the movie Demotion Man. Top news of the week.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 9, 2024

The holidays are just over, and the fun for us has already started with the CES, where a lot of pieces of tech news have already been announced. I’m not there (I’ve still never been to CES…), but as usual I will follow the news and report it on this blog, so stay tuned! The headset will be available for purchase in the U.S., and Super Fruit Ninja.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 22, 2023

I was reading Mark Gurman’s latest rumors about the upcoming Apple headset, and I found his article very intriguing. Let me explain to you why. And exactly like the Hololens, the headset will remember where you have opened the various apps and let you find them exactly as you left them.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 20, 2020

It’s been a great week for me, where I reviewed two very interesting gadgets like the SenseGlove force-feedback gloves and the standalone headset Pico Neo 2. I also had the pleasure of removing many of the ads that were cluttering my website and offer you all a better experience. Top news of the week. Image by Oculus).

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 24, 2020

As such, we’ll no longer be accepting Oculus Go apps or app updates into the Store as of December 4, 2020 and we’ll no longer publish any Go apps after December 18, 2020 (though if you have a current Go app in the Store, people will still be able to download and use it).

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

So I decided to write this post in which I try to write these pieces of advice to everyone and tell you what are the things that made me gather a good reputation in the main three jobs I had over these years: XR blogger, developer, and tech lead. You are my priority. More than the money, more than the views.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

I have to warn you that this article is a bit personal for me. I have to warn you that this article is a bit personal for me. Since that article, I’ve become a bit friend with Jason. He’s also a Patron of this blog (and you can become too!) The MetaMovie. So, what is The MetaMovie?

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Here you are my impressions of it. ATTENTION: THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE. This is not an experience with a real story to follow, so there’s not a true ending to spoil… and I think you can appreciate it even by knowing some parts about it. Otherwise, go on]. Goliath: Playing With Reality.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 7, 2022

PS5 is still very hard to find because Sony can’t find enough components to make it: in fact, some weeks ago, I shared with you the news that Sony is still building PS4 devices to cope with the shortage of new consoles. But this roundup will be worth reading anyway, so don’t go away too fast! Top news of the week. Image by Samsung).

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Here you are my experience with it! Here you are the video version of the article… I got a bad cold when traveling to Lausanne, so it is not the most energetic video I have ever made. GIF from that CES Demo where CREAL shows the switch of focus you can have in your vision between the foreground and background elements.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

Yesterday was Chinese Lanterns’ Festival… my best wishes to you all, especially a big hug to all people that are still in China and are living very hard times… ??! This week in XR has seen the launch of the first standalone MR headset, plus a lot of interesting news and articles about immersive realities. Top news of the week.

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Hypergrid Business

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

You can submit your short story on their Flash Fiction Story Submission page. You can submit your short story on their Flash Fiction Story Submission page. If you have any questions, please contact Geordie Morse at geordie@metastellar.com. These include essays, reviews, reprints and excerpts of longer works.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 16, 2022

But before digging into them, let me show you the first episode of The Spatial Show, the comedy show about the metaverse organized by Ori Inbar in which I took part. If you watch the video , you can see me say stupid things about XR… well, more or less as I do every day in my life… Have fun! Top news of the week.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 4, 2022

Last year, it was still called Oculus Gaming Showcase, and it featured important updates on games like Pistol Whip, The Climb 2, I Expect You To Die 2, and Resident Evil 4 VR. It’s been a fun 1st of April for the whole XR community, with many jokes and pranks being released in the wild. Top news of the week. Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 4, 2023

I need to rush out this newsletter episode because otherwise tomorrow Apple launches its headset and no one will read my articles: everyone will be too busy reading “The top 5 features of the Apple headset” or “The 7 reasons why the Apple headset can revolutionize peeling potatoes”. Hello everyone from Sunnyvale, California!

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 12, 2021

But now, thanks to VR Expert , a company specialized in selling and lending AR and VR headsets, I have been able to test this device for a few days and report to you my impressions about it. I’m incredibly happy about this, so finally I’m here writing a review of the HoloLens 2 just for you! HoloLens 2 Video Review.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

I’m finally finding some time to write a few articles that I have left back from my journey to Silicon Valley to attend AWE US. Here you are my experience with them! The idea behind Tilt Five is creating a pair of glasses that are not general-purpose ones, like HoloLens or Magic Leap : Jeri knows the technology is not ready yet.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

Well, your favorite ghost has just done it for you in this article! Well, your favorite ghost has just done it for you in this article! Read it to be sure not to miss anything important if you had not the time to watch the show. And now, let’s go. Oculus Quest 2. Let’s dig a bit into it. Specifications.

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ARVR

MAY 14, 2021

We have tested both for you. My expectations were very high after the first trailers and as a fan of the movie series I couldn’t resist the charm of the galactic ball pusher. Whether it could fulfill my expectations, however, you will see in the further course of the review. At least on the Quest.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 10, 2023

I want to thank all of you that are reading this column every week and that gave me a reason to continue to carry on this big work over all these years. I thank you from the bottom of my heart. So if you click on the door of a house, the system can identify the whole door and separate it from the rest of the image.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 14, 2019

This represents the current status of the technology, that is evolving, but has still not reached the inflection point to become mainstream (as I have already told you in my 2019 predictions about augmented and virtual reality ). Last week has been the week of CES 2019 , one of the most important technology exhibition of the year.

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