Upload VR

JANUARY 12, 2024

Unity has made the difficult decision to implement a workforce reduction, targeting approximately 25% of our total workforce across all teams," said Kelly Ekins, Unity's PR director to The Verge. Here's what you may have missed: It's been a busy week across the board as 2024 settles in. We even found a cheap Vision Pro knockoff at CES.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 25, 2022

The heat hasn’t killed me yet, so this week I can still write a new roundup of interesting news about AR and VR. I have to say that notwithstanding the summertime, some things worth reading have happened, so do not miss this episode! You can find all the job descriptions on Linkedin: [link]. Top news of the week. Upload VR). Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 19, 2022

I almost forgot about it, when a few days ago I got contacted by the company, because it is now back to business, and it has even just released a new version of its player, with interesting features, like passthrough AR support. But after a while, it kinda disappeared from my radars, without any explanations.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 11, 2023

It is not the first time we heard this rumor: some months ago, The Verge shared some leaked insights on Meta’s roadmap, and talked about a new headset, codenamed Project Ventura, aimed at providing “the biggest punch at the most attractive price point in the VR consumer market”. The second is about interactions.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

This one is the last AR/VR news roundup for this summer! Here in Turin, the sun is shining, but the temperature is getting colder, and autumn is coming too fast. I’ll be there to talk about HitMotion: Reloaded and how to properly design a VR fitness game (using the precious lessons that our game designer Max Ariani has taught me).

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Road to VR

JULY 4, 2016

One is the fear that VR will transform our society into an anti-social dystopia, and the other one is that it’s weird and awkward to block out eye contact while you’re around other people in a social situation. LISTEN TO THE VOICES OF VR PODCAST. — Eva (@downtohoerth) February 19, 2016. pic.twitter.com/ntTaTN3SdR.

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Road to VR

JULY 22, 2016

In an interview with The Verge’s Casey Newton, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg talked about his views on the future of virtual and augmented reality. “You’ll just have glasses, or eventually contact lenses. . “You’ll just have glasses, or eventually contact lenses. There’s going to be something more.”

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Ryan Schultz

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Alas, there is no word yet on when we non-Americans will be able to order this device, although at least one VR YouTuber, Brian Tong, has heard (via his unofficial, internal sources) that Apple is planning to expand access to the U.K.

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ARVR

AUGUST 23, 2021

When customers collect points, the sense that they are on the verge of a reward that entices them to shop more. Retailers are always looking for new and innovative ways to improve the shopping experience, get new customers into their stores or websites, and retain existing customers. Why Implement Gamification in Retail?

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Mashable VR

JUNE 3, 2022

The Verge spotted a trademark application for “realityOS” for the week of WWDC, and tech blogger Robert Scoble said WWDC would be the first of three major events related to Apple’s mixed reality plans. Apple fans are going to have to resist the temptation to call in sick and spend a perfect summer Monday at the beach.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

And since our love is for immersive realities, let’s celebrate it with this roundup of the most interesting XR news of the week! Top news of the week. Image by Facebook). Facebook keeps working to become a leader in immersive technologies. For the short term future, we have some news on the Quest 2. and 5–10 years for a more serious adoption.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

This Monday, before digging into the news, let me announce to you two things: I have added a new section to this newsletter, called “Other news”. There I will just put a description and a link of those pieces of news I find interesting, but a bit less relevant than the others. We are pretty happy about it and I wanted to share this with you.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 18, 2023

It is a tradition of this blog to have a long roundup of the best XR news from CES every year. Could I make an exception for this year? Of course not. So here you are a collection of the best news in immersive realities from the CES 2023, with many links to go deeper! Well, this year, XR presence at CES was good. Many people were impressed by this.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 14, 2020

If instead, you need a consultancy about AR/VR for your business, feel free to contact me. Last week there has been the CES, maybe the biggest technology show of the year. Before starting, let me just tell you that if you like this kind of posts, please subscribe to my newsletter and donate to my Patreon to support me writing them.

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Road to VR

MAY 6, 2019

It’s impossible to focus on a single pixel, and the screen door effect (unlit spaces between pixels) is on the verge of being difficult to see. Reverb is HP’s second VR headset, and this time around the company is aiming mainly at the enterprise market, but not shying away from selling individual units at a consumer price point.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 16, 2022

Meta Connect has been the big event of the week, and as it is a tradition of this blog , I’m going to write today for you a super article where you can find inside ALL the news announced during the event! This way, by reading this article, you are sure you have not missed any one of the announcements made there. Meta Quest Pro. Specifications.

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Road to VR

JULY 30, 2016

One of the biggest limitations of current VR technology is the inability to convey a realistic and complete sense of touch. So far, the most you would feel from a modern consumer VR system, like the HTC Vive, is vibration through a controller. Synesthesia Suit. First I played Rez Infinite with the PSVR and the suit. The Synesthesia Suit exhibit.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

I love the metaverse, I hate the metaverse. I love the idea about our future, more interconnected than ever, and with a good mix of all the possible realities. I hate our present, in which many people use the word “metaverse” as a buzzword. The fluffverse. My ideal metaverse is the one where I sleep all the time (Image by Diver-X).

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2021

March has just started… I hope it will be an amazing day for you and for all the AR/VR ecosystem! I will have probably something to announce soon, so stay tuned. Top news of the week. Image by Sony). Sony officially states it is going to launch the PSVR 2. Some people started to think that Sony could have abandoned VR.

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Ryan Schultz

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

It felt, in some contexts, and especially upon first contact, as though it could actually participate in something like conversation. And I do expect that I will return to this topic often! So please stay tuned. Similar generators for video, music, and 3-D models are in development, and demos trickled out.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 18, 2019

and I wrote a very long post about entrepreneurship in VR to advise people that want to enter the AR/VR field as startupper. Do you want to make me a gift to celebrate? Please support my hard work on Patreon by clicking this link. I got a lot of love from the community and I really felt so good. Thank you everyone! Top news of the week.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 2, 2019

Yesterday I detailed you what is the Oculus Rift S , while today I want to write you a recap about what is the Oculus Quest , the most awaited virtual reality headset of 2019. I will briefly go towards its features, specifications, pros and cons, so that you will be able to decide if it is the headset for you. What Is the Oculus Quest?

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 24, 2021

Welcome to my weekly appointment with the best AR VR news! Before starting with the summary of the news of this amazing week, let me invite you all to subscribe to the FREE Awe Nite Florence Event that will happen this Thursday at 5 pm CEST and that will feature amazing hosts like Pico, VisionAR, and JoinPad! Top news of the week. Image by Snap).

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 2, 2018

The Vive Focus was most probably the best VR standalone on the market when Oculus last week announced what will be the first consumer 6DOF VR standalone headset. And so here we are again: Oculus vs HTC, America vs China, Hugo Barra vs Alvin Wang Graylin. The never-ending story. And in these days a lot of people are asking: what are the differences?

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

Zoom on the lateral led that showcases the battery status of Oculus Quest (Image by Adi Robertson / The Verge). As it is tradition of this little blog, I will write a full round-up of the Oculus Connect 5 , the very important Oculus event that has been held in San Jose on 26th and 27th of September (2018). Oculus Quest. Appearence.

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HaptX

JANUARY 9, 2018

Communications Manager at Haptx, recently spoke to David Parisi , an Associate Professor of Emerging Media at College of Charleston. His research “investigates the myriad interfaces between bodies and media technologies, with a particular emphasis on physical interactions with digital media.” A History of Haptics: The Birth of a New Language.

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