The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

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. Oculus Quest has been the rockstar of this event. Specifications. USB should have OTG enabled. Appearence.

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ARVR

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Sample Examples ? WebXR is a JavaScript application programming interface (API) that enables applications to interact with augmented reality and virtual reality devices, such as the HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Google Cardboard or Open Source Virtual Reality (OSVR), in a web browser.? Developer Community ? Widget libraries ? A-Frame ? —?A

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 23, 2019

But it is very interesting , because it will touch a lot of hot topics, like: Data visualization in XR; Magic Leap; Being a woman working in XR; How is XR in Asia. Today the interview will cover the first two topics: dataviz in VR thanks to BadVR solution and Magic Leap. I’ll go with an example of more abstract data.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 7, 2021

The Sonic seems a good device: 4K resolution, 101° FOV, 72Hz refresh rate, 256GB, and 6DOF controllers. It is a bit disappointing that it just has 2 tracking cameras, but the controllers are tracked with ultrasound beacons, so the tracking FOV should be good. Magic Leap partners with AMD for its next-generation device.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

.” They partnered with Visyon , a Barcelona-based practical immersive technology company, to provide a widespread selection of technical experiences in VR from Oculus and Vive, and AR through Magic Leap, HoloLens, and Moverio glasses. A video and 360 degree experience of the launching event can be found here.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 23, 2020

Let’s take an example from our ecosystem: Magic Leap. One simple example is what the game shows when you try to put your head into the walls. I’ve played with the Quest+Link, so I don’t know if it is better with the Index Controllers (I think so), but reloading the guns is a confusing mechanism.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 26, 2018

HTC has finally revealed the price of the Vive Pro : it will cost $799 just to have the headset (no controller and no base stations, so you must already have a Vive 1 kit) and will be available for pre-orders since April, 5th. Oculus Go showcased. The Oculus Go (Image by Oculus). So, are you ready? Let’s start!

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 11, 2021

Boz has added that he doesn’t want to overhype these devices (to avoid the same error made by Magic Leap), and so he has confirmed that they are not AR glasses, but just smartglasses. More info (Facebook smartglasses) More info (Oculus Quest 2). VR Cover releases accessories to protect the Oculus Touch rings.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Today, instead, the XR2 reference design has been shown , and with it also some examples of possible AR and VR glasses based on it. Qualcomm also says for example how to design the device so that to handle the heating of the chipset in a proper way. One big exception is Magic Leap , that has gone with its own route.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 15, 2021

When Magic Leap One was revealed, Rony Abovitz stated he was already working on Magic Leap Two and Three, for instance; Facebook believes a lot in having avatars that truly represent ourselves in XR , and it is a field in which they will invest a lot. VR Scout) More info (Apple’s real patent on a ring controller).

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 22, 2021

I expect the smartglasses from Facebook, first of all, to be Facebook-branded (so, goodbye Oculus), to be very stylish (remember that Luxottica is the leading company for glasses and sunglasses), and to be able to connect to the smartphone without a tether. while we have seen the complicated life of Oculus hands-on booths at Best Buy.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Some of its features are: 2,160 × 2,160 resolution per eye 90Hz framerate 4-cameras inside-out tracking (like the Quest) Touch-like controllers with Knuckles-like finger-sensing Face tracking Hips tracking (for better orientation in games) Integration with SteamVR games Wireless add-on. Other relevant news.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 31, 2019

It’s been called the AR Cloud by many, the Magicverse by Magic Leap, the Mirrorworld by Wired, the Cyberverse by Huawei, Planet-scale AR by Niantic and Spatial Computing by academics. An Apple AR headset has been a mainstay of the rumor mills for several years, and we expect Facebook to be creating an AR Oculus device.

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ARVR

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

While on the topic of acquisitions Facebooks takeover of Oculus initially was somewhat hostile with internal disputes between Oculus founders and Zuckerberg and his leadership team. On the surface it would appear that VR / AR adoption is rising steadily.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Oculus official side distribution platform is coming soon. Last year, Facebook announced that it was going to release in 2021 a new side content distribution platform for the Oculus Quest. Echo VR , the VR sports game available on Oculus headsets, is getting a ‘battle pass’ system called Echo Pass.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

These advanced haptics make us dream of PSVR 2 controllers with best-in-class immersive haptics … but we have to still wait various months before discovering if this is the truth. Then why Magic Leap hasn’t delivered a solid product with 2B?) All the reviewers are amazed. EXECUTION IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR A COMPANY.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 24, 2019

He has always been a great innovator and I admire his work since the good old Oculus DK 2 times, when he published “Sightline: The Chair” Now he is continuing this innovation work by building a completely open metaverse called Neos , where thanks to object modeling and scripting, it is possible to create everything you want.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 29, 2018

The * just made my head hurt, and I found the controllers too small (I have large hands), but the * fitted great and the controllers were way more comfortable. Examples of head measurements (Image by Rob Cole). These are all real responses on a virtual reality forum after posters have asked: “Which headset is best?”

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 30, 2020

We can speculate that this will be an enterprise headset costing at least $600, evolving the Reverb fixing the problem with controllers and improving the audio. Valve could provide some audio-visual improvements, while Microsoft its WMR platform, with inside-out tracking of controllers. Oculus rolls out runtime v15 for Quest.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 27, 2021

I mean, yes, it’s dead… I like to put on my dead Oculus Quest 2 to play dead beautiful games like InDeath: Unchained and have dead fun. At the end of 2017, VR Porn dot com published these statistics that proved that people were more interested in adult VR content than on Oculus’s official website.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 31, 2016

At this year’s IMMERSE Summit , Road to VR sat down with Matt McIlwain , managing director at Madrona Venture Group (investor in Envelop VR and Pixvana ), and Patrick Eggen , managing director at Qualcomm Ventures (investor in Owlchemy Labs and Magic Leap ), to discuss their investing strategies when it comes to virtual and augmented reality.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 28, 2018

I really enjoy your articles, I even read the ones about devices I don’t have… now I know how to remove the controller on the Vive Focus , but I don’t have it… (laughs). When they saw the Kickstarter campaign of Oculus, they immediately grabbed it and started thinking about how they could do data visualization in VR.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 11, 2019

Everyone of us already knew that Gear VR was a platform almost abandoned when Oculus announced the Oculus Go. Anyway, officially, both Samsung and Oculus have continued at least to support it. Original image by Oculus). Xiaomi disbands the Mi VR team, with unknown effects on Oculus Go. Gear VR is dead.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 4, 2018

For example, playing percussive music makes your entire view come to life, as if everything in front of you were made of pulsing neon filaments. The Vive Focus controller, as seen from inside Beat Reality. Are you planning to port the app to the Oculus Quest or Mirage Solo? Is there anything else you’d like to add?

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

At Tilt Five, we designed a really clever system that only works on tabletop experiences but it has features that are just leaps and bounds above what the big Magic Leap or HoloLens type AR systems are. Tilt Five glasses and controller, on the board (Image by Tilt Five). The Vive Wands.

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AR Insider

MAY 6, 2020

A good example of this in virtual reality can be seen in a recent campaign by The Coca-Cola Company on the Advrty platform. Turning the physical world into a digital opportunity is something you can also see in this example from 19 Crimes wine. Check out the example below of Mica , Magic Leap’s intelligent agent.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

Meta is working on an AR headset, which puts them in the same league as Microsoft and Magic Leap. In the 1970’s scientists at the University of California popularized the term “brain-computer interface” or BCI , referring to a hardware and software system that uses brainwaves to control devices. Current Limits.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 14, 2020

Yes, the biggest companies were not there with a booth (Oculus will probably target the OC6, HTC the VEC, etc…), but it is the first time that I read the XR news from CES and I dont’ remain surprised. Two examples are 0Glasses and Am Glasses : they try offering a similar product at a cheaper price (e.g.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 12, 2021

Here you are my massive video review of the HoloLens 2 (featuring almost 1 hour of content) with many examples of interactions and mixed reality videos! For instance, in the box I’ve found a cleaning cloth for an Oculus device… and I don’t think it actually comes with a Microsoft HoloLens! HoloLens 2 Video Review.

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Immersive Authority

JUNE 30, 2016

Samsung Gear VR, Google Cardboard and Oculus Rift are popular solutions that enable this form of immersive experience (in conjunction with a number of controllers and sensors). The Google Glass (now discontinued) was one famous example of an Augmented Reality solution. This is one of the cons of the solution.

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Tech Trends VR

JANUARY 1, 2019

The Raindance Film Festival , for example, received 600 VR submissions this year, including the first feature-length feature in the format. There’s little doubt that the medium is growing up fast. Social VR companies like Sansar, High Fidelily, AltspaceVR and others have continued to develop their platforms and build up their user base.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Additionally, founding the Upload Academy, a VR/AR developer training program, which graduated its first class in August with a number of success stories including Found – a gorgeous Miyazaki-esque narrative experience created by four of our students which was recently recognized on stage during the Oculus Connect Keynote. January 2016.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 3, 2019

“Fifty-eight degrees doesn’t sound like much compared to an Oculus Rift, but compared to an nreal Light, which is 52 degrees, it’s already pretty competitive,” says JC Kuang, an analyst with AR/VR market intelligence firm VRS. “I’ve always been skeptical of 2020,” he says. From Here to ARternity. .

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 5, 2017

WHAT ELSE CAN YOU DO: You hold Vive controllers in each hand, which allows varying degrees of interactivity. I imagine it will be viewable in others, but the full experience requires accurate spatial tracking and hand controllers. And I mean actual magic – not the VC Kool-Aid-drinking Magic-Leap magic.

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XR for Business Podcast

APRIL 21, 2020

We're going to dig into using Magic Leap and Hololens and mixed reality headsets as a tool for business. And we later did a project called Zombie Guns Raptor with Oculus and Oculus Go, Gear VR. I mean, it gives people a totally different experience using their phone as the controller and running around the room.

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XR for Business Podcast

APRIL 21, 2020

We're going to dig into using Magic Leap and Hololens and mixed reality headsets as a tool for business. And we later did a project called Zombie Guns Raptor with Oculus and Oculus Go, Gear VR. I mean, it gives people a totally different experience using their phone as the controller and running around the room.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 16, 2019

I and my partner Gianni bought every new headset on the market : the Oculus Rift DK2, the Vive, the Rift CV1, the Gear VR, etc… We also went to almost every event we were invited to, even the smallest one (I remember once we went to a public plaza with like 7 people listening to our talk about VR…). The reasons?

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