The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 3, 2020

The typical summer week has passed by, with some interesting XR news, but mostly no amazing event to talk about. Some time ago, the most important companies of the XR ecosystem (HTC, Oculus, Microsoft, etc…) joined the Khronos Group to discuss a standard to end the fragmentation of the XR space. Image by Oculus).

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Road to VR

MAY 5, 2017

Oculus just officially announced that they’d be winding down Story Studio, the company’s internal VR film studio which produced first-party VR shorts like Lost , Henry , and Dear Angelica. When we started to show people [the Oculus Rift] in Hollywood, their question was ‘how do we get started?’…

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

This studio system contains the latest interactive production tools, such as Oculus, Manus, Vive , Faceware, Varjo , and Xsens motion capture. Moreover, it combines multiple technologies that enable the creation of photorealistic fictional realities in immersive previs, music videos, installations, visualizations, and interactive XR events.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

This latest update comes in two forms: one for the Oculus Quest headsets and one for PC VR. Oculus Quest (as provided by Joy Way): New in-door locations for Arena Mode. Skins for your guns, gloves and your hookshot that are unlocked by completing certain achievements and from participating in future events. Melee combat!

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2020

Unreal Engine 5 may change the rules of game development. Out of nowhere, Epic Games has teased the next version of Unreal Engine, Unreal Engine 5, due to be released in 2021. It means that you can take whatever model, even with billions of polygons, and put it in your Unreal Engine project. Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 1, 2022

It is called “First Hand” because it has been roughly inspired by Oculus First Contact , the showcase demo for Oculus Touch controller released for the Rift CV1. If you are an Unreal Engine guy, well… I’m sorry for you. First Hand – Review as a developer. The Unity project.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 3, 2016

You can now register to attend Oculus’ 3rd ‘Connect’ conference, an event dedicated to all things Oculus from Rift to Touch and is focused primarily on developers and VR development. Photo courtesy Oculus VR, LLC. Oculus Connect 3 Registration.

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ARVR

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Unreal Engine eXtended Reality (XR) Technology Platforms | Source: [link] How to Select Extended Reality (XR) Toolkit? ? You can make 3D worlds with HTML and Entity-Components for Virtual Reality headsets like Oculus Quest, Rift or WMR, SteamVR, mobile, desktop. ? Three main eXtended Reality (XR) interaction toolkits/platforms are: ??

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AR Insider

MAY 24, 2021

On the more comical side of the news, Unreal is suing Chinese smartglasses maker Nreal because the brand names are too similar and will cause confusion. Soon, you will be able to superimpose your real self into a virtual world through Oculus casting. Former Oculus chief Hugo Barra has announced he’s left Facebook in a blog post.

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Road to VR

JUNE 5, 2017

At Apple’s World Wide Developer Conference today, the company made a major shift in their embrace of virtual reality with several new VR announcements during the event’s opening keynote. Using Epic’s Unreal Engine VR Editor, they showed how developers could build VR content inside of VR itself, using Star Wars assets.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Due to the response from the Hollywood and Silicon Valley communities, this year’s event will require double the sound stage capacity to hold our group and the demonstrations,” said Jim Chabin, President of the Advanced Imaging and VR Societies, in a statement. LIFE VR, Unity, Unreal Engine, VRC and DTS (an Xperi company).

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AR Insider

APRIL 19, 2021

The maker of the mega-hit game and Unreal Engine game development platform has landed another cool billion in a new round of funding. The concerts will be coming to VR headsets, pop-up events, and movie theaters later in 2021. VZfit launches on the Oculus app store. Let’s dive in… .

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 14, 2023

More info At SIGGRAPH there was much attention toward VR and AI SIGGRAPH has always been a very relevant event for all of us in the 3D space, and this year VR and AI were among the most relevant technologies showcased there. The road toward widespread AR glasses is still very long and complicated. The startup just raised $1.6

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Road to VR

MAY 25, 2018

The app is also soon to launch on the Oculus Rift. That changes today as NextVR has finally brought their app to the Vive via Viveport , offering up the company’s roster of mostly sports and event-based video content to Vive users—like the recently released NBA highlight reel —as well as opportunities to watch future live programming.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Space Junkies , the upcoming Unreal Tournament -style VR shooter from Ubisoft Montpellier, is headed to all major VR platforms starting March 26th. If that tickles your latent Unreal itch, check out a full match in closed beta to see just what’s in store.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

While Oculus is getting all the glory for the Quest, its competitors are not sleeping. Huawei has upgraded its sleek VR glasses and now they support 6DOF movement and 6DOF controllers that are very similar to the Oculus Touch. Notwithstanding all this hate, the Oculus Quest 2 is selling very well. Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

These are pretty cool, also because the Snapdragon XR 2 is much more powerful than the 835 mounted by the Oculus Quest. Considering that this number doesn’t count the Quest users connected via Oculus Link, the actual number of VR users on Steam is even higher. and USB Type-C connectivity 2 hours of “active use” battery life.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 13, 2021

Oculus plans to introduce in-app purchases to App Lab experiences. Oculus App Lab has been introduced by Facebook to give a way to indie developers to publish their applications for Quest without the need of passing Facebook’s strong store curation. Plus, the Netflix app has been in VR since the times of Gear VR/Oculus Go.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 23, 2019

Oculus has teased the OC6. Oculus has just announced the dates for the Oculus Connect 6. What is interesting the most of this announcement is that in the invitation to the event it is stated “Join us to begin a new chapter of virtual and augmented reality”. Other relevant news. Image by Upload VR). Augmented Reality.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

APRIL 20, 2023

The Horizon Metaverse Experience Meta first introduced a home application during the early vision of the Quest headset – originally known as the Oculus Quest, before the rebranding from Oculus to Meta. Finally, the Horizon hub includes Venues, a metaverse solution for enjoying live events with immersive visuals.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

APRIL 26, 2017

Former Epic Games developer Cliff Bleszinski has long taken an interest in VR, and was one of the original investors in Oculus long before it was purchased by Facebook. As reported by Gamasutra , Bleszinski noted that he was currently trying to gather investment to fund a VR game during his talk at least week’s Reboot: Develop event.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 13, 2016

In the hopes of enacting meaningful environmental change rather than simply raising awareness for causes, the Nature Conservancy has launched a new experience for Oculus Rift and Gear VR. The real-time interactive experience dubbed “This Is Our Future” debuted October 6th at a Conservancy hosted event in San Francisco.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 12, 2016

Hackathon events in various forms are now commonplace across different technologies and for virtual reality has proven an important catalyst for innovation and creativity in the past, with both Oculus and HTC embracing the format to encourage content creation. Image courtesy Scapeliving.com.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

This week, on 25th, I am co-organizing an event about Digital Fashion together with Cecilia Lascialfari. PS If you are asking, no, I haven’t put this piece of news so high because of my event… I strongly believe in the power of fashion in XR!). Oculus is selling refurbished Quest for $199. Try the MetaHumans in VR and more.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Then it could update them very fast and make them as powerful and successful as the Oculus Quest. More info (Oculus Quest with keyboard and mouse) More info (120Hz refresh rate on Quest 2) More info (Facebook and BCIs) More info (Rumor on Facebook smartwatch). More info (Official website) More info (The event on AltspaceVR).

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Last year at Oculus Connect 2015, Epic revealed the Bullet Train tech demo for Oculus Touch. Now at Connect 2016, the company has revealed Robo Recall , an Oculus Touch exclusive arcade FPS and spiritual successor to that tech demo. SEE ALSO 'Bullet Train' on the Latest Oculus Touch Makes You a Bullet-Catching Badass.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 10, 2023

The event about digital fashion and web3 has taken place in Decentraland, Spatial.io, and Over the Reality. It was an event probably more interesting than last year, and that spanned across multiple digital worlds. But the overall event had far fewer visits than last year , most probably because the metaverse hype has deflated.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Whether you’re attending the show or just scoping out the news and events from home, we’ve got you covered. The Oculus Rift and Touch, HTC Vive, PlayStation VR (PSVR), Google Daydream, Samsung Gear VR, and so many other headsets are all available for purchase. What to Expect from Oculus. What to Expect from Valve.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 29, 2022

The MRTK is a set of components with plugins, samples, and documentation designed to help the development of MR applications using gaming engines from either Unreal Engine or Unity, providing two versions of the solution – MRTK-Unity and MRTK for Unreal. Oculus (Unity 2019.3 or newer) – Oculus (now Meta) Quest.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

” Built on Unreal Engine 4, Homebound is a VR experience which puts you through a series of catastrophic events beginning with you escaping a disintegrating mini-space station which is falling apart thanks to an unknown event. I’d never used Blueprints or scripted before, so it was all new to me.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

” Built on Unreal Engine 4, Homebound is a VR experience which puts you through a series of catastrophic events beginning with you escaping a disintegrating mini-space station which is falling apart thanks to an unknown event. I’d never used Blueprints or scripted before, so it was all new to me.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

VR will be huge for events, as soon as some issues will be ironed out (e.g. If you want my help in organizing your VR event, please reach out to me … Waiting to meet you in VR, let’s talk about some news…. Developers are coming up with creative uses of Oculus Quest hands tracking. It is amazing to be seen. Image by Zoink AB).

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

The event, hosted by AIXR, aims to recognize outstanding achievements in VR technology. This Year’s VR Hardware of the Year Award went to the Oculus Quest. The Oculus Rift S was also nominated for the award. The original Oculus Rift won the first VR Headset of the Year Award (not its own category this year) in 2017.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 11, 2020

Image by Oculus). Facebook is working on a new version of the Oculus Quest. According to a report by Bloomberg, Oculus is working on a new Oculus Quest model, and it has already done prototypes that are lighter and more powerful than the current device. Top news of the week. Mechanical IPD is confirmed.

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ARVR

JANUARY 22, 2021

The annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) wisely switched to a virtual format this year, and while the event organizers did an excellent job, I knew that some of my favorite aspects of the CES experience would be missing. New Show, Who Dis?

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

A leaked image from the Oculus team shows that the company is working to implement body tracking inside the Oculus Unity SDK. The Superbowl is the most important sports event of the year in the United States, and airing an ad during the match is super-expensive, but also super-effective. Meta is hosting an event about AI.

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Cats and VR

MARCH 28, 2017

Developed with Unreal Engine 4, FATED is a first-person immersive adventure set in the mythical age of Vikings and built specifically for virtual reality. Priced at $9.99/£6.99/€9.99, FATED is a first-generation virtual reality game available on all three major VR platforms: Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and PlayStation VR. CatsAndVR.com.

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