The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 11, 2021

At Facebook Connect 2021, Meta has announced Application SpaceWarp, a new solution to boost the framerate of Oculus Quest 2 applications up to +70%. These days I have finally managed to try it, so I can tell you everything that I have learned about it: What is it How does it work How to implement it in your Unity application Pros and cons.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Talon Simulations was making great strides in the location-based entertainment industry, until COVID-19 hit. He's the CEO and co-founder of Talon Simulations. They have full motion simulators for entertainment and training. We're going to dig into how these amazing simulators can push forward the reality behind virtual reality.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Image by MegaDodo Simulation Games). Small startups can’t compete with big companies, so usually, startups produce expensive headsets at a smaller scale to survive : see VRgineers or Varjo as an example. While Oculus is getting all the glory for the Quest, its competitors are not sleeping. Top news of the week.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 16, 2020

Let me explain this better with an example: if you grab a bottle in real life, your fingers can’t trespass the bottle, because the material of the bottle exerts a force towards your fingers which prevents them to enter. Experimenting with different force-feedback haptics inside Unity: rigid object, bendable object, breakable object.

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ARVR

DECEMBER 4, 2020

For example, during VR training , sports simulation, gaming, or even showrooms, the way the hand is placed to grip a lever will be reproduced almost as in reality. As our previous features, the sapping will be available cross-platform, on all Interhaptics supported tracking devices including Oculus Quest , Ultraleap , and HoloLens 2.

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Upload VR

JULY 6, 2023

Here's how Valve describes the feature: Now, when a game is missing a binding for your controller, SteamVR will automatically create a new binding, configure it based on a more common controller, and set it to simulate that controller type. Fixed crash on some Unity games when there is no active hmd available. Full SteamVR 1.26

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 6, 2016

How well do the Oculus Touch controllers work with SteamVR apps that are only designed with Vive in mind? Of those 800, all of them support the HTC Vive officially, whereas only 180 support the Oculus Rift. You can still get to Oculus Home by pressing the right-handed menu button, just like you would in any VR app through Home.

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Hypergrid Business

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Although Unity 3D is undoubtedly the most common and trained standards for developing and deploying augmented and virtual reality application for both beginner or expert developer, it is cannot be employed for developing content for some headsets. You also give 5% of net revenues per quarter although its free to use.

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VRScout

MARCH 14, 2018

Sinespace was built using the Unity game engine allowing for an easily customizable as well as upgradable experience. If this sounds a lot like the 2003 smash hit social simulator Second Life , that’s no coincidence. Could Sinespace’s Unity-built foundation give it the customization and accessibility it needs to wow users?

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

In 2015 my girlfriend came with a Cardboard and with no experience with Unity I created my first 360 photo which I’ve shown to my manger. For example, creating and processing 360 videos creates a lot of data. A total of 43 persons (39 passengers and 4 cabin crew) participated in the tests in KLM’s motion base cabin simulator.

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ARVR

JULY 29, 2021

On the other hand, developers only have to write the code once and it will work on all devices (Oculus, Vive, HTC, Google Cardboard, etc.) It has a quick way to prototype any 3D application and has a great list of examples to represent just about anything. Trending AR VR Articles: 1.How How VR could bring transhumanism to the masses 2.

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Hypergrid Business

JULY 7, 2017

Huge Immersive Virtual Environment (HIVE) of Miami University is a 1,000 square meters virtual reality environment, and is used for the university’s research work such as spatial cognition and medical training simulations in nursing programs. The university is now using Unity heavily. I’m anxious to see how that plays out.”

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TechCrunch VR

JANUARY 28, 2021

The virtual science platform lets students and teachers create and experience STEM simulations, from DNA replication to projectile motion experiments. The core technology is a 3D platform built atop Unity, a game engine used for editing games and creating interactive content.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 8, 2022

In the last couple of years, we’ve begun to see some examples of what the right technology can do from leading hotel, transportation, and tourism companies. The solution involved creating a 3D, configurable version of the incredible Arksen 85 yacht, powered by Unity. XR has the power to transform travel experiences like never before.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 26, 2016

An example of the Windows Holographic user interface. A Rift from Facebook-owned Oculus or a Vive from HTC can track your head throughout a room, but these “outside-in” systems require careful placement, or mounting, of sensors around the perimeter of the room for a full experience. “The strategy has become clear.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 26, 2018

Oculus Go showcased. The Oculus Go (Image by Oculus). At GDC, the Oculus Go has been one of the main characters. First of all, Oculus has showcased all its main technical characteristics : I advise you to read the post dedicated to that on Oculus blogs , where Chris Pruett introduces you to them.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 23, 2016

They’re the company behind Dexmo, a robotic exoskeleton glove that provides force feedback to simulate the act of touching objects in virtual reality. You can see some of the examples of how this works in practice in the demonstration video above. We built some Unity plugins that is somewhat similar to the Vive.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 20, 2020

Dan: In my past, I used to work with simulators — big aircraft simulators, etc. But obviously these people couldn’t afford a $50-million simulator. So this was before Oculus. I’ll give you an example. So you don’t know anything about coding, Unity, Unreal. They see the value.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 20, 2020

Dan: In my past, I used to work with simulators — big aircraft simulators, etc. But obviously these people couldn’t afford a $50-million simulator. So this was before Oculus. I’ll give you an example. So you don’t know anything about coding, Unity, Unreal. They see the value.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 4, 2019

Instead, it is not for people wanting: An affordable device ( Rift S is much better in this sense); A portable device ( Oculus Quest or Vive Focus Plus are the way to go); A super-big screen resolution ( Varjo VR-1 or HP Reverb are better in this sense); An easy-to-use headset (again, Rift S or WMR devices like the Samsung Odyssey are better).

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Initially, the experience gives you a comfort mode in which your FOV is narrowed as you fly to reduce simulator sickness. For example, at one point I landed on the roof of some random building in New Jersey. They want you to feel and remember the journeys you take as you devour every corner of the places you are exploring.

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AR Insider

MAY 6, 2020

Or we can put on device on our head (a head-mounted display or HMD) that completely occludes us from the real world allowing us to enter a completely simulated environment which we can walk around and interact in because the computer is sensing our physical actions: this is Virtual Reality or VR.

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ARVR

JANUARY 6, 2023

Users can use HMD devices such as Google Cardboard, Oculus Quest, Rift or HTC Vive to experience an imaginary environment. Pokemon Go is the best example for an augmented reality game. It has the ability to create a cross platform code where users can create their projects in either JavaScript, Unity, Xamarin, and Cordova.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

AUGUST 11, 2017

It released with the launch of the HTC Vive in early 2016 and Facebook’s Oculus Touch controllers for Rift late in the year. They recall demos of Owlchemy’s Job Simulator, Google’s Tilt Brush and Valve’s early robot demo, each of which made excellent use of those hand controls. Learning New Skills.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 20, 2020

Dan: In my past, I used to work with simulators -- big aircraft simulators, etc. -- and I got really excited about seeing the effect it has on pilots and soldiers, and I always thought that it would be useful to do the same, but for normal people, nurses, etc. But obviously these people couldn't afford a $50-million simulator.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Going on the stage at an investor event, Qualcomm CEO and President Cristiano Amon has revealed that Oculus Quest 2 (now Meta Quest 2) has sold 10 million units worldwide. Roblox CEO has said in the past that he was intrigued by the Oculus Quest, and now it seems that the whole company is betting more on virtual reality.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 29, 2021

My “old” passion rekindled in 2012 with the Oculus Kickstarter campaign and even prompted me to pitch the use of VR technology in sales at Audi for which I was then also fortunate enough to take over the project management. Unfortunately, there is a trade-off as people get either simulator sick in normal VR setups or immersion suffers.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

References found in the Oculus Quest 2 firmware by users Reggy04 and Basti564 highlight how the Quest 2 Pro should have: Eyes tracking Facial expressions tracking Eye relief knob Granular IPD adjustment External charging station. Top news of the week. Image by Facebook). References found in Quest 2 firmware hint to Quest Pro features.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Image by Megadodo Simulation Games). Thanks to Sebastian Ang of MRTV (one of my favorite VR YouTubers), everyone can now watch the CEO and CTO of MegaDodo Simulation Games (the company behind the project) talk about this new device, their company, and even showing a prototype. Other relevant news. OpenXR slowly increases its adoption.

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Leapmotion

FEBRUARY 11, 2015

That’s the feeling we wanted to simulate. What was it like incorporating Leap Motion into your Unity workflow? Unity provides a very natural way for the implementation of VR in your project. On our YouTube channel , for example, we show how to combine the Oculus and iPhone , turning it into the input device.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Florian: The use case of BASF, BASF is doing a lot of stuff, doing simulation things on AR, engineering things on AR and VR. So I'm assuming you're streaming this down from the cloud, using probably Unity or something= Florian: Yeah. As you mentioned before, the ThyssenKrupp use case, I can also give you an example there.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Florian: The use case of BASF, BASF is doing a lot of stuff, doing simulation things on AR, engineering things on AR and VR. So I'm assuming you're streaming this down from the cloud, using probably Unity or something=. As you mentioned before, the ThyssenKrupp use case, I can also give you an example there. How did that work?

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JULY 19, 2017

Just a few years ago I found the Oculus meeting room hidden in a corner of the show floor where they were showing the HD prototype of the Rift featuring improved resolution. Explore the International Space Station 250 miles above earth in this simulation experience developed in collaboration with NASA. Mission: ISS.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 3, 2022

It is so not possible for instance to simulate a virtual stadium with 10,000 people in, with you seeing all the other people you have around you. Current gaming engines like Unity and Unreal are not designed for this. The solution also was able to simulate a day and night cycle inside the virtual city.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

I remember seeing the Oculus guys — Palmer Luckey and Nate Mitchell and Brendan (Iribe) over at one of their CES tables in the early years, well before they were acquired. And even the Oculus Quest is at $400, and they seem to be the $200 Oculus Go. Instead, you can do so much of it in VR.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

I remember seeing the Oculus guys — Palmer Luckey and Nate Mitchell and Brendan (Iribe) over at one of their CES tables in the early years, well before they were acquired. And even the Oculus Quest is at $400, and they seem to be the $200 Oculus Go. Instead, you can do so much of it in VR.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

I remember seeing the Oculus guys -- Palmer Luckey and Nate Mitchell and Brendan (Iribe) over at one of their CES tables in the early years, well before they were acquired. And even the Oculus Quest is at $400, and they seem to be the $200 Oculus Go. They're not getting good enough for the consumer price points to get traction.

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