The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 16, 2024

This could be interesting when paired with XR glasses Apple has removed the functionality of “removing your room ceiling” from Vision Pro There is a video showing hand-tracking performances on Vision Pro: tracking is good, and occlusion is good, but the lag is incredibly high.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 3, 2023

Top news of the week (Image by Google) Google killed its AR glasses Project Iris Do you remember the name Project Iris? Various reports indicated it as the internal codename in Google for a project meant to build augmented reality glasses. It was our hope for Google entering the AR race together with Meta and Apple.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2024

We are at the beginning of March and I just realized that I haven’t written yet a post with my predictions for augmented and virtual reality for this year. The last cycle before this one was the Quest one, which started to make virtual reality known to the mainstream audience for what concerns games and fitness.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Image by Google). Google is reportedly working on an AR operating system. In some of my past newsletters, I warned you that we shouldn’t forget about Google/Alphabet in the race to our mixed reality future. Now we have finally an official confirmation of the fact that Google is working on an AR device. Tilt Brush).

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 28, 2023

First of all, Google has to keep the work on the headset very secret also internally , because Samsung is afraid that Google will steal its expertise to build a competing product. Google is working in parallel to build the Android XR operating system for this headset and a Micro XR operating system for AR glasses.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 24, 2022

Image by Google). Project Iris is the codename of Google’s AR glasses. According to a report on The Verge, Google is working on AR glasses. The operating system should be Android, but it seems that Google is also building an operating system specific for XR. Header image by Google). What about yours?

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VRScout

JULY 19, 2016

On March 25th, 2014, many people were left scratching their heads: why did Facebook spend 2 billion dollars to acquire a Kickstarter funded virtual reality company called Oculus. Virtual reality has taken the world by storm. Here is a summation of all things virtual reality as we currently know it.

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Road to VR

JUNE 12, 2023

Whether to allow users to full-dive into Virtual Reality, freely move around, and be active in the medium. Hand-tracking is a logical affordance for AR based spatial computing and no doubt some experiences will work well with that design philosophy. Whether or not to open the device up to VR studios and successful titles.

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Road to VR

MARCH 12, 2017

Google launched the Daydream View headset late last year, the company’s first virtual reality hardware product. A slew of recent job postings however suggest significant new AR/VR hardware in the works from Google. ” SEE ALSO Google Daydream Review: Casual VR Closes the Gap.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 5, 2017

Welcome to our weekly virtual reality art roundup! Everything you are about to see was made by hand by in a variety of VR creation programs that include Google’s Tilt Brush , Oculus Medium , Quill and Gravity Sketch.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 13, 2024

This is a period with many tech announcements: we had Meta telling about its Horizon OS, yesterday OpenAI unveiled the new GPT-4o, and today Google will hopefully unveil its Android XR operating system. Robust to handling objects: Hyperion offers superior hand tracking while holding an object in your hand, making it perfect for mixed reality.

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ARPost

JANUARY 3, 2022

Virtual reality, in particular, allows people to build their own worlds – for work or for entertainment purposes. Google is one of the most innovative companies, so there is no surprise that it launched a VR art creation tool. See Also: VR Artist Rosie Summers on Art and Virtual Reality. Tilt Brush.

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InstaVR

OCTOBER 17, 2019

The Virtual Reality (VR) landscape is constantly evolving and improving. First off, some of the early major players like Google, Apple, and Samsung seem to be taking a step back. There was also the OC6 announcement of future hand gesture recognition by the Quest (estimated date: early 2020).

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ARVR

JUNE 29, 2022

This is something Google doesn`t yet have. Movement with teleportation inside a 3D model, with realistic hand gestures. New Software VisionLib : SDK with super impressive tracking on 3D objects (ready for Unity as well). link] New Hardware Pico Neo 2 eye : eye tracking, vr and ar, hand tracking.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 28, 2020

The 3D maps of the terrain below you are very accurate, and people can so see in VR a realistic view of the cities from the above, and this is breathtaking scenery in virtual reality. The Lynx will ship with hands tracking as the primary interaction method, so high-quality hands tracking is crucial for this headset.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

The headset has a very nice design and features these specifications: Standalone 6DOF headset 1600×1600 resolution per eye 90Hz refresh rate 90° FOV RGB AR passthrough Innovative lenses that make the headset more compact Integrated audio Controller-free hand-tracking Eye-tracking 6GB of RAM 128GB of storage WiFi 6 (802.11ax), Bluetooth 5.0,

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 26, 2023

You can access it at this link: [link] ) Top news of the week (Image by Microsoft) Microsoft kills Windows Mixed Reality Microsoft has decided to pull the plug on the Windows Mixed Reality platform , the one of the WMR headsets by Acer, Asus, HP, Lenovo, and Samsung which were the first to introduce inside-out tracking in the VR ecosystem.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 23, 2022

This is a great deal, that lowers even more the barrier of cost to enter virtual reality. Google launches “Immersive Stream for AR”. Google has launched a new cloud service based on Stadia technology: dubbed “Immersive Stream for AR”, it lets you perform cloud rendering for augmented reality applications for mobile phones.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JULY 26, 2022

Despite ongoing controversy over US data collection concerns, ByteDance continues its immersive journey through its virtual reality (VR) hardware division, Pico Interactive, and its augmented reality (AR) content distribution platform TikTok. Additionally, the Pheonix Pro model has eye and hand tracking support.

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ARVR

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

We’ve seen various flavors over the years such as Microsoft Virtual Earth 3D , and of course Google Earth and Street View. Speaking of Google Earth, its VR edition is an immersive dive into 3D cities around the world. How Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR) can transform Education 3. Trending AR VR Articles: 1.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 10, 2023

More info (Twitter post that describes the excitement around this project) More info (Official launch blog post) Other relevant news (Image by Google) Chrome ships WebGPU Chrome , the most popular browser around, has just implemented WebGPU. This research, taken further, could bring many interesting innovations in the AR field.

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Upload VR

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

After announcing $3 million in seed funding from investors including The Venture Reality Fund and Oculus founder Nate Mitchell, AstroBeam says its focus will be on creating "more comfortable, more accessible, and more human ways to hangout and have fun with friends in VR." In 2017, Google acquired Owlchemy Labs.

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Road to VR

JULY 31, 2023

At $3,500, Vision Pro is undoubtedly an expensive steppingstone to the company’s future augmented reality ambitions, but even if it’s ostensibly ignoring virtual reality in the meantime, it probably won’t forever.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The main scope of this position is to prototype, ship, and support consumer gaming products leveraging visual-inertial tracking (HMD and controllers), camera passthrough, environment understanding, eye tracking, and hand tracking. Google Starline starts real-world testing. Quest Hand Tracking v2.1

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

APRIL 16, 2024

Alongside partners Google and Qualcomm, Samsung unveiled a device with a microOLED display, eight tracking cameras, a ToF sensor, voice commands, eye tracking, and hand tracking.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

We already know that Google, Samsung, and Qualcomm are working on a competitor of the Vision Pro, which should be based on the Qualcomm Snapdragon XR Gen2+ and cost around $2000. So at the beginning of next year, we may have huge players like Apple, Google, and Meta battling for the high-end XR sector.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 13, 2021

French startup Lynx announced some months ago a quite interesting headset featuring pass-through augmented reality , hands tracking, eye tracking, and an innovative lens design. The standalone headset still features passthrough AR/MR, XR2 chipset, dual 1600×1600 LCD panels running at 90Hz, Ultraleap hands tracking.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

I’m sorry about that, but it’s still a miracle I’ve managed to write it… Top news of the week (Leaked image from Samsung video) Samsung is back to XR with Google and Qualcomm The big news of the week is that Samsung is back to XR. What is even more interesting is that this device will be built in partnership with Google and Qualcomm.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

You can read some of my hands-on articles on my blog (e.g. this one about Holoride and this about Lynx-R1 ), but many will come in the following days! After I will be back in Italy, on the 20th, I will also be a speaker at Virtual Reality Day , the 24h-conference about VR held by Bob Fine. Top news of the week.

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ARPost

APRIL 11, 2023

Companies like Google, Microsoft, Lenovo, and Vuzix are developing smart glasses to enhance the AR experience. Devices can now gather more information through eye and hand tracking. How can people safely enjoy digital realities? And augmented and virtual reality are sure to play a significant role in shaping it.

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VRScout

AUGUST 17, 2016

Yesterday Intel announced its entry into the virtual reality space with the Project Alloy all-in-one head mounted display. The headset has an inside out tracking system enabled by Intel’s amazing RealSense technology. This provides Leap Motion type hand tracking as well as six-degrees-of-freedom, room-scale positional tracking.

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VRScout

AUGUST 17, 2016

Yesterday Intel announced its entry into the virtual reality space with the Project Alloy all-in-one head mounted display. The headset has an inside out tracking system enabled by Intel’s amazing RealSense technology. This provides Leap Motion type hand tracking as well as six-degrees-of-freedom, room-scale positional tracking.

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Full Dive Gaming

JULY 31, 2022

Walkabout Mini Golf goes Labyrinth and Myst gets hand tracking. 35:31 VR Games Section 35:56 VR Documentary WE MET IN VIRTUAL REALITY 45:30 Walkabout Mini Golf LABYRINTH Map 50:15 Myst HAND TRACKING Update 55:55 Outro This week’s podcast was made in partnership with Asterion Products. VRChat takes away Mods!

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ARPost

JULY 16, 2020

Winners from the past three events include Oculus Rift and Quest, Google Tilt Brush, HTC VIVE Pro, and the Vader Immortal series. Virtual Realist” YouTuber Nathie. Twitch enthusiast Virtual Reality Oasis ( YouTube and Twitter ). See Also: Best VR Hand Tracking Games for Oculus Quest in 2020. Pimax Artisan.

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ARVR

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The most important elements of interaction right now are precise hand tracking, object tracking, and tactile feedback. HAND TRACKING BY ON-HEADSET CAMERAS is a resource-intensive process, and it’s not yet nearly as effective. On the flip side, many experiences don’t lend themselves well to using controllers.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Google’s real-time face and body tracking; Source: Google. Full-Body Tracking. We are also seeing significant advancements in AR with full-body tracking , something which is important to ensure that digital content is not always overlapping other people in the space; for both safety and immersion reasons.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JUNE 2, 2022

Easy-to-use and convenient, this app comes with all the features you would expect from a powerful collaborative tool, including immersive hand tracking and remote desktop streaming. Spatial integrates with a wide range of platforms, including OneDrive, Google Drive, and Slack. ImmersedVR.

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