The Ghost Howls

JULY 6, 2020

More info (Review on Road To VR) More info (Review on Upload VR) More info (Editorial about PSVR showing its age) More info (Tips&Tricks for Iron Man VR). Another amazing research project showcased by Oculus this week can enable high-resolution displays for the next generation of Oculus Quest. Google acquires North.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Some months ago, we all read that letter where Zuckerberg claimed wanting to get complete control of the hardware and software stack so that Facebook shouldn’t depend on external companies, like Google or Apple for the SO, or phone manufacturers for the hardware. Oculus releases hands tracking SDK, official Link cable for Quest and more.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

The original, living version of this guide can be found in this Google Doc and may receive more consistent updates than this version. First and foremost, Oculus users must disable ASW to ensure a smooth experience in the game. If so and you’d like to share some tips for new players, let us know in the comments below!

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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. Still no news on Oculus For Business program and Multiplayer SDK for Quest.

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ARVR

JULY 15, 2020

Bonus Tip : We recommend using OS X to scan faces and Android for object manipulation for the best results. #2: You probably have heard of well-known models such as the Oculus Go, Oculus Rift, Playstation VR, and HTC VIVE?—?these For example, the Google Cardboard headset is only $20 !!!

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 28, 2020

It consists of you using just an Oculus account (even a new developer one) without an associated Facebook account and using an old version of the Oculus companion app on your phone that sees your Quest 2 as an old plain Quest. Thanks to Chris M for the tip!). Google lets now everyone contribute to StreetView.

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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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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 28, 2016

People find amazing new uses for Google’s Tilt Brush seemingly by the week, but this video featuring autistic artist Stephen Wiltshire is particularly impressive. Over the past year Google has been constantly updating the app to bring new features like audio-reactive brushes and more.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 2, 2016

The Oculus Touch controllers are right around the weekend corner — it’s Friday and they come out on Tuesday. Free Oculus Touch Home Titles Releasing Next Week. Google Earth VR [ Steam ]. Tagged with: free games , motion controllers , oculus touch , steam. That’s a lot to digest. Our thoughts.

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Road to VR

JUNE 28, 2017

When developing the first prototype standalone Daydream headsets, Google based their work on the Qualcomm VRDK, and, subsequently, both HTC and Lenovo’s standalone Daydream headsets will be built on the same foundation. SEE ALSO First Glimpse of HTC's Standalone Vive Headset Powered by Google Daydream, Launching Later This Year.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Oculus Systems/ Headsets. Google Daydream Systems/ Headsets. This tip was passed on to us by Antony Vitillo of VR publication Skarred Ghost. Heritage Global Partners is hosting the online auction , and it includes pretty much everything not bolted to the floor in the company’s Santa Monica office. Wacom 21” Tablets.

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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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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 8, 2016

13 and 14 will see major Hollywood players represented for a gathering at Paramount Studios to share content, technology as well as VR tips and tricks. ” Case studies will be examined for the VR series Halcyon and Gone as well as the VR short Henry from Oculus Story Studios. A two-day summit on Oct.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

I recommend getting an Oculus Quest as its quick and easy to use, and the lack of tether is great for games with lots of motion. Tip: If you have an Apple Watch, Apple has added a ‘Fitness Gaming’ workout type recently. You can download the desktop app on Steam or sideload the app on the Oculus Quest. Quest starts at $400.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 16, 2020

Valve Index and Oculus Quest were on sale again. This week the Valve Index and the Oculus Quest have been put back in stock. Oculus and Valve have probably taken out all the devices they had in the warehouses so that to ship them before Half-Life: Alyx and the sale has been a big success. Image by Oculus). Who knows….

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VRScout

MARCH 11, 2020

Both Facebook , as well as Google , will also be abandoning their respective conferences this year in favor of a series of online announcements, live-streamed talks, and remote workshops. . For more information on how to keep yourself protected, check out these helpful tips provided by the CDC. . Feature Image Credit: ESA.

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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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Road to VR

MARCH 26, 2020

Headset manufacturers have their own cleaning guidelines, however there are some general tips you should consider: Don’t. Quest needs UV-C death rays, not hand tracking – Image courtesy Oculus. Sanitizing after a suspected encounter with an unwanted pathogen is a different story, but we’ll get to that in a bit.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 14, 2021

There have been anyway some minor announcements, that show the commitment of Apple in building an ecosystem around the upcoming AR glasses: Apple has launched a system similar to Google Lens , able to recognize objects and people thanks to artificial intelligence. Oculus Quest increments its tracking area to 15m x 15m.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 21, 2021

The shape of the controllers is slightly different than the one of the Oculus Touch, though, and there is a ring that surrounds the wrist of the user. There is also “finger-tracking” a la Valve Index , but just for the thumb, index, and middle finger (so, it is more a la Oculus Touch). Google halves its revenues on the Play Store.

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AR Insider

MARCH 20, 2020

On the VR side, Oculus Quest is a beacon of hope in both quality and consumer traction. Visual search a la Google Lens will be opportune as it inherits the high-intent dynamics that make search a valuable ad medium. Meanwhile, other forms of “enterprise” adoption could tip sooner. Enterprise AR is a Mixed Bag.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MARCH 14, 2017

The show is set to gather a host of industry pioneers to showcase the latest content and talk about strategies, development tips and more. The wider VRWC show, meanwhile, runs from 11th – 14th and sees speakers from Microsoft, Google, and Oculus Story Studio. VRWC is a three-day event hosted in the UK city of Bristol.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Image leaked from Oculus runtime). The design of Oculus Quest 2 Pro and controllers has been leaked. The negative reputation could stick with the social network, but not influence products like Oculus headsets, for instance. Facebook releases the Oculus Go unlocked runtime. Top news of the week.

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VR Bites

JULY 29, 2016

This app is available for the Oculus Rift CV1, Gear VR, and Google Cardboard. This will be the first video in a series that I will be starting looking at the different social spaces available to VR users. For today’s video we take a look at vTime. This will be corrected for the next video in this series. vrgamerdudes Channel.

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VR Bites

JULY 21, 2016

This app is available for the Oculus Rift CV1, Gear VR, and Google Cardboard. This will be the first video in a series that I will be starting looking at the different social spaces available to VR users. For today’s video we take a look at vTime. This will be corrected for the next video in this series. vrgamerdudes Channel.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 10, 2023

Top news of the week (Image by Google) Samsung XR headset may have been delayed The new rumor in town is that Samsung has delayed its upcoming headset that it is building in partnership with Google and Qualcomm. It’s been another interesting week in immersive realities, so let’s see what happened in our field in the past few days!

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 2, 2016

Hassan Karaouni is one of the 11 winners of an Oculus Launch Pad scholarship for his project My: home, which allows people to share 360 videos of locations that are meaningful to them. But right now Google Earth’s resolution at the human scale is really uncanny, and you can’t go inside. Support Voices of VR.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 11, 2017

We still don’t have many details on the new controllers beyond the fact that they are said to offer full six degrees of freedom — like Oculus Touch and Vive’s wands — but that they need to be in sight of the headset’s outward-facing cameras and sensors to be fully tracked.

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InstaVR

JULY 8, 2019

We’ll also include some tips and tricks for each. There’s two ways to publish to Android — In-House (self-distribute) or Store (via Google Play). Anyone can do self-distribution, and because of Google’s relatively open policy, many of our clients prefer this method over publishing to the Store.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Called Cities: VR, it will bring the city-building and management simulation to Oculus Quest 2 in Spring 2022; Polyarc has confirmed that is working on Book 2 for Moss and expects to release it for PSVR in Spring 2022. Oculus Quest and Vive Focus 3 get interesting updates. Thanks to Tom Ffiske for the tip!). Image by HTC).

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 12, 2024

The PCVR Meta ecosystem got an update too: Meta has changed the name of the Oculus PC app into Meta Quest Link app (I will miss Oculus from here, too) and has improved a lot the performance and battery consumption of the Quest Link.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 21, 2021

Oculus Quest introduces multi-tasking in Runtime v30. Oculus Quest introduces a new update to its runtime every month, and this month we have other amazing features introduced on the standalone headset. The update pace of the Oculus Quest is impressive. News worth a mention. Image by Telecomwaring).

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 8, 2023

T he event will be presented by Oculus Studios Executive Producer Ruth Bram like last year, but introduce new pre-event and post-event sessions. And so on… Geoffrey Hinton, one of the godfathers of modern artificial intelligence, has left Google to speak out about the dangers of AI.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

If you remember well, there’s a scary leaked letter of Mark Zuckerberg where he claims that he doesn’t want to just make programs that run on Android, because they’re subject to the rules of another company (Google). Then it could update them very fast and make them as powerful and successful as the Oculus Quest. Some news on content.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 18, 2019

Image by Oculus). He was the last Oculus founder to still work at Oculus. From now on, nothing of the old Oculus remains at the new Oculus. Oculus is no more, there is only Facebook. Mitchell left with a heartwarming letter on the Oculus subreddit. Top news of the week. I really wish the best to him.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Youtuber Brad Lynch of the channel “Sadly It’s Bradley” has discovered, thanks to “a tip”, some references to a device codenamed “Deckard” inside some SteamVR firmware files. The new Oculus device was by the way another piece of hardware that was by chance “leaked” in a timely way so that to excite everyone for Facebook Connect 2.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 5, 2016

It was announcements and product launches galore with news coming from key players like Oculus, Sony, Microsoft and Google dominating the headlines almost every week. While VR hasn’t gone mainstream yet, we are nearing a tipping point and retail experts agree. So what’s next? and many places worldwide. and Canada.

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