The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 28, 2023

This week, Microsoft announced that MRTK will migrate to an independent GitHub account and that the project will be supported by a consortium including Microsoft, Magic Leap, and Qualcomm. That’s fantastic news for all Unity XR developers! in the reviews! in the reviews!

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 27, 2020

We’re looking for a Unity dev for a freelance gig lasting 1–2 months, ideally from Italy or a nearby country (for easier management). It is in Italian, but basically it says that we’re looking for a Unity dev with preferred experience with VR and/or multiplayer games. Image by Magic Leap). Top news of the week.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Microsoft Maquette. Microsoft Maquette is the ultimate VR tool by Microsoft to prototype fast in VR. Look how I used it to prototype a little man, immediately after having installed and launched the app. It works with all headsets and that’s another great choice by Microsoft. The Great C.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 26, 2021

Before leaving you to the best news of the week, I would like to highlight two notable things about my work: My crazy trolling game “The Unity Cube” has been featured in a video by Upload VR! You don’t even know how this made me happy! Image by Magic Leap). Magic Leap 2 is coming in Q1 2022.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Other devices from Magic Leap and Microsoft’s HoloLens headsets offer deeper levels of immersion. With the AR2, we wanted to determine how to make truly wireless devices and enable broader adoption of immersive technologies for enterprises and consumers. These range from the Lenovo A3 [and Magic Leap 2].

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Magic Leap plans dev days and dev programs. We all know that Magic Leap is in big trouble, and it seems that one of the paths it is trying to follow to exit the quicksands is trying to get more developers onboard. Image by Microsoft). More info (Use Google Translate). Are we at an inflection point for VR?

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Through virtual reality, students can also learn more about how water flows through soil, affecting plants, air and humans in a multitude of ways. Microsoft HoloLens and GE. Working with Microsoft , GE decided to upgrade its training experience to introduce a Mixed Reality educational environment via Microsoft HoloLens 2.

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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. Read about Microsoft’s Ignite conference. Learn more.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Morgan Mercer // Vantage Point (Los Angeles, CA) – immersive training tools for corporate HR departments who are aiming to effectively train their employees on how to prevent and solve workplace issues like sexual harassment. Check out this short “flattie” video showcasing the 1st WXR Pitch Showcase, held in VR.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

My impression is that in the best case, this Deca is the new Pimax, a company with great ambitions, a good spirit, but no idea on how to execute, and this will lead to delays, confusion in the logistics, higher prices than expected, etc… And this is just the best case. Facebook and Microsoft publish two interesting research projects for VR.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 1, 2020

HP and Microsoft have a long track in offering enterprise hardware, so this headset may battle HTC on his own land (B2B). Rony Abovitz steps down from Magic Leap CEO. This was a very good thing and attracted many people to Magic Leap. I hope that Magic Leap will benefit from it and will recover pretty soon.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

This is a simpler mechanism than the waveguides employed by Microsoft HoloLens 2 or by Magic Leap, and while it may provide a bit less immersive holograms, it is the only way to provide affordable wide-FOV glasses at the moment. Realmax has an SDK that is compatible with Unity 2017 and Unity 2019.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 5, 2021

Microsoft signs a $22B deal with the US Army. We all know that Microsoft is building AR glasses for the US Army : a modified version of HoloLens 2 called IVAS, that is ruggedized, with a wider field of view (80° x 40°), and feature additional sensors (for instance to provide thermal vision). Well played, Microsoft. Learn more.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 19, 2021

On the client side, the system will become compatible with iOS devices, and a Magic Leap client has also been developed. On the server-side, it is being integrated with Microsoft Azure, and it is also coming in the future for Google Cloud and Tencent Cloud. This is no good if you are trying to upgrade your PC for VR.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 30, 2019

Actually, there is no much more to say apart from what we already knew about the Index : the visuals are astonishing, especially because of the 120 Hz refresh rate; the audio is a next-gen one; the controllers allow for a new kind of interactions; the headset is very comfortable; there is a very handful guide on how to setup it on Steam website.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 24, 2020

That’s why even Microsoft took Epic’s stances : Microsoft uses UE4 to develop some products also for Apple devices, and this decision hurts also its business. More info (Apple threatens Epic) More info (Microsoft files an official support for Epic). Let’s see what will happen… and in the meantime let’s eat lots of popcorns.

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XR Today - Big XR News tag

JULY 26, 2023

Doing so will also provide greater interoperability with additional platforms such as Unity and Xcode, among others. We’ll see how it plays out, but they’ve got to deliver what it is,” he added. .” Many “had no idea how to control [the headsets], even some of the younger generations,” he said.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 22, 2021

Instagram has a very popular creation tool called SparkAR , which can be easily used by all creators without knowing how to code, and has seen a spike in usage in 2020. The only big name surviving in this field is Pokemon Go, but just because it has changed how the game works and it has already a very large and passionate userbase.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The firm’s first XR headset is due soon, and with it comes a spatial computing ambition that draws similarities and differences to Lenovo, Microsoft, Meta, HTC VIVE, and other XR headset vendors. Another XR developer, David Smith , noted how the Apple Lab he visited “checked everything off my list.”

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 20, 2020

So we have something we call the VR Innovation Academy, and we train local resources how to develop and deploy virtual reality and generate local IP. So you don’t know anything about coding, Unity, Unreal. Alan: So how do you then get people to learn how to do Unreal and Unity without teaching them?

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 20, 2020

So we have something we call the VR Innovation Academy, and we train local resources how to develop and deploy virtual reality and generate local IP. So you don’t know anything about coding, Unity, Unreal. Alan: So how do you then get people to learn how to do Unreal and Unity without teaching them?

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 20, 2020

So we have something we call the VR Innovation Academy, and we train local resources how to develop and deploy virtual reality and generate local IP. So you don't know anything about coding, Unity, Unreal. Alan: So how do you then get people to learn how to do Unreal and Unity without teaching them? Affordable.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 5, 2021

It is a huge number, and thanks to it, you understand how it is possible that other companies can’t compete with Facebook (how many companies can afford to lose $6B in only one year?), and also why the $2+B investment in Magic Leap was not enough to bring it to success. Image by Microsoft). News worth a mention.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 11, 2020

On the vertical side, it feels more limited , and sometimes it may be immersion-breaking, but after you learn how to position the glasses on your nose, you get used to it. The NRSDK is Nreal’s SDK that lets you develop applications using the popular Unity game engine. I myself have written a guide on how to get started with it.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Game engines like the versatile Unity have long been the go-to for AR development, and for good reason. In 2013, after 10 years of creating video games, he joined Magic Leap where he was promoted to senior director, overseeing content and SDK teams. And it was for me as well; I’ve been a Unity user forever.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Game engines like the versatile Unity have long been the go-to for AR development, and for good reason. In 2013, after 10 years of creating video games, he joined Magic Leap where he was promoted to senior director, overseeing content and SDK teams. And it was for me as well; I’ve been a Unity user forever.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Then why Magic Leap hasn’t delivered a solid product with 2B?) Other magazines, like Road To VR, are instructing on how to maximize the privacy on your Quest , and Kent Bye has released an amazing podcast episode where he openly talks about privacy with a Facebook representative. Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 15, 2020

Late to the party after Oculus and Microsoft already released prototypical implementations, but finally Valve has implemented OpenXR into its runtime SteamVR. More info (Post on Road To VR) More info (Post on Upload VR explaining how to enable OpenXR). More info (OpenHMD project) More info (How to donate for OpenHMD).

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Game engines like the versatile Unity have long been the go-to for AR development, and for good reason. In 2013, after 10 years of creating video games, he joined Magic Leap where he was promoted to senior director, overseeing content and SDK teams. You know what, go learn Unity and coding and figure out how to actually make it.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

And then even Magic Leap, I’ve heard rumors that they’re going to be introducing an enterprise division, or an enterprise something. And now, to this day, I think it remains Microsoft’s best pivot ever. Alan: Have you been to the Microsoft campus? I don’t know about Magic Leap yet.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

And then even Magic Leap, I’ve heard rumors that they’re going to be introducing an enterprise division, or an enterprise something. And now, to this day, I think it remains Microsoft’s best pivot ever. Alan: Have you been to the Microsoft campus? I don’t know about Magic Leap yet.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

John Riccitiello -- the CEO of Unity -- was one of the first to point out that there was going to be this great sort of gold rush of people who were going to overhype VR and its potential, and then we're going to see this gap of a disappointment where the early reality didn't match up with the hype and a lot of people were going to bail on it.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

And then even Magic Leap, I’ve heard rumors that they’re going to be introducing an enterprise division, or an enterprise something. And now, to this day, I think it remains Microsoft’s best pivot ever. Alan: Have you been to the Microsoft campus? I don’t know about Magic Leap yet.

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AR Insider

MAY 6, 2020

The third major change came from Unity which recently announced that it will now be serving AR ads on mobile. Unity has one of the world’s largest mobile ad serving businesses and at the end of last year they partnered with Fossil to pilot this new ad format in mobile games. Virtual humans are getting more and more real.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

After many years of waiting, and even a second iteration of the device scrapped away, Microsoft is finally going to announce the next generation of HoloLens. On stage, there will be Satya Nadella (CEO of Microsoft), Alex Kipman (the inventor of Kinect and HoloLens) and Julia White (Corporate Vice President). The time has come.

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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 so we got-- our main first break as Extality was leveraging some of our game connections and things like that, to get close to Magic Leap. How do we make that a richer, more interesting experience?

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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 so we got-- our main first break as Extality was leveraging some of our game connections and things like that, to get close to Magic Leap. How do we make that a richer, more interesting experience?

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