The Ghost Howls

MAY 30, 2023

More info (PSVR 2 sales — Road To VR) More info (PSVR 2 sales — Upload VR) Sony announces many new pieces of content at its Gaming Showcase A few days ago, Sony held its Gaming Showcase event, where it announced some cool pieces of content arriving for PSVR 2.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 22, 2018

NVIDIA RTX 2080 videos and photos. While at Microsoft booth there was a premium RTX 2080 Ti , that I’ve been able to take in my hands so to make a video where you can see it from all angles. Playing with it is great, it is a bit like playing Unreal Tournament. So, here you are what I did today. Space Junkies is like that.

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ARPost

JULY 23, 2021

Immersive games and apps and 3D videos have opened a new world for emotionally exhausted people staying at home 24/7. Some of the exhibitors who will present new devices and technologies to the public are 8th Wall, Nreal, Unity, Unreal Engine, Pico Interactive, Atheer, Holoptic, Varjo, Cleanbox Technology, LetinAR, and Vuzix.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

As pointed out in one of the Unity Developers’ blog posts , aside from the exponential rise of development businesses, we’re also seeing more developer tools, such as the Unity and Unreal engines, becoming more accessible.

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ARVR

JANUARY 22, 2021

If the Fyre Festival taught us anything, it’s a lot easier to create a stunning marketing video than it is to actually deliver a stunning product. The virtual format meant we basically had to settle for a series of marketing videos, rather than the opportunity to fully evaluate every product hands-on.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 2, 2024

However, despite Mark Zuckerberg’s announcement that filled some people with interest in an Android-esc XR OS, ex-Meta CTO and famed video game innovator John Carmack expressed concern over Meta’s recent move. It appears that Meta is trying to compete with Apple’s approach to its hardware ecosystem.

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TechCrunch VR

MARCH 12, 2020

The game studio behind Fortnite and the Unreal Engine has already done plenty of work with the UK-based startup, creating a number of tech demos over the past several years that have centered on translating an actor’s facial movements to a digital character in real-time. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2021

Image by Sony). Sony officially states it is going to launch the PSVR 2. PlayStation VR has been the most successful headset until now (if we exclude the crappy mobile viewers), but now it is pretty dated and people were wondering what Sony was going to do. Some people started to think that Sony could have abandoned VR.

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VRScout

JUNE 9, 2017

Also noteworthy: Final Cut Pro X will be able to support 360 video editing, Unity and Unreal now have VR support for Macs, and SteamVR is coming to Mac… and although there was a sweet on-stage mixed reality demo using Star Wars assets and an HTC Vive, there was no mention of support for Oculus.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

More info (Lynx R1 Launch post on Road To VR) More info (Lynx R1 Launch post on Upload VR) More info (Some more info on its special lenses) More info (Launch keynote) More info (Video that explains this kind of lenses) More info (Feedback on this kind of lenses) More info (Stan Larroque talking about the success of the sales). Let’s hope so.

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Road to VR

APRIL 26, 2017

If you don’t already know Cliff Bleszinski from his involvement with the Unreal Tournament and Gears of War franchises, you may remember him from Oculus’ 2012 Kickstarter video. Bleszinski in the Oculus Rift Kickstarter video | Photo courtesy Oculus.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 7, 2020

With the next generation of Playstation set to hit shelves this holiday season, the big news in the gaming circuit is the revelation of Unreal Engine 5. But this game engine is good for more than just the next top video game experience. Unreal Engine manager Marc Petit explains the many other use cases this technology promises.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 7, 2020

With the next generation of Playstation set to hit shelves this holiday season, the big news in the gaming circuit is the revelation of Unreal Engine 5. But this game engine is good for more than just the next top video game experience. Unreal Engine manager Marc Petit explains the many other use cases this technology promises.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MAY 22, 2023

We see evidence of augmented experiences on social media through 360-degree photos and videos. Google now supports numerous Android smartphones such as Asus, Lenovo, LG, Moto, Motorola, OnePlus, Samsung, Sony, Vivo, Infinix, Tecno, Sharp, and Xiaomi. Augmented reality (AR) is becoming increasingly common in everyday life.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 7, 2020

With the next generation of Playstation set to hit shelves this holiday season, the big news in the gaming circuit is the revelation of Unreal Engine 5. But this game engine is good for more than just the next top video game experience. Unreal Engine manager Marc Petit explains the many other use cases this technology promises.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

With a lot of sadness, I’m here watching the photos and the videos of WCVRI , the big Chinese conference about VR that is held every year in Nanchang. Sony will give PS4 camera adapters for PS5 for free. Sony has answered this question in the weekend. This Beat Saber X Super Mario video is crazy and funny. Some XR fun.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 3, 2020

If you want to watch it, it’s a very interesting 2-hour-long video and you can find it here [link] together with a summary of the key points he said. And virtual influencer Lil Miquela will take part in the festival Lollapalooza and has just released a new (all virtual) music video for her new song. Top news of the week.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Carmack is a computer programmer best known for his work on the Quake , Doom , and Wolfenstein video games. The Sony game was nominated for four DICE Awards this year, but failed to take home any of them. Created by Fable and Oculus and powered by Unreal Engine, the film has been to Tribeca, the Chicago Film Festival and the Emmys.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Todd Hooper: We have an SDK for Unity and Unreal 4. We are Sony partner and will be talking more about Sony later. We also have a way to do 360 video capture so you can render that and consume it on a mobile VR device as well. Most games are GPU-bound not CPU-bound so so far that hasn’t been a challenge.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

AUGUST 5, 2017

video game industry when the Oculus Kickstarter campaign began? NB: The biggest win for Oculus was being able to get John Carmack and Gabe Newell in the Kickstarter video. NB: Raw Data started when we wanted to switch to Unreal Engine. We were making Zombies in Holodeck when Unreal first came out.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 11, 2020

Various months ago, Jason Rubin told the press that he was investigating an exchange of exclusive titles with Sony : his purpose was the one of bringing some of the best PSVR titles, like Resident Evil 7, to the Oculus Store. Unreal Engine 4.25 update, Unreal Engine has added many features that may be useful in crafting XR experiences.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

This week we had two bad news related to the Covid-19: Valve has reassured that the Index will get back in stock before the launch of Alyx, but due to the virus, the amount of devices available will be much less than they hoped for; Sony and Facebook have pulled out from GDC. At this point, I wonder if GDC may be canceled as the MWC.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 21, 2018

For example, I wanted an original score for the series, and when looking at top video game composers, Winifred was an obvious choice. He has been working with Unreal for 20 years and was part of the Paragon and Fortnite development teams. He was part of the design process for several of Unreal’s core features.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 8, 2021

Especially the first feature made most people go in awe : volumetric videos are very expensive, so they’re typically not used during XR events. Recorded or not, the result was so cool that videos of Ignite conference became viral in all the XR community. Sony announces new games for PSVR. they had no problems in using it.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 31, 2021

That would make me a little happier and would let you watch my videos where I speak with my sexy Italian accent! Unreal Engine 5 gets released in Early Access. After a lot of teasing of its upcoming fantastic features, Unreal Engine 5 is finally available for download. Here you can find the link: [link] Thanks a lot []-).

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 16, 2021

With this digital edition, of course, we had nothing of this, and the CES was just a bunch of video announcements. What is cool, watching the video, is that the notifications that the smartglasses project are rendered on both eyes, so with these glasses it is possible to have a 3D display always in front of you.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Avalon is a global, remotely-operated gaming studio staffed by some of the world’s top video game industry executives. Furthemore, the platform is compatible with most gaming engines, including Unity, Unreal Engine, and others. AVALON, a massively multiplayer online (MMO), is currently under production.

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Upload VR

AUGUST 23, 2022

You can check that out in the video below. “ We offer developers SDK’s for Unreal, Unity and web and serve avatars in many technical specifications — different animation rigs, file formats, avatar quality levels, etc.” “We’re not aiming to be the only avatar in the metaverse,” Tõke wrote. ”

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Robert Scoble

OCTOBER 4, 2019

It isn’t alone, we know of many companies that are spending billions on same, including Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Sony, Magic Leap, Huawei, and others. Irene and I are much more interested in utility and augmenting the real world than, say, Hollywood movies, or video games. If we do, we will always come up short.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

The age of consumer grade video game console-powered virtual reality arrived early last month with the release of Sony’s PlayStation VR (PS VR) headset. It combines the intense action of games like Unreal Tournament with the mechanized combat and spectacle of a futuristic sports league. Thumper [ Review: 9/10 ].

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 5, 2022

According to the London-based firm, innovations such as non-fungible tokens (NFTs), new technologies, and improved immersive experiences were “driving a lot of interest and excitement” for the Metaverse market and enterprise capabilities compared to video game development.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 31, 2019

From the vantage of the early 90s and the first web pages, not even science fiction authors predicted Instagram influencers, a US president tweeting policy or 300 hours of video being uploaded to YouTube every minute – so we can only make some early guesses! In another scenario, we may see game engines dominant, like Unity or Unreal.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 15, 2018

We can deploy to a vast of platforms using game engines like Unity, Unreal Engine, the more recent Godot engine or any of the other engines out there, which have all started to add VR features”. You may be saying “Come on! And the same happens with OpenVR! You’re welcome!

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 16, 2020

Is The Sony XRperia coming? Sony has just published a job offer looking for professionals to build an XR headset. You may yawn at this news because we all know that PSVR is a thing, and of course, Sony hires people to work on it, but the announcement is more interesting than this. The Sony XRperia is coming.

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XR Today - Big XR News tag

MAY 26, 2023

During the Build event, Microsoft officially launched Avatars for Teams , its immersive dial-in feature for its leading video conferencing service. Sony Debuts VP Collaboration Centre to Combat “Pain Points” Sony representative recently spoke to XR today during a virtual production (VP) showcase at Pinewood Studios.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 19, 2024

In other news, Google recently released an update to its Quest 3 YouTube application, which allows users to stream 8K videos to their Meta Quest 3. However, while the update suggests that it is possible to stream 8K video to Quest 3 headsets, the device’s quality is capped at 4K, meaning that the YouTube update could be experimental.

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XROM

JULY 18, 2021

Nreal is one of the most popular companies in the field, having won over several well-known investors like Qualcomm, short video app Kuaishou, video streaming app iQiyi, and GP Capital. BigscreenVR has partnered with many of the major movie studios including Paramount Pictures and Funimation (Sony Pictures). 14- Kai Liang.

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