The Ghost Howls

JULY 13, 2020

Image by Epic Games). Sony invests $250M in Epic Games. Sony has announced that it has made a big investment of $250M in Epic Games through one of its subsidiaries. The long-term results of these partnerships are unforeseeable, but we can still play the speculation game. Rockstar is working on AAA VR open world game.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 13, 2023

I’ve very limited time, but luckily this week has not been very relevant for the ecosystem, so I’m managing to write this newsletter anyway Top news of the week (Image by Microsoft) AltspaceVR shuts down In one of the saddest moments of the latest years in VR, AltspaceVR has closed its doors. I’m pretty excited about that!

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 26, 2018

As with every big event, I’m writing a post to try to summarize the most important news that have come out from the GDC 2018 … so that if you have lost something, you just need to read this post to get in par with the rest of the world. — Benjamin Lang (@benz145) March 23, 2018. So, are you ready? Let’s start!

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Upload VR

APRIL 22, 2024

Two third-party companies have currently publicly announced they are building entirely new headsets running Meta Horizon OS: A "performance gaming headset" from ASUS under its Republic of Gamers (ROG) brand. A headset "fully optimized for gaming with support for all kinds of different peripherals and haptics."

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

AUGUST 9, 2017

They aim to bring the awards back in 2018, skipping the 2017 season “in order to assess the changing landscape of immersive technology and entertainment,” according to a prepared statement. The move to 2018 by the Proto Awards comes when the emerging mixed reality industry is in a transitional period.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 15, 2018

” It has taken place in LA in October, 9-10th 2018 and has been attended by various believers, innovators, developers and journalists. — The Digital Acid (@thedigitalacid) October 11, 2018. Yes, various games have been announced, but this is the true innovation proposed by the Florida company. Grordbort’s Invaders.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 11, 2021

The first developer version was released in late 2018 to mixed reviews. 350 million came in at the last minute to allow a new CEO, Peggy Johnson, from Microsoft, to focus on enterprise business. Integrated Visual Augmentation System is using the Microsoft HoloLens to give soldiers an augmented view of the battlefield.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

The tech industry is looking to replace the smartphone — and everybody is waiting to see what Apple comes up with. I n 2007, Apple unveiled the iPhone. Apple didn’t invent the smartphone — companies like Palm and Blackberry had been selling them for years. But Apple’s not the only company working on these products.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 2, 2019

Jokes apart, what has happened in AR in 2018… and what can you expect to happen in 2019? Augmented Reality in 2018. More or less AR in 2018 has gone as I predicted in 2017. On the contrary, Microsoft has worked a lot on the platform, to make it more appealing to enterprise customers. Leap Motion.

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Road to VR

MARCH 1, 2019

Magic Leap is giving away serious cash to developers this year through their Independent Creator Program , which has earmarked an “eight-figure” number destined to fund app developers working in gaming, entertainment, collaboration, productivity, and more. Resolution Games. Productivity. Funktronic Labs. BadVR, Inc.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

According to CBINSIGHTS , tech giants like Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Apple (FAMGA) have all been acquiring AI startups aggressively in the last decade. Apple leads when compared with other giants in terms of acquisitions made. billion in 2018 and is expected to reach approximately US$814.7 Guest Post.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

Today at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain Mozilla announced a collaboration with Microsoft to bring the Firefox Reality web browser to the recently revealed Microsoft HoloLens 2. Image courtesy Mozilla. SEE ALSO 3 Impressive WebVR Examples Worth Checking Out With Firefox's New Support for Vive and Rift.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 13, 2019

However now the company is ostensibly trying to attract enterprise users, as its newly updated website puts professional use cases front and center—a definite change in tone from the quasi-consumer approach the company has taken since launch, which has showcased games, music apps, and experiences as the platform’s biggest draws. .”

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Tech Trends VR

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Mixed Reality adds a new dimension to tabletop gaming, but there’s more to this tank show-down than first meets the eye. Yes, tabletop gaming is very much still a thing. This is what video game giant Wargaming are hoping to prove when they start demoing their latest offering at Gamescom in Germany this week.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

Image by Microsoft). Microsoft Teams to integrate Mesh in 2022. With a surprise move, Microsoft has announced that in 2022 it will integrate Microsoft Mesh, its framework to create shared XR experiences, inside Microsoft Teams. And if they have these features from Microsoft, they won’t need to get them from Meta.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 8, 2020

Microsoft used projection mapping to bring its NYC flagship windows to life, causing crowds to stop and watch. Selfridges and Apple are great examples of retailers who have combined AR with art to create large-scale in-store installations. The Store as a Game. Source: Nexus Studios / Scape.

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Tech Trends VR

MAY 2, 2018

The Brazilian-born inventor gets recognition for his groundbreaking work with the Microsoft Hololens. based inventor Alex Kipman as a finalist for the European Inventor Award 2018. The European Patent Office (EPO) announced that it has nominated U.S.-based Current applications of the device include telecommunications (e.g.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 4, 2021

3 big titles are showing the current trends of VR gaming. This week we had three big news regarding the VR gaming world. The first images are promising : the title doesn’t feature amazing graphics and the cutscenes are still in 2D, but first previews talk about an amazing game nonetheless. More info.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Apple’s AR Glasses are Hiding in Plain Sight. With all the phone and watch and TV and game and chip and other chip news coming out of Apple’s big event, it was easy to forget the company’s longest-running background process: an augmented-reality wearable. by Peter Rubin, WIRED. Hard to StarBoard.

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VRWorld

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Microsoft product lineup surprised everyone today, but the biggest surprise was planned for VR fans. Not only are these devices cheaper than the Oculus Rift and Vive, but Microsoft says they’re better too. Following that, presentation continued with several features using Microsoft HoloLens. Stay tuned. Stay tuned.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 10, 2019

A new report from The Information however alleges that the company has seen sluggish sales of its Magic Leap One AR headset, something that reportedly only sold 6,000 units in the first six months following its August 2018 launch. SEE ALSO Apple AR Headset FOV, Codename, and Stereoscopic Rendering Mode Reportedly Found in iOS 13.1.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JUNE 19, 2017

“We believe that by chasing for the human-eye resolution as fast as possible, it jump starts everyone so they can work toward the end game of VR and AR,” said Urho Konttori, founder and CEO of Varjo. The talent comes from the likes of Microsoft and Nokia. An OLED microdisplay projects an image onto a glass plate over the Oculus lenses.

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VRScout

AUGUST 10, 2018

Texas’ business incentives have attracted the attention of IBM, Motorola, Apple, and Indeed. What began as a couple of experiences at SXSW gaming, has no expanded into a VR takeover spanning several floors at the JW Marriott. After scoring a partnership with Microsoft, they’ve talked at length about relocating to San Francisco.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

With a tweet on its account, Valve has announced that the most awaited VR game of the year, Half-Life: Alyx is going to be released on March, 23rd. The game will be available only on Steam, but it will be compatible with all PC VR headsets. The price is €50, but the game is free for Index owners. I’m hyped, and you?

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Tech Trends VR

JULY 10, 2018

From animal anatomy to digital twinning and mining simulations, this Canadian company is bringing game development know-how to immersive experiences. But as a pet owner the most fascinating experience they showed off was EasyAnatomy, an award-winning 3D canine anatomy study & reference app with Apple ARKit Augmented Reality functionality.

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Charlie Fink

JUNE 7, 2019

The conference and expo saw nearly 7,000 attendees, a 30% increase over 2018. RealMax's AR and VR device with hand tracking by Leap Motion and an epic 102-degree field of view, was used for a multiplayer AR game which involved grabbing fish and knocking over boxes.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 10, 2022

A Horizon game is coming for this new headset, and some rumors talk also about Half-Life: Alyx potentially be available in the future; HTC has announced the Vive Wrist Tracker, a 6 DOF tracker for the Vive Focus 3. New rumors on Apple and Meta devices. Cooking Simulator VR is the best VR game of 2021 on SteamVR.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 27, 2022

We have lots of non-news about Apple’s XR efforts. The hype around Apple glasses is huge , and everything that gets shared about Apple and XR gets many views. We already knew that Tim likes AR and “what we have to offer” may also be a potato with an Apple brand costing $400. Other relevant news. Image by The Information).

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VRWorld

JANUARY 23, 2018

The headset is shipping this month (January 2018) to its supporters. #9 8 – Sony dominates VR gaming. The latter did occur — with Oculus demoing a wireless prototype late in the year, and HTC announcing a wireless solution for their headset to start 2018. #5 1 – Apple Lays Groundwork for AR.

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AR Insider

APRIL 15, 2020

Why is Apple Buying NextVR. Two such companies apparently found ports in the storm last week: NextVR reportedly is being acquired by Apple, and 6D.ai Apple and NextVR. NextVR failed to close a Series C investment in late 2018, leading to layoffs of 40% of their staff in January 2019. by Devon Copley.

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VRWorld

JANUARY 31, 2018

This summertime article addressed how AAA game developer Bethesda was poised to bring a dramatic improvement to VR gaming with the then-pending releases of Doom VFR, Fallout 4 VR and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR. By mid-December, all three games were finally available. #9: 4: Apple’s AR efforts. 5: Xiaomi Smartphones.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

— Alvin Wang Graylin (@AGraylin) March 28, 2018. This lets you experience scenes that are a bit more complex than the ones that you can live on Microsoft’s device; The field of view is 40° Horizontal and 30° Vertical. Walked the entire runway at #GQ show with a #ViveFocus on at the #ShanghaiFashionWeek today!

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 13, 2020

Well, if the rumor becomes reality, this would mean that all next Apple devices will have both front and back depth cameras, for high-precision Augmented Reality and 3D reconstruction. Well played Apple. In 2018, this was mindblowing. Microsoft releases Azure Remote Rendering.

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ARVR

JANUARY 29, 2021

© Apple, Inc. While Apple fans have long been waiting for Apple to launch its own augmented and virtual reality ( AR/VR ) wearables, and despite many competitors already presenting market-ready AR glasses and VR headsets , there are still more questions than answers around what Apple’s AR/VR first product will look like.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 20, 2021

But hey, let me play this game anyway, so here you are my predictions for virtual reality in 2021 based on the trends and the anticipations that we had at the end of 2020! Before starting: if you like this kind of posts, you can subscribe to my newsletter to receive them directly in your email!).

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Upload VR

AUGUST 31, 2023

Magic Leap 1 launched in mid 2018 as the first transparent AR headset marketed and sold to consumers. Content for the device included avatar chat, a floating web browser, a Wayfair app for seeing how furniture might look in your room, two games made by Insomniac Games, and a Spotify background app.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 20, 2021

We all know that VR without interaction feels very limited, and that 3DOF is so much 2018, so it is amazing that Huawei has taken this decision. The glasses can be connected to a PC , where you can use them to play SteamVR games. Huawei is looking for VR games (Image by Huawei). The installation is super-easy.

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