The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Thanks to the support of HTC, Rob is experimenting with Vive Trackers , and is very eager to tell you everything about his experiments with them, in a series of two very detailed posts. The post finishes also with the little surprise of an interview with HTC’s Shen Ye. HTC Vive Trackers (Image by Rob Cole). Introduction.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim) is a global software company at the forefront of simulation training solutions for defense and civilian organizations. BISim’s technology portfolio encompasses desktop training, simulation host, image generation, terrain editing and management, AI, and software development tools.

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Peter Graham

OCTOBER 9, 2019

There’s just over a week to go until the European leg of the Augmented World Expo (AWE) 2019, offering a chance for virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) professionals from around the world to get together, share ideas, and test the latest immersive technologies. Image credit: AWE USA 2019. Image credit: AWE USA 2019.

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EnterpriseWear

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Going into 2019, the industry eagerly awaits HoloLens 2 and Glass Enterprise Edition 2, as rumors swirl around the possibility of AR glasses from Apple and/or Facebook in the near future. Just three months ago, the company revealed it’s putting 17,000 Oculus Go headsets in Walmart stores for employee training.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 22, 2020

But in the enterprise space, it has always been behind the competition of companies like HTC or Pico. When you buy a headset like Oculus Quest, it is meant for consumer usage, and theoretically speaking, you can’t use for commercial purposes (exhibitions, training applications, VR cinemas, etc…). Why is this relevant?

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

One of the areas where XR is seeing the most significant and rapid adoption, is in the world of education and training. Here, universities, schools, and training companies are embracing the experiential benefits of immersive XR technology to deliver lessons like never before. HTC Vive and Penn State. Microsoft HoloLens and GE.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 20, 2021

Until now, this graph has been realistic during all the XR over-hyping and the depressions: it forecasted the winter of VR in 2017-2018, and the new growth in 2019-2020, so I keep trusting it and I think you should do that, too. Companies like Pico, HP, Valve, and HTC are already performing very well in this sector.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Conversely, airlines can train the next generation of pilots with cutting-edge flight simulation solutions for rapid upskilling. According to some of the latest initiatives, here is how the commercial aviation industry is employing AR, VR, and MR solutions: Commercial Aviation Training. Remote Guidance for Inspections.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 17, 2019

Thanks to the popular VR magazine Upload VR, that has organized the E3 VR Showcase, Virtual Reality has had its glorious moment at E3 2019. Image by HTC). Finally, HTC is ready to give us all the info on the Vive Cosmos. More info More info (Cosmos confirmed for Q3) More info (All the info teased by HTC on Cosmos).

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VRScout

JUNE 21, 2017

It’s interesting to note that although Nintendo did not directly develop this virtual version of the 2005 arcade classic Mario Kart GP , it is an official remake and has Nintendo’s blessing… but the experience will be using the HTC Vive and not Nintendo hardware (will the Nintendo Switch soon be the first VR-compatible hardware from Nintendo???).

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 27, 2020

if compared to 2019. worldwide in 2019–2024 to reach $136.9 This will especially happen because of the important role that has VR in training and education. Some of these companies are using Zoom, some others like HTC are using VR tools (like ENGAGE) , while others like OnePlus have used AR made by Blippar.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 7, 2019

HTC Vive Cosmos will work with Vive Wireless Adapter. This week, HTC has not made another big reveal about the Vive Cosmos, so we’ll still have to wait to discover more about its price and its features. It’s more a logistic thing internal to HTC, so I think most of us can not care about this :D. Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 13, 2019

October, 9th 2019. This week is again the turn of Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, that after having said that Apple glasses may come between Q4 2019 and Q2 2020, now says that he is very confident that the glasses will launch in Q2 2020. HTC is working to solve the issues of the Vive Cosmos. Top news of the week.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 16, 2020

And while this is anyway a good result for a startup (developing an AR headsets means spending billions in R&D), targeting the consumer market has been a suicide move , that let Microsoft get full control of the profitable enterprise market. The VR route is instead being pursued by HTC (with its VEC event happening soon) and IEEE.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Brian Vogelsang : Over the past couple of years, we’ve seen tremendous adoption of VR for commercial use cases in verticals like health and wellness, training and immersive learning, and others. Other devices from Magic Leap and Microsoft’s HoloLens headsets offer deeper levels of immersion.

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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. This is why companies like Apple, Google, Microsoft and Meta are exploring similar technologies.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

In a post summarizing the results obtained in 2019 and talking about the future projections for 2020, Valve has teased interesting news for next year, saying that SteamVR 2.0 I’m also adding a bonus video that shows you that you can use Microsoft Maquette to create immersive movie storyboards in an easy way. I really hope so.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 22, 2021

Didn’t work (Image by Microsoft). Of course, Microsoft and Amazon are observing the situation: in my opinion, Microsoft will wait a bit , considering its focus on AR enterprise with HoloLens, while Amazon could improve its already existing offering of glasses connected with Alexa. Sounded good. Smartglasses.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 25, 2022

If developers of PC games want to invest more time to create a VR version of them (like it happened for No Man’s Sky, or Microsoft Flight Simulator, for instance), this could help a lot the PCVR market. HTC Vive Wrist Tracker (Image by HTC). If this happens, PCVR people can have great titles to play again; Hybrid games.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 4, 2022

I’m sure that after April, 20th, the Meta Quest ecosystem will appear even richer than it is now , creating a wider gap with other companies that may think about competing with the Quest, that is Pico, HTC, and even Apple. Other relevant news. Thanks to the metaverse hype, it’s a good moment for XR companies to get money from investors.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

They found medical companies that were more interested in how precise those hand controllers could be, so they started doing demos, like a virtual catheter insertion and other kinds of medical training demos. ”H-A-P-T-X, the ones that have air– Dean: I’ve trained theirs, but I haven’t tried that particular demo.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

They found medical companies that were more interested in how precise those hand controllers could be, so they started doing demos, like a virtual catheter insertion and other kinds of medical training demos. ”H-A-P-T-X, the ones that have air– Dean: I’ve trained theirs, but I haven’t tried that particular demo.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Even the big players like Sony, Apple, and Microsoft have substantially reduced their production estimates for 2022, whilst processor manufacturers talk of delays into 2024. This training course cost about $3,000 and was mandatory for anyone wanting to use SteamVR. Image provided by Rob Cole). Image by Rob Cole). The tracked object.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 22, 2019

What would some of the practical use cases of this… I can see one in military training, where you’re in a virtual world, you’re in a hostile environment, and maybe something explodes behind you — a piece of shrapnel hits you — and maybe it vibrates. Alan: So, let’s unpack this for a second, Tony.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

They found medical companies that were more interested in how precise those hand controllers could be, so they started doing demos, like a virtual catheter insertion and other kinds of medical training demos. Dean: I've trained theirs, but I haven't tried that particular demo. And that was with controllers. Which ones in particular?

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Metastage is the first US partner for the Microsoft Mixed Reality Capture Software, and their soundstage is located in Culver City, California. Volumetric capture — thanks to the Microsoft system, I think — is finally really ready to be used in a major way in all these projects. ” Alan: Awww, I love that.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Metastage is the first US partner for the Microsoft Mixed Reality Capture Software, and their soundstage is located in Culver City, California. Volumetric capture — thanks to the Microsoft system, I think — is finally really ready to be used in a major way in all these projects. ” Alan: Awww, I love that.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 27, 2020

Now they find themselves without a market, and the pivot to enterprise is too little too late considering that Microsoft has enterprise features that are much better than the ones of Magic Leap. So it may be that Oculus contributed to the success of HTC Vive’s room-scale technology. I admit I missed this news from December 2019.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 22, 2019

I can see one in military training, where you're in a virtual world, you're in a hostile environment, and maybe something explodes behind you -- a piece of shrapnel hits you -- and maybe it vibrates. So, if they're training for particular movements -- and all the body -- I think the haptic suits are the only real possibility.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 2, 2019

We had a nice big bump at the beginning of the year with Microsoft. Do they want you to train them? Microsoft, in January paid us a sum of money so that they could distribute half of our content for free through their store. Are you seeing many people in the US using the HTC products at all, or is it mostly Oculus?

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 2, 2019

We had a nice big bump at the beginning of the year with Microsoft. Do they want you to train them? Microsoft, in January paid us a sum of money so that they could distribute half of our content for free through their store. Are you seeing many people in the US using the HTC products at all, or is it mostly Oculus?

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

They found medical companies that were more interested in how precise those hand controllers could be, so they started doing demos, like a virtual catheter insertion and other kinds of medical training demos. ”H-A-P-T-X, the ones that have air– Dean: I’ve trained theirs, but I haven’t tried that particular demo.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Metastage is the first US partner for the Microsoft Mixed Reality Capture Software, and their soundstage is located in Culver City, California. Volumetric capture -- thanks to the Microsoft system, I think -- is finally really ready to be used in a major way in all these projects. He got up there and said, "it's February 12th, 2019.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 22, 2019

What would some of the practical use cases of this… I can see one in military training, where you’re in a virtual world, you’re in a hostile environment, and maybe something explodes behind you — a piece of shrapnel hits you — and maybe it vibrates. Alan: So, let’s unpack this for a second, Tony.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 1, 2019

The report shows good news, like the fact that the growth rate of VR in 2020 will be 77% more than 2019 , and that the growth should continue in the next 4 years. This means that in 2020, AR and VR will still be used mostly in the enterprise sector, and mostly for training and maintenance. Red 6 brings AR to the USAF.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

” Alan: In my last interview, we were talking about 2019 as that year where it goes from, “you’re doing VR — you’re ahead of the game, you’re a future company,” to, “you’re not using VR? ” Michael: Yeah, exactly. One example is retail employees. Alan: So what company is that?

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

” Alan: In my last interview, we were talking about 2019 as that year where it goes from, “you’re doing VR — you’re ahead of the game, you’re a future company,” to, “you’re not using VR? ” Michael: Yeah, exactly. One example is retail employees. Alan: So what company is that?

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