The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 3, 2020

Image by Khronos Group). Some time ago, the most important companies of the XR ecosystem (HTC, Oculus, Microsoft, etc…) joined the Khronos Group to discuss a standard to end the fragmentation of the XR space. That is if every company implemented OpenXR, a program built for the Oculus should work with SteamVR as well.

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VRScout

JANUARY 24, 2022

Released on major VR platforms in 2020, Saints & Sinners has you exploring the zombie-infested streets of post-apocalyptic New Orleans in search of a highly sought-after cache of supplies secured within a hidden military bunker known as ‘The Reserve.’ ’ Image Credit: Skydance Interactive.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 25, 2020

In a Youtube video, he revealed some juicy details, like: The cost of the glasses is $499 + prescription lenses; They are connected to the iPhone, that does all the heavy lifting; They were planned for a “one more thing” announcement for Q4 2020- Q1 2021 , and for release one year later. Image by Oculus). Happy birthday, Oculus Quest!

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 24, 2019

First released in 1995 to a small, but passionate group of fans, award-winning strategy game Settlers of Catan would eventually go on to become one of the most influential board games ever released. CATAN: World Explorers is being developed on the Niantic Real World Platform and we’ll have more information to share on the title in 2020.”.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Some of the biggest names in social impact will be in attendance, including: Participant Media, Conservation International, the Rainforest Alliance, Connect for Climate/World Bank, and the Milken Institute, as well as tech companies like Google, Microsoft, and Oculus. ” Feature Image Credit: Kaleidoscope, Vulcan.

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ARPost

DECEMBER 27, 2021

During a video call on Messenger or Instagram, open the effects menu by tapping the smiley face icon and find Warp Speed Worm in the Group Effects. Back in August of 2020 ARPost wrote that most current applications don’t really require 5G but that AR projects of the future might benefit from it. Meet “Warp Speed Worm”. And it works.

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Road to VR

JUNE 9, 2021

Echo VR (formerly called Echo Arena ) was originally planned to be sold for $20, but was made indefinitely free thanks to a partnership with Oculus. Launching on June 8th and ending on August 22nd, the studio brings Echo Pass Season 2 to Oculus Quest and Rift players, letting them earn cosmetic items across 50 reward tiers.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 17, 2020

The round was led by Madrona Venture group, with participation by existing investors DAG, First Round, Index, and Sequoia. While VR users likely represent a minority of the users overall, Rec Room is still seeing huge success there, with the company claiming some 2 million unique VR users in 2020 alone.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Out of necessity sometimes comes innovation and we’re hugely excited to present our LFF Expanded plan for 2020,” XR Programmer Ulrich Schrauth said in a press release shared with ARPost. This year, they will be available in virtual exhibition space, The Expanse, on Oculus devices or through a browser experience. The “Expanded Strand”.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 1, 2018

On Friday, a report on CNET shook a bit the XR community revealing that Apple is working on an AR/VR headset for 2020. I’m really curious about what Apple will do in the AR/VR ecosystem and I love rumors (I even published some myself, like this one about Oculus Monterey ), but in this case, I’m not excited.

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Peter Graham

JANUARY 16, 2020

These include a positive outlook for the company in 2020 as well as mention of a PlayStation VR successor. An updated design is sorely needed when comparing PlayStation VR to rivals, with the end of 2020 being the headsets’ fourth anniversary. If VR Education’s update is true then Q4 2020 will be very exciting.

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ARVR

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Decembre 20, 2020 Hello, this is a short summary of my technological watch on this amazing domain of immersive technology in healthcare ! The program is done with Oculus Go device and shows amazing results : learning engagement +45% and knowledge retention +72%. .… Most baseline characteristics were similar between groups.

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VRScout

MAY 7, 2022

Since its launch back in 2020, Meta (formerly Facebook) has hosted a wide range of immersive live stream events on the Venues platform, including everything from live concerts featuring popular artists like Billie Eilish and the Foo Fighters to major sports events such as UFC and the PGA World Tour.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

This past October, TF International Securities analyst and veteran Apple researcher Ming-Chi Kuo released research indicating that Apple would be launching its long-rumored AR headset during the second quarter of 2020 and would be partnering third-party eyeglass brands, hinting at a modular design.

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Road to VR

JULY 28, 2020

Douglas Lanman, Director of Display Systems Research at Facebook Reality Labs, gave a keynote presentation at the SPIE AR VR MR 2020 conference earlier this year. ” Half Dome “almost ready for primetime” Image courtesy Oculus. Technological Readiness. The first Half Dome prototype was revealed back in 2018.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Image courtesy Khronos Group. The company expects to have a preview version of OpenXR in Unity by the end of 2020 which will focus on platforms already supported by the engine (like Oculus, SteamVR, etc), and in early 2021 it plans to roll out experimental support for any conformant OpenXR runtime.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Last year Facebook launched its invite-only Horizon beta program , offering a select group of Oculus Quest users the chance to create their own virtual worlds using an extensive arsenal of best-in-class world-building tools. Since then, Facebook Horizon has grown immensely in both size and scale. Image Credit: Facebook.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Once you master your grappling hook, your enemies (like Kyle in communications or that kid who didn’t pull his weight on the group science project) will never know what hit them! Combine that with the plethora of weapons at your disposal, and you’ll be unstoppable.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 19, 2020

Oculus Go price cut down to $150. Facebook has permanently cut down the price of the Oculus Go to $150 , the same price that made it sell incredibly well on Amazon during the Cyber Monday. I believe that in 2020 the Go will finish its existence. Someone found a hack to customize your Oculus Quest home. Image by Engadget).

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Road to VR

AUGUST 6, 2020

A research and engineering group called the Virtual Dimension Center (VDC) in Fellbach, Germany conducted a study recently that reveals just how accurate some of the top VR headset’s are when it comes to tracking their respective motion controllers. Ever wonder how VR tracking systems really stack up? How It Was Measured.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 13, 2021

Probably I should tell you that I was busy with VR projects, but the truth is that I have been celebrating a lot lately, especially the recent victory of Italy in the Euro 2020 soccer championship. Oculus plans to introduce in-app purchases to App Lab experiences. More info (Lynx R2 on Road To VR) More info (Lynx R2 on Upload VR).

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Peter Graham

JANUARY 22, 2020

The was a lot going at CES 2020 this month when it came to virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR) technologies, with Spatial ‘s collaboration tool of particular note. The software also supports VR headsets like Oculus Quest and integrates with Microsoft Teams. to create an account.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 21, 2020

So, here you are how I envision this 2020 in virtual reality! (I’ll Me wearing the Oculus Quest. I see 2020 as a good year of consolidation, where VR will grow linearly before the expected explosion around 2022. Anyway, I don’t envision VR entering the mainstream in 2020. The reasons?

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VRScout

APRIL 1, 2020

With Oculus having launched hand-tracking on the Quest this past December, I wonder how far we are from consumer-ready mind-control systems. In January 2020, Haptx announced a Series A financing round of $12M. . A shoutout to all those who have been actively collaborating with others in VR on multiple WhatsApp XR chat groups.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 31, 2020

The space, which is accessible on PC VR headsets and Oculus Quest , features community-created billboards, 16 community storefronts, and rooftop areas to view the ball drop and (of course) virtual fireworks. The world is open to both PC VR and Oculus Quest headsets. Know of any other awesome NYE events in VR?

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EON Reality

MARCH 13, 2020

Read on to find out why he thinks 2020 holds the greatest promise and potential it has ever been to effectively use AVR technology to change and improve the way we teach and the way we learn. The benefits of this connectivity are many and varied depending on who you are, your demographic group, or generation.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 25, 2021

Between the $299 Oculus Quest, the death of the movie theater, and the COVID stigma on shared headsets, you’d think we wouldn’t be hearing much about this right now. The developer of “Omni Arena,” a four-player full-body VR attraction, aims to attract guests back to entertainment venues after the 2020 COVID-19 lockdowns.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Many years before the release of Half-Life: Alyx , a group of fans built a rudimentary Half-Life 2 VR mod which allowed the game to be played with early VR headset development kits. But now a group of proven VR modders is aiming to finally make it a reality. But the Half-Life 2 VR mod may live on yet.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

In 2012, the first Oculus Rift emerged, triggering a burst of excitement followed by relative silence from consumers. However, when the pandemic struck in 2020, it became a critical tool for keeping people connected, engaged, and creative. The number of global VR startups increased by over 14 from 2020 and 2021.

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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. 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 Valve teases SteamVR 2.0. No availability.”

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VRScout

AUGUST 29, 2021

What’s exciting about HeadOffice.Space is that it is interoperable, flexible, and accessible across multiple platforms, with Mac, iOS, Android, Oculus Rift, Google Cardboard, and Oculus Quest support currently in development. 73% of teams will have remote workers by 2028 ( Upwork ).

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Peter Graham

OCTOBER 25, 2019

VR Education Holdings, the group best known for the Apollo 11 VR and the Titanic VR experiences also released a proprietary virtual reality (VR) education platform at the end of 2018 called ENGAGE. Today, the company has announced that the platform has been selected by Facebook for its Oculus Independent Software Vendors (ISV) programme.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Meta (Oculus). With the Oculus ecosystem, schools and professional training companies alike are beginning to scale their virtual curriculums for a wide range of use cases. In 2020, the University of Washington used Magic Leap’s tech to introduce a fully remote classroom to students.

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VRScout

JANUARY 31, 2020

The 2020 Sundance Film Festival has brought us some of the most interesting VR and AR projects we’ve ever seen on the festival circuit. From an aquatic VR experience that had us lying face-down in a pool to a meditative mixed reality piece that tracked breathing, there was no such thing as “too crazy” at New Frontier 2020.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 12, 2021

Some weeks ago, a group of 12 indie development studios decided to launch the first bundle dedicated to App Lab experiences for Oculus Quest. The user could buy the bundle and get access to sideloadable versions of the games, with the promise of a free key for when the game would have been approved by Oculus on App Lab.

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AR Insider

AUGUST 30, 2021

The seed round was led by KB Partners and TitletownTech, with participation from Greycroft, Verizon Ventures, Haslam Sports Group, 49ers Enterprises, and SC Holdings, and “additional strategic celebrity investors.”. The minority-owned startup StatusPRO is building the Larmar Jackson Experience with the NFL quarterback.

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ARPost

JULY 16, 2020

Winners from the past three events include Oculus Rift and Quest, Google Tilt Brush, HTC VIVE Pro, and the Vader Immortal series. VRChat , the group bringing the VR Awards online, is a free-to-play virtual world currently in early access on Steam , Oculus , and VIVEPORT. The Oculus Rift S headset. About the VR Awards.

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