VRScout

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Our team has been working non-stop throughout 2020 to further push the envelope of what is possible in XR and VR. We are especially excited by the introduction of depth awareness in the XR-3 through combined LiDAR and RGB video, enabling the most realistic mixed reality experiences ever seen.

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Upload VR

MARCH 19, 2024

Rebuilt in Unreal Engine 5, Riven is 1997's sequel to the atmospheric puzzle game Myst. Regarded as one of the 20th century's most iconic and highest selling video games, the 1993 title helped herald the CD-ROM format in that decade. Myst's 2020 re-release hit Quest headsets first and then Steam the following year.

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VRScout

APRIL 21, 2021

The Cannes XR Virtual 2020 Award Ceremony / Image Credit: MOR. When I attended the first-ever Cannes XR back in 2020, the virtual event had its fair share of technical difficulties, but also many unforgettable experiences and learnings for the entire community. . ” Image Credit: NewImages Festival 2020.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 13, 2020

Ben Lang has written a very interesting editorial on the topic, and for instance, he imagines that this may mean that all Sony-owned game studios will all start using Unreal Engine as their game engine , unifying the production processes among them all. We have no answers and Video Games Deluxe is tightlipped on this. Noire: The V.R.

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ARPost

MAY 16, 2022

We spent a number of months rebuilding the Blippbuilder, our content, and authoring tool,” Galleria told ARPost in 2020, fresh off of the OnePlus Nord virtual launch event. Building out the revenues and continuing at that pace means we need more boots on the ground,” Galaria told ARPost in a video interview. A Look at the AR Market.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2020

He promised us all to show images and videos on his social media profiles. Someone found confirmation on this rumor by the fact that the invitation to WWDC 2020 shows a Memoji with a person wearing glasses. Is it for some patents on video streaming? Unreal Engine 5 may change the rules of game development.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 25, 2019

Similarly, the video game industry has over the last 10+ years been moving away from the disc and cartridge model in favor of centralized online platforms and larger on-board storage. We took what people love about board games and video games, and brought them together,” Tilt Five’s CEO Jerri Ellsworth told me during an interview.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Web3, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and creative content have also allowed artists to leverage real-time 3D (RT3D) content for music videos, live stage performances, and others. The award-winning artist combines her groundbreaking style of artistry and storytelling with Epic Games’ Unreal Engine and Abelton.

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VRScout

AUGUST 29, 2021

“We noticed that not only do people communicate better in these environments but they are able to stay for longer periods of time without feeling fatigued, they make more friends and develop a deeper sense of belonging and community compared to standard video conferencing platforms. Livestream to millions of people or save it to video.

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ARPost

JULY 23, 2021

A large adoption rate for augmented and virtual reality in 2020 has broadened the audience and age groups interested in the latest technologies. Immersive games and apps and 3D videos have opened a new world for emotionally exhausted people staying at home 24/7. See Also: The Future of XR’s Remote Events in the New Normal. ICHVR 2021.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 16, 2020

The good news of the week is that I’ve been selected as one of the speakers at AWE USA 2020 ! This is also used to substitute workshops and speeches usually employing Youtube Videos or Youtube Live Streams ; VR events , made in virtual reality in platforms like ENGAGE, Somnium Space, Mozilla Hubs, VIRBela, etc…. Top news of the week.

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Hypergrid Business

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Unreal Engine 4 is also an industry standard although it has a steeper learning curve than Unity. You basically start completing tasks such as watching online videos, readings, and practice exercises. It features general videos, tutorial videos and a VR project that a s student should undertake. For a RRP €118.99

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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. ViewMagic wants to make volumetric videos easy. More info (ViewMagic / Video 1) More info (ViewMagic / Video 2).

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ARVR

AUGUST 9, 2021

That’s unreal, right? The marketing companies have understood that their targeted audience is now the new generation and to win them over using boring 2D videos and images is next to impossible, that’s where AR comes into the picture. By using Augmented Reality , Businesses can actually show what their products are used for.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Today at GTC 2020, NVIDIA has released three very interesting news that we in the XR sector should care about: New enterprise NVIDIA RTX A6000 and NVIDIA A40 graphics card have been released; Cloud XR servers are now available on AWS; Omniverse, the collaboration tool for artists, enters open beta.

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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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The Ghost Howls

JULY 20, 2020

The price of these two new models $375 for the Pico G2 “4K S” and $450 for the G2 “4K Enterprise” (that will be available in Q3 2020). H266 video standard can pave the way to 8K video streaming. 266/Versatile Video Coding (VVC). If we look at the data of the three independent reports, we get a clear coherent picture.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 3, 2023

Its Flipside Studio solution will empower content creators to create engaging videos via real-time motion capture (mocap) and production tools. Flipside XR released the VR production tool after extensive testing and feedback from its content creator user base on its early access version launched in 2020.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2020

2020's been a hell of a year, huh? Alan: Well, I figured since we're about to end 2020, and I also figure that since this is our 150th episode, I would crack a beer while we record this episode, because what a year we have had. So anybody who had a reasonable platform for video conferencing and events and things like this skyrocketed.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2020

2020's been a hell of a year, huh? Alan: Well, I figured since we're about to end 2020, and I also figure that since this is our 150th episode, I would crack a beer while we record this episode, because what a year we have had. So anybody who had a reasonable platform for video conferencing and events and things like this skyrocketed.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 11, 2020

Per se, this is not a surprising news (all companies are working on next iterations of their devices), but what is surprising is the timing that the report suggests: a new Oculus Quest should have been announced at the end of 2020, but due to the coronavirus pandemic, it will come in 2021. Investments in AR/VR companies are at 2013 level.

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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

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).

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 26, 2020

Since we’re focused on value creation in the enterprise and education space, Charlie Fink from Forbes described us as “ a new 3D game engine that means business “ The MetaVRse Engine was released on June 1, 2020, at Augmented World Expo (AWE). This is scheduled for a Q4 release. And some use cases? Header image by MetaVRse).

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Building the Metaverse

JANUARY 18, 2023

For people who couldn’t realize their creativity in a sandbox or walled-garden — platforms like Unreal and Unity enable the creation of real-time, immersive worlds that simulate reality. Image from Unreal Engine 5.1 is a good example of something that probably never would have been funded by a traditional game publisher.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 14, 2023

They then mounted the hardware for inside-out positional tracking into the vehicle. Using the Varjo XR-3 headset, the team was then able to combine a real-time video feed, with 3d car renders, built within Unreal and Unity software.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2020

2020's been a hell of a year, huh? Alan: Well, I figured since we're about to end 2020, and I also figure that since this is our 150th episode, I would crack a beer while we record this episode, because what a year we have had. So anybody who had a reasonable platform for video conferencing and events and things like this skyrocketed.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 14, 2020

And during all these months the hype was high, and we all thought about 2020 as a golden year for PCVR gaming , with the release of Half-Life: Alyx and Medal Of Honor. And while Unreal Engine already supports OpenXR, Unity is a bit lagging, but support is coming in 2021. Watch the video teaser. Well, we were wrong. Some XR fun.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 13, 2021

It talked about SIFT features and how the inventor used this kind of features to add 3D model of rabbits and teapots on top of a desk and over the hand in a camera video stream. A virtual teapot added to a real scene in a video stream. You can clearly see from the videos that we did our first demos inside the Oculus samples scenes.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 4, 2019

video) More info (Unreal Engine with Octane Renderer) More info (Wi-fi is not enough for VR streaming). More info (Apple AR/VR jobs listing) More info (Apple hires Nat Brown) More info (Robert Scoble’s tweet) More info (iPhones becoming 5G compatible in 2020) More info (Apple art courses). News worth a mention.

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Road to VR

JUNE 3, 2019

SEE ALSO Report: Apple Developing AR/VR Headset with 8K Resolution Per-eye Slated for 2020. Video recording in AR Quick Look. ” Rather than asking iOS developers to learn game engine tools like Unity or Unreal Engine, it seems that RealityKit will be an option that Apple hopes will be easier and more familiar to its developers.

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ARVR

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Now more than ever the term virtual is becoming more synonymous with video conferencing i.e. Zoom calls, as opposed to actual immersive virtual environments with three Dimensional elements and interactive engagement. How To Use the ARLOOPA App: A Step-by-Step Guide (2020) 3. The All-Encompassing Extended Reality!

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The company has not posted real photos or footage from the glasses, just a promo video with an accompanying blog post detailed some of their characteristics. The most viral XR video of the week has been the trailer of Alter Ego, a contest between singers on TV where the singers are represented by digital avatars on the stage.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 24, 2021

Another big kudos comes from the fact that Snap is clearly showing all the limitations of the device in its communication : in all photos and videos, you can spot the limited FOV of the device, something that instead all the other AR companies try to hide. HTC had $210 million as the total revenue for 2020. Kudos to Snap for it.

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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. Some XR fun.

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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. Do you remember that viral video where someone using a smartphone was able to take a picture of an object and then paste it into Photoshop by just framing the PC with Photoshop with the phone

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

Starting from early next year (2020), in beta for consumers and developers, it will be possible to use your bare hands within the Oculus Quest. A full mesh of virtual hands superimposed to the video stream of the hands of the user from inside the Quest. Lovers of natural interfaces, rejoice! Oculus Quest running Go apps.

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