The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 12, 2020

A video that got popular this week has a bit shocked me: in it, you can see a user pointing its Lidar-powered iPad towards some objects and in like 2 seconds being able to reconstruct an exact clone of that 3D object, fully meshed and textured. Someone has made a WebAR exporter for Unity. This is so cool!

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

Everyone has seen the video of the whale in the gym and Magic Leap is one of the XR companies having obtained more money. According to the same report, the company will start taking developers onboard in 2021, for the release of a first mixed reality device in 2022 and an AR glass in 2023. Oculus and Unity partner for a course on VR.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 27, 2021

The VR ecosystem can end 2021 with a big smile on its face. This has been thanks to its massive growth: according to Rec Room’s Shawn Whiting, in March 2021 the total number of users was 2 million, while now they are 37. A look back at 2021. It’s the end of the year, and it’s time to look back at what has happened in 2021.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 2, 2020

This means having AR and VR on the same device ; A 5G modem ; 8K videos playback at 60fps; Accelerated AI so that to be able to perform objects recognition and other cool stuff on the camera feed. There is not much to say, but there is a lot to see… so click on the below links, watch the videos and let them inspire you! Learn more.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 26, 2021

Before leaving you to the best news of the week, I would like to highlight two notable things about my work: My crazy trolling game “The Unity Cube” has been featured in a video by Upload VR! It will be released to selected partners in Q4 2021 and to the general public in Q1 2022. You don’t even know how this made me happy!

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2021

They “will incorporate some of the key features found in the DualSense wireless controller, along with a focus on great ergonomics”; There will be a “new generation” of games and experiences for it; It is still under development and won’t launch in 2021. MWC Shanghai 2021 showcased some XR technologies. More info (Qualcomm AR Viewer?—?Road

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 1, 2020

It’s been 2 hours full of cool insights and you can watch all of them in the video here below: if you have the time, I assure you you won’t regret watching it! If you don’t have 2 hours, don’t worry, here below I have extracted the most interesting tidbits of the videos for you to enjoy!

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2021

It seems that it is more complicated than they initially thought (I wonder if the problems are only technical or also privacy-related), and so it is being delayed; A video on a dev blog article released by Facebook shows what seems to be a redesign of the toolbar of the Quest interface. This could be The Unity Cube 2.0.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Game engines like the versatile Unity have long been the go-to for AR development, and for good reason. But its reputation as a video game engine can also be intimidating — especially to those who want to create AR software for enterprise. ” You know what, go learn Unity and coding and figure out how to actually make it.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Game engines like the versatile Unity have long been the go-to for AR development, and for good reason. But its reputation as a video game engine can also be intimidating — especially to those who want to create AR software for enterprise. ” You know what, go learn Unity and coding and figure out how to actually make it.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Game engines like the versatile Unity have long been the go-to for AR development, and for good reason. But its reputation as a video game engine can also be intimidating -- especially to those who want to create AR software for enterprise. You know what, go learn Unity and coding and figure out how to actually make it.

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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

APRIL 12, 2021

This week has been pretty crazy: It all started with Facebook approving my silly The Unity Cube application (an application with just a cube) on App Lab. This Quest-Focus-Neo mix will be launched in China on May, 10th 2021. Learn more (Official website) Learn more (Video about their vision of the future).

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 11, 2019

More info (No Gear VR support on Note 10) More info (Object scanning on Note 10+) More info (Video of object scanning on Note 10+). that should be released around 2021 should add support for VR devices. Unreal Engine is adding Vulkan support for Oculus Quest and Unity fill follow later on this year. Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

This can be a fantastic feature for concierge services for hotels, restaurants, or similar structures (it reminds a bit of what Amazon Sumerian tried to offer some months ago, and that my friend Eloi exploited well ). Unity has bought Weta Digital for 1.6B. Unity has just bought Weta Digital for 1.6B.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 25, 2022

This is not a tweet, it is a #metaverse message… #VirtualReality #VR #AR pic.twitter.com/f9aDJ2mbc3 — TonyVT SkarredGhost (@SkarredGhost) July 25, 2021. If it manages to enter the European market, it means that Meta can sell many millions of headsets more than in 2021. Epic has implemented it, and Unity is doing that too.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

I was pretty shocked to see the video of The Walking Dead on Upload VR and not being able to spot many differences between the two versions. Upload hypothesizes that maybe a 2-year partnership with Lenovo forces them to do so until May 2021. Facebook is going to launch a pair of smartglasses in 2021.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 23, 2020

I think that we’ll have more info at OC7, with maybe a launch in 2021/2022. 90% of people getting a Quest for Christmas are new users for VR; Facebook has released 3 videos related to the 3 talks that it should have performed at GDC. Unity is offering 3 months of Free Learning so that you can sharp your development skills.

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