The Ghost Howls

MAY 30, 2023

Top news of the week (Image by Brad Lynch) Bloomberg got a preview of the Quest 3 Last week I predicted that Meta could have given us a glimpse of the Quest 3 during the Gaming Showcase on June, 1st, so that to create attention around its device before the announcement of the Apple headset. But that’s just a speculation of mine.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Last week we had a first look at the controllers, while this week we had quite a confusing leak about its product line, which, if confirmed, would show an ambitious plan by the Chinese company. Yes, it is less than the 5% of Unreal, but until yesterday we only paid per seat, not both per seat and per revenue sharing. And this 2.5%

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 17, 2023

Now the next step is making also the controllers work with a PC. More info News worth a mention (Image by Meta) Meta CTO talks about the Quest 3 launch Andrew Bosworth has spoken about the launch of the Quest 3, stating that actually, Meta has not changed its plans for the launch because of the upcoming announcement of the Apple Vision Pro.

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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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SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Soon, Meta will host its Connect 2023 event, whereby the firm will announce innovations in its XR product portfolio. Peter Vindevoge, speaking on the entry of Meta Platforms, Apple, and many others, could lead to a trend of greater VR gaming adoption. Gears are turning as the mid-year crossover is in full effect.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 26, 2021

A friend of mine hadn’t managed to read beyond the 2023 predictions because what he had read was already too much for him. Acquiring it, Epic secures a great source of assets for the developers using its Unreal Engine, and also the connection with many talents. He’s someone that knows well what XR is. Some XR fun.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Rob is a big fan of PCVR (he even tried to design a new SteamVR controller , do you remember?) Pimax 12K (Image by Pimax) Regarding the 12K headset, this was still some way off, with a 12K demo planned for Q3 of 2023, a roadshow in Q4, and a presentation at CES in January 2024.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

On a separate note, the Quest 2 has just been updated to Runtime v44, which brings additional parental control tools, plus finally many customization options to record videos on the device. This is great news for us content creators. More info (Multiplayer Horizon Worlds home) More info (Meta Quest runtime v44). Some news on the metaverse.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 9, 2024

Top news of the week (Image by Apple) Apple announces the release date of the Apple Vision Pro During the last few days, the rumors about possible release dates for the Apple Vision Pro have intensified , and someone talked about January, 27 as the day of the launch. The headset will be available for purchase in the U.S.,

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 3, 2023

It was our hope for Google entering the AR race together with Meta and Apple. More info A new full body tracking technique Some researchers working with Meta have developed a new technology to reconstruct the pose of the full body of the user using only the tracking information coming from the headset and the controllers.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

In my opinion, it is a controlled leak to ruin the launch of Pico 4 , which according to rumors is happening these days… but of course, I could be wrong. The Australia-based startup hopes to ship its first production run starting in April 2023, which includes a batch of 2,000 units. I mean, this story smells.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 13, 2021

This has been a pretty interesting week for me, having spoken at XR Safety Week and Stereopsia, and having published two cool articles about creating innovative SteamVR controllers and using Application SpaceWarp in Unity to almost double the framerate of your application. Apple headset may be very lightweight.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Since Facebook doesn’t control Oculus anymore, because everything is becoming Meta, the Facebook login won’t be mandatory for “Oculus” devices anymore. It is comprised of grip handles for the controllers and a special facemask that makes it easier to clean the headset after you have sweat inside it. Project Nazare.

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