The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The drama about Unity’s new pricing models has set the whole game development community on fire, while we had an unexpected leak about the Pico 5 and some updates on the Apple Vision Pro. In the case of Unity Personal, the thresholds are 200,000 downloads and 200,000 in revenues, and the fee is $0.20 per install. And this $0.2

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Soon, Meta will host its Connect 2023 event, whereby the firm will announce innovations in its XR product portfolio. Currently, Unity is the most widely-used gaming engine used to create VR/AR/MR experiences for individual developers and enterprises. Gears are turning as the mid-year crossover is in full effect.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Companies can use engines from companies like Unity to recreate digital “twins” of products, buildings, and other items, combined with information from various data sources. Using clunky controllers often detracts from the immersive interaction, and can make learning how to use a new technology more complex.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 20, 2023

January is a productive month for extended reality (XR) technologies following CES 2023; as February approaches, Meta and Shopify have introduced hand-tracking innovations for their customers, continuing the journey of XR innovation. Meta is releasing its hand-tracking update in April 2023.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 26, 2023

Googles solutions allow developers to quickly optimize their augmented reality experiences for android devices, with a convenient Software Development Kit (SDK). Unity Software company, Unity, provides developers and innovators in the creative world with tools capable of building a wide variety of different ads and marketing campaigns.

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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. of our revenues with Unity. This is fair, and this is why a good chunk of the community answered positively to these new terms.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 26, 2023

But there’s even more: Unity has already published a page about how it is possible to build for the Quest 3 using not only the XR Interaction Toolkit, but also AR Foundation. Unity page also confirms that the headset will provide plane detection, so you will be able for instance to detect the walls and the desks in your room.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

AUGUST 24, 2023

“Hand Control” for Osso VR’s healthcare training platform introduces new tracking options, which negates the need for a user to leverage a controller to navigate and interact with immersive training scenarios. Moreover, PICO improves controller-less inputs with more accurate and stable motion tracking.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 8, 2023

With eye-tracking solutions, software can be designed to effectively render the content users are viewing according to their specific needs, reducing bandwidth use and improving clarity. With hand-tracking capabilities, innovators can remove the need for teams to utilize external controllers and devices when interacting with digital content.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Unity, one of the market leaders in RT3D technology, has a comprehensive kit intended to assist businesses and developers in this optimization process. One-click solutions such as Unity Reflect automatically prepare data for real-time consumption in a 3D, interactive environment.

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Upload VR

JANUARY 13, 2023

Unity’s new package lets developers add hand tracking without using headset-specific SDKs. Previously, adding support for controller-free hand tracking on Quest required importing the Oculus Integration. The XR Hands package , currently in preview, supports hand tracking via Unity’s standard XR subsystem and OpenXR.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The firm plans to ship the G2 product in Q3 2023. The G1 device comes with a rich software development kit (SDK), enabling clients to integrate the HaptX brand of realistic feedback into custom immersive applications using Unreal Engine and Unity. Organizations developing their.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The past week has been a pretty interesting one for the tech world: between Microsoft Ignite, Unity Unite, and the OpenAI drama, there has been a lot to follow. Unity 6 takes back the original way of specifying engine versions and abandons the confusing one that bound a new Unity version to the year it was released.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 8, 2023

The device comes with its own convenient controllers, and works well with Windows operating systems, for quick access to a range of enterprise applications. Latest HP News Acer Another computing and electronics company exploring the mixed reality environment is Acer.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

This isn’t counting the cameras on the new Touch Pro controllers. Hand-tracking Works with Snapdragon Spaces (Unity/Unreal) 2.5X better AI, 50% less power (vs last-gen) WiFi 7 Latency phone to device 2ms 3rd party controllers Supports Lightship/VPS.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

The purchase enables Meta to leverage technology that simulates user touch and feel feedback from a controller or glove. Today, Meta agreed to pause the purchase of Within until January 1st, 2023, or until the FTC officially blocks the deal. Last Friday, Meta publicly announced the acquisition of Berlin-based haptics developers Lofelt.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 12, 2024

Although the project was put on hold, the new “ Haptics Studio ” created by Meta in 2023 indicates the company is again stepping into the haptic landscape. This allows them to recognize specific patterns of movement and hand gestures, making it easier to control virtual interfaces. What are VR Gloves Used for?

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 23, 2023

The device comes with its own convenient controllers and works well with Windows operating systems, for quick access to a range of enterprise applications. The product comes with a handheld remote control and a removable eye guard for variable light conditions. Plus, HP supports six degrees of freedom with no tracking boundaries.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2024

I strongly believe that one of the reasons why Apple has chosen only eyes, voice, and hands as the interactions means for its glasses is because with future AR glasses people won’t take controllers with them all the time. I think the more we go on, the more VR-only headsets will disappear unless they have a strong focus on gaming.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 28, 2023

The unboxing shows that the device has a very simple packaging, which includes both the headset and the controllers. This confirms that the headset is going to ship with controllers and that there is no charging station in the original box. That’s fantastic news for all Unity XR developers!

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ARPost

JUNE 8, 2023

Pro hallmarks coming to the Quest 3 include color passthrough and the Pro controllers. The headset’s 12 cameras, five sensors, and six mics enable controller-free tracking, voice interactions, and impressive audio. Developers with early access include JigSpace , and the headset’s software is compatible with Unity.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The NuLoupes smart glasses contain an IR sensor, IMU, android operating system, continuous magnification, high-resolution depth sensors, voice control, and a 4K camera system. The SDK will also support third-party Unity plug-ins, and NuEyes intends to ship its SDK platform in Q1 2024.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 24, 2024

This week, AR instructional solutions provider Taqtile announced official support for Microsoft’s Unity-based Mixed Reality Toolkit 3 (MRTK3) in a move to broaden the usability of its Manifest application ready for a “growing number” of OpenXR devices in 2024.

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Upload VR

MAY 31, 2023

We have hands-on impressions from CES 2023 and we plan to formally review the headset soon. We went hands-on with the new modular headset at CES 2023. That's not possible on Quest Pro other than inside the Unity Editor, with Meta's focus being on the standalone experience only.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 17, 2023

Read more here Holo-Light and Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems In the manufacturing and industrial landscape, the measurement and quality control aspects of dealing with various components can often be a time-consuming process, particularly for companies building submarines.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 23, 2023

Could also be a negative one, if these people want to control it, though. More info Unity fires around 300 employees While the news about Microsoft layoffs made headlines everywhere, it was more silent the second round of layoffs at Unity. I guess we’ll see, but I’m pretty sure this step will have long-term consequences.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Laser Dance’s teaser trailer, which was first shown right after Meta Connect 2023 The main challenge with a game like this, and possibly any roomscale MR game, is to make levels that adapt well to any room regardless of its size and layout. The game is still in full development, aiming for a release in 2024.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

According to the news outlet DigiTimes, Apple will use Taiwan-based Pegatron as its sole assembly manufacturer for it, and mass production of the device is set to begin “at the end of the first quarter of 2023”. Pimax Portal is a handheld console with detachable controllers , exactly like the Switch. Some news on content.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 31, 2024

Apple Vision Pro Apps: The Apple Apps During WWDC 2023, Apple’s debut of the Apple Vision Pro drew much attention to the existing Apple tools that would work on the headset. Plus, since VisionOS allows users to place controls or displays on any surface, there are plenty of opportunities to create their own “immersive workspaces.”

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 19, 2023

This means that the release of this headset may not happen before the end of 2023 for sure. Pre-teen accounts will have very strict safety measures and they must be set up by an adult, which will have total control over it. But having these new displays is a huge undertaking, and the production may only start later this year.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 15, 2022

New connectors are in development and finally also popular software like Unity and Blender will be able to connect with Omniverse. First of all, according to him, the announcement of the HMD is still set for January 2023 with a cool launch event. units in 2023. Tools to supercharge graphics workflows with machine learning.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 14, 2023

Google controls both sides of the #adtech market: sell & buy. link] pic.twitter.com/2rZok2BWYs — Margrethe Vestager (@vestager) June 14, 2023 Such actions could marginalise rival advert exchanges, violating Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU. This has resulted in ad auctions and bids favouring the tech giant.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 22, 2024

With eye-tracking solutions, software can be designed to effectively render the content users are viewing according to their specific needs, reducing bandwidth use and improving clarity. With hand-tracking capabilities, innovators can remove the need for teams to utilize external controllers and devices when interacting with digital content.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 27, 2020

Unity changes how it handles XR Plugins. There will be an XR plugins manager, and some of them will be managed by Unity together with its partners (e.g. So sad for me, considering the 5 years I’ve spent using Vuforia in Unity… so many memories…. More info (Announcement by Unity Technologies) More info (Comment by Upload VR).

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 24, 2020

Who doesn’t want to do that can still use his/her Oculus account to log in until 2023 , but he/she won’t be able to use all the social functionalities of the device (like Venues, Horizon, etc…). After 2023, the devices won’t be guaranteed to work with an Oculus login. I think his world domination plans are going as expected.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 17, 2023

Currently, it manufactures electronics components and machine tool controls for machine builders. pic.twitter.com/733nAV2tTZ — Siemens (@Siemens) July 13, 2023 Siemens also aims to expedite growth, innovation, and resilience with its extended reality (XR) and Web3 technologies.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The article talked about a headset shipping without controllers and aiming at the sweet price point of $200. Mark Gurman reiterated a similar rumor: he didn’t say that Meta will ship it without controllers, but just that it is evaluating also that option. The second is about interactions.

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