The Ghost Howls

MARCH 13, 2023

I’ve very limited time, but luckily this week has not been very relevant for the ecosystem, so I’m managing to write this newsletter anyway Top news of the week (Image by Microsoft) AltspaceVR shuts down In one of the saddest moments of the latest years in VR, AltspaceVR has closed its doors.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 11, 2023

More info Jim Ryan hints at a possible PlayStation metaverse The court documents related to the FTC vs Microsoft trial related to the acquisition of Activision contain a very interesting piece of information related to what Sony may be working on. This would be great for having a more natural interaction on Quest 3.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 11, 2020

Well, it is not a problem of virtual reality, but of the whole tech sector , that has seen its investments decreasing a lot in 2020. Unreal Engine 4.25 update, Unreal Engine has added many features that may be useful in crafting XR experiences. adds many XR features. UE4 Developers rejoice! In its latest 4.25

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Road to VR

JANUARY 6, 2023

Vrgineers , the team behind enterprise-focused wide-FOV VR headsets, announced at CES 2023 this week that it’s releasing a wireless version of its latest XTAL VR headset. A prototype of the belt-worn transmitter is available at CES 2023, which is said to weigh 920 grams. Two fast-switching 4K LCD displays for virtual reality.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 27, 2023

The Tracker is one of the most successful products sold by HTC: it is mostly used by the VRChat community people to have full-body VR in their favorite social space, or by VR arcades to be able to track props in virtual reality. HTC is currently the market leader, and its Trackers have arrived at their 3rd edition.

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Robert Scoble

OCTOBER 4, 2019

It isn’t alone, we know of many companies that are spending billions on same, including Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Sony, Magic Leap, Huawei, and others. At its recent Oculus Connect conference, where it was speaking to virtual reality fans and developers, Facebook made it very clear during its keynote “we are building AR glasses.”

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 27, 2022

Then we have a new report from The Verge that says that the upcoming Apple visor is coming with an M2 chip (we knew that); Kuo saying that Apple will release its visor in January 2023 (we knew that); Apple AR glasses (not the headset, but the glasses) have now entered the design development stage and should release in 2024 (again, we knew).

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

It’s refreshing to see Pimax continuing to develop high-end virtual reality hardware, whilst other players have scaled back their plans, canceled projects, or just offered… radio silence. You can take very long flights in Microsoft Flight Simulator or some very long driving sessions when racing “24 Heures du Mans”.

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XR Today - Big XR News tag

MAY 26, 2023

Notably, XR Today celebrated the best in XR enterprise innovation this week via the XR Awards 2023. XR Awards Winners Announced The XR Awards 2023, alongside an esteemed group of industry expert judges, revealed this year’s winners across 16 categories that showcase the best and brightest the space has to offer.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Speaking of things like MetaVRse, you have Invidia, who just announced Omniverse this week, which is their kind of persistent, collaborative platform for high quality virtual reality running in the cloud. But then you look at Unreal. And probably mass adoption of that will start in kind of 2023 and progressed to 2025.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Speaking of things like MetaVRse, you have Invidia, who just announced Omniverse this week, which is their kind of persistent, collaborative platform for high quality virtual reality running in the cloud. But then you look at Unreal. And probably mass adoption of that will start in kind of 2023 and progressed to 2025.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Speaking of things like MetaVRse, you have Invidia, who just announced Omniverse this week, which is their kind of persistent, collaborative platform for high quality virtual reality running in the cloud. But then you look at Unreal. And probably mass adoption of that will start in kind of 2023 and progressed to 2025.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The fact that the studio behind such a popular game has decided to have a VR port is the sign that Virtual Reality has started to become interesting for famous indie studios. And the fact that there will be a VR version of this important game will give virtual reality even more awareness and popularity inside the gaming community.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

I entered VR in 2014 after having tried an Oculus Rift DK2 : it was the startup Oculus that made me love virtual reality. The price was steep for many small companies that just wanted to buy a Quest for $300 and enjoy the advantages of virtual reality. It is for me instead a very difficult decision to stand.

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