The Ghost Howls

JULY 20, 2020

Google’s investment for a 7.7% Google-Jio joint venture to develop an Android-based platform for an affordable 5G phone. This new standard evolves the previous H265 compression format for videos, reducing data requirement up to 50% while providing visually the same quality. Read about Google experiments with AR and wearables.

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AllThingsVR

APRIL 26, 2017

VR Camera Wars: Facebook VS Google On day two of Facebook’s F8 conference, Facebook’s CTO Mike Schroepfer showed off designs for two new 360 cameras that the company is going to help push to market. The conceptual idea, sometimes referred to as volumetric capture, has been heralded for some time as a major milestone for VR.

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VRScout

MAY 25, 2017

Watch YouTube in VR with your friends, Google pours resources into shared social VR experiences, upcoming standalone headsets will be wireless, the Snapchat vs. Facebook continues, the investment & funding wrapup, and more… You can enjoy the full audio recording below: WATCH YOUTUBE IN VR… WITH YOUR FRIENDS!

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 31, 2016

Nokia has launched the OZO Player SDK , a cross-platform foundation for creating applications with high fidelity VR video playback. Road to VR spoke with Nokia’s Head of VR Technologies, Tarif Sayed to learn more about the offering. We decided to really go and have a product that solves most of the key issues with VR playback.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 9, 2020

InVR is another nice company making 360 videos and volumetric videos. They showcased a series of 360 videos shot by them and that could be enjoyed through an Oculus Go. So, for instance, there was a painting of a market, and they shot 360 videos of a wholesale market where there were fish and other kinds of food.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 20, 2021

I expect all these trends to continue in 2021, for a year that will see the growth of the technology on all its sides (software and hardware). Using the Qualcomm XR2 reference design, it is quite easy for a manufacturer to create a clone of the Quest 2, maybe also a slightly better one.

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Road to VR

MAY 7, 2017

In my last article I explained how 360 film production technology has gone from proprietary systems held by a few well-funded companies to now being accessible by basically anyone. Rather obviously, this has leveled the playing field and the number of companies and individuals making 360 film content has increased dramatically.

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VRScout

JANUARY 19, 2017

Barrack Obama has been an early adopter of new technologies since the beginning of his time in office. Our charter was to give him one more technological milestone before he left office. Obama tries Google Cardboard in Hanover, Germany April 25, 2016. Why it Worked in 360°.

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ARVR

MARCH 5, 2021

Virtual Reality is a medium, or a media technology. As a medium of expression, it is comparable to video, which it surpasses with its third spatial dimension. Everything from AR to VR, with a bunch of MR in between, is collectively referred to as XR, or XR Technologies. until Google Cardboard showed it didn’t have to be.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

Oculus Quest 2 is a great piece of technology. The tracking technology is almost the same , with just the cameras being a bit better in low light conditions. If you have watched Rick&Morty, you get the reference (Image from Reddit). Description. Performances of the Qualcomm XR2 vs the previous 835 chipset. Oculus Link.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 26, 2020

So we focused on the emerging consumer landscape and the emerging technology landscape, and make sure that the KT brand continues to be relevant not only today, but five or ten years from now. So we are focusing on looking at new business models and emerging technologies, then tying those to our strategy businesses.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 26, 2020

So we focused on the emerging consumer landscape and the emerging technology landscape, and make sure that the KT brand continues to be relevant not only today, but five or ten years from now. So we are focusing on looking at new business models and emerging technologies, then tying those to our strategy businesses.

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XR for Business Podcast

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

But if the people developing the technology don’t understand how kids’ brains learn, it’s not going to take, no matter how innovative. I was working a school group here known as GESS -- which is the acronym for Jumeirah English Speaking School -- also broadly referred to as GESS Dubai now. Using VR in the classroom is a no-brainer.

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XR for Business Podcast

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

But if the people developing the technology don’t understand how kids’ brains learn, it’s not going to take, no matter how innovative. I was working a school group here known as GESS -- which is the acronym for Jumeirah English Speaking School -- also broadly referred to as GESS Dubai now. Using VR in the classroom is a no-brainer.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 26, 2020

So we focused on the emerging consumer landscape and the emerging technology landscape, and make sure that the KT brand continues to be relevant not only today, but five or ten years from now. So we are focusing on looking at new business models and emerging technologies, then tying those to our strategy businesses.

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XR for Business Podcast

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

But if the people developing the technology don’t understand how kids’ brains learn, it’s not going to take, no matter how innovative. I was working a school group here known as GESS -- which is the acronym for Jumeirah English Speaking School -- also broadly referred to as GESS Dubai now. Using VR in the classroom is a no-brainer.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 2, 2019

Skybox VR Video Player, Source Technology Inc 41. Tilt Brush, Google 47. The target of Oculus Quest is the casual gamer that has an attention to innovation. It is not a device for hard gamers (that would prefer tethered headsets) or for the real average consumer (that may still not understand the value of VR).

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 8, 2018

After the calibration, there is a common reference system and you can use the controller. The device is based on Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 VR reference design , and this means that surely it is not the most powerful device on the market. Sometimes it is also necessary to re-calibrate the controller because its tracking has drifted.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

Most recently we launched a frontier technology fund investing actively in VR and AI. Correction: The $2 billion a year refers to global VR investment numbers, while the $50 billion U.S. From an investor’s perspective, we’re looking for more than just a great business model or great technology. Image Credit: Dean Takahashi.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 25, 2019

That’s the kind of technology Shachar “Vice” Weis, co-founder of VRAL, has been developing for the last several years. So you can go on and you can Google the building plans for the CANDU reactor, if you choose. Vice: I totally Googled it, just to make sure that it’s public knowledge. Google Glass?

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 25, 2019

That’s the kind of technology Shachar “Vice” Weis, co-founder of VRAL, has been developing for the last several years. So you can go on and you can Google the building plans for the CANDU reactor, if you choose. Vice: I totally Googled it, just to make sure that it’s public knowledge. Google Glass?

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 31, 2019

XR technologies are undeniably a leap forward in humankind’s mechanical evolution. Alan: I have to say, as somebody who’s doing a podcast about the business use cases of XR technologies… this is glaringly obvious to me. Alex Haque of LumiereVR waxes philosophical about how to design XR with that in mind. Alex: Right.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 25, 2019

That's the kind of technology Shachar "Vice" Weis, co-founder of VRAL, has been developing for the last several years. So you can go on and you can Google the building plans for the CANDU reactor, if you choose. Vice: I totally Googled it, just to make sure that it's public knowledge. The technology is just not ready.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 31, 2019

XR technologies are undeniably a leap forward in humankind's mechanical evolution. Alan: I have to say, as somebody who's doing a podcast about the business use cases of XR technologies. Alex Haque of LumiereVR waxes philosophical about how to design XR with that in mind. Alex: Right. Alex: It does. this is glaringly obvious to me.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 31, 2019

XR technologies are undeniably a leap forward in humankind’s mechanical evolution. Alan: I have to say, as somebody who’s doing a podcast about the business use cases of XR technologies… this is glaringly obvious to me. Alex Haque of LumiereVR waxes philosophical about how to design XR with that in mind. Alex: Right.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Where do you start with building a course for technology that’s emerging? So we began with a kind of a core philosophy that was, the only way to learn anything really in it — and especially this technology — was to get hands-on and just start building things. Alan: So how did you begin?

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Where do you start with building a course for technology that’s emerging? So we began with a kind of a core philosophy that was, the only way to learn anything really in it — and especially this technology — was to get hands-on and just start building things. Alan: So how did you begin?

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Where do you start with building a course for technology that's emerging? So we began with a kind of a core philosophy that was, the only way to learn anything really in it -- and especially this technology -- was to get hands-on and just start building things. Alan: So how did you begin? Like, "Unity 101: here's how to make a model."

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Where do you start with building a course for technology that's emerging? So we began with a kind of a core philosophy that was, the only way to learn anything really in it -- and especially this technology -- was to get hands-on and just start building things. Alan: So how did you begin? Like, "Unity 101: here's how to make a model."

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VeeR VR

JULY 13, 2018

Virtual reality that takes advantage of both stereo 3D and 360 degrees would kill it in giving audiences the immersive feel of physical presence in another real world. But there is a technological challenge: to simulate the binocular disparity between two human eyes, 3D production requires at least 2 cameras to shoot scenes at a same angle.

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VeeR VR

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Here we selected 37 film festivals dedicated to virtual reality or with VR programs for your reference. Projects must be viewable via Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Samsung Gear VR, or Google Cardboard. The last date to submit your 360 video films is September 27, 2016. Check them out and visit some in 2018!

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