The Ghost Howls

MAY 2, 2019

Yesterday I detailed you what is the Oculus Rift S , while today I want to write you a recap about what is the Oculus Quest , the most awaited virtual reality headset of 2019. What Is the Oculus Quest? Oculus Quest is the first standalone 6 DOF virtual reality headset by Oculus. And with the Oculus Rift?

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 17, 2016

Today, the majority of people try VR for the first time on a Samsung Gear or Google Cardboard and, more than likely, they watch a 360-degree video. That’s a shame really, because most 360 video experiences are terrible, especially when streamed over the Internet. The SPIN Player demo consists of several 360 videos.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

It’s a while that I virtually know Chris Koomen , a talented professional that works with immersive technologies at KLM. There started to grow the use of interactions in 360 videos. For example, creating and processing 360 videos creates a lot of data.

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VRScout

MARCH 14, 2017

Facebook frenzy: new 360 app + live streaming in VR + voice search, our Avegant future looks like Star Trek, ZeniMax and Oculus: the plot thickens, VR companies grew 40% in 2016, investment & funding wrapup, and more… FACEBOOK FRENZY: NEW 360 APP + LIVE STREAMING + VOICE SEARCH. ZENIMAX AND OCULUS: THE PLOT THICKENS.

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AllThingsVR

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Valve Partners with Pixvana to Improve 360-Degree Video Experience It looks like we will have to wait until early 2017 to see the full Steam 360 Video Player. However, I did have the chance to check out Pixvana’s FOVAS technology in-action on their new SPIN Player demo, for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. (If

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 27, 2020

What is interesting the most are not the features, that more or less are the same as most other headsets: integrated headphones, halo+headband, IPD adjustment, etc… It seems a mix of a Samsung Odyssey and an Oculus Rift S. Oculus Go is not part of the Oculus For Business program anymore. But of course, I hope for a full reveal

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 9, 2020

I found very interesting that they are trying to create full-body VR content for the Oculus Quest. I have instead tried another demo for Oculus Quest called Anamika, where you impersonate a four-armed Indian goddess. Presenz is a company developing a solution to create 6DOF Videos. Me and Simon of One Bonsai. Altheria Solutions.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 8, 2018

Today, live event broadcasting specialists NextVR announced three technology advancements to their platform coming this year: six degrees of freedom-enabled content, higher resolution output, and augmented reality support. A sneak peek of the technologies is being shown to media at CES 2018.

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VRWorld

APRIL 11, 2017

CyberLink is one of first software companies coming out of Taiwan that succeeded in becoming a major international player. From the dawn of multi-media and first DVD-ROM drives, PowerDVD software was there to play the content (and yes, we’ll never forget the ability to change the regional lock through software).

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Facebook’s developer conference, F8, gives a look at the future of technology and how Facebook “connects the world through products and innovation,” as stated on the event’s website. ” Presented by: Michael Antonov (Chief Software Architect) at Oculus, Andrew Mo (Product Manager) at Oculus.

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VRScout

MAY 25, 2017

You’ll use your remote to pan around the 360 video on your flatscreen (which is, admittedly, nowhere near to the experience in a headset), but this will also support live 360 video– which will probably be pretty cool to watch content like live concerts or sporting events. …and just a few more.

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Cats and VR

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Unlike 360 video with its fixed viewing location, VR Capture offers the full live experience where users can move throughout the event space, experiencing the show from any angle. VR content typically is synthesized from a variety of methods, requiring specialized equipment, software, post-processing and technical skills.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

It’s available or in beta on most current headsets, including PlayStation VR, Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Samsung GearVR and Google Cardboard. The software, the cameras, not too many things were available then,” he said. “We I think that the toothpaste is out of the tube in so many respects when it comes to musical content and technology.”.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 1, 2019

” review of standalone headsets (you can find in other posts the ones related to Oculus Go and HTC Vive Focus ). There is everything you need, but not the same wonder that you have when you open the box of a product made by Oculus. it is bigger than the Oculus Go but smaller than the massive HTC Vive Focus.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 19, 2022

It was a video player for virtual reality headsets, able to play both 2D videos, 360 videos, and 360 VR videos which was quite popular back in the Gear VR days. After graduating from the University of Southern California in Computer Sciences, he joined Oculus VR out of his passion for virtual reality.

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VRScout

AUGUST 22, 2017

After much recent speculation of a possible price drop, the HTC Vive has joined the Oculus Rift in the discount club—cutting $200 off the previously $799 tag. A new report from International Data Corp is now live, predicting that the immersive technology market will rise by 100%+ over each of the next four years. … well, sort of.

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Delight XR

AUGUST 7, 2022

Even though the technology has been around for years, the current generation of products and devices gets closer than ever to the VR’s original promise: getting elsewhere and connecting to whatever matters most to you. With the technology advancing every year, the hardware is getting cheaper and the software base is growing steadily.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

We’ll see the FacioMetrics tech make its way into videos and Live broadcasts in the near future – and eventually it is likely that facial image analysis would be useful for the customizable avatars that Oculus is creating, too (as well as create super datasets of human emotional reactions). …and more.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

More info (Both videos in this Twitter thread). Image by Kura Technologies). In an interview with the fantastic blog The Ghost Howls (I don’t know if you have ever heard of it), Kura Technologies’s CEO/CTO Kelly Peng has revealed some interesting info about their upcoming AR glasses. Oculus is selling refurbished Quest for $199.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

As you can see we are talking about a headset that really tries to push that technology at its limits… it really looks like a 2 nd gen device. Regarding the cost, for instance, Oculus can afford to sell its devices under cost, because it has Facebook’s deep pockets covering the losses. The other one is the modular tracking technology.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 6, 2022

It’s a great city and we make VR film technology. It’s like Oculus or Meta currently. Why did you decide to do a concert with your cameras in 180 VR and not with all CGI, or with 360 videos? Nikk: 180 over 360 is just where the technology’s at. Makes sense. Why did you choose this format?

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MARCH 1, 2017

It’s to be expected with in-development software and hardware, but am I the first person outside Microsoft or its partners to see the Windows startup logo appear in VR? The added convenience of the flip out screen is amplified by the tracking technology Microsoft pioneered on Hololens. We still have much to see from Microsoft.

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VRScout

JUNE 10, 2016

Their facial tracking modification technology eventually enabled the popular “Lenses” feature. With regards to talent, Snapchat has been acquiring there in a big way as well, hiring people from Oculus, Hololens, Qualcomm, as well as a few designers who have created glasses for names like Michael Kors and Lady Gaga.

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Delight XR

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Even though the technology has been around for years, the current generation of products and devices gets closer than ever to the VR’s original promise: getting elsewhere and connecting to whatever matters most to you. With the technology advancing every year, the hardware is getting cheaper and the software base is growing steadily.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 20, 2021

2020 has been a good year for the sales of VR devices : Half-Life Alyx and the launch of the Quest 2 have created a big spike in the sales of VR hardware and software. 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).

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 1, 2016

The 360-degree experience was filmed by Practical Magic in cooperation with 20th Century Fox and New Regency. The theatrical activation will feature kiosks with Oculus Rift headsets powered by Alienware Aurora PCs using AMD Radeon RX 480 graphics cards. Here’s how they made it happen. 2 and Jan.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 12, 2019

So primarily our audience are end users of the technology. And that really allows our contacts to keep their eye on the progress of the industry and make informed business decisions about investing in immersive technologies. That’s still amazing positive response to this technology. Alan: That’s incredible.

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Immersive Authority

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

Virtual Reality is the latest technology which is betting to change our lives as the quality improves and prices become more affordable. Announced at IFA Berlin in September 2015, this 360-degree action camera with 4K resolution is a successor to Kodak’s existing SP360 HD spherical action camera. Kodak PixPro SP360 4K.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 12, 2019

So primarily our audience are end users of the technology. And that really allows our contacts to keep their eye on the progress of the industry and make informed business decisions about investing in immersive technologies. That’s still amazing positive response to this technology. Alan: That’s incredible.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 26, 2022

I still remember when Amaze was a distribution platform for 360 videos … I loved the high quality of its videos and I also loved the team working there. Then the startup pivoted to VR concerts when it understood that the market for 360 videos wasn’t going to explode.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 18, 2020

The time has come for me to review the Pico Neo 2 Eye , the Chinese competitor of the Oculus Quest (that has been kindly sent to me from Pico)! Discover with me everything about it and especially how does it compare with the Oculus Quest and the HTC Vive Focus Plus. Pico Neo 2 Eye Video Review. Front side of the headset.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 18, 2019

Rori is a strategic and innovations leader with over 20 years experience working in digital marketing, integrated media, creative brand advertising, and emerging technologies. So Accenture is a very large technology and strategy company with over 400,000 employees worldwide. We figure out these technologies, how can they be used?

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 18, 2019

Rori is a strategic and innovations leader with over 20 years experience working in digital marketing, integrated media, creative brand advertising, and emerging technologies. So Accenture is a very large technology and strategy company with over 400,000 employees worldwide. We figure out these technologies, how can they be used?

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

And what he wanted to do was create a product that was simple and easy to use and had 360-degree capabilities. And so he created the hardware and wrote the software to make 360 truly a consumer product. And he didn’t really see an all-in-one product in market like that at the time, four years ago.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

And what he wanted to do was create a product that was simple and easy to use and had 360-degree capabilities. And so he created the hardware and wrote the software to make 360 truly a consumer product. And he didn’t really see an all-in-one product in market like that at the time, four years ago.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 13, 2020

This is very ironic, considering that Google was very ahead of its time with Tango, that had years ago a technology similar to the one proposed today by Apple, but never made the project compelling to anyone. others say that Starbreeze has left Acer without all the software it had developed for the headset, that so was just a brick.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Enter RiVR, who are using 360 video and photogrammetry to recreate these practice blazes digitally. RiVR harnesses the power of VR and photogrammetry technology to create interactive, immersive training experiences. He’s obsessed with harnessing the latest A/V technology to make the real world differences that we all need.

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