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How to be a good VR startupper – Part 1
The Ghost Howls
AUGUST 16, 2019
This is the week of this blog’s birthday and so I’m publishing a very special post, that I’m going to split into two parts.
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How to be a good VR startupper – Part 2
The Ghost Howls
AUGUST 17, 2019
Second part of my post with my pieces of advice for wannabe VR entrepreneurs. If you lost the first part, you can find it here !
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Xiaomi may have laid off its Mi VR standalone team: what’s the future for Oculus Go?
The Ghost Howls
AUGUST 5, 2019
In these days, I got a quite interesting rumor: Xiaomi may have abandoned its plans for the Mi VR standalone headset , the Chinese counterpart of the Oculus Go. Before I continue with this story… Before I tell you what I know, let me clarify one thing: THIS IS A RUMOR.
Leap Motion’s North Star is the DK1 of AR: hands-on preview and how to buy it!
The Ghost Howls
JULY 29, 2019
You probably have heard about Leap Motion’s Project North Star , that should be able to offer people affordable augmented reality. Anyway, there’s still a lot of confusion and mistery about this device.
Red Matter on Quest review: a new quality bar for mobile VR games
The Ghost Howls
AUGUST 13, 2019
Vertical Robot’ s acclaimed indie game Red Matter has just been ported to Oculus Quest and the title has already got a lot of interest. This is because from the teaser video it seems that the developers have made a great job in having amazing graphics on the Quest.
Neuralink announces new BCI: why us VR people should care
The Ghost Howls
JULY 18, 2019
Yesterday, finally Elon Musk has detailed in a public event the work that its secretive BCI startup Neuralink has done in these two years of stealth mode.
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Experience 6 amazing indie VR games at the Gamescom VR Showcase!
The Ghost Howls
AUGUST 15, 2019
Gamescom is one of the most important gaming fairs in the world, and probably the most important in Europe. Last year I was there , and I had lots of fun, meeting cool VR people (like the Youtuber Nathie or the journalist Scott Hayden) and trying VR games and hardware (e.g. the bHaptics suit).
Vive Focus Plus can now play natively PC VR games (in streaming)
The Ghost Howls
AUGUST 1, 2019
At ChinaJoy today, HTC has just announced a little but very important news: the Vive Focus Plus will be able to connect to Viveport on PC and play all its games via Wi-fi streaming. All natively. Wi-fi streaming.
7Invensun shows that eye-tracking on a standalone headset is now possible
The Ghost Howls
JULY 5, 2019
In Beijing, I have visited again my friends of 7Invensun , one of the worldwide leaders in eye tracking technologies. During my first visit , they showed me some cool prototypes: a prototypical eye tracking add-on for HoloLens and a prototypical Vive Focus with embedded eye tracking.
Mind Labyrinth VR Dreams review: explore your emotions in VR
The Ghost Howls
JULY 30, 2019
I spent some time playing with Mind Labyrinth VR Dreams after the fellow community member Andrea Marinelli of Frost Earth Studio sent me a key to play this game. I think it is an intriguing game, but only if you like the genre. Discover it with me. Gameplay.
nReal AR glasses hands-on preview
The Ghost Howls
JULY 8, 2019
It is something that I say since the beginning of 2019 : nReal is one of the most interesting AR startups out there. That’s why when I traveled to Beijing, I really did everything that I could to visit its HQ. Entrance of nReal offices in Beijing, China.
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Dexmo force feedback gloves show the future of hands presence in VR
The Ghost Howls
JULY 12, 2019
One of the most interesting encounters I had in my trip to Beijing has been with Dexta Robotics , the company behind the Dexmo force-feedback glove s.
HTC Vive Cosmos slated for Q3 2019, it will feature some surprises
The Ghost Howls
MAY 20, 2019
I have some exclusive news on the Vive Cosmos , one of the most awaited headsets of 2019, that I want to share with you. Fasten your seatbelts and read this article. As you may know if you follow me on social media, last week I spent my whole time in Taiwan , at first in Kaohsiung and then in Taipei.
How to get started with Oculus Quest development in Unity
The Ghost Howls
JUNE 8, 2019
As soon as my Oculus Quest arrived, I immediately started playing with it and have fun with Beat Saber, Robo Recall, Creed and all the other titles. But then, as a developer, I felt the urge to understand how to develop my applications in Unity for the Oculus Quest.
AR contact lenses are far away, but a new research is paving their way
The Ghost Howls
MAY 9, 2019
Some days ago, I found an article on Futurism talking about a university in France able to create the “first smart contact lens” The article also talked about Augmented Reality and the interest of the DARPA for using this product.
The Ghost Howls’s VR Week Peek (2019.08.11): Gear VR is over, Go long term future is uncertain, Huawei teases its metaverse and much more!
The Ghost Howls
AUGUST 11, 2019
Next week my blog will turn 3 years old! I am so excited. I’m preparing to celebrate this birthday by hanging around in some social VR environment and chatting with people that will be there. Probably I will choose UXR, so you won’t need to install anything if you want to join me.
Virtuleap wants to read your mind while you play in VR
The Ghost Howls
JULY 15, 2019
Virtuleap is for sure one of the most promising startups I have talked with in this 2019. I had the pleasure of talking with the CEO Amir Bozorgzadeh some weeks ago (sorry for the delay in publishing the article, Amir!)
Be a cute VR-tuber with Virtual Cast!
The Ghost Howls
APRIL 23, 2019
One of the most interesting people that I have met at Vive Ecosystem Conference has been Naoki Yamaguchi (?? ??), the CVO (Chief Virtual Officer) of Japanese startup Virtual Cast. Virtual Cast is a solution that lets you be a Vtuber , that is a Virtual youtuber.
Viveport Video “6DOF Lite” mode review: move your head in 360 videos
The Ghost Howls
JULY 1, 2019
At VEC 2019 HTC announced the “6DOF Lite” mode for Viveport Video , promising the fact that we would have been able to watch standard 360 videos with the possibility of actually moving the head in the video. But… does it work? Is it good enough?
Oculus Quest vs HTC Vive Focus Plus
The Ghost Howls
MAY 27, 2019
This year we had the launch of two amazing 6 DOF all-in-one Virtual Reality headsets : the Oculus Quest and the HTC Vive Focus Plus. These are probably the two best standalone VR devices that are available on the market , and I have the pleasure of having both of them here on my desk.
Kim Nevelsteen wants to bridge different virtual worlds to create the Metaverse
The Ghost Howls
AUGUST 8, 2019
We all dream of the Metaverse , a fantastic online virtual world where we can all hang out with other people and do whatever we want. Something similar to what we have seen in the movie Ready Player One , or even better. Image by Warner Bros).
iStaging review: virtual tours made easy
The Ghost Howls
AUGUST 21, 2019
If you are in the real estate business, you should have a look at iStaging : it is a complete solution able to let you create and manage your 360 tours easily and in an affordable way.
Virtual Reality is officially a fad. I am out
The Ghost Howls
APRIL 1, 2019
I work in virtual reality since 2014, when I have fallen in love with this technology after having tried an Oculus DK2.
Oculus Quest Review: consumer Virtual Reality v1 is here
The Ghost Howls
JUNE 12, 2019
The time for my Oculus Quest review has come.
Oculus should change how it rejects apps for Quest
The Ghost Howls
JUNE 10, 2019
I’m writing my review on the Oculus Quest (it will be out tomorrow!) and I am so analyzing this headset from all the points of view.
My experience with a WebVR yacht party
The Ghost Howls
AUGUST 19, 2019
Last week I celebrated the birthday of my blog with a party on WebVR hosted by Enea Le Fons. Lots of people told me that couldn’t participate for personal or technical reasons, so I’m writing this post to tell everyone how was my experience with it! Are you interested?
SIF: Hands-on with Spheres, Buddy VR and much more!
The Ghost Howls
JULY 4, 2019
I’ve returned to Italy, but there is still so much I have to tell you about the Sandbox Immersive Festival in Qingdao! Are you ready for some new reviews? Beautiful view of Qingdao at night. Spheres. I know the name “Spheres” since a lot of time.
SIF: Pico Neo and HP Reverb hands on
The Ghost Howls
JUNE 24, 2019
At Sandbox Immersive Festival , I have been able to try some interesting VR storytelling experiences. But it is interesting to talk about not only the experiences, but also the devices through which I have enjoyed them.
All you need to know on Azure Kinect
The Ghost Howls
FEBRUARY 25, 2019
You all know that I am a big fan of the Kinect.
What to expect from next-gen HoloLens
The Ghost Howls
FEBRUARY 20, 2019
The time has come. After many years of waiting, and even a second iteration of the device scrapped away, Microsoft is finally going to announce the next generation of HoloLens. But, what to expect from it? Well, let me speculate a bit… When and where.
The Ghost Howls’s VR Week Peek (2019.08.18): Nate Mitchell leaves Facebook, No Man’s Sky VR released and much more!
The Ghost Howls
AUGUST 18, 2019
It’s a beautiful summer day and I’m quite happy because this week my blog has turned three years old ! I had a beautiful Web VR yacht party (tomorrow I will share some videos about it!)
How to install and uninstall unapproved apps on Oculus Quest using SideQuest
The Ghost Howls
JUNE 19, 2019
One of the most discussed themes in the VR communities nowadays is the Oculus Quest content curation.
New Oculus Avatar system hands-on
The Ghost Howls
APRIL 18, 2019
Some weeks ago, Oculus has announced that it has finally released the new avateering system that had been announced at Oculus Connect 5.
Suzanne Borders says it all on being a female entrepreneur in XR
The Ghost Howls
JULY 24, 2019
Second part of my interview with Suzanne Borders , the CEO of BadVR , a company that mixes technology and creativity to disrupt the data visualization sector. In yesterday’s part , she detailed what BadVR does and why she’s so interested in the Magic Leap One device.
SIF: LG not interested in VR hardware anymore, Veer entering LBE and much more!
The Ghost Howls
JUNE 28, 2019
At Sandbox Immersive Festival , I have been able to try some interesting hardware solutions. I have already detailed in another post my impressions on the Pico Neo and the HP Reverb … in this one, I will talk about other hardware manufacturers. Veer Chair.
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