The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 11, 2023

More info Apple Vision Pro may have a very slow start The same Ming-Chi Kuo, who probably woke up with a lot of pessimism that day, has also expressed doubts about the widespread success of the Apple Vision Pro. This would mean that Apple’s XR offering should rely for 3 years on a very expensive headset with very low sales.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 8, 2023

These are the most important points he said, IMHO: Immersed, like Bigscreen, is entering the hardware field because there is no ideal headset for the productivity use case, and the major XR manufacturers are not caring enough to produce a device for it, because they have other priorities.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 13, 2020

And all of this comes in a period when other partnerships between tech giants are happening: remember that some weeks ago, Microsoft closed its streaming service Mixer and allied with Facebook Gaming to fight the quasi-monopoly of (Amazon-owned) Twitch. Unreal Engine can now use your iPhone to record facial animations.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Apple is entering the XR field, and Facebook is currently dominating the VR market. It makes sense for Samsung, which is great in manufacturing hardware, to partner with Microsoft , that is doing a good job in creating a platform for XR, to compete with the other companies. Apple headset may be very lightweight.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JULY 18, 2023

AR software development kit (SDK) providers like Apple, Xreal, Niantic, 8 th Wall, Unreal, and Unity give developers the tools to make and distribute custom AR content that naturally drives retention and engagement with new interactive experiences to “wow” potential buyers. Although, this is quickly changing.

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Building the Metaverse

JANUARY 18, 2023

For people who couldn’t realize their creativity in a sandbox or walled-garden — platforms like Unreal and Unity enable the creation of real-time, immersive worlds that simulate reality. Image from Unreal Engine 5.1 At the same time as our local hardware is getting better, the software is also improving at an exponential rate.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 24, 2021

In the end, it has not been Apple or Facebook, but Snap to make its first move in the AR glasses space. Quest 2 recalled from Amazon EU for skin irritation issue. Facebook is working with Amazon to solve all the bureaucratic stuff and we hope that sales can start again soon. Top news of the week. Image by Snap).

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 31, 2019

The incumbents have an advantage with existing mapping such as Google Maps, Earth, Street View, Apple Maps and the Indoor Maps Program, and Bing Maps but there are also significant geographic data players such as Foursquare and OpenStreetMap. In another scenario, we may see game engines dominant, like Unity or Unreal.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Yes, it is less than the 5% of Unreal, but until yesterday we only paid per seat, not both per seat and per revenue sharing. Some developers I know are already switching to Godot or Unreal because they say that Unity can’t be trusted anymore. of our revenues with Unity. And this 2.5% As an entrepreneur, I understand.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 11, 2019

The newest Steam Hardware Survey shows how Rift S has now more or less 8% of the market. More info (Steam Hardware Survey) More info (CCS Insights) More info (Strategy Analytics) More info (XRDC Report). Apple moves top executive to AR glasses team. According to a report, Apple has just moved Kim Vorrath to the AR glasses team.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Unreal Engine and Photoshop), as it happens in Google Docs when many people edit the same document at the same time. The news of course has attracted a lot of funny comments, like “these dogs have better hardware than me”, or the invention of new terms like “Dogmented Reality”, or “AR Doggles”. I love the internet.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 27, 2019

Both headsets can accommodate glasses, both have IPD adjustable via hardware and both of them are very fast to be worn and removed. It is a bit like Android vs Apple : Android’s Plays Store is more open and cheaper, but the Apple Store offers better quality. The Oculus Quest is like an Apple phone. Extra features.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 6, 2018

I’ve not been able to test it in person, but looking around its users manual, the aGlass DK II seems quite easy to install and also easy to be used as a developer , thanks to its handy Unity and Unreal plugins. As you know, in the west, SMI (M&A by Apple) was an advanced eye-tracking company before. Yes, it is! Hello Tony!

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

” So, in our world, Unity — and let’s not just pick on Unity all the time, you know, there’s Unreal. And they actually built an Unreal engine-based app to publish news content to go on with their news. To be fair to everyone else, Apple’s very tightly coupled to the hardware. Paul: Yeah.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

” So, in our world, Unity — and let’s not just pick on Unity all the time, you know, there’s Unreal. And they actually built an Unreal engine-based app to publish news content to go on with their news. To be fair to everyone else, Apple’s very tightly coupled to the hardware. Paul: Yeah.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

So, in our world, Unity -- and let's not just pick on Unity all the time, you know, there's Unreal. If you want to embed an AR experience in an existing mobile app -- which is a very popular request we hear -- you've either got to write to Google Sceneform or Apple's ARKit, or kind of hack Unity into your mobile app. Alan: Improbable.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 18, 2019

We had, for DuPont Corian — which is a client of ours — we had an experience that showed bathroom vanities that you’re able to look at and place inside of your own space, similar to what IKEA is doing, and Amazon. Here’s a pair of North glasses, here’s all the hardware. Here’s AR. Rori: Yeah.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 18, 2019

We had, for DuPont Corian — which is a client of ours — we had an experience that showed bathroom vanities that you’re able to look at and place inside of your own space, similar to what IKEA is doing, and Amazon. Here’s a pair of North glasses, here’s all the hardware. Here’s AR. Rori: Yeah.

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