The Ghost Howls

JUNE 19, 2022

The social XR space is now coming to the UK , with the release to more countries in Europe to be expected later this summer. A new version of the Quest runtime is rolling out, and it is bringing with it the very needed parental control tools , plus a beta fix for Oculus Link not working well on Windows 11.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Two weeks ago, I have traveled a bit around Europe and I have visited some beautiful cities. with Amazon Prime. Anyway, let’s be clear: tracking is still not 100% perfect (some errors and tracking losses were still present) and I think we are not at the point we can substitute completely controllers.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 7, 2021

The Sonic seems a good device: 4K resolution, 101° FOV, 72Hz refresh rate, 256GB, and 6DOF controllers. It is a bit disappointing that it just has 2 tracking cameras, but the controllers are tracked with ultrasound beacons, so the tracking FOV should be good. More info (HTC Vive Pro 2 review) More info (HTC Vive Pro 2 review?—?cached

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 1, 2019

The report also highlights that one of the regions where VR may grow more in 2019–2023 is Western Europe. More info (Best Black Friday deals) More info (Cyber Monday VR deals) More info (Sales on Oculus Quest games) More info (Other sales on Oculus Quest games) More info (Rift S discounted on Amazon?—?affiliate affiliate link).

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 18, 2024

There are wheels on the bottom of each of our boots, they’re motorized, they’re controlled. That gets to the tracking control side of things. You showed us that the tracker is different because HTC Vive has also released this update. When you’re standing still, the wheels are standing still. Brad: Yes.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 3, 2020

Alan: Well, the problem with that is you need to make sure that everybody’s synchronized, because if my company bought Oculus Go headsets for training and then my supplier comes along, goes, “Hey, we just made this training in VR, but it only works on the HTC Vive.” I work in Europe. Or AR, for that matter.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 3, 2020

Alan: Well, the problem with that is you need to make sure that everybody’s synchronized, because if my company bought Oculus Go headsets for training and then my supplier comes along, goes, “Hey, we just made this training in VR, but it only works on the HTC Vive.” I work in Europe. Or AR, for that matter.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 22, 2021

Of course, Microsoft and Amazon are observing the situation: in my opinion, Microsoft will wait a bit , considering its focus on AR enterprise with HoloLens, while Amazon could improve its already existing offering of glasses connected with Alexa. Some will also feature tracked controllers. Nu Eyes AR glasses.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 3, 2020

Alan: Well, the problem with that is you need to make sure that everybody's synchronized, because if my company bought Oculus Go headsets for training and then my supplier comes along, goes, "Hey, we just made this training in VR, but it only works on the HTC Vive." I work in Europe. This is-- well, at least not in the US and Europe.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 20, 2019

So we’ve launched Crowe: The Drowned Armory on Oculus and HTC. HTC is also one of our investors. Alan: Yeah, it was the Amazon Prime show, Jack Something Or Other. We invested in about 35 companies in Eastern Europe, mainly in Ukraine. You guys are an entertainment company. Hrish: Sure. Hrish: Was that this year?

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 20, 2019

So we’ve launched Crowe: The Drowned Armory on Oculus and HTC. HTC is also one of our investors. Alan: Yeah, it was the Amazon Prime show, Jack Something Or Other. We invested in about 35 companies in Eastern Europe, mainly in Ukraine. You guys are an entertainment company. Hrish: Sure. Hrish: Was that this year?

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 20, 2019

So we've launched Crowe: The Drowned Armory on Oculus and HTC. HTC is also one of our investors. Alan: Yeah, it was the Amazon Prime show, Jack Something Or Other. We invested in about 35 companies in Eastern Europe, mainly in Ukraine. You guys are an entertainment company. Hrish: Sure. Hrish: Was that this year?

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 8, 2021

But the gift is not mine, but from the XR ergonomics expert Rob Cole, that has written an INCREDIBLE guest post about his experiments in trying to build from scratch the prototype of a SteamVR controller with a modular design and optimal ergonomics. Image by Rob Cole). Introduction. Lockdowns and shortages.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 24, 2022

I just got back from Lisbon, where I attended AWE Europe. No grey zones like HTC did in the past. The headset shouldn’t feature controllers and should not be focused on games, which are the most common use case for XR. Moss Book 2 has been released on Steam for PCVR headsets Supernatural has implemented single controller mode.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 12, 2019

HTC did something with Batman; that Game of Thrones thing; some of the demos that Magic Leap had really. I’ll mention a bunch more: Apple, Google, Amazon, Facebook, Qualcomm, Intel, Unity — you’re looking at these massive companies now, and they’re all betting big on VR and AR. Alan: Yeah? How was it?

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 12, 2019

HTC did something with Batman; that Game of Thrones thing; some of the demos that Magic Leap had really. I’ll mention a bunch more: Apple, Google, Amazon, Facebook, Qualcomm, Intel, Unity — you’re looking at these massive companies now, and they’re all betting big on VR and AR. Alan: Yeah? How was it?

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 14, 2020

the USB cable for Oculus Link) and the (rechargeable) batteries for the controllers. If you don’t have enough of this stuff, Amazon is your friend. This year I had been invited to top-tier events like MWC, GDC, XR Europe and I was overly happy going there. But they have all been canceled, one after the other.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 31, 2020

And so we have something meaningful come from HTC Vive with the Focus, or Focus Plus. And so you have more freedom and control. And then there’s Amazon, they have Sumerian. Alan: Well, I think we’re we’re already in that position where we’ve got Apple, Google, Facebook, Amazon, Walmart.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 31, 2020

And so we have something meaningful come from HTC Vive with the Focus, or Focus Plus. And so you have more freedom and control. And then there’s Amazon, they have Sumerian. Alan: Well, I think we’re we’re already in that position where we’ve got Apple, Google, Facebook, Amazon, Walmart.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 31, 2020

And so we have something meaningful come from HTC Vive with the Focus, or Focus Plus. And so you have more freedom and control. And then there's Amazon, they have Sumerian. Alan: Well, I think we're we're already in that position where we've got Apple, Google, Facebook, Amazon, Walmart. You have Apple, with ARKit.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

In the meantime, the headset sends the pose of the headset and the controllers to the PC , so that the PC can render the frames and execute the logic of the game for the next frame. You will be able to start a game, or choose a movie to watch in VR without having to use a controller anymore! Why not wireless?

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 25, 2022

In Europe, this marketing effort is just starting now, so the penetration is not that high, yet. In the USA, it is almost mainstream; in Europe, it is something for people that have some knowledge of gaming or technology; in South America, is very difficult to get a headset. Pico Neo 3 Pro headset and controllers. Accessories.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 23, 2020

The documentation was the same as before, if not for the fact that in the page about headset Input page, there was also a reference to “Oculus Jedi” controllers. Even the modified one with the header file talking about controllers just leaks the constant of their name. Something like the Valve Index controllers.

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