Road to VR

OCTOBER 30, 2020

This week Facebook announced the launch of cloud-streamed games from Facebook Gaming. These are games which are rendered in the cloud and then streamed to your computer. Cloud-based gaming has been seen by the industry at large as a way to make games more widely accessible by making them playable on less powerful hardware.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 9, 2022

It can be a game-changer for the whole digital world, so I thought it was worth sharing my thoughts about what it could mean for XR. In particular, it has been made to limit the unfair competition and data collection practices that these companies are carrying on since years. Data privacy. Digital Markets Act.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 16, 2024

A great example is Amazon EU Customer Fulfilment’s trial of VR-based soft skills training for newly hired managers last year. After seeing this success, Amazon EU CF’s Learning and Development team plans to continue to develop training using VR and now has a proven blueprint for future implementations of immersive learning.

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Road to VR

JULY 4, 2022

These services allow Quest users to play PC VR games without needing a gaming PC, which is a big investment if you’re only looking to play a few SteamVR titles like Half-Life: Alyx. Shadow focuses more on flatscreen PC gaming via the cloud, VR is a side project and their Quest app is still in beta. Cas & Chary Present.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 18, 2023

Both firms have created a platform for displaying XR content in moving vehicles for gaming, entertainment, and other experiences using immersive technologies. The new system combines BMW’s sensor data with Meta’s tracking systems and technologies to create a “car-locked” immersive entertainment console.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 25, 2022

Meta announced interesting games at its Quest Gaming Showcase. On April, 20th, Meta had its Quest Gaming Showcase , an online event where it announced the most important upcoming games for Quest for the next 12 months. Half-Life 3 for Quest) and not even updates on the most awaited games for Quest (e.g.

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Mashable VR

MARCH 15, 2022

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Digital Trends

APRIL 8, 2021

Amazon Luna is introducing a new 720p option based on early access fan feedback.

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ARPost

JULY 30, 2020

But AR/VR solutions are not limited to Google Glass, mobile apps for trying on shoes or accessories, and AR-based games. Additionally, engineers train Deep Learning algorithms to accurately detect markers in live video data. For example, in 2019, Amazon extended Alexa features to pair with headphones and earbuds.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

While many of the popular use cases of AR and VR are still in the realm of gaming and entertainment, other industries are finding practical use cases unique to their sectors. Autodesk also collaborated with game developer Epic Games to streamline workflows and tools for AEC designers. XR technology is evolving quickly.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

While there’s a steadily growing number of quality VR games, it’s still well understood that VR is in need of more great content. But what kinds of VR games should developers focus on creating? The survey will take 5 to 10 minutes to complete and at the end you’ll be entered to win a $150 Amazon gift card.

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ARPost

JANUARY 19, 2022

Chances are, everyone reading this has streamed digital content like music, video, even games. Streaming – running content over an internet connection instead of off of a local device – has been a game changer in the last few years. Varjo, NVIDIA, and Amazon Join Forces. Let’s Talk Streaming. What’s Next.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 25, 2021

Only a minimum of the data should be shared with the online servers and most of them should be handled locally; the applications and the communications should be secure; the user must have all the control among what data of his/hers gets shared and what not. Amazon acquires Umbra. Anyway, let’s see how things will go.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Welcome to this new edition of the XR Week Peek, which this week will be a bit special because I will summarize here what happened during the Meta Connect, the event during which Mark Zuckerberg launched the Quest 3, the Ray-Ban Meta smartglasses, and new techniques for data harvest… cough cough I mean, new AI services.

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ARVR

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

AR (Augmented Reality) has incredibly brought a rapid revolution in gaming, hospitality, travelling and others. We have seen rapid growth in the gaming industry. Particularly, after the invention of Google’s Android gaming industry has achieved a bullet speed in growth and usage. Trending AR VR Articles: 1.

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TechCrunch VR

APRIL 14, 2022

Major League Baseball may have started in the 19th century and come of age in the 20th, but it is definitely no stranger to technology, whether it’s the cloud for storing and analyzing troves of data or figuring out how to customize and enhance fans’ experience.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Every year I like to play the speculation game about what to expect from there… and every year I predict a lot of things wrong (like that year that I said that the Quest Link was not going to happen… shame on me). Tomorrow is the day the Meta Connect starts! This is a tradition I can’t skip this year, too.

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AR Insider

JULY 21, 2020

It includes some of its data and takeaways. Though the company has risen to prominence with its breakout hit, Pokemon Go, the larger play may be its location-based AR gaming platform: The Real World Platform. The Pokémon Go creator has turned its AR architecture into a platform on which others can build apps and games.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 13, 2023

If you can get your hands on a Quest 3, you’ve got everything you need right in the box to start playing some of the best VR games out there. There are a number of third-party silicone covers on Amazon which fit right over the stock facepad, ranging from $10 to $15, and offer equal protection from face grime.

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AR Insider

AUGUST 20, 2020

For an indexed library of spatial computing insights, data, reports and multimedia, subscribe to ARtillery PRO. Some sectors grow (gaming, eCommerce), while others plummet (bars, events). Cashierless retail a la Amazon Go will get its long-awaited chance to shine. Recreational drivers include AR’s escapism and whimsy.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Data Point of the Week is AR Insider’s dive into the latest spatial computing figures. It includes data points, along with narrative insights and takeaways. For an indexed collection of data and reports, subscribe to ARtillery Pro. Visual search is our top pick for AR flavor that could birth killer apps.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

There are and will be games for PCs, consoles, mobile devices, VR, and AR. Roblox (Nasdaq: RBLX) for Decentralized Gaming Creation. Roblox owns a platform on which anyone can devise and publish their own game. Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) and Google (Nasdaq: GOOGL) for Servers. Infrastructure. Ericsson (Nasdaq: ERIC) for 5G.

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Mashable VR

MAY 17, 2022

Save $102: It's way past time to invest in a decent gaming TV. That new gaming console you finally still requires a TV that can keep up. Not every 4K TV is cut out for gaming, but there are plenty of options that can match your PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X when it comes to performance. But it's also good for more than gaming.

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AR Insider

MAY 21, 2021

That could be wayfinding with Google Live View , geospatial gaming experiences from Niantic, or location-specific social AR experiences like Snap’s Local Lenses. One of the ways it’s doing this is through its effort to rebuild Apple Maps with first-party mapping data.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 2, 2022

According to IDC data, VR headset shipments are expected to increase 42.88 Affected companies include Meta Platforms, Amazon, and the global cryptocurrency community. Additional businesses like Epic Games, Unity, Autodesk, Adobe, NVIDIA, and many others have pivoted to the Metaverse to reach these goals. percent YoY for 2023.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 4, 2023

But things on the consumers’ side may not be going as well: according to some data scrapped from Amazon, the Quest 2 outsold the Quest 3 by a factor of 3:1 in the last 30 days. This surprisingly means that Meta has approved on the Quest Store this app that lets people play SteamVR games bypassing the PC Quest runtime.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JUNE 4, 2017

While Amazon is busy figuring out infrastructure for its Prime Air drone empire, augmented reality startup Edgybees has launched Drone Prix AR, an AR racing game for drones. Edgybees in fact draws from Amazon’s talent pool; Menashe Haskin, a former manager at the Amazon Prime Air office in Israel, helped cofound it in 2016.

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ARVR

MAY 31, 2022

Because Google and Amazon don’t have data centers every 300 kilometers, infrastructure operated by telcos will have a key role in the geo-spatial AR future, otherwise known as the metavearth. That data delivery infrastructure has and will continue to underpin our connected lives. And one answer is telecom operators.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Last month, Oculus began rolling out the beta for Oculus Link , an exciting piece of software that allows Oculus Quest users to enjoy high-end PC VR games and experiences on their standalone headsets. This is because active cables—copper cables capable used for data transfer—are more expensive to produce than passive cables.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 31, 2023

Top news of the week (Image by Roblox) Roblox Beta has been launched for Quest Some weeks ago I reported here the announcement by Meta about an upcoming launch of the popular gaming platform Roblox on Meta Quest. This week the application has been launched in Beta and is accessible via App Lab.

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AR Insider

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Moving on to the second model, in-app purchases (IAP) are fitting for lots of AR experiences, especially gaming. This stems from the model’s success in mobile gaming, and its ability to maximize revenue per user (ARPU) through the behavioral economics of micro-transactions. ARtillery consumer survey data support that.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2021

This is why all the most hardcore PCVR fans have insta-bought it: it could give games like Half-Life: Alyx a next-level visual realism. Having tried the bHaptics facial haptics interface , I can tell you that being headshot in a game and feeling a vibration on your face is very fun. dollars) of sales in the first 14 hours.

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AR Insider

JULY 22, 2021

“The big web-scale players like Google or Amazon [don’t] have data centers every 300 kilometers. Specifically, Shannon points to cloud gaming. So why will gaming push 5G in ways that AR itself can’t? ” Gaming is a $152 billion industry (1.6x ” Gaming is a $152 billion industry (1.6x

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AR Insider

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Data Point of the Week is AR Insider’s dive into the latest spatial computing figures. It includes data points, along with narrative insights and takeaways. For an indexed collection of data and reports, subscribe to ARtillery Pro. Supporting AR’s penetration is data from Sensor Tower that show top U.S.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 2, 2022

For example, the calibration data of a single sensor is this one: model Points [ -0.00322245085, -0.0423639342, 0.110276416 ]. If the Tracker is turned, sensors become occluded, causing the data to change in real time. The data is sent wirelessly back to the host PC through a USB-mounted Vive “Dongle”. Image by Rob Cole).

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AR Insider

JUNE 26, 2020

It includes some of its data and takeaways. This is a payment model that’s inherited from the mobile gaming world, where it approaches $70 billion in annual revenue on the behavioral economics of microtransactions. So the name of the game for maturing companies is to get creative with adjacent revenue streams.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 12, 2016

The HTC Vive and Oculus Rift ’s are often pretty extensive with games spread across genres and plenty of non-gaming experiences like short films and experimental forms of education. HTC Vive’s blog reveals that their partners have collaborated to do just that and Amazon has also put together an Oculus Rift deal.

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