The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2021

Roblox CEO hints at the Oculus Quest as a future platform. And among these platforms onto which the game could be ported in the future, he has also mentioned the Oculus Quest. Some intriguing news on the Oculus Quest. Oculus Quest 2 has disappeared from all Amazon EU websites. This could be The Unity Cube 2.0.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 20, 2021

From time to time, I like to look at the adoption graph of XR shown by John Riccitiello (the CEO of Unity) in 2017 , where you can see that the real acceleration of immersive technologies should start around 2022-2023. Not to mention the millions spent on marketing , especially in the US (Oculus was one of the sponsors of NBA, for instance).

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Meta Quest 3 (left) and Apple Vision Pro (right) We once asked Oculus executive Jason Rubin whether his company was considering a tethered compute model. He's what he said: "That’s a model we’ve definitely explored. Given this only happens in Unity Full Space apps, I suspect this can be solved in future software.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 2, 2022

The image above, clearly an homage to the legendary Unity Cube , demonstrates the position and orientation of optical sensors across different surfaces of the object… this would ensure that sensors are always available as the object is turned or moved. Image by Rob Cole). This was quickly solved using a five meters long active USB 2.0

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 31, 2018

It is one of those places where people look for 3D models , alongside other marketplaces like the Unity Asset Store, Google Poly or Turbosquid. Not to mention how 3D technologies are being adopted and developed by major companies like Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Apple. Believe it or not, this is a 3D model.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

There are plenty of products like the Oculus Go, which is just a few hundred dollars, that give you more of a robust kit than something like a Google Cardboard, where you can dip your toe in. They're hiring a Unity developer or a 3D modeller. Cameron: Yeah, definitely, that's our goal as well. Cameron: Absolutely.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

There are plenty of products like the Oculus Go, which is just a few hundred dollars, that give you more of a robust kit than something like a Google Cardboard, where you can dip your toe in. They're hiring a Unity developer or a 3D modeller. Cameron: Yeah, definitely, that's our goal as well. Cameron: Absolutely.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

There are plenty of products like the Oculus Go, which is just a few hundred dollars, that give you more of a robust kit than something like a Google Cardboard, where you can dip your toe in. They're hiring a Unity developer or a 3D modeller. Cameron: Yeah, definitely, that's our goal as well. Cameron: Absolutely.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

There are plenty of products like the Oculus Go, which is just a few hundred dollars, that give you more of a robust kit than something like a Google Cardboard, where you can dip your toe in. They're hiring a Unity developer or a 3D modeller. Cameron: Yeah, definitely, that's our goal as well. Cameron: Absolutely.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 24, 2020

We just worked with Unity, building augmented reality projects. And I cannot wait until the day that I can take all my controllers and like run over them with my car, because– Alan: [laughs] We’re actually going through this.How can we get the hand tracking in Oculus Quest? ” because an Oculus Go costs $200.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 24, 2020

We just worked with Unity, building augmented reality projects. And I cannot wait until the day that I can take all my controllers and like run over them with my car, because– Alan: [laughs] We’re actually going through this.How can we get the hand tracking in Oculus Quest? ” because an Oculus Go costs $200.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 24, 2020

We just worked with Unity, building augmented reality projects. Alan: [laughs] We're actually going through this.How can we get the hand tracking in Oculus Quest? So you need to use the controller to start the experience, because that's a function of Oculus, not anything we have control over. because an Oculus Go costs $200.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 12, 2019

Definitely. Alan: The Oculus Quest is coming out next week at [Facebook] F8, and it’s full six degrees of freedom. You can build in Unity, it’s the same thing. I think that was one of the biggest challenges over the last few years, was… well, put it this way: Amazon has 1.5 Tracey: Yeah. Alan: Yeah.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 12, 2019

Definitely. Alan: The Oculus Quest is coming out next week at [Facebook] F8, and it’s full six degrees of freedom. You can build in Unity, it’s the same thing. I think that was one of the biggest challenges over the last few years, was… well, put it this way: Amazon has 1.5 Tracey: Yeah. Alan: Yeah.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

Michael: For me, it’s definitely the fitness aspect of VR. As a gamer, I definitely enjoy the fact that I can play a game, not be sitting the entire time, and afterwards, I’ve burnt 500 calories, and feel really good about it the next day. I definitely hope I’m helping. Amazon Sumerian. Most definitely.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

Michael: For me, it’s definitely the fitness aspect of VR. As a gamer, I definitely enjoy the fact that I can play a game, not be sitting the entire time, and afterwards, I’ve burnt 500 calories, and feel really good about it the next day. I definitely hope I’m helping. Amazon Sumerian. Most definitely.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

Michael: For me, it's definitely the fitness aspect of VR. As a gamer, I definitely enjoy the fact that I can play a game, not be sitting the entire time, and afterwards, I've burnt 500 calories, and feel really good about it the next day. Michael: The boxing games are pretty popular, and I definitely have to mention Beat Saber.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 28, 2019

But I think definitely, where we’ve moved on from individualized volumetric capture is this capture of large footprints. You definitely don’t want that. And so, the demand has definitely gone up. Raj: [laughs] It’s very expensive, there’s no doubt. On the job training.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 28, 2019

But I think definitely, where we’ve moved on from individualized volumetric capture is this capture of large footprints. You definitely don’t want that. And so, the demand has definitely gone up. Raj: [laughs] It’s very expensive, there’s no doubt. On the job training.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 28, 2019

But I think definitely, where we've moved on from individualized volumetric capture is this capture of large footprints. You definitely don't want that. And so, the demand has definitely gone up. Raj: [laughs] It's very expensive, there's no doubt. So, for example, you can pretty much set up in the living room.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 29, 2020

We’ve got AR platforms being hosted by Amazon, by Facebook, by Snapchat, where you can develop your own AR lenses. I mean, I will say that with Oculus Quest that’s changing for me. I mean, the introduction of ARKit and ARCore probably put 200 startups out of business. Anybody can do this, not just developers. Alan: Yeah.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 29, 2020

We've got AR platforms being hosted by Amazon, by Facebook, by Snapchat, where you can develop your own AR lenses. I mean, I will say that with Oculus Quest that's changing for me. I mean, the introduction of ARKit and ARCore probably put 200 startups out of business. And we're seeing these kind of rapid advances in technology.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 29, 2020

We’ve got AR platforms being hosted by Amazon, by Facebook, by Snapchat, where you can develop your own AR lenses. I mean, I will say that with Oculus Quest that’s changing for me. I mean, the introduction of ARKit and ARCore probably put 200 startups out of business. Anybody can do this, not just developers. Alan: Yeah.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Amazon sold me a moulded nylon grip for an AR-15 airsoft rifle… it was time to start work building my first development “Mule”. The name was of course inspired by “The Unity Cube” application (Image by Rob Cole). Why had they settled on this shape? Why not try something different, how about a gun grip? The Guncube.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 25, 2022

I can’t guarantee that these predictions will come out to be true (I always joke about the fact that I miss many of the predictions about Meta/Oculus), but I think they will be worth reading anyway to understand what can be the trends to look for in this new year. Me wearing my branded Oculus Quest 2. So… let’s start!

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