Building the Metaverse

JANUARY 18, 2023

When I was a kid, I wanted to build a holodeck — the immersive 3D simulation system from Star Trek, so I started making games, beginning with online multiplayer games for bulletin board systems. Eventually, I even got to make a massively multiplayer mobile game based on Star Trek that a few million people played.

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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. However, the XR space is still emerging.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Avalon is a global, remotely-operated gaming studio staffed by some of the world’s top video game industry executives. The gaming studio will leverage Didimo’s Popul8 platform to expedite character development. The gaming studio will leverage Didimo’s Popul8 platform to expedite character development.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 8, 2023

DPVR has also thought about a very interesting service for companies: a full customization service about the product, that can encompass everything about it, from hardware to software, not to mention branding. I think DPVR is growing well, so it’s interesting to keep an eye on what it is doing.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Innersloth has unexpectedly announced that the popular game Among Us is getting an official VR version. It will be developed with the support of Schell Games and have similar features to its 2D version: tasks to perform, sabotages, deceptions, emergency meetings, and sus people. This announcement is not sus, it is just great.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 24, 2021

The software inside is also very simple: basically, all you can do is look at something and apply it to your vision filters taken from Snapchat. 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.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 20, 2020

You have motion simulators for racing games, and it's not all fun and games, but man, you must have a pretty cool office. And gaming technologies, so couldn't have picked a better spot. Or they can also oversee that separately, if they have internal software development skills and a team. Alan: I'm really excited.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 20, 2020

You have motion simulators for racing games, and it's not all fun and games, but man, you must have a pretty cool office. And gaming technologies, so couldn't have picked a better spot. Or they can also oversee that separately, if they have internal software development skills and a team. Alan: I'm really excited.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 27, 2021

More info (Getting started with VR) More info (Best 5 Quest games to start with). Apart from the hardware, Somnium is moving well also on the software side: the graphics of the virtual world is improving over time, and soon will be released the first game built on top of Somnium. Top news of the week. Image from Reddit).

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Game developers are also preparing for it: popular games like SuperHot, Red Matter , and Arizona Sunshine will publish new updates to take in count the new horsepower of the Quest 2. Unreal Engine and Photoshop), as it happens in Google Docs when many people edit the same document at the same time.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 7, 2020

With the next generation of Playstation set to hit shelves this holiday season, the big news in the gaming circuit is the revelation of Unreal Engine 5. But this game engine is good for more than just the next top video game experience. Today, we're speaking with Marc Petit, general manager of Unreal Engine at Epic Games.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 20, 2020

You have motion simulators for racing games, and it's not all fun and games, but man, you must have a pretty cool office. And gaming technologies, so couldn't have picked a better spot. Or they can also oversee that separately, if they have internal software development skills and a team. Alan: I'm really excited.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JULY 6, 2023

Sightful’s software allows users to interact with the virtual screen in various ways. The move came following the Chinese firm facing serious, multi-year legal troubles with Epic Games, who took Xreal to court over the use of similarly titled services. The Steam Deck is a handheld gaming console popular among AR users.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 27, 2019

Furthermore, that genius of Carmack has found a way to correct via software the chromatic aberration of the lenses (through what is shown on the display), so while the central part of the vision is great on both devices, on the periphery of the lenses, you have less perceived distortions on Quest. This is not present on the Focus.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 21, 2018

It’s the prequel novel to not one, but rather an entire series of upcoming Scraper VR games, headed by the budding Labrodex Studios out of Jericho, NY. As Labrodex’s founder, Jim Ivon, initially told me over the phone, Labrodex intends to release three Scraper games with five episodes of content per game.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 25, 2020

Two years ago, when I went to the Gamescom with Max , I had the possibility of trying a haptic suit by Korean company bHaptics and I appreciated the more realism it could give to VR games. It puts you immediately in the part inside shooter games, and I think that mixed reality videos of FPS games in VR come out great with it.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

This is the biggest tracking area among the standalone headsets on the market, and while it is totally useless at home, having such a big area is important in entertainment locations because it lets players move around a big space to play their games. This could offer multiplayer colocated games with the same quality of PCVR games.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2021

They “will incorporate some of the key features found in the DualSense wireless controller, along with a focus on great ergonomics”; There will be a “new generation” of games and experiences for it; It is still under development and won’t launch in 2021. So, we can expect a beta 120Hz mode coming in March-April.

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Because it is true to say that, to date, it is the gaming consumer that has driven the success and growth of VR. Moreover, Sahni quickly highlighted the importance of working with third-party software vendors to ensure the success of enterprise VR programs. But it is easy to overlook that business use.

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Building the Metaverse

APRIL 12, 2022

with media, with software, with art, with experiences, and with how we project our identity into digital space. Whether we create something in Roblox, Unity or Unreal; architect an immersive space in VR; or build a decentralized application?—?we Chris Dixon wrote that composability is to software as compounding interest is to finance.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Location-based games are already popular, with over a billion downloads of Pokemon Go in the three years since it launched, and over 20B kilometers walked playing the game. What kind of devices and software will we need to participate in this AR Cloud? In another scenario, we may see game engines dominant, like Unity or Unreal.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

This week has been the week of the Oculus Connect 6 , the biggest yearly event by Oculus where the VR company announces all its most important news, both on hardware and software sides. It is a software solution that lets you connect your Oculus Quest to the PC so that you can “transform” your Oculus Quest into a PC VR headset.

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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. I’ve read on your website about eye-tracking games. How can eye-tracking improve VR gaming? Yes, it is!

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Game engines like the versatile Unity have long been the go-to for AR development, and for good reason. But its reputation as a video game engine can also be intimidating — especially to those who want to create AR software for enterprise. That’s really the heart of it. Just like you said.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Game engines like the versatile Unity have long been the go-to for AR development, and for good reason. But its reputation as a video game engine can also be intimidating — especially to those who want to create AR software for enterprise. That’s really the heart of it. Just like you said.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Game engines like the versatile Unity have long been the go-to for AR development, and for good reason. But its reputation as a video game engine can also be intimidating -- especially to those who want to create AR software for enterprise. Yeah, well, that's for video games.". That's really the heart of it. Paul: Right!

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 25, 2020

And this was a 10 year old version of a software that nobody has access to anymore. Julie: Yeah, so this is where– before we did all those great things, this is where I want to talk about gaming. And Tomorrowland just partnered with Epic Game’ Unreal Engine, and did the Tomorrowland concert. Alan: Mostly shooting.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 25, 2020

And this was a 10 year old version of a software that nobody has access to anymore. Julie: Yeah, so this is where– before we did all those great things, this is where I want to talk about gaming. Alan: It’s funny, because Epic Games has gone from this game engine to this global phenomenon with millions of kids playing this.

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Robert Scoble

OCTOBER 4, 2019

It isn’t alone, we know of many companies that are spending billions on same, including Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Sony, Magic Leap, Huawei, and others. When you go to a football game you are “immersed” in a way that you can’t get by watching the same game on TV.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 25, 2020

And this was a 10 year old version of a software that nobody has access to anymore. Julie: Yeah, so this is where– before we did all those great things, this is where I want to talk about gaming. Alan: It’s funny, because Epic Games has gone from this game engine to this global phenomenon with millions of kids playing this.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

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. It’s a multiplayer game, kind of dodgeball.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

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. It’s a multiplayer game, kind of dodgeball.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

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. It's a multiplayer game, kind of dodgeball. Michael: Yep.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 24, 2019

CEO Matt Miesnieks has been in the AR game since the beginning, and he says the best in the industry have always known the best, native use cases for the technology; the problem was for the technology to catch up to the use cases. I thought gaming is where GPUs took off, and 3D graphics took off. firm investing in AR solutions.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 24, 2019

CEO Matt Miesnieks has been in the AR game since the beginning, and he says the best in the industry have always known the best, native use cases for the technology; the problem was for the technology to catch up to the use cases. I thought gaming is where GPUs took off, and 3D graphics took off. firm investing in AR solutions.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 24, 2019

CEO Matt Miesnieks has been in the AR game since the beginning, and he says the best in the industry have always known the best, native use cases for the technology; the problem was for the technology to catch up to the use cases. I thought gaming is where GPUs took off, and 3D graphics took off. firm investing in AR solutions.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 29, 2020

And I think that’s kind of like the next frontier of what is the blending of the storytelling affordances of VR on top of like the gamification game elements. You kind of have Hollywood mashed up with the game developer community, and VR is like this melting pot of all these different disciplines. Alan: Oh, I can’t wait.

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