The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 24, 2020

A comment from HTC , just saying that it was up to compete with Oculus has had on Twitter something like 12K likes , and I think that HTC’s social media manager had never seen that number in his whole life. What other devices are so cheap, have the best games, a continuous stream of updates? The same on Twitter. Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 2, 2020

The only company not much affected by it is HTC, that manufacturers its headsets in Taiwan and not in Mainland China. HTC Vive releases Cosmos Elite, two models of Vive Pro Eye and creates some confusion. For sure you remember the recent launch of a full line of Vive Cosmos headsets , all with customized faceplates.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Apple is already working on future technologies for its headset, and one of the rumors that popped out is that it is working on a next-generation technology to ensure a long duration of the battery of its device. The book is coming in March, 2024, but can already be preordered on Amazon. SteamVR 2.0 is now live for everyone.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 12, 2019

Comparison of the speakers solutions in the Oculus Quest (left) and HTC Vive Focus Plus (right). The same Unity plugin is able to serve all Oculus devices and this helps a lot in developing cross-platform titles. The Quest can be acquired in China from Amazon US , or from various resellers on Taobao.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 6, 2018

Eye tracking is, in my opinion, a technology that will disrupt completely the VR ecosystem , exactly as room-scale did with the first HTC Vive. FOV: >110° (adapted to HTC Vive). How does your eye tracking technology work? 7Invensun logo (Image by 7Invensun). 7Invensun logo (Image by 7Invensun). Yes, it is!

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VRWorld

JULY 12, 2017

VRX 2017, one of world’s premier conferences on the subject of business and technology needed for Virtual Reality, announced the first speakers for a two day event. Confirmed speakers are as follows: Rikard Steiber, President Viveport and SVP Virtual Reality, HTC. Tony Parisi, Global Head of VR/AR, Unity Technologies.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 16, 2021

Vive Focus 3 has an expensive cooling system that can keep the Snapdragon XR2 cold enough to perform its operations at the best temperatures (Image by HTC Vive). This is great news for us developers, because it means we can develop a VR app for Quest, Pico, and Focus using exactly the same SDK provided by Unity! Production quality.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 12, 2021

This week has been pretty crazy: It all started with Facebook approving my silly The Unity Cube application (an application with just a cube) on App Lab. Image by HTC Vive). HTC is teasing a new headset. HTC is teasing a new piece of hardware again, and this time most probably it will be a VR headset. Not much, honestly.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 20, 2021

I expect all these trends to continue in 2021, for a year that will see the growth of the technology on all its sides (software and hardware). Companies like Pico, HP, Valve, and HTC are already performing very well in this sector. Yes, it’s a lot of time, but these are realistic projections. The rise of enterprise.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 26, 2021

Before leaving you to the best news of the week, I would like to highlight two notable things about my work: My crazy trolling game “The Unity Cube” has been featured in a video by Upload VR! Image by HTC Vive). HTC Vive Air is a design concept for a fitness-focused VR headset. Amazon is opening its AR Beauty Salon.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Instead of showing people how the “metaverse” is now with very rough images (that easily become memes) or how it may be in the future with some fluffy videos, Zuck has used the best technologies from the Meta R&D department: Meta’s Codec Avatars. And as you can imagine, the leaks come from him, always him: Brad Lynch.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Disclaimer: HTC provided three of their Vive Tracker 3.0 What is an HTC Vive Tracker? Whilst the first part of this article looked at the history of the HTC Vive Tracker and its three different versions, the second part will focus on some practical experiments with the latest HTC Vive Tracker 3.0. HTC Vive Tracker 3.0

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

I also doubt that a startup can carry many innovations, given the high costs of R&D in immersive technologies, but I would be happy to be surprised! Amazon promises “single-digit latency” XR streaming. Unity now supports Vulkan for Oculus Quest. Vuforia won’t drop Unity support. I would like to. News worth a mention.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Since that article, Luckey’s “tinkering” has expanded into a full-blown technological revolution, earning him a whopping 2.3 ZedMini camera mounted to HTC Vive / Image Credit: Lee Vermeulen. The primary component is a ZedMini camera hooked up to an HTC Vive headset, that allows for AR pass-through while he is in VR.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 22, 2021

Now it’s time to make some forecasts about its companion technology, that is augmented reality! This won’t be the year of AR : exactly as I said for virtual reality, let’s not hype the technology and think that this is the year when mainstream adoption of wearable AR glasses is going to happen. Sounded good.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 30, 2022

The gaming landscape stands as one of the most versatile and compelling areas for the development of extended reality technology. As technology in this landscape grows more affordable and accessible to people around the globe, XR gaming opportunities are becoming more mainstream. Respawn Entertainment and Unity.

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ARVR

JANUARY 6, 2023

Augmented reality is a technology that allows us to superimpose digital information into the real-world environment. Users can use HMD devices such as Google Cardboard, Oculus Quest, Rift or HTC Vive to experience an imaginary environment. It has applications in training and educational use cases.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Oculus and HTC had been holding details surrounding Rift and Vive launch windows close to the chest, probably because they had delays to announce and need to nail down new plans. First, HTC delays the Vive until April 2016, with plans to show an updated developer kit at CES in January. In December, these plans become known. April 2016.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 1, 2019

If these Facebook features proved to be popular, more developers would use them, and finally, Facebook could have more power on the VR development tools , after the failed acquisition of Unity. But it also shows that VR is not exploding next year and that the consumer use of the technology will only represent 37% of the whole market.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

The HTC Vive Cosmos may release soon for €799. We all know that the Vive Cosmos should release very soon since HTC revealed me that the release date would have been in Q3 2019 and Q3 ends at the end of the month. It’s time for some amazing VR news, isn’t it? Top news of the week. Image by Ars Technica).

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 8, 2023

This included adopters of the Omniverse such as Amazon, Deutsche Bahn, and others. He explained further, “Amazon is using Omniverse to visualise their warehouse, [a] giant robotic system, to help their workers [and] to simulate their fleet of AMRs. [We We are] creating a digital twin of the [Earth’s climate system].

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 10, 2019

The problem is in the was of physics of the optical systems: it is not possible to create such a device, and even the spirit of Steve Jobs can’t help, because with current technology, it is just impossible. Image from Amazon). HTC is now selling certified refurbished Vive HMDs for $400. We have to be patient.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

His primary role is developing the strategy and implementation of emerging technology, to best enhance digital projects. or, to do it just because the technology's cool. What is that low-hanging fruit for businesses to get involved, and just start with this technology? And how can we use emerging technology to do that?

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

His primary role is developing the strategy and implementation of emerging technology, to best enhance digital projects. or, to do it just because the technology's cool. What is that low-hanging fruit for businesses to get involved, and just start with this technology? And how can we use emerging technology to do that?

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The Unity renderer implementation of foveated rendering, on the other hand is much rougher, and in multiple Unity apps I saw very obvious and harsh artifacts, particularly on text. Given this only happens in Unity Full Space apps, I suspect this can be solved in future software. This is a watershed moment for VR-style headsets.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

His primary role is developing the strategy and implementation of emerging technology, to best enhance digital projects. or, to do it just because the technology's cool. What is that low-hanging fruit for businesses to get involved, and just start with this technology? And how can we use emerging technology to do that?

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

His primary role is developing the strategy and implementation of emerging technology, to best enhance digital projects. or, to do it just because the technology's cool. What is that low-hanging fruit for businesses to get involved, and just start with this technology? And how can we use emerging technology to do that?

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 12, 2019

They have different brands, and they use the technology differently. We had a lot of legacy in the car world, and of working with interactive technology, with all the different console and PC cycles, always having to take the bleeding edge out of what was available. But in the end, it turned out it’s the other way. Alan: Yeah?

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 12, 2019

They have different brands, and they use the technology differently. We had a lot of legacy in the car world, and of working with interactive technology, with all the different console and PC cycles, always having to take the bleeding edge out of what was available. But in the end, it turned out it’s the other way. Alan: Yeah?

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 24, 2022

No grey zones like HTC did in the past. In fact, at launch, it won’t even be possible to create Unity content for it. According to the rumors, In the beginning only Apple’s first part tools (like RealityKit) will be allowed to create content, and only after, Unity support will come. Meta is under heavy pressure. Learn more.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

XR is no different, and VRdōjō founder Michael Eichenseer runs Alan through a few of the cardiovascular benefits to the technology. Everybody’s getting this interest in, “what can this technology do for my business? I worked at their technology headquarters, and we did technology training for the employees.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

founder Michael Eichenseer runs Alan through a few of the cardiovascular benefits to the technology. Everybody’s getting this interest in, “what can this technology do for my business? Personally, I think there’s no facet of human communication that we won’t be touched by these technologies. Michael: Yep.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 28, 2019

systems, engineering, data center engineering, information security, network and cellular IP development, ERP business engineering, and Healthcare Solutions Development Budget leads opportunities for his customers and partners to utilize exciting and intense compute power in the immersive technology and XR landscape.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 28, 2019

systems, engineering, data center engineering, information security, network and cellular IP development, ERP business engineering, and Healthcare Solutions Development Budget leads opportunities for his customers and partners to utilize exciting and intense compute power in the immersive technology and XR landscape.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 11, 2019

HTC Vive is at the second place; Oculus Quest, even if it is so new, has already gathered a lot of interest from developers; Gaming is still the most popular content developed in XR, but now there is also interest in other kinds of applications , like entertainment (e.g. 5G is a safe technology. The low price policy is paying off.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

founder Michael Eichenseer runs Alan through a few of the cardiovascular benefits to the technology. Everybody's getting this interest in, "what can this technology do for my business? Personally, I think there's no facet of human communication that we won't be touched by these technologies. XR is no different, and VRd?j?

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 28, 2019

systems, engineering, data center engineering, information security, network and cellular IP development, ERP business engineering, and Healthcare Solutions Development Budget leads opportunities for his customers and partners to utilize exciting and intense compute power in the immersive technology and XR landscape.

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