AR Insider

MAY 31, 2021

The lower-cost locomotion option, Cybershoes , is now on Amazon for $349. Since it features no computational unit and no battery, it can be smaller and lighter than “shoebox” headsets like the Oculus Quest. The International Symposium on Immersive Media Arts & Technologies running June 2-8th. VRTO 2021 presents the Flotilla.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 19, 2020

Oculus Go price cut down to $150. Facebook has permanently cut down the price of the Oculus Go to $150 , the same price that made it sell incredibly well on Amazon during the Cyber Monday. More info (Oculus Go price cut) More info (Xiaomi laying off the team dedicated to Go). Top news of the week. Image by Engadget).

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AR Insider

MARCH 8, 2021

Interestingly, Niantic, which has its own world-mapping strategy with recently acquired 6D.ai, is now playing the field, trying different solutions to hiding a Pokemon behind a tree. Oculus has partnered with Virtuclear to offer prescription lenses for the Quest 2 for $80. Rumors surface about a new Oculus Quest Pro VR HMD.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

These are huge numbers for VR: if you look at the most recent SteamVR survey, you get that Oculus headsets are now at 67% of the whole PCVR market. Some magazines reported this news as a sign of the failure of Meta’s strategy about the metaverse. It’s basically a monopoly. But there is also bad news to talk about.

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AR Insider

AUGUST 30, 2021

After the free September 9th update, the VR game will expand to allow 2 players wearing Oculus Quest 2 VR Headsets to freely roam in 100 square feet of shared playspace. Ball is a former Amazon strategy executive turned investor. Space Pirate Trainer Arena VR will include warehouse-scale options, and customizable maps.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 24, 2020

Oculus devices will require a Facebook login. The enormous piece of news of the week is tha t Facebook has communicated that from October, 20th, all people that want to use an Oculus device for personal use will have to use their personal Facebook account to log in. Top news of the week. Image by Tweakanalogy). The same on Twitter.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 7, 2019

I think that eye tracking is one of those technologies that will disrupt virtual reality, mainly for three reasons: It will allow for a user interface that is more natural and intuitive. We all thought about a new Vive Focus with embedded 6 DOF controllers , ready to fight the Oculus Quest. Well, maybe we were all wrong.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 26, 2021

This week has mostly been in the sign of Oculus, with many news and updates from the brand controlled by Facebook. As always, they’re doing a great job not only with the product but also with the communication strategy. Together with Air Link, Oculus has also rolled out the new version of Oculus Avatars.

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ARVR

APRIL 5, 2021

This traces back to Facebook’s Oculus acquisition in early 2014 that kicked off the current wave of excitement….including That excitement culminated in 2016 after the Oculus acquisition had time to set off a chain reaction of startup activity, tech-giant investment, and VC inflows for the “next computing platform.”

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

The program remains in its trial phase with an end goal of determining whether the idea of a VR experience, similar to that of the Netflix VR app or Oculus Venues , would resonate with airline passengers. No word though on whether users will be able to access their personal subscriptions while onboard.

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Tech Trends VR

DECEMBER 19, 2019

These stories are ranked in no particular order, and are a mixture of some pretty momentous stuff that has happened in the industry and a sprinkling of use cases that illustrate how these technologies are already impacting every aspect of our lives. The Oculus Quest was a hit. Happy holidays! Google Ends the Daydream.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

I’ve been working in technology and multimedia for the past 25 years , doing everything from graphic design, sound production and editing, music production, video, illustration, printing, coding, and everything in between. I mean, besides the Oculus Quest 2, there’s hardly anything to get locally. I live to create and create to live.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Oculus Quest 2 had a great Christmas. The sales of Oculus Quest 2 have been great during the holidays , and the Quest has been a Christmas gift very much appreciated by kids (but wasn’t there an age limit?). Many Rift users reported problems in using the Oculus Store on PC this week , in particular in downloading games.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 11, 2019

Everyone of us already knew that Gear VR was a platform almost abandoned when Oculus announced the Oculus Go. Anyway, officially, both Samsung and Oculus have continued at least to support it. Original image by Oculus). Xiaomi disbands the Mi VR team, with unknown effects on Oculus Go. Gear VR is dead.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 12, 2021

score on the Oculus App Lab now. In the meanwhile, if you can, go giving 5 stars to the cube on App Lab … who knows if Facebook may consider promoting it on the main Oculus Store…. As for the controllers, they look like a mix of the Oculus Touch and the controllers of the Vive Focus Plus, with some important ergonomic adjustments.

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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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Road to VR

JULY 10, 2017

To be clear too, there are cheaper GPUs out there capable of rendering an acceptable VR experience but in our opinion, the selection below is where you want to be aiming to ensure you’re getting the most from your Oculus Rift or HTC Vive VR headsets. Check Amazon for NVIDIA GTX 1070 prices. Check Amazon for AMD Radeon 580 prices.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Oculus Quest 2 keeps showing impressive sales stats. Someone from a major company (Amazon, Apple, Microsoft), with pockets big enough to be able to compete with the rich Facebook, giving users an alternative and stimulating Facebook in doing even better. Oculus Avatars), plus the features of the store (e.g. Top news of the week.

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Road to VR

MAY 8, 2017

VirZOOM (pronounced ver-ZOOM) has created a collection of VR sports games designed to combine strategy, coordination, and fitness. Combining the interactive and engaging VR experience with the performance and durability of our Life Fitness products is an example of two innovative technologies coming together. image courtesy VirZOOM.

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AR Insider

MARCH 24, 2020

And Oculus Quest is a beacon of hope on the VR side. This category also includes developer tools such as Unity and AR democratization tools such as Amazon Sumerian or Adobe Aero. Comprising People , Product & Process , they’re the top areas where effective AR implementation strategies should focus in order to avoid pilot purgatory.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 3, 2020

Oculus Quest. Image courtesy Oculus. Oculus Quest is surely the most important headset to launch in 2019. The headset’s ease-of-use, solid game library, and reasonable price has pushed it to become Oculus’ best rated headset on Amazon thus far. Oculus Rift S. Image courtesy Oculus.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 22, 2023

And this is ok, many technologies started in some niches and then expanded to consumers. They needed to get the technological expertise in immersive realities and in building hardware and so they started with the Rift/Quest. I think the approach is the right one , but it may take years before its vision becomes reality.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 2, 2020

To make you understand how these features are incredible, Qualcomm has stated that “the [XR2] reference design has 2x the CPU and GPU performance, 4x more video bandwidth, 6x higher resolution and 11x AI improvement compared to our current widely adopted XR platform [the Oculus Quest ]”. My favorite from this week? More info Buy it now!

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 16, 2019

Not to mention the fact that usually investors require at least a prototype of your technology , and to build it you need time and money. In the beginning, we also spent a lot of time demoing VR for hours to whoever asked us to try the technology , because we really wanted everyone to know how VR was cool and maybe collaborate with us.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

As an electronics company, Apple’s general strategy seems to be to wait until a market is well established before joining it, then attempt to create an Apple-idealized product for that market. Apple is infamous for its patent strategy and you shouldn’t be surprised to find that they’re well into it in the AR/VR space.

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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. Tony Parisi, Global Head of VR/AR, Unity Technologies. Marcus Kühne, Strategy Lead, Immersive Techologies, AUDI. Maureen Fan, CEO, Baobab Studios.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Oculus and Respawn Entertainment teased it in 2017 at OC4 describing it as an AAA war game. Throughout this year, we got always more info about it: at first the name, then the setting (WWII), then compatible platforms (both Oculus Store and Steam), and finally, this week, even some info on the multiplayer modes. VR is dead. Learn more.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 18, 2019

Extended Reality evangelist Rori DuBoff from Accenture joins us to advise the businesses of today how not to miss the same boat, and shares strategies on staying ahead of the curve. As a virtual, augmented, and mixed reality evangelist, Rori advises companies on strategy and marketing opportunities for brand and business transformation.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 18, 2019

Extended Reality evangelist Rori DuBoff from Accenture joins us to advise the businesses of today how not to miss the same boat, and shares strategies on staying ahead of the curve. As a virtual, augmented, and mixed reality evangelist, Rori advises companies on strategy and marketing opportunities for brand and business transformation.

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AR Insider

MAY 6, 2020

8th Wall recently partnered with Amazon Sumerian on a WebAR ad experience where, with just a click of a banner ad, an AR experience placed a 3D Spiderman into your space for you to interact with directly in your mobile browser. The Evolution of Brand Activations. The Evolution of Customer Support.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 1, 2019

This acquisition signs a new course for Facebook strategy in XR: after having just partnered with external studios for the development of its top-notch exclusive titles (e.g. 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. Other relevant news.

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Robert Scoble

MAY 15, 2021

I also am invested in Apple competitors, Qualcomm, Snap, Microsoft, Amazon, and about 50 other companies in a diverse portfolio. Just get Amazon’s latest iPhone app. Amazon, Tesla, Google, Facebook, and others, including most autonomous vehicle companies, are building the same for various purposes. Disclaimer. “Huh?

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 14, 2020

Thanks Oculus for having given us the Link functionality. the USB cable for Oculus Link) and the (rechargeable) batteries for the controllers. 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. Doing a project of yours.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

Cameron Ayres from Sector 5 Digital discusses strategies for maximizing that ROI. 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. And how can we use emerging technology to do that?

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

Cameron Ayres from Sector 5 Digital discusses strategies for maximizing that ROI. 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. And how can we use emerging technology to do that?

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Robert Scoble

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Mark Zuckerberg talks about the future of VR and AR at Facebook’s recent Oculus Connect conference. 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. The tech industry is gearing up for a new paradigm shift.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

Cameron Ayres from Sector 5 Digital discusses strategies for maximizing that ROI. 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. And how can we use emerging technology to do that?

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