The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 25, 2021

Amazon acquires Umbra. Amazon has just acquired the Finnish company Umbra. The management of this digital map of the world is very complicated, and the acquisition of Umbra can be useful exactly for this, representing an important piece of the AR Cloud puzzle for Amazon. Thanks Ilja Zegars for the tip!). Image by Wave).

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AR Insider

MAY 6, 2020

Or we can put on device on our head (a head-mounted display or HMD) that completely occludes us from the real world allowing us to enter a completely simulated environment which we can walk around and interact in because the computer is sensing our physical actions: this is Virtual Reality or VR. Being in a simulation has its benefits.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

It works connected to a phone, and while it doesn’t have any kind of tracking embedded, for tasks like watching Netflix it can be very useful (Thanks David for the tip); Amazon has announced the Echo Frames, its smart glasses that let you speak with Alexa. What a weird decision…). Other relevant news. Image by Facebook).

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NVidia VR

MARCH 18, 2024

Accelerated computing has reached the tipping point — general purpose computing has run out of steam,” Huang told more than 11,000 GTC attendees gathered in-person — and many tens of thousands more online — for his keynote address at Silicon Valley’s cavernous SAP Center arena. The industry has already embraced Blackwell.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 26, 2021

This will slow down a bit the expected growth, but hopefully, by the end of the year, the situation should come back to normality. (Thanks to Rob Cole for the tip!). Amazon is opening its AR Beauty Salon. News worth a mention. Image by HTC Vive). HTC Vive Air is a design concept for a fitness-focused VR headset.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 18, 2019

We had, for DuPont Corian — which is a client of ours — we had an experience that showed bathroom vanities that you’re able to look at and place inside of your own space, similar to what IKEA is doing, and Amazon. Alan: When you say “tipping point,” what does that actually mean? Alan: All right.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 18, 2019

We had, for DuPont Corian — which is a client of ours — we had an experience that showed bathroom vanities that you’re able to look at and place inside of your own space, similar to what IKEA is doing, and Amazon. Alan: When you say “tipping point,” what does that actually mean? Alan: All right.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Since this isn’t a boxing simulator, you should know there’s a few limitations put on you from the very beginning. Both Best Buy and individual sellers on Amazon offer suitable solutions should you want to stop living like a grease-faced ham demon.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 15, 2019

We plan to go online with it on Amazon or Netflix and present it like that, and then have it be an additional thing that maybe Netflix or Amazon has on their platform in the Oculus or HTC. And they were like-- the guys who were in charge of the computer and the training were like, "We have like 500 simulations. Alan: Yeah.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Do you remember that Facebook is working on hyper-realistic avatars , that not only have an appearance very similar to the one of the user, but that can also simulate exactly his/her facial expressions? It is more interesting to notice, in my opinion, that currently on Amazon US the Oculus Quest is selling better than the Nintendo Switch.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

And the day we can interact with virtual humans in believable virtual environments, then you can start having simulations, social simulations where you can build experiences on demands and soft skills. But what you’re saying is you’ve created training simulators to train on how to deal with people. Christophe: No.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

And the day we can interact with virtual humans in believable virtual environments, then you can start having simulations, social simulations where you can build experiences on demands and soft skills. But what you're saying is you've created training simulators to train on how to deal with people. Christophe: No.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

And the day we can interact with virtual humans in believable virtual environments, then you can start having simulations, social simulations where you can build experiences on demands and soft skills. But what you’re saying is you’ve created training simulators to train on how to deal with people. Christophe: No.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

And the day we can interact with virtual humans in believable virtual environments, then you can start having simulations, social simulations where you can build experiences on demands and soft skills. But what you’re saying is you’ve created training simulators to train on how to deal with people. Christophe: No.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

Amazon Sumerian. We were talking about haptics, and how haptic vests and gloves can be used across enterprise for simulation of training, but also scent machines, and different spatial audio and things. You’ve got two-billion devices that can do three-dimensional computing, and this is the tipping point.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

Amazon Sumerian. We were talking about haptics, and how haptic vests and gloves can be used across enterprise for simulation of training, but also scent machines, and different spatial audio and things. You’ve got two-billion devices that can do three-dimensional computing, and this is the tipping point.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

Amazon Sumerian. We were talking about haptics, and how haptic vests and gloves can be used across enterprise for simulation of training, but also scent machines, and different spatial audio and things. You've got two-billion devices that can do three-dimensional computing, and this is the tipping point.

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Tech Trends VR

MARCH 14, 2018

We are getting to a tipping point where the convergence of Artificial Intelligence and Immersive Technologies will transform the way we teach and learn beyond recognition. This essentially means that when we enter a virtual environment, we believe we are present, in spite of our conscious brains telling us that this is indeed a simulation.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 25, 2022

(Image by Amazon). Amazon may be working on an XR device. A job listing from Amazon may point to the interest of the company in developing an XR headset. Alan Smithson’s MetaVRse company has created The Mall, a huge virtual world, accessible via the Web, all devoted to simulating a huge shopping center. Learn more.

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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”. It had no sensors, just a simulated sensor bar in front of the handgrip. Why had they settled on this shape? Why not try something different, how about a gun grip? Image by Rob Cole).

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The engine is able to build and simulate cities automatically by just having some parameters provided by the developers. In return for your effort, you could ender prize draws for a chance to win $500 towards your AR/VR project, a $100 Amazon voucher, $30 Gumroad ebook of your choice, swag, and more. It is very cool. Learn more.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

The game is very different from its predecessor, and it is less a realistic combat simulator and more an adrenaline multiplayer game, like Unreal Tournament or Quake Arena. Not a good commercial for the American company… (Thanks Rob Cole for the tip!). The game is fun to be played and has a great user experience.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 20, 2019

And that’s one of those things that was always sort of the thing we always wanted to be able to do, it’s like the promise of Amazon is like we’ll sell something that nobody has to touch. But again, it’s sort of like the tip of the spear for us. It’s like enabling distance selling. Alan: All right.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 20, 2019

And that’s one of those things that was always sort of the thing we always wanted to be able to do, it’s like the promise of Amazon is like we’ll sell something that nobody has to touch. But again, it’s sort of like the tip of the spear for us. It’s like enabling distance selling. Alan: All right.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 20, 2019

And that's one of those things that was always sort of the thing we always wanted to be able to do, it's like the promise of Amazon is like we'll sell something that nobody has to touch. But again, it's sort of like the tip of the spear for us. Well, imagine you're a small retailer on Amazon and Amazon moves to 3D.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 24, 2021

Quest 2 recalled from Amazon EU for skin irritation issue. The mystery of the Quest 2 disappeared from Amazon EU websites has been solved: the materials on the Quest 2 facemask caused irritations of the skin to a very little percentage of people , and so the sales have been suspended. News worth a mention. Image by Facebook).

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 25, 2022

After so many years, finally VR is reaching its tipping point where one platform will reach the 10 million sold units, which is considered as a magic number for a healthy ecosystem. The predictions by John Riccitiello are proving to become reality. The next two years are going to be very interesting for our field (Image by Road To VR).

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

I got to try it at… maybe it was AWE, but I got to try one of their training simulators and I was tiling a wall in a bathroom. So what are some of the tips that you would give to people listening? We’re gonna need consortiums, whether that’s in the form of an Amazon type company or Google or Facebook stepping in.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

I got to try it at… maybe it was AWE, but I got to try one of their training simulators and I was tiling a wall in a bathroom. So what are some of the tips that you would give to people listening? We’re gonna need consortiums, whether that’s in the form of an Amazon type company or Google or Facebook stepping in.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

maybe it was AWE, but I got to try one of their training simulators and I was tiling a wall in a bathroom. So what are some of the tips that you would give to people listening? We're gonna need consortiums, whether that's in the form of an Amazon type company or Google or Facebook stepping in. I got to try it at. Emily: Yeah.

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