The Ghost Howls

APRIL 5, 2021

The rumors on the Apple Glasses are intensifying. It is not a secret that Apple is working on an XR device: the mystery is when it is going to release it and what it will actually be. The hype is rising, and Apple is playing with it. (My usual terrible image to wish you Happy Easter, if you celebrate it). Top news of the week.

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Mashable VR

MARCH 8, 2022

It was not the briefest event Apple has ever held; that distinction goes to 2021's 50-minute unintentional self-parody. Gone were the themes of the past: no hymn to California ; no 420 references ; barely any zooming in, out or around the dystopian Apple spaceship. You might wonder who needs that many simultaneous streams.

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Hypergrid Business

JANUARY 21, 2021

Apple’s first entry into virtual reality could be an expensive VR headset with limited AR capabilities, according to a Bloomberg report. “Apple Inc.’s Current consumer VR headsets cost from $300 to $900, and the Apple headset reportedly could cost a lot more. Image courtesy Apple.).

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ARVR

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Apple signals interest in location-relevant AR through its geo-anchors and Project Gobi. continuing here with Epic Games. Project Anywhere Epic Games has signaled its commitment to a real-world metaverse with the AR launch of Project Anywhere. It’s become a runaway train in the gaming and VR worlds. But it’s not alone.

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Road to VR

APRIL 25, 2019

Epic MegaGrants is Epic Games’ $100 million initiative designed to support developers of media, entertainment, and games, as well as enterprise professionals, students, educators, and tool developers working with Unreal Engine. SEE ALSO Report: Apple to Announce ARKit Updates at WWDC 2019 Including OS Support for AR Headsets.

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Road to VR

JULY 3, 2017

Now that Apple is being open about their interest in VR the company is publicly listing new job postings for a number of roles seeking candidates with VR expertise. See Also: Apple Adds VR Rendering Essentials to MacOS via Metal 2. ” Both roles are part of Apple’s CoreMedia team within their Interactive Media Group (IMG).

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Anand Tech

JUNE 15, 2020

The new high-end mobile GPU is a successor to the Radeon Pro Vega 20 and Vega 16 designs released back in 2018, products that ended up being used in Apple’s MacBook laptops. Apple has traditionally had exclusive rights to these mobile Radeon Pro SKUs so it’s likely this exclusivity also applies to the new Radeon Pro 5600M.

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GizModo VR

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Apple just took the wraps off its redesigned MacBook Pros featuring new custom M1 Pro and M1 Max chips. And while I can’t help but be impressed by Apple’s lofty performance claims, folks are now wondering if this means the new MacBook Pros are suddenly good gaming laptops now.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Laser Dance is an upcoming mixed reality game that seeks to use Quest’s passthrough capability as more than just a background. In this Guest Article, developer Thomas Van Bouwel explains his approach to designing an MR game that adapts to different environments. The game is still in full development, aiming for a release in 2024.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Just as computers and computer games for children were once a new thing, youth AR applications spur adoption and promote a richer future for AR technology. ” Potential users can preview the app on Apple and Android devices, though the full product will only launch pending funding. The AR Coloring Box.

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ARPost

APRIL 27, 2022

Although most people still consider AR as an entertainment technology, we can see its practical implementations in various industries like e-commerce, healthcare, architecture , training, and many others. Unity is unarguably the most powerful and prevalent game engine worldwide. Apple ARKit.

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ARPost

MAY 26, 2020

Thus, it can become a game-changer for enterprise data centers, telecommunication platforms as well as consumer platforms. From architecture firms to game developers, healthcare units to engineering, and industrial design, a wide range of companies can enjoy a better way to work. How Can Companies Access NVIDIA CloudXR?

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AR Insider

AUGUST 10, 2020

Similar to our past examinations of AR-fueled remote work, we’re talking here about collaboration in highly-visual areas like product design and architecture. The four-year-old Melbourne-based company also notably boasts a blue-chip client list including Apple, Medtronic and Hino Trucks USA.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Ever since, the Portland-based startup has been working from their Oregon base with a range of enterprise customers in industries such as Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Automotive and Energy & Utilities. They became one of the first teams to join Microsoft’s Mixed Reality Partner Program.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 23, 2023

After this update, Cix Liv and other VR people (like the usual Brad) said that the rumor in town is actually not that Bytedance is closing Pico, but that Pico will focus mostly on MR to chase Apple with its Vision Pro and will shut down its VR business. Upload VR is hosting a new Showcase of VR games on December, 6th 2023.

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AR Insider

MAY 6, 2021

Apple signals interest in location-relevant AR through its geo-anchors and Project Gobi. Though Niantic has risen to prominence with Pokemon Go, its larger play may be its location-based AR gaming platform, the Real World Platform. So far, brands like GameStop have paid to designate their locations as in-game waypoints.

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AR Insider

APRIL 27, 2020

Demand is be attributed to Quest’s quality architecture and content library. Facebook’s VR commitments have accelerated that, including investing directly in games, as well as full-blown game studios like Beat Games. That contrasts AR which follows the mobile gaming model of in-app-purchases, a la Pokemon Go.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 26, 2020

Since we’re focused on value creation in the enterprise and education space, Charlie Fink from Forbes described us as “ a new 3D game engine that means business “ The MetaVRse Engine was released on June 1, 2020, at Augmented World Expo (AWE). Our mission is to unlock the power of spatial computing for everyone.

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Road to VR

MARCH 1, 2019

Magic Leap is giving away serious cash to developers this year through their Independent Creator Program , which has earmarked an “eight-figure” number destined to fund app developers working in gaming, entertainment, collaboration, productivity, and more. Resolution Games. Architecture & Construction.

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AR Insider

JUNE 18, 2021

That could be wayfinding with Google Live View , geospatial gaming experiences from Niantic, or location-specific social AR experiences like Snap’s Local Lenses. It packages up Pokémon Go’s architecture, geolocation capabilities, game mechanics and other key components into a geospatial AR experience creation engine.

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Gravity Jack

APRIL 12, 2023

It’s no secret that Apple has embraced the cutting-edge technology of augmented reality (and why shouldn’t they?) In past blog posts, we’ve explored ARKit and LiDAR technologies separately, but today we discuss how together they unlock endless possibilities for augmented reality experiences on Apple devices.

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The AR Show

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Hardie Tankersley is the VP of VR and Solutions Consulting at Silverdraft, a company that uses a unique supercomputer architecture to address the significant computational and processing needs of high-end rendering, VR, visual effects, and visualization. Early in his career, Hardie spent nearly 8 years at Apple.

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Tech Trends VR

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Mixed Reality adds a new dimension to tabletop gaming, but there’s more to this tank show-down than first meets the eye. Yes, tabletop gaming is very much still a thing. This is what video game giant Wargaming are hoping to prove when they start demoing their latest offering at Gamescom in Germany this week.

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ARVR

MARCH 22, 2022

is an architecture or index that makes the physical world clickable. Apple will be a hardware powerhouse to represent the user touchpoint to all layers. Examples so far include Pokémon Go’s utilization of AR to enhance mobile gaming. Another way to view the AR cloud?—?framed framed in today’s technology?—?is

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

AUGUST 1, 2022

Over the last two years, metaverse technologies have matured due to investments from firms such as Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Epic Games, and many others. The immersive and real-time aspects of a genuine metaverse may revolutionize a variety of human activities, including gaming, social interactions, eCommerce, entertainment, and e-sports.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Apple’s AR Glasses are Hiding in Plain Sight. With all the phone and watch and TV and game and chip and other chip news coming out of Apple’s big event, it was easy to forget the company’s longest-running background process: an augmented-reality wearable. by Peter Rubin, WIRED. Hard to StarBoard.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 6, 2023

Tim Cook, Apple’s Chief Executive , debuted the Vision Pro on Monday evening to the heightened anticipation of tech fans worldwide. Price (Pain) Points Notwithstanding the $3,499 price point, one must assess what makes Apple’s Vision Pro accessible, and to whom. Apple’s stock prices reflected this following the event.

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GizModo VR

APRIL 13, 2021

Jump to: Tech | Gaming | Home | Lifestyle | Media Read more.

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AR Insider

MARCH 16, 2021

Another way to view the AR cloud – framed in the terminology of today’s technology – is an architecture that makes the physical world clickable. It enables mobile users to actively and passively assemble spatial maps as they’re playing games like Pokémon Go. Apple will be a hardware powerhouse for the physical touchpoint.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Apple Vision Pro is a very impressive fusion of hardware and software, but it's by no means perfect. Apple Vision Pro Specs, Features & Details Apple officially revealed the full Vision Pro specs when opening preorders today. And Apple did not send UploadVR a review unit, we bought our own. But does it deliver?

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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

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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The Ghost Howls

MAY 28, 2023

When people talk about “developing a game with ChatGPT” or something like that, usually it is about using ChatGPT to generate the logic of the game while inside Unity. So basically I wanted AI to auto-mod the game to add the needed logic on the fly depending on the situation.

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Anand Tech

MAY 31, 2021

Based on the same RDNA2 architecture that underpins AMD’s well-received desktop RX 6000 parts, the new mobile parts scale that down to power levels suitable for gaming laptops. Laptop gaming continues to be a high growth area for the PC marketplace, and it can be very high margin as well, especially at the mid-to-high end.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 30, 2023

It plans to do this as “we ramp up construction on sites with the new data center architecture we announced late last year. As before, Meta is playing the long game, and hopes to compete with major tech rivals like Microsoft, Apple, Google, Snap, and others entering the 3D advertising market.

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GizModo VR

JULY 15, 2021

Good news for those of you who are eagerly waiting to see what’s new for Android smartwatches. According to a new SamMobile report , Samsung’s next-gen Wear OS devices will be powered by a beefy new chip called the Exynos W920—and at least on paper, the gains are promising. Read more.

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ARVR

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

An older, but interesting example of marker-based AR is the PlayStation 3 Wonderbook, a gaming ‘peripheral’ that allows players to view a spell book on their screen. Since location anchors are dependent on Apple Maps data, this means that if the city is not supported by Apple Maps, functionality for location anchors may be limited.

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