The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 11, 2023

More info Apple Vision Pro may have a very slow start The same Ming-Chi Kuo, who probably woke up with a lot of pessimism that day, has also expressed doubts about the widespread success of the Apple Vision Pro. This would mean that Apple’s XR offering should rely for 3 years on a very expensive headset with very low sales.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

PSVR 2, Apple XR visor) and games, will be fundamental to understand its evolution and its potential. Body tracking leaked from Quest SDK documentation. A leaked image from the Oculus team shows that the company is working to implement body tracking inside the Oculus Unity SDK. References to Apple RealityOS have been leaked.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 18, 2022

The Valve Index kit is one of the most powerful tools for gaming developers interested in leveraging both the hardware and software aspects of extended reality. This state-of-the-art offering comes form one of the leading games developers in the world today, and was even used for the development of a unique Half-Life game in virtual reality.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 13, 2023

Apple’s Vision Pro triggered new discourse on the future of virutal, augmented, and mixed reality (VR/AR/MR). Revealed at the Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC), the Apple Vision Pro has sparked both praise and criticism from the global XR community. Apple is adept at proposing something you didn’t think you needed.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Unreal Engine and Photoshop), as it happens in Google Docs when many people edit the same document at the same time. The author of the video has used a free app available on the Apple Store and with it, it was able to scan 3D objects with a quality and a speed never seen before. Someone has made a WebAR exporter for Unity.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MAY 12, 2024

If you want to make the most of Apple’s latest spatial computing phenomenon, you’ll need the best Apple Vision Pro apps. Since then, Apple has gone all-in on expanding its app store. What are Apple Vision Pro Apps? Think of things like the Apple iCloud and Wallet apps.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 27, 2020

We’re looking for a Unity dev for a freelance gig lasting 1–2 months, ideally from Italy or a nearby country (for easier management). It is in Italian, but basically it says that we’re looking for a Unity dev with preferred experience with VR and/or multiplayer games. Unity Reflect its a great XR tool for enterprise customers.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

We all love virtual reality, but sometimes it gives us big headaches. In my case, the controllers weren’t detected in any app, not even in Unity when developing for VR. Older Apple Cinema displays with devices attached through USB. And not because of the motion sickness , but because something doesn’t work.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 5, 2018

This also let me write various articles about it, like this one on Vive Focus streaming , this one on Focus instant preview for Unity or this other one highlighting the updates of the v2 runtime. The caption of the photo was: Oculus Go trying 6 DOF virtual reality thanks to the Vive Focus. Unity development.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 15, 2024

I picked Unity as the game engine because it is one of the best ones out there, I’m good at using it, it has a great community that can support you in case of issues, and it is also the first engine to be compatible with XR headsets when they’re out: Apple itself talked about Unity during the announcement of the Vision Pro.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

More info Discover Quest 3 and Apple Vision Pro cost estimations A Chinese firm has tried to estimate the cost of the components of both the Quest 3 and the Apple Vision Pro. The second one is that the Apple Vision Pro is so next-gen that one of its displays costs just a bit less than all the components of Quest 3!

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 29, 2022

Next year sounds already to be very interesting, with the expected release of PSVR 2 and maybe also of the Apple headset…. While the last virtual Gamescom was pretty disappointing for what concerns VR, this one had some VR stuff worth seeing. One of the graphics card is listed in the leaked documents with AD102 GPU and with 24GB VRAM.

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ARVR

APRIL 9, 2021

With the help of Reality Composer, you can import an existing USDZ file, or create your own. It is available at the Apple Developer website under the Applications tab. You can find Reality Composer Xcode 11 on the Mac. You need to select Xcode from the menu bar and select Reality Composer under Open Developer Tool.

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ARVR

JUNE 18, 2020

Image Source: wikimedia.org Augmented Reality ( AR ) apps are increasingly getting popular across industry niches for the sheer usefulness they display in terms of user engagement. This is why leading mobile platforms like Apple and Google are continuing to deliver new and improved AR toolkits for developers.

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Hypergrid Business

JUNE 1, 2020

For the past few years, virtual reality meetings, events, and classrooms haven’t taken off the way that proponents expected, due to inconvenience, usability issues, bandwidth requirements, the need for high-end computers, and expensive headsets, new software, and more. Image courtesy 8Agora.). Image courtesy AltspaceVR.).

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Apple headset will not be focused on gaming. A new report seems to suggest that the upcoming Apple headset won’t be focused on gaming at all. In fact, at launch, it won’t even be possible to create Unity content for it. More info (Movement SDK documentation) More info (Dilmer announcing Movement SDK). Other relevant news.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 21, 2019

He's designed and developed Paint Space AR, named by Apple as one of the best apps of 2017 and currently works full time at Google as an AR Interaction designer. Unity is a tool that we use a ton, and it's cross-platform. Then Apple announced their ARKit devices; there's about 600 million. Alan: We've kind of come full circle.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 21, 2019

He’s designed and developed Paint Space AR, named by Apple as one of the best apps of 2017 and currently works full time at Google as an AR Interaction designer. Unity is a tool that we use a ton, and it’s cross-platform. Then Apple announced their ARKit devices; there’s about 600 million. Austin: Exactly.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 21, 2019

He’s designed and developed Paint Space AR, named by Apple as one of the best apps of 2017 and currently works full time at Google as an AR Interaction designer. Unity is a tool that we use a ton, and it’s cross-platform. Then Apple announced their ARKit devices; there’s about 600 million. Austin: Exactly.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

In its ease of use and lack of friction for consumers, WebVR presents a glimmer of hope for the mainstream adoption of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR). . “With most major browsers implementing WebVR and Apple signaling some interest, the standards side looks really positive.” ” Browsers.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 21, 2018

If you need a device that has an Apple-like stylish appearance, then the Go is the device you’re looking for. Furthermore, the Oculus APIs are well documented and there is already a great community about them. The Go and the Focus have a completely different style. If you need something more informal, go for the Focus.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Even the big players like Sony, Apple, and Microsoft have substantially reduced their production estimates for 2022, whilst processor manufacturers talk of delays into 2024. The name was of course inspired by “The Unity Cube” application (Image by Rob Cole). Image provided by Rob Cole). The Guncube. Image by Rob Cole).

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

If you show up to a– pick your favorite large industrial customer and you show up with a great computer vision SDK and Unity and you say, “listen, we can go build anything.” That is the foundational computer vision SDK that you would use most of the time with Unity. Mike: We have no idea what Apple will do.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

If you show up to a– pick your favorite large industrial customer and you show up with a great computer vision SDK and Unity and you say, “listen, we can go build anything.” That is the foundational computer vision SDK that you would use most of the time with Unity. Mike: We have no idea what Apple will do.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

If you show up to a-- pick your favorite large industrial customer and you show up with a great computer vision SDK and Unity and you say, "listen, we can go build anything." That is the foundational computer vision SDK that you would use most of the time with Unity. Mike: We have no idea what Apple will do. Alan: Yeah.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

I entered VR in 2014 after having tried an Oculus Rift DK2 : it was the startup Oculus that made me love virtual reality. The price was steep for many small companies that just wanted to buy a Quest for $300 and enjoy the advantages of virtual reality. Unity has built this nice demo using the Presence Platform.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 23, 2020

Some days ago, in the Oculus Developer portal, have appeared some surprise banners warning developers about the documentation also regarding an “Oculus Del Mar” headset, for which there are “early developers”. Unity is offering 3 months of Free Learning so that you can sharp your development skills. Yes, Android, Google.

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