The Ghost Howls

APRIL 22, 2024

Zuck always said that Meta is the “open ecosystem” that fights against Apple’s closed ecosystem, but until today there was nothing open at all. Meta risked being squeezed again between the two giants Apple and Google , ready to bring their domination directly from the phones to the XR headsets.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 26, 2023

PS Remember that there is an ongoing giveaway of physical copies of the Sam&Max game for PSVR for all people in North America! But unluckily, their tracking performance was bad, especially for what concerns controllers, the manufacturing quality was debatable, and especially Microsoft never invested enough into dedicated content.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 28, 2023

If the 10th is the wrong date, then all my bets are on the 19th of October because on that date by chance already two games are launching : The Wizards Dark Times Brotherhood and the 7th Guest. It’s strange that two games decided to launch on the same date, so there is a chance this is a magical date.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Many games are getting a mixed reality update, and the most impressive for me was Eleven Table Tennis, which lets you play in mixed reality with other people that are in your same physical room, so it is like you are playing ping pong for real on the table of your living room! More info — Use Google Translate!

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 25, 2020

Apple Glasses may release in 2021 for $499. In the end, technologist Jon Prosser has revealed the main details he knows about the Apple Glasses. Well, on another website, I’ve been able to find someone that reading some Apple’s documents has found pictures of strange colored circular tags that may act as QR Codes for Apple devices.

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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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TechCrunch VR

JUNE 30, 2021

When former Art Director Zac Duff started teaching a game development course online in 2015, he faced the same challenges that teachers around the globe have become all too familiar with after a pandemic-induced lockdown. “Right at the center of it is knowledge transfer. . “Right at the center of it is knowledge transfer.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 8, 2021

Microsoft announces Mesh, an XR collaboration platform. Alex Kipman promised us a Microsoft Ignite conference with an amazing level of immersion , and he kept his word. But since Microsoft owns one of those studios (and using it costs around $100K/day if I remember well!), You are all fantastic! Here you are my flower for you!

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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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AR Insider

JANUARY 8, 2020

Microsoft used projection mapping to bring its NYC flagship windows to life, causing crowds to stop and watch. Zara stopped shoppers passing by their stores in their tracks with empty store windows which encouraged shoppers to download the Zara app to watch an Augmented Reality fashion show. The Store as a Game.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 21, 2019

Oculus wants to trade exclusive games with Sony. The bombshell comes directly from Jason Rubin, that interviewed from Kotaku, has clearly said that he wants to trade exclusive games with Sony. This would mean that some great Oculus exclusive games (e.g. Echo VR) could be ported to PSVR and some amazing PSVR games (e.g.

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ARVR

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Fact: Pokémon GO Has Been Downloaded Over 1 Billion Times! Stat: Well over 2000+ AR Mobile Apps Are Already Available in the Apple app store blowing Android out the water. Fact: Microsoft’s First-Generation AR Glasses, HoloLens, Sold Over 50,000 Units. Fact: Microsoft owns more than 10,000 VR/AR patents. Let that sink in.

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XROM

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Notably, the Quest app, which enables VR headset owners to purchase games, became the most downloaded app in Apple's App Store on Christmas Day. Research and development expenditures rose by 8% in the fourth quarter, primarily driven by costs associated with expanding the workforce.

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Upload VR

MAY 16, 2022

Walmart offered Quest 2 refurbished last year as low as $199 for the earlier 64 GB model, but that storage size has been bumped out of the lineup as VR games running on the system have grown in size. If you’re looking to get a Quest 2, be sure to check out our top 25 games list for a look at the best of what’s available.

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ARVR

OCTOBER 7, 2020

However, AR is so much more than the gaming and entertainment industry. Big names such as Apple, Microsoft, Facebook and Google are rapidly developing the technology, making it accessible to many industries. Apple and Google played big roles in this. Apple recently introduced ARKit 4.0

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 19, 2020

Microsoft admits display problems on HoloLens 2. Microsoft negated the issue, but now, after continuous reporting from users, it has been forced to admit it. That’s a great win for the XR community, also because after having acknowledged the issue, Microsoft will have to work in actively solving it. Some cool stuff to see.

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

MAY 18, 2022

Microsoft is gaining ground as one of the leaders in the Mixed Reality landscape for a reason. Microsoft has already helped countless retail brands to unlock their true potential with their technology. Microsoft has already helped countless retail brands to unlock their true potential with their technology.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 2, 2020

The Game Developers Conference , a big event where there have been in the past many announcements about VR, has been canceled after all the major brands withdrew from it , leaving the organizers with no choice. Is this really what Apple wants? (Thanks Robert Scoble for this news!). Facebook acquires Sanzaru Games.

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Mashable VR

MAY 24, 2022

Looking for a quality tablet for streaming and e-books (without the Apple prices)? It’s also a solid choice for people who use the Microsoft app suite for work. So, if your workplace uses Microsoft apps like Office and Teams, this is gonna be a solid tool for you. Amazon has pretty much cornered the market in that regard.

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VRWorld

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

At the very first event in Steve Jobs Theater at its new headquarters, Apple Inc. The new iPhone X has its screen, 3-D sensors, and dual 60fps cameras designed for AR video games and other more-practical uses such as measuring digital objects in real world spaces.

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Bernard Marr

AUGUST 22, 2022

Satya Nadella , Microsoft MSFT -1.4%. Microsoft’s CEO understands that the metaverse concept will impact every part of the way we do business. Whether it will be Meta, Microsoft, or his own company that defines the way we use it, is up in the air. Metaverse is not only a place to game. Tim Sweeney , Epic Games.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 10, 2022

A Horizon game is coming for this new headset, and some rumors talk also about Half-Life: Alyx potentially be available in the future; HTC has announced the Vive Wrist Tracker, a 6 DOF tracker for the Vive Focus 3. New rumors on Apple and Meta devices. Cooking Simulator VR is the best VR game of 2021 on SteamVR.

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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. It got thousands of downloads.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

In the meantime, Valve has given a complete overhaul to the UI of SteamVR , changing the interface both of the desktop menus and the VR menu, that is now curved and more suitable to select games in an easier way with VR controllers. Let’s see how Apple and Google will answer. Sony closes its game studio in Manchester.

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TechCrunch VR

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Facebook will soon be the latest tech giant to enter the world of cloud gaming. Their approach is different than what Microsoft or Google has built but Facebook highlights a shared central challenge: dealing with Apple. Why cloud stream mobile games that your device is already capable of running locally?

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

APRIL 4, 2024

This could enable Meta to generate a valuable income source and services for its XR hardware ecosystem, competing with Apple’s Vision Pro offerings. At the same time, XR’s enthusiasts were well aware of other players in the headset space, like Microsoft, Varjo, HTC VIVE, and others. But the race is on.

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Mashable VR

MARCH 22, 2022

Younger kids may do some light schoolwork, play games, or watch a movie, but there's no reason to pay for RAM over 4GB to run a few apps for school or a fancy screen to game. Ample storage space is a must to house things like school work and downloaded textbooks. What is the best laptop for your kid?

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Besides that, it is also hiring key figures to make this AR dream a reality : the operating system project will be supervised by Mark Lucovsky, a former Microsoft engineer who co-developed Windows NT. They couldn’t describe the game, but they revealed that it is astonishing on the graphical side and UX.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

The total revenues on the Quest Store alone had been $1B since its foundation in 2019, and this shows that many people are enjoying Quest games. This is good news also for the developers: 120 titles on Quest store have made more than $1M , and 8 even more than $20M, proving once more that some studios can make a living out of VR games.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 23, 2019

This would be a very good move to come to the market before Apple , that will likely announce its AR glasses from Q4 2019 on; The announcement of a new generation of VR devices that will also be capable of providing AR , a bit like the VRVANA headset (whose company has been acquired by Apple as well).

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 30, 2022

This will make the experience even better for the users since they will be able to enjoy shared persistent AR with no friction and no need to download anything. This week we had anyway the confirmation that Fast Travel Games is working on two titles for this headset. Apple may unveil RealityOS at WWDC.

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Hypergrid Business

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Both are free to download and try. Vuforia, a free to use development kit which supports many devices including Tango phones, EasyAR, ARKit for Apple devices; and ARCore from Google, Oculus and OpenVR, are also popular options these days. The code files are also free to download.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 1, 2020

It’s a new month, we’ve reached level 6 of this Jumanji game that is 2020. Keep in mind that this device has a pixel density far superior even to the one of the Valve Index, so it is perfect not only for gaming but also for prototyping, design and architecture. Multiplayer shooter game Tower Tag has been launched on Steam.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 5, 2021

I am super happy about it, it’s like a dream coming true… On Wednesday 7th at 11:15–11:30 am CEST I will (remotely) speak together with Massimiliano Ariani at the famous Laval Virtual event , in the fitness track, where we will speak about HitMotion: Reloaded (btw download our game now !) and this is a solid number. billion and $6.4

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 3, 2023

As the gaming industry eclipses the movie and filmmaking sector, gaming firms are leveraging their technologies to create next-level immersive experiences. Companies such as Meta, holoride , Improbable , Steam, Sony, and many others have begun tapping their serious gaming technologies to achieve this.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 13, 2020

Well, if the rumor becomes reality, this would mean that all next Apple devices will have both front and back depth cameras, for high-precision Augmented Reality and 3D reconstruction. Well played Apple. Microsoft releases Azure Remote Rendering. Let’s see if Facebook will be a worthier opponent than Google. supports VR.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 26, 2018

At GDC 2017 LG showcased a virtual reality headset that was SteamVR compatible: it was a game-changing moment since for the first time a new non-Vive headset would have been compatible with SteamVR tracking and ecosystem. people walking around), so I don't have an apples-to-apples comparison against Santa Cruz.

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