The Ghost Howls

MAY 7, 2022

The Quest 2 is a great gaming machine offered at a ridiculous price, and it has totally crushed the competition. Not HTC, which has very little money compared to Facebook/Meta; not Valve, who is focused mostly on PC gaming; not HP which seems interested only in the pro/business market. No one can compete now.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 1, 2023

More info Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard has been blocked I called for it, and it happened. UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has blocked Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard, which was considered the biggest acquisition in gaming history. The reason, was unexpectedly, cloud gaming.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 14, 2019

Apple has killed its AR glasses project… maybe. A piece of unexpected news has shaken the XR communities this week: according to a report on Digitimes Taiwan, Apple has abandoned its AR/VR glasses project and all the members of the team have been re-allocated in other teams. AR is still alive, Apple will still release its AR glasses.

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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. For instance, since I work on a VR fitness game , I’m thinking about all the new training experiences that will become now possible. References to Apple RealityOS have been leaked. Other relevant news.

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Upload VR

APRIL 22, 2024

Two third-party companies have currently publicly announced they are building entirely new headsets running Meta Horizon OS: A "performance gaming headset" from ASUS under its Republic of Gamers (ROG) brand. A headset "fully optimized for gaming with support for all kinds of different peripherals and haptics."

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 11, 2023

But not all the applications work well with hand gestures: for instance, most action games would suck with it. 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.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 27, 2023

Meta Quest Pro vs Apple Vision Pro: which “Pro” headset is really going to change the way we think about immersion forever? Meta and Apple have contributed significantly to the hype in the XR industry in the last few months. Meta Quest Pro vs Apple Vision Pro: An Overview Let’s start with the basics.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 1, 2024

Here are some of the VR vendors making waves in the industry as of 2024: RealWear Meta Apple Goertek Pimax Pico HP HTC Vive Samsung Varjo Lenovo Valve Index Vrgineers RealWear Exploring various aspects of the immersive technology landscape, RealWear produces sensors, apps, and hardware for the XR space.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 10, 2021

The headset is marketed as a device for gaming and fitness , and it will feature very interesting games, already popular on Quest: Superhot VR, Red Matter , and Synth Riders are some notable examples. The first one is that Facebook is evaluating other use cases for the Quest that are not gaming.

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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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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 21, 2021

Sony promises amazing haptic sensations on the controllers, that should be able to provide “impactful, textured, and nuanced” sensations. The main trigger can give adaptive force-feedback, applying a different force on the index finger depending on what is happening in the game. Image by Microsoft). We have to be patient.

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VRWorld

OCTOBER 26, 2016

At the annual Surface event, this time dubbed as the Windows 10 event, Microsoft showed us its new, really good looking and innovative devices, as well as software tidbits that we are really happy to see. We have covered that announcement in the separate story: Microsoft Windows VR Headsets Coming in April 2017.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

According to CBINSIGHTS , tech giants like Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Apple (FAMGA) have all been acquiring AI startups aggressively in the last decade. Apple leads when compared with other giants in terms of acquisitions made. Most of the big giant companies in the world are investing heavily in the field of AI.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 12, 2024

While there are undoubtedly plenty of high-cost solutions out there, such as the impending Apple Vision Pro , there are also some more affordable headsets ideal for beginners. For instance, the Meta Quest 3 comes with virtual keyboards and similar tools that are ideal for use with collaboration platforms like Microsoft Teams.

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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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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. It essentially comprises VR headsets, smart glasses, and haptic technologies that where users can navigate digital worlds. The discovery layer. Closing thoughts.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

February 2024 is here, and this month marked the end of a long, long wait for Apple’s Vision Pro. Microsoft and Zoom have also released their respective apps into the Vision Pro this week. Apple has already sold 200,000 devices in the first week, which is impressive. It’s still more or less the game of of Microsoft.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 3, 2020

Some time ago, the most important companies of the XR ecosystem (HTC, Oculus, Microsoft, etc…) joined the Khronos Group to discuss a standard to end the fragmentation of the XR space. The popular multiplayer war game Onward has been finally ported on Quest, where it launched successfully, with very positive reactions and reviews.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Image by MegaDodo Simulation Games). Some of its features are: 2,160 × 2,160 resolution per eye 90Hz framerate 4-cameras inside-out tracking (like the Quest) Touch-like controllers with Knuckles-like finger-sensing Face tracking Hips tracking (for better orientation in games) Integration with SteamVR games Wireless add-on.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 10, 2022

It will be the first consumer headset with eye-tracking and foveated rendering, and also the first one to feature haptics directly on the headset. The expected price is around $900 There has been a lot of talk around the OWO haptic vest, a very lightweight T-shirt able to provide vibrational and electrical feedback directly on your skin.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 25, 2021

Furthermore, the comparison with Microsoft doesn’t hold well: Microsoft was a software company that just didn’t have high standards, so it made products with many bugs. Apple way be working on a VR headset. According to Bloomberg, next year Apple is going to release a VR headset with limited passthrough AR functionalities.

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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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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 27, 2022

We have lots of non-news about Apple’s XR efforts. The hype around Apple glasses is huge , and everything that gets shared about Apple and XR gets many views. We already knew that Tim likes AR and “what we have to offer” may also be a potato with an Apple brand costing $400. Other relevant news. Image by The Information).

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 11, 2022

But at CES, a new game for it has been announced: Horizon Call Of The Mountain, a game from the exclusive Horizon IP that has been built for the ground-up to showcase the innovative features of the PSVR 2 headset and controllers. Haptic technologies were represented at CES very well especially by two companies: OWO and bHaptics.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 19, 2024

Apple Vision Pro vs Meta Quest 3: Which is the best headset? Apple Vision Pro vs Meta Quest 3: Our Quick Verdict The Apple Vision Pro feels like the beginning of a new era for mixed reality headsets. A couple of weeks after the Apple Vision Pro was released, Zuckerberg shared his review.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 17, 2022

The news of the week is that Meta is poaching talents from all the other companies : in particular, it has been able to “steal” 100 employees from the HoloLens team in Microsoft. The same has happened with Apple, which is now offering bonuses to employees to keep them inside the company. Beat Games).

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

This week I have been pretty busy working on our mixed reality fitness game that is very close to launch and in preparing some amazing articles for next week (I will publish a review of the Valve Index and a super-amazing interview to Jeri Ellsworth, the creator of TiltFive augmented reality glasses!)

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Bernard Marr

OCTOBER 31, 2022

While Meta focuses on creating virtual reality environments, companies like Microsoft and Nvidia are developing metaverse environments for collaborating and working on digital projects. Anyone who has been paying attention, however, will have realized that these visions often differ greatly. More advanced avatar technology.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 27, 2020

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. Now they find themselves without a market, and the pivot to enterprise is too little too late considering that Microsoft has enterprise features that are much better than the ones of Magic Leap.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

I’ll be there to talk about HitMotion: Reloaded and how to properly design a VR fitness game (using the precious lessons that our game designer Max Ariani has taught me). In the meanwhile, if you want, you can attend an Awe Nite event about gaming on 30th September I have been invited to speak at. I really couldn’t wait for it.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MARCH 19, 2017

I saw that myself when I tried out Qualcomm’s new wireless stand-alone VR headset prototype at the Game Developers Conference a couple of weeks ago. The headset didn’t incorporate any touch, or haptics, technology. As soon as we get finger detection, we want haptics. Image Credit: Dean Takahashi.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 23, 2024

There’s going to be a ton of apps available on Vision Pro day one, with more than one million iOS and iPad apps working in compatibility mode on Apple’s first mixed reality headset. LOSER – A Word Game Nino Lindo Development LLC $5.99 Haptics – Test Haptic Feedback Adam Foot $0.99 Illumineering $4.99

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TechCrunch VR

JULY 28, 2020

David Parisi is an associate professor at the College of Charleston and author of "Archaeologies of Touch: Interfacing with Haptics from Electricity to Computing.". Enter haptics. While it is difficult to capture the health and growth of the haptics industry with a single number, one estimate puts the global haptics market at US$12.9

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2021

This is why all the most hardcore PCVR fans have insta-bought it: it could give games like Half-Life: Alyx a next-level visual realism. Inside-out tracking was expected after having seen the controllers, but the haptic feedback on the head is a very welcome surprise. Roblox CEO hints at the Oculus Quest as a future platform.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 4, 2023

I need to rush out this newsletter episode because otherwise tomorrow Apple launches its headset and no one will read my articles: everyone will be too busy reading “The top 5 features of the Apple headset” or “The 7 reasons why the Apple headset can revolutionize peeling potatoes”. How is Apple going to sell this headset?

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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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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 1, 2023

While spatial computing isn’t an entirely new concept, major market leaders like Apple believe it will shape the future of our digital interactions. We’re already seeing aspects of spatial computing emerge in everything from collaborative platforms like Microsoft Teams to smartphones.

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