The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Upload VR Winter Showcase brought many pieces of news about VR games. Upload VR has organized another one of its amazing VR game showcases. Some of the most intriguing ones I’ve found have been: We have finally some new info about Behemoth , the new game by Skydance: Interactive, the studio behind the Walking Dead: Saint And Sinners.

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Tech Trends VR

APRIL 9, 2018

Gaming remains the primary reason for sales of VR devices and this is unlikely to change over the next few years Click To Tweet. Gaming remains the primary reason for sales of VR devices and this is unlikely to change over the next few years. In 2022, a total of 121 million units will be sold, with a value of $9.9 billion in 2022.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JUNE 21, 2022

Last Tuesday, China Daily interviewed the CEO of Apple, Tim Cook, at the Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC). During the brief chat, Tim Cook favourably spoke about the potential of augmented reality (AR) on Apple devices. Currently, Apple supports many AR experiences on its iPhone and iPad mobile devices.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 17, 2022

The same has happened with Apple, which is now offering bonuses to employees to keep them inside the company. Beat Games). Apple has performed very strategic acquisitions as well, and the news of the week is that Snap has acquired Compound Photonics to gain a key supplier of LCOS and Microled displays. Image by Sony).

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Some of the most common myths and misconceptions surrounding VR include the following: it always causes motion sickness and virtual reality is solely applicable to games. Although gaming is certainly a great use case and example of what immersive VR experiences can deliver, the possibilities are endless,” said Vindevogel.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 24, 2023

But I hope you’ll enjoy this newsletter coming from the world of the undead anyway… Top news of the week (Image by Apple) Apple starts accepting applications for Vision Pro devkits Apple has started accepting applications from interested developers to get a Vision Pro to develop XR experiences.

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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

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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EnterpriseWear

AUGUST 1, 2018

In IATA’s 2017 Global Passenger Survey, 85% of those surveyed indicated they would be willing to give up more personal data in exchange for faster process checks and more personalized service at the airport. IATA’s Global Passenger Survey confirmed this last year.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 7, 2022

If I had to bet, I would say that the possibilities are two: Smartglasses to see the notifications of your phone A hybrid VR/passthrough AR headset, similar to Project Cambria or the rumored Apple headset. With the rumors intensifying, and with Apple always closer to entering the market, I am expecting an announcement for this year.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 4, 2020

The biggest news of the week is the one that you can see in the above graph: i n the Steam Hardware Survey for April, it is possible to see a big spike of connected headsets. More info (Steam Hardware Survey) More info (Facebook’s revenues for Q1 2020) More info (Quest and Rift S stock, updated) More info (SuperData’s report).

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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. This week Sony has showcased the new DualShock controller for the PS5, dubbed DualSens. Other relevant news. Image by Acer).

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 3, 2021

There has been no game-changing news from this week, but we had some interesting things to look at the same. I believe all of this in part, in the sense that Onward is surely destined to remain cross-platform, but I’m pretty sure that the Quest will become its main platform, and the game will revolve around it.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 6, 2020

It has now an agreement with Plessey, a company working on MicroLED displays, and that was previously one of the acquisition goals of the competitor Apple. Apple strikes deal for indoor maps and buys NextVR. This has been a great week for competition in the AR space since also Apple has performed some interesting moves.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Innersloth has unexpectedly announced that the popular game Among Us is getting an official VR version. It will be developed with the support of Schell Games and have similar features to its 2D version: tasks to perform, sabotages, deceptions, emergency meetings, and sus people. Apple headset may be very lightweight.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Analysts are expressly forbidden to buy, sell, hedge or otherwise deal in the securities of any of the following public companies whose primary revenues come from the creation, selling, or distribution of video games.” The Apple iPhone , for example, sold only 1.39 million units when it released in 2007 before skyrocketing to 11.63

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