The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 15, 2022

NVIDIA wants USD to become the HTML of the metaverse; Major extensions to NVIDIA Omniverse , the computing platform for creating virtual worlds and digital twins. New connectors are in development and finally also popular software like Unity and Blender will be able to connect with Omniverse. Apple MR headset may cost $2000+.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Samsung is one of the most important smartphone brands, and probably one of the few brands in the world that can try to compete with Apple. But this headset looks to me arriving a bit too late and already chasing the Vision Pro, so probably Apple will win the first round. This means that iPhone users can not enjoy WebXR yet.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Top news of the week (Image by Apple) Many people are analyzing the Apple Vision Pro… including the ones at Meta Here you are with the usual huge roundup of news about the Apple Vision Pro (a roundup in a roundup). This week both Zuck, the CEO of Meta, and Boz, the CTO of Meta, expressed their opinions on the Apple Vision Pro.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Given that our technological advancements, consumer behavior, and tech trends continue to evolve at breakneck speed, being aware of metaverse and XR predictions can help you better prepare for the future. He gave examples of some applications of VR that have nothing to do with gaming, such as house tours, and meetings.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 19, 2023

We all joked about Samsung waiting for the Apple Vision Pro announcement to copy it, but according to some rumors, this is exactly what is happening. More games are experimenting with mixed reality, which is the trend of the year. Big kudos to all the VR game studios involved!

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 14, 2023

I guess this line has been added to the keynote speech because Apple is going to announce its device very soon at WWDC (at least according to the rumors), and Google wanted to show that it’s part of the game, too. It lets you create geolocation-based augmented reality content by positioning it directly into a 3D version of Google Maps.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The past week has been a pretty interesting one for the tech world: between Microsoft Ignite, Unity Unite, and the OpenAI drama, there has been a lot to follow. Unity 6 takes back the original way of specifying engine versions and abandons the confusing one that bound a new Unity version to the year it was released.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 20, 2021

But hey, let me play this game anyway, so here you are my predictions for virtual reality in 2021 based on the trends and the anticipations that we had at the end of 2020! Also, the awareness has grown , because every gamer knew about Alyx, and so about virtual reality.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 14, 2023

This is a very useful resource for all of us XR developers that are going very soon going to experiment with Mixed Reality applications on a headset by Meta, Apple, or one of their competitors. This is how we learn to do proper content for what is going to be the next trend in XR.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Jack Daniel’s opened its virtual doors to the public by commemorating urban art and the 50th anniversary of hip-hop in late September. Currently ongoing, the iconic brand has launched The Verse — the company’s first virtual reality (VR) immersive experience — under its Art, Beats + Lyrics programme.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 23, 2023

The first one is Altspace VR, one of the first social VR spaces of this new Virtual Reality era. Mark Gurman in his latest update confirmed that Apple will announce its Reality Pro headset in Spring , give more details about its development practices during WWDC, and then release the device during the autumn.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 13, 2021

If I had to choose the most common question I’ve received in these 4 years on the blog, social media, and Quora, I would surely pick “How do I get started with virtual reality?” How I got started with virtual reality. This is how I got started with Virtual Reality development.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 8, 2022

XR has rapidly emerged as one of the most powerful new trends in the gaming landscape. Already the, virtual reality in gaming market is expected to grow to a value of $53.44 For many developers, not just in the gaming space, but throughout the world, Unity stands as one of the most powerful environments for development.

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ARPost

MAY 5, 2021

ARPost wasn’t able to attend all of the sessions and, even virtually, there’s no substitute for being there. However, we teased out some session trends and highlights in case you missed this year’s event. You’re not seeing the stores in the same way that Apple and Google have their app stores,” said Moynihan.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 11, 2023

I’m trying to keep expectations in place not because I want to be negative about VR (I’m a strong believer in the tech), but because in the past I’ve already seen that trend of setting unrealistic expectations and then writing “VR is dead” the day after when the market of course haven’t reached those results.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 21, 2020

So, here you are how I envision this 2020 in virtual reality! (I’ll PlayStation VR selling more than 5 million units until now has proven that console players like virtual reality. In 2020 this trend will continue, and the more content will get released, the more people will start entering VR. The reasons?

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ARPost

JULY 15, 2021

Between the Metaverse ETF, the Glimpse Group IPO (initial public offering), and other big trends, XR might be finally coming of age. Curated by the analyst, writer, and venture capitalist Mathew Ball and partners, the index includes companies like Cloudflare, Nvidia, Qualcomm, and Unity. You Can Now Invest In the Metaverse.

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ARVR

JUNE 29, 2020

The Smart-Accessory Revolution A Pew Research Center survey conducted at the beginning of 2013 showed that only 51% of adults in the United States owned a smartphone, 6 years after the launch of the 1st-generation Apple iPhone. Another survey conducted mid-June 2019, 4 years since the debut of the Apple Watch, showed that roughly 1-in-5 U.S.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 8, 2023

The first one is that since the Gaming Showcase is happening on June, 1st, it seems positioned in a way to make Meta perform some announcements right before the Apple WWDC. Apple WWDC is where the Apple Reality headset may be announced, and it is taking place on June, 5th. The price is going to be very cheap: only £79.99.

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ARVR

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Augmented reality’s use and development have trended up over the past several years. This follows investments in mobile hardware capability, interest in immersive virtual experiences with the metaverse, and rising industry competition. One of the most groundbreaking elements of location anchors is how location is approximated.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

But in China, they are very famous, and now they are also organizing a big event about XR called FBEC with hosts from all the major VR companies (HTC, Unity, Alibaba, Huawei, etc…). Me trying virtual reality in an arcade in China… some years ago, when I was younger The charm of VR needs to be experienced in person.

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ARVR

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

The same expectations are placed on virtual real estate. Trending AR VR Articles: 1. How Augmented Reality (AR) is Reshaping the Food Service Industry 3. It offers a full-fledge Unity SDK to develop games and support virtual reality. Virtual reality has gone far beyond the needs of the gaming world.

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ARVR

JUNE 12, 2020

Trending AR VR Articles: 1. Build your first HoloLens 2 Application with Unity and MRTK 2.3.0 Virtual Reality: Do We Live In Our Brain’s Simulation Of The World? Here go my predictions about the FUTURE of YOGA based on current data… 1) Virtual reality To enjoy the feeling of doing yoga with your studio pals.

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XR Today - Big XR News tag

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Following ten years of operations, IGS 2023 is launching as part of the Metacenter Global Week, an event packed with the latest XR industry innovations and trends. However, Meta terminated the contract after it found Andre Elijah Immersive had been working with Apple, one of Meta’s most significant competitors.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

More info Some news about Apple Vision Pro The news and rumors about Vision Pro never end. In these two weeks, we got to discover that Apple is planning to organize demo sessions of Vision Pro inside the Apple Store venues and that in the beginning, the only way to buy a Vision Pro will be going to an Apple Store.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 21, 2021

The mystery of Virtual Reality support on Xbox continues with a new chapter of the saga. After the trial started by Epic towards Apple and Google for their unfair -30% cut, at first Apple, and then Google has lowered it to 15% for the first $1M of revenues (with slightly different conditions). News worth a mention.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

We don’t know who originated the leak… but honestly, considering the perfect timing to generate hype for Facebook Connect, and the fact that it just shows a bit without showing too much… well, I have some suspects… (Do you remember the “leak” about Quest 2 some days before Facebook Connect 1 and timely before Apple Event?

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

The news is overly important because Alyx is already changing the virtual reality landscape for these reasons: It is increasing awareness towards VR a lot (all mainstream gaming media are talking about it); It is increasing sales of VR headsets a lot; It will probably show us new interactions in XR that will affect the UX of many games after it.

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ARVR

APRIL 21, 2021

PBR is used in real-time applications like Unity and Unreal game-engines as well as the web. link] The most friendly real-time PBR file format is glTF or GLB and is supported by The Khronos group, a non-profit consortium of companies from HP, Apple, Adobe, Facebook, and more. Trending AR VR Articles: 1. ExpiCulture?—?Developing

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

And it also makes me super-happy that no one is about Facebook and Apple… I was getting pretty bored in writing newsletters only about these two companies! QR codes will be embedded in fly-posters and billboards across London, and people scanning them will be able to enter the virtual store from their phones and examine all the new creations.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Apple MR headset may feature iris detection and legs tracking. A new week, a new set of rumors about the Apple headset. Ahah I love the nonsense of the rumors about Apple! More info (Report about Apple visor?—?Mac Mac Rumors) More info (Report about Apple visor?—?Upload Other relevant news. Image from the web).

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ARVR

JUNE 16, 2020

Prototyping for AR - WWDC 2018 - Videos - Apple Developer Low Fi Prototyping for AR With the new goal in mind, I started with my camera and paper. Trending AR VR Articles: 1. Build your first HoloLens 2 Application with Unity and MRTK 2.3.0 Virtual Reality: Do We Live In Our Brain’s Simulation Of The World?

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Spatial computing trends, and the trends influencing both the extended reality landscape and metaverse ecosystems are closely connected. While spatial computing isn’t an entirely new concept, major market leaders like Apple believe it will shape the future of our digital interactions. With a projected value of $544.6

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TechCrunch VR

JULY 8, 2021

These include video, social media, mobile apps and games (just ask Unity). To put some numbers behind that, 75% of apps in the Apple App Store’s first year were paid apps — similar to VR today. This trend also follows audience dynamics: Early adopters are more likely to pay for content and experiences.

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ARPost

JUNE 3, 2022

It’s not a trend, it’s a tectonic shift.”. Demos on the AWE floor included more intimate recordings and video calls with loved ones, as well as a game built for 2D but ported in through a Unity SDK. XR glasses] are a moment we’re waiting for … the moment of disruption is the moment we have always-on displays,” Aluru told ARPost.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Spatial computing trends, and the trends influencing both the extended reality landscape and metaverse ecosystems are closely connected. While spatial computing isn’t an entirely new concept, major market leaders like Apple believe it will shape the future of our digital interactions. With a projected value of $544.6

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The trend of virtual concerts is not stopping. Simple WebXR” aims at bringing WebXR to Unity. On GitHub has appeared a new project called “Simple WebXR” aimed at letting you develop WebXR experiences inside Unity. It looks very interesting, and as a Unity developer, I want to experiment with it. More info.

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