The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

this one about Holoride and this about Lynx-R1 ), but many will come in the following days! After I will be back in Italy, on the 20th, I will also be a speaker at Virtual Reality Day , the 24h-conference about VR held by Bob Fine. It is basically an SDK to build outdoor shared experiences that exploit the AR Cloud.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

PanguVR works with two amazing technologies like virtual reality and artificial intelligence , so I was really interested in talking with him. We agreed that we would have met virtually so that I could discover more about his company anyway. I’ve seen many companies working on interior design and virtual reality.

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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 US Army is experimenting with AR goggles on dogs. It seems that after 3–4 weeks of training, the dog gets used to using AR. Google and Snapchat release features that aim at the AR Cloud.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Google is reportedly working on an AR operating system. In some of my past newsletters, I warned you that we shouldn’t forget about Google/Alphabet in the race to our mixed reality future. Now we have finally an official confirmation of the fact that Google is working on an AR device. Will this story change with AR glasses?

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 29, 2016

Virtual reality has figured prominently at the event in recent years of course, quickly rising to become one of the shows hottest technologies. The demonstration included the now familar Unreal Engine 3 powered citadel area, one which would become the setting for one of the most famous early VR applications of all time, Rift Coaster.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MARCH 27, 2023

Demand for virtual reality is expanding at an incredible rate. Users are discovering that virtual reality isn’t just a powerful tool for entertainment. This headset breaks the barriers of most VR solutions by expanding into the area of mixed reality with full-color passthrough capabilities.

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ARVR

OCTOBER 6, 2021

How to Make an AR App?—?Tips, Tips, Best SDK, Pros, Cons, and Pitfalls 12 min read Augmented reality is believed to have the greatest potential for mass consumption compared to virtual or mixed reality. This is because AR is compatible with the devices we’ve been using for a long time?—?smartphones. Marker AR ?—?The

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ARVR

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

We are providing an entry-level guide to understanding Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality applications, the differences between each, and how all of these experiences, when enabled, form what is known as mixed reality. First things first, let’s define the term virtual. What is Virtual Reality?

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 31, 2021

This has not been the most interesting week in AR, VR, but I think that in the next times we’ll see some shots fired: in some days there will be the F8, the official shipment of the Vive Pro 2, then the Apple WWDC conference! Unreal Engine 5 gets released in Early Access. Lumus Maximums shows an impressive AR prototype.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

This week in XR hasn’t had any explosive news, but it was interesting nonetheless: in particular we had cool info on AR glasses, with some news from Kura, Lynx, and Samsung. Samsung AR glasses concept has been leaked. Popular Twitter leaker WalkingCat has leaked two trailer videos about two AR glasses by Samsung.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JUNE 22, 2022

Epic Games, the parent company of the popular real-time 3D (RT3D) development suite Unreal Engine 5, recently released MetaHuman, a framework for creating highly realistic digital human avatars. The platform also supports augmented reality (AR) projects due to its ARKit integration, which helps further immersive content opportunities.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 1, 2024

Demand for virtual reality is expanding at an incredible rate. Users are discovering that virtual reality isn’t just a powerful tool for entertainment. This headset breaks the barriers of most VR solutions by expanding into the area of mixed reality with full-color passthrough capabilities.

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ARPost

JUNE 22, 2020

“We are proud to be delivering the technology that is pushing industrial training applications to their furthest reaches – even to space,” Varjo CEO and co-founder, Niko Eiden, said in a release shared with ARPost. Boeing also made the experience using 3D scans of the Starliner console on Unreal Engine. Building the Experience.

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ARVR

APRIL 9, 2021

billion for the augmented reality market by 2025. Why are augmented reality apps gaining in popularity? First thing first, AR is profitable. Recent studies indicate that buyers give higher value to products and brands with AR. No wonder so many businesses launch new products using an augmented reality app.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 24, 2020

Facebook already had full control of my Oculus and Facebook accounts, so it had already my XR data. That’s why Avi Bar-Zeev in a tweet on this topic talked about “the illusion of control” of our data : actually, Facebook already had it all. Zuckerberg wrote in a letter some years ago that he wants full control of the XR platform.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Haptic feedback comes in many hardware forms, such as gloves or controllers. For example, during a training session, if a user interacts with a piece of machinery or material, haptic feedback can relay a virtual asset’s shape, texture, weight, and feedback. What is Haptics Studio by Meta?

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ARVR

JANUARY 4, 2021

Concepts like loops, control-logic, OOP principles like inheritance, abstraction, encapsulation, etc should be at your fingertips before moving forward. Trending AR VR Articles: 1. How AR/VR Are Transforming the Real Estate Industry 2. Optimizing 3D models for Augmented Reality 3. Augmented Reality VR i.e

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 13, 2024

Robust to handling objects: Hyperion offers superior hand tracking while holding an object in your hand, making it perfect for mixed reality. Object tracking : Hyperion allows the Leap Motion Controller 2 camera to track AR Markers (also known as fiducial markers) enabling tracking of any object.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 13, 2021

Ok, enough with football… let’s get back to AR and VR…. French startup Lynx announced some months ago a quite interesting headset featuring pass-through augmented reality , hands tracking, eye tracking, and an innovative lens design. Sam & Max: This Time It’s Virtual has been released on the Oculus Quest. Image by Lynx).

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Increasingly, the headsets used to navigate the digital space are evolving, becoming more lightweight, efficient, and feature-rich. We’re progressing towards a world where true-to-life holographic images in AR and MR are no longer a science-fiction concept.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 10, 2023

You may wonder why this system is relevant for us XR people: well, Meta itself talks about AR applications for this system in the launch post. AR glasses may separate the various objects that compose an image they see with their cameras and so be able to detect what the user has around him/her. Impossible!)

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 24, 2022

I’m curious to see how this will compete with the Quest Pro, because every one of these devices has its own strong points : for instance, Pico 4 Enterprise is more affordable, but Meta Quest Pro has a much better passthrough AR. As usual, these are all speculations, so let’s see what will actually happen. Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Ray-Ban Stories are not AR glasses, and they don’t even have a display. This is huge because we know that AR and VR must be tried to be understood. They are really like regular glasses, just a bit smarter. minimum Controls: touch, voice. Facebook and EssilorLuxottica launch Ray-Ban Stories. ac Wi-fi, Bluetooth 5.0

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 20, 2020

My speech will be about AR and BCI. I think that this update, together with the last ones, marks the beginning of a mixed reality ecosystem that is being built by Oculus. that will probably feature color passthrough, controllers tracking the full hand and other amazing features. More info on my talk here: [link].

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 11, 2020

Hi I’m Daniel Beauchamp, and I head up AR / VR for Shopify (not Spotify!). Are they made for some practical use or for fun? I love virtual reality and can’t get enough of it, but lately, I haven’t been doing as much of it at work. The prototypes are also a way to get better at Unity. Pack it in, folks.

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ARPost

DECEMBER 10, 2022

As this article was being written, Varjo further expanded its cloud with Unreal and Unity engine integrations. XR streaming is already a reality on other cloud platforms. The solution allows IT specialists to “easily control and manage their entire RealWear device fleet from one easy-to-use interface.” CloudXR From NVIDIA.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 26, 2018

So, are you ready? HTC has finally revealed the price of the Vive Pro : it will cost $799 just to have the headset (no controller and no base stations, so you must already have a Vive 1 kit) and will be available for pre-orders since April, 5th. The controller too is very comfortable and does its job very well.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2020

The glasses are expected to run a new operating system, rOS (or reality OS), and Apple is exploring touch panels, voice activation, and head gestures as a means of control. He says that Apple AR glasses will come in 2021 and that he has seen them. Is it for a future AR/VR headset? Other relevant news.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Everyone in the VR industry can envision a world in the next 10 years that’s radically changed by virtual reality. Every day this week leading up to the 2017 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, we’re featuring insights on the hunt for the killer app from virtual reality’s leading companies. Nick Whiting.

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VRScout

JUNE 9, 2017

Apple finally talks about VR while taking a (very solid) swing at AR, Walmart will use virtual reality to train employees, you can grow better weed with AR + AI, and Q1 VR headset sales…. APPLE TAKES A (VERY SOLID) SWING AT AUGMENTED REALITY. However… we’re still waiting for those apple AR glasses.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Today, ARWall, a virtual production product and services merchant, updated its augmented reality effects (ARFX) Pro Unreal Engine Plugin to streamline workflows for end-users incorporating immersive backdrops for media productions. New graphic options give a production team more control over the quality of a backdrop.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

This one is the last AR/VR news roundup for this summer! We don’t know when these glasses will release and for what price , but the fact that such a big consumer-oriented giant has got interested in glasses is a positive sign that we are on the right (long) road towards the release and adoption of consumer-oriented AR glasses.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Some people are migrating to Unreal Engine or Godot. Others are working on legal actions. There are a few interesting details about this story: A new headset, probably dubbed Pico 5, is coming The controllers do not have rings, so they most probably are similar to the Touch Plus Controllers associated with the Quest 3.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 18, 2022

Someone in the communities argued with me that HoloLens 2 has still some advantages over Magic Leap 2: it is well integrated with Azure, it is standalone so it doesn’t need a potentially dangerous cable connecting the headset to the computational unit, and it doesn’t need controllers (it uses hands tracking).

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 3, 2023

Top news of the week (Image by Google) Google killed its AR glasses Project Iris Do you remember the name Project Iris? Various reports indicated it as the internal codename in Google for a project meant to build augmented reality glasses. It was our hope for Google entering the AR race together with Meta and Apple.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

You know that I have a big passion for Brain-Computer Interfaces, a passion that has grown even more when I understood they are a perfect match with AR and VR (I have even dedicated a long article in the past about this). OpenBCI has also watched our customers integrate our existing products into AR and VR headsets for years.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Oculus” name was a problem because AR/VR is so huge that its related product should have fallen under the main brand of the company, to make it clear whose are those products. I entered VR in 2014 after having tried an Oculus Rift DK2 : it was the startup Oculus that made me love virtual reality. And so it happened.

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