The Ghost Howls

MAY 22, 2020

Oculus has gained in these years always more success in the consumers’ landscape, and now with the Oculus Quest , thanks to an affordable device running great content , it is making strides in the market. Today, finally, Facebook has changed all of this and i s making Oculus For Business available to all interested companies.

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Upload VR

JUNE 9, 2023

Analog Concerns Oculus Rift prototype demo with Xbox controller, 2012. It's certainly an innumerate take, but you could argue Meta's recent layoffs served both to sharpen the organization's focus on VR and AR while also cuttong costs long term to focus on keeping the price of Quest down for as long as possible. "We This is happening.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Oculus Quest 2 gets a huge update. Oculus has just started rolling out the update to the Quest runtime v23 , that introduces a lot of new features and improvements to this device: All the applications in the headset can now run at 90 Hz (including the passthrough vision); Oculus Link upgrades to 90Hz as well and finally exits from beta.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

Another week, another roundup of amazing AR/VR news! but I have found some time anyway to read all the news I found about AR and VR and create this summary just for you! Not reading it would be a pity, so go on…. Facebook may be partnering with Luxottica to create consumer AR glasses. Top news of the week. Image by Ray-Ban).

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AllThingsVR

OCTOBER 25, 2016

I Invest In VR Companies–Here’s How To Get Hired By One It’s impossible to walk 10 feet in Silicon Valley and not run into a VR/AR enthusiast. And since it’s accelerating faster than universities can add VR/AR coursework, most of the industry’s newcomers come in from other fields—not just professionally but geographically, too.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (VR/AR/MR) promise to change how the world interacts with computing technology, and smart glasses are just one component of this transformation. Unlike a VR headset, smart glasses focus on presenting an AR environment which overlays immersive visualizations upon a user’s location.

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Hypergrid Business

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

“We started our directory back in 2015, before HTC Vive and Oculus had even launched, with 99 studios as members. “Personally, I think that looking at the AR/VR world as a whole is missing the point. Rather, I find it’s about how the new immersive tools and technologies are affecting all the other industries.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Although MR hardware costs are still relatively expensive, as hardware innovation continues, the space will become more accessible. Instead, people everywhere are beginning to demand more virtual world integration into their physical environments. While augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) is paving the way for the immersive future.

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VRScout

JUNE 16, 2022

The popular VR puzzle game Puzzling Places received a free update earlier today that allows you to solve virtual jigsaw puzzles in AR using the Meta Quest’s Passthrough technology. The game was released in beta in February 2021 followed by an official launch on the Oculus Store in September 2021. Developer Realities.io

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Ryan Schultz

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Yes, I finally cut my very last tie to Facebook/Meta, gleefully packing up my old Oculus Rift headset, and uninstalling all traces of the Oculus software from my former PC before it goes on to its next owner! An HTC Vive Pro 2 headset, bought last month to replace my work Oculus Rift.

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EnterpriseWear

JUNE 26, 2018

From building the actual plane to the in-flight experience, wearable XR (AR, VR, MR) devices have a role to play in multiple professions within the commercial aviation industry. On the Ground: AR for Assembly. Both Airbus and Boeing employ augmented reality (AR) glasses in the aircraft assembly process.

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Peter Graham

AUGUST 29, 2019

Microsoft might not be doing much virtual reality (VR) development but its dedication to augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR) has never been stronger. One of the main grievances with the original HoloLens was the field-of-view (FoV), coming in at a rather restrictive 35-degrees (an Oculus Rift is 110-degree for example).

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InstaVR

MAY 16, 2019

Offices in France & Singapore, With a Focus on Cross-Device VR & AR Digital Experiences. Selected InstaVR for Easy Administration and White-Label Oculus Go and Vive Publishing. InstaVR Pro is an online solution providing tools to create white label 360-degree interactive content working on Oculus Go and Vive.

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Peter Graham

MARCH 19, 2020

Where possible, companies are trying to implement a work from home strategy so that employees aren’t all bunched together on a commute or close proximity in an office. This has lead to a greater interest in remote collaboration, something virtual reality (VR) and augmented/ mixed reality (AR/MR) is particularly good at.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2019

It is all about 3D and CGI (and so now also about AR and VR) and every year features speakers that are very famous and important: the number of Oscar winners that speak at View is above 9000 ! Me trying the Oculus Rift S. I felt it also better than the Oculus Quest : it is much more balanced. Biidaaban: First Light.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2021

HTC advertises it as a headset for relaxation and productivity because it wants to position it as a different product than a gaming machine like Oculus Quest 2. Magic Leap is back: CEO Peggy Johnson has just unveiled in a post on the company blog the Magic Leap 2 , the new version of the AR glasses from the company in Florida.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Integration with these popular AR tools could open up the headset to a massive community of independent creators who have flocked to the developer-friendly platforms. In other words, down with the “walled garden” approach favored by companies such as Apple and Oculus. More immersive. Yes, let’s get that out of the way.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 11, 2022

While Oculus cares a lot about the design of its units and polishes all the details of the external aspect, Pico is more practical, because it comes from the enterprise world, so it offers a design that is nice, but that bends to the needs of what can be functional. Considering that its cost was €55, it is a very happy surprise! Right View.

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VRWorld

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Currently, the champion of minimum specifications is Oculus with its Rift, with some pre-build computers going as low as $500. Naturally, public announcement is one thing, availability is another – still to this date, neither Oculus, AMD nor CyberPowerPC came good on their word and shipped such as system. 4 GB of RAM.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2021

But before leaving you to the best pieces of AR/VR news of the week, let me tease you that in the upcoming days I will publish an article I’m sure you will all love… it’s a hands-on preview on… you’ll discover it! Roblox CEO hints at the Oculus Quest as a future platform. Some intriguing news on the Oculus Quest.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 7, 2019

Alan: So the first question I love to ask everybody is, what is the best VR/AR/XR experiences — or what are some of the best experiences — that you’ve had so far? It’s kind of like the space invaders of AR, I think, in terms of what those early games that caught fire and was easy to pick up and everybody loved.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 7, 2019

Alan: So the first question I love to ask everybody is, what is the best VR/AR/XR experiences — or what are some of the best experiences — that you’ve had so far? It’s kind of like the space invaders of AR, I think, in terms of what those early games that caught fire and was easy to pick up and everybody loved.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 21, 2020

Sikaar is the customer experience specialist and XR lab leader, based in France. And I see that really as expanding beyond just AR filters. There is experiences on the Oculus Go -- I love that so much; I'm so, so sad that it will be discontinued -- but there is this VR experience called Notes On Blindness. Alan: I love it.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 21, 2020

Sikaar is the customer experience specialist and XR lab leader, based in France. And I see that really as expanding beyond just AR filters. There is experiences on the Oculus Go -- I love that so much; I'm so, so sad that it will be discontinued -- but there is this VR experience called Notes On Blindness. Alan: I love it.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 21, 2020

Sikaar is the customer experience specialist and XR lab leader, based in France. And I see that really as expanding beyond just AR filters. There is experiences on the Oculus Go -- I love that so much; I'm so, so sad that it will be discontinued -- but there is this VR experience called Notes On Blindness. Alan: I love it.

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Leapmotion

NOVEMBER 21, 2015

Requires: Windows, Oculus Rift. Requires: Windows, Oculus Rift. Requires: Windows, Oculus Rift. Requires: Windows, Oculus Rift. Think of a future where you and your tools are one entity, where your symphonies and novels can be called up and molded at the speed of thought.”. Requires: Windows, Oculus Rift.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 10, 2019

Is Apple partnering with Valve on AR? A report by DigiTimes claims that Apple is partnering with Valve for the production of its AR glasses. The news would be incredible: Apple is a company that knows how to create something usable and cool to see, while Valve has a long expertise in experimenting with AR and VR.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 7, 2019

Alan: So the first question I love to ask everybody is, what is the best VR/AR/XR experiences -- or what are some of the best experiences -- that you've had so far? It's kind of like the space invaders of AR, I think, in terms of what those early games that caught fire and was easy to pick up and everybody loved. Alan: Oh wow.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

LYNX is a startup building a standalone MR headset that’s primarily focused on passthrough AR scenarios for enterprise applications. The France-based company revealed its R-1 headset earlier this month and expects to deliver the first units this Summer for $1,500. million on Kickstarter back in 2012.

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Leapmotion

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

There’s also a solid discussion around the video here on r/oculus. Here are some highlights: It took you (and CEO Michael Buckwald) around 3 years between conception and your seed round… Any words of wisdom for aspiring entrepreneurs in the hardware startup space? Excited to see Orion support in AltspaceVR! feet) right now.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 4, 2019

We are– AR is on the iPad and iPhone, so iOS devices. And then having someone in Europe or in France somewhere, like a designer in France, and sharing a space with somebody on a 4G connection in Oklahoma. And I think what you guys have here is really incredible. Now, does it go across devices? I don’t know.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 4, 2019

We are-- AR is on the iPad and iPhone, so iOS devices. And then having someone in Europe or in France somewhere, like a designer in France, and sharing a space with somebody on a 4G connection in Oklahoma. And I think what you guys have here is really incredible. Now, does it go across devices? I don't know.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 4, 2019

We are– AR is on the iPad and iPhone, so iOS devices. And then having someone in Europe or in France somewhere, like a designer in France, and sharing a space with somebody on a 4G connection in Oklahoma. And I think what you guys have here is really incredible. Now, does it go across devices? I don’t know.

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VeeR VR

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Besides virtual reality, VR Fest has also introduced 3D Film Festival, AR Fest and XR Fest. Projects must be viewable via Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Samsung Gear VR, or Google Cardboard. VR/AR/MR films, games, and interactive projects include a total runtime or viewing time of 40 minutes or less.

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VRScout

AUGUST 8, 2017

Featuring special guest Sophia Dominguez, co-founder of SVRF.com (the first search engine for immersive content), and creator of AllThingsVR , a weekly VR/AR newsletter. SOCIAL VR PIONEER ALTSPACE CAN’T “KEEP THE VIRTUAL LIGHTS ON ANYMORE”. …and just a few more.

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VRScout

APRIL 21, 2021

Cultural institutions in France are in a unique position to receive public funding for projects, but Swierczynski is also going where no festival has gone before, creating relationships with institutions in Ecuador, Kenya, Sudan, Morocco, and South Africa, just to name a few.

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Road to VR

APRIL 13, 2017

VR First , the global initiative to seed academic institutions with VR/AR hardware and software, today announced that it’s nearly doubling the number of its VR labs in universities and science parks across the globe by the end of 2017. image courtesy VR First. image courtesy VR First. image courtesy VR First.

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