The Ghost Howls

MARCH 21, 2021

Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Sony unveils the new controllers of the PSVR2. Sony promises amazing haptic sensations on the controllers, that should be able to provide “impactful, textured, and nuanced” sensations. Image by Facebook Reality Labs). Facebook reveals its work on the UX of AR of the future.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Some of the biggest names in the business are teaming up to secure the future of virtual reality. Google, Sony, Oculus, Samsung, Acer and HTC have combined their efforts in order to create a healthy and equal industry for virtual reality hardware and software to develop and expand.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 20, 2023

More info (Official statement by Mark Zuckerberg) More info (Meta to lay off 10,000 people — Road To VR) More info (Meta to lay off 10,000 people — Upload VR) More info (Meta focusing more on AI — Yahoo Finance) More info (Meta focusing more on AI — CNN) Other relevant news Google is discontinuing Glass It’s the end of an era.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2024

We are at the beginning of March and I just realized that I haven’t written yet a post with my predictions for augmented and virtual reality for this year. So (a bit late) here you are a list of some of the most relevant XR trends to follow in 2024, with some predictions of what to expect next.

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ARPost

JULY 23, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us how important immersive and interactive apps and games are in our everyday life. A large adoption rate for augmented and virtual reality in 2020 has broadened the audience and age groups interested in the latest technologies. The VR/AR Global Summit 2021 (European Edition).

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Two days ago I was reading an interesting editorial about PSVR 2 by Scott Hayden, and my mind started wandering about the current moment of virtual reality, the stasis we live in, and our expectations for the upcoming headset. PSVR 2 Hero view of PSVR 2 (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment) I had big hopes for PSVR 2.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Just the time to eat some homemade pasta and I got a cold, which mixed with the jet lag of the trip from China, means that I’m truly having some great days But nothing can stop me from writing the roundup of the best AR/VR news of the week for you, my lovely readers! But now some data about it is starting to be found.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 1, 2024

More info (UEVR official website) More info (The announcement of the launch on Twitter) More info (Gamertag commenting on UEVR’s ease of use) A look back at this year in augmented reality AR expert Tom Emrich has written one of his amazing roundup posts in which he summarized how his 23 predictions for 2023 turned out to be.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Using stereoscopic 180-degree cinematography, Atlantic Productions will leverage Meta’s extended reality (XR) technologies for the award-winning series Galapagos with Sir David Attenborough, legendary British Biologist, Documentarian, Historian, and Broadcaster.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

As reported by Road to VR , Google recently confirmed that the latest iteration of the framework, WebVR 1.1, Speaking at the W3C Workshop on Web & Virtual Reality last month, Megan Lindsay, WebVR Product Manager at Google stated that a beta version should launch in December 2016 followed by a stable launch in January 2017.

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Road to VR

MARCH 19, 2017

In a new report from IDC (International Data Corporation), the market research firm predicts a near 10 fold increase in the shipments of augmented and virtual reality headsets in the next 4 years, bolstered by a plethora of new devices and “expanding array of content for both consumer and enterprise users.” billion in 2021.

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Road to VR

JULY 11, 2022

Additionally, XR Games say it will grow its staff beyond the its current 85-person team as it continues development on VR and AR games. And with the hundreds of applications we are receiving for each job vacancy, it’s clear there’s a growing appetite for this space.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 7, 2022

Just to make an example, I was there when there was the Netscape vs Internet Explorer war, but now the leading web browser is Google Chrome. Google Chrome, for instance, has been helped a lot by the fact that it is the pre-installed browser on all Android phones. Let me show you what are some of them.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 6, 2020

A bit late, but this new roundup of best AR and VR news of the week is out! Mixing these two kinds of lenses and having the screen being not a traditional one, but a special laser-emitting screen , the result is the one of a virtual reality headset that is very thin, light, and comfortable. Google acquires North.

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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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Peter Graham

JULY 18, 2019

Formerly called the Global Virtual Reality Association (GVRA), today the XR Association (XRA) has announced that Microsoft has joined as a member company alongside founding members HTC Vive, Sony, Google, Facebook, and Samsung.

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AllThingsVR

MAY 25, 2016

The reality of augmented and virtual reality venture capital Chatting with VC and corporate friends in Sand Hill Road, Hollywood, London, China, Japan and South Korea, a taxonomy emerged for AR/VR investors: Yes: Dedicated AR/VR funds (mainly angel, seed and Series A). Maybe: Mainline VC firms.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 22, 2024

The 2022 hiring and accelerator program came amid Disney’s attempt to hop on the Metaverse hype wave, introducing AR streaming and other XR content alongside partners like Snap and Apple. However, in 2023, the momentum shifted. If the past repeats itself, we may find out at the end of the year.

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Road to VR

MARCH 17, 2021

Others, who probably ran the message through Google Translate, chalked it up to a simple typo tantamount to mistakenly adding the letters ‘VR’ in front of ‘headset’ It’s not a typo though. In English, we use ‘headset’ interchangeably with VR, AR and audio, but that’s not the case in Italian.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

While with other VR headsets like the Vive Focus Plus it is already possible to do some kind of augmented reality , this is the first standalone headset that can provide both good quality AR and VR on the same device. These are pretty cool, also because the Snapdragon XR 2 is much more powerful than the 835 mounted by the Oculus Quest.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Extended reality, in the form of AR, VR, and MR, has shown significant potential for this landscape. We’ve already begun to see galleries and museums creating their own augmented reality and virtual reality experiences, designed to educate and enlighten people anywhere.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

With the trend of Gaming entrepreneurs, for example, Samsung, HTC, Sony, and Oculus transferred from games to virtual reality and we started to keep eye on the VR area. This is the main reason why we separated VR from our game industry media and started to focus on VR and AR industries in 2014 and registered our brand in 2016.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

On this special day, let’s all talk about AR and VR! In this big phone exhibition, usually, companies also exhibit AR and VR devices and considering that this year the trend is the one of AR and VR devices connected to the phone , I bet that this year’s edition would have been very interesting for us all (in fact I was planning to go there).

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Peter Graham

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Plenty of companies are interested in the possible use cases of augmented reality (AR), from entertainment to education and retail. Facebook, Microsoft, Google, Apple – CEO Tim Cook recently reiterated his excitement for the technology – are all heavily involved in the space.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 21, 2021

Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). According to a report from Bloomberg, Sony may release its much-awaited next-gen PSVR headset (which I informally call PSVR 2) during Holidays 2022. This is very interesting: it means that Sony is leaving another year to Facebook to gain market shares with the Quest.

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Hypergrid Business

JANUARY 25, 2023

AltspaceVR was a consumer-focused immersive space that could be accessed either via the desktop or through a virtual reality headset. Since its launch in 2016 , the platform has hosted big names and quickly became the go-to platform for virtual concerts, stand-up specials, and other metaverse happenings. million in 2022.

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XR Today - Big XR News tag

JANUARY 27, 2023

Following last week’s theme of layoffs across the tech sector, this week continues the unemployment trend as influential groups reassess the space and US Courts aim at Google. US Justice Department Against Google The US Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Alphabet, Google’s parent company, this Wednesday.

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Road to VR

MAY 21, 2016

With focus on augmented reality, virtual reality and wearable technologies, the expo is packing in 4000 attendees, 200+ speakers and 200+ exhibitors to the Santa Clara Convention Center, California from June 1st. The Augmented World Expo has some distinction. The Santa Clara Convention Center.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

‘On The Lot’ is back—and now featuring AR—October 13 and 14 at The Lot in West Hollywood. Tony Parisi , Global Head of VR/AR at Unity Technologies. Gary Radburn , Director of Workstation Virtualization and Commercial VR/AR at Dell. Tickets for just the Saturday AR Track are available for $199.

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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, humble as always, announced that their ARKit made iOS the largest AR platform in the world…overnight.

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Road to VR

MARCH 13, 2017

Greenlight Insights and Road to VR are teaming up once again to co-author a comprehensive report on the VR industry which will provide global forecasts, analysis, and best practices. The Virtual Reality Industry Report: Spring 2017 launches April 4th, pre-order today to save 40% off the list price.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 14, 2021

That said, let’s see what happened in AR and VR during this busy week…. According to the report, analyzing the orders made to the lens manufacturer, the two new headsets by Sony and Facebook should be released in 2022. Honestly speaking, these are things we already knew from other sources. Top news of the week.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

Researchers at the National University of Singapore first showed us how face electrodes can simulate food in virtual reality– and now they are bringing wind and heat to your virtual world. HOW DO YOU HELP THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED WITH VR/AR? It’s too bad this just exists in a lab and we can’t play with it.

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VRScout

JANUARY 30, 2017

Virtual reality receives new categories as it takes center stage at this years awards for creative work in film, TV & VR. The Advanced Imaging Society and The VR Society have returned yet again for their annual honoring of this years biggest influencers in categories including creative filmmaking, television and virtual reality.

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VRWorld

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Worldwide revenues for the augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) market are forecast to increase by 100% or more over each of the next four years, according to the latest update to the Worldwide Semiannual Augmented and Virtual Reality Spending Guide from the International Data Corporation (IDC).

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 19, 2021

On the server-side, it is being integrated with Microsoft Azure, and it is also coming in the future for Google Cloud and Tencent Cloud. This means that cloud rendering could become a reality for always more headsets, and using always more cloud services. Google is hiring waveguide developers for AR. billion valuation.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JUNE 22, 2017

Last August the Virtual Reality Developers Conference (VRDC) published its first report on the state of the VR industry based off of a survey for developers. Sony’s PlayStation VR (PSVR) has made some gains, jumping from 12.9% There aren’t huge signs of growth here but VR and AR are still in their infancy.

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