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. VR First Institutions (including new openings).

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The device, which should compete with Meta Quest Pro, is expected to feature: RGB cameras to offer AR passthrough High-quality haptics on the controllers thanks to the use of LRA (Linear Resonant Actuators), which are motors able to provide strong and detailed haptics Automatic IPD adjustment. New specs of Pico 4 revealed.

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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.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 8, 2022

This week, Xiaomi actual unveiled the real hardware that should make that vision become real: dubbed Mijia AR Glasses , these glasses have a nice set of features. Anyway, if you are in China and you want to look ??, More info (Mijia AR Glasses?—?Road Road To VR) More info (Mijia AR Glasses?—?Input Have fun with them.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

The device also features an RGB camera, so that to provide color passthrough AR. The great news from this week is that the company has brought Niantic Lightship VPS into its engine, so now it is possible to use VPS from a web AR application. If you are a VR storyteller, this 10,000€ grant may be interesting for you. Learn more.

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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? It was our hope for Google entering the AR race together with Meta and Apple. It seems that more than 300 people worked on the project, which was headed by Clay Bavor, the head of AR/VR efforts at Google.

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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. It can come also in handy if the Apple Watch has to become an input system for Apple XR headsets… PS A final piece of news is that Epic is evaluating native support for Vision Pro for its Unreal Engine!

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Yes, it is less than the 5% of Unreal, but until yesterday we only paid per seat, not both per seat and per revenue sharing. There are also some conspiracy theories about all this being a deliberate move to be acquired or that the initial nonsensical conditions were announced just to make people accept better these new ones.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 17, 2023

Lucovsky was before working on a similar effort at Meta, where he was developing an operating system for AR glasses, but he left after one of the many scandals of that company. left Google because of “the recent changes in AR leadership and Google’s unstable commitment and vision”. But I hope this is going to happen relatively soon.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 27, 2023

Epic also announced a few interesting things, like a tool to record facial animations for MetaHumans that run on an iPhone; and Fab, the Unreal version of the Unity Asset Store, where the developers can find many tools and multimedia elements put on sale. Please donate to the Red Cross to handle the current humanitarian situation in Ukraine.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 9, 2024

This is a remarkable result for the Chinese startup, and it has been mostly achieved thanks to the XREAL Air glasses , which do not provide 3D AR, but they are mostly a media viewer that projects a virtual screen in front of your eyes. Please donate to the Red Cross to handle the current humanitarian situation in Ukraine.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 18, 2022

If it is true, it confirms that Apple has no mainstream plans for this device, and it will bet on true AR glasses for the mainstream. Anyway, we’ll see… these are all speculations. Unreal Engine 5 has brought two interesting features with its release: Lumen and Nanite. Nano-tech wants to be the Nanite of Unity.

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ARVR

AUGUST 16, 2021

Trending AR VR Articles: 1. How Augmented Reality (AR) is Reshaping the Food Service Industry 3. Enterprise AR: 7 real-world use cases for 2021 Additional Factors That Affect the Game Development Costs Pre-production processes? Multiplayer games will be more expensive since there are additional requirements they need to fulfill.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 27, 2022

For instance, the piece video on China Daily where Tim Cook says “I am incredibly excited about AR […] stay tuned and you’ll see what we have to offer” has become viral and everyone is talking about it, while actually, it doesn’t convey any info. Please donate to the Red Cross to handle the current humanitarian situation in Ukraine.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 8, 2023

Currently, they are suitable only for taking photos and videos and answering phone calls, but Meta is already working on the next models, which should also integrate AR features. The third one, which should add AR functionalities, is the one to keep an eye on. I will leave you the link to do that below.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 30, 2023

Of course the star of the event has been AI, and Microsoft has even announced an AI copilot for Windows 11… More info (Microsoft Mesh with Teams) More info (Windows 11 AI-powered copilot) Nreal rebrands as XREAL Chinese AR glasses manufacturer Nreal has just rebranded to XREAL to avoid confusion with other brands, like Unreal.

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Bernard Marr

AUGUST 4, 2023

Presidential elections in the US, the global Covid-19 pandemic, the UK Brexit referendum, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – all events of global significance. Deepfakes are certainly one of the most concerning products of the generative AI revolution. Overarching them all, perhaps, is the concept of digital literacy.

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