The Ghost Howls

MARCH 28, 2022

I have anyway selected four news that can be relevant for you: NVIDIA has announced a new GPU architecture, called Hopper, that represents the evolution of Ampere. HTC adds more parental control tools to its headsets. Japanese startup H2L is working on a haptic bracelet. More info (FOV Ventures) More info (Horizon Worlds fund?—?Road

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 26, 2018

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. But, as Road To VR has stated, maybe HTC should have clarified that in all its marketing material.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 7, 2019

As I’m thinking back to it now, this was actually on HTC VIVE — first gen, which was only maybe 3, 4 years ago now — and I was so impressed with the first generation of hardware that I was like, “well, this is ready for prime time.” You’re right, it is a magical experience. We had good participation.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 7, 2019

As I’m thinking back to it now, this was actually on HTC VIVE — first gen, which was only maybe 3, 4 years ago now — and I was so impressed with the first generation of hardware that I was like, “well, this is ready for prime time.” You’re right, it is a magical experience. We had good participation.

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HaptX

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

A colleague once told me, “Talking about VR is like dancing about architecture.” Companies like HTC have employed it in their promotional materials, and from what we’ve seen, this production style is the best way to convey VR from a third-party view. It’s hard to convey the experience of virtual reality through words and pictures.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 31, 2021

For readers familiar with SteamVR tracking system , Luke was one of the key people at Triad Semiconductor working on ASIC Architecture which included the TS3633 and second-generation TS4231 photodiodes used in the SteamVR tracking system. It’s designed for use with HTC Vive and Vive Pro, Valve Index, and Pimax headsets.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 7, 2019

As I'm thinking back to it now, this was actually on HTC VIVE -- first gen, which was only maybe 3, 4 years ago now -- and I was so impressed with the first generation of hardware that I was like, "well, this is ready for prime time." But it was hard for me to get a feel for where architecture uptake was, from a VR perspective, in the US.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 3, 2018

Teleportation is a key element to the game since the world’s architecture isn’t always foot-accessible however. Since it supports both HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, you can of course play standing so you can get the most out of dodging those incoming arrows too. What lies ahead at this point, I just can’t say.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 4, 2019

The city is for sure worth a visit: it is so new (it has something like 35 years) that has been designed so that to take in count all the most modern architectural rules. In the morning there has been the keynote with the launch of the Vive Focus Plus and then some talks and panels by partners of HTC.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 11, 2021

Today at Vivecon, HTC has announced two new headsets: the Vive Pro 2 and the Vive Focus 3 Business Edition. HTC Vive Pro 2 launch trailer. A Vive Pro used in office settings (Image by HTC Vive). The Vive Pro 2 has the same shell of the Vive Pro, but its color is black and not blue (Image by HTC Vive). Vive Pro 2.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 24, 2023

Uniting the Industry Multiple companies, from Meta Platforms, Qualcomm, NVIDIA, Microsoft, HTC VIVE, ByteDance, Sony and even massive telecoms like Nokia and T-Mobile are chipping in to increase adoption rates for spatial technologies. Startups, experts, and even researchers are equally contributing to its development.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 17, 2017

Available On: SteamVR (HTC Vive, Oculus Rift). Reviewed on: HTC Vive, Oculus Touch. Siegecraft Commander Details: Developer: Blowfish Studios. Release Date: January 17, 2017. In Siegecraft, your base is composed of essentially two main types of buildings that help create a sort of fractal defensive web.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 17, 2017

Available On: SteamVR (HTC Vive, Oculus Rift). Reviewed on: HTC Vive, Oculus Touch. Siegecraft Commander Details: Official Site. Developer: Blowfish Studios. Release Date: January 17, 2017.

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Hypergrid Business

JUNE 1, 2020

Arthur provides a virtual development space for programmers to help them collaborate, visualize software architectures and find solutions to problems through collaboration and brainstorming. There’s built-in physical — haptic — feedback in the controllers for a more immersive experience. The Prospect v2.10

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Road to VR

MAY 17, 2018

Sacralith is exceptionally good-looking from head-to-toe, offering medieval griminess juxtaposed a world with imposing, and equally impressive architecture. At some points, character models nearly make the leap into ‘human enough’ territory too thanks to natural-looking motion capture done by the Odd Meter team.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Reviewed On: Oculus Rift, HTC Vive. For much of the game you’re treated to a world of a perpetually shining sun that illuminates the fractured, but beautiful Gothic architecture—a tainted Escher-style mishmash of church steeples, monastic courtyards and long bridges that are suspended above the clouds. Developer: Sólfar Studios.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Teppei: Yeah, there is a $10-million series C lead by HTC, and also another fund called The Makers. And it really cannot be replicated in a vibe or an Oculus Rift or avoid I’m sure spaces is going to do this as well but using haptics and vibration plates and sent machines and spatial audio. Teppei: Yes we did. Alan: Okay.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Teppei: Yeah, there is a $10-million series C lead by HTC, and also another fund called The Makers. And it really cannot be replicated in a vibe or an Oculus Rift or avoid I’m sure spaces is going to do this as well but using haptics and vibration plates and sent machines and spatial audio. Teppei: Yes we did. Alan: Okay.

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Road to VR

MAY 1, 2018

For now, Beat Saber offers a single futuristic space with neon lighting and twisting architecture, something that feels like it’s from a long time ago, in an EDM concert far away. There are a few styles of music including drum & bass, hip hop, and rock, but all more or less adopt a very EDM speed ranging between 90-166 BPM.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Teppei: Yeah, there is a $10-million series C lead by HTC, and also another fund called The Makers. And it really cannot be replicated in a vibe or an Oculus Rift or avoid I’m sure spaces is going to do this as well but using haptics and vibration plates and sent machines and spatial audio. Teppei: Yes we did. Alan: Okay.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 10, 2019

Neutral Digital is an aviation-focused content creation house at the cutting edge of immersive interaction solutions; they deliver augmented reality, virtual reality, digital design, architectural visualization, in-flight entertainment solutions, and apps and websites for the aviation industry. And I think that’s really important.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 10, 2019

Neutral Digital is an aviation-focused content creation house at the cutting edge of immersive interaction solutions; they deliver augmented reality, virtual reality, digital design, architectural visualization, in-flight entertainment solutions, and apps and websites for the aviation industry. And I think that’s really important.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 4, 2022

I’m sure that after April, 20th, the Meta Quest ecosystem will appear even richer than it is now , creating a wider gap with other companies that may think about competing with the Quest, that is Pico, HTC, and even Apple. I want this advanced haptic glove Funny link. Other relevant news. It also features a free version. Funny link.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

My theory based on my dozens of hours in Vision Pro, and to be clear this is just my speculation, is that the true reason for Vision Pro’s lack of judder is something to do with the underlying architecture of visionOS. At a comfortable viewing size, the legibility feels somewhere between a 1440p and 4K monitor.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

This got some press, because HTC VIVE released a press release with Bell, saying that their latest helicopter was created 10 times faster using VR, and you guys were the company doing that. I mean, I was making notes, here. Time is the ultimate measurement of ROI.". Cameron: Absolutely. Alan: I'm going to quote you on that.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

This got some press, because HTC VIVE released a press release with Bell, saying that their latest helicopter was created 10 times faster using VR, and you guys were the company doing that. I mean, I was making notes, here. Time is the ultimate measurement of ROI.". Cameron: Absolutely. Alan: I'm going to quote you on that.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

This got some press, because HTC VIVE released a press release with Bell, saying that their latest helicopter was created 10 times faster using VR, and you guys were the company doing that. I mean, I was making notes, here. Time is the ultimate measurement of ROI.". Cameron: Absolutely. Alan: I'm going to quote you on that.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

This got some press, because HTC VIVE released a press release with Bell, saying that their latest helicopter was created 10 times faster using VR, and you guys were the company doing that. I mean, I was making notes, here. Time is the ultimate measurement of ROI.". Cameron: Absolutely. Alan: I'm going to quote you on that.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

There’s a lot of, for example, architectural firms in town, and they aren’t as flashy as a virtual sports or something, but they’re all using VR for showing the buildings, or going to a client and saying, “hey, would you like this room moved over here? HTC VIVE sold a couple million. PlayStation is gonna be 4.5-million

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

There’s a lot of, for example, architectural firms in town, and they aren’t as flashy as a virtual sports or something, but they’re all using VR for showing the buildings, or going to a client and saying, “hey, would you like this room moved over here? I got the chance to use the Ultra Haptics, [which].

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 31, 2020

And just in general, it’s kind of a movement away from centralized systems into more decentralized architectures. And so we have something meaningful come from HTC Vive with the Focus, or Focus Plus. The technological architecture actually affords completely new ways of doing things that have never been possible before.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 31, 2020

And just in general, it’s kind of a movement away from centralized systems into more decentralized architectures. And so we have something meaningful come from HTC Vive with the Focus, or Focus Plus. The technological architecture actually affords completely new ways of doing things that have never been possible before.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

There's a lot of, for example, architectural firms in town, and they aren't as flashy as a virtual sports or something, but they're all using VR for showing the buildings, or going to a client and saying, "hey, would you like this room moved over here? HTC VIVE sold a couple million. We made it work. I smelled it, smelled like coffee.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 31, 2020

And just in general, it's kind of a movement away from centralized systems into more decentralized architectures. And so we have something meaningful come from HTC Vive with the Focus, or Focus Plus. The technological architecture actually affords completely new ways of doing things that have never been possible before.

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EnterpriseWear

DECEMBER 5, 2018

In the three to four years since the release of Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, the number of VR headsets available on the market has grown. 16% of architecture and engineering professionals. Millions of VR headsets have been sold and PwC expects an installed base of 55 million active VR users by 2022. 61% of accountants and auditors.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 25, 2022

As the god John Carmack has said, we are too full of “architecture astronauts” while we need people that work on the real technical problems , that create the tech stack that makes the metaverse possible. HTC Vive Wrist Tracker (Image by HTC). Accessories. I envision the aftermarket for VR headsets to grow.

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XROM

JULY 18, 2021

Alvin is the China President at #HTC leading all aspects of HTC’s business in the region (Vive/VR, phone, Viveport content platform, partnerships and investments). Has been at the forefront when it comes to XR, earlier he was VP, Platform Strategy & Dev Community at #HTC and is currently working at Facebook Reality labs.

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