The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 24, 2024

The spoiler of this article I may eventually write is that the situation in XR is pretty bad, and If I had to make a balance about my work life in 2024, it wouldn’t be a very positive one. Maybe I will write another one about the current situation of VR for us professionals in the field.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 9, 2025

Well, let me copy-paste this good definition from the Synopsys website ( read their full article to discover more): Metalens or metalenses, the cutting-edge innovation in optical technology, are not your ordinary, curved lenses. 2Pi Optics 2Pi Optics is a company specializing in metalenses. What are Metalenses?

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AR Insider

JANUARY 16, 2023

There are many out there – too many to cover in one article - but we dive into 7 as a cross-section to get you started. The world of XR is vast, and expanding every day. One way to accelerate your XR smarts is through podcasts. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 5, 2025

But Im excited anyway since Im going to have a couple of interesting trips waiting for me You will discover it all in tomorrows article! But now lets see the (few) pieces of cool XR news that Ive selected for you! 6% is not a lot, but its important to state that they would have been much lower if not for Meta Ray-Ban Glasses.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Last month, neuroengineer Viktor Tóth published an article entitled Rats in Doom in which he details a “VR” setup that automatically trains rodents to traverse 3D environments without the need for excessive restraints or any surgical procedures. Feature Image Credit: Viktor Tóth.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 9, 2024

There is a lot to say and I’m sure you will find this article super informative, so let’s go! Disclaimer: this is a paid article built in collaboration with Immersal. In this blog, paid articles maintain the same objectivity, passion, and detail as non-paid ones. They are also completely written by me. What is VPS?

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 11, 2025

I cant wait for this feature to be released so that I can start experimenting with it More info News worth a mention (Image by Meta) Meta gives more insights about Orion Last week Meta published a few deep dive articles on its Orion glasses. And if there are more producers of this component, the price is going to go down.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

This corresponds to the “rear camera” in standard Android parlance.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 7, 2025

This is the first article directly from CES of my life. PS Big thanks to Tyriel Wood for having helped me recording the videos of this article! Hello everyone! Let me tell you about that announcement, and let me tell you about the hands-on I had … not directly with the XYN headset, but with its sibling model!

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

” You can find the full message from Survios at the bottom of the article. Survios says the delay, which affects Quest 3 and Quest 3S, is to “ensure Alien: Rogue Incursion meets these high standards and provides the Alien VR experience that fans and players expect.”

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 3, 2025

In this article, I try to summarize my thoughts about it. Note for the readers: For the sake of clarity and simplicity, in this article, I will consider SteamVR tracking outside-in because of the external beacons, even if the beacons are only lights, so the tracking is technically still inside-out.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Earlier this month, Disguise published an article outlining the state of virtual production and its place within the industry: “With breakthrough advancements in usability, speed, and affordability, virtual production has now reached a whole new level of maturation.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 17, 2022

If you are not going, well, expect to read some articles on mine about the hardware that I will try there, so you will feel as if you have been there, too… and I will also eat and review some delicious pasteis de nata for you :D. A sentence contained in the article is an indicator of the status of the metaverse nowadays: “Mr.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Ok, if you want to close this article after reading this bad joke, I understand you) First of all, the quality of the visuals was MUCH better than on Quest. As soon as I put the headset on, I saw around me first of all the mediocre UI of Gracia, which I immediately moved away. And I went in awe. Pun intended. Because I was at AWE.

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VRScout

JANUARY 11, 2022

Last week, a research article was published detailing an experiment designed to showcase the positive effects chewing gum can have on those suffering from visually induced motion sickness (VIMS). For more information check out the full research article here. Physically-active VR games can make some players feel uneasy.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 13, 2025

If this sounds familiar to you, it is because you’ve read the same things in this article, 10 lines ago. The companion app for LAWK smartglasses I’ve already written an article about my hands-on with the Ray-Ban Meta glasses. in this article or this other one ). Ah and there were also photos and videos of course.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 1, 2022

we need the help of the community, so please share the launch video or this article with all the people in your VR circles. And if you are from the media or the press, feel free to share some promotional images from our Media Kit. We need your help to spread the word about the Legverse.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 24, 2022

More info (Negative article about Meta / 1) More info (Negative article about Meta / 2) More info (Negative article about Meta / 3). I have had a hands-on session with this device at AWE, so prepare to read an article about it soon! An article in the Varjo blog warns us all about the risks of “negative training”.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

But don’t expect me to write every day about everything I tried that day: most probably I am going to write just about a few experiences, and then I’ll keep the other reviews for the upcoming weeks… so expect many articles about AWE for the next two weeks.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 29, 2021

In the demo, you can see two hands react naturally with an article of clothing. As a result, clothing needs to look real and carry the same physics as it would in the real world. Abrash gave us an early look at Reality Labs’ hand-cloth interaction technology. You can see more of Reality Lab’s work on Codec Avatars here. .

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VRScout

APRIL 10, 2023

33/42 steam achievements currently work (see section in the article on achievements for more details). Additional support for other mods (see section in the article for more details). Combine fabricators are now functional. Various weapon upgrades can be selected for all 3 weapons (3 each). Resin counter added to HUD. Stability fixes.

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Upload VR

OCTOBER 28, 2024

We've contacted Curve Games for clarification and we'll update this article if we get a response. During the VR Game Spotlight at EGX & MCM 2024, Curve Games released a first look at gameplay while addressing the audience through a message from its VP of Publishing, Rich Keen.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 20, 2022

Since it is my last post about AWE, let me cast a ray of visibility on some companies I have met there, but about which I do have not enough material to write a full article: Gamedriver : an interesting solution to create automated tests for your XR application in Unity. I hope you have enjoyed all these articles of mine about AWE!

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VRScout

AUGUST 8, 2022

There’s nothing worse than purchasing a new article of clothing only to discover it doesn’t fit your particular body type. Virtually try on high-end clothing using Reactive Reality’s PICTOFiT technology. This is especially true when it comes to e-commerce, which offers little to no opportunity for customers to try before they buy.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 20, 2022

As a blogger and XR techie, I’ve found it worth going last year, and what I took home were especially two things: as a blogger, some interesting experiences to talk about in my articles, and as a VR developer/tech lead some good connections with important people from our XR ecosystem. Me and AWE boss Ori Inbar.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Top news of the week (Image by Meta) The Meta Quest ecosystem is in a delicate phase Henry Stockdale from Upload VR has written a very well-made article highlighting the current situation of the Horizon Store. So lets hope the next week will be great again, not only for me but for all of you, too!

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Here you are some relevant articles about the M-word from this week: Walmart has just launched its own world on Roblox , to promote the product it sells in an innovative way Apple has just allowed the sale of NFTs on the App Store. Interesting article detailing some advancements in OLED displays for XR. Some news on the metaverse.

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ARPost

JUNE 30, 2022

This article hasn’t talked about standards at all. Normally, standards organizations making the metaverse more interoperable could have been its own article at least this long. However, as this article was coming together, something incredible happened. A Universal Standard?

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VRScout

JANUARY 12, 2023

UPDATE 1.12.23] – We’ve updated the article based on new information about the project’s creator. VR mods bring the NES classic to life in VR on Meta Quest 2 headsets. We apologize for the mistake.*.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 31, 2022

This article comes with the usual wall of text typical of The Ghost Howls, but if you are not in the mood of reading, you can also watch a video I’ve just made about the topic: I hope you like my Italian accent. So, let’s come now to the cool thing of this article: two very beautiful pictures of the Pico 4 controllers.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022

It will be an article different than usual, with very little text, and many pictures, but I’m sure you will appreciate it, too. You can find my article on the TGSVR 2022 here and the download instructions to play it here. Let’s start with some images!

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Upload VR

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

We will definitely announce the exact release date in a separate news article in the early months of next year. Update Notice This article was revised shortly after publication with details from the studio's Instagram post about the delay reasons. 0:00 / 0:25 1× Aces of Thunder targets a 2025 launch on PlayStation VR2 and SteamVR.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 27, 2021

As usual, this article comes with a video version where I show you my hands-on session with Ultraleap Gemini! As a disclaimer, the swag was a free gift and they have asked nothing in change for it, not even me writing this article). Today Ultraleap has officially released Gemini, the fifth-version of the hands tracking runtime.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

I had the pretty unique occasion of trying it, so in this article, I will not only tell you the news of the day but also give you my hands-on analysis of this product. Today Varjo has officially launched Teleport, its comprehensive solution for environment scanning and reconstruction using Gaussian Splats.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 19, 2023

In this Guest Article, developer Thomas Van Bouwel explains his approach to designing an MR game that adapts to different environments. Guest Article by Thomas Van Bouwel Thomas is a Belgian-Brazilian VR developer currently based in Brussels. When it comes to MR platforms, an active discussion on data privacy is important too.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Image courtesy Maria Rice Guest Article byMaria Rice Maria is the Executive Director of MIT Reality Hack. Now in its eight year, the event has expanded with new opportunities for industry discussion and networking thanks to the concurrently held EXPERIENTIAL Conference.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 30, 2022

In the remainder of the article, I will explain to you what it does mean and I will also tell you about my experience with a live demo of this prototype. At the beginning of this article, I’ve mentioned that some of Mojo’s executives have already worn some prototypes in their eyes. Are you excited like me? Mojo Vision.

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