The Ghost Howls

MARCH 2, 2020

The coronavirus is also impacting the production of all the major VR headsets : we’re at the point that Valve’s customer service has no more left controllers to give to people for RMA. Sorry for that! Top news of the week. Image by Qualcomm). Qualcomm releases XR2 5G reference design. Other relevant news.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Microsoft briefly showed interest for Xbox , while Nintendo’s Labo VR efforts barely count. It’s also likely a cheaper and easier option than building a PC-based VR setup, with the added bonus of Sony-exclusive titles that aren’t available elsewhere. PlayStation VR2 heralds the next-generation of console-based VR on PS5.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Rob is a big fan of PCVR (he even tried to design a new SteamVR controller , do you remember?) He wanted to write on my blog his opinion on this device to inform the community and of course I accepted, because I’m more than happy to host another one of his super-detailed articles.

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Delight XR

AUGUST 7, 2022

Even though the technology has been around for years, the current generation of products and devices gets closer than ever to the VR’s original promise: getting elsewhere and connecting to whatever matters most to you. The former is connected to either a computer or a gaming console and delivers the most powerful VR experience.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Welcome to this new edition of the XR Week Peek, which this week will be a bit special because I will summarize here what happened during the Meta Connect, the event during which Mark Zuckerberg launched the Quest 3, the Ray-Ban Meta smartglasses, and new techniques for data harvest… cough cough I mean, new AI services. XR2 Gen2 has 2.6x

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Delight XR

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Even though the technology has been around for years, the current generation of products and devices gets closer than ever to the VR’s original promise: getting elsewhere and connecting to whatever matters most to you. The former is connected to either a computer or a gaming console and delivers the most powerful VR experience.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 28, 2020

This article looks at some of the different modifications I’ve experimented with during the past year to improve the fit of my Index headset, Index controllers and Index ear speakers, as part of what I like to call my Re-Index project. . Happy birthday, Valve Index! I lost about 1/3 rd of the past year waiting on replacement parts.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 5, 2018

This also let me write various articles about it, like this one on Vive Focus streaming , this one on Focus instant preview for Unity or this other one highlighting the updates of the v2 runtime. Experimenting with it, I’ve been able to discover the pros and the cons of such a device. The time has come: how is the Vive Focus?

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Today I host a new post by my friend and VR professional Rob Cole , who has already published many interesting posts on my blog, including a review of Pimax Sword controllers , a series of hack on how to modify the Valve Index , and his experiements in creating new innovative controllers for SteamVR.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 7, 2021

This week I’ve published a very interesting article inspired by the work of Basti465, who has analyzed the runtime of the Quest v29 finding hints about future features that are going to be released. It seems that so the Quest 2 Pro will be at least unveiled during the next Facebook Connect , for a potential launch in 2022.

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Road to VR

JUNE 3, 2017

But if you’re playing with a controller (or worse, a keyboard!) This article presents an introduction to sim racing hardware, with kit recommendations for any budget, including wheels, pedals, and accessories, combined with sim rigs. you’re missing out the depths of immersion that such games can provide. Table of Contents.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

I can guarantee you that she is really valuable and the product is valuable as well, so I really advise you to give a look to the Kickstarter page of this product. So there were a couple products that I did that sold many millions of units and people seem to remember me from those. It’s an interesting place to work.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

This week, Upload is marking the start of its third year and this post is exactly article number 3,000 published for the site. That was just before the launch of the consumer Gear VR, and for Upload, it was still prior to the company’s first significant funding. In fact, it was prior to most of the editorial team joining. November 2015.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 27, 2019

That’s when, you know, VR can be used, not just for one way of connecting, but it could be connected to your PC. It could be connected to 5G cloud VR. It can be connected to a console, or a 360 streaming camera, etc. Please welcome to the show Mr. Alvin Wang-Graylin. Alvin: Hi, how are you doing, Alan?

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 27, 2019

That’s when, you know, VR can be used, not just for one way of connecting, but it could be connected to your PC. It could be connected to 5G cloud VR. It can be connected to a console, or a 360 streaming camera, etc. Please welcome to the show Mr. Alvin Wang-Graylin. Alvin: Hi, how are you doing, Alan?

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 16, 2022

Meta Connect has been the big event of the week, and as it is a tradition of this blog , I’m going to write today for you a super article where you can find inside ALL the news announced during the event! This way, by reading this article, you are sure you have not missed any one of the announcements made there.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 8, 2021

But the gift is not mine, but from the XR ergonomics expert Rob Cole, that has written an INCREDIBLE guest post about his experiments in trying to build from scratch the prototype of a SteamVR controller with a modular design and optimal ergonomics. Enjoy your read. Image by Rob Cole). Introduction.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

As it is tradition of this little blog, I will write a full round-up of the Oculus Connect 5 , the very important Oculus event that has been held in San Jose on 26th and 27th of September (2018). Oculus has announced its first 6 DOF standalone headset with 6 DOF controllers and its name is Oculus Quest. Specifications. Appearence.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

It was the community creating and publishing, with almost no control, exactly as it happens today on SideQuest. I’m happy SideQuest is getting this money because it is helping standalone VR to have a creative open store , not directly controlled by the business owner Facebook. Other relevant news. Image by SideQuest).

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 20, 2021

Facebook is a social media, it connects people, but at the end of the day, it earns money with advertisements. Connecting people, making you joining a group, making you have new friends… is only what it does (very well) to keep you hooked to the platform, so that it can analyze your data and sell you better ads. Deal with it.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 23, 2020

Regarding me, I will probably publish a first impression article after some hours into the game, and then a full-fledged review when I’ll finish playing it. My original plan was to stream the game live on Youtube ([link] from the office, but I have to check what I can do given my terrible home connection, now that I’m locked down here.

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