The Ghost Howls

JUNE 13, 2022

After the report of last week by Insider, in which Alex Kipman was accused of improper behavior at work, especially towards women, Alex Kipman has resigned from Microsoft. Rumors already talk about a new AR headset produced by Microsoft in collaboration with Samsung that should substitute it, but we have no sure info about it.

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ARVR

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

In 2006, I attended a launch event in San Francisco for Microsoft Virtual Earth 3D. But that’s a non-starter for anyone outside of the few million people that own VR hardware (much less the compatible HTC and Oculus hardware). Trending AR VR Articles: 1. The product’s main feature was 3D graphical renderings of U.S.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2024

Some of them have been brainstormed with Lorenzo Cappannari with whom I wrote an article a few months ago and who I thank for the collaboration ). Contextual AI is on the rise Couldn’t I write a tech article in 2024 without mentioning AI? The PC community is very strong and dedicated, while the standalone one is more casual.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 21, 2021

Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). The shape of the controllers is slightly different than the one of the Oculus Touch, though, and there is a ring that surrounds the wrist of the user. There is also “finger-tracking” a la Valve Index , but just for the thumb, index, and middle finger (so, it is more a la Oculus Touch).

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ARVR

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

In this article, we will take a closer look at what an avatar is and why it is so important to the concept of the Metaverse. Trending AR VR Articles: 1. Both Microsoft and Meta are already pushing this idea as a key part of their initial pitch for adopting the Metaverse. What is an Avatar? ExpiCulture?—?Developing

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

HP has fixed many of the visual problems of the headse t, and Microsoft has just released a patch on Windows 10 that aims at solving many visual issues of all WMR headsets (like Chromatic aberration). But honestly, I expected a bit more … it’s a bit weird that Microsoft hasn’t solved its biggest pain point yet. Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 4, 2021

I have to say that this “leak” comes in a very timely fashion , by chance exactly at the moment when Facebook was building the hype for Oculus Quest 2 Pro , convincing so some people to wait for Valve’s moves before buying the new Oculus headset. Microsoft is going to release a database of synthetic faces.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

This has been the week of the OC6, but, believe it or not, I have been able to find some other interesting news that don’t regard Oculus. Image by Oculus). Oculus bets on Oculus Quest at OC6. Well, the top news of the week is, of course, the Oculus Connect 6. Do you want to read them? Top news of the week.

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ARVR

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Here are just some of the tech stocks many are looking at right now (in no particular order): Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) For the people who brought you the Hololens 2, probably the most sophisticated pair of mixed reality smart glasses out there to date. One-year price performance for AAPL as of 2/3/20 Trending AR VR Articles: 1.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 24, 2020

This article features the latest episode of The AR Show. But the focus of these articles is often the guest’s commentary, as that’s most fitting to a narrative format. Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, Google, Snap and Qualcomm are all making significant investments.” See past and future episodes here or subscribe.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

With the enormous influence in the XR industry, VRTUOLUO has set up dozens of industry communities (such as the Industry Executives Association, VR Game Developers Community, VR Education Community, Financing and Investment Community, Offline Entertainment Group, etc.) and covered more than 80% of the XR pioneers as communities members.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 2, 2020

To make you understand how these features are incredible, Qualcomm has stated that “the [XR2] reference design has 2x the CPU and GPU performance, 4x more video bandwidth, 6x higher resolution and 11x AI improvement compared to our current widely adopted XR platform [the Oculus Quest ]”. Image by Microsoft). News worth a mention.

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VRScout

AUGUST 17, 2016

Project Alloy stands alone among the current lineup of technologies available because it isn’t tethered to a desktop computer like HTC Vive or Oculus Rift, nor does it use a smartphone like Google Cardboard, Gear VR or Google Daydream. This article was written by Rob “RoblemVR” Crasco @ roblemVR.

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VRScout

AUGUST 17, 2016

Project Alloy stands alone among the current lineup of technologies available because it isn’t tethered to a desktop computer like HTC Vive or Oculus Rift, nor does it use a smartphone like Google Cardboard, Gear VR or Google Daydream. This article was written by Rob “RoblemVR” Crasco. For more info check about.me/roblemvr.

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Road to VR

JUNE 17, 2018

Following Microsoft’s more traditional (and VR-free) E3 presentation, Sony’s event got off to an unusual start, switching venues and generally avoiding the ‘on stage’ style of delivery. In this article we consider the significance of this decision. image courtesy First Contact Entertainment.

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ARVR

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Our experience shows that metaverse is most beneficial for game dev, entertainment, education, travelling and shopping industries. Metaverses are in line with the tech trend Oculus Quest reported sales growth, which indicates higher accessibility of VR equipment for the general audience. Why would a business need metaverses for?

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Peter Graham

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Much of our daily lives revolve around the internet, whether it’s for your job sending emails or communicating long-distance, doing some shopping for new clothes or consuming vast amounts of entertainment via streaming apps. So it would make sense that with the growth of virtual reality (VR) developers would have embraced the web more.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

One thing’s for sure, if you’re a PC user wanting to indulge in a spot of immersive entertainment right now, the choice of operating systems on which you can do so are mostly limited to just one. ” SEE ALSO Platform Politics: Inside the Oculus and 'Revive' Dilemma.

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Peter Graham

JULY 10, 2019

Microsoft has been doing so recently – and making a big shout about it – acquiring The Mage’s Tale developer inXile Entertainment in 2018. The same goes in the world of virtual reality (VR) with Facebook/Oculus funding numerous titles for the platform.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 11, 2022

I hope that this way, even if you lost the announcements from CES, you can catch up with all the most important ones by just reading a single article. PlayStation VR 2 Logo (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Oculus Quest 2 ) to know the pose of the fingers. Click to read the thread on Twitter… it is worth it.

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Peter Graham

JANUARY 28, 2020

Out-of-Home entertainment, and Immersive Technology industry specialist Kevin Williams reports in his latest Virtual Arena column on the further growth in recognition that virtual reality VR is receiving from the Enterprise sector. Another exhibitor using Beat Saber and the Oculus Rift S was Nutanix. Image credit: KWP.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

This lets you experience scenes that are a bit more complex than the ones that you can live on Microsoft’s device; The field of view is 40° Horizontal and 30° Vertical. The Oculus Quest touch controllers: this is how I want manual interface in XR. I haven’t found anything better yet (Image by Oculus).

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 26, 2021

This week has mostly been in the sign of Oculus, with many news and updates from the brand controlled by Facebook. Even if most of this roundup will be about Oculus, I have decided to put another brand on top of it and it is Magic Leap. Johnson has worked at Microsoft and Qualcomm before, and she is a very respected executive.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

This is a simpler mechanism than the waveguides employed by Microsoft HoloLens 2 or by Magic Leap, and while it may provide a bit less immersive holograms, it is the only way to provide affordable wide-FOV glasses at the moment. The result is that if you use the integrated speakers, the resulting quality of the audio is mediocre.

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VRGames

JANUARY 2, 2020

The website compares it to the Oculus Quest’s four AR cameras which are used to alert users to when they are about to run into the wall or real-world objects. amazon bestseller=”oculus quest” items=”4″ template=”table”].

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VRGames

JANUARY 2, 2020

The website compares it to the Oculus Quest’s four AR cameras which are used to alert users to when they are about to run into the wall or real-world objects. amazon bestseller=”oculus quest” items=”4″ template=”table”].

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 10, 2022

So for today’s article, let me focus mainly on the non-CES-related news about AR and VR. My favorite ones have been: Sony Interactive Entertainment has revealed that the next PSVR headset will be called PSVR 2 and will feature 2K x 2K per eye, up to 120 Hz framerate, and 110° FOV. When will the “Metaverse is dead” articles come out?

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 25, 2021

For XR, instead, it has not been a special week at all: we had a bunch of nice news, plus the usual articles saying “Oh, VR is not mainstream yet, it will never be blablabla”. For the second kind of articles, well, look online, and I’m sure you will find some journalists who say that VR is just a fad while donning their Cardboards.

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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 doesn’t seem to be on par with the Oculus Quest 2, but as a first device by Nolo, it is not that bad. May he rest in peace.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2021

But before leaving you to the best pieces of AR/VR news of the week, let me tease you that in the upcoming days I will publish an article I’m sure you will all love… it’s a hands-on preview on… you’ll discover it! Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Roblox CEO hints at the Oculus Quest as a future platform.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Sony believes in VR, and we definitely believe at some point in the future, VR will represent a meaningful component of interactive entertainment. As I reported last week, people are exploring class actions, or are switching to other devices, and I even found on Kotaku (a popular indie gaming magazine) a very angry article about this topic.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Vive took the early market by storm , launching out the box with full roomscale support and tracked motion controllers , whilst Oculus could only launch their Rift CV1 with seated support and an Xbox game controller. Location-based Entertainment. Vive trackers on a PC (Image by Rob Cole). Vive Trackers physical features.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 20, 2021

The Oculus Quest 2 is selling incredibly well because it offers the right combination of affordable price, good hardware, and a good software ecosystem. Not to mention the millions spent on marketing , especially in the US (Oculus was one of the sponsors of NBA, for instance). The Quest will still be the king.

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ARVR

JANUARY 6, 2023

It has made significant contributions in various verticals such as entertainment, education, retail etc. In this article, we will discuss on augmented reality. Users can use HMD devices such as Google Cardboard, Oculus Quest, Rift or HTC Vive to experience an imaginary environment. Thanks for reading this article.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Guest Article by Lucas Rizzotto. Virtual Reality headsets, Augmented Reality glasses and everything in between — if you’re new to these concepts, hop over to this article real quick, because they’ll be a big deal moving forward. Image courtesy Microsoft. Lucas Rizzotto. What do I mean by Immersive Technologies?

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 24, 2022

Image by Microsoft). Microsoft is acquiring Activision Blizzard for $68.7B. The biggest news of the week has been the acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft for $68.7B. With it, Microsoft acquires many popular games like Overwatch, Starcraft, Call of Duty, and even Candy Crush. Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 24, 2023

For me this is not a fortunate sentence: this is what Alex Kipman said about the HoloLens, a few weeks before the whole Microsoft Mixed Reality division was disbanded and he was fired from the company. Learn more Some XR fun A new article on TechCrunch stated that VR is dead. Take the survey before it closes, on August 6.

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