ARVR

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

We are eagerly waiting to see what the scheduled release of PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X later this year will do to AR/VR gaming! While we wait, we compiled a list of the most exciting video games that feature different use cases of augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) as key plot devices. Pick up any of these games!

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Road to VR

JUNE 17, 2018

Image courtesy Sony Japan Studio. Featuring the cute bots first seen in The Playroom (2013) , Sony Japan Studio’s upcoming platformer Astro Bot Rescue Mission uses similar controls and gameplay mechanics as any other 3D platformer, but it has been created from the ground up with VR in mind. Image courtesy Squanch Games.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 22, 2024

There will be a lot about Apple in this newsletter, but don’t miss also the other important news, and the giveaway of keys for the amazing game Retropolis 2! We already knew about some of them, like the game Super Fruit Ninja, but we started to get information about the others, too. There is even Microsoft Word!

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Road to VR

APRIL 23, 2020

With the recent release of Half-Life: Alyx , VR has been thrust into the spotlight of the mainstream gaming audience. Consider this article your official rebuttal to these tired arguments. Consider this article your official rebuttal to these tired arguments. That’s like investing in a new game console!

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 21, 2019

Since this article was going to foster a new wave of “VR is dead” articles from mainstream media, one of the other cofounders of Oculus, Palmer Luckey, has answered sharing some of the secret numbers of virtual reality headsets’ sales. Oculus wants to trade exclusive games with Sony. Will it be successful?

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ARVR

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Hololens 2 Credit: Microsoft One of the major XR platforms used in business applications is Microsoft Hololens 2. Interhaptics provides solid hand interaction performances which complement smoothly Microsoft MRTK far interactions. Trending AR VR Articles: 1. How To Use the ARLOOPA App: A Step-by-Step Guide (2020) 3.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Image by Sony). And both the journalists of Road To VR and Upload VR agree on the fact tha t it doesn’t represent an improvement for VR gaming yet. The result of all of this is that games run exactly as on a PS4 Pro, with no other advantage than faster loading times (thanks to PS5’s SSD drives). Image by Microsoft).

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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 ). The last cycle before this one was the Quest one, which started to make virtual reality known to the mainstream audience for what concerns games and fitness.

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Road to VR

MARCH 20, 2020

After a string of cancellations by larger vendors amid the worldwide coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19), this year’s annual Game Developers Conference (GDC) was postponed. Before the postponement, a litany of companies stepped back from GDC 2020 such as Epic, Microsoft, Unity, Sony, Electronic Arts, Facebook, and Kojima Productions.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

At a time when modern VR was finding its feet, Sony championed the potential of console-based virtual reality with PlayStation VR on PS4, housing an impressive library of exclusive games like WipeOut: Omega Collection , Astro Bot: Rescue Mission and Blood & Truth. Like its predecessor, PSVR 2 sits in a unique position.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The article talked about a headset shipping without controllers and aiming at the sweet price point of $200. But not all the applications work well with hand gestures: for instance, most action games would suck with it. Sony’s entertainment assets have huge potential in the metaverse area.”

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 8, 2021

Microsoft announces Mesh, an XR collaboration platform. Alex Kipman promised us a Microsoft Ignite conference with an amazing level of immersion , and he kept his word. But since Microsoft owns one of those studios (and using it costs around $100K/day if I remember well!), You are all fantastic! Here you are my flower for you!

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2021

Image by Sony). Sony officially states it is going to launch the PSVR 2. PlayStation VR has been the most successful headset until now (if we exclude the crappy mobile viewers), but now it is pretty dated and people were wondering what Sony was going to do. Some people started to think that Sony could have abandoned VR.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 2, 2021

If I had known people could like it, I would have not made it in 5 minutes with Microsoft Word, lol. Vivek Sharma, head of Facebook Gaming, will lead Facebook Horizon, while Jason Rubin, who has been head of AR/VR content, will lead the group’s content team. Sony has sold 10M PS5 worldwide.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 10, 2021

The headset is marketed as a device for gaming and fitness , and it will feature very interesting games, already popular on Quest: Superhot VR, Red Matter , and Synth Riders are some notable examples. The first one is that Facebook is evaluating other use cases for the Quest that are not gaming.

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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

JANUARY 27, 2020

With great pleasure, I announce to you that we have updated our game HitMotion: Reloaded (the first mixed reality fitness game ) on Viveport, and now we have far better bonuses management, apart from having fixed lots of bugs. Or that Microsoft is working on a new reference design that fixes the issues of the first one?

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VRGames

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Microsoft has not expressed interest in joining the VR wars anytime soon but a recent patent filing might be evidence that Bill Gates’ outfit was just being coy with its future plans. Of course, as The Sun points out, none of this means that Microsoft is bringing anything definitive to the next Xbox in the way of VR gaming.

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VRGames

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Microsoft has not expressed interest in joining the VR wars anytime soon but a recent patent filing might be evidence that Bill Gates’ outfit was just being coy with its future plans. Of course, as The Sun points out, none of this means that Microsoft is bringing anything definitive to the next Xbox in the way of VR gaming.

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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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Road to VR

JUNE 12, 2017

Update: A previous version of this article stated that Fallout 4 VR was on the way for the PSVR, this is incorrect. Another Bethesda title, Doom VXR however, is coming to Sony’s VR headset and you can read all about it here. in-game movement akin to the traditional game, without teleporting) is present and correct.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JUNE 9, 2017

One of the biggest events on the gaming calendar is back for another week of announcements, press conferences, demos, and interviews. We’re going to be roaming the show floor getting hands-on with the latest games and tech as well as bringing you every update as they break. E3 is finally upon us. We’ll see you then!

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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). to play simulation games) or if you don’t need to play games where controllers tracking is fundamental, like competitive shooters.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

I’m still not sure what will be the format for that series of articles, but for sure I’ll tell you everything about it! Image by Microsoft). Microsoft Teams to integrate Mesh in 2022. Of course, Microsoft has talked about the m**averse in its presentation, and in this case, about an enterprise “m**averse”.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 5, 2017

PC gaming hasn’t always had the strongest presence at E3 historically, which is disappointing considering the 1.2 Thankfully, for coming up on three consecutive years now, the PC Gamer Show has showcased some of what the powerful medium has to offer for the gaming industry. billion strong worldwide audience the platform commands.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

This week in XR has seen the launch of the first standalone MR headset, plus a lot of interesting news and articles about immersive realities. It is being very useful to let indie distribute little games and innovative experiences (like the ones employing hands tracking ) to Quest users. Sony closes its game studio in Manchester.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Image by MegaDodo Simulation Games). Some of its features are: 2,160 × 2,160 resolution per eye 90Hz framerate 4-cameras inside-out tracking (like the Quest) Touch-like controllers with Knuckles-like finger-sensing Face tracking Hips tracking (for better orientation in games) Integration with SteamVR games Wireless add-on.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 28, 2022

You know well that I’ve been at SXSW , but, shame on me, I haven’t stayed a few days more to attend the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. It has been interesting to watch the reportages of Alex VR and Skeeva from the show floor , where they met many game studios and had meaningful interviews with them. Other relevant news.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Starbreeze Games – NASDAQ OMX Stockholm: STAR – VR headset & VR games. Sony – NYSE: SNE – VR Console, VR Games & VR Headset. HTC – TPE: 2498 – Headset, Content Delivery Platform (non-gaming). Amazon – NASDAQ: AMZN – VR Content & Game Engine. Unconfirmed.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 7, 2019

Others can’t make most games to run on the PC because the 120/144Hz mode is too demanding. These can be games, applications, marketing experiences or whatever the developer wants. Microsoft is shipping Azure Kinect. Microsoft is finally shipping its Azure Kinect devkits. Some people are even already returning the Index!

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

The 2017 Game Developers Conference (GDC) and accompanying Virtual Reality Developers Conference (VRDC) are right around the corner. We’ve put together this article to run down what we think are the biggest things to keep an eye out for coming out of VRDC and GDC this year. What to Expect from Sony.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 2, 2020

The Game Developers Conference , a big event where there have been in the past many announcements about VR, has been canceled after all the major brands withdrew from it , leaving the organizers with no choice. Facebook acquires Sanzaru Games. Image by Microsoft). 100+ games have exceed $1M revenue. News worth a mention.

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Bernard Marr

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Going forward, we can expect to see it becoming an enabler of even more technologies, including virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR), the metaverse , cloud gaming, and even quantum computing. Innovation and consolidation in cloud gaming. Low-code and no-code cloud services.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 25, 2020

People are engaged in the device and this means that they buy games, making the Oculus Store a profitable platform for developers. Now some game studios can make a living with VR gaming thanks to the Quest and this is amazing news for the whole ecosystem. Image by Microsoft). They are all very interesting to be read.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 11, 2020

More info (Report by Bloomberg) More info (UploadVR’s article on the news). You may wonder why: sales of VR headsets are going well like never before, and we have the best games ever (like Half-Life: Alyx ). I hope that a future rumor clarifies a bit more what is Facebook’s strategy. (Thanks Alessio Palumbo for the tip!).

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 17, 2022

The news of the week is that Meta is poaching talents from all the other companies : in particular, it has been able to “steal” 100 employees from the HoloLens team in Microsoft. Beat Games). Many great XR games are controlled by Meta. Image by Sony). The most bullish of them is, of course, Meta. Other relevant news.

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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). For every piece of news, I’ll share with you a brief summary and one or more links to go deeper.

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