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. Mine was planned to ship today, so I guess that tomorrow I will do an unboxing video!

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Bernard Marr

OCTOBER 15, 2023

The video game industry is a source of constant innovation, with many of its breakthrough technologies being adopted by the business world. The concept of the metaverse is not new to gamers either – persistent, avatar-driven digital environments and even digital currencies have long been accepted as part of mainstream gaming.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

PSVR 2, Apple XR visor) and games, will be fundamental to understand its evolution and its potential. For instance, since I work on a VR fitness game , I’m thinking about all the new training experiences that will become now possible. New info on Microsoft abandoning the Hololens 3. Other relevant news.

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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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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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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 16, 2020

And while this is anyway a good result for a startup (developing an AR headsets means spending billions in R&D), targeting the consumer market has been a suicide move , that let Microsoft get full control of the profitable enterprise market. This is so sad. I guess you will all hear more news on this side in the upcoming weeks.

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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

JUNE 23, 2019

This could also be a nice testbed for the new Libra cryptocurrency created by Facebook; New info on the AAA VR game that Respawn Entertainment is making for Oculus and that has been teased months ago (this is actually the only confirmed news). More info (Official announcement) More info (UploadVR article) More info (Respawn teaser).

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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. Do you want to discover them with me?

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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. But beyond that, what about the news?

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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 ). Unreal Engine 4.25 update, Unreal Engine has added many features that may be useful in crafting XR experiences.

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Bernard Marr

AUGUST 8, 2022

Huge companies like Facebook and Microsoft are throwing vast sums of money at their attempts to build, and therefore define, the metaverse. in Game Design. The metaverse concept emerged from the world of computer and video gaming, which has been creating vast, interactive, multi-user environments for decades. BSc or M.A.

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Hypergrid Business

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Unreal Engine 4 is also an industry standard although it has a steeper learning curve than Unity. You can also learn to and make your first VR game at Coursera in only 23 hours for two to four hours per week. Udacity is a popular training platform that focuses on VR mobile development, core Unity game engine and C# development.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 26, 2018

At GDC 2017 LG showcased a virtual reality headset that was SteamVR compatible: it was a game-changing moment since for the first time a new non-Vive headset would have been compatible with SteamVR tracking and ecosystem. Oculus is going to found big games. Robo Recall is still the best game for VR currently released (Image by Oculus).

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

They teased a lot of interesting features and services of the device, and left the remaining technical details to some technical sheets on Microsoft website. But Microsoft, thanks to innovative 2K displays, has managed to keep the same high-quality pixel density of the HoloLens 1, that is 47 PPD (pixels per degree). Resolution.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 27, 2023

We had at the same time the Game Developer Conference (the GDC) and the GPU Technology Conference (GTC) by NVIDIA, so we had lots of announcements about 3D technology in general and also about XR. Furthermore, Microsoft 365 apps such as Teams, OneDrive, and SharePoint, will be connected with Omniverse Project Mellon has been unveiled.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

I’ll be there to talk about HitMotion: Reloaded and how to properly design a VR fitness game (using the precious lessons that our game designer Max Ariani has taught me). In the meanwhile, if you want, you can attend an Awe Nite event about gaming on 30th September I have been invited to speak at. It has 4.5DOF. Cool, isn’t it?

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2021

They “will incorporate some of the key features found in the DualSense wireless controller, along with a focus on great ergonomics”; There will be a “new generation” of games and experiences for it; It is still under development and won’t launch in 2021. So, we can expect a beta 120Hz mode coming in March-April.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 27, 2021

and you found this article for whatever reason, first of all, welcome to the club! More info (Getting started with VR) More info (Best 5 Quest games to start with). More info (Somnium Space headset details) More info (The first game built on top of Somnium Space). and if you get your Quest for Christmas…. … Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

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. Boasting a similar BMR driver to the Valve Index, I looked forward to checking out the DMAS sound system with my favorite games.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 20, 2020

Of course, it is not the best VR experience, and of course, it is terrible for gaming, but in the enterprise, it has still value and will probably have for at least one-two years. All the resources from Valve were devoted to Alyx, and the other two games were abandoned. The other games were A.R.T.I,

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 31, 2019

This article is the latest in AR Insider’s editorial contributor program. Location-based games are already popular, with over a billion downloads of Pokemon Go in the three years since it launched, and over 20B kilometers walked playing the game. In another scenario, we may see game engines dominant, like Unity or Unreal.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 27, 2022

That’s why this week we had a serious amount of articles that got shared that added no information about what we already know but got popular anyway. I’m unsure if you can install APKs from it (it was against the TOS some months ago), but for sure you can install applications from App Lab, mods, and levels of games. Reddit Post).

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 4, 2019

I hoped that in this period all VR people were in vacation, so that I could relax a bit… instead this week there have been tons of interesting news and articles… even more than usual! video) More info (Unreal Engine with Octane Renderer) More info (Wi-fi is not enough for VR streaming). Top news of the week. Image by ACM).

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 15, 2018

You may remember his name because he has read and commented a lot of articles on this website. We can deploy to a vast of platforms using game engines like Unity, Unreal Engine, the more recent Godot engine or any of the other engines out there, which have all started to add VR features”. And the same happens with OpenVR!

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ARVR

JULY 17, 2020

Trending AR VR Articles: 1. It takes plenty of time, trial and working on game engines such as Unity & Unreal to get close to the fidelity that consumers have come to demand from even the most rudimentary smartphone apps. Jio might rather be playing the long term game with Glass.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 24, 2019

CEO Matt Miesnieks has been in the AR game since the beginning, and he says the best in the industry have always known the best, native use cases for the technology; the problem was for the technology to catch up to the use cases. So Microsoft said, “hey, let’s make it out-of-the-box useful.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 24, 2019

CEO Matt Miesnieks has been in the AR game since the beginning, and he says the best in the industry have always known the best, native use cases for the technology; the problem was for the technology to catch up to the use cases. So Microsoft said, “hey, let’s make it out-of-the-box useful.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2020

So the virtual worlds that we know are now serving us in ways of gaming, which they always have. But now expanding that, that whole gaming idea and bringing it into retail. And they launched this year, I believe, Harry Potter, which is a cool game. But then you look at Unreal. We're also bringing it into our concerts.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2020

So the virtual worlds that we know are now serving us in ways of gaming, which they always have. But now expanding that, that whole gaming idea and bringing it into retail. And they launched this year, I believe, Harry Potter, which is a cool game. But then you look at Unreal. We're also bringing it into our concerts.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 24, 2019

CEO Matt Miesnieks has been in the AR game since the beginning, and he says the best in the industry have always known the best, native use cases for the technology; the problem was for the technology to catch up to the use cases. So Microsoft said, “hey, let’s make it out-of-the-box useful.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2020

So the virtual worlds that we know are now serving us in ways of gaming, which they always have. But now expanding that, that whole gaming idea and bringing it into retail. And they launched this year, I believe, Harry Potter, which is a cool game. But then you look at Unreal. We're also bringing it into our concerts.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

Multiplayer shooter Solaris is the game of the week. The game is very different from its predecessor, and it is less a realistic combat simulator and more an adrenaline multiplayer game, like Unreal Tournament or Quake Arena. The game is fun to be played and has a great user experience.

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Road to VR

APRIL 13, 2017

Currently VR First is boasting more than 50 projects in development at the labs, and not just games. In fact, games only account for 35% of projects underway, as the rest are focused on fields like psychology and neuroscience (12%), education (7%), tourism (7% ), and architecture and real estate (6%). image courtesy VR First.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 13, 2021

This has been a pretty interesting week for me, having spoken at XR Safety Week and Stereopsia, and having published two cool articles about creating innovative SteamVR controllers and using Application SpaceWarp in Unity to almost double the framerate of your application. Microsoft and Samsung may be partnering for an AR device.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 24, 2021

This is super cool for us Youtubers to record gameplay video and comment them on the fly Ability to apply a live overlay of yourself taken from the camera of your phone superimposed on the images of the game you are recording (at the moment only for iPhones). Microsoft confirms (again) it wants to build consumer HoloLens.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Emily: Ok, I wish I were productive enough to write multiple articles a week. And there were all these headlines, “Glasshole” articles. I’m going to shift gears a little bit because one of the articles that you wrote was talking about XR in HR. But there’s a lot going on. Time really is money in business. Emily: Yes.

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