The Ghost Howls

MAY 14, 2023

Last week, Google delivered its most important event of the year, the Google I/O. Of course, AI has been the star of the show , with the public release of Google Bard and the announcement of a new language model, but there have been also interesting pieces of news about XR.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 26, 2018

We all know that China is a country that is betting big on Virtual Reality. Some days ago, the Chinese government has released a document that states how China really wants to commit to VR , how wants the ecosystem to grow well and fast and how also wants to lead the world for what concerns virtual reality. Introduction.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 22, 2024

Today a (positive) earthquake hit the virtual reality ecosystem: Meta has just opened up its walled garden, as a strategic move to expand its business in the virtual reality market. It has just authorized other VR OEMs to use its Quest operating system and blurred the lines between the Meta Quest Store and App Lab.

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ARVR

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

With these numbers, creating a fulfilling shopping experience online should be a top priority for retail providers, and virtual reality is one of the greatest tools they have in accomplishing it. What is virtual marketing and retail? We can also help you get started with your own virtual reality shopping app.

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Tech Trends VR

JUNE 26, 2018

To complement the theatrical film release of Distorted on June 22nd, Minds Eye Entertainment and SkyVR have partnered to produce “Distorted Reality,” a scripted, live-action cinematic VR distributed through OneTouchVR on Google Daydream, Oculus Go, Samsung Gear VR, Oculus Rift, and iOs. This article was originally published on VRScout.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

I so started reading all that I could find about the game, like this very well-written article about all that we know on the game that you can find on Ars Technica. I think that everyone has read at least once “Half-Life 3 confirmed” somewhere on the web in the comments section of some article or video.

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ARVR

JULY 3, 2020

Understanding the constraints and benefits of virtual reality and 360 videos for telling stories and exploring ideas of culture and identity Photo by Lux Interaction on Unsplash 01. Photo by Jeremy Yap on Unsplash Similarly, virtual reality is another way to immerse ourselves, but it can bring more possibilities.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 25, 2022

Google starts testing its AR glasses in the wild. Google has announced that it is going to start to test the prototypes of its AR glasses in the wild. What is relevant about this piece of news is that Google has just confirmed its strong commitment to augmented reality. More info (Google testing AR glasses?—?Official

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ARVR

JANUARY 15, 2021

Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) applications are prominent options being considered. While students are learning about a specific region, Expeditions can take the students on virtual field trips and display interesting facts about specific landmarks they come across in their virtual travels.

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ARVR

APRIL 29, 2021

How to Test Augmented/Virtual Reality (AR/VR) Augmented Reality / Virtual Reality (AR/VR) is no longer rocket science. In this article, I would be talking about the approach to test AR/VR and how to ensure Quality in AR/VR products. Trending AR VR Articles: 1. The second one is quality assurance.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 3, 2019

Yesterday, I have dressed as a fortune teller and I have given you my predictions for augmented reality in 2019. Now, it is the turn of virtual reality. Let me do some speculations… Virtual Reality in 2018. This has been the year of the disbelief in virtual reality. How has VR performed in 2018?

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ARVR

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

One-year price performance for MSFT, AAPL, GOOGL, SNE, and NVDA According to the latest report from Statista , the global augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) markets are rapidly growing and are forecast to reach a total of $72.8 One-year price performance for AAPL as of 2/3/20 Trending AR VR Articles: 1.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 20, 2023

More info (Official statement by Mark Zuckerberg) More info (Meta to lay off 10,000 people — Road To VR) More info (Meta to lay off 10,000 people — Upload VR) More info (Meta focusing more on AI — Yahoo Finance) More info (Meta focusing more on AI — CNN) Other relevant news Google is discontinuing Glass It’s the end of an era.

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ARVR

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

We already shared with you the movies we think you should watch that feature augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) here. Now here is our list of the top 10 TV shows that feature augmented reality and virtual reality (by order of release): 1. Augmented reality for maintenance and repair 4.

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Tech Trends VR

MARCH 1, 2018

We live in a world where the entire history of mankind, and all its knowledge, is available through Google and other resources, yet the average adult spends only 5 minutes per day learning, compared to 50 minutes per day on Facebook and social media,” muses Tom Impallomeni, Co-founder and CEO of Tribe VR.

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ARVR

AUGUST 29, 2020

Here are some of our team’s picks for great movies that feature augmented reality and virtual reality in their stories and include great examples of use cases for AR/VR (by order of release): 1. Rent or own it : YouTube | iTunes | Vudu | Google Play | Amazon Prime Video 2. The First No-Headset Virtual Monitor 3.

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ARVR

JANUARY 25, 2021

Virtual Reality Future?—?Predictions, Since VR technology is becoming more and more mainstream, we decided to look into the future of virtual reality technology to see how people will interact, the role it is expected to play, and, in general, answer the question: what is the future of virtual reality?

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 17, 2020

And if you’re in a hurry, jump directly to my final impressions and my pieces of advice on if you should buy it or not at the end of the article. Since in China Facebook is blocked, and so is Google Play, it is hard to connect the headset to its required services and it is even harder to download and use its companion app.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 22, 2022

This newsletter is happening one day after because on Sunday I was traveling, so I had to spend my Monday reading online articles for this roundup while I still was confused about the time of the day and the night. It was even featured on Google News. Image by Google). Google acquires micro-LED startup Raxium. Upload VR).

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Road to VR

JUNE 19, 2018

Launched initially on Daydream in early 2017, and now available on Gear VR, Oculus Go, and Oculus Rift, Virtual Virtual Reality’s smart interaction design gives players freedom and control which—combined with a narrative tying it all together—makes Virtual Virtual Reality one of the most immersive mobile VR games to date.

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ARVR

JULY 21, 2020

A massive surge of online education and EdTech is taking place, and Virtual Reality (VR) is one of the technologies at the forefront of this movement. Examples of the former include Oculus Rift and Valve Index , while the latter include Gear VR and Google Cardboard. Trending AR VR Articles: 1.

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ARVR

AUGUST 28, 2020

Trending AR VR Articles: 1. The First No-Headset Virtual Monitor 3. Augmented reality (AR) is the future of Restaurant Menu? Companies like Tesla and Google are heavily investing in self-driving cars that can completely reduce risks of accidents due to unsafe driving. Fortunately no! Who makes it safer?

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ARVR

JULY 15, 2020

Source [link] Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality (VR and AR) have had a noticeable presence in the news lately. With the Starboard UI and Apple Glasses release anticipated for Q4 2020/Q1 2021, the world is eagerly awaiting the next generation of extended reality (XR) standards. Trending AR VR Articles: 1.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 24, 2022

Image by Google). Project Iris is the codename of Google’s AR glasses. According to a report on The Verge, Google is working on AR glasses. The operating system should be Android, but it seems that Google is also building an operating system specific for XR. What about yours? Let me know how things are going for you!

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 3, 2023

Top news of the week (Image by Google) Google killed its AR glasses Project Iris Do you remember the name Project Iris? Various reports indicated it as the internal codename in Google for a project meant to build augmented reality glasses. It was our hope for Google entering the AR race together with Meta and Apple.

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ARVR

JUNE 16, 2021

Virtual Reality: A New Age of Learning Science Virtual reality is not a new, hot-off-the-press concept. The term “ virtual reality” was first used in 1987 by Jaron Lanier, who was researching goggles that could display digital creations (Lowood, 2018). n.d.). , n.d.).

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 16, 2022

Image by Google). Google performs interesting AR news at I/O conference. At Google I/O, no executive of the company has talked about the M-word, but they have anyway showed interesting AR updates, which will be relevant for our future M-world. Another cool announcement has been the one of Immersive View for Google Maps.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 1, 2024

More info News worth a mention (Image by Google) Samsung may use Google Soli in its headset Google, Samsung, and Qualcomm are building together a headset that may compete with the Apple Vision Pro. And this week I got to read that the device may use Google Soli for finger tracking.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Image by Google). Google is reportedly working on an AR operating system. In some of my past newsletters, I warned you that we shouldn’t forget about Google/Alphabet in the race to our mixed reality future. Now we have finally an official confirmation of the fact that Google is working on an AR device. Tilt Brush).

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 12, 2019

If you already know the headset very well, and just want to read my considerations, go straight to the final part of this article. This was a bit the philosophy of Google Daydream View, that was the first headset employing this kind of materials. Specifications. 2 x 3.5mm audio jacks Connectivity: USB, Wi-fi, bluetooth connection.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2024

We are at the beginning of March and I just realized that I haven’t written yet a post with my predictions for augmented and virtual reality for this year. 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 ).

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 7, 2023

Ah S**t Here We Go Again GIF from Ah S**t GIFs The Autumn of VR We are in an “Autumn” of Virtual Reality. People have started wondering if Virtual Reality will ever become mainstream, and the metaverse has become kind of a joke, about which even Meta took some steps back. Can VR enter the mainstream?

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ARVR

JUNE 25, 2021

its answer to Google Live view. Not to be outdone, Google fired back with an update of its own: better landmark detection in Google Lens. But buried in that announcement was a notable nugget: Google Lens is used 3 billion times per month. Trending AR VR Articles: 1. How VR could bring transhumanism to the masses 2.

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ARPost

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Australian financial service provider and consumer protection group Compare The Market used Google Trends and SEMRush to look at how internet users are searching terms like “virtual travel”, “virtual tourism”, “VR travel”, “virtual reality tours”, and “virtual reality travel.” And not just in the US.

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ARPost

MAY 27, 2022

From the project’s website, linked above, visitors can find educational and inspirational articles, quizzes, and practical guides on how to help the environment. That makes this article a great jumping-off point for those looking to find environmental experiences on Earth Day , Environment Day, or any other day.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Back then, those of us who called ourselves ‘VR enthusiasts’ were just happily typing away our dreams in different forums [shoutout to the MTBS3D VR subsection], dreaming of the day we’d have the Holodeck, the Matrix, or whatever version of VR we each thought of as the “high standard” of a true virtual reality.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 5, 2024

But today’s article is not about me, but about the best tech news, so let me tell you what pieces of XR news I’ve selected this week! Google has great expertise in building operating systems, plus its Google Play store would have let Meta Quest become compatible with all its Android Apps out of the box.

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