The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

According to the very famous market analysis company Gartner, Augmented Reality is no more an “emerging” technology, but it has graduated as a mature one. This meant that for Gartner, VR was not an emerging and experimental technology anymore, but it had already become something usable and useful. Gartner Hype Cycle 2019.

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Peter Graham

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg has kicked off Oculus Connect 6 with several exciting announcements, the biggest being an update for Oculus Quest which will see hand-tracking added to the system in 2020. Facebook Reality Labs has achieved this using AI and neural networks to recognise your hands.

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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. The headset has an inside out tracking system enabled by Intel’s amazing RealSense technology.

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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. The headset has an inside out tracking system enabled by Intel’s amazing RealSense technology.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 21, 2021

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). Discover some nice XR storytelling content.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 12, 2021

Some weeks ago, a group of 12 indie development studios decided to launch the first bundle dedicated to App Lab experiences for Oculus Quest. The user could buy the bundle and get access to sideloadable versions of the games, with the promise of a free key for when the game would have been approved by Oculus on App Lab.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 9, 2019

The best news of the week has not been the release of a new fantastic VR headset or AR glass, but of a technology that will make a new generation of XR headsets possible: I’m talking about the XR2 chipset by Qualcomm. That is, the Quest 2 and the Vive Focus 2 may be based on this technology. Why am I so excited?

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

HTC and Valve do this with their Vive controllers that are super low latency and extremely accurate and Oculus does this with their touch controllers and their extremely natural ergonomics. Now that their technology has been miniaturized, it can be integrated into platforms.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 17, 2019

I’m here to attend the WCVRI , a very big event about Virtual Reality in China, where I am exhibiting HitMotion: Reloaded , the mixed reality fitness game of my agency New Technology Walkers ( contact us if you need some VR development!). Leap Motion) on the same headset. Our booth at the exhibition… isn’t it cool?

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 26, 2016

” Head tracking is an essential part of all mixed reality technology, both VR and AR, and the so-called inside-out variety in a VR headset makes set up dramatically easier. The Santa Cruz inside-out tracking prototype from Oculus. Last month it was revealed Oculus hired USC’s pioneering mixed reality expert Mark Bolas.

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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. With the technology advancing every year, the hardware is getting cheaper and the software base is growing steadily.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Circuit Stream , the company he works for, offers a full platform of AR/VR training and learning services to help people master immersive technology. They are currently offering deals for Black Friday, so if you are reading this article close to when I published it, you can check out their offers here. That said, have a nice read!

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 16, 2020

Before starting, let’s make a recap of the previous article: what is SenseGlove? SenseGlove is currently producing its DK1 device , that can be used both with Vive systems (in this case, a Vive Tracker is attached to the gloves to provide the positional tracking) or Oculus systems (in this case, the Oculus Touch controllers are used).

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 31, 2020

More info in the article below. Facebook Connect is coming September, 16th Oculus de facto rebranded as Facebook Reality Labs. Oculus is de facto no more. This week, Facebook has finally announced the date of the Oculus Connect 7, which is September, 16th. But it won’t be called Oculus Connect 7, but Facebook Connect.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

This week I have been pretty busy working on our mixed reality fitness game that is very close to launch and in preparing some amazing articles for next week (I will publish a review of the Valve Index and a super-amazing interview to Jeri Ellsworth, the creator of TiltFive augmented reality glasses!), The Oculus Connect 6 is coming!

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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. With the technology advancing every year, the hardware is getting cheaper and the software base is growing steadily.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

When you’ve been a journalist on the XR technology beat for 20 years, like VentureBeat’s lead writer Dean Takahashi has, you develop a hunch or two about the direction the industry might go. I read the articles that you write, and they’re very insightful. Alan picks Dean’s brain for a few such scoops.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

When you’ve been a journalist on the XR technology beat for 20 years, like VentureBeat’s lead writer Dean Takahashi has, you develop a hunch or two about the direction the industry might go. I read the articles that you write, and they’re very insightful. Alan picks Dean’s brain for a few such scoops.

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Leapmotion

MAY 3, 2015

We at Thomas Street have been eyeing the Oculus Rift for quite some time, paying particular attention to demos featuring novel interfaces. Outcome aside, working with the Oculus Rift is, you know, working with the Oculus Rift , so the experience was a ton of fun. Leap Motion UI summary. Initial Research.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

When you've been a journalist on the XR technology beat for 20 years, like VentureBeat's lead writer Dean Takahashi has, you develop a hunch or two about the direction the industry might go. I read the articles that you write, and they're very insightful. You've written countless articles on virtual and augmented reality.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

When you’ve been a journalist on the XR technology beat for 20 years, like VentureBeat’s lead writer Dean Takahashi has, you develop a hunch or two about the direction the industry might go. I read the articles that you write, and they’re very insightful. Alan picks Dean’s brain for a few such scoops.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Another week has just passed by and it was a cool one with many news and articles to talk about! These are all very positive news for VR: the technology is slowly getting adoption and while not mainstream yet, I agree with Zuck that in 1–2 years we’ll start getting there. Oculus official side distribution platform is coming soon.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Well, in this article I’ll try to summarize all that we know and all the main speculations regarding it. Of course you are, because you know that I will use the word “Half Life” in the article… so keep reading! Most probably yes, being SteamVR a technology by Valve. But what do we know about it?

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Also, Leap Motion tracking or the mixed reality cameras of Varjo XR-3 are not part of this model. I’ve recently tried the Varjo XR-3 (and I will write a short article about my experience soon) and I can confirm that whatever Varjo creates is carefully polished, so I’m sure the same will hold for this device.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 4, 2021

BCIs are still in the early stages, and even if they are evolving at a good pace, the technology for “brain control” is still not here. This means that at the moment you can not use NextMind with the Oculus Quest standalone (you can use it with Quest + Link, of course). Damn battery management…). Final verdict.

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Peter Graham

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

There were several announcements at Oculus Connect 6 (OC6) this year that could have taken the top spot. Oculus Link for example or Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond are two worthy mentions, yet it must be the experimental hand tracking feature for Oculus Quest that takes home the crown, especially after testing the technology first-hand.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 20, 2019

But the Daydream project never took off, and its competitor Gear VR, thanks to Oculus money and branding has always performed better. Notice that only programs built with Varjo SDK will be able to exploit the special two-displays technology. VR-2 Pro adds an integrated Leap Motion and a 10m cable. Other relevant news.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 31, 2019

This article is the latest in AR Insider’s editorial contributor program. It’s been called the AR Cloud by many, the Magicverse by Magic Leap, the Mirrorworld by Wired, the Cyberverse by Huawei, Planet-scale AR by Niantic and Spatial Computing by academics. Authors’ opinions are their own. Who Will Own the Metaverse?

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 25, 2018

Let’s start with something easy: do you remember my article on how to stream the content of the Focus on an external screen? It is a square one, so it seems that the system takes the undistorted view of one eye, exactly as the Oculus Go does when recording a video. Passenger Mode. Image by HTC).

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XR for Business Podcast

APRIL 28, 2020

The deeper it is in the stack, the better performance you'll get, and the better synergies you'll get with all the other technologies that are working on these devices. Alan: I think this whole technology stack of XR is moving. And so it's really about bringing these technologies together in that specific device. Varag: Wow.

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XR for Business Podcast

APRIL 28, 2020

The deeper it is in the stack, the better performance you'll get, and the better synergies you'll get with all the other technologies that are working on these devices. Alan: I think this whole technology stack of XR is moving. And so it's really about bringing these technologies together in that specific device. Varag: Wow.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

This week has been the week of the Oculus Connect 6 , the biggest yearly event by Oculus where the VR company announces all its most important news, both on hardware and software sides. But now, in this article, it is time to go deeper. Oculus Link. You can even access to Oculus Home and Dash. Let’s start!

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XR for Business Podcast

APRIL 28, 2020

The deeper it is in the stack, the better performance you'll get, and the better synergies you'll get with all the other technologies that are working on these devices. Alan: I think this whole technology stack of XR is moving. And so it's really about bringing these technologies together in that specific device. Varag: Wow.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 27, 2019

The latest generation of XR technologies introduces radical new capabilities, from multi-user tracking in massive spaces, to 6DOF standalone headsets, to the ability to track hands, eyes, and lips. Alvin Wang Graylin is an industry leader, evangelist and passionate driver of XR technologies, particularly virtual reality. Alvin: Yeah.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 27, 2019

The latest generation of XR technologies introduces radical new capabilities, from multi-user tracking in massive spaces, to 6DOF standalone headsets, to the ability to track hands, eyes, and lips. Alvin Wang Graylin is an industry leader, evangelist and passionate driver of XR technologies, particularly virtual reality. Alvin: Yeah.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 12, 2019

The technology that they are using for force-feedback is servo motors. You choose… and Dexta even made a demo using the glove with Oculus Quest controllers! Dexmo gloves felt incredibly light and comfortable for having so much technology inside. I guess we’re really too early for technology to give us that.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 14, 2019

Last week has been the week of CES 2019 , one of the most important technology exhibition of the year. In the American sin city of Las Vegas, there has been an enormous showcase of every kind of innovative technologies and of course, AR and VR have been part of the show. It will be something similar to the new Oculus Home.

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