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. Before leaving you to the best news of the week, I would like to highlight two notable things about my work: My crazy trolling game “The Unity Cube” has been featured in a video by Upload VR! Image by Magic Leap).

Magic Leap 379

Magic Leap Oculus Unity Gaming 379

The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 31, 2022

Image by Magic Leap). Magic Leap 2 to feature dynamic dimming. At Photonics West, Magic Leap’s VP of Optical Engineering Kevin Curtis has revealed some new interesting details on the upcoming Magic Leap 2. To be exact, the eye box is twice as large as the one in Magic Leap One.

Magic Leap 310

Magic Leap Machine Learning Government Unity 310

The Ghost Howls

MARCH 15, 2021

When Magic Leap One was revealed, Rony Abovitz stated he was already working on Magic Leap Two and Three, for instance; Facebook believes a lot in having avatars that truly represent ourselves in XR , and it is a field in which they will invest a lot. Other companies should take note…. NVIDIA launches GTC 2021.

HTC 446

HTC Apple Magic Leap AR 446

The Ghost Howls

MARCH 14, 2022

Image by Magic Leap). First previews show Magic Leap 2 qualities. This week some selected journalists from popular online magazines like CNET and The Verge have been able to have a preview of the upcoming Magic Leap 2 glasses. It’s a very interesting article, and if you have not read it, you should!

Magic Leap 405

Magic Leap Apple Ukraine AR 405

The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 31, 2018

He has joined Rony Abovitz at Magic Leap and now he’s there, trying to build the MagicVerse as the SVP of Creative Strategy of the Florida company. And if you are super-lazy, you can directly go to the end of the article and just read the key points of the interview. Magic Leap glasses.

Magic Leap 309

Magic Leap Virtual Reality Immersion AR 309

The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Facebook has started today enforcing the “Facebook login” rule , asking Oculus users to merge their Facebook and Oculus accounts. So I imagine a Quest 2 where you can avoid having a Facebook account, but you can’t use the Oculus Store, or all the most important apps and games , and so you are de facto forced to use it.

AR 440

AR Google Machine Learning Augmented Reality 440

The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

While Oculus is getting all the glory for the Quest, its competitors are not sleeping. Huawei has upgraded its sleek VR glasses and now they support 6DOF movement and 6DOF controllers that are very similar to the Oculus Touch. Notwithstanding all this hate, the Oculus Quest 2 is selling very well. Other relevant news.

HTC 420

HTC Oculus Conference China 420

The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

In this article, I’m going to tell you all the thoughts I had. The new “Autumn” of VR If you’ve read some of my articles this year, you know I’m defining this moment as an “Autumn” for virtual reality. Bu t the outcome for these headsets is a bit different than expected. Let me tell you why.

Apple 424

Apple Samsung Eye Tracking Google 424

The Ghost Howls

MAY 8, 2023

You can be sure that this article has been entirely crafted by some breathing meat… for the good and the bad. It’s a few weeks that nothing truly relevant is happening in the XR field: it seems the most interesting articles lately are all about AI… and especially about how AI is going to kill us all. Not 2x or 3x, but 26x.

AR 288

AR Gaming Augmented Reality China 288

The Ghost Howls

MARCH 26, 2018

Oculus Go showcased. The Oculus Go (Image by Oculus). At GDC, the Oculus Go has been one of the main characters. First of all, Oculus has showcased all its main technical characteristics : I advise you to read the post dedicated to that on Oculus blogs , where Chris Pruett introduces you to them.

AR 165

AR Magic Leap Oculus Virtual Reality 165

The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

I’m finally finding some time to write a few articles that I have left back from my journey to Silicon Valley to attend AWE US. It has been founded by Jeri Ellsworth , a former Valve employee that worked directly with Michael Abrash in the lab that was experimenting with AR and VR before Oculus was even a thing.

AR 456

AR Gaming Magic Leap Controllers 456

The Ghost Howls

APRIL 5, 2021

The Oculus Quest 2 continues its march towards mainstream adoption. It wouldn’t be a normal week without some news about Facebook and/or the Oculus Quest. All in all, I found the article a nice read, but I don’t like that it looks very corporate and bleached out. Other relevant news. It is a player to keep an eye on for sure.

Apple 271

Apple AR Microsoft Magic Leap 271

ARVR

JULY 15, 2020

Apple seems to be cornering the popular entertainment industry, with the acquisition of NextVR, as industry rivals such as Magic Leap focus on enterprise solutions. Trending AR VR Articles: 1. You probably have heard of well-known models such as the Oculus Go, Oculus Rift, Playstation VR, and HTC VIVE?—?these

Augmented Reality 130

Augmented Reality Virtual Reality Tips AR 130

The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Facebook said that this growth has been mostly due to the sales of Oculus Quest. Admitting that Oculus Quest is the only responsible for this big growth from last year (just an assumption, I want to be clear), we obtain that the sales of Quest for Q3 account for $81M. Oculus Quest may have an assistant soon.

Magic Leap 168

Magic Leap AR Oculus Hardware 168

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. Realmax has an SDK that is compatible with Unity 2017 and Unity 2019.

AR 484

AR Leap Motion Augmented Reality Controllers 484

The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 28, 2018

I really enjoy your articles, I even read the ones about devices I don’t have… now I know how to remove the controller on the Vive Focus , but I don’t have it… (laughs). When they saw the Kickstarter campaign of Oculus, they immediately grabbed it and started thinking about how they could do data visualization in VR.

Data 226

Data Virtual Reality AR Magic Leap 226

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 1, 2023

The article received a groundswell of support from the global tech industry, backing the new discourse. Speaking on the upcoming Apple Reality Pro headset, he explained how Lucky Palmer, Founder, Oculus said Apple’s device was “excellent.”

Industry 90

Industry Magic Leap Technology Immersion 90

The Ghost Howls

JUNE 13, 2022

I’m honestly not that convinced by this feature , having seen similar features for PCVR headsets (Oculus Rift Home, SteamVR Home) never gaining ground, but maybe with Quest will be different. This is a collective of bright minds that for sure can create something meaningful together, that’s why I’m keeping an eye on this startup.

AR 325

AR Apple Microsoft Ukraine 325

The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 22, 2021

I expect the smartglasses from Facebook, first of all, to be Facebook-branded (so, goodbye Oculus), to be very stylish (remember that Luxottica is the leading company for glasses and sunglasses), and to be able to connect to the smartphone without a tether. while we have seen the complicated life of Oculus hands-on booths at Best Buy.

Augmented Reality 489

Augmented Reality Magic Leap AR Apple 489

The Ghost Howls

JULY 5, 2021

The first interesting forecast is about the number of sold Oculus Quest 2 headsets. More info (Link to original article) More info (Article on this report not behind a paywall). Unity releases free guide on mobile development optimization. But actually, this has not happened. Judge James E. Boasberg for the U.S.

Virtual Reality 479

Virtual Reality District of Columbia Gaming Oculus 479

XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Unity Technologies just went public. Now, if you look at something like game engines, for example, Unity and Unreal, they've been established for many, many years. And Unity's, I think started. Alex: I guarantee that most of Unity's investors are not going into the engine to build their own demos. Alex: Huge news.

Canada 78

Canada Unity Magic Leap AR 78

XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Unity Technologies just went public. Now, if you look at something like game engines, for example, Unity and Unreal, they've been established for many, many years. And Unity's, I think started. Alex: I guarantee that most of Unity's investors are not going into the engine to build their own demos. Alex: Huge news.

Canada 78

Canada Unity Magic Leap AR 78

The Ghost Howls

JUNE 11, 2020

It doesn’t contain 100% the information of the written article, but it’s a very good summary. The unit runs over a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Chipset , offering so more horsepower than the Oculus Quest. The Oculus DK2 crashed continuously, and had a very simple runtime, for instance.

AR 446

AR Controllers Unity Hand tracking 446

XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Unity Technologies just went public. Now, if you look at something like game engines, for example, Unity and Unreal, they've been established for many, many years. And Unity's, I think started. Alex: I guarantee that most of Unity's investors are not going into the engine to build their own demos. Alex: Huge news.

Canada 60

Canada Unity Magic Leap AR 60

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. by Marko Balabanovic.

Magic Leap 156

Magic Leap AR Microsoft Apple 156

XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

I read the articles that you write, and they’re very insightful. I remember seeing the Oculus guys — Palmer Luckey and Nate Mitchell and Brendan (Iribe) over at one of their CES tables in the early years, well before they were acquired. You’ve written countless articles on virtual and augmented reality.

Training 78

Training San Jose Oculus AR 78

XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

I read the articles that you write, and they’re very insightful. I remember seeing the Oculus guys — Palmer Luckey and Nate Mitchell and Brendan (Iribe) over at one of their CES tables in the early years, well before they were acquired. You’ve written countless articles on virtual and augmented reality.

Training 78

Training San Jose Oculus AR 78

The Ghost Howls

JUNE 15, 2020

Late to the party after Oculus and Microsoft already released prototypical implementations, but finally Valve has implemented OpenXR into its runtime SteamVR. Someone is working on a Linux driver for the Oculus Rift. Indie developer Thaytan is working on a Linux driver for the Oculus Rift. Unity details its MARS solution.

Sony 325

Sony AR Augmented Reality Czech Republic 325

XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

I read the articles that you write, and they're very insightful. I remember seeing the Oculus guys -- Palmer Luckey and Nate Mitchell and Brendan (Iribe) over at one of their CES tables in the early years, well before they were acquired. You've written countless articles on virtual and augmented reality. They're very factual.

Training 60

Training San Jose Oculus AR 60

The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

There is no point if you have face tracking and it doesn’t work well… and the positional tracking alone is very difficult to provide well even for established companies (only Oculus’s one is very fluid) In the video they say confusing things like “R&D is cheap now” (really? Then why Magic Leap hasn’t delivered a solid product with 2B?)

Sony 383

Sony Oculus Controllers Haptic 383

XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

I read the articles that you write, and they’re very insightful. I remember seeing the Oculus guys — Palmer Luckey and Nate Mitchell and Brendan (Iribe) over at one of their CES tables in the early years, well before they were acquired. You’ve written countless articles on virtual and augmented reality.

Training 60

Training San Jose Oculus AR 60

The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

At Tilt Five, we designed a really clever system that only works on tabletop experiences but it has features that are just leaps and bounds above what the big Magic Leap or HoloLens type AR systems are. That’s where I got started with augmented reality. The Vive Wands. Part of all of this is merit of Jeri (Image by HTC).

AR 337

AR Augmented Reality Magic Leap Gaming 337

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

This week, Upload is marking the start of its third year and this post is exactly article number 3,000 published for the site. The $100 consumer Gear VR also debuts during this same period, arriving alongside a virtual arcade from Oculus to let people play some classic games. December 2015. In December, these plans become known.

San Francisco 100

San Francisco HTC Unity Conference 100

The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 9, 2021

I’m overly happy to announce to you that today we of New Technology Walkers have launched our VR fitness game HitMotion: Reloaded on Oculus App Lab ! Regarding the controllers, we know that they are similar to the Oculus Touch but with force-feedback triggers and more nuanced haptic sensations. Is Oculus Quest killing PCVR?

Google 525

Google Sony Eye Tracking AR 525

The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 14, 2020

As it is a tradition of this blog , I have read everything I could about the AR and VR technologies showcased there, and I’ve condensed all the news in a single article , that you can skim fast until you find a topic you are interested in. Last week there has been the CES, maybe the biggest technology show of the year.

AR 275

AR Eye Tracking Machine Learning Controllers 275

AR Insider

MAY 6, 2020

This article is the latest in AR Insider’s editorial contributor program. The third major change came from Unity which recently announced that it will now be serving AR ads on mobile. Find out more or contact us to participate here. Authors’ opinions are their own. . Advertising Enters the Next Dimension of Computing.

AR 381

AR Examples Data Head Mounted Display 381

XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 21, 2019

I actually wrote an article called “Augmented Reality’s First Killer App: VTOs,” or virtual try-ons, and everything — from sunglasses, to footwear, to necklaces, jewelry, contact lenses, shoes — there’s so many ways to use AR to try things on. Unity is a tool that we use a ton, and it’s cross-platform.

Austin 78

Austin AR Examples Google 78