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What does not convince me of the eye-and-hand interface of the Apple Vision Pro

The Ghost Howls

Apple has spent a lot of time fine-tuning these natural interactions, which many competitors are already thinking about copying. Second , I appreciate that Apple is trying to offer an innovative interface that feels totally natural to the user. But is it a good idea? And they already did a great work in this sense.

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Trends and predictions for XR in 2024

The Ghost Howls

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 ). 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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VR Industry Luminary John Carmack Quits Meta, Calling it “the end of my decade in VR”

Road to VR

Carmack has never been one to mince words. Outside of bringing industry expertise to Oculus in 2013—notably a year before Meta (ex-Facebook) acquired the VR headset startup for $2 billion—Carmack has been a rare window into the world of consumer VR and one of the most important companies behind it.

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Hands-on: Vive XR Elite is Lightweight & Compact, But Shares Quest Pro’s Woes

Road to VR

For a detailed look at Vive XR Elite’s specs and features, check out our announcement article. While I didn’t get to use the headset for an extended period of time, I have a strong suspicion that the nose thing is going to be a literal and figurative pain point on this headset. Photo by Road to VR. Photo by Road to VR.

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AWE 2022: Unity CEO talks about his vision of the metaverse

The Ghost Howls

The first day of AWE has just passed by. With the show floor still closed, the highlight of the day has been the speech by Unity CEO John Riccitiello that spoke about the metaverse , telling us what he thinks it is and how he thinks it can evolve. He repeated it many times during the whole speech to make sure that we got it.

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Hands-On Review of VR Wave Prescription Lenses for Quest 2

ARPost

The bases and corrective lenses are labeled “Left” and “Right”, and each base and corrective lens has a labeled “top” and “bottom” but I struggled with initially fitting the bases to the headset. If you wear eyeglasses, you know the struggle of donning a VR headset. So, I gave them a try with my Quest 2. VR Wave Products. What’s in the Box?

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The XR Week Peek (2023.12.19): Vision Pro is slated for January, Quest 2 is selling incredibly well, and more!

The Ghost Howls

The fact is, I had a crazily busy week, so I did not have time to write anything… but this roundup I prepared on Tuesday was so rich that I could not skip it, so I’m just writing it for you now… a bit late, but better late than never. And for that occasion, we are also publishing a new cool update to our platform.