Road to VR

OCTOBER 8, 2019

At Oculus Connect 6, we had the opportunity to try out many of the new things announced at the event, as well as check out the latest work by developers and creators working in the VR space. Vader Immortal – Episode II is now available for $10 on the Oculus Quest and Rift platforms. Augmented Reality. Oculus Link.

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ARVR

JUNE 2, 2022

2013; Nabben, 2021) that seamlessly integrates the physical world with the virtual world. This allows avatars to carry out rich activities including creation, display, entertainment, social networking, and trading, hybridizing work, rest, and play between physical and virtual reality (Ynag, et. Crypto Cities”.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MARCH 29, 2024

The Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses are affordable for those interested in augmented reality. Meta to Drive AI-Powered XR Devices The upcoming AI features come as Meta seemingly sets its last hurrah for the previous Oculus branding, with all future sails featuring Meta. Meta will enforce these changes today, on March 29th.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 27, 2022

. “You can play with friends in the same physical room or productivity experiences that combine huge virtual monitors with physical tools, and it’s a step toward our longer-term vision for augmented reality.”

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

As it is tradition of this little blog, I will write a full round-up of the Oculus Connect 5 , the very important Oculus event that has been held in San Jose on 26th and 27th of September (2018). Oculus Quest. Oculus Quest has been the rockstar of this event. Specifications. There is also a 3.5mm jack for earphones.

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ARPost

APRIL 11, 2023

Better AR Hardware Options Better AR hardware options, caused by innovations in mobile technology, such as LiDAR and ToF (depth sensing hardware). Hands-On Review Unlike AR, VR is entirely simulated and disconnected from the physical world. For example, it’s popular among furniture stores like EQ3.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Developers and hardware solution providers have been working together over the past few decades to build VR headsets capable of hosting immersive experiences. Over the years, technology has become smaller, lighter, more comfortable, and with faster processing, breathing life into the virtual world. VR, Defined.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 23, 2020

More info (How to pre-load Half-Life: Alyx) More info (Leaked review of Half-Life: Alyx) More info (Suggestions on how to stream the game) More info (Valve Index on top of Steam charts) More info (Oculus Rift S soldout) More info (Vive Cosmos Elite gives Alyx for free) More info (Vive Cosmos Elite review) More info (Gabe Newell talks BCI).

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The following paragraph is directly quoted from one of these job descriptions: Our team is building the software components that control and manage the hardware on our Augmented Reality (AR) products. These are the software components that run on the AR devices and are the closest to the hardware.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Oculus Quest 2 had a great Christmas. The sales of Oculus Quest 2 have been great during the holidays , and the Quest has been a Christmas gift very much appreciated by kids (but wasn’t there an age limit?). Somnium Space gives detail on its new hardware. (Image from Reddit). Other relevant news. Image by Rec Room).

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 14, 2017

CES 2017, the big tech trade show in Las Vegas last week, was loaded with augmented reality smartglasses, which layer digital animations and information on top of the real world. Mainstream venture capitalists pumped up startups in virtual and augmented reality in the third quarter, with a record $2.3

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 30, 2022

Niantic has finally launched its VPS (Visual Positioning System), a solution that will allow developers to create AR applications that are persistent and shared in various locations in the world with centimeter accuracy. VPS is a technology that implements the AR Cloud and creates a bridge between the real and the virtual world.

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ARVR

JULY 29, 2021

During the last few years, web developers have tried to integrate virtual reality experiences on websites, starting in 2016 with the first WebVR API, but leaving aside the important segment of augmented reality, which is why WebXR was born. How Augmented Reality (AR) is Reshaping the Food Service Industry 3.

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ARVR

JANUARY 11, 2021

These new technologies are Augmented Reality ( AR ) and Virtual Reality (VR). Virtual Reality is an immersive simulation of reality in which the surrounding world is completely replaced with a computer generated world. Optimizing 3D models for Augmented Reality 3.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 29, 2019

You probably have heard about Leap Motion’s Project North Star , that should be able to offer people affordable augmented reality. There are some typical questions that arise in the mind of the AR enthusiasts of the world: how is it? And while I love assembling hardware, personally, I also think. Is it good?

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XROM

JULY 18, 2021

China-India & the other Asian Nations have some really interesting #augmentedreality #virtualreality #mixedreality #startups Innovating across Hardware, Software & Content. Kai holds several International Business director positions in VR educational companies and VR, AR hardware companies. 1- Ambarish Mitra. 14- Kai Liang.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

AUGUST 5, 2022

XR brings real-world and virtual elements together like never before, to create interactive experiences which enlighten and inspire. For instance, the Oculus Quest 2, one of the world’s top gaming headsets, sold 15 million units after 20 months on the market, even during a pandemic.

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ARVR

JANUARY 4, 2023

Virtual Reality (VR) gaming has come a long way since the first VR headset was developed in the 1960s. Today, gamers can fully immerse themselves in virtual worlds and experience new levels of realism, immersion, and interactivity. Some popular VR headsets include the Oculus Quest 2, HTC Vive, and PlayStation VR.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 17, 2022

Meta is well-known for having performed some key acquisitions related to hardware, but also to software (e.g. It is becoming always more difficult for a new company entering the field: the key hardware suppliers of displays and other components are all being bought by Meta, Apple, Snap, Google, and other big players. Beat Games).

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 13, 2021

French startup Lynx announced some months ago a quite interesting headset featuring pass-through augmented reality , hands tracking, eye tracking, and an innovative lens design. Oculus plans to introduce in-app purchases to App Lab experiences. Plus, the Netflix app has been in VR since the times of Gear VR/Oculus Go.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 12, 2022

According to the Steam Hardware Survey, Pico 4 now represents 0.67% of the player base on Steam. When talking about augmented reality, one company that is for sure at the forefront of innovation is Snap. Does Palmer want Oculus back? More info (GameVroom). Other relevant news. Image by Pico). Pico 4 market is growing.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Everyone says that augmented reality (AR) will be bigger than virtual reality (VR): analysts , investors , technologists , and futurists alike. AR adds digital elements on top of the real world. Second, most use cases for VR prioritize interaction with the virtual world over the physical one.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 6, 2020

A piece of unexpected news hit the augmented reality world this week: Niantic has acquired 6d.ai, one of the most interesting startups in the AR Cloud landscape, for an undisclosed amount of money. inside his most popular titles (Pokemon Go, Harry Potter: Wizards Unite) to improve the tracking of the augmented reality elements.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2024

We can say the new cycle started with the announcement of the Apple Vision Pro , because that has been a disruptive moment for our market: Road To VR’s Ben Lang says that it has been the most important moment for virtual reality after Facebook’s acquisition of Oculus , and I agree.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

I tried it with the Leap Motion controller, the one that most of us have bought years ago to experiment with the OG Vive or the Oculus Rift DK2/CV1… but actually, UltraLeap (the previous Leap Motion) has created a second-generation camera sensor. We can see the tape as the universal mount of the UltraLeap 2 for all headsets!

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 18, 2023

The first one is called NXTWear S, and is a pair of glasses to watch media content on a big screen in “augmented reality” in front of you. The second product is dubbed RayNeo X2, and is a pair of real augmented reality glasses. But still, this is a pretty unique piece of hardware.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The award went to Geometry Ogilvy Japan for the Shibuya Virtual Halloween experience, which was also a nominee in the Social Impact category. VR display technology, as well as rendering software and connectivity hardware, have all advanced by leaps and bounds – even in the last year. VR Hardware of the Year.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 25, 2022

What is relevant about this piece of news is that Google has just confirmed its strong commitment to augmented reality. I would bet on modified North Focals, because they fit very well with the provided description of the prototype hardware. Now the question is: is this a competitor to Cambria or a competitor of the Quest 2?

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

But before talking about it, let me invite you once more to visit the Venice VR Expanded virtual worlds that we did in VRChat for the Venice Film Festival. Rumors hint to Oculus discontinuing the current Quest and selling the new one at $299 and $399. Walmart seems to have leaked the price of the upcoming Oculus Quest S.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 16, 2021

Finally, Facebook has released passthrough APIs for Quest 2, so you can create AR/MR apps for the Oculus standalone headset. In an article I missed two weeks ago, Mark Zuckerberg states that he plans to make money on the metaverse selling ads, but especially with an internal market of virtual goods. AR/VR developers, rejoice!

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

This week we had tons of news about new upcoming augmented reality glasses and smartglasses: Oppo has revealed the second iteration of its augmented reality glasses. Oculus Link gets updated to 90Hz. After one year from the release of the Link , Oculus finally puts it out of beta with a big update.

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VRScout

APRIL 1, 2020

Technology can augment the world around us, it can enhance the human experience, our capabilities, and also extend our reality to digital and virtual worlds. It was an optimistic estimate as consumers and hardware alike have required a transition and adoption phase. Just how far away is full-dive VR?

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 10, 2022

Talking about more reliable leaks, developer Luboš V with the support of Basti564 has found references of a multiplayer Oculus Home in the Quest firmware, so it seems that very soon the home space of the Quest will let everyone invite more people. from PC) to join its virtual worlds , too, so that to increment the user base.

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ARVR

MAY 28, 2021

He has been working in VR development since 2012, prior to the release of the first modern VR consumer headset, the Oculus Rift. How Augmented Reality (AR) is Reshaping the Food Service Industry 3. Developing an Original World-Traveling VR Experience 4. Alex Silkin Alex Silkin is the Co-Founder and CTO at Survios.

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ARVR

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

11 min read With the recent rebranding of Facebook into Meta, the Metaverse is taking the tech world by storm. As you probably already know, a metaverse is the digital reality that combines aspects of social media, online gaming, augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and cryptocurrencies to allow users to interact virtually.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 19, 2022

The reason why I think that this news is super-important is two-sided: On one side, it means that a platform with 50M of daily users is coming into virtual reality. Some months ago, the company behind it teased it was going to launch a virtual world, dubbed Oasis, that should have become “The Linkedin of the M-word”.

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Tech Trends VR

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

As another year hurtles inexorably towards Christmas, it’s an opportune time to take stock of how far XR has come so far, and what 2020 might hold in stock for building a virtual world we might actually want to live in. . There’s no getting away from the fact that developing immersive hardware is a huge challenge.

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