XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 5, 2022

With virtual reality, companies can build models of projects in a digital landscape, and make it easier to interact with specialists from all over the world. What’s more, Mixed and Augmented reality also allow for greater access to valuable content on the job site, reducing risk levels, and improving productivity.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

The company’s immersive technology is assisting businesses in building more collaborative experiences for staff, more emotional customer service interactions, and even unique hybrid retail experiences. Varjo’s versatile collection of XR technologies makes it an excellent choice for all kinds of retail and ecommerce initiatives.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

In recent years, we’ve discovered just how powerful technology can be in delivering information to those who need it most. XR has the potential to be one of the most disruptive new technologies in the educational space. Meta (Oculus). That’s where Unity comes in.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The choice of the magazine is not casual: Apple keeps pushing to show that its device is not a nerdy thing that isolates people, but it is a trendy thing that augments reality while you can still interact with other people. It has been on the cover of Vanity Fair, with a very carefully studied picture.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 22, 2021

Two days ago, I’ve given you my predictions for virtual reality in 2021 (read it, in case you missed it). Now it’s time to make some forecasts about its companion technology, that is augmented reality! This commercial video about Google Glasses led me to immersive realities. Sounded good.

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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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ARVR

JANUARY 6, 2023

Emerging Trends in the VR Gaming Industry — 2023 Technology is evolving at a fast pace. Virtual reality games, in particular, have come a long way from the lukewarm response they received in their early years. Bridging the gap between worlds seems like a sweet spot for virtual reality technology.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 19, 2021

Image by Oculus). The other bombshell news is that Resident Evil 4 is coming to the Oculus Quest 2. On April, 21st, Oculus will host its first Gaming Showcase , with news on ‘Lone Echo II’, ‘Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge’, and many other titles. Top news of the week. Facebook announces Wi-Fi streaming and Resident Evil 4 for Quest.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Extended reality, in the form of AR, VR, and MR, has shown significant potential for this landscape. We’ve already begun to see galleries and museums creating their own augmented reality and virtual reality experiences, designed to educate and enlighten people anywhere.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 28, 2023

Today I want to take you on a journey on one of the coolest prototypes I’ve ever worked on, which is about creating Unity applications that can dynamically modify their logic at runtime depending on the user’s needs thanks to generative artificial intelligence. So I thought it was time to get my hands dirty with the technology.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 3, 2020

Some time ago, the most important companies of the XR ecosystem (HTC, Oculus, Microsoft, etc…) joined the Khronos Group to discuss a standard to end the fragmentation of the XR space. That is if every company implemented OpenXR, a program built for the Oculus should work with SteamVR as well. Image by Oculus).

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 19, 2021

I teach user experience design and assistive technology courses. As with all technology, XR is evolving. Oculus For Developers has some documentation for Designing accessible VR. Here you are some: Open XR: [link] UI Accessibility Plugin (Unity): [link] Set Color Deficiency Type (Unreal Engine): [link].

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ARVR

JANUARY 6, 2023

Augmented reality is a technology that allows us to superimpose digital information into the real-world environment. In this article, we will discuss on augmented reality. Image credits SCAND Blog Virtual Reality (VR)  — It teleports the user into a completely immersive world that replaces the physical world.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 27, 2020

What is interesting the most are not the features, that more or less are the same as most other headsets: integrated headphones, halo+headband, IPD adjustment, etc… It seems a mix of a Samsung Odyssey and an Oculus Rift S. Oculus Go is not part of the Oculus For Business program anymore. Unity changes how it handles XR Plugins.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Recent technological advancements have pushed the envelope of what modern technologies are capable of. Furthermore, these innovations have greatly changed the way users interact with such technologies. Unfortunately, such beliefs stem from a misunderstanding of the technology and how it works.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 17, 2023

Automotive companies use VR environments to build new vehicles while embedding AR technology into their navigation systems. Some major organisations are even experimenting with the idea of Mixed Reality holograms. Which Companies are Already Investing In Interoperability?

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Oculus releases hands tracking SDK, official Link cable for Quest and more. This has been a great week for all Oculus Quest users and developers. First of all, Oculus has finally released the hands tracking SDK for Oculus Quest , letting all developers create hands-tracked application for this popular standalone headset.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 11, 2020

Daniel is an XR professional that has become very famous this year for his mindblowing experiments with the hands tracking of the Oculus Quest , where every prototype of his is focused on an interaction that is so crazy that most of the time you couldn’t think about it before. The prototypes are also a way to get better at Unity.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JUNE 9, 2022

Meta is also the company behind Oculus, one of the more accessible and affordable VR headsets on the market. Unity represents one of the most flexible environments in the XR landscape for companies looking to build their own collaborative experiences from scratch.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

Image by Oculus, from Road To VR). John Carmack leaves Oculus. In a surprise move that no one was expecting, the god of programming John Carmack has decided to leave Oculus. More info (John Carmack leaves Oculus) More info (Carmack stating he’s not satisfied with VR pace) More info (Damo9000’s sarcasm on the news).

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ARPost

JULY 15, 2021

Curated by the analyst, writer, and venture capitalist Mathew Ball and partners, the index includes companies like Cloudflare, Nvidia, Qualcomm, and Unity. See Also: How The Glimpse Group Is Paving the Road for XR Technology Adoption. Further, recent increasing adoption figures are largely driven by one factor: Oculus.

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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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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Last year, the inaugural VR On The Lot brought together major players from Hollywood, Silicon Valley, Europe, and China for a two-day exploration of the intersection between entertainment and technology. Tony Parisi , Global Head of VR/AR at Unity Technologies. LIFE VR, Unity, Unreal Engine, VRC and DTS (an Xperi company).

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ARVR

JULY 29, 2021

As technology advances, it becomes important to unify different approaches to prevent fragmentation from stopping its growth. On the other hand, developers only have to write the code once and it will work on all devices (Oculus, Vive, HTC, Google Cardboard, etc.) How Augmented Reality (AR) is Reshaping the Food Service Industry 3.

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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 How Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR) can transform Education 3.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 4, 2022

The same luck has not happened to employees at Niantic at Unity. Unity, instead, is firing 4% of its employees, and this may seem weird considering that in the last months it has proceeded to hundred-millions-dollars acquisitions. This is of course the base technology needed for foveated rendering. Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 30, 2021

Two weeks ago, we of New Technology Walkers have launched HitMotion: Reloaded on SideQuest. While the other titles were all in virtual reality, HitMotion exploited a plugin that we of NTW created ourselves to exploit the front cameras of the Focus to offer passthrough augmented reality.

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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.

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Hypergrid Business

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

There are quite a handful of platforms that allow you to develop virtual reality and augmented reality apps and content, but it is not easy to find an offline virtual reality school or academy with which to train for those interested in developing AR and VR apps. (Image courtesy RAEng Publications via Pixabay.).

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AR Insider

AUGUST 9, 2021

In an unhinged rant worthy of Rudy Guiliani, Cramer explained the metaverse is made by Unity, before correcting himself and crediting Nvidia instead. Brain Technologies Announces $50 Million in Funding, Reimagines Computer Interfaces with “Natural” AI. Natural syncs with your intention, so you no longer go to apps, apps come to you.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Upload VR journalists asked Bytedance about Pico’s future and got back answers like “PICO will continue to operate normally and provide its users with top-notch services ” and “ PICO will continue to invest in hardware , core technologies, and enhance the user experience of current and new consumers”.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 19, 2021

Facebook knew it, so it planned to use a technology that used infrared light to analyze brain oxygen levels. A total disaster, even using invasive technology, that is drilling the skull. It’s too risky, it’s not satisfying enough, and the technology is not ready. Long story short, nothing worked as they expected.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 4, 2023

More info (HTC Vive Ultimate Tracker — Road To VR) More info (HTC Vive Ultimate Tracker — Upload VR) Valve releases its own version of Quest Link Out of the blue, Valve has launched Steam Link, which basically is… Oculus Air Link offered directly by SteamVR. But for now, we are not sure at all this is going to happen.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 14, 2021

Do you remember that leaked email when Zuck told that he wanted to control all the technological stack Facebook works on and he wanted to acquire Unity? I’ve found the news inside an article that was talking about fitness in augmented reality. Oculus Quest increments its tracking area to 15m x 15m.

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ARPost

MAY 5, 2021

Tang’s comments also touched on what MetaVRse co-founder Julie Smithson called “the attention economy” and what Living Popups COO Paula Davidson called “the blend between technology and education.”. In the same discussion (and other discussions throughout the day) Facebook’s ownership of Oculus also came up as a privacy concern.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 16, 2022

Even worse, Unity has lost -30% of its stock value. These huge losses have a similar origin to Meta’s ones: Apple’s new privacy policy on the stores has impacted the earnings through Unity ads. Unity is a very important company for many AR/VR creators, so this is not a good piece of news. Lenovo to launch a new MR headset.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 8, 2023

T he event will be presented by Oculus Studios Executive Producer Ruth Bram like last year, but introduce new pre-event and post-event sessions. Zapbox is basically a plastic cardboard for augmented reality Zappar is working on since many years. A wand with a dedicated pattern on it is used as the 6DOF controller.

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