The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

A Fortnite data miner has found references to Oculus stuff in the latest update of Fortnite , Update 21.50. The guy, which goes under the nickname of HYPEX, is known to be a reliable leaker for Fortnite, so it is quite sure that there are now references to Oculus in the Fortnite code. There are hints about Fortnite coming to Quest.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 1, 2023

Augmented Reality together with artificial intelligence is going to get crazy. Please donate to the Red Cross to handle the current humanitarian situation in Ukraine. I’ve also started watching the very interesting speech by “Mister President” Alvin Grayling about XR, AI, and the future of technology (and humanity).

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 6, 2022

In the latest Oculus SDK, Meta has included Room Setup functionalities. More info (Quest Room Setup in the latest Oculus SDK) More info (The World Beyond). I can understand the transition from Oculus Quest to Meta Quest… but this one is too much! And now here you are the link to donate: Support The Red Cross in Ukraine.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 24, 2023

And I guess you know what kind of VR movies… More info (Quest v53 UI) More info (Quest v53 Laying down mode) Quest adds SpaceWarp to its browser The latest version of the Oculus Browser has added a new important feature: SpaceWarp. Please donate to the Red Cross to handle the current humanitarian situation in Ukraine.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 10, 2022

All these tools look amazing also for the creation of very realistic VR experiences, but actually, we should hold our enthusiasm: both Nanite and Lumen are not available for VR yet, and Epic has not announced any kind of improvement of the workflow for development for Oculus Quest 2, either. I will leave you the link to do that below.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Please donate to the Red Cross to handle the current humanitarian situation in Ukraine. Learn more SimulaVR has delayed the release date of its headset to the end of 2024 Learn more News from partners (and friends) Get this book about Spatial Design Dominique Wu has written a book about how to properly design an XR application.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Please donate to the Red Cross to handle the current humanitarian situation in Ukraine. I think this can be an important moment: China is a huge market that Meta has never been able to enter properly and now, with this headset, it could finally be able to sell its units there. I will leave you the link to do that below.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 10, 2023

More info NuEyes announces XR glasses for dentists NuEyes has just announced NuLoupes, which is a new pair of augmented reality glasses for dentists. Please donate to the Red Cross to handle the current humanitarian situation in Ukraine. I totally agree with him (of course… can Carmack be wrong? Impossible!)

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 4, 2022

Now if you use the Oculus Developer Hub on your PC, you can record a video on Quest with the settings you want, including stereoscopic view and 4K resolution. Register to it and try to create in one month the best augmented reality experience for glasses. And now here you are the link to donate: Support The Red Cross in Ukraine.

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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. I will leave you the link to do that below. appeared first on The Ghost Howls.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 22, 2022

As the release notes state, Oculus profiles will “evolve” into a new Meta Horizon profile, while ‘Friends’ will become ‘Followers’. It has a problem though: it can’t be used with Oculus Link , which is a problem if you planned to substitute your Index with a tethered Quest. I will leave you the link to do that below.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 10, 2023

More info Pico introduces referral scheme Like Oculus, also Pico has introduced a referral scheme so that if you have a Pico headset, you can give a special code to a friend of yours and if he buys a Pico device, too, you both get a bunch of free games. If you want to buy some PCVR games, I suggest you give it a read!

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 2, 2022

Goodbye Oculus brand. More info (Meta stores) More info (Oculus website disappearing). Please donate to the Red Cross to handle the current humanitarian situation in Ukraine. And now here you are the link to donate: Support The Red Cross in Ukraine. Confusion LVL 9000. I will leave you the link to do that below.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 14, 2023

virtual dogs) that can engage with the users in mixed reality. Please donate to the Red Cross to handle the current humanitarian situation in Ukraine. The startup just raised $1.6 million as pre-seed to build virtual characters (e.g. I will leave you the link to do that below. appeared first on The Ghost Howls.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 17, 2023

The cost is €399 + VAT , which is not cheap, but we have to remember that is an enterprise device, so its cost is higher than consumer devices like the Oculus Go. Please donate to the Red Cross to handle the current humanitarian situation in Ukraine. I will leave you the link to do that below. appeared first on The Ghost Howls.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 19, 2022

The name has changed and it is now called “Engage Link” , because after TPLink, Oculus Link, Looxid Link, and Pico Neo 3 Link , we needed something else with the name Link. Please donate to the Red Cross to handle the current humanitarian situation in Ukraine. And now here you are the link to donate: Support The Red Cross in Ukraine.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 16, 2022

Then, he donned an Oculus Quest 2, put a controller on the bike, and rode the bike while doing the VR game, with the real track mapped perfectly with the virtual track. Please donate to the Red Cross to handle the current humanitarian situation in Ukraine. And now here you are the link to donate: Support The Red Cross in Ukraine.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 28, 2022

But actually, HTC , once the biggest competitor Oculus had, added these functionalities to its devices one month before Meta , but the news was not reported by the main VR magazines. Pimax published some updates about its upcoming Reality headset. Please donate to the Red Cross to handle the current humanitarian situation in Ukraine.

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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. Please donate to the Red Cross to handle the current humanitarian situation in Ukraine. I will leave you the link to do that below.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 1, 2022

You can now try games on the Oculus Store. Please donate to the Red Cross to handle the current humanitarian situation in Ukraine. And now here you are the link to donate: Support The Red Cross in Ukraine. It is now possible to try the free trials of some paid games on the Quest Store before deciding if buying them.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

To participate in the raffle, click the link below… but if you can’t wait, just go to the Oculus store and buy the game! . Please donate to the Red Cross to handle the current humanitarian situation in Ukraine. And now here you are the link to donate: Support The Red Cross in Ukraine. a Rafflecopter giveaway. Some XR fun.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

It is because when Google Glasses came out, its marketing message was about augmented reality, even if they were just smart glasses. Please donate to the Red Cross to handle the current humanitarian situation in Ukraine. I will leave you the link to do that below. appeared first on The Ghost Howls.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Oh look, we have again an Oculus account on Twitter! So, please donate to the Red Cross to handle the current humanitarian situation in Ukraine. Well, sort of… Funny link. The evolution of communication. Funny link. Donate to the Red Cross. This week I won’t ask you to donate for my blog. I will leave you the link to do that below.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 20, 2019

They’ve built an AR real estate marketplace, ad marketplace on the blockchain, which also acts as a social AR app, allowing users to personalize their real world by adding anything, anywhere in augmented reality with photos, videos, texts, and 3D objects, and share those experiences with their followers. Hrish: Sure. Alan: Right.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 20, 2019

They’ve built an AR real estate marketplace, ad marketplace on the blockchain, which also acts as a social AR app, allowing users to personalize their real world by adding anything, anywhere in augmented reality with photos, videos, texts, and 3D objects, and share those experiences with their followers. Hrish: Sure. Alan: Right.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 30, 2022

Using the algorithms acquired with 6D.ai, Niantic can so finally let developers offer augmented reality experiences that are shared and persistent in a location, that is exactly what we need for our mixed reality future. The Public Test Channel of the Quest runtime contains a fix for the Oculus Link stuttering on Windows 11.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 14, 2022

This could be a great feature: having the possibility of accessing a shared augmented reality space with just a link, sounds a lot like the evolution of the internet, that is the M-word. Quest Fitness Tracker “Oculus Move” is Getting Baked into Apple Health & Oculus App. Oculus, this is sexist… Funny link.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 20, 2019

They've built an AR real estate marketplace, ad marketplace on the blockchain, which also acts as a social AR app, allowing users to personalize their real world by adding anything, anywhere in augmented reality with photos, videos, texts, and 3D objects, and share those experiences with their followers. It's on Steam and Oculus.

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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. Let me quote Upload VR: The executives say the average number of Oculus friends per account was 0.5 Please donate to the Red Cross to handle the current humanitarian situation in Ukraine.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 27, 2023

More info (People at Apple do not agree with the launch) More info (Apple Reality has been tried by Apple’s 100 top managers) News worth a mention (Image by Meta) Oculus name to survive inside Meta At GDC, Meta has revealed some interesting things. Please donate to the Red Cross to handle the current humanitarian situation in Ukraine.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 28, 2021

We all wondered what Adobe was thinking to do with Oculus Medium, after its acquisition from Facebook some years ago. Facebook patent shows an “augmented reality hat”. In this patent you can see a hat with attached an augmented reality glasses, so you can wear a baseball hat while enjoying AR at the same time.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 2, 2023

The Oculus Quest had a good Christmas. And this is proven by the fact that the Meta Quest app (previously known as Oculus app) on the App Store has been at the first place as the most downloaded app on iOS for like two days after Christmas. Please donate to the Red Cross to handle the current humanitarian situation in Ukraine.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 24, 2023

More info Meta updates Oculus Spatializer Meta has released an update to its Meta XR Audio SDK which introduces a new “Universal HRTF” function that will make the spatialization of the sound around the user even more realistic than before. Please donate to the Red Cross to handle the current humanitarian situation in Ukraine.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 11, 2022

This week finally Meta has given us a follow-up on its previous promise of removing the mandatory Facebook login on Oculus Quest. In August, all users will have to create these new Meta accounts: in 2023, Oculus accounts are not going to work anymore, as previously stated. On paper, this seems all good. Header image by Meta).

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 5, 2024

It is not the first time Meta partnered with an external company for a new device and in most cases this choice paid off: both the Gear VR (Samsung) and the Oculus Go (Xiaomi) were pretty good products. Please donate to the Red Cross to handle the current humanitarian situation in Ukraine. But will it be enough now to beat Apple?

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 4, 2022

Last year, it was still called Oculus Gaming Showcase, and it featured important updates on games like Pistol Whip, The Climb 2, I Expect You To Die 2, and Resident Evil 4 VR. Ruth Bram, Executive Producer at Oculus Studios, will be the host of the show. Pico Neo 3 , Vive Focus 3 , Oculus Quest 2 ) only offer Wi-Fi connectivity.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Please donate to the Red Cross to handle the current humanitarian situation in Ukraine. And now here you are the link to donate: Support The Red Cross in Ukraine. Being Adobe, you can use it only by paying a monthly subscription. I will leave you the link to do that below. appeared first on The Ghost Howls.

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