The Ghost Howls

MAY 16, 2022

Some people even found the demo pretty underwhelming, but actually, I know that the strength of Meta all these years has been the software updates. Image by Google). Google performs interesting AR news at I/O conference. Another cool announcement has been the one of Immersive View for Google Maps. Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 20, 2023

More info (Official statement by Mark Zuckerberg) More info (Meta to lay off 10,000 people — Road To VR) More info (Meta to lay off 10,000 people — Upload VR) More info (Meta focusing more on AI — Yahoo Finance) More info (Meta focusing more on AI — CNN) Other relevant news Google is discontinuing Glass It’s the end of an era.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 28, 2023

First of all, Google has to keep the work on the headset very secret also internally , because Samsung is afraid that Google will steal its expertise to build a competing product. Google is working in parallel to build the Android XR operating system for this headset and a Micro XR operating system for AR glasses.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Image by Google). Google is reportedly working on an AR operating system. In some of my past newsletters, I warned you that we shouldn’t forget about Google/Alphabet in the race to our mixed reality future. Now we have finally an official confirmation of the fact that Google is working on an AR device. Tilt Brush).

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 24, 2022

Image by Google). Project Iris is the codename of Google’s AR glasses. According to a report on The Verge, Google is working on AR glasses. The operating system should be Android, but it seems that Google is also building an operating system specific for XR. consider donating to my blog on Patreon! Funny link.

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GizModo VR

JUNE 28, 2022

Google will launch “Carbon Footprint for Google Workspace” in early 2023, according to a Tuesday blog post. The tool is an expansion on the compnay’s previous “Carbon Footprint for Google Cloud” calculator which debuted last year.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 30, 2018

Google Blocks, the 3D object creation tool for VR/AR app developers, just got a big update that includes new environments, improved object snapping, and a number of experimental features that the company says makes Blocks “more powerful and even easier to use.” New Features.

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Road to VR

APRIL 11, 2018

Google this week introduced a new “High Quality” option for their Jump Assembler, an automated 3D 360 video stitching service for creators shooting with Jump cameras. In a blog post this week, Google software engineer David Gallup detailed the new High Quality stitching option for creators using the Jump Assembler. .”

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Google today released a new spatial audio software development kit called ‘Resonance Audio’, a cross-platform tool based on technology from their existing VR Audio SDK. Google’s existing VR SDK audio engine already supported multiple platforms, but with platform-specific documentation on how to implement the features.

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GizModo VR

MAY 24, 2022

University of Oregon researchers are teaming up with Google to conduct a study on digital wellbeing using the Google Health Studies tool Dr. Nicholas Allen said in a Google blog post today. Read more.

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GizModo VR

APRIL 13, 2021

About two weeks ago, millions of Google Chrome users were signed up for an experiment they never agreed to be a part of. Google had just launched a test run for Federated Learning of Cohorts—or FLoC–a new kind of ad-targeting tech meant to be less invasive than the average cookie. In a blog post announcing the trial,… Read more.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 21, 2017

But Google is claiming that could change. Google has developed a technology called Seurat that makes it easier to render lifelike, highly detailed 3D environments on a mobile VR headset. Bavor did imply that the magic is happening on the software side of things. “It

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

Google, however, showed off some impressive research that takes the technology to the next level. Using a collection of techniques, including a modified HTC Vive with SMI eye tracking , Google digitally recreates your face in place of the VR headset that is blocking it. ” Tagged with: Google Research.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 9, 2017

Google’s team at Daydream Labs have been prototyping ways of animating objects and characters in Blocks , the company’s recently released VR modelling tool. The post Google is Exploring Ways to Let You Animate Your ‘Blocks’ Creations appeared first on Road to VR.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 4, 2017

Ever since Tilt Brush from Google first released earlier this year on Steam with official support for the HTC Vive, thousands of people have created amazing works of art. Today, Google is taking the TiltBrush art scene a step further by announcing the Tilt Brush Artist in Residence Program.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

As we wrote recently , Google’s first dedicated Daydream VR headset ‘View’ is out on November 10th and Google have now detailed the Daydream platform’s launch window software line up. Google’s long awaited evolution of Cardboard, its early Android-based VR experiment, is finally almost with us.

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VRScout

JANUARY 24, 2018

Google reveals new prototype that lets you share interactive augmented reality assets online. Reza Ali and Josh Carpenter work on Google’s Daydream WebXR team—a group working to integrate more virtual and augmented reality elements into everyday web browsing. Their latest breakthrough is called Article.

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ARPost

APRIL 27, 2022

An AR software development kit or AR SDK is the key to AR app development. In this blog, we will cover some highly popular software development tools used for AR app development. Google ARCore. ARCore is developed and launched by Google. See Also: Developing AR Apps with Google's ARCore. Pricing : Free.

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GizModo VR

APRIL 28, 2021

As I sit at my desk typing this blog, I have 15 Chrome tabs eating up 790MB of memory. Complaints about the resource-hogging Google Chrome… Read more. I also have 17 Microsoft Edge tabs open, which take up 535MB of memory. Aside from those two extra tabs on Edge, I have the same webpages open, yet Chrome is hogging more memory.

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Road to VR

MARCH 2, 2017

The Google VR team shared some impressive figures at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week – more than 10 million Cardboard viewers have been shipped worldwide. Google’s low-cost smartphone enclosure for viewing VR content has been available since 2014. SEE ALSO Google Daydream Review: Casual VR Closes the Gap.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MARCH 20, 2017

Until recently, 3D scanning has been limited to professionals willing to buy expensive hardware and software, and work through intricate workflows. Google Tango is an Augmented Reality (AR) computing platform that enable smartphones and tablets to detect their position relative to the world around them by using 3D cameras and odometry.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

AUGUST 7, 2017

Released in early July , Google’s Blocks was designed to usher in a new era of VR content creation, making it easy for anyone to jump in and start building 3D models. Google is carefully considering that possibility, and it’s not shy about it either. Next up Google is looking at how to actually control the model.

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Cats and VR

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

pic.twitter.com/L4tln5SM8I — Google VR (@googlevr) February 22, 2017. Google has made some neat technology that makes VR headsets "transparent" for Mixed Reality use. Mixed reality can help others see what VR feels like, and #DaydreamLabs ' headset removal can show a person's identity, focus and full face.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 20, 2021

We all like to shoot videos and screenshots of the VR experiences we play : sometimes to me it is a necessity because I need content to insert inside my articles for my blog, but in general, we all love to save some great moments we had in VR, in the same way we feel the need to take a picture when something interesting is happening in real life.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 16, 2024

More info (HTC Face Tracking add-on — Road To VR) More info (HTC Face Tracking add-on — Upload VR) Google lays off people in the AR Hardware division Like many tech companies lately, Google is performing a round of layoffs in its hardware teams. This does not mean that Google is not still committed to AR, though.

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AllThingsVR

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Google launches VR SDK out of beta, starts taking applications for Daydream Access Program Google today announced a new program in which it will work with developers who are building applications for Google’s Daydream high-quality mobile virtual reality (VR) platform. Read more here.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

I’m sorry about that, but it’s still a miracle I’ve managed to write it… Top news of the week (Leaked image from Samsung video) Samsung is back to XR with Google and Qualcomm The big news of the week is that Samsung is back to XR. What is even more interesting is that this device will be built in partnership with Google and Qualcomm.

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ARVR

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

In this blog post, we will go over the key steps you need to take in order to create your own fitness app. When it comes to development, you have several options: Build the app yourself: If you have experience in software development, you can build the app yourself. Advertising: Use paid advertising to reach potential users.

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ARVR

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

In a previous blog post , I explained the underlying XR (Extended Reality) technologies that enable the Metaverse. WebXR Logo What is WebXR To understand what WebXR is, you need to first understand what Extended Reality is, luckily for you I’ve already written a blog post all about that? What is WebXR and Why is it So Exciting?

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Ryan Schultz

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

HOUSEKEEPING NOTICE: Yes, I know this blogpost is somewhat off-topic for a blog about “news and views on social VR, virtual worlds, and the metaverse,” but hey, my blog, my rules. I have a second blog post on that project, which I hope to publish very soon.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The company is performing various layoffs and also merging part of the Pico software divisions together with their Bytedance counterparts. More info Google may still be working at Project Iris Some months ago a rumor claimed that Google had stopped working on Project Iris, its project devoted to the creation of augmented reality glasses.

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ARPost

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Software group SAP knows that the world needs smart people. SAP is a multinational company headquartered in Germany that creates “software for the management of business processes.” Other partners of JFF Labs include the Departments of Labor and Education, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Walmart, Salesforce, and Google.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 5, 2024

This partnership is very interesting: Meta is very good as a software company, and by partnering with a company with deep expertise in manufacturing electronic devices like LG, it has a better chance of fighting with the Apple Vision Pro. Please donate to the Red Cross to handle the current humanitarian situation in Ukraine.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Stay tuned on this blog, because in some days I will publish an EXTRAORDINARY interview related to one of the most awaited VR games of 2021! Google makes Tilt Brush opensource. Google has just announced that the VR painting program Tilt Brush has been put opensource on GitHub. I’m sure you will love it, so don’t miss it!

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 26, 2023

To a request for further explanations by Upload, Microsoft answered that the future release of Windows that will remove the software will happen in late 2024. Of course, existing WMR users can still use the devices if they do not upgrade to a version of Windows that does not have the software anymore. And that “ As of Nov.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 26, 2017

update, now including official support for Apple’s ARKit and Google’s ARCore software dev kits, and support for SteamVR on Mac. Epic Game’s Unreal Engine is making it easier to create for augmented reality in the newest 4.18 ” Unreal Engine 4.18 Nougat and above including Samsung S8 line. .”

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

inches), a herculean 4050 maH battery that can hold a charge for up to two days, and it is the first ever smartphone to come equipped with Google’s revolutionary Tango augmented reality technology. Tango is the brainchild of a dedicated team of engineers led by Google’s Johnny Lee. It boasts a colossal 6.4

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