The Ghost Howls

JUNE 26, 2023

Top news of the week (Image by Meta) Quest 3 launch is approaching Meta is following a strategy for the launch of the Quest 3 that is very different from the one that it used for the previous headsets. I just think that Meta is trying a new strategy to keep the hype high until September.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 28, 2023

This week, Microsoft announced that MRTK will migrate to an independent GitHub account and that the project will be supported by a consortium including Microsoft, Magic Leap, and Qualcomm. This would be coherent with Robert Scoble claiming that the XR strategy of Apple was started by Steve Jobs.

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CraneMorley

MARCH 29, 2022

Back to Blog Page. The evolution of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Guides continues to evolve and become easier to use. We have covered a few features that demonstrate this in previous blogs. The beauty behind all this magic Microsoft created is this is all possible with no coding skills are required.

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CraneMorley

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Back to Blog Page. As a gold partner with Microsoft, the team at CraneMorley works at the forefront of innovation, creating solutions that transform formal training and on the job performance in the workplace. Successful adoption and scale in the workplace require hardware and integration into the enterprise cloud infrastructure.

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Tech Trends VR

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

According to Vinay Narayan VP, Platform Strategy and Developer Community HTC VIVE, this upcoming year will present the most robust ecosystem of innovations yet. Read our blog to see how 2020 will be a defining year [link]. Want the latest insights from industry experts in enterprise AR & VR? Look no further!

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 8, 2022

Not only do these tools support fantastic training opportunities, and exceptional customer service strategies, but they’re ideal for collaboration too. Microsoft has Mesh, Microsoft Teams (integrated with Mesh) and the HoloLens headset. Step 4: Look for Flexible, Scalable Solutions.

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AllThingsVR

JANUARY 17, 2017

Weekly Funding Roundup: Valve Acquires 3D Audio Company Impulsonic, Microsoft Acquires 3D Data Optimization Specialists Simplygon, Spaces Grabs Another $6.5M & 8i Appoints New CEO 1) The HTC Vive is finally getting integrated headphones later this year, and co-creator Valve’s latest acquisition could help you get the most out of them.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 24, 2020

You can imagine that after it has been released through two official blog posts, an enormous backlash from the community started to happen. That’s why even Microsoft took Epic’s stances : Microsoft uses UE4 to develop some products also for Apple devices, and this decision hurts also its business. The same on Twitter.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 21, 2021

More info (SideQuest VR download page) More info (Launch blog post). More info (Announcement blog post) More info (Boz announcing the news on Twitter) More info (My long editorial on Facebook and its advertisement efforts). And no, I’m not writing it because I’m the lead developer of the game. Absolutely not. Top news of the week.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 17, 2023

Microsoft and Autoliv China Autoliv China, a manufacturing innovator, collaborated with Microsoft and DataMesh to implement digital twin technology, 3D data visualization, and artificial intelligence in their operations.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 31, 2023

It has basically created a whole ecosystem of its own through strategic investments : I’m very curious to see what is the final goal of this strategy. Funny link Donate for good Like last week, also this week in this final paragraph I won’t ask you to donate for my blog, but to the poor people that are facing the consequences of the war.

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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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ARVR

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Through the master course Content Strategy at the FH Joanneum and the course on Web 3.0 However, I would like to go into this debate in one of my next blog articles, as otherwise, it would go beyond the scope of this article. by Teodora Petkova, my interest in this topic was aroused.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 18, 2022

I think this is a very smart pricing strategy, because it more or less replicates the one of HoloLens 2, while undercutting it by $200 in its lowest tier. Microsoft Mixed Reality department is currently in a confused moment and it is not clear when, how, and if will ever reply to this device. Funny link. Donate for good.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 16, 2020

And if you need some pieces of advice regarding how to professionally survive this quarantine, I have written a blog post on the topic you can read. A bizarre strategy, that doesn’t surprise me anymore, though. The good news of the week is that I’ve been selected as one of the speakers at AWE USA 2020 !

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 25, 2020

OMG, it’s almost 3 years that I write these roundups… the first week peek was exclusive for my blog subscribers and it featured as best news the release of Google Blocks and in the other news something about Samsung Gear VR… how much time has passed since then! Image by Microsoft). This is the 150th Week Peek! We’ll see….

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 27, 2020

With a long post on Magic Leap’s blog, in the end Rony Abovitz has admitted that the company is not going that well, and has announced a new course, that should eventually lead to Magic Leap 2. The blog post is full of the usual fluff: it could have been written in 10 lines instead of a big wall of text. Top news of the week.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

It is a perfect strategy, that makes NVIDIA able to offer very comprehensive end-to-end solutions (e.g. Microsoft finally enables Research Mode on HoloLens 2. If you find what I do useful, please donate on Patreon to keep this blog alive and make me inform the community every week. Even Apple uses modified ARM chips. Funny link.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MARCH 27, 2017

Microsoft’s Illumiroom is perhaps the most well-known projection mapping research, which used the Kinect sensor and a projector “to blur the lines between on-screen content and the environment we live in allowing us to combine our virtual and physical worlds.” A new startup called Lightform emerged from stealth with $2.6

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 11, 2020

I hope that a future rumor clarifies a bit more what is Facebook’s strategy. (Thanks Alessio Palumbo for the tip!). It’s not a secret that NASA is one of Microsoft’s partners and that it uses HoloLens in many of its operations. In my opinion, 2021 is a better year to talk about a new Quest. Other relevant news. Funny link.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 2, 2020

More info (Vive Cosmos Elite launch) More info (New offerings of Vive Pro Eye) More info (Ben Lang’s editorial on HTC’s strategy) More info (Vive Sync launch). Image by Microsoft). This reinforces my belief that Microsoft in 2021–2022 will add VR support to it , to fight the PSVR when the market will be riper. Gift me a smile.

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Bernard Marr

MARCH 29, 2023

It’s an example of "generative AI" because it can use existing data to generate new outputs, ranging from poetry and fiction to emails, essays, blog posts, and even computer code. To get a little more technical, ChatGPT itself is actually a user interface (UI) for OpenAI’s large language model, called GPT-3. “It

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VeeR VR

APRIL 10, 2018

Alan's business has worked with companies like Samsung, HBO, Techweek, Microsoft, Comcast, and many more. He is the youngest AR developer in the world to be sponsored by Microsoft to develop for the Microsoft HoloLens. Owner and writer of The Ghost Howls, a blog about virtual reality, augmented reality and the startup life.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Some magazines reported this news as a sign of the failure of Meta’s strategy about the metaverse. A report from Insider states that Microsoft may have canceled its plans for HoloLens 3. Microsoft has answered the report saying that “HoloLens is doing great” , and Alex Kipman has tweeted not to believe what you read on the internet.

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HaptX

MARCH 6, 2018

When one finds out that she worked at Microsoft in the early days of Encarta Encyclopedia and World Atlas , it starts to make sense. She created an internal team at Microsoft to manage these complex issues across the entire company. “All Her time working at Microsoft led her to the IGDA.

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Digitalnauts

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The most famous example being Microsoft Hololens. . Source: Microsoft “What is Mixed Reality” [link]. Passionate about digital innovations and analysing internet trends, she manages the digital presence and marketing strategies of the company. SMART GLASSES. NEED MORE INFO ON XR? SHOOT US A MESSAGE. About the Author.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 30, 2022

Don’t forget to read the coverage about it on my blog… Before leaving you to the news, I have to publicly compliment Emerson for having given the most correct answer to my contest. More info (RealityOS trademark) More info (Robert Scoble’s take on Apple’s reveal strategy). The “metaverse” was not a key topic inside “Microsoft Build”.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 16, 2019

This is the week of this blog’s birthday and so I’m publishing a very special post, that I’m going to split into two parts. There is not a clear earning strategy, so you will probably have to experiment a lot on this. Maquette by Microsoft). A lot of times, in the end, I skip the event.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Dean: Yeah, I was sort of a traditional newspaper and magazine journalist for a long time, and then, when the web came along and people started podcasting and blogging, I looked around and felt like it was less of a risk to go try something new than it was to stay at a newspaper. Alan: Have you been to the Microsoft campus?

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Dean: Yeah, I was sort of a traditional newspaper and magazine journalist for a long time, and then, when the web came along and people started podcasting and blogging, I looked around and felt like it was less of a risk to go try something new than it was to stay at a newspaper. Alan: Have you been to the Microsoft campus?

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Dean: Yeah, I was sort of a traditional newspaper and magazine journalist for a long time, and then, when the web came along and people started podcasting and blogging, I looked around and felt like it was less of a risk to go try something new than it was to stay at a newspaper. So we're still one of the last, larger independent tech blogs.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 26, 2018

This business strategy of selling to few people for a high price has completely sense , considering that all the device has been conceived to add all the features that could make it compelling mostly for professionals. I have to perform further analysis and then I’ll publish a blog post about that).

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Dean: Yeah, I was sort of a traditional newspaper and magazine journalist for a long time, and then, when the web came along and people started podcasting and blogging, I looked around and felt like it was less of a risk to go try something new than it was to stay at a newspaper. Alan: Have you been to the Microsoft campus?

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 2, 2023

I think Meta hopes to reinvigorate the sales with the new headset… let’s see if this strategy is going to pay off. In the month of October, companies will be able to use Mesh inside Microsoft Teams, so members of a company can meet in a 3D space (in VR or flatscreen) and interact together. I will leave you the link to do that below.

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AR Insider

APRIL 15, 2020

And of course, Apple’s AR/VR strategy is both, and. These patents give Apple a strong IP defense against Microsoft as well as the MPEG consortium members. A version of this post originally appeared on the company’s blog, contributed here with the author’s permission. . . Still … $100m? Seems steep.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 24, 2022

Image by Microsoft). Microsoft is acquiring Activision Blizzard for $68.7B. The biggest news of the week has been the acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft for $68.7B. With it, Microsoft acquires many popular games like Overwatch, Starcraft, Call of Duty, and even Candy Crush. Other relevant news.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The enterprise also launched its end-to-end metaverse strategy late last year, leading to improved financial profiles. Microsoft acquired Blizzard Activision in an unprecedented $68.7 Improbable estimates growth of 2.5 to 3 times compared to 2021, backed by metaverse and gaming services.

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