The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 1, 2024

It’s 2024, a new year when VR can be dead I renew my best wishes for you, hoping that 2024 will bring you and the people you love everything that you have always wished for. For instance, Gorilla Tag has now 2.5x This does not mean at all that VR is getting mainstream or anything like that. Hello everyone and happy new year!!!

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

After the announcement was made, the game development community (including the VR one) didn’t just backlash, it totally rioted against this decision. The posts on social media and on the blogs of gaming studios and platforms (including SideQuest) in which people express their disappointment are countless. This is a small win for us.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Mixed Reality currently does not support the occlusion of virtual elements with real ones, but a new experimental API lets developers already experiment with it. But the Quest 3 is also a solid VR headset, so many VR games are being updated to exploit its new processing power. I truly hope this rumor is true.

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VRScout

APRIL 10, 2018

If you’re looking to add accurate hand-tracking technology to your VR or AR experience, there are few options outside Leap Motion technology. All of which come together for a total price tag of just $100. In whole it has fewer parts and preserves most of our natural field of view,” the blog post continues.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

More info (Apple Vision Pro vs Meta Quest 3 — CNET) More info (Apple Vision Pro vs Meta Quest 3 — Hand Tracking) Sony to make PSVR 2 compatible with PC To celebrate the first anniversary of PSVR 2 , Sony has written in blog post in which it talks about how it is improving the content catalog its users can access.

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JULY 13, 2017

Oculus Medium is a creative platform that enables users to create amazingly detailed digital sculptures using the power of VR with their Oculus Rift and Touch controllers. The Oculus team took to their official blog to share the news that Studio Share is on the way and currently in beta. Interested in immersive creative platforms?

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 15, 2022

As you’ve read in my other article written today , this is a special day for this blog… but it is also Monday, so I won’t skip writing a new amazing roundup of AR/VR news So, wishing you a happy Ferragosto (the name of today’s holiday in Italy), I leave you to the best XR news of the week! Top news of the week. Image by NVIDIA).

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JANUARY 3, 2017

Following today’s news about the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 mobile processor , we learned about more mobile VR and AR developments. In a leaked Qualcomm blog post (which has since been taken down), it looks like the upcoming ASUS ZenFone is expected to be both Google Daydream and Tango ready. Featured image credit: Evan Blass.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 22, 2024

It has just authorized other VR OEMs to use its Quest operating system and blurred the lines between the Meta Quest Store and App Lab. And it didn’t end very well: the first headset was made by HTC and Valve, and as soon as HTC realized that much of the VR money was on software, it launched its own store: Viveport.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

All the reviewers highlight it is better than Quest 2, but for most people, there is no real value to justify the $1500 price tag yet. For instance, the full light blocker to have proper VR isn’t shipping until November (another disappointment). Road To VR) More info (Meta Quest Pro review?—?Upload Enjoy Quest Halloween sale.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The games were listed on the German PlayStation Blog in the gallery area with a subheader listing “Solaris Offworld Combat 2” alongside a trailer for the original game. The title also appears in the tags for the site. As for Project Wingman , that never arrived on PS4, though the PC version offered optional VR support.

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Upload VR

APRIL 2, 2023

The combat simulator was first released for PC VR in 2019, before being ported across to the original PSVR and Quest platform in subsequent years. In February, a German PlayStation blog post seemingly leaked four unconfirmed PSVR 2 games in the post’s tags and gallery section, including Gorn.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Upload VR) More info (Apple renaming its MR operating sytem to xrOS?—?Yahoo!) This system could so be employed to have full body tracking inside experiences like VRChat. The good thing about such a system is that it is affordable and very comfortable: you just wear a few bracelets and you can have full-body VR. Other relevant news.

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JULY 27, 2017

Most VR companies right now are surviving on venture capital funding, limited software and hardware sales, or sheer force of will and passion in spite of dwindling bank accounts. In a blog post entitled “A Very Sad Goodbye,” mentions of financial trouble outline the reasons for the closure.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 4, 2021

This is the first newsletter of the new year, and I hope it will just be the beginning of a wonderful year in AR and VR for all of you! We all hope that this trend will go on also after the pandemic because in VR it is possible to do performances that are impossible in real life (like having a NYE party in Notre-Dame). Welcome 2021!

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 16, 2021

It has all been because of these three pieces of news: My blog is now 5 years old ! I still can’t believe that I did it for so long… and this is also been possible thanks to your support Our game HitMotion: Reloaded has been approved on App Lab and even Upload VR reported the news ! AR/VR developers, rejoice! Image by Facebook).

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

We will soon enter Autumn, exactly the season I think VR is in (I’ve just written an editorial about this if you are curious to read it…). The only doubt I have is about what content it is going to offer: if the headset is without controllers, it means is dedicated mostly to social VR, media consumption, and/or virtual screen for the PC.

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Road to VR

JULY 18, 2019

If you were skeptical about the $40 price tag on Sony’s latest PSVR exclusive, Blood & Truth (2019), the company has some good news: you can now play a healthy slice of the game for free starting today. The post ‘Blood & Truth’ Free Demo Lands on PSVR Today appeared first on Road to VR.

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JULY 27, 2017

Most VR companies right now are surviving on venture capital funding, limited software and hardware sales, or sheer force of will and passion in spite of dwindling bank accounts. In a blog post entitled “A Very Sad Goodbye,” mentions of financial trouble outline the reasons for the closure.

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JUNE 22, 2017

The HTC Vive already comes bundled with Star Trek: Bridge Crew, Richie’s Plank Experience, and Everest VR along with a month of Viveport (the subscription is also 75% off for a limited time.) Tagged with: steam , summer sale Facebook Twitter Reddit More. Remembering Pearl Harbor – 75% off ($ 9.99 ->$2.49).

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JULY 3, 2017

MR is becoming a crucial element for those wanting to share their adventures in VR. Recently Oculus announced via their blog that they’ve added native MR support to their flagship PC VR headset, the Oculus Rift. Tagged with: mixed reality Facebook Twitter Reddit More.

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MAY 11, 2017

Minutes after posting this story, a PlayStation Blog post confirmed Arizona Sunshine hits PSVR in June with PlayStation Aim support. PlayStation VR (PSVR) owners are constantly asking for bigger and better games to show off their headset with, and it looks like they might soon get a big one: Vertigo Games’ Arizona Sunshine. .

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 16, 2022

Meta Connect has been the big event of the week, and as it is a tradition of this blog , I’m going to write today for you a super article where you can find inside ALL the news announced during the event! Quest Pro specifications (Road To VR) Quest Pro won’t ship with a depth sensor (Upload VR). Specifications.

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JULY 31, 2017

The moment millions of VR enthusiasts have been waiting for has finally arrived: Samsung’s Galaxy S8 and S8+ smartphones are now 100% Daydream-ready. This means the Galaxy S8 line of phones are the first ever to support both the Oculus-powered Gear VR ecosystem and Google’s budding Daydream platform. Fingers crossed?)

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ARVR

MAY 19, 2021

Trending AR VR Articles: 1. How VR could bring transhumanism to the masses 2. Developing an Original World-Traveling VR Experience 4. Some references that helped me to write this blog ?? How Augmented Reality (AR) is Reshaping the Food Service Industry 3. ExpiCulture?—?Developing

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JANUARY 4, 2017

Update: During its press conference today, ASUS officially unveiled the ZenFone AR, which is poised to officially be the first Tango-enabled smartphone that also supports Google’s Daydream VR platform. Tagged with: asus , CES , Daydream , mobile , snapdragon , tango , zenphone. Perhaps the ZenFone will beat it to market.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2016

Since it was first available , the HTC Vive room-scale VR system has been priced at $800. HTC will also be holding a sale for software purchased through Viveport, its VR software store. This is likely just the first of many VR deals announced heading into the busiest shopping season of the year. But on Friday Nov.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 5, 2021

It’s summertime, and as usual, during this part of the year, people think about going to the seaside more than about VR, and so the news to talk about are always fewer. On Saturday, 10th at 19:00 CEST I will virtually be at XReality’s Meetup talking about VR events, and what I do together with VRrOOm. Top news of the week.

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DECEMBER 16, 2016

We recently wrote about 20th Century Fox partnering with Felix & Paul for 360-degree and VR content for the film studio’s properties, but we also reported on the reality that 360-degree media still has a long way to becoming a media standard. One barrier to that transition is the frequency that users come across the media format.

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JANUARY 3, 2017

While tech giants continue to invest in and acquire eye-tracking firms like Eye Tribe , BinaryVR is pushing on with its facial tracking solution for VR. 38% of developers also intend to use the tech for social VR experiences, and 25% for gaming. Tagged with: binaryvr , Facial tracking , htc vive , oculus rift.

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JULY 22, 2017

The VR industry and fans have another reason to be excited with the film adaptation of Ernest Cline’s book Ready Player One set to be shown for the first time. Tagged with: ready player one , SDCC 2017 Facebook Twitter Reddit More. But to a future that I think is awaiting all of us, whether we like it or not.

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JANUARY 8, 2017

Last year, the Silicon Valley super giant formed an official VR division within its secretive walls and appointed Clay Bavor as its head. Fast forward to today and Google’s VR platform, dubbed Daydream is in full swing. The new headset was unveiled via a Google blog post announcing an expanded suite of Daydream ready products.

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APRIL 24, 2017

Facebook’s Oculus VR team is announcing a new bundle for its Oculus Rift VR system. The games for this bundle are all standouts and include: Superhot VR , VR Sports Challenge , The Unspoken and the upcoming Wilson’s Heart. ” Tagged with: The Unspoken Facebook Twitter Reddit More.

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JUNE 19, 2017

In a blog post , the company revealed viewers spend “75% of their time within the front 90 degrees of a video.” Tagged with: google , Youtube Facebook Twitter Reddit More. In addition, Google-owned YouTube released a few insights into the behavior of people watching these videos.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 3, 2023

It seems that more than 300 people worked on the project, which was headed by Clay Bavor, the head of AR/VR efforts at Google. This can be a great idea, considering the fact that Google already successfully did it for mobile phones and that in VR we had a company, Valve, which did something similar for PCVR.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 19, 2023

More info Other relevant news (Image by Upload) Upload VR Summer Showcase brought news about many games As usual, Upload VR had its Summer Showcase, in which it announced many pieces of news about many VR games. This is great to favor a better integration between VR and the social media we spend our lives the most on.

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DECEMBER 28, 2016

This is a significant step for Twitter in its VR offerings. — Update 2: Twitter has now released an official blog post explaining this update more clearly. For more details, check out the Periscope blog.” Tagged with: live video , periscope , stream , twitter. First ever #Periscope360 with @Brandee_Anthony.

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