Road to VR

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

An internal email reportedly sent by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to senior executives offers a glimpse into the strategic thinking behind the company’s feet-first leap into XR following the 2014 acquisition of Oculus. Facebook turned heads across the tech industry and beyond when it acquired Oculus for some $2 billion in 2014.

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ARPost

JULY 22, 2021

Haggai Goldfarb Consulting for “ Project Origami: The Magic of Flight ,” a panoramic video experience coming to the Oculus browser. Light&Shadows for “ Stipple ,” a point cloud editor plug-in for Unity. EVOKE Studios , a creative technological production studio. The finalists are: Cleanbox Technology. Make Real Ltd.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

More info (Nathie going around the streets with the Vision Pro on) More info (Vision Pro guy with a robot dog) More info (A girl staying in the pool with the Vision Pro) More info (Photos and videos of other people wearing the headset in public places) Unity has released the tools to build for the Vision Pro.

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AR Insider

AUGUST 30, 2021

After the free September 9th update, the VR game will expand to allow 2 players wearing Oculus Quest 2 VR Headsets to freely roam in 100 square feet of shared playspace. The fund’s top five holdings are Nvidia (8.93%), Microsoft (4.91%), Roblox (4.85%), Tencent, majority shareholder of Epic Games (4.80%) and Unity (3.99%).

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 13, 2021

Oculus plans to introduce in-app purchases to App Lab experiences. Oculus App Lab has been introduced by Facebook to give a way to indie developers to publish their applications for Quest without the need of passing Facebook’s strong store curation. Plus, the Netflix app has been in VR since the times of Gear VR/Oculus Go.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Now the team that has been showcasing independent VR projects and hosting events around the world is kicking off a new program to support creators in collaboration with Oculus. Successfully funded projects will go into production in early 2017 and will be available on the Oculus platform. Arnaud Colinart. Balthazar Auxietre.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Having seen how far the technology has come though, it raises a question: why hasn’t Nintendo made a VR headset yet? ” Granted, the technology has changed a great deal since 2014, the same year Oculus Rift DK2 came out.

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ARVR

JUNE 17, 2020

The anxiety coming from this question is one of the reasons why I jump into learning Unity 3D and C# instead of learning Javascript. And after taking basic Oculus Quest development course, learning about WebXR, and trying new titles on SideQuest, I thought through this question again with a bigger picture in mind. you get the point.

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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. More info (Ilysia?—?Beta Other news.

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Road to VR

JUNE 29, 2016

Tomorrow, the team behind The Void are celebrating their first major publicly available experience built on their technology. This is precisely the kind of innovative use of VR that Unity is now powering with our 3D engine and platform,” said Clive Downie, CMO Unity Technologies.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 1, 2020

They should guarantee better tracking both for the headset and the controllers; The controllers are smaller and seem a mix between the Oculus Touch and the WMR 1 controllers. I don’t see this device stealing the scene from Oculus, since Oculus is cheaper, but I’m quite sure this new headset will be able to grab a good market share.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 1, 2019

” review of standalone headsets (you can find in other posts the ones related to Oculus Go and HTC Vive Focus ). There is everything you need, but not the same wonder that you have when you open the box of a product made by Oculus. it is bigger than the Oculus Go but smaller than the massive HTC Vive Focus.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 2, 2020

To make you understand how these features are incredible, Qualcomm has stated that “the [XR2] reference design has 2x the CPU and GPU performance, 4x more video bandwidth, 6x higher resolution and 11x AI improvement compared to our current widely adopted XR platform [the Oculus Quest ]”. Do you want to read a good book on AR/VR?

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 8, 2022

In the last couple of years, we’ve begun to see some examples of what the right technology can do from leading hotel, transportation, and tourism companies. The solution involved creating a 3D, configurable version of the incredible Arksen 85 yacht, powered by Unity. XR has the power to transform travel experiences like never before.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 1, 2020

He has also recently written together with Irena Cronin “The Infinite Retina” , a great book about the technologies of the future, like XR, AI, and autonomous vehicles. But of course, the technology is still not there: the Oculus Quest is still uncomfortable, we can’t read texts in it, and so on.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 1, 2023

Numerous executives and officials have rallied the global tech community to sustain the momentum of a renaissance of immersive technologies. Speaking on the upcoming Apple Reality Pro headset, he explained how Lucky Palmer, Founder, Oculus said Apple’s device was “excellent.” I think that XR will be much faster.

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VRScout

AUGUST 1, 2016

Adding to the Book of Face’s massive plans for mixed reality technology, they have made good on their promise to make a 360 camera open source and available to anyone. More evidence of Facebook’s big plans for VR/AR: they plan on selling almost half a million Oculus Rift units by the end of 2016.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 13, 2022

EMG technology (the one by CTRL+Labs) is the one that Meta has identified as the best of XR interactions, so it is crucial for the company to integrate it inside its smartwatches. Things are going great lately, and for this, we are going to hire different figures including: Unity developers 2D/3D artists UI/UX designers Project Managers.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 13, 2021

It was too early for Unity, but they taught me about C++, C#, Java, OpenCV, OpenGL and other fancy development stuff. In that period, the Oculus DK2 ordered by Gianni arrived, and he told me that I should go to his office to try that device, and my reaction at that time was like “Oculus what??”

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

A leaked image from the Oculus team shows that the company is working to implement body tracking inside the Oculus Unity SDK. Probably you all recall the iconic Apple commercial inspired by the book 1984 that helped a lot the company in becoming popular. VR is a dangerous technology lol. Other relevant news.

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Peter Graham

JANUARY 28, 2020

Out-of-Home entertainment, and Immersive Technology industry specialist Kevin Williams reports in his latest Virtual Arena column on the further growth in recognition that virtual reality VR is receiving from the Enterprise sector. Another exhibitor using Beat Saber and the Oculus Rift S was Nutanix. Image credit: KWP.

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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 features a 100° FOV and is going to launch with a Unity SDK to create content for it. A wand with a dedicated pattern on it is used as the 6DOF controller.

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VRScout

JUNE 10, 2016

Their facial tracking modification technology eventually enabled the popular “Lenses” feature. With regards to talent, Snapchat has been acquiring there in a big way as well, hiring people from Oculus, Hololens, Qualcomm, as well as a few designers who have created glasses for names like Michael Kors and Lady Gaga.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 5, 2018

This also let me write various articles about it, like this one on Vive Focus streaming , this one on Focus instant preview for Unity or this other one highlighting the updates of the v2 runtime. When I published this photo of the Oculus Go and Vive Focus together, a lot of people got surprised by its dimensions. Oculus Go).

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Cats and VR

MARCH 26, 2018

Sure Oculus and HTC get articles written about them but that is mostly for the hardware side. During the Unity GDC party, Electronauts Audio Engineer showed the party potential of the VR software while mixed along side a scratch DJ. Lets just say if their was a realistic Rocky Balboa comic book this is what it would look like.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Consequently, I grew up surrounded by Native American paintings, rugs, books and artifacts and my family’s enthusiasm for Native American culture managed to rub off on me. We used Unity to render the 2D version, too. We enjoyed working in Unity to create both the VR and 2D in real-time. What’s your stance on this?

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Douglas went away from Hollywood to create this super-studio with all the cutting-edge technology (like robotic camera systems, computers, etc…). In the last 5 years, I’ve seen another movie having such an impact, but not in the mainstream audience, but in the technology sector: “Her” by Spike Jonze.

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Robert Scoble

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Mark Zuckerberg talks about the future of VR and AR at Facebook’s recent Oculus Connect conference. At its recent Oculus Connect conference, where it was speaking to virtual reality fans and developers, Facebook made it very clear during its keynote “we are building AR glasses.” Is VR going to turn into AR?

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 31, 2017

The UK’s National Film And Television School (NFTS) is taking a shot at this new technology by letting a couple of Masters students tell the tragic story of Yellowstone National Park’s 1988 disastrous wildfires like never before with Into the Black. The games department encourages students to really push the boundaries and take risks.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

When you’ve been a journalist on the XR technology beat for 20 years, like VentureBeat’s lead writer Dean Takahashi has, you develop a hunch or two about the direction the industry might go. He’s authored two books: Opening the XBox, and The XBox 360 Uncloaked. Alan picks Dean’s brain for a few such scoops.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

When you’ve been a journalist on the XR technology beat for 20 years, like VentureBeat’s lead writer Dean Takahashi has, you develop a hunch or two about the direction the industry might go. He’s authored two books: Opening the XBox, and The XBox 360 Uncloaked. Alan picks Dean’s brain for a few such scoops.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

When you've been a journalist on the XR technology beat for 20 years, like VentureBeat's lead writer Dean Takahashi has, you develop a hunch or two about the direction the industry might go. He's authored two books: Opening the XBox, and The XBox 360 Uncloaked. There's been a number of kind of false starts with this technology.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

When you’ve been a journalist on the XR technology beat for 20 years, like VentureBeat’s lead writer Dean Takahashi has, you develop a hunch or two about the direction the industry might go. He’s authored two books: Opening the XBox, and The XBox 360 Uncloaked. Alan picks Dean’s brain for a few such scoops.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 11, 2021

This price is ridiculously low: it is less than what a nreal glass costs, a lot less of a HoloLens 2 and perfectly in line also with the prices of VR headsets like Oculus Quest 2 and Pico Neo 3. Lone Echo 2 will be available for Rift S (yeah, the forgotten headset) and Quest + Link from October, 12th for $40 as an exclusive Oculus release.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 15, 2020

The fact that is going to come later, that it is stereo (so it can calculate the depth of objects) and that it is in high-resolution made some VR journalists wonder if this is the new device that is going to track reliably the PSVR 2 headset, maybe in conjunction with another special tracking technology (like ultrasound) for the controllers.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2021

technology (with support for Steam VR 1.0 Especially eye-tracking is the special feature here since it would make the PSVR2 the first consumer-oriented device to use this technology. Roblox CEO hints at the Oculus Quest as a future platform. Some intriguing news on the Oculus Quest. News worth a mention.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Officially he is a VR angel investor, but he is much more than this: he is also an immersive technologies enthusiast and an influencer that can really foster healthy debates about the main questions that we all have around these technologies. Some days ago, I have had the enormous pleasure of speaking with Eduardo Siman.

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