The Ghost Howls

JULY 17, 2023

More info (Roblox is coming to Quest — Road To VR) More info (Roblox is coming to Quest — Upload VR) More info (Roblox on Quest may increase scrutiny on the platform) Other relevant news (Image by WIRED) Mark Lucovsky has left Google Mark Lucovsky has just left Google. More info iVRy makes the PSVR2 work with SteamVR!

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Road to VR

MAY 28, 2018

HTC has been making inroads into the education system in China with its startup VIVEDU , which centers around both University-level and K-12 education programs using HTC Vive and now HTC Vive Focus, the company’s 6DOF standalone VR headset. Image courtesy HTC.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 8, 2018

Xiaomi, the Chinese electronics giant, officially announced that they’ve partnered with Oculus to not only manufacture Oculus Go, the company’s upcoming $200 standalone VR headset, but also produce a China-only standalone VR headset called Xiaomi Mi VR Standalone. image courtesy Xiaomi.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Now Google is going beyond what’s already available, announcing further partnerships with manufacturers to enable their upcoming devices this year, including Samsung, Huawei, LGE, Motorola, ASUS, Xiaomi, HMD/Nokia, ZTE, Sony Mobile, and Vivo. Even China will have more access to AR. New Immersive Content.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

The only problem is that throughout the event, not once did we hear about whether the Vive Focus was going to be a Google Daydream ready device. In May, we reported that Google had partnered with HTC to build a new standalone VR headset that we could all expect soon. Well now it looks like those plans have been scrapped.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 22, 2022

It was even featured on Google News. Image by Google). Google acquires micro-LED startup Raxium. This week Google has performed another strategic move towards the development of its future XR glasses. Exit Games finally announces Photon Fusion. More info (Quest 2 new parental controls?—?Road Upload VR).

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 8, 2023

Top news of the week (Image by Meta) Meta Quest Gaming Showcase is back on June, 1st The Meta Quest Gaming Showcase is back! The first one is that since the Gaming Showcase is happening on June, 1st, it seems positioned in a way to make Meta perform some announcements right before the Apple WWDC. This feature is not new.

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VRScout

AUGUST 1, 2016

China Joy kicked off Thursday at the Shanghai New International Expo Center with over 600 firms showing the latest in entertainment and technology. Let’s take a look at some of the common themes we came across at China Joy. Most of that hardware growth will be fueled by key products from Samsung, Sony, HTC, Oculus and Google.

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ARPost

JULY 23, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us how important immersive and interactive apps and games are in our everyday life. Immersive games and apps and 3D videos have opened a new world for emotionally exhausted people staying at home 24/7. Where: Chengdu Marriott Hotel Financial Centre, Sichuan, China. When: September 2 – September 3.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Just the time to eat some homemade pasta and I got a cold, which mixed with the jet lag of the trip from China, means that I’m truly having some great days But nothing can stop me from writing the roundup of the best AR/VR news of the week for you, my lovely readers! I’m back in Italy! But now some data about it is starting to be found.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

When it comes to consumer VR headsets, gaming is clearly on of the most common use-cases. In this video and article, I share things you can do in VR other than gaming that I enjoy. And check out Road to VR’s expansive list of relaxing games and experiences if you’re looking for even more ways to chill out in VR.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 2, 2019

The Rift is more for playing graphically-intense games, the Quest more for casual gaming. The Go is mostly to watch 360 photos/videos and play simple games, the Quest is a more complete gaming machine. The Go is mostly to watch 360 photos/videos and play simple games, the Quest is a more complete gaming machine.

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Cats and VR

MAY 18, 2016

Today at Google I/0, a new platform for high quality mobile VR called Daydream was announced. Together with Android manufacturers, Google is working on upcoming phones, and sharing designs with them for a VR viewer and controller that will be really immersive, comfortable and intuitive to use.

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Upload VR

AUGUST 9, 2022

Back in 2018 Lenovo partnered with Google on the $400 Mirage Solo , the first standalone headset with positional tracking launched outside China – though it was overshadowed by Facebook’s $200 rotation-only Oculus Go. The strap design looks identical to the Oculus Rift S, which Lenovo manufactured.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Pico 4 launches in China, while new info is shared in the West. First of all, Pico 4 has been launched in China, priced at 2699 yuan and 2999 yuan (with a 200 yuan discount at launch). First of all, Pico 4 has been launched in China, priced at 2699 yuan and 2999 yuan (with a 200 yuan discount at launch). Only time will tell….

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VRScout

JANUARY 1, 2017

It may look like China’s VR industry is imploding, but that’s not actually the case. In 2015, China saw 200-300 firms jump to produce their own VR HMDs. And even the ones still in the game—including AlfaReal, Miido, and Storm Magic Mirror—have begun downsizing and delaying salary payments to employees. million).

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 10, 2023

Top news of the week (Image by Google) Samsung XR headset may have been delayed The new rumor in town is that Samsung has delayed its upcoming headset that it is building in partnership with Google and Qualcomm. If you want to buy some PCVR games, I suggest you give it a read! This is very good to hear. It’s a decent deal.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 7, 2022

The Quest 2 is a great gaming machine offered at a ridiculous price, and it has totally crushed the competition. Just to make an example, I was there when there was the Netscape vs Internet Explorer war, but now the leading web browser is Google Chrome. No one can compete now. Meta has clearly won the first round of the VR match.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

WeChat, known in China as the app that offers everything from messaging to a ubiquitous payment service, is getting its own augmented reality framework; at over 963 million active users, the popular Chinese app could put AR in the hands (and minds) in more than just the mobile tech savvy.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 26, 2023

PS Remember that there is an ongoing giveaway of physical copies of the Sam&Max game for PSVR for all people in North America! In China, speed is always a paramount factor, but for these investments patience is key and we all should admire the persistence of Zuck on the topic, for instance.

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Road to VR

MAY 18, 2016

Netease Games have announced that they’re to bring a new action role playing title to Google’s newly announced Android VR ecosystem Daydream. Google only just announced it’s new Android VR platform Daydream and already the announcements from developers working on projects for it are flooding in.

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Upload VR

JANUARY 8, 2024

There's no mention of gaming, PlayStation 5 or the PlayStation VR2 brand in connection with the upcoming device, which is slated to release in 2024. Sony is Qualcomm's 5th partner building a headset based on the XR2+ Gen 2 chipset. Image provided by Sony.

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Upload VR

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

In 2018 it partnered with Google on the $400 Mirage Solo , the first standalone headset with positional tracking launched outside China – though it was overshadowed by Facebook’s $200 rotation-only Oculus Go. Lenovo has a relatively long history in VR. And in 2019 it partnered with Facebook on Oculus Rift S.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 26, 2018

We all know that China is a country that is betting big on Virtual Reality. The Chinese VR ecosystem is very active and it is evolving pretty fast: this summer I have been in China and I met some cool startups that are working on software (e.g. Me and Dabo of Langzou VR, discussing about his company and the educational system in China.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Many games are getting a mixed reality update, and the most impressive for me was Eleven Table Tennis, which lets you play in mixed reality with other people that are in your same physical room, so it is like you are playing ping pong for real on the table of your living room! More info — Use Google Translate!

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Road to VR

JANUARY 9, 2018

Lenovo today unveiled the first standalone VR headset in Google’s Daydream mobile VR ecosystem, the Mirage Solo. Revealed today at CES, the headset integrates Google’s WorldSense six degrees of freedom (6DoF) positional tracking alongside the headset’s 3DoF controller. ” image courtesy Lenovo. .”

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 23, 2022

Google launches “Immersive Stream for AR”. Google has launched a new cloud service based on Stadia technology: dubbed “Immersive Stream for AR”, it lets you perform cloud rendering for augmented reality applications for mobile phones. This is a great deal, that lowers even more the barrier of cost to enter virtual reality.

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AR Insider

APRIL 21, 2021

That could be wayfinding with Google Live View , or visual search with Google Lens. As you can tell from the above examples, Google will have a key stake in this “Internet of Places.” Snapchat Raises its Location Game. Google uses Street View imagery as an object-recognition database to localize devices.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

Yesterday was Chinese Lanterns’ Festival… my best wishes to you all, especially a big hug to all people that are still in China and are living very hard times… ??! Let’s see how Apple and Google will answer. Do you want to discover them with me? Top news of the week. The good news for Valve don’t end here.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

This is coherent with the 3 years for BCI (Brain-computer-interfaces) used in gaming that the CEO of OpenBCI told me in a recent interview. More info (Keys on App Lab) More info (Virtual Desktop waiting for approval) More info (How to find App Lab games) More info (Website on App Lab games on SideQuest) More info (Waiting for App Lab bundle).

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Peter Graham

AUGUST 5, 2019

These first steps can be small and innocuous, such as Google’s ARCore arrival, helped by a videogame called PuzzlAR: World Tour. Mobile gaming is a massive market in China and one many AR developers like ONTOP Studios are keen to exploit, valved at $30.8 billion in 2018 and expected to rise to $41.5

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The console can also be inserted in a special case (a much improved version of Google Daydream View) to become a VR headset. Pico is facing in China internal confusion and mediocre sales. A report coming from China reveals interesting information about Pico. sales, while in China now it has sold less than 50K units.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Slim and light XR glasses capable of fluidly serving up novel and meaningful interactions are basically the holy grail in tech right now, with Apple, Meta, Google, Qualcomm, and many more laying down the groundwork to one day make them a reality. Some ideas are inevitable. When that will happen, no one can say.

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AR Insider

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

As we examined last week, Google similarly wants to build an Internet of places — revealed through Google Lens — by indexing the physical world just like it indexed the web. Like we did last week for Google and its recent moves towards AR-fueled local commerce, what’s Snapchat’s latest? Shared and Persistent.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

The Chinese branch of smartphone chipmaker Qualcomm has joined forces with internet services company Tencent to build an “innovation center” in China focused on accelerating R&D for next-gen virtual and augmented reality systems in mobile devices. China is quickly growing into one of the most promising VR markets.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 26, 2019

Yesterday for the first time I have attended the Vive Ecosystem Conference in Shenzhen, China! Today I will start telling you the main news from the event , and in the next posts, I will tell you how the VEC is and how it has been launching a game there. The price: 5,699 RMB in China, $799 in the West. Me at VEC 2019.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JULY 13, 2017

With 688 million Internet users in China alone, BAT already have a massive audience for VR content consumption. China’s fast growing VR market is expected to reach 55 billion yuan in value by 2020, up from 1.5 IQiyi recently released an app suite that makes its movies and games compatible with head-mounted VR devices.

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