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. Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 Announced For Samsung Headset & More Qualcomm just announced Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2, a higher-end variant of the chipset used in Quest 3. Image provided by Sony.

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Cats and VR

MAY 28, 2016

Samsung Electronics announced the Galaxy S7 edge Injustice Edition in collaboration with Warner Bros. To commemorate the third anniversary of the popular mobile game, Injustice: Gods Among Us, the companies came together to bring Samsung’s technology and one of the game’s central characters, Batman, in a sleek, high-performance smartphone.

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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

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! For this reason, even if across the years some good headsets came out from that ecosystem, like the Samsung Odyseey+, the platform never took off. Microsoft in the end has decided to deprecate it.

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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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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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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 4, 2024

The chipset also helps boost consumer and enterprise-grade XR use cases on headsets and smartglasses by leveraging partnerships with Samsung, Google, Tobii, and Goertek to provide visual clarity for gaming and productivity applications. However, Qualcomm’s smartphone sales have decreased by around 8.2%

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Road to VR

MAY 24, 2018

Nolo VR , the China-based company behind the 6DOF mobile tracking system Nolo CV1, today announced they have successfully completed a $10 million Series A financing round. The system also allows you to play SteamVR games, provided you download a software called RiftCat for mobile headsets such as Samsung Gear VR or Google Cardboard.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 23, 2023

Meta may ask Magic Leap for support in the production of its own glasses so that to reduce its reliance on China IP. Oculus Home was a feature launched for the Oculus Rift CV1 that let people configure their own home with gadgets, collectibles, games, and much more, and then invite their friends there.

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VRScout

MARCH 21, 2017

Samsung keeps us on our virtual toes, your phone’s packaging is VR headset, YouTube gets 360° help from Daydream, AR helps you make stuff better & faster, the investment & funding wrap-up, and more… You can enjoy the full audio recording below: SAMSUNG KEEPS US ON OUR VIRTUAL TOES. BEAUTY & THE BEAST COMES TO VR.

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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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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. Facebook could sell all its devices undercost now, subsidizing the cost of the hardware with software and data collection, so that to compete with brands like Samsung and XiaoMi.

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VRWorld

JANUARY 26, 2018

The company also announced that forty pieces of VR content, including several games, are already available for the Focus. The news comes via HTC’s China Regional President of VR, Alvin Wang Graylin. The post HTC Vive Focus ships in China, may have US debut after all appeared first on VR World.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Today is my last day in China. 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. Is this consortium going to succeed?

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 31, 2023

Top news of the week (Image by Roblox) Roblox Beta has been launched for Quest Some weeks ago I reported here the announcement by Meta about an upcoming launch of the popular gaming platform Roblox on Meta Quest. I think that the upcoming release of Quest 3, and the increasing rumors about Samsung are going to improve our situation even more.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Combined with aggressive price cutting through 2017, which saw the Rift & Touch fall from $800 to $400 in just over seven months, and an increasingly best-in-class library of games, Oculus seems to have significantly swung momentum back in favor of the Rift in the consumer space, and also prompted Vive to cut its price down to $600.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 1, 2019

On the left side, there is the Daydream logo, that reminds the user that this is a product whose software has been offered by Google, and the Lenovo logo, because this hardware has been manufactured by Lenovo. What I really appreciated have been the lenses : I think that Google here used all its expertise on the field.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Image by MegaDodo Simulation Games). Some of its features are: 2,160 × 2,160 resolution per eye 90Hz framerate 4-cameras inside-out tracking (like the Quest) Touch-like controllers with Knuckles-like finger-sensing Face tracking Hips tracking (for better orientation in games) Integration with SteamVR games Wireless add-on.

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AR Insider

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Picking up where we left off with Apple , Google and Bose’s hearables strategies, what’s the revenue outlook? We invented new AR audio-first game mechanics and audio interactions that open up exciting new areas of AR design,” said Xeo Design’s Nicole Lazzaro. It includes some of its data and takeaways.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 11, 2016

Game makers] won’t make a profit for now,” Llamas said. “To Oculus will hit 355,000; HTC Vive will be 420,000, and the Samsung Gear VR on mobile will be 2.3 She didn’t include numbers for Google Cardboard since so many of those units are simply given away for free and used for demo purposes only.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 3, 2019

The expectations had been over-inflated by analysts over the year and this has created a lot of problems: when CCP games has abandoned VR, a spokesperson said that they expected the market to be 2 or 3 times bigger than what it actually turned out to be. Samsung has also teased to be interested in releasing a new AR/VR standalone device.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 6, 2021

The Upload VR Showcase has been full of announcements about VR games. Upload did it again: on December, 2nd, the big XR magazine has streamed a big showcase of many news about VR games. This one has been richer than the previous one, and we had both news on existing games and announcements of new upcoming titles.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Awards were also given across various categories such as Best Game, Best Live-Action Experience, and the Artistic Achievement Award. Unity revealed that representatives from Google, Samsung Gear VR, PTC Vuforia, Sony PlayStation VR, and Microsoft HoloLens will be on hand to discuss new developments in their individual technologies.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Today, as more companies enter the VR headset game and input devices continue to see rapid technological advancement, there are now more ways than ever to get your hands into VR. Google Daydream View plus 3DOF controller. Google Daydream Controller. Samsung Gear Controller. Xbox controller. Steam compatible controller.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 30, 2021

Also with Bytedance’s huge cash reserves, Pico will be able to grow faster and increase its efforts in the consumer VR market in China (kickstarting the consumer VR market there), and maybe later on also try to compete with Oculus in the West. Snapchat is so planning to compete with similar products like Google Lens or Samsung Bixby.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 3, 2023

Qualcomm-Oppo MR Glass Collaboration Additionally, the company aims to “drive the growing ecosystem of VR and MR developers in China.” Developers and coders will receive access to Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Spaces, allowing them to develop for the massive ecosystem of applications, games, and content.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

to play simulation games) or if you don’t need to play games where controllers tracking is fundamental, like competitive shooters. More info (PlayStation 5 sales forecast) More info (Update for PSVR games on PS5) More info (Firewall Zero Hour and Blood And Truth get patched for PS5) More info (Interview to Blair Renaud).

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2020

Image by Epic Games). Unreal Engine 5 may change the rules of game development. Out of nowhere, Epic Games has teased the next version of Unreal Engine, Unreal Engine 5, due to be released in 2021. 10 minutes of Youtube video have been enough to make all game developers hype. Other relevant news. Black magic.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

The industry has been experiencing a boom in recent years with hundreds of startups and heavy investment from tech giants including Google, Apple, Samsung, and Facebook. In China alone, the consumer VR/AR market could reach $8.5 AR and VR are gearing up for a giant leap forward thanks to advancements in eye-tracking technology.

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Road to VR

MAY 1, 2017

At VRLA 2017, Unity CEO and games industry vet John Riccitiello dumped a little cold water wisdom on the hype surrounding the red-hot VR industry. John Riccitiello is the CEO of Unity Technologies , one of the world’s leading game engines. Photo courtesy VRLA.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 12, 2019

This was a bit the philosophy of Google Daydream View, that was the first headset employing this kind of materials. In some demanding games, this degradation is highly visible if you look with your eyes in a region that is close to the edge of the lenses. But that 10% of the time may be frustrating in some games.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Some months ago, we all read that letter where Zuckerberg claimed wanting to get complete control of the hardware and software stack so that Facebook shouldn’t depend on external companies, like Google or Apple for the SO, or phone manufacturers for the hardware. Interactions are very natural, and the game is fun to be played.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 2, 2019

The most popular frameworks, ARKit and ARCore, have improved and now they can offer some amazing features : ARKit, for instance, can now track a 3D object (a friend of mine tried it and said it works pretty well), while ARCore can give you Cloud Anchors, so that you can share your AR gaming session with your friends in local multiplayer.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 14, 2020

In countries like China, the camera on a smartphone isn't just for fun selfies -- it's an everyday practical device, for everything from banking to shopping. and Waze and Yelp and Google Maps. Stores in China are very experiential and sort of future-facing. And two, rural China was unbanked. for your camera.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 14, 2020

In countries like China, the camera on a smartphone isn't just for fun selfies -- it's an everyday practical device, for everything from banking to shopping. and Waze and Yelp and Google Maps. Stores in China are very experiential and sort of future-facing. And two, rural China was unbanked. for your camera.

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VeeR VR

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

A step up from an Oculus Go for those that want more power, much better tracking for immersive games and experiences. Dominic Brennan from Road to VR estimates that Santa Cruz is using the same 1,440 × 1,600 displays that are also found in the Samsung Odyssey and Vive Pro headsets. Google Cardboard ($15) .

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 14, 2020

In countries like China, the camera on a smartphone isn't just for fun selfless -- it's an everyday practical device, for everything from banking to shopping. and Waze and Yelp and Google Maps. Stores in China are very experiential and sort of future-facing. And two, rural China was unbanked. for your camera.

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