Road to VR

DECEMBER 14, 2016

HTC’s China Regional President of Vive, Alvin Wang Graylin, took to the stage at the Unity Vision Summit in Asia this week and made a series of bold predictions for where we’ll see VR in the next two years. New dev tools/cameras enable UGC VR explosion. 2017 Predictions. VR PGC grows to 10k+ titles. Roadblocks.

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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. Langzou VR in education, VR Waibao in collaboration tools) and other on hardware (e.g.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 26, 2018

While hardware advancements such as the HTC Vive Pro and Oculus Rift have solidified at-home VR as a viable option, those looking for next-level immersion will still find the most success with location-based VR installations. Of course we can’t talk about standalone VR without bringing up the HTC Vive Focus. LOCATION-BASED VR.

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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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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… ??! I wonder if Facebook has already taken the decision of leaving the enterprise market to HTC and Pico , while focusing on the much bigger piece of cake of the consumer market.

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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 ). it is bigger than the Oculus Go but smaller than the massive HTC Vive Focus. What I really appreciated have been the lenses : I think that Google here used all its expertise on the field. Then, keep reading.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

HTC CEO Yves Maitre resigns. HTC, you did it again. And I think that he was doing a good job: he understood that at this point, HTC can’t compete with Oculus and its ridiculously low prices, so it should all focus on the enterprise market, where instead HTC shines. Google releases a tool for body tracking on your phone.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 3, 2019

Actually, the first launch has happened in China with the Vive Focus at the end of 2017, but we had the full development of the ecosystem now. Mister President launching the Vive Focus (Image by HTC). That’s why the other companies, like HTC and Pico, have decided to aim at the enterprise market. Standalone headsets.

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AllThingsVR

OCTOBER 25, 2016

With the upcoming launch of Playstation VR, Oculus Touch controllers, cheaper VR-compatible PCs, and Google Daydream, VR promises to bring immersive entertainment, communication, and education tools to more people than ever before. There are also classes on developer programs at Oculus or HTC. Turkey, and France.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 24, 2020

Someone invokes saviors like Google and Amazon, but even if they managed to succeed, they are other data-harvesting companies , so in any case, we are f**ked. All Apple software, SDKs, APIs, and developer tools ?—?Pre-release Pre-release versions of beta tools such as Reality Composer, Create ML, Apple Configurator, etc… ?—?Engineering

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 28, 2018

After this VR performance, he was interviewed by a lot of magazines and websites and became famous in the VR communities of the whole world, China included. What are the best development tools that can be used inside VR? I also used Google TiltBrush for sketching and Blocks to create low-poly environments for Vive Focus.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 18, 2019

This would mean that it has sold more than Oculus Rift, Oculus Go, HTC Vive, and HTC Vive Focus all together. Project Soli to be implemented inside the Google Pixel 4. Project Soli is a device on which Google ATAP is working since many years. VRCORE is an association of VR Developers in China.

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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. Comparison of the speakers solutions in the Oculus Quest (left) and HTC Vive Focus Plus (right). The Quest can be acquired in China from Amazon US , or from various resellers on Taobao. Enterprise features.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Here you are the integral interview that I had with Kelly Peng, asking her everything from Kura to the differences between the US and China (Kelly comes from Xi’an), not to mention her life as a startupper. The entrance to the big WCVRI VR exhibition in Nanchang China, in 2019. Video interview With Kura’s Kelly Peng. for fitness).

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 20, 2021

Or better, I can imagine who can be the names and they are all the big monoliths: Google, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon , etc… Only companies of this size could afford selling a good headset under cost and at the same time attract enough developers to publish VR games on their own new stores. The rise of enterprise.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 2, 2019

With ARKit you can also track your face, and some developers have started also using it as an animation tool. Meta is having funding issues because of the new trade wars between America and China. Google Maps in AR). Both systems also track images, and so you can use ARKit and ARCore as you used Vuforia before.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 26, 2018

HTC has finally revealed the price of the Vive Pro : it will cost $799 just to have the headset (no controller and no base stations, so you must already have a Vive 1 kit) and will be available for pre-orders since April, 5th. But, as Road To VR has stated, maybe HTC should have clarified that in all its marketing material.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JUNE 30, 2017

The two day conference was packed with simultaneous, back-to-back presentations and workshops from industry leaders such as Microsoft, Google, AMD, The VOID, IMAX, Two Bit Circus, Secret Location, Globacore, Quantum Capture, The Canadian Film Centre, and many more.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

And I can’t help but notice that the difference from auto-stereoscopic 3D, VR was a technology and an ecosystem that is joined by a lot of leading global brands such as Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and Huawei, etc. Labster is great, and also supported by Google. We support the Google platform. Kai: I agree.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

And I can’t help but notice that the difference from auto-stereoscopic 3D, VR was a technology and an ecosystem that is joined by a lot of leading global brands such as Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and Huawei, etc. Labster is great, and also supported by Google. We support the Google platform. Kai: I agree.

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Road to VR

JULY 12, 2016

After that Matthew developed a number of mobile products with Samsung and HTC, but eventually found himself in Shanghai working with a language education company. In 2012, while still in China, he backed the Rift Kickstarter. tools and engines targeting all of these platforms can be used free of charge. If you’re visiting.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

And I can't help but notice that the difference from auto-stereoscopic 3D, VR was a technology and an ecosystem that is joined by a lot of leading global brands such as Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and Huawei, etc. Labster is great, and also supported by Google. We support the Google platform. Tablets didn't replace teachers.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 7, 2019

As I’m thinking back to it now, this was actually on HTC VIVE — first gen, which was only maybe 3, 4 years ago now — and I was so impressed with the first generation of hardware that I was like, “well, this is ready for prime time.” Alan: Absolutely. Alan: The Merge guys. Really simple. ” LAH-bo?

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 7, 2019

As I’m thinking back to it now, this was actually on HTC VIVE — first gen, which was only maybe 3, 4 years ago now — and I was so impressed with the first generation of hardware that I was like, “well, this is ready for prime time.” Alan: Absolutely. Alan: The Merge guys. Really simple. ” LAH-bo?

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 7, 2019

As I'm thinking back to it now, this was actually on HTC VIVE -- first gen, which was only maybe 3, 4 years ago now -- and I was so impressed with the first generation of hardware that I was like, "well, this is ready for prime time." I traveled to China with them, and the MERGE Cube is. Alan: Absolutely. Alan: The Merge guys.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 22, 2021

As a long-time AR enthusiast, and one of the first to have tried Google Glass in Italy, I have to admit that I will consider AR mainstream only when it will be on glasses that we will wear all day , when we’ll live in a completely shared mixed reality world (the AR Cloud). Or is it just a talk about glasses?

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 10, 2019

Image by Google). Google completely opensources Cardboard. With a surprise move, Google has announced with a blog post that it ha opensourced completely Cardboard. Google affirms that Cardboard has been a huge success to introduce people into VR, and more than 15 million headsets have been distributed.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 2, 2019

Steve: Well, it was a MetaVRse product that I downloaded to my phone some time, in Google Cardboard. Alan: The market adoption for this in the United States, I think is actually ahead of the rest of the world, with one exception, and I think that’s China. Alan: So that’s Google Cardboard. VIVE is 10 percent.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 2, 2019

Steve: Well, it was a MetaVRse product that I downloaded to my phone some time, in Google Cardboard. Alan: The market adoption for this in the United States, I think is actually ahead of the rest of the world, with one exception, and I think that’s China. Alan: So that’s Google Cardboard. VIVE is 10 percent.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 2, 2019

Steve: Well, it was a MetaVRse product that I downloaded to my phone some time, in Google Cardboard. Alan: The market adoption for this in the United States, I think is actually ahead of the rest of the world, with one exception, and I think that's China. Alan: So that's Google Cardboard. Let me ask you a quick question.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 25, 2022

This is the current SteamVR controller pricing in GBP (shipping to UK) at the time the article was written: HTC Vive controller (2018) single £193 includes free shipping and tax HTC Vive controller (2018) pair £386.00 Ltd was founded by Robin Weng and associates in Shanghai, China in 2015. Image provided by Rob Cole).

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ARPost

AUGUST 10, 2022

It aims to strengthen initiatives to make the US more competitive with tech giant China. The organization, which represents premier headset manufacturers, advocates for other vital technologies and tech tools. Google, HTC Vive, Microsoft, Meta, and Sony Interactive Entertainment jointly created XRA.

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Road to VR

APRIL 24, 2018

Its tracking capabilities are the same as Gear VR: limited to rotational movement (3DoF) on both the headset and controller, which makes it less immersive than other standalone VR headsets like the Lenovo Mirage Solo and HTC Vive Focus. Want to know what it’s like to use Oculus Go? Check out our latest hands-on for a detailed look.

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Road to VR

JULY 17, 2017

Because of the mind-boggling number of iPhones and iPads capable of running ARKit, the new tool is already spreading its augmented reality wings across the Internet thanks to a diverse set of developers. Using 3D animations from 4DViews , China-based developer 应高选 created this with his iPhone 6s and Unity. 6 – Portals in Play.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 3, 2023

Top news of the week (Image by Google) Google killed its AR glasses Project Iris Do you remember the name Project Iris? Various reports indicated it as the internal codename in Google for a project meant to build augmented reality glasses. It was our hope for Google entering the AR race together with Meta and Apple.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 18, 2022

Bytedance has huge money, has behind it a powerful and rich government, can sell its headsets in China, and so it has all the means it needs to compete with Meta. Meta starts offering monetization tools in Horizon Worlds, but with a big toll. Meta has started offering some beta monetization tools inside Horizon Worlds.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Teppei: Yeah, there is a $10-million series C lead by HTC, and also another fund called The Makers. So when they’re talking to Chinese company Shin, which is one of the largest creator of a theme park in China. And Torch is an AR authoring tool that lets you create augmented reality experiences. Teppei: Yes we did.

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