The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Today it’s a great day for virtual reality: at WCVRI conference, HTC has just announced a kit to provide 6 DOF controllers for Vive Focus and has showcased a hands-tracking technology for the Vive Pro ! The city is full of references to Virtual Reality, and so it is like a paradise for us VR enthusiasts.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 25, 2016

With the heavy hitting virtual reality devices carrying fairly stout price tags, many point toward mobile VR as the consumer friendly entry point for those that have yet to try VR. The Gear VR and the upcoming Google Daydream are the primary devices in that market, carrying a price between $79-$99.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 19, 2021

On the server-side, it is being integrated with Microsoft Azure, and it is also coming in the future for Google Cloud and Tencent Cloud. This means that cloud rendering could become a reality for always more headsets, and using always more cloud services. I also expect it to be consumer-oriented in China.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 31, 2023

It seems that his first tests were so-so, but after a new firmware beta update, the system became quite accurate, and apart from some latency problems, it was able to track his body very well. The purpose of the group is of course the one of fighting the duopoly of Apple Maps/Google Maps.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

At WCVRI, China shows its strategic interest for VR. In its upcoming 5-year development plan, there should be measures to favor the growth and the spread of Immersive Realities. And while China always moves chaotically, I think that the push of the government is helping its VR companies.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

I think this new pricing strategy is very important: $299 has historically been considered as the golden price to start getting mainstream adoption , and Facebook proposing this in the months that lead to the Christmas Holidays may cause a big spike in sales of virtual reality headsets. I’ll miss ya, boi. Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 4, 2021

More info (HTC teasing Vive Flow) More info (More teaser images of Vive Flow) More info (Launch event invitation / Western World) More info (Launch event invitation / China). iOS 15 finally brings AR navigation instructions to Apple Maps , in a way similar to the one that Google is already offering. Other relevant news. Image by IGN).

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VeeR VR

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

OC5 celebrates the last 5 years of virtual reality breakthroughs and gives us a glimpse of what’s to come in the next five years. Standalone virtual reality headsets are an all-in-one device that can power virtual reality on their own, with no computer or phone tethering needed. Google Cardboard ($15) .

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Some use cases that are presented, like realtime streaming of VR games, are still far away : streaming of desktop games has not proven yet to be a successful business, so streaming of VR games, that is even more difficult because of the low latency requirement, is something not so close in the future. Google Chrome adds supports for WebXR.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 30, 2022

But I would wait to rejoice from it: VR requires a very short motion-to-photon latency, and as of today no cloud rendering service can offer such low latency in every possible location of the user. It is a company to keep an eye on; Lynx has stated that it wants to use this money to become the “European Champion of Mixed Reality”.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Image by Google). Meta and Google announce layoffs. This week we had the announcement of both Meta and Google laying off people. More info (Google NeRF algorithm) More info (Quest 2 full body tracking) More info (Meta research on video points of view) More info (Apple patent for mixed reality). Some XR fun.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 22, 2021

Two days ago, I’ve given you my predictions for virtual reality in 2021 (read it, in case you missed it). Now it’s time to make some forecasts about its companion technology, that is augmented reality! This commercial video about Google Glasses led me to immersive realities.

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ARVR

JULY 17, 2020

The XR visual processing pipeline is both compute intensive and latency sensitive. They are known as the XR line of processors and the XR2 currently powers a few smart glasses in other markets such as China. The tiny chip has to perform a number of tasks parallelly with the smartphone to allow a smooth mixed reality experience.

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XR for Business Podcast

MARCH 3, 2020

Bob Cooney is widely considered one of the world’s foremost experts on location based virtual reality, and the author of the book “Real Money from Virtual Reality.” The rise of unattended virtual reality systems. He’s able to predict both tech and business trends. Welcome, Bob.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Speaking of things like MetaVRse, you have Invidia, who just announced Omniverse this week, which is their kind of persistent, collaborative platform for high quality virtual reality running in the cloud. We also saw a growth of AR glasses, not in America and not North America, not the rest of the world, but in China.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Speaking of things like MetaVRse, you have Invidia, who just announced Omniverse this week, which is their kind of persistent, collaborative platform for high quality virtual reality running in the cloud. We also saw a growth of AR glasses, not in America and not North America, not the rest of the world, but in China.

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XR for Business Podcast

MARCH 3, 2020

Bob Cooney is widely considered one of the world’s foremost experts on location based virtual reality, and the author of the book “Real Money from Virtual Reality.” The rise of unattended virtual reality systems. He’s able to predict both tech and business trends. Welcome, Bob.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Speaking of things like MetaVRse, you have Invidia, who just announced Omniverse this week, which is their kind of persistent, collaborative platform for high quality virtual reality running in the cloud. We also saw a growth of AR glasses, not in America and not North America, not the rest of the world, but in China.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 12, 2020

He’s the man managing the CloudXR SDK, the solution that lets you have cloud rendering for virtual and augmented reality , so he has a great vision on how and when we can have an XR headset that offloads everything to the cloud. We’ve also talked about the latencies that we can expect today from cloud rendering.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 17, 2020

I mean, we have access to the world’s information — I can Google pretty much any details — but it just gives me the information. I can ask Google questions now; Voice, Amazon, Alexa, and Google Voice. And in China, the number one job was astronaut. It’s not in context to my world.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 17, 2020

I mean, we have access to the world’s information — I can Google pretty much any details — but it just gives me the information. I can ask Google questions now; Voice, Amazon, Alexa, and Google Voice. And in China, the number one job was astronaut. It’s not in context to my world.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 17, 2020

The Link has some compatibility issues with some PCs, but it is the solution offering better latency for now. People in China wanting to use the Quest can buy it from Amazon US or from various resellers on Taobao. The post Oculus Quest 2 review: entering mainstream Virtual Reality appeared first on The Ghost Howls.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 13, 2016

GOOGLE DAYDREAM SCORES NETFLIX AND HBO APPS. Google Daydream has exclusive access to YouTube’s considerable 360 video library (although admittedly curation could be better) as well as its massive 2D video archive. valuation) from huge names like Google, Alibaba, and Andreeson Horowitz. MAGIC LEAP’S CONTROVERSY.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 23, 2020

After having written my predictions for virtual reality in 2020 , let’s see what will be the trends for this year in augmented reality. Let me be very honest: I’m not expecting that much from this year in augmented reality. Google Maps has now AR features. have made AR available also on the web.

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