The Ghost Howls

JUNE 1, 2023

I heard a rumor about this device coming during my latest trip to China, and it’s cool to see that it is finally happening. One of the first video demos shown on stage was about using Google Maps on the phone, and have augmentations showing you the 3D reconstruction of the places you are looking at in AR.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 8, 2022

There is only one big problem: the form factor is terrible , they look super-dork, even worse than Google Glasses. I don’t even know how they plan to sell this device in China, a country where people want to appear cool and not weird. Anyway, if you are in China and you want to look ??

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 16, 2020

This means that if you are in Google Earth VR in a green room where there is a friend of yours, you can see the city that you are visiting all around you, and the real image of your friend being there with you. More info (Camera Path and Google Drive backup) More info (Sketchfab exporting). Google MediaPipe can now track 3D objects.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Called Cities: VR, it will bring the city-building and management simulation to Oculus Quest 2 in Spring 2022; Polyarc has confirmed that is working on Book 2 for Moss and expects to release it for PSVR in Spring 2022. Google details Project Starline. Honestly, I think it will be the next project abandoned by Google.

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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. Omniverse doesn’t only care about the synchronization (a bit like if it were a visual Git), but it also provides services like AI and physical simulations. I think it is pretty explicit.

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Robert Scoble

JUNE 28, 2022

I also have the first video, on YouTube, of the first Google Self Driving Car. I remember talking to the manager of the Seagate Hard Drive factory in Wuxi, China, about why he hired so many women. Yes, hardware is hard, even if you have the best simulators, it is getting easier. China” Liam Casey. Long before anyone else.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Image by MegaDodo Simulation Games). At WCVRI, China shows its strategic interest for VR. And while China always moves chaotically, I think that the push of the government is helping its VR companies. Header image by Megadodo Simulation Games). Top news of the week. Deca announces the disruptive DecaGear VR headset.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 31, 2019

and “What are the differences with the Mainland China”. What are the differences with Mainland China? From my point of view, Taiwan and Mainland China are very similar and for sure stem from the same cultural background. In Taiwan, all western websites work and so you don’t need to set up a VPN just to use Google.

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Cats and VR

OCTOBER 5, 2016

I mean yesterday Google gave us a better idea of their new phone and Daydream hmd, today starts the annual Oculus dev event Oculus Connect, and next week the Playstation VR launches. I am looking forward to seeing a future iteration as well as an Ice Hockey simulator that supports it. I think this product will be big as VR develops.

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ARVR

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

In such cases as anatomy lessons, students no longer need to dissect real animals; this can be accurately simulated through software. In addition, an augmented reality app in the elementary classroom can simulate different cases that are hard to explain and even help develop children’s creativity. Safer practice. for students.

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Bernard Marr

JULY 6, 2023

Destinations like Disney parks are already working on incorporating virtual-world simulators into their venues, using projected images. The Google Maps Live View AR feature overlays easy-to-follow AR arrows and directions onto the real-world street in front of you, guiding you on where to walk and where to turn to get to your destination.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 29, 2019

For the past five months, hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong demonstrators have taken to the streets in protest of the Fugitive Offenders amendment bill introduced by the Hong Kong government which would allow local law enforcement to extradite criminals wanted in territories outside Hong Kong, including mainland China as well as Taiwan.

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VRWorld

JULY 19, 2017

China is spearheading the research on health, and one such study caught our attention as estimates show that over a million VR headsets are being shipped each month (in China alone). Study Results. The groups were changing on daily basis, after which the data was collected and finalized.

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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. Google releases the Objectron dataset. 4.30pm: Alvin Graylin, VR technology and future (China/US) 4.30pm?—?5pm: It is not as good as the Valve Index , but it is also much cheaper.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 7, 2020

In China, it is also considered a consumer headset, and in fact, it has not only one, but two stores pre-installed: the Pico store and Viveport. Simulation view of the VR application inside Unity. The SDK look a bit different than the ones made by Oculus and HTC, it reminds me a bit the SDKs made by Google for Cardboard and Daydream.

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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. Magic Leap has factories in the US and Mexico able to produce AR glasses. Magic Leap has knowledge of how to build AR glasses, and some of its components are really good. Both companies didn’t answer this rumor.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Owlchemy Labs adds subtitles to Vacation Simulator. More info (Vacation Simulator adds subtitles) More info (Owlchemy Labs talks about the subtitles feature) More info (Asgard’s Wrath adding subtitles). Magic Leap, Niantic, etc…) and by two big countries (USA and China). Google Chrome adds supports for WebXR. More info.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 26, 2018

The problem is that we had no idea about the release date for us western people because the device had been announced and released only in China. Google AR apps. A lot of games have been announced and/or showcased during the GDC: Owlchemy Labs has showcased Vacation Simulator , that is the sequel to Job Simulator.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 30, 2022

This shows the growing trend of European companies to try to create a new technological hub that can compete with the US and China for this new tech revolution. The Metaverse hype is growing strong also in China. The Metaverse hype is present also in China, and many Chinese companies are working on projects related to virtual worlds.

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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). News worth a mention.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2020

Imagine it as the Google Docs for 3D artists, a set of tools that let people involved in CGI work on the same scene collaboratively at the same time, even if they are at the opposite sides of the world. Italian startup InVRsion has just raised $3M for simulating supermarkets and other shops in virtual reality.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 27, 2021

The result is that many big brands are canceling their presence at CES: Google, Intel, Microsoft, Meta, Lenovo, and many others, have decided not to go , and maybe provide their news virtually. Huawei this week has announced a new pair of smart glasses, available in China for around $270. Two XR headsets that have just been announced.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 7, 2019

The amount of money that they can save on having to physically do a build of a design — a first iteration of a car, what have you — I mean, that’s millions of dollars of time in labor that they can save if they can learn as much as they can through a VR simulation of the car. Bob: It was kind of a model simulator.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 7, 2019

The amount of money that they can save on having to physically do a build of a design — a first iteration of a car, what have you — I mean, that’s millions of dollars of time in labor that they can save if they can learn as much as they can through a VR simulation of the car. Bob: It was kind of a model simulator.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Image by Megadodo Simulation Games). Thanks to Sebastian Ang of MRTV (one of my favorite VR YouTubers), everyone can now watch the CEO and CTO of MegaDodo Simulation Games (the company behind the project) talk about this new device, their company, and even showing a prototype. More info (Using Google Translate).

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 12, 2021

This Quest-Focus-Neo mix will be launched in China on May, 10th 2021. I’ve confirmed with the company that the launch will regard only China at the moment, with Western SKUs coming in the second half of the year. Is Google collecting the pieces for an XR headset?

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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. And that’s when Carolina Biological, the largest provider of animal specimens for dissection, contacted us because they had been looking for a digital product that could simulate what happens in real life. 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. And that’s when Carolina Biological, the largest provider of animal specimens for dissection, contacted us because they had been looking for a digital product that could simulate what happens in real life. VIVE is 10 percent.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 7, 2019

The amount of money that they can save on having to physically do a build of a design -- a first iteration of a car, what have you -- I mean, that's millions of dollars of time in labor that they can save if they can learn as much as they can through a VR simulation of the car. Bob: It was kind of a model simulator. Alan: Yeah.

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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. And that's when Carolina Biological, the largest provider of animal specimens for dissection, contacted us because they had been looking for a digital product that could simulate what happens in real life. VIVE is 10 percent.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 13, 2020

On the other side, this is massive for Apple, that mixing the data of Apple Maps together with all these point clouds detected by the rear cameras when in use, will be able to create an AR Cloud ecosystem probably even before Facebook, Microsoft, and Google. Let’s see if Facebook will be a worthier opponent than Google. Image by Acer).

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 9, 2020

We’ll stay strong, and united we will win as China has just done . And you can get all the attention to details they had in every aspect of the game : for instance, the teleporting is not a classical teleporting, but it simulates your movement from the starting point to the end point and then makes it very fast. Top news of the week.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Among other things, I have written a fantastic post about the VR concerts worth millions of dollars that Pico is doing in China ; I have been interviewed in a podcast by Moonbase ; and this Saturday I will be close to Turin (Italy) speaking at a science and technology festival about my work in immersive concerts.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 25, 2021

More info (Use Google Translate). The decision comes after the dismissal of Google Poly, a service deeply used by Wave, which would require the company to invest time and money to find and integrate a substitute. Brazilian startup Mespper has just expanded its ecosystem that runs across Brazil and China. Some XR fun. Funny link.

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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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XR for Business Podcast

MARCH 3, 2020

Alan: When I was in China, they have VR kiosks in a lot of the malls and some are attended, some are unattended. I think the seated motion simulators are pretty safe. It was a 6DOF simulation machine. Bob: Yeah, look, I think that there’s a lot of bad motion simulation out there in VR, which triggers motion sickness.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2021

Sorry if you have to use Google Translate, but the article is of course all in Chinese The most relevant piece of news for us in the West are all about Nreal: The Nreal Light is finally arriving in Europe and the US in Q2 2021; The Chinese company has also showcased an enterprise version of the headset. The Verge). Learn more.

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