The Ghost Howls

JULY 18, 2022

Some interesting stuff about the M-word: I’ve found two articles shared via WeChat that talk about the attitude that China has towards the metaverse and the plans that the most important Chinese cities have to grow in metaverse-related topics. Nano-tech wants to be the Nanite of Unity. See Unity running on Quest. Learn more.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 16, 2020

Like with all the other events organized by HTC China, the keynote has been held by Mr. Alvin Wang Graylin , mostly known as “Mister President”, that is famous for the passion with which he performs inspiring talks. An official launch will come in Q3 2020, at first in China and then in the rest of the world. The New Normal.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 30, 2021

It’s been a true emotion to launch the game in Shenzhen, China as probably the first mixed reality fitness game. It has been really special to announce our content directly in China! Just to make you understand how pioneer we were: Facebook will probably release the SDK for passthrough AR for Quest in the second half of 2021.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

One job listing talks about creating “a 3D mixed-reality world” and “build tools and frameworks to enable connected experiences in a 3D mixed-reality world”. Pico is facing in China internal confusion and mediocre sales. A report coming from China reveals interesting information about Pico.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 15, 2022

New connectors are in development and finally also popular software like Unity and Blender will be able to connect with Omniverse. Tools to supercharge graphics workflows with machine learning. It should launch on August, 18th and it is not clear if the launch will be only in China or worldwide.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 26, 2022

With this, tech firms can provide innovative tools to entertain, communicate, work, collaborate, and learn. Global tech giants such as NVIDIA, Lenovo, Unity, Epic Games, HTC VIVE, and others have already entered the metaverse space race. In the next iteration of spatial communications, this will forever change the workplace.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 29, 2024

Will the Apple Vision Pro Debut in China Apple’s CEO and spatial computing champion, Tim Cook , confirmed that the recently released Apple Vision Pro would land in China in 2024. The CEO is visiting China due to a decline in iPhone sales. Cook said: I am very confident in it (China).

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 1, 2020

I’ve met Noah 2 times in China, and for two times I’ve been able to appreciate his amazing technical competence (he’s a genius, really) and his passion for XR. 3 Headsets come from China with love. This week we had the announcement of 3 headsets from China. Unity launches MARS tools. News worth a mention.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 16, 2021

They are the business counterpart of the Pico Neo 3 , the consumer headset that Pico is selling in China for around $400, hoping to kickstart a consumer VR ecosystem there. It is also amazing that the interface lets us record directly Full HD videos in 1080p without having to use an external tool for that (see, Oculus?

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 19, 2023

More info Ready Player Me launches monetization tools for developers This has been in my opinion one of the biggest news of the week. Ready Player Me, the startup offering cross-platform and cross-application avatars, has just announced the release of its monetization tools in beta.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 10, 2022

HTC is set to reveal its new VIVE Mars CamTrack solution at the SIGGRAPH 2022 in Vancouver, Canada, where it will showcase the immersive production tool with Departure Lounge and Arcturus, it was revealed on Tuesday. One-click origin reset and simple calibration tools for cameras. HTC VIVE (@htcvive) August 8, 2022.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 11, 2018

When I was in China, the last company I visited in Shanghai has been Lenqiy. This is another Vive-X company working in the educational sector and that has given me interesting insights into the educational ecosystem in China , that confirmed what I have learned speaking with Langzou and Judao. He is a great person , for sure.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 19, 2021

NVIDIA DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling) will be natively supported for HDRP in Unity 2021.2. More info (NVIDIA CloudXR upgrade) More info (NVIDIA CloudXR on Tencent Cloud) More info (NVIDIA VRSS v2) More info (DLSS integrated inside Unity) More info (Jarvis) More info (NVIDIA RTX cards shortage). I think it is pretty explicit.

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ARVR

JANUARY 6, 2023

A leading Unity 3d game development services provider explained that gaming is the biggest driver of VR and it will certainly continue in the near future. Users may soon need to use Oculus VR technology as the primary tool for entering and interacting in Meta’s virtual world. in the lead in the virtual reality market.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

We’ve discovered how valuable the right XR tools can be in collaboration and communication, and how they can help innovators to build new products and ideas. According to Penn State , immersive technologies are a powerful tool in delivering the right level of training and guidance to students in today’s modern world.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2020

I mean, all UE developers, we Unity developers felt like being in a party where everyone is making out and you’re just there sipping a coke. Valve releases Half-Life: Alyx Steam Workshop Tools. After almost 2 months from the release of Half-Life: Alyx , Valve has released some authoring tools to create new maps for the game.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 16, 2020

I expected some sorts of runtime, configuration panel, hardware diagnostic tool, etc… instead, there is nothing. Experimenting with different force-feedback haptics inside Unity: rigid object, bendable object, breakable object. As a developer, I gave a look to their Unity SDK, that you can find on GitHub here.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

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. While HTC is struggling on the hardware side, I think that it is moving very well to create a good software ecosystem, at least in China. HTC launches Vive XR Suite.

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Bernard Marr

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Here’s an overview and a look at what we can expect from one of China’s leading technology companies in the near future. I’ll also take a look at why the situation for developers of AI platforms is different in China than it is in the West. The friendly-sounding name represents Enhanced Representation through Knowledge Interaction.

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ARPost

JUNE 3, 2022

Demos on the AWE floor included more intimate recordings and video calls with loved ones, as well as a game built for 2D but ported in through a Unity SDK. The glasses were announced over a year ago , but remain a highly coveted developer tool. “At Graylin said that an interoperable metaverse will likely be created first in China.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 17, 2023

Microsoft and Autoliv China Autoliv China, a manufacturing innovator, collaborated with Microsoft and DataMesh to implement digital twin technology, 3D data visualization, and artificial intelligence in their operations. All of these tools allow workers to resolve issues faster, while keeping technology hands-free.

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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.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

In the letter, he accused the Chinese firm of collecting data for the Communist Party of China via the TikTok social media and user-generated content (UGC) application. Most major NFT trading apps like OpenSea give users access to analytics, trade history, and privacy tools to ensure safe trading. Fair Competition and Accessibility.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 23, 2023

I’m still writing from China, and this week I spent the Chinese New Year here… it was an interesting experience, and if you lost my funny story about it, you can still have a look at it in my dedicated post. Which tools and platforms are you using to build mind-bending creations? Welcome to another roundup of AR/VR news of the week!

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Qualcomm’s extended reality (XR) software development ecosystem, Snapdragon Spaces, is gaining significant traction as a tool for professional-grade immersive content creation. The firm is also scaling its internal XR team in regions such as North America, Europe, India, and China. What’s Next?

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ARVR

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Students get the same level of practice without harming anything or working with dangerous tools. Challenges of augmented reality in education Aside from the benefits, there are a couple of difficulties associated with using such learning tools: Proper hardware is needed. The lack of teachers’ experience with tech.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 24, 2020

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 China is launching real name identification in games. Pre-release versions of iOS, iPad OS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS ?—?Pre-release

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 13, 2021

It was too early for Unity, but they taught me about C++, C#, Java, OpenCV, OpenGL and other fancy development stuff. I thought developing everything VR-related in native code, but while researching how to develop for VR, I discovered that many people abandoned de nerd C++ wei to use a more visual program called Unity.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 31, 2023

There will be a new launcher, improved graphics, improved in-game camera, production-ready Unity SDK for the creators, improved full-body VR, and much more. First of all, the Web3 VR platform has announced version 3.0 which is releasing this autumn with a massive update in which basically everything will be improved.

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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. And I could go on with other examples… In China, we had the opening of a giant VR theme park in Guizhou , even if it actually is still an incomplete effort. Standalone headsets.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 26, 2021

Holoride has now announced that it is working with Unity and Pico to release its Elastic SDK and offer devkits to let developers create experiences for the Holoride store , that will also be powered by blockchain. These are all problems to be figured out. But for sure the concept remains intriguing and very original.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

The damn Coronavirus is impacting the lives of many people, and I’m incredibly sad about what is happening especially in China, with millions of people quarantined and thousands of dead. Stay strong, China. The coronavirus keeps impacting VR. Among its side-effects, we have also things related to Virtual Reality. Sansar is on sale.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

China is the factory of the world, and now that it has stopped because of the virus, all the other countries are having troubles as well. For now, I know today some offices in China are starting to open again, let’s hope that this terrible situation ends as soon as possible. ???? More info (Use Google Translate).

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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.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 1, 2019

MoatBoat : a nice experiment of a world creation tool all controlled by voice. Unity Development. Unity Development for the Mirage Solo is not difficult. Another feature that I liked has been the instant-preview : I was able to test the apps on my device without installing them, directly in streaming from Unity!

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 12, 2019

The same Unity plugin is able to serve all Oculus devices and this helps a lot in developing cross-platform titles. The SDK is also very well documented and it is easy to find the solution to your problems also in Oculus and Unity forums since the Oculus dev community is far from being little. Enterprise features.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 6, 2018

I’ve not been able to test it in person, but looking around its users manual, the aGlass DK II seems quite easy to install and also easy to be used as a developer , thanks to its handy Unity and Unreal plugins. So we think it’s better to use eye tracking as an assistive tool for user experience designing. Yes, it is!

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