AR Insider

APRIL 12, 2021

The Unity Cube is an experiment from developer Tony “SkarredGhost” Vitillo to test the limits of what Oculus will allow into the App Lab program. Vitillo submitted a fully functional application which simply presents the user with a cube in a blank environment—and Oculus accepted it. That’s right, baby.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 3, 2016

You can now register to attend Oculus’ 3rd ‘Connect’ conference, an event dedicated to all things Oculus from Rift to Touch and is focused primarily on developers and VR development. Photo courtesy Oculus VR, LLC. Oculus Connect 3 Registration.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Disney has some form of VR content on the way to the Oculus Rift and Gear VR before the end of the year, but this new project from the company’s Research division looks like something else entirely. A haptic playback and authoring plugin for Unity allows filmmakers to tailor feedback to their experience.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 16, 2022

Google performs interesting AR news at I/O conference. Even worse, Unity has lost -30% of its stock value. These huge losses have a similar origin to Meta’s ones: Apple’s new privacy policy on the stores has impacted the earnings through Unity ads. Other relevant news. Image by Google). Lenovo to launch a new MR headset.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 27, 2020

What is interesting the most are not the features, that more or less are the same as most other headsets: integrated headphones, halo+headband, IPD adjustment, etc… It seems a mix of a Samsung Odyssey and an Oculus Rift S. Oculus Go is not part of the Oculus For Business program anymore. PSVR 2 could be revealed next month.

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ARPost

APRIL 8, 2020

While doing demos, people new to VR technology would repeatedly put both controllers into one hand to reach out and try to touch digital artefacts. Laverde also pointed out that while VIVE’s hand tracking SDK works with a number of common platforms including Unity and Unreal, there can be complications for different hardware.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 15, 2021

In September, the new Facebook Avatars will come and substitute the current Oculus avatars. You will be able to control it with a ring on your finger, about which Apple has actually filed some patents. VR Scout) More info (Apple’s real patent on a ring controller). Read about Microsoft’s Ignite conference.

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AR Insider

MARCH 1, 2021

Let’s dive in… Sony Confirms New Playstation VR2 for PS5 with New Controllers. The PSVR tethered headset remains the market leader, and will not go quietly into the night when challenged by the Oculus Quest 2. The product allows users to create 3D content on top of CAD models without a game engine like Unity.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 30, 2021

That’s why we decided to port it to other devices, especially the Oculus Quest that is selling so well among consumers in the last months. It is true that the Unity Asset Store is your friend, but as our creative artist Lapo Germasi says “ If you want to make a good job, there is no asset that you download and you just use as is.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 23, 2021

What I’ve not enjoyed is that SideQuest has removed The Unity Cube from its listing, stating that there were too many cubes there. To write, you have to take your controller upside-down, so you can use it as a big pen. This year the conference will be held online for the second year in a row, but for sure will be a must-watch.

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VRScout

APRIL 13, 2018

The two-day conference’s full slate of keynote speakers also include live performances. The world’s largest VR & AR conference is back again May 4-5 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. There’s quite no conference like VRLA. Attendees can sign up for Circuit Stream’s workshops when they register for VRLA.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

This has been a hectic week for the leaks on the upcoming new Oculus Quest Pro device. Marky Z hinted that the device should feature eye and face tracking, and recent findings in Oculus Quest 2 runtime confirm this. These depth cameras are used for positional tracking of controllers and the headset. Top news of the week.

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VRScout

JUNE 9, 2017

Now Apple has thrown us a bone, and during their World Wide Developer Conference last week gave us Apple silo folk some good news. ARKit supports iOS 11 (coming this fall) and Unity, Unreal, Scenekit, and if you have an iPhone 5s or higher—you can get in on the action (plus a public beta is coming in June).

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 16, 2020

And while this is anyway a good result for a startup (developing an AR headsets means spending billions in R&D), targeting the consumer market has been a suicide move , that let Microsoft get full control of the profitable enterprise market. Valve Index and Oculus Quest were on sale again. Image by Oculus). Who knows….

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 5, 2021

In the latest invitation to WWDC 2021 , the yearly Apple developers’ conference, there is a picture of an animoji wearing glasses in front of a Mac. The Oculus Quest 2 continues its march towards mainstream adoption. It wouldn’t be a normal week without some news about Facebook and/or the Oculus Quest. Other relevant news.

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Hypergrid Business

OCTOBER 28, 2021

He spoke at today’s Facebook Connect , the company’s virtual reality and augmented reality conference. Input methods will include gestures and voice control, he said. The three main VR platforms will start with Horizon Home, which are going to be personal rooms, the starting areas for Oculus users.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 3, 2019

This year we saw the launch of: Oculus Go ; Lenovo Mirage Solo ; Vive Focus ; Pico Neo / G2 ; S hadow VR; and the announcement of the Oculus Quest. Oculus has been the king of standalones , because it is selling devices at very low prices that offer great content. Oculus Quest and controllers inside a stand.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 26, 2016

A Rift from Facebook-owned Oculus or a Vive from HTC can track your head throughout a room, but these “outside-in” systems require careful placement, or mounting, of sensors around the perimeter of the room for a full experience. The Santa Cruz inside-out tracking prototype from Oculus. ”

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 2, 2020

To make you understand how these features are incredible, Qualcomm has stated that “the [XR2] reference design has 2x the CPU and GPU performance, 4x more video bandwidth, 6x higher resolution and 11x AI improvement compared to our current widely adopted XR platform [the Oculus Quest ]”. So bad, because I was planning to go there in March.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

But in China, they are very famous, and now they are also organizing a big event about XR called FBEC with hosts from all the major VR companies (HTC, Unity, Alibaba, Huawei, etc…). Since Meta made the acquisition and took over Oculus, VRTUOLUO began to write original and in-depth articles on the XR industry.

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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. Oculus Go showcased. The Oculus Go (Image by Oculus). So, are you ready? Let’s start!

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 2, 2018

The Vive Focus was most probably the best VR standalone on the market when Oculus last week announced what will be the first consumer 6DOF VR standalone headset. And so here we are again: Oculus vs HTC, America vs China, Hugo Barra vs Alvin Wang Graylin. And now the battle is on standalone headsets: Oculus Quest vs Vive Focus.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

At View Conference , I already listened to a very interesting talk about the difficulties of creating such a movie in both 2D and VR and what changes have been made to make the experience optimal in both formats. was created before there were hand controllers for VR. VR hand controllers are loaded with buttons and triggers.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 1, 2020

In the interview with me, he talked about many topics, like the rumors he heard on Apple Glasses, on the Oculus Quest 2 , the America vs China war, XR entrepreneurship, Tesla, and more! But of course, the technology is still not there: the Oculus Quest is still uncomfortable, we can’t read texts in it, and so on.

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VRScout

MAY 3, 2017

Demonstrated live on-stage during the Unity Vision Summit, you can already try it out for yourself in the Unity 2017 beta. ICYMI: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW FROM FACEBOOK’S F8 CONFERENCE. If you already have an Oculus Rift and Touch controllers, you can join the early open beta and dial in your parents via Facebook Messenger.

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Road to VR

JULY 8, 2016

But there are many other challenges with balancing interactivity and narrative that Apelab CEO & Sequenced producer Emilie Joly explained to me at the Silicon Valley Virtual Reality conference in April. LISTEN TO THE VOICES OF VR PODCAST. ” Here’s a trailer for Sequenced. Support Voices of VR. Subscribe on iTunes.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 2, 2019

Feature comparison between ARCore, ARKit and the Unity Handheld AR SDK (Image by Unity). During 2019 we will also see support for two controllers of the headset. Probably, but I’m not sure about this, Magic Leap will tease a new version of the Magic Leap glasses at the next LEAP Conference.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JULY 19, 2017

Over the last several years the long-running SIGGRAPH computer graphics conference served as an important marker of immersive computing’s march toward mainstream. Just a few years ago I found the Oculus meeting room hidden in a corner of the show floor where they were showing the HD prototype of the Rift featuring improved resolution.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2021

The new VR headset enhances everything from resolution and field of view to tracking and input ; It will connect to PS5 with a single cord to simplify setup and improve ease-of-use while enabling a high-fidelity visual experience; It will feature controllers carefully studied for VR.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 8, 2021

Alex Kipman promised us a Microsoft Ignite conference with an amazing level of immersion , and he kept his word. This is also confirmed by the Wired article, where the journalist states that he has been able to see the conference in preview before the general audience. Top news of the week. Image by OceanX). Other relevant news.

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Leapmotion

DECEMBER 20, 2015

Control your fear as you get trapped in an abandoned sawmill to survive as long as possible. Requires: Windows, Oculus Rift. I was so surprised how playing a game with my hands as the controllers changed what was fun and what felt odd to do.”. Requires: Windows, Oculus Rift. Requires: Windows, Oculus Rift.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

These advanced haptics make us dream of PSVR 2 controllers with best-in-class immersive haptics … but we have to still wait various months before discovering if this is the truth. All the reviewers are amazed. EXECUTION IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR A COMPANY. Everyone can have an idea, everyone can make a prototype.

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Leapmotion

DECEMBER 14, 2015

“I’ve worked on front-end web applications, middleware, server software and databases, but the most fun I’ve had in recent years has been with the Unity game engine. Requires: Windows, Oculus Rift. Requires: Mac, Oculus Rift. Requires: Windows, Mac. IoT Projects. Highest Jockey. HomeBright. Laser Tanks!

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Additionally, founding the Upload Academy, a VR/AR developer training program, which graduated its first class in August with a number of success stories including Found – a gorgeous Miyazaki-esque narrative experience created by four of our students which was recently recognized on stage during the Oculus Connect Keynote. January 2016.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 11, 2021

This price is ridiculously low: it is less than what a nreal glass costs, a lot less of a HoloLens 2 and perfectly in line also with the prices of VR headsets like Oculus Quest 2 and Pico Neo 3. Lone Echo 2 will be available for Rift S (yeah, the forgotten headset) and Quest + Link from October, 12th for $40 as an exclusive Oculus release.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

He organizes the annual GamesBeat and GamesBeat Summit conferences. I remember seeing the Oculus guys — Palmer Luckey and Nate Mitchell and Brendan (Iribe) over at one of their CES tables in the early years, well before they were acquired. And that was with controllers. Dean, welcome to the show, my friend.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

He organizes the annual GamesBeat and GamesBeat Summit conferences. I remember seeing the Oculus guys — Palmer Luckey and Nate Mitchell and Brendan (Iribe) over at one of their CES tables in the early years, well before they were acquired. And that was with controllers. Dean, welcome to the show, my friend.

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