The Ghost Howls

MARCH 21, 2021

It will be a very interesting event and you can register at this link if you want to enjoy it (come on, it’s free!). Sony unveils the new controllers of the PSVR2. Finally, the PSVR 2 won’t have anymore the wands (or dildos) of the PSVR 1 but will have controllers that follow the standards of all the other headsets.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 17, 2023

More info (Roblox is coming to Quest — Road To VR) More info (Roblox is coming to Quest — Upload VR) More info (Roblox on Quest may increase scrutiny on the platform) Other relevant news (Image by WIRED) Mark Lucovsky has left Google Mark Lucovsky has just left Google. Now the next step is making also the controllers work with a PC.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

We are all in AltspaceVR, a VR social platform that lets you meet people from around the world and attend live events. Each female founder has been paired with complementary women leaders from companies such as Google, Magic Leap, Norwest Venture Partners, and Warner Bros., After the official event, there was of course an afterparty.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 4, 2016

Google today unveiled its first Daydream headset called ‘View’, a high-quality mobile VR headset that works exclusively with Android’s integrated VR support. SEE ALSO Google Announces First Daydream-Ready VR Phone - Breaking. The headset will arrive in three colors; slate, snow, and crimson.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Last year Google showed us their commitment to VR, unveiling a Daydream View VR headset , Daydream platform, and Pixel phone. Now exactly a year later, Google is back again with VR updates and an additional focus on augmented reality (AR). The motion controller now slides into the headstrap rather than the front cover plate.

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Upload VR

AUGUST 18, 2023

In the wake of Apple Vision Pro's announcement earlier this year, ByteDance-owned Pico appears to be switching its focus from controllers to hand tracking. But users will still be able to enjoy raycast controller-based content if they choose." Will it come with or without controllers in every region?

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JULY 21, 2023

After months of tinkering and testing, Project Iris, Google’s latest AR innovation, appears to be another “Google Glass Failure.” For years, Google has been toying with the idea of becoming a real competitor in the extended reality market. But for all its innovation and resources, Google’s AR ideas never really seem to pan out.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 4, 2016

We’re live from Google’s Pixel phone media event, where we got hand’s on with the company’s new Daydream View VR headset. Much like the Google Cardboard and Gear VR, Daydream View is powered by your phone (in this case a Google Pixel phone). Controller. Here’s what you need to know: Wireless.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 28, 2021

But one thing actually went as expected : Facebook announced the creation of a parent company called Meta , which is going to control all products Facebook was involved in. Meta has been the last news mentioned at this Connect, but actually all the event was conceived just to arrive at this final announcement. And he kept his word.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 20, 2017

Whether or not you’re in the narrow band of ‘solar eclipse totality’ that’s making its way across the continental United States on Monday, August 21st, Google Earth VR has seen a recent update that will let you experience the rare event from the comfort of your own HTC Vive or Oculus Rift. image courtesy NASA.

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Road to VR

APRIL 4, 2023

In an interview ahead of Apple’s upcoming Worldwide Developers Conference event, CEO Tim Cook talks about the potential of XR and why elements of it may be “even better than the real world.” Just as Apple was skeptical of Google Glass, Cook knows Apple will always be in a similar boat when launching new products.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

We’re excited about the whole event. Because people are still wary of travel and because the virtual AWE conferences had such high attendance, this year is going to be a hybrid event. See Also: The Future of XR’s Remote Events in the New Normal. See Also: The Future of XR’s Remote Events in the New Normal.

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VRScout

MARCH 29, 2017

One of Samsung’s biggest annual events, Samsung Unpacked , took place earlier today in NYC where live attendees and online spectators saw the debut of Samsung’s latest mobile effort, the Galaxy S8 and S8+. Now Samsung is introducing their own motion control solution to accompany their already-popular Gear VR headset.

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Cats and VR

JUNE 27, 2016

One of the fastest growing set of influencers in the VR community recently hosted a sold out event to facilitate the discussion and discovery of Art & VR. UploadVR turned their offices into an art gallery and held an excellent event hosted by artist in residence and art curator of the Upload Collective space, Stuart Mason.

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Road to VR

APRIL 1, 2017

Here’s the game running with the soon to be released Gear VR motion controller. The latest Gear VR headset will have its own dedicated motion controller, as announced at this year’s MWC and detailed at last week’s Samsung ‘Unpacked’ event. SEE ALSO Google Daydream Review: Casual VR Closes the Gap.

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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 event hosts people from very important companies like NVIDIA, VR Chat, The Khronos Group, Alibaba (there is Jack Ma!),

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Today at MWC 2024, Samsung unveiled an upcoming XR headset the firm created alongside partners Google and Qualcomm, with a scheduled release window coming in 2025. At the event, Samsung unveiled several innovative tech products, including the immersive device, a smart ring, and an assistive mobility robotics device.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2024

Anyway, with the end of the life of Quest 2, this cycle finished and a new one started with Quest 3, Apple Vision Pro, Google and Samsung announcing their own headset, and other companies chasing them (e.g. Especially Apple and Google, which are the dominant players in the smartphone industry, are both launching headsets this year.

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ARPost

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Mytaverse was founded during the COVID-19 pandemic and has seen its fair share of remote events and virtual work solutions since then. The avatar is controlled by standard WASD controls on a computer or by touch on a mobile device. And, I hope to be invited back for some remote event or another. Enterprise-Only.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Before Oculus can have its three days of fun later this week, Google will be getting its time in the spotlight at its own Made By Google press conference in San Francisco tomorrow. This isn’t a VR-dedicated event like Oculus Connect, but we are expecting some pretty significant announcements on this front from the tech giant.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

We got an invite to attend the launch event within the platform and saw it as a great opportunity to give our honest review of the platform while we were there. The paradigm that we can bring people into the same space is seemingly gone,” founder and CEO Christoph Fleischmann said during the launch event. What Is Arthur?

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 4, 2016

Today at Google’s press event announcing the Pixel phone and Daydream View headset, the company detailed VR content on the way to the Daydream Android VR platform. Along with Daydream VR apps and experiences we’ve seen previously, Google today announced a group of exciting content on the way to the platform.

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XR Today - Big XR News tag

OCTOBER 20, 2023

This week has seen its fair share of tricks and treats ahead of the Halloween season, where companies like Warpin Reality, HTC VIVE, Google, Shopify, and Apple, among others, have offered a powerhouse of insights to XR Today on their latest innovations. This has led Google to slash jobs across its operations in recent months.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Today at an event in San Francisco, Google revealed the second version of their Daydream View VR headset which makes comfort improvements across the board, including new, custom lenses with a wider field of view. Google says that users will no longer have their VR sessions cut short by overheating issues. image courtesy Google.

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Cats and VR

MARCH 29, 2017

Samsung announced that the new Gear VR will be available on April 21st for $129 during its Galaxy S8 event today. It comes with the new Gear VR controller but current owners of older Gear VR models can also nab it separately for $39. This should allow for better gaming experiences on Gear VR. CatsAndVR.com

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ARPost

JUNE 28, 2021

The company’s own co-founders, Anand Agarawala and Jinha Lee, have their own impressive pasts including working at Google, MIT, Microsoft, and Samsung. They can also interact with some in-world assets and with platform controls via mouse or touchpad. These include talks, cultural events, and even NFT art galleries.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

HTC is the maker of the Vive VR headset , a monumental achievement in optics, controls and 3D positional tracking for VR. Google Earth VR. presented Google Earth VR with the Century Award for VR in service of environmental enrichment. Longtime Hollywood environmental activist, Ed Begley Jr. Ghostbusters .

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Road to VR

MAY 18, 2016

At Google’s I/O event in San Francisco today, they’ve announced that in Android N, they’re including a complete platform and ecosystem built entirely for virtual reality. He also alluded to new reference VR headset, coming later this year in the Fall along with a new motion controller.

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Upload VR

MAY 11, 2023

During its I/O 2023 conference, Google said it will share more about its 'Android collaboration' with Samsung on 'immersive XR' later this year. Samsung revealed in February that it was partnering with Google and Qualcomm to develop XR hardware, with Qualcomm providing the chipset and Google handling "the software".

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 19, 2022

And btw if the header image made you curious… this is a fully modular SteamVR controller built by Rob Cole: [link] ). Resolution Games had its company event. Resolution Games just had its own event during which it announced many pieces of news about its games. Google may be working on a bracelet and a ring for its glasses.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Meta already teased some details in June before the Apple Event, and over these weeks we had all the information revealed through leaks and rumors. Looking at the cached page on Google of its Quest 3 listing, it is possible to see that they have written all the specs on their website. This is a very needed upgrade. What surprises?

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ARPost

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Like so many conferences and summits in the last few months, the event for enterprise XR and wearables went entirely digital – this one with its own custom-built platform to promote the professional networking that the summit is known for. The platform will remain up to foster connection in the months following the event.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 4, 2016

Following the reveal of the Daydream mobile VR ecosystem earlier in the year, Google has finally revealed the first headset to support it, Daydream View. The headset comes with a controller and launches in November for $79. The new device was revealed at the Made By Google conference in San Francisco today.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Today, Ubisoft is announcing Virtual Rabbids: The Big Plan, set to launch exclusively on Google Daydream this spring. From the sounds of it, the game is pretty similar to other Rabbids titles, in that it’s a complication of minigames that take advantage of motion control tech.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 24, 2016

After announcing Daydream earlier this year, Google’s platform for high-end virtual reality on Android, the company has now says the Daydream VR SDK has reached version 1.0 Building upon the prior Cardboard SDK, Google has now combined both Cardboard and Daydream development into the Google VR SDK.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Join pick a side and join the battle for control of previous Exotic Matter in this modern revival of the 2013 location-based AR game. ” The Enlightened wish to channel XM and evolve humankind, while the Resistance seeks to control XM and enslave humanity. But what is XM? What is its potential? Image Credit: Niantic .

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MAY 9, 2022

Google I/O is back. Yes, we’re on the precipice of yet another installment of Google’s annual developer conference, the most interesting part of which is always a keynote stream to kick things off. will take us through some of what we can expect from Google in 2022 and beyond at 10 a.m. Credit: Google.

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