The Ghost Howls

MARCH 22, 2022

Meta to introduce new parental controls on Quest. After many pressures from the community and the media, Meta has finally decided to introduce new parental control tools in Quest 2. It was even featured on Google News. More info (Quest 2 new parental controls?—?Road Road To VR) More info (Quest 2 new parental controls?—?Upload

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 27, 2022

This week on Reality Bytes, we discuss Meta's accelerator program in partnership with L’Oreal, Disney’s Web3 immersive music emporium, and Google allows users to control their ad experience. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Known for its work on the open source version of Google’s Tilt Brush, Open Brush , The Icosa Foundation has now released a version of Google’slow-poly 3D modeling app Blocks for Quest. “This will be instrumental in unlocking Open Blocks’ full potential for asset creation and remixing,” the studio says.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

Today I perform a dive in my past and I review the Google Glass Enterprise Edition 2! Google Glass Enterprise Edition 2 Video Review. Do you want to discover everything about the Google Glass Enterprise Edition 2 but you don’t like reading walls of text? Google Glass Enterprise Edition 2. Can I try it?”

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

APRIL 25, 2025

Google previewed its smart glasses, “Act Two”, at TED2025. The company emphasizes that the XR Glove aims to transform professional XR training by overcoming the limitations of traditional controllers, particularly in industry-focused training where accuracy is crucial. StretchSense launched a precise hand-tracking XR glove.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Top news of the week (Image by Google) AI models to generate 3D scenes start to surface This week we had the announcement of two AI models dedicated to the generation of 3D worlds. These glasses should be built in partnership with Google and Qualcomm and have a similar form factor to the successful Ray-Ban Meta glasses.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The controllers would be sold separately and would be fully optional, mostly dedicated to people who want to play games requiring controllers on the Apple Vision Pro. Currently, Sony does not sell the controllers separately by the headset, but if the partnership is confirmed, it will start to do so. I think this is great news.

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Road to VR

JUNE 12, 2025

Project Moohan was announced alongside Android XR back in December 2024, which will be the first device to run Google’s upcoming XR operating system. It also supports VR motion controllers of some sort , although we haven’t seen those either.

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AR Insider

JULY 20, 2020

But could greater impact come from the biggest ad giant of all: Google? But the concept of 3D/AR models populating search results took a step forward with Google’s Swirl rollout. As part of that launch, Google has revealed a few proof points on Swirl’s performance from early partners and beta participants.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Note: Samsung and Google aren’t yet sharing any key details for this headset like resolution, weight, field-of-view, or price. Hands-on With Samsung Project Moohan Android XR Headset Image courtesy Google Starting from the Project Moohan hardwareit’s a good-looking device, no doubt. We went hands on with an early version.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 13, 2024

Google Earth VR was an early and enchanting app for the first generation of modern PC VR headsets, but unfortunately it never made the leap to the standalone era. Now a new app, FLY , brings the magic of exploring Google Earth in VR to Quest and Vision Pro. But the Vision Pro version is rendered at 2.5x

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Road to VR

MAY 7, 2021

A patent registered with the Chinese intellectual property office (CNIPA) showing a very Oculus Touch-like motion controller may point to the company’s growing VR ambitions however. Huawei is certainly feeling the pressure of reduced smartphone sales due to US sanctions and a ban on packaging its hardware with Google services.

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Road to VR

JUNE 19, 2024

Hugo Swart, previous head of Qualcomm’s XR division, announced he’s joined Google where he’ll lead the company’s XR Ecosystem Strategy and Technology efforts. Google is also rumored to be developing a “Micro XR” platform for XR glasses, which is said to use a prototyping platform internally known as “Betty.”

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 25, 2022

Google starts testing its AR glasses in the wild. Google has announced that it is going to start to test the prototypes of its AR glasses in the wild. What is relevant about this piece of news is that Google has just confirmed its strong commitment to augmented reality. More info (Google testing AR glasses?—?Official

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Road to VR

MARCH 1, 2024

According to a report from The Information , Google and Meta held a meeting late last year wherein the two companies discussed the possibility of bringing Android XR to Meta headsets. The post Meta Reportedly Rejected Google Partnership to Bring Android XR to Quest appeared first on Road to VR.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Samsung’s 2023 Unpacked event was all about the company’s Galaxy S23 hardware, although at the end of its hour-long presentation the South Korean tech giant announced it was working with Qualcomm and Google to develop an XR device. Notably, Samsung hasn’t released a VR product since the launch of the PC VR headset Odyssey+.

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Road to VR

MAY 30, 2024

Google and Magic Leap today announced a “strategic technology partnership.” ” The move shows Google seeking to gain ground to keep up with the likes of Meta, Apple, and others in a race to control the AR headset market. Google has had several starts and stops in the XR space.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 21, 2021

Sony unveils the new controllers of the PSVR2. One month after the reveal of a “next-gen VR headset for the Playstation” (whose name is not known, but I guess it will be PSVR2), Sony has revealed one important detail of its new VR system: the controllers. The controllers will be given to selected developers very soon.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

AUGUST 19, 2024

The VR modelling tool Google Blocks is now available as an open-source version under the name of Open Blocks. Google AR Glasses: Is This the Return of Google Glass? Ultimately, it hopes to create a ‘full modelling suite’ that adds greater controls over materials, texturing support, and tools from CSG pipelines.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Open Blocks, the open source rebirth of Google's Blocks, is now available on Quest in early access. Blocks by Google released in 2017 as a PC VR tool for low-poly 3D modeling with tracked controllers, and was one of the first VR-native 3D creation tools.

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Upload VR

JANUARY 22, 2025

Google is acquiring "some of" HTC Vive's engineering team to "accelerate the development of the Android XR platform". As an interesting parallel: in late 2017 Google acquired some of HTC's mobile devices engineering team, and leveraged these engineers to vastly improve the hardware of its Pixel phones.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

According to Meta CTO Andrew ‘Boz’ Bosworth, Google simply isn’t interested in bringing the full Play Store of apps to Quest. “They just need to ship the APK to us, and maybe they need to do some light modification depending on how the control scheme would work, but not necessarily much after that.”

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Road to VR

APRIL 25, 2024

This puts Meta in an entirely new position as a platform holder, as it now seems the company is trying to beat Google at its own game. Apple vs. Google. Google: Keep on Daydreaming After having abandoned its ill-fated standalone XR platform Daydream in 2019, Google took a giant step back from VR that it never quite recovered from.

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Road to VR

MAY 19, 2025

There have been leaked prototype designs (seen above) from 2022, as well as leaked 3D modelshidden in a SteamVR update late last year (seen below), which appeared to show off a new VR motion controller , codenamed Roy. Meanwhile, we’re waiting for any real shred of evidence to come from Apple of any forthcoming headset.

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Road to VR

APRIL 23, 2025

By now, UEVR is pretty feature-rich, including support for 6DOF head movement, full stereoscopic 3D, frontend GUI for easy process injection, support for OpenXR runtimes, as well as motion controller support. ” Granted, the video above was created using a fairly beefy rig, and you’ll probably need one too.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Drag-and-drop digital assets in real-time using LITHO’s AR controller. The app is called Diorama and it works with your smartphone in combination with LITHO’s wearable AR controller by letting you add digital props into your film in real-time while you’re filming. Diorama comes with a number of pre-installed props to use.

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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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Road to VR

JULY 17, 2024

Google announced that Blocks , the 3D asset creation tool released for VR in 2017, is following in the footsteps of Tilt Brush by going open source. The Icosa Foundation is also known for developing Open Brush and Google Polygon replacement Icosa Gallery. ” The open source archive of the Blocks code can be found on github.

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Road to VR

APRIL 8, 2025

First and foremost, text input performance is inherently limited by the number of inputting elements (whether fingers, controllers, or other character selectors). Several key takeaways can be surmised from our research. Only multi-finger typing can lead to performance comparable to touch-typing speed with a keyboard on regular PCs.

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VRScout

MARCH 20, 2021

Currently, entering your password and username or typing out a message in VR means awkwardly selecting keys using your motion controllers. Developers have explored potential solutions in the past, such as Google Daydream’s ultra-fun Drum Keys or Logitech’s VR compatible keyboards. Unfortunately, typing is not one of them.

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Road to VR

MAY 30, 2025

Google showed off its own pair of smart glasses on stage at Google I/O earlier this month, announcing it’s partnering with eyewear companies Warby Parker and Gentle Monster to release multiple versions of its Android XR Glasses in the near future. And the segment is heating up.

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Road to VR

MARCH 5, 2020

Google has taken its sweet time bringing its VR creation app Tilt Brush (2016) to PSVR, although having recently slimmed down the app to fit on the modest mobile chipset of Oculus Quest may have given the company needed incentive to finally launch on PSVR. Japan – CUSA18283_00. Image courtesy Gamstat.

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Upload VR

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Samsung's first standalone headset is coming in 2025, running Google's new Android XR operating system and powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 chipset. I went hands-on with an early headset developer kit showcasing Google's software and Samsung's hardware. Beyond this, Samsung isn't yet sharing specifications.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

While the Play for Dream MR headset is currently running its own flavor of Android as its underlying operating system, the company tells Road to VR that it expects to adopt Google’s own Android XR platform eventually. Alternatively the company could wait until a future headset to make its transition.

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VRScout

AUGUST 11, 2022

Those in Europe can download the app for free via the Apple Store and Google Play. You can control your avatar using facial tracking and even broadcast live to audiences around the world with ease. There’s also the option to customize your virtual background.

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Upload VR

DECEMBER 12, 2024

UploadVR Ian Hamilton If you missed the news, Samsung finally revealed its standalone headset today, and Google revealed the Android XR platform that it will run. But Google is building a platform it hopes will be the industry standard, and at least three other companies are already building devices to run it: Sony, Lynx, and Xreal.

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VRScout

MARCH 31, 2023

Credit: VRChat That said, some worlds and avatars may need to be adjusted to account for touchscreen controls in order to function properly on Android devices, according to VRChat. Instead of using the Google Play Store, participants will receive a custom URL directing them to the download.

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