The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

David of Upload says that thanks to its big boost in specifications , PS5 can offer an amazing flat screen experience : better resolution, better framerate, better graphics, better load times, better controller. HoloLens 2 availability has been expanded to 15 new regions : Italy (YESSS!), Other relevant news. Image by Microsoft).

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 11, 2022

Side view of Pico 4 controllers. connector with OTG 3 Physical IPD adjustments Optical Positional tracking, with 4 tracking cameras Cameras have 400×400 resolution and run at 120Hz Maximum 10m x 10m tracking area and mm-precision accuracy Optical Tracked Controllers, with 32 tracking points 5300 mAh battery, for around 2.5-3h

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 19, 2023

Pre-teen accounts will have very strict safety measures and they must be set up by an adult, which will have total control over it. Preteen accounts will have their social profile set to private by default and they still won’t be able to use Meta Horizon Worlds. I do not know what to think about this. appeared first on The Ghost Howls.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 1, 2020

The Reverb was already a very good headset (as you can read in my hands-on impressions ) with good comfort and an astonishing resolution, but it had some problems with the display (mura, red smearing) and with the controllers (classical mediocre WMR tracking). built in to headband Controllers ?—?6DOF pounds (0.55kg) Cable Length: 19.5

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 13, 2021

Probably I should tell you that I was busy with VR projects, but the truth is that I have been celebrating a lot lately, especially the recent victory of Italy in the Euro 2020 soccer championship. It doesn’t have controllers (you just use your hands), but you can buy external controllers by Finch to use with it.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 27, 2020

Another busy week has passed by, and here in Italy we just got the news that lockdown measures will start to loosen from next week, but the road to go out as we wish is still long. We’re looking for a Unity dev for a freelance gig lasting 1–2 months, ideally from Italy or a nearby country (for easier management).

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Coronavirus is back in Italy and from yesterday we’re having new restrictions like a night curfew, some kind of shops closed, etc… I hope that you and the people you love are safe. Huawei has upgraded its sleek VR glasses and now they support 6DOF movement and 6DOF controllers that are very similar to the Oculus Touch.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 13, 2022

Pico Neo 3 Pro headset and controllers. Regarding porting your content, as a developer, there is good news: Pico has recently become compatible with Unity.XR, so it’s much easier to port your content (if you are a Unity developer). Pico Neo Link specifications. The beta program will so run until the end of September.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 15, 2022

As you’ve read in my other article written today , this is a special day for this blog… but it is also Monday, so I won’t skip writing a new amazing roundup of AR/VR news So, wishing you a happy Ferragosto (the name of today’s holiday in Italy), I leave you to the best XR news of the week! Top news of the week. Image by NVIDIA). Learn more.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 24, 2020

Facebook already had full control of my Oculus and Facebook accounts, so it had already my XR data. That’s why Avi Bar-Zeev in a tweet on this topic talked about “the illusion of control” of our data : actually, Facebook already had it all. Zuckerberg wrote in a letter some years ago that he wants full control of the XR platform.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

It is what makes it successful, and what gives it an edge over software that appears having a stricter control like Facebook Horizon. And it is so satisfying using VR to promote art and culture , even more if it is about my lovely Italy. Unity editor scripts are very useful to produce some automation for you. Why VRChat?

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 19, 2021

It’s a nice summer day here in Italy, and I hope things for all of you are going well. A brain-controlled keyboard that should have worked without having any kind of sensors installed into the brain, so that to be completely non-invasive. Top news of the week. billion in content revenue by 2025?—?

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 10, 2020

A VR maker has built a pair of motorized shoes, controlled by an app , that let you walk in real life to walk in VR. My team is looking for freelancers for developing an XR experience : we’re looking for 2D artists, 3D artists, Unity developers, sound designers, and UX designers. More info. Register now. Propose yourself.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 2, 2020

The damn coronavirus continues to impact all our lives: the fact that many countries are applying restrictions on flights to and from Italy is, for example, creating various nuisances to my job. This is one of the weirdest rag-doll experiments in Unity. Coronavirus impacts headsets production and kills F8 and GDC. Learn more.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 5, 2021

Today in Italy it should be the day when we go pic-nicking… but given the fact that we are in lockdown, I’ll just eat a lot at home While I send you a lot of good vibes, let’s see together what have been the best pieces of AR/VR news of this week, that has been incredibly interesting! (My Cubism is a great case study for hand tracking UX.

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ARVR

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Some people choose to create a Unity 360 virtual tour, since this game engine has multiple plugins and extensions that make development easier. They offer an unprecedented level of immersion, realism, and user control. 3D Virtual Tour As the name suggests, this tour is presented through 3D models.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 3, 2019

Oculus Quest and controllers inside a stand. The Odyssey has anyway the problem of the non-optimal tracking of controllers. In May of 2017, Unity CEO John Riccitiello forecasted two things : That harsh times with people saying that VR is a fad would have come. It also features a very nice anti-SDE display that everyone loves.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

The damn coronavirus has arrived in my city in northern Italy, but I’m still alive and kicking, reporting you the most interesting XR news of the week! This weekend I’ve also organized together with SIDI a big VR workshop on new technologies (XR, AI, neural links, etc…). Really my favorite. It is very interesting. Sansar is on sale.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 16, 2022

I have just returned back home to Turin (Italy) after my trip to Laval and Paris, and as usual when I attend an event, here I am reporting to you the impressions of some of the hardware and software I have tried there. But no, the demo was not that fun, it was just a simple Unity scene.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

I am back in Italy! Mark Zuckerberg, but also Unity CEO John Riccitiello) that should mark the beginning of the serious adoption of new technology. The new version of Roblox ships with a new VR system , that among other things, increases support for VR and especially for Oculus Touch and Valve Index controllers.

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APRIL 7, 2021

Controllers. Reverb G2 controllers. USA, Canda, UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Australia. HP says the Omnicept features are supported across both Unity and Unreal Engine. Field of View. 114° diagonal. Optical Adjustments. Connectors. USB-C, DisplayPort, Power. Cable Length. Off-ear headphones. Microphone.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

I think I’ll miss the joys of summer (and all the trophies that Italy has won), but at least I’ll be able to enjoy again some delicious hot chocolate Before leaving you to the news of the week, I’m happy to announce to you that I’ve been selected as a speaker for AWE US 2021 ! This one is the last AR/VR news roundup for this summer!

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Italy won the Tennis Davis Cup, and that was pretty cool to see (the match between Sinner and Djokovic was just incredible). More info Get started with Apple Vision Pro development Unity has just released the tools to start developing for Apple Vision Pro and interested developers can already start experimenting with them.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 4, 2020

While in Italy we get ready for the “Phase 2” of the lockdown, I write the best AR/VR news of the week just for you! Sony reveals finger tracking technology for controllers. In a research paper released by Sony and presented at CHI2020 it is possible to see the work that Sony is doing in finger tracking inside VR controllers.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2021

base stations) Controllers : Vive Wands. But this device got also some criticism: first of all , HTC has not released new controllers and still sells it with the old Wands. 749 for just the headset, $1399 for the full bundle with the headset, wands controllers, and base stations. technology (with support for Steam VR 1.0

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 27, 2022

It’s hot and the drought is creating some issues here in northern Italy. The Metaverse Standards Forum has already gathered many important players of the XR sector like Unity, Unreal Engine, Meta, Microsoft, Lamina 1, NVIDIA, and even other relevant companies like IKEA and Adobe. Top news of the week. Image by Meta).

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 20, 2021

From time to time, I like to look at the adoption graph of XR shown by John Riccitiello (the CEO of Unity) in 2017 , where you can see that the real acceleration of immersive technologies should start around 2022-2023. Pico Neo Eye 2 and controllers. Yes, it’s a lot of time, but these are realistic projections.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 10, 2019

If you will be in Italy, please come visiting me! The first one is called Almalence and is a Unity plug-in (already available on the store) that should improve the clarity of images inside the Vive Pro Eye. Oculus provides some details on controllers tracking. New software solutions claim to improve visuals in VR headsets.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 22, 2021

As a long-time AR enthusiast, and one of the first to have tried Google Glass in Italy, I have to admit that I will consider AR mainstream only when it will be on glasses that we will wear all day , when we’ll live in a completely shared mixed reality world (the AR Cloud). Some will also feature tracked controllers.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 4, 2023

Its controllers have no ring and no onboard cameras. That’s why Quest Touch Pro controllers are better. Quest 3 will be compatible with Touch Pro controllers for the ones that need better accuracy. This is great news because MRTK 3 introduces better compatibility with Unity standard tools than its previous version.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 3, 2023

More info (Meta Quest+ gaming service) More info (Cross-buy available for Meta Quest+ games) Unity announces AI tools when Valve stops AI games This week has been an emotional rollercoaster for games (VR and not) made with the support of artificial intelligence. Muse looks a lot like ChatGPT integrated inside Unity.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 12, 2021

But at least I could adjust brightness manually using the brightness controls that are on the headset. HoloLens 2 has no controllers, but it lets you interact with the mixed reality elements through hand tracking, eye tracking, and voice commands. Voice controls. The buttons to adjust the brightness of the virtual elements.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Today is a special day in Italy when families prepare the Christmas Tree, so I decided to publish a very special post that is a big gift to the whole XR community. I even hope some big brands can take inspiration from some of the features he has introduced in the Caliper controllers. Image by Rob Cole). Introduction.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 14, 2020

the USB cable for Oculus Link) and the (rechargeable) batteries for the controllers. There are lots of grants around, and here we can participate in some research grants offered by Italy or European Union. If you don’t have enough of this stuff, Amazon is your friend. Some countries are more “infected” than others.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 28, 2019

and this is good from one side, but stressful on others… much thanks to air conditioning to make me survive in that oven that is Italy in these days!). controllers-only) still have longer waiting times , but the situation is changing from them as well. Oculus Quest and controllers (Image by Oculus). The other kits (e.g.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 8, 2018

I’m very interested in this device, that’s why I dedicated various articles to it, like the tutorial on how to get started with Go on Unity , how to stream the headset content to an external screen and my comparison with the Vive Focus. The controller. The controller works with a standard AA 1.5V

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

I’m still here in the US for some days after having attended AWE, planning to meet some interesting people before heading back to Italy. Automatic translation of 2D web UI elements onto a spatial control panel when an experience is accessed on a VR or AR headset. Unity has bought Weta Digital for 1.6B. Spatialized UI ?—?Automatic

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