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All the most important AR and VR news from the GDC 2018

The Ghost Howls

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. The controller too is very comfortable and does its job very well. So, are you ready? Let’s start!

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The XR Week Peek (2020.10.26): DecaGear is an intriguing VR headset, HTC is working on a new device, and more!

The Ghost Howls

(Image by MegaDodo Simulation Games). Some of its features are: 2,160 × 2,160 resolution per eye 90Hz framerate 4-cameras inside-out tracking (like the Quest) Touch-like controllers with Knuckles-like finger-sensing Face tracking Hips tracking (for better orientation in games) Integration with SteamVR games Wireless add-on.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.04.05): Rumors on a Apple headset intensify, Quest 2 sales grow fast, and more!

The Ghost Howls

It’s a good read , full of interesting anecdotes, like when it is written that Beat Saber became the testbench for the tracking of the Quest controllers , or that Asgard’s Wrath, in the beginning, was a tower defense game. And kudos to Kevin Williams to have predicted it some months ago ). Cubism is a great case study for hand tracking UX.

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Jake Rubin talks HaptX gloves and the future of haptics

The Ghost Howls

For those who aren’t familiar with HaptX, we build technology that simulates touch sensation with unprecedented realism. DK2 is designed specifically for professionals in training and simulation, industrial design, and robotics. They deliver unprecedented realism, with more than 130 points of tactile feedback per hand. 4 kg) each.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.09.28): The debate on Facebook continues, Microsoft acquires Zenimax, and more!

The Ghost Howls

It was the community creating and publishing, with almost no control, exactly as it happens today on SideQuest. I’m happy SideQuest is getting this money because it is helping standalone VR to have a creative open store , not directly controlled by the business owner Facebook. Magic Leap may partner with AWS.

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Dress for Success: Talking Headsets and Haptic Suits with Skarred Ghost Antony Vitillo

XR for Business Podcast

You’ve got mobile phone-based AR, eye tracking set devices, taste experiments, hot and cold devices, thermal devices, and then tracking systems for motion capture, and of course, treadmills for omni-directional walking. So, we’ve talked about the VR headsets — for training, for simulations, for design.

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Dress for Success: Talking Headsets and Haptic Suits with Skarred Ghost Antony Vitillo

XR for Business Podcast

You've got mobile phone-based AR, eye tracking set devices, taste experiments, hot and cold devices, thermal devices, and then tracking systems for motion capture, and of course, treadmills for omni-directional walking. So, we've talked about the VR headsets -- for training, for simulations, for design.

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