The Ghost Howls

MAY 15, 2023

According to a guy on Twitter that answered my post, Ultraleap should launch a new tracking controller this year. The console is now available for purchase at the most popular online and offline retailers. Some people sustained that sales have not been great because the console wasn’t available from retailers, yet.

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ARVR

JUNE 16, 2020

V-Commerce development is already showing promising results both in complex machinery sales and real estate visit with VR , and retail commerce with AR. Build your first HoloLens 2 Application with Unity and MRTK 2.3.0 Interhaptics is based on a controller agnostic architecture. Trending AR VR Articles: 1.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

APRIL 1, 2023

Unity Unity stands as one of the market leaders in software development for the metaverse landscape and the XR economy. The Unity ecosystem enables business leaders and developers to create powerful immersive experiences using virtual, mixed, and augmented reality content.

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Road to VR

MARCH 20, 2018

HTC have finally revealed the price and release date of the anticipated Vive Pro , opening preorders globally at Vive.com and other retailers. The improved headset is pitched as an upgrade for current Vive owners, as it works with the original controllers and base stations. No presence from LG at GDC. image by Road to VR.

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TechCrunch VR

JANUARY 3, 2023

Nintendo ultimately sold 1 million of the things, but the technology just wasn’t there, and the dream controlling gameplay with a robo-glove appeared to have died along with it. The firm puts the final retail price of the product at just under $500 for the pair. Of course, when dealing with VR hardware, “cheaper” is certainly relative.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 14, 2023

Google controls both sides of the #adtech market: sell & buy. Google’s latest row with European regulators comes as the company rolls out its Geospatial Creator for Unity platform. This has resulted in ad auctions and bids favouring the tech giant. If confirmed, this is illegal.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 27, 2020

Unity changes how it handles XR Plugins. There will be an XR plugins manager, and some of them will be managed by Unity together with its partners (e.g. So sad for me, considering the 5 years I’ve spent using Vuforia in Unity… so many memories…. More info (Announcement by Unity Technologies) More info (Comment by Upload VR).

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The article talked about a headset shipping without controllers and aiming at the sweet price point of $200. Mark Gurman reiterated a similar rumor: he didn’t say that Meta will ship it without controllers, but just that it is evaluating also that option. The second is about interactions.

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Tech Trends VR

JULY 23, 2018

The tool integrates into Unity environments and allows eye-tracking studies to be conducted within 3D virtual reality environments. With Instant access to eye-tracking analytics, brands, retailers and designers are able to analyze the key influencers of behavior and decision-making throughout the consumer journey Click To Tweet.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MARCH 29, 2023

Other verticals such as defence, travel, tourism, and retail also roll out lucrative plans for emerging technology solutions. Finally, XR headsets have benefitted from innovations in gaming hardware, micro-OLED displays, haptic feedback controllers, and full-colour passthrough cameras.

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ARVR

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Google also offers ARCore , a developer tool for Android, iOS, Unreal, and Unity which help integrate AR elements into the real environment. The headset was sold separately in the past but today it is bundled with two PlayStation Move motion controllers, the PlayStation Camera and two games.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 15, 2021

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). The device is going to be retailed at $95 , and its advantage will not only be the $30 less but the fact that its dongle can connect to more trackers together.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 13, 2023

It was great to see that the device would be controlled using our hands, instead of external controllers, meaning that it is far more intuitive for people to use and should ensure success when the product is released. The reveal that Apple will be using Unity to bring 3D applications and games to Vision Pro was exciting.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The deskless workforce are found within industries such as retail, healthcare, and the supply chain sector, including manufacturing, warehousing, transportation and logistics. For frontline workers, it’s important that they have technology at their disposal that is entirely voice-controlled and, therefore, hands-free.

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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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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Ray tracing tools from NVIDIA, Epic Games, and Unity Technologies also use ray tracing processes to boost efficiency rather than monitoring all of the light trajectories from their respective sources. One such platform, Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 5 (UE5), debuted in April last year, which introduced its Lumen lighting controls feature.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 18, 2023

This brings with it security and access control concerns. A robust access control and management framework is required to organize and manage the digital twin assets. Access control mechanisms are put in place to safeguard sensitive information and restrict unauthorized access. Canada, and Mexico.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

From then onwards, they started making retail environments for clients. XpertVR uses immersive solutions to simulate stores, retailers, and many other user experiences, without having to build physical assets. Since virtual mock-ups are customizable and controllable, they can make quick changes to testing environments.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 26, 2021

This week has mostly been in the sign of Oculus, with many news and updates from the brand controlled by Facebook. Before leaving you to the best news of the week, I would like to highlight two notable things about my work: My crazy trolling game “The Unity Cube” has been featured in a video by Upload VR! I’m here waiting for them.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 29, 2021

ESC = Electronic Stability Control , GNSS = Global Navigation Satellite System , A/N]. Following this announcement, we partnered with Unity and Audi and for a US roadshow that brought us from Los Angeles to San Francisco. A while ago you announced a partnership with Pico and Unity. Can you tell us more about it?

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 6, 2020

So now a retailer has a one-stop-shop to do a lot of the things that maybe was being done by several firms. If I'm a retailer and I sell something, how would it work through your system? Because if you're a small retailer, a lot of times these solutions are just completely out of reach. Alan: That's incredible.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 6, 2020

So now a retailer has a one-stop-shop to do a lot of the things that maybe was being done by several firms. If I'm a retailer and I sell something, how would it work through your system? Because if you're a small retailer, a lot of times these solutions are just completely out of reach. Alan: That's incredible.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 6, 2020

So now a retailer has a one-stop-shop to do a lot of the things that maybe was being done by several firms. If I'm a retailer and I sell something, how would it work through your system? Because if you're a small retailer, a lot of times these solutions are just completely out of reach. Alan: That's incredible.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Today I host another amazing article by the VR ergonomics expert Rob Cole , which has already written on this blog amazing posts, like the series about the ergonomics of the Valve Index or the viral article about the amazing Caliper VR controllers he worked on by himself. Image provided by Rob Cole). Second-generation base station (2.0)

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MAY 15, 2024

They can include features for everything from photo-realistic rendering to physics controls, animations, camera effects, and more. Google ARCore Google’s ARCore is the augmented reality SDK that combines various cross-platform APIs developers can use to build immersive experiences for Android, iOS, the web, and Unity.

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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. I was so surprised how playing a game with my hands as the controllers changed what was fun and what felt odd to do.”. Want to float through an alternate dimension, fly an airplane, or just shoot some hoops? Requires: Windows, Oculus Rift.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The new controller, the Touch Plus, seems also to track very well, and has the interesting feature that they have better tracking performances than Quest 2 ones around the torso of the player. The news is that the device may be called Vive Ultimate Tracker and retail at $200 per unit.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 1, 2020

As John Riccitiello (CEO of Unity) said some years ago , the VR market won’t be interesting enough until it will reach the 10 million users mark. They control all their ecosystem : software, hardware, chips. . “The farm has been plowed, the farm is now ready for seeds” , he adds. 2022 could be the key year for XR.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 12, 2019

Tracey Wiedmeyer and Alan discuss a few ideas, from browsing the catch of the day in a VR tropical wonderland, to using VR and AR to test out retail layouts before you build them. So maybe you can just talk about InContext Solutions and what you’re doing for retailers. Alan: Today’s guest is Tracey Wiedmeyer.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 12, 2019

Tracey Wiedmeyer and Alan discuss a few ideas, from browsing the catch of the day in a VR tropical wonderland, to using VR and AR to test out retail layouts before you build them. So maybe you can just talk about InContext Solutions and what you’re doing for retailers. Alan: Today’s guest is Tracey Wiedmeyer.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 31, 2019

In Neal Stephenson’s Snow Crash of 1992, the internet has been superseded by the Metaverse, a multi-person shared virtual reality with both human-controlled avatars and system “daemons”. In another scenario, we may see game engines dominant, like Unity or Unreal. Its wizarding successor grossed $12M in its first month.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Game engines like the versatile Unity have long been the go-to for AR development, and for good reason. ” You know what, go learn Unity and coding and figure out how to actually make it. And it was for me as well; I’ve been a Unity user forever. It’s amazing.” ” Paul: [laughs] Right.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Game engines like the versatile Unity have long been the go-to for AR development, and for good reason. ” You know what, go learn Unity and coding and figure out how to actually make it. And it was for me as well; I’ve been a Unity user forever. It’s amazing.” ” Paul: [laughs] Right.

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AR Insider

MAY 6, 2020

The third major change came from Unity which recently announced that it will now be serving AR ads on mobile. Unity has one of the world’s largest mobile ad serving businesses and at the end of last year they partnered with Fossil to pilot this new ad format in mobile games.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Game engines like the versatile Unity have long been the go-to for AR development, and for good reason. You know what, go learn Unity and coding and figure out how to actually make it. And it was for me as well; I've been a Unity user forever. Alan: And then they ask their tech teams and they're like, "does anybody know Unity?"

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XR for Business Podcast

APRIL 7, 2020

They were spread between the training, the retail layout team, and the network team. So we just-- through a process called photogrammetry, we quickly were able to recreate the digital twin of that retail store, and bring it and show the team. Or in retail or training because you're selling in the store. Did people like this?

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XR for Business Podcast

APRIL 7, 2020

They were spread between the training, the retail layout team, and the network team. So we just-- through a process called photogrammetry, we quickly were able to recreate the digital twin of that retail store, and bring it and show the team. Or in retail or training because you're selling in the store. Did people like this?

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