The Ghost Howls

JULY 18, 2022

Someone in the communities argued with me that HoloLens 2 has still some advantages over Magic Leap 2: it is well integrated with Azure, it is standalone so it doesn’t need a potentially dangerous cable connecting the headset to the computational unit, and it doesn’t need controllers (it uses hands tracking). News worth a mention.

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ARPost

APRIL 14, 2022

The company offers creator tools as well as a suite of solutions for users to “manage, control, and benefit from their digital identities.” You may have seen them in the news last month for offering a payment card and loyalty program that unlocks virtual rewards for physical purchases.

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ARPost

JULY 4, 2023

Sponsored content Sponsored by VR Vision The recent introduction of Apple’s Vision Pro has ignited a fresh wave of excitement in the extended reality landscape, with industry experts and enthusiasts alike anticipating a surge in the growth and evolution of the XR industry.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

We all love virtual reality, but sometimes it gives us big headaches. Recently I had a big issue with my VR controllers in SteamVR (both with Oculus and Vive) and so I’m writing this post to try to help you in solving it. And not because of the motion sickness , but because something doesn’t work. WTF SteamVR.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JUNE 24, 2017

Engines like Unity and Unreal are constantly getting better at representing sound effects in 3D space – with binaural audio , better reverb modeling, better occlusion and obstruction modeling, and more. Virtual reality is an exciting medium, but for first time users it can take a few minutes to master its limitations.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

They also talk about the current difficulties of using Unity to develop for the Vision Pro. According to Mozilla, “demand has moved away from 3D virtual worlds” so the project has been shut down and the source code left to the community to handle. describes how they ported Puzzling Places to the Vision Pro.

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ARPost

DECEMBER 23, 2021

During this panel too, Reyes spoke of blockchain technologies as the link not just between virtual worlds, but between virtual worlds and the physical world to create true interoperability across immersive platforms. How are we going to transport attributes from the physical world to the digital world?”. “To

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

AUGUST 9, 2022

Meta Platforms unveiled last week the latest iteration of its hand-tracking technologies as a demo for developers, allowing users to explore virtual worlds with their hands rather than physical controllers. Modular systems for adjusting hand-tracking functions such as pose recognition and velocity tracking.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 16, 2022

Even worse, Unity has lost -30% of its stock value. These huge losses have a similar origin to Meta’s ones: Apple’s new privacy policy on the stores has impacted the earnings through Unity ads. Unity is a very important company for many AR/VR creators, so this is not a good piece of news. Lenovo to launch a new MR headset.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 4, 2023

It is relevant that for the first time, a Varjo headset is adding integrated audio and integrated controllers. Virtual Desktop Guy Godin commented on the news saying that he is not worried much by Steam Link, since his software offers many more functionalities , and it also works with the Meta PC runtime games (e.g. Lone Echo).

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Next Reality VR

AUGUST 26, 2016

Leap Motion created gesture control for all sorts of things, including virtual reality, long ago, but developers must build in support for their tracking peripheral to use its full potential. Leap Motion explains: The Interaction Engine is a layer that exists between the Unity game engine and real-world hand physics.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 24, 2024

Mesh for Teams, an Overview Mesh for Teams is a set of tools that enterprise clients can use to create virtual immersive spaces ready to meet specific business needs, such as employee events, tours, product showcases, and training. The no-code suite comes with organizer tools that give unprecedented control of a Mesh event to its operators.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

For some weird reason, in the OS the class controlling the Guardian is also the one controlling the access to the cameras’ stream, so if you disable the Guardian, you can’t have MR anymore. As I’ve said, we worked with mixed reality on a VR headset two years ago on the Vive Focus Plus. Literally no way.

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ARVR

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Augmented reality for maintenance and repair 4. Top 10 Movies that Got Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality Righ Edit-time ?—?when understanding the real world environment by detecting feature points and planes and using them as reference points to map the environment. Environmental understanding ?—?understanding

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JULY 3, 2017

When trying to sell someone on the wonder that is virtual reality, it’s better to show than to tell. Explaining the incredible immersion that a solid virtual reality experience provides is difficult to put into words, but showing someone playing or allowing a person to play themselves is the quickest path to amazement.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 28, 2018

I really enjoy your articles, I even read the ones about devices I don’t have… now I know how to remove the controller on the Vive Focus , but I don’t have it… (laughs). In early 2016, I run into a paper from a professor at Caltech that was talking about data visualization in virtual reality and that blew my mind.

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ARVR

MAY 6, 2021

In this post, I’ll be discussing the development of our avatar’s flight capabilities, using the Nvidia PhysX engine in Unity. Building our butterfly avatar’s flight capabilities in Unity based on our simplified flight model A note to readers: as before, I’m embedding some short video clips of the avatar’s flight capabilities in action?—?but

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ARVR

JULY 29, 2021

During the last few years, web developers have tried to integrate virtual reality experiences on websites, starting in 2016 with the first WebVR API, but leaving aside the important segment of augmented reality, which is why WebXR was born. It consists of a room in which you can interact with some objects.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 13, 2021

It doesn’t have controllers (you just use your hands), but you can buy external controllers by Finch to use with it. Netflix, the most popular streaming service, has had some connection with virtual reality and gaming : series like Kiss Me First , or some Black Mirror episodes have been heavily discussed by us of the XR communities.

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ARVR

JUNE 25, 2020

How the hand works while interacting is a fundamental pillar to recreate realistic interactions in a virtual world. Designing for a modern 3D world: A UX design guide for VR 2. Build your first HoloLens 2 Application with Unity and MRTK 2.3.0 Virtual Reality: Do We Live In Our Brain’s Simulation Of The World?

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 31, 2022

The VIVE Pro Secure solution allows users more control over the movement of virtual reality data, and helps to counteract some of the common concerns business leaders face when embracing VR. Varjo headsets are therefore equipped with powerful encryption solutions and access controls for peace of mind.

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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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Hypergrid Business

OCTOBER 28, 2021

He spoke at today’s Facebook Connect , the company’s virtual reality and augmented reality conference. People can use virtual reality headsets, or augmented reality glasses, but also computer screens and mobile devices to access metaverse content, he said. Image courtesy Facebook.).

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 16, 2020

And while this is anyway a good result for a startup (developing an AR headsets means spending billions in R&D), targeting the consumer market has been a suicide move , that let Microsoft get full control of the profitable enterprise market. Unity’s HDRP is now VR-compatible. Very good news for all us Unity VR developers.

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Cats and VR

MAY 11, 2017

“The Daydream platform enables us to create high quality VR visuals and bring innovative motion based controls to Hungry Shark fans.” Built using the Unity 3D mobile game engine, Hungry Shark VR boasts striking 3D models, lighting and beautifully rich environments.

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ARVR

JUNE 17, 2021

Everyday is bringing us more news from the realm of Virtual Reality (VR). Software development engines like Unity and Unreal are becoming more elaborate , there are myriads of SDK libraries, countless knowledge exchange communities and free-for-use collaboration tools. What can make it become the mirror of the real world.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 9, 2020

One month ago, I’ve participated in the Stereopsia event in Bruxelles (Belgium) to perform a talk about how to organize an event in virtual reality. Without using Vive Trackers or other sensors, they try to reconstruct the pose of the full body of the users by just using the pose of the headset and the two controllers.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 5, 2016

One problem with virtual reality is that you can’t craft your own characters, or avatars, the way you want them to look in the virtual world. High Fidelity is the first of many virtual world companies that could use the Ready Room to morph avatars and “ready” them for different shared virtual spaces.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

A leaked image from the Oculus team shows that the company is working to implement body tracking inside the Oculus Unity SDK. I hate how the speculation in the crypto world is risking to ruin what was one of the most interesting open social VR worlds in Europe. Virtual Reality is creating a rise in insurance claims.

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ARVR

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

As a virtual reality development company that has produced a variety of virtual tours for customers around the globe, we are ready to answer your questions and help get you started with building your own digital tour. 3D Virtual Tour As the name suggests, this tour is presented through 3D models.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 4, 2019

The Valve Index is for sure the big surprise for virtual reality in this 2019. After having only been behind the curtains for what concerns creating Virtual Reality headsets, Valve has finally decided to create its own device , and as you may imagine, it is a very special one. It is not a headset for the masses.

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Hypergrid Business

AUGUST 15, 2017

SineSpace is a browser-based virtual world created by Adam Frisby, one of the co-founders of OpenSim. It is completely unrelated to OpenSim, however, using Unity as its back end platform. The company has been releasing new updates, including new camera controls, Vivox voice chat, in-world webcams, and a new login screen.

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Bernard Marr

JULY 4, 2022

Many metaverse experiences will be created by designers using low-code or no-code worldbuilding solutions, such as Roblox or Somnium Space, as well as tools like Unity which require some understanding of coding to get the most out of. Computer Programming. VR/ AR Development. Blockchain / NFT Engineering. Project Management. Cyber Security.

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ARVR

MAY 10, 2021

Enterprise AR: 7 real-world use cases for 2021 Game engines that also invoke the 3D pipeline AR is more than just a medium for games, but not many people escaped the tidal wave that is Pokémon Go, and AR gaming is a super exciting application of the tech! Unity // Most people's intro to game dev! From artist tools to live-ops?—?everything

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

I am very passionate about mixed reality and I am incredibly happy of having developed a Unity plugin to let every developer create AR/MR apps on the Vive Focus Plus (you can find it on GitHub !), with which we of NTW have created the first mixed reality fitness game, HitMotion: Reloaded. Camera access.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

However what makes this virtual reality game so interesting isn’t the software, it’s the 20 foot replica dragon with controllable reigns that you’re sitting on. The How To Fly Your Dragon experience features a mountable dragon structure coated in sensors that link it in real time to the virtual beast you ride in the simulation.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 15, 2022

NVIDIA wants USD to become the HTML of the metaverse; Major extensions to NVIDIA Omniverse , the computing platform for creating virtual worlds and digital twins. New connectors are in development and finally also popular software like Unity and Blender will be able to connect with Omniverse. Learn more. Learn more.

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