The Ghost Howls

JULY 6, 2020

Mixing these two kinds of lenses and having the screen being not a traditional one, but a special laser-emitting screen , the result is the one of a virtual reality headset that is very thin, light, and comfortable. Of course, the reconstructed image is not exactly as the original one, but it is very similar. milliseconds!

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Two days ago I was reading an interesting editorial about PSVR 2 by Scott Hayden, and my mind started wandering about the current moment of virtual reality, the stasis we live in, and our expectations for the upcoming headset. PSVR 2 Hero view of PSVR 2 (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment) I had big hopes for PSVR 2.

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Road to VR

MAY 26, 2016

Microsoft may be preparing a new, much more powerful version of their Xbox One games console codenamed ‘Scorpio’ to power the Oculus Rift some reports are suggesting. It’s also claimed MS are pursuing a partnership with Oculus to supply headsets to go with the new console, said to be released in 2017.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 21, 2020

So, here you are how I envision this 2020 in virtual reality! (I’ll Me wearing the Oculus Quest. PlayStation VR selling more than 5 million units until now has proven that console players like virtual reality. Too many people still don’t understand the potential of virtual reality.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 7, 2022

In the case of VR, we all remember the competition between HTC and Oculus in 2016, with HTC clearly winning the market until Oculus used Facebook’s money to slash the price of the Rift around 2017. This led to a growing importance of Oculus, until with the Quest it started dominating the market in a way no one was able to face.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 21, 2019

Original image from Oculus). Oculus Rift and Gear VR have sold 10M units. At the beginning of the week, Jack McCauley, one of the founders of the Oculus startup, had claimed in an interview with CNBC that Facebook VR will never succeed. Of course, he was not only talking about Oculus but about VR in general.

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Road to VR

JUNE 11, 2017

A new report from Nielsen suggests that not only is public awareness of virtual reality at record levels, it’s nearly doubled year on year. The Oculus Rift follows close behind with 8% with the HTC Vive trailing surprisingly far behind at 5%. But just how much is VR on people’s radar? Image courtesy Nielsen.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 21, 2021

This is the first day of this sunny season (if you live in my same hemisphere of course), and I hope that you won’t have any Summertime Sadness like Lana Del Rey, but you all will enjoy the sun, have some relax, and forget for a moment all the hard times we are living in. Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Happy VR Summer!

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AR Insider

AUGUST 5, 2021

Of course, our entertainment won’t be limited to linear media experiences like videos. AI enables us to speak to virtual characters through lifelike facial animation and voice assistant AI. Today, we can have impactful media experiences everywhere, including immersive technologies like augmented and virtual reality.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Sony reveals the design of the PSVR 2. Finally, Sony Interactive Entertainment has unveiled the design of the PlayStation VR 2 headset. Top news of the week. But features tell only a part of the story. and price (will it be affordable for PS5 users?) The last article tells you about his.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

Appearing this week on the stage of Oculus competitor HTC at the Tokyo Game Show , Oculus founder emeritus Palmer Luckey affirmed that he’s continuing to work on projects within the VR industry. ” SEE ALSO Oculus Founder Backs 'Revive'—a Hack for Vive to Play Rift-exclusive Games—With $2K in Monthly Funding. .

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Road to VR

MARCH 19, 2017

In a new report from IDC (International Data Corporation), the market research firm predicts a near 10 fold increase in the shipments of augmented and virtual reality headsets in the next 4 years, bolstered by a plethora of new devices and “expanding array of content for both consumer and enterprise users.” billion in 2021.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 14, 2021

According to the report, analyzing the orders made to the lens manufacturer, the two new headsets by Sony and Facebook should be released in 2022. Well, this is unfolding in front of your eyes… And just to be clear: of course, Facebook does its business. Oculus Quest increments its tracking area to 15m x 15m.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

These are pretty cool, also because the Snapdragon XR 2 is much more powerful than the 835 mounted by the Oculus Quest. In Korea, a TV documentary has used virtual reality to make a mother meet again her daughter Nayeon , who died of blood cancer some months before. Other relevant news. Image by MBC, taken from Road To VR).

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2021

Image by Sony). Sony officially states it is going to launch the PSVR 2. PlayStation VR has been the most successful headset until now (if we exclude the crappy mobile viewers), but now it is pretty dated and people were wondering what Sony was going to do. Some people started to think that Sony could have abandoned VR.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2024

We are at the beginning of March and I just realized that I haven’t written yet a post with my predictions for augmented and virtual reality for this year. The last cycle before this one was the Quest one, which started to make virtual reality known to the mainstream audience for what concerns games and fitness.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 14, 2016

This DJ’s virtual world will take your breath away. During the first day of VR On The Lot , a virtual reality industry conference at Paramount Pictures Studios, Sony Music unveiled a new VR experience from superstar Norwegian DJ Kygo. The post Kygo Unveils ‘Carry Me’ VR Music Experience appeared first on VRScout.

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JANUARY 24, 2017

During the 2017 edition of CES in Las Vegas, we’re starting to see an appearance of new Virtual Reality applications, as businesses see VR as a new medium. Many technologies are vying to be the next big thing, and Virtual Reality is one of the new mediums that can deliver that message. The Socially Virtual World.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

With the trend of Gaming entrepreneurs, for example, Samsung, HTC, Sony, and Oculus transferred from games to virtual reality and we started to keep eye on the VR area. Since Meta made the acquisition and took over Oculus, VRTUOLUO began to write original and in-depth articles on the XR industry.

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ARVR

JULY 6, 2020

Virtual reality is something that has been a concept since the 1800’s One of the original Stereoscopes made. Stereoscopy Some of the original attempts at virtual reality include the stereoscope. Since around 2010 modern day VR has come out through the companies of Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and the Sony Playstation VR.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

It is 6DOF and lets you enjoy both virtual reality and passthrough augmented reality. Among its side-effects, we have also things related to Virtual Reality. More info (Valve Index availability) More info (Facebook and Sony pulling out from GDC). At this point, I wonder if GDC may be canceled as the MWC.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

The news is overly important because Alyx is already changing the virtual reality landscape for these reasons: It is increasing awareness towards VR a lot (all mainstream gaming media are talking about it); It is increasing sales of VR headsets a lot; It will probably show us new interactions in XR that will affect the UX of many games after it.

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ARVR

JANUARY 22, 2021

9 Must Have Skills To Become An AR/VR Developer (With Course Recommendations) 2. Top 17 Augmented Reality Statistics, Facts and Trends for 2021 and Beyond 3. How Augmented Reality Will Improve Your Next Travel Experience 4. For the more budget-conscious VR enthusiast, they offer the X16, with 16 motors and a $299 price tag.

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VRScout

JUNE 16, 2016

That’s why it’s beyond exciting to hear that the master of special effects himself will be dipping his toes into the thrilling pool that is virtual reality. His brand of fast, eye-candy action sequences are begging for virtual reality. Rogue Initiative VR mobile fortress concept artwork.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

You can buy headsets at a discounted price, or accessories, or even lots of games on Steam, Viveport, and Oculus Store! This headset would so have a quite big processing power, being able to deliver far better experiences than the Oculus Quest. The visuals would be provided by two 4K OLED microdisplays from Sony.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 13, 2021

I had the great pleasure to interview SVP of VR at Sony Pictures Jake Zim on his experience with developing, producing, and launching VR games inspired by Sony Pictures’ movies Spider-Man , Jumanji , Groundhog Day , and most recently, Zombieland. I oversee our virtual reality business. which is the movie studio.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 1, 2023

And of course, they are going to appeal this decision… More info PSVR 2 to be sold in retail stores Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced that “soon”, PSVR 2 will be sold in dedicated retail store locations. I hope for this second scenario, of course. Thanks Matias Nassi for the tip!)

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Road to VR

JUNE 12, 2017

At Bethesda’s E3 briefing last night, the studio announced that Fallout 4 VR will be coming this year for the HTC Vive, but with AAA virtual reality PC content, comes prices to match. Another Bethesda title, Doom VXR however, is coming to Sony’s VR headset and you can read all about it here.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 13, 2016

The company has made several significant announcements regarding Windows 10, partnerships with Valve and more recently revealing Windows will host several new affordable 3rd party virtual reality headsets in 2017. As such it should be clear this functionality is only available for Oculus Rift and (of course) Xbox One owners.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 5, 2020

This is the first roundup of news of this new year, and to signal a change with the past, I’ve changed the name from “VR Week Peek” to “XR Week Peek”, because, hey, I like talking about all immersive technologies and not only Virtual Reality. Image by Oculus). in 2019 thanks to new headsets like the Oculus Quest.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Oculus sells battery packs and prescription lenses for the Quest. Sony makes some of the coolest VR accessories of any company out there. When we talk about VR accessories and peripheries today, we’re looking at those that change the way that the headset is used in a significant and novel way.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 27, 2020

What is interesting the most are not the features, that more or less are the same as most other headsets: integrated headphones, halo+headband, IPD adjustment, etc… It seems a mix of a Samsung Odyssey and an Oculus Rift S. But of course, I hope for a full reveal . Oculus Go is not part of the Oculus For Business program anymore.

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ARVR

MARCH 9, 2021

where Oculus revenues are categorized?—?were As noted, the company specified during its earnings call that Oculus sales were a major growth driver. That’s of course a general statement but we can zero in using other signals. If we estimate the non-Oculus portion today?—?consisting were $885 million.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 28, 2022

Upload reported that Sony showcased PlayStation to some selected partners , but no one could speak about what he/she has seen. More info (GDC roundup 1) More info (GDC roundup 2) More info (GDC roundup 3) More info (Moss to be published on many platforms) More info (Manus Quantum Metagloves) More info (Sony showcasing PSVR).

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Road to VR

MAY 28, 2016

Ars Technica’s Kyle Orland reports , “Ars can confirm that at least one major developer is currently planning to release a new virtual reality game on the Xbox One in 2017 and plans to show that game at E3.” The developer and title are of course unnamed, so we’re still treating this information as unconfirmed.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Of course, I hope to be wrong. Sony is finally accepting preorders for the PSVR 2 headset. People who expressed interest ahead of time via Sony’s official website received emails with pre-order windows, and many have already placed their pre-orders. As usual, take this rumor with a grain of salt. PSVR 2 preorders are now open.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 2, 2022

cable extender left over from my ownership of an Oculus Rift CV1 with a 3-camera tracking setup. The AIM controller was a very cool peripheral built for Sony’s PSVR system. The post Vive Trackers Experiments – Part 2: Setup, Props, and Full Body Virtual Reality appeared first on The Ghost Howls.

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