Anand Tech

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

It is not just CUDA, but a vast library of software tools and libraries." "NVIDIA is of course interested in expanding its footprint in consoles – right now they are supplying the biggest selling console supplier, and are calling on Microsoft and Sony every week to try and get back in," Peddie said. "NVIDIA

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 20, 2023

Many magazines wrote that Meta is abandoning the “metaverse”, but actually, the famed M-word appeared two times in the statement that Mark provided his employees about the new course of the company. First of all, Sony CFO Hiroki Totoki has said that he thinks that PSVR 2 may sell more than the 5–6 million units that the original PSVR sold.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2024

Both Apple and Google already have very popular stores , they have full suits of tools (think about the Google Docs suite) and entertainment channels (think about Apple TV), and they have enormous expertise in building hardware and operating systems. Of course not. All the tools are integrating AI in one way or another.

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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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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

JANUARY 23, 2023

Top news of the week (Image by Microsoft) Microsoft lays off 10,000 employees and shuts down its mixed reality projects This is seriously a bad period for the tech industry in general, and of course also for mixed reality. Which tools and platforms are you using to build mind-bending creations?

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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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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 26, 2023

If you want to start playing around with these tools, of course, you need a Mac , and if you are a Windows guy like me, you are SOL (S**t Out of Luck). More info Sony is working on reprojection improvements for PSVR 2 One of the biggest issues of PSVR 2 is the reprojection that is causing ghosting and other artifacts.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 10, 2022

HTC is set to reveal its new VIVE Mars CamTrack solution at the SIGGRAPH 2022 in Vancouver, Canada, where it will showcase the immersive production tool with Departure Lounge and Arcturus, it was revealed on Tuesday. One-click origin reset and simple calibration tools for cameras. Multi-cam tracking for up to three cameras.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 9, 2023

However, new hardware and tools are emerging all the time to transform what creators can do. The Vancouver film school launched its own VR/AR Design and Development Program in recent years, and new online courses and bootcamps designed to introduce students to the benefits of RT3D and immersive content creation are beginning to emerge.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

As Sony’s major launch game, Call of the Mountain faces a difficult balancing act in delivering an exciting VR adventure that also stays true to Horizon. Ryas can talk with several NPCs like Marad, manually craft new tools, and choose his next mission. Thankfully, it delivers.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 13, 2024

Chinese manufacturers BOE and SeeYA may provide cheaper displays in higher quantities than Sony is doing now, while Samsung may be supplying the DRAM components. Having haptic sensation on the palm is very important to increase the sense of presence when you are holding a tool in your hand.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 4, 2022

Of course for some ad-based tech companies, the current economic situation is not the only problem, but there is another big one which is Apple and its new privacy features embedded into iOS. This is of course the base technology needed for foveated rendering. We are still waiting for in-device tools, though. Learn more.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 6, 2020

Of course, this is still a research project, so, for instance, it works only with green light (I mean, there is also a prototype with all three RGB colors, but it is bigger and only sits on a desk), and there is no hardware on the glasses (no SOC, no tracking cameras, etc…). Sony Dreams adds PSVR support. milliseconds!

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 1, 2022

Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Sony releases some details about PSVR 2 runtime. Sony is slowly releasing details about the PSVR 2 headset to keep the attention (and the hype) high. The VRChat community of course made memes about what happened Funny link. Upload VR). Other relevant news. How much does it cost?

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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. Here at Sony Pictures, we publish VR games and experiences across all platforms.

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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

JULY 9, 2020

Sony Corporation announced today that it will invest $250 million in Epic Games, the company well known for its hit game Fortnite and the Unreal Engine game engine that powers it. It’s the “convergence of gaming, film, and music” part which speaks to where the long-term synergies between Sony and Epic lie.

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Road to VR

JUNE 13, 2018

Blood & Truth , a promising VR action shooter from Sony’s first-party London Studio, got a brand new demo for E3 2018 which brings improved gunplay and a new bullet time mechanic while showing off a new level. Image courtesy Sony. Image courtesy Sony. Image courtesy Sony. How are things now seven months later?

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JULY 7, 2017

We’re of course talking about Fantastic Contraption. The game tasks players with transporting an object to a goal zone by making them build their very own vehicles with a set of tools. We loved it when it came out on Vive and we’re hoping it will fit right in on PSVR using two PlayStation Move controllers.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 21, 2019

Of course, he was not only talking about Oculus but about VR in general. These numbers are of course far away from mainstream adoption. That’s, of course, an interesting number: even if we all know that Gear VR accounts for at least 80–95% of that amount, I personally thought that the sales were much lower.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 31, 2023

More info Sony Mocopi seems to be good for full-body VR Thrillseeker, the superstar VR Youtuber, is experimenting with Mocopi, the lightweight full-body VR kit by Sony. The purpose of the group is of course the one of fighting the duopoly of Apple Maps/Google Maps.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

More info (Steam Autumn Sales) More info (Black Friday Oculus Store) More info (Bean Stalker game discounted) More info (VR Wave Prescription Lenses) More info (XR Bootcamp offering a free course) More info (Upload VR’s roundup of all known deals) More info (Road To VR’s roundup of all known deals). Other relevant news. Image by Niantic).

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Augmented Reality is being a great tool for e-commerce: AR tools have increased the user’s likelihood of purchase by 11 times; Build.com found that the return rate after selecting items in AR has decreased by 22%. We now know how much Sony has paid for Insomniac Games. After years of await, finally, Sony has released it.

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CraneMorley

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

CraneMorley has won: Centauri recognition for work created for Subaru of America ’s Institute of Technology which included a blend of virtual reality, gamification, instructor-led and eLearning and digital tools.

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Mashable VR

MAY 24, 2022

A decent set of headphones are a must-have item for any student — for leisure and as a study tool. That’s for top end headphones from the likes of Sony, Apple, and Sennheiser. They can also help you unwind from a hard day of studying with an audiobook, movie, or playlist. Headphones can easily cost hundreds of pounds.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

I’m a man, so of course, I don’t cry, but “a friend of mine” had his eyes become very wet while watching it. I’m of course referring to the Dead and Buried demo showcased at OC5. SideQuest is the tool used by thousands of people every month to sideload unapproved applications on their Oculus Quests.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 6, 2023

Of course, the Quest 2 is by far the most sold headset and accounts for the majority of that number. One of its problems is that developers lack the tools to easily develop with it. This is amazing because these samples show that with the right team and the right tools it is possible to build pleasant experiences that run on the web.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Case Western Reserve University, a world-renowned medical institution, joined the event to reveal how it leveraged Microsoft’s MR tools by combining them with its educational software platform. IGS and the Future of XR Training. ” The IGS 2022 Miami took place from 5 to 7 December at Miami Beach’s iconic Fontainebleau Hotel.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Interestingly, these controllers are nothing revolutionary, they are not implementing inside-out tracking like the Quest Pro, but they are refining instead the existing design, a bit like Sony did with the controllers of PSVR 2. Pico Worlds in-world creation tools (Image by Pico). fast assistance in case of problems).

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Road to VR

APRIL 13, 2018

Speaking during a session at GDC 2018 last month, Richard Forester, Senior Team Lead at Sony’s Research & Development West group, chronicled a range of explorations in advanced livestreaming and sharing features for PSVR. Today PSVR users can access the usual PS4 broadcasting tools. Image courtesy Sony.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 12, 2018

They were mostly made by Italian indie developers and startuppers , but there was also the presence of some big brands like Sony that made people try Astro Bot and Moss with PSVR. Of course, you are always connected to the headquarters to report what you find so that your bosses can give you further instructions on what you do.

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XR Today - Big XR News tag

JULY 7, 2023

That innovation still exists, of course, although, following a slow first half of 2023 for the immersive industry, a breakout AWE 2023 and Apple Vision Pro announcement brought new life to the market. Moreover, Apple expressed dissatisfaction with its Sony and TSMC suppliers when it hosted WWDC 2023. Are the XR races starting again?

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Bernard Marr

JANUARY 4, 2023

Those known to be taking part include Google, Microsoft, LG, Sony, ASUS, Garmin, Panasonic, Nvidia, Intel, Hisense, JBL, and AMD. After last year when several big names decided not to take part due to ongoing concerns over the Covid-19 pandemic, many giants of the consumer electronics and technology industry have confirmed they will return.

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VRScout

MAY 3, 2017

Streaming services Netflix and Hulu have been in the VR space for a while (Netflix announced their app for Gear VR all the way back in the fall of 2015), and Sony-owned Crackle is attempting to catch up. In a possible direct move against their upstart competitor, Facebook has announced their Camera Effects suite with two major tools.

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Road to VR

MARCH 6, 2019

The Labo VR Kit will also work with the Toy-Con Garage feature that offers “basic programming tools for players to experiment with,” which suggests the Switch VR content will be customizable to some extent. Image courtesy Nintendo.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

This week we had two bad news related to the Covid-19: Valve has reassured that the Index will get back in stock before the launch of Alyx, but due to the virus, the amount of devices available will be much less than they hoped for; Sony and Facebook have pulled out from GDC. I’ve already applied, of course.

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