The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 28, 2018

It started with big data , and I started blogging about that at the end of 2015 basically because I couldn’t find anyone to talk about it with (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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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 18, 2021

Well, if I have to express an opinion, that is in common with other members of the VR communities, it is not that I don’t trust that Facebook won’t protect my data against hackers, it is that I’m sure that Facebook itself will collect a lot of personal data about me so that it can offer targeted advertisement. It will do this because….

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

APRIL 26, 2017

Considering the average consumer’s desire for entertainment, it makes sense that some expect gaming to be the spark and it looks like the PlayStation VR (PSVR) is leading that charge in Japan as reported on eMarketer. 2016 marked the birth of the modern virtual reality era with the launch of HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and PSVR.

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VRScout

JUNE 20, 2020

Takura Shoji Architects , a first-class architectural design office based out of Japan, are the architects behind MIKU LAND GATE ?, utilizing BIM (Building information modeling) data to create a world where VR and real-world structures intertwine.

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Road to VR

MAY 23, 2017

Having founded Oculus in 2012 and been an important face for the company throughout its growth from fledgling startup to $2 billion acquisition by Facebook and beyond, it was a shock to see Palmer Luckey leave the company just two months ago. Palmer Luckey, circa 2012 | Photo courtesy Oculus. Palmer Luckey: I also think so.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Twenty exhibitors , mainly leading gaming companies from Japan, participated. We had unexpected surprises from some exhibitors, who provided us with not only character models but also data of their in-game environment. Even for the character models, it was not as simple as just borrowing the data and installing them in the booths.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

All these data together make me a bit skeptical about the capabilities of this company: developing such kind of a high-quality headset requires a lot of expertise, while the company is very small and features no known expert in the field. While Oculus is getting all the glory for the Quest, its competitors are not sleeping.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Oculus Quest 2 gets a huge update. Oculus has just started rolling out the update to the Quest runtime v23 , that introduces a lot of new features and improvements to this device: All the applications in the headset can now run at 90 Hz (including the passthrough vision); Oculus Link upgrades to 90Hz as well and finally exits from beta.

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Road to VR

MARCH 9, 2017

Aldin Dynamics has released a detailed breakdown of user data gathered during over 300,000 sessions of Waltz of the Wizard gameplay. Launched in May 2016, the motion-controlled VR game was developed with the insights gained from using Aldin’s own data visualisation tool Ghostline.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Called Cities: VR, it will bring the city-building and management simulation to Oculus Quest 2 in Spring 2022; Polyarc has confirmed that is working on Book 2 for Moss and expects to release it for PSVR in Spring 2022. Learn about the m**averse in Japan. Oculus Quest and Vive Focus 3 get interesting updates. Image by HTC).

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VRScout

AUGUST 6, 2018

Octopus , researchers at Keio University’s Graduate School of Media Design in Tokyo, Japan have developed a specialized backpack device that includes a pair of robotic arms. Using an Oculus Rift headset and a pair of motion controllers, that separate user can then operate the mechanical arms entirely in VR.

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ARPost

JULY 22, 2021

Haggai Goldfarb Consulting for “ Project Origami: The Magic of Flight ,” a panoramic video experience coming to the Oculus browser. Geometry Ogilvy Japan for “ Shibuya Virtual Halloween.” eyeora VR , a virtual events company working with mobile devices as well as Oculus and Pico headsets. Facebook for the Oculus Quest 2.

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Road to VR

JULY 27, 2018

” Very few major manufacturers have released sales data on their VR headsets, with Sony being the exception when they said that PSVR had already sold over 2 million units back in December 2017. Amazon does provide a good watermark for how any given product is faring, but it’s not everything, HTC says.

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VRScout

JANUARY 1, 2017

Research about this rapid decline was conducted and issued by iiMedia Research, a third-party data collector and analyst of technological digital platforms. In the wake of Facebook’s acquisition of Oculus in 2014, investment spiked: 270 million yuan ($38.9 As it turns out, investment is still flowing into the Chinese VR industry.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 22, 2020

Oculus has gained in these years always more success in the consumers’ landscape, and now with the Oculus Quest , thanks to an affordable device running great content , it is making strides in the market. Today, finally, Facebook has changed all of this and i s making Oculus For Business available to all interested companies.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Its specs make it more powerful than Oculus Quest 2: 2K x 2K resolution per eye 90Hz refresh rate Qualcomm Snapdragon XR 2 chipset 8GB DDR4 RAM Mechanic IPD adjustment with exact setting of your measure. It seems a very good headset , apart from the terrible exterior design that looks like the son of an Oculus Quest 2 and a Vive Cosmos.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 15, 2021

In September, the new Facebook Avatars will come and substitute the current Oculus avatars. This has of course nothing to do with gathering data from the biggest number possible of people. I have supported XR Bootcamp and SideQuest VR in writing a cool guide on how to distribute and monetize your VR experience on Oculus App Lab!

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VRScout

AUGUST 22, 2017

After much recent speculation of a possible price drop, the HTC Vive has joined the Oculus Rift in the discount club—cutting $200 off the previously $799 tag. A new report from International Data Corp is now live, predicting that the immersive technology market will rise by 100%+ over each of the next four years. … well, sort of.

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VRScout

AUGUST 24, 2016

According to research from the International Data Corporation (IDC), worldwide revenues for the augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) market is forecast to grow from $5.2 The US, Western Europe, and Asia Pacific (excluding Japan) are projected to account for three-quarters of revenue for VR and AR.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

According to the leaked documents, the VR port of RE4 is scheduled to launch May 2021 on Oculus VR. While it’s unclear which headsets the document is referring to specifically, based on the age of the now-classic third-person shooter, I doubt the game would have any difficulty running on the Oculus Quest platform.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 5, 2020

But as far as I know, nothing disruptive for the industry : Oculus has already shots all its bullets, and HTC for the first time isn’t announcing anything. Image by Oculus). In a recent interview with the Information, Oculus R&D Chief Scientist Michael Abrash cast some interesting predictions. Other relevant news.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

Speaking with the New York Times recently , Andrew House, President of Sony Computer Entertainment, confirmed the PSVR sales data. As the first company to offer such information, it means that Sony is not only happy with the figure, but likely confident that they’re well ahead of the competing Oculus Rift and HTC Vive.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Much like Oculus, FOVE began as a successful Kickstarter which raised $480,000 , nearly twice its goal, back in mid-2015. FOVE hopes to be the first VR headset on the market with eye-tracking, and we expect other major headsets like the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and PlayStation VR to add eye-tracking in future product iterations.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2016

In the blink of an eye the world around me dissolves and the restaurants of East Fourth Street are replaced by the brilliant purple face of Japan’s Mt. The group has spent the better part of a decade collecting and cataloging an obscene amount of visual data from all over the planet.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

That’s why when I had the opportunity to interview Kevin Joyce from the company, I immediately exploited it to ask him not only about Styly and his creators, but also something more about Japan and the M-word. Your company comes from Japan. Do you want to know more about this interesting startup? Then keep reading!

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ARVR

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Top 50 Terminologies related to AR/VR The Medical Staff Abbott uses Oculus Go for cardiologist virtual reality training Abbott chooses VR technology to facilitate the user training on its intracoronary imaging platform. The program is done with Oculus Go device and shows amazing results : learning engagement +45% and knowledge retention +72%.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 31, 2020

Facebook Connect is coming September, 16th Oculus de facto rebranded as Facebook Reality Labs. Oculus is de facto no more. This week, Facebook has finally announced the date of the Oculus Connect 7, which is September, 16th. But it won’t be called Oculus Connect 7, but Facebook Connect. Top news of the week.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 5, 2020

This special version of the headset features additional sensors that can get more data about the user: A heart rate sensor on the forehead; Two additional cameras that track the lower part of the face of the user, so that to read his facial expressions; Eye-tracking cameras , that can also detect the dimension of the pupil.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 31, 2018

Then she opened an Excel file and I could clearly see there all the data regarding my eyes movements while looking at the various photos. These analytics data can have two important applications: See what kind of products people are mostly interested in; See where people mainly look for products, so that to adjust the supermarket structure.

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Hypergrid Business

JUNE 15, 2017

Great Canadian Grid , InWorldz and The Adult Grid did not provide full data this data, as was the case the previous month. Hypergrid Business data.). OpenSim is a free, open source virtual world platform that’s compatible with the Oculus Rift. Kitely data.). Gloebits Data.). Japan Open Grid : 172 regions.

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Hypergrid Business

AUGUST 15, 2017

Hypergrid Business data.). OpenSim is a free, open source virtual world platform that’s compatible with the Oculus Rift. Kitely data.). Merchant and revenue data at VirTec network. VirTec data.). The raw data for this month’s report is here. Japan Open Grid : 174 regions. FrancoGrid : 249 regions.

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Hypergrid Business

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Hypergrid Business data.). OpenSim is a free, open source virtual world platform that’s compatible with the Oculus Rift. DreamWorld gathers the data using a grid crawler but grid owners can also add in their grids into the list by filling a simple form here. Merchant and revenue data at VirTec network. VirTec data.).

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Hypergrid Business

AUGUST 15, 2017

Hypergrid Business data.). OpenSim is a free, open source virtual world platform that’s compatible with the Oculus Rift. Merchant and revenue data at VirTec network. VirTec data.). The raw data for this month’s report is here. Japan Open Grid : 174 regions. Get some freebies at Arts Manhas.

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Hypergrid Business

FEBRUARY 17, 2018

Hypergrid Business data.). OpenSim is a free, open source virtual world platform that’s compatible with the Oculus Rift. Kitely Market Data.). Gloebits Data.). Merchant and revenue data at VirTec network. VirTec data.). Land area of OpenSim’s public grids, in standard region equivalents.

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Hypergrid Business

JANUARY 17, 2017

Hypergrid Business data.). For those who are new readers, OpenSim is a free, open source virtual world platform that’s compatible with the Oculus Rift. Hypergrid Business data.). Kitely data.). The raw data for this month’s report is here. Japan Open Grid : 164 regions. A list of all active grids is here.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Oculus Link gets updated to 90Hz. After one year from the release of the Link , Oculus finally puts it out of beta with a big update. The fact that the Link is out of beta is for sure a great news, because it means that Oculus now thinks that the system is stable enough. Other relevant news. Image by Facebook).

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Hypergrid Business

MAY 17, 2017

Hypergrid Business data.). OpenSim is a free, open source virtual world platform that’s compatible with the Oculus Rift. Kitely data.). Gloebits Data.). The data is gathered using the Hyperica grid crawler and the Dreamworld version of Opensim’s Dynamic DNS and diagnostics system. Read our review here.).

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