The Ghost Howls

JULY 3, 2023

Top news of the week (Image by Google) Google killed its AR glasses Project Iris Do you remember the name Project Iris? Various reports indicated it as the internal codename in Google for a project meant to build augmented reality glasses. It was our hope for Google entering the AR race together with Meta and Apple.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 25, 2022

Before starting with the news, let me remind you that until this week the candidatures for the job positions at VRrOOm for game developers and game/UX designers are still open, so if you want to work with me on virtual events and festivals, be sure to enroll! Google starts testing its AR glasses in the wild. Upload VR).

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

SIMULATE RISKY SITUATIONS. For example, during the training of police officers, it is possible to simulate situations of pursuit, detention, and interrogation while teaching students the best legal practices, quick and correct reactions, and respect for human rights at the same time. Image Credit: Google. HONE THE SKILLS.

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ARPost

JULY 16, 2020

The Academy of International Extended Reality (AIXR) is hosting the 4th International VR Awards on November 12. The remote event is being organized in partnership with VRChat. Here, we’ll look at what the event will look like, how to register, and – of course – who the nominees for the VR Awards are. Pimax Artisan.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 17, 2023

More info (Roblox is coming to Quest — Road To VR) More info (Roblox is coming to Quest — Upload VR) More info (Roblox on Quest may increase scrutiny on the platform) Other relevant news (Image by WIRED) Mark Lucovsky has left Google Mark Lucovsky has just left Google. More info iVRy makes the PSVR2 work with SteamVR!

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Road to VR

JANUARY 26, 2023

At the time, The Leadership Network was focused on cross-industry leadership training which, through its executive masterclasses, let senior execs from non-competing companies go hands-on at the state-of-the-art facilities of global giants like Toyota, Tesla, Google, BMW and Amazon.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 1, 2021

HTC teases new hardware ahead of its mysterious “Go with the Flow” event scheduled to take place later this month. The lid looks somewhat like a smart hub device similar to that of the Google Home Mini or Amazon Echo. This week HTC Vive tweeted out an image of a mysterious canister with a lid next to a computer.

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ARPost

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Australian financial service provider and consumer protection group Compare The Market used Google Trends and SEMRush to look at how internet users are searching terms like “virtual travel”, “virtual tourism”, “VR travel”, “virtual reality tours”, and “virtual reality travel.” And not just in the US.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 5, 2017

On a sunny and warm Wednesday morning in Tokyo I was invited to attend the Adult Virtual Reality Show. Here are some of the most notable things spotted at the event. With The Hara Ue Project , a person physically lays down on the ground and the tech simulates a female with a short skirt walking on the wearer’s chest.

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Road to VR

MARCH 12, 2020

While this is great for visiting with friends remotely, there’s a great number of VR companies betting that virtual reality office environments, remote collaboration, and working from home in VR are going to be the future of work. Step into your virtual reality office or classroom. NVIDIA Holodeck. PiXYZ Review.

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ARVR

JUNE 29, 2022

Obviously it was virtual as well, as the rest of Covid affected events. This is something Google doesn`t yet have. link] Training Edge Flow : step by step training simulations in VR. VR AR Assicuation Global summit 2020 Between 1st and 3rd of June 2020, we had the annual summit of the VR AR Association.

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ARPost

DECEMBER 12, 2022

However, virtual reality can be a little … intense. At the time, it was how a lot of people had their first experience in virtual reality. The app uses content from Wikipedia and Google Earth to create interactive and educational self-guided tours of just about anywhere. That’s true at any age. Wander (Quest).

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ARPost

APRIL 28, 2022

See Also: Study: Virtual Reality More Engaging for Students Than Traditional Educational Materials. VR in School Education: When Theory Becomes Reality. VR tools are used in the classroom to simulate certain objects, processes, or environments. See Also: How Is Augmented Reality Transforming Special Education?

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

For instance, we now know that 20% of Meta’s total budget is going to Reality Labs , the company’s AR/VR division. Of this money, 50% of the spending is going to the research & development of AR glasses , around 40% to virtual reality, and around 10% to first-party content such as Horizon. Other news. Learn more. Learn more.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Last year, the AIS announced the VR Society, a division dedicated to virtual reality, at their VR on the Lot event at Paramount Studios. It started with a preview of nominated VR experiences and ended with a lengthy awards ceremony where virtual reality and 360° video played a major role.

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AR Insider

JUNE 7, 2021

Let’s dive in… Librestream has raised over $55M for its device-agnostic Onsight remote assistance platform, which puts “the human at the hub of the tech stack that includes Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Internet of Things (IoT), Natural Language Processing (NPT-3), and Augmented Reality (AR).

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 1, 2023

We picked as his role the one of a tech expert because it was a field that we know very well ourselves, but as its main expertise we didn’t pick the too obvious AI field, but virtual reality, because it was a growing field of interest in 2014 after Facebook acquired Oculus. We can so be happy of the operations in this field, too.

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Cats and VR

JUNE 22, 2016

The Virtual Reality Developers Conference (VRDC), the premier event for creators of immersive VR (and AR) experiences, today announced dates and location for its second edition – its first standalone event. Call for Submissions Now Open: VRDC is seeking the latest research and innovations in VR for November's lineup.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 8, 2023

T he event will be presented by Oculus Studios Executive Producer Ruth Bram like last year, but introduce new pre-event and post-event sessions. There are two interesting speculations happening about this event. The second speculation is about the content that will be announced there.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Today I can’t rest, either, because I’m attending the On|Metaverse Summit, the event in Milan about XR/Web3/metaverse that I’m co-organizing. More info Google may still be working at Project Iris Some months ago a rumor claimed that Google had stopped working on Project Iris, its project devoted to the creation of augmented reality glasses.

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XR Today - Big XR News tag

JANUARY 23, 2023

Google Parent Alphabet Lays Off 12,000 Jobs Late last week, Alphabet, Google’s parent firm, laid off roughly 12,000 individuals. The move accounts for around 6 percent of Google’s global workforce. Google’s layoffs come just days after Microsoft and Amazon announced cutbacks of roughly 10,000 employees.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 9, 2020

And you can get all the attention to details they had in every aspect of the game : for instance, the teleporting is not a classical teleporting, but it simulates your movement from the starting point to the end point and then makes it very fast. The coronavirus is causing the cancelation of worldwide events…. Other relevant news.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Unveiled at a press event last month, Google’s Daydream View headset is now on sale from retailers like Best Buy, Verizon, and Google’s own store. Like the Google Cardboard and Gear VR, Daydream View is powered by your phone (in this case a Google Pixel or Pixel XL device). The Daydream View is finally here.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Extended reality, in the form of AR, VR, and MR, has shown significant potential for this landscape. We’ve already begun to see galleries and museums creating their own augmented reality and virtual reality experiences, designed to educate and enlighten people anywhere.

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AR Insider

MAY 3, 2021

This week we look at Zoom’s new immersive view, Looking Glass’ latest milestone, the latest AR funding rounds and the return to physical events. Let’s dive in… Tribeca Immersive will offer a combination of real and virtual events this June. So far, about 25% of exhibitors have committed to returning.

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ARPost

APRIL 11, 2023

Companies like Google, Microsoft, Lenovo, and Vuzix are developing smart glasses to enhance the AR experience. Hands-On Review Unlike AR, VR is entirely simulated and disconnected from the physical world. And augmented and virtual reality are sure to play a significant role in shaping it. Guest Post

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Google drops support for Daydream. With a communication that has surprised no one, Google has dropped support for the Daydream platform, which won’t be supported in the upcoming Android 11. Phones stopped to be compatible with Daydream , and Google never released a new viewer after the second version of the Daydream View.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 8, 2016

Virtual Reality does not have many comprehensive award shows, but the Proto Awards just might be the closest thing the industry currently has to The Oscars many of the VR scene’s most elite designers and personalities gathered toghether at the AVALON theater in Hollywood for one purpose: to name the most impressive experiences of the year.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 3, 2016

UK’s largest pay-TV broadcaster, Sky, is launching their own mobile virtual reality app to showcase some of their best 360° video from Sky VR Studios and their partners. In his second piece of VR content for Sky Sports, David Beckham is seen entering a Sky VR simulator, which takes you to sports events at the touch of a button.

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Peter Graham

AUGUST 28, 2019

The pair aim to launch a futuristic virtual reality (VR) event technology platform, specifically to create real-time XR simulations of business conferences, training sessions and other enterprise events. As VRJAM announces further updates in the future VRFocus will let you know.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 12, 2023

More info (Finnish metaverse strategy) More info (Renault saved money because of the metaverse) More info (The story of NVIDIA and Jensen Huang) Metaverse Safety Week has started XRSI has kicked off Metaverse Safety Week, its annual event in which it tries to foster meaningful discussions about privacy and safety in the metaverse.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 19, 2023

You can simulate any scenario with just a headset in a portable manner. For situations that are hard or dangerous to simulate, like in healthcare, there is even more value. No one needs to be taught how to pick up a glass of water in virtual reality because the immersive format is literally an imitation of reality.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

After I will be back in Italy, on the 20th, I will also be a speaker at Virtual Reality Day , the 24h-conference about VR held by Bob Fine. Be sure to tune in if you want to participate in this interesting event! More info (8th Wall announced Reality Engine) More info (My description and hands-on with Reality Engine).

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VRScout

OCTOBER 18, 2017

It was an evening designed to showcase standout achievements over the last year and celebrate the passionate and dedicated teams of people who are focused on a single goal; to bring the very best in virtual reality and build a foundation for VR to grow for many years to come. Mobile VR Headset of the Year: Daydream View by Google.

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ARVR

AUGUST 12, 2022

Working with M7 Innovations, it engineered an AR experience where users hold up their phones to see the world through Bollé lenses in simulated low-visibility conditions. For example, in later campaigns, users could make a specific facial gesture (“activation event”) to kick off the experience. Results include 19.27 engagements.

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ARVR

MARCH 5, 2021

This article is a brief collection of readings, set in an overall commentary about virtual reality, primarily intended as a backgrounder for semi-old friends and colleagues who may be interested. Virtual Reality is a medium, or a media technology. The goal of Virtual Reality, VR, is the other end of the spectrum?—?full

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 19, 2021

NVIDIA has had its annual GTC event, and while there it hasn’t announced new graphics cards, it has anyway provided some interesting pieces of news. On the server-side, it is being integrated with Microsoft Azure, and it is also coming in the future for Google Cloud and Tencent Cloud. Other relevant news. Image by NVIDIA).

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