The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Magic Leap has just organized its first developers’ event, dubbed “L.E.A.P.” It is the first event of this kind organized by Magic Leap: we can say that LEAP Con is like the Oculus Connect of Magic Leap and will probably become always more important, year after year, exactly as it has happened to Oculus.

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AR Insider

JUNE 21, 2021

This week, we look at Snap’s latest lens craze, Niantic’s next AR gaming title, new XR funding and more Facebook/Oculus acquisitions. Let’s dive in… E3, the big trade event for the video game industry, concluded this week. The Tribeca Immersive Awesome List is out. W elcome back to Spatial Beats.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Immersive training has the potential to make a huge impact on Ecuador’s education system. “ActiVaR,” one of the first technical training programs in Latin America, was launched at an event in Quito, Ecuador where 150 participants experienced VR and AR training techniques–many of them for the first time.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Current AR glasses, such as Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 and the Magic Leap One, can pack a lot of punch in terms of augmented reality. They look cool, tech-wise , but you’re not going to wear these out to parties or a dinner event anytime soon. Unfortunately, they’re not the most stylish headsets around.

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ARPost

MARCH 17, 2020

Facebook, owners of VR tech giant Oculus, launched the Facebook Game Developers Showcase as their alternative offering. The event, which launched Monday and concludes Wednesday, will include special videos and blogpost announcements on both Facebook’s social games and VR games by Oculus. With that, let’s look into the launch.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 23, 2019

You know, I’m here for the Sandbox Immersive Festival that will begin tomorrow and I’m ready to tell you all my experience here! Oculus has teased the OC6. Oculus has just announced the dates for the Oculus Connect 6. Oculus is going to announce something not only about VR but also about AR. Other relevant news.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 25, 2017

Last week we reported that Magic Leap, Oculus, and Insomniac Games were set to talk at the 2017 edition of the D.I.C.E. We also took issue with the event’s annual awards ceremony. Summit in Las Vegas. ” Included in the list is Ubisoft’s soothing flying title, Eagle Flight [ Review: 7.5/10

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 26, 2021

This week has mostly been in the sign of Oculus, with many news and updates from the brand controlled by Facebook. Expect next week a summary of how the launch of The Unity Cube has been; This Thursday I’ll be the co-host of our monthly “Awe Nite Florence” event series, which this April will talk about Location-Based VR!

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Unlike a VR headset, smart glasses focus on presenting an AR environment which overlays immersive visualizations upon a user’s location. Immersive spatial computing devices such as smart glasses and VR headsets enable users to navigate spatial UI, applications, and immersive environments via RT3D menus.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 14, 2022

Here it’s being amazing for me: together with VRrOOm’s Maud Clavier we are going around for the SXSW event meeting interesting new people and trying some XR experiences! Image by Magic Leap). First previews show Magic Leap 2 qualities. Hello everyone from Austin, Texas! Other relevant news. Other news. Learn more.

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AR Insider

APRIL 6, 2020

” That’s everything from working at home to virtual events. It also includes VR’s immersion and escapism (entertainment); and AR’s applications in workplace collaboration and home services (utility). Within VR, IDC projects the greatest growth for standalones like Oculus Quest and VIVE Focus.

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Road to VR

JUNE 23, 2016

The timing for this event comes on the heels of an announcement that ILMxLab have been collaborating with Magic Leap , a company shrouded in secrecy that is promising revolutionary augmented reality technology. Where: VRChat to join live with Oculus Rift, HTC Vive or monitor. billion in funding. billion in funding.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 26, 2018

As with every big event, I’m writing a post to try to summarize the most important news that have come out from the GDC 2018 … so that if you have lost something, you just need to read this post to get in par with the rest of the world. Oculus Go showcased. The Oculus Go (Image by Oculus). So, are you ready?

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 12, 2020

Of course, he also talks about immersive realities. Oculus Link official cable now available worldwide (but Quest is still soldout). Good news for all the Quest fans: the official Oculus Link cable is now available worldwide in 22 countries. We believe that with you, Marky Z…. HTC reduces the Vive Pro price by $200.

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TechCrunch VR

APRIL 3, 2023

And then we did a small event in Austin with Cline signing the books. Writing for Engadget, I noted: I stood still for a moment with my hands out so the Kinect could find me, popped the Oculus over my head and went to town. We had a wooden prototype at the time.” The company crossed my radar at roughly the same time.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

While Oculus is getting all the glory for the Quest, its competitors are not sleeping. In its upcoming 5-year development plan, there should be measures to favor the growth and the spread of Immersive Realities. Notwithstanding all this hate, the Oculus Quest 2 is selling very well. Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 5, 2021

In the meantime, Bloomberg published a report saying that Apple is going to launch its XR headset in the “next several months” (a timeline that goes from now to 2023, I guess), and that it is probably waiting until there could be physical events again before doing it. The Oculus Quest 2 continues its march towards mainstream adoption.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

There was (and still is) quite a good hype for these headsets, exactly as there was hype for what was Oculus Santa Cruz, the codename of the Oculus Quest. Google and Samsung helped the smartphone ecosystem to grow to what it is today, so we all hope they can do the same with immersive headsets, too. Let me tell you why.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 1, 2020

They should guarantee better tracking both for the headset and the controllers; The controllers are smaller and seem a mix between the Oculus Touch and the WMR 1 controllers. I don’t see this device stealing the scene from Oculus, since Oculus is cheaper, but I’m quite sure this new headset will be able to grab a good market share.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 13, 2019

I had the amazing pleasure of interviewing Helena McGill and Anna Wozniewicz of Noctvrnal , a startup focused in audio and music production, with special attention to immersive experiences. You want the sounds to mimic real life and add realism/immersion to the experience, whether it’s for entertainment or enterprise applications.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 1, 2023

Numerous executives and officials have rallied the global tech community to sustain the momentum of a renaissance of immersive technologies. Ori Inbar, Founder, Super Ventures and Co-founder and CEO, AWE kicked off the event with a ChatGPT-powered avatar presentation. His presentation would set the tone for the resurging XR sector.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2020

This has been the week of the launch of the Oculus Quest 2, and this event has been so big that basically, it will take half of this roundup to describe. Facebook releases the Oculus Quest 2. Even if with the Quest 1 was possible to play Oculus Go games, this support has been abandoned on the Quest 2. Image by Facebook).

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 13, 2022

We at VRrOOm are hiring to do our innovative XR events, check the “Friends” section of this newsletter if this opportunity can interest you! As usual, this event hasn’t delivered any mind-blowing announcements, but a big series of small news about VR games. And regarding this… would you be interested in working with me?

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 1, 2022

Another interesting thing is that Pico is not copying Meta or Magic Leap in proposing inside-out tracked controllers : these ones still have a tracking ring. You can now try games on the Oculus Store. Venice Immersive is the VR branch of the Venice Film Festival. VRChat causes angry reactions in its community. Other news.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Officially he is a VR angel investor, but he is much more than this: he is also an immersive technologies enthusiast and an influencer that can really foster healthy debates about the main questions that we all have around these technologies. Me participating in a VR event inside Altspace VR. Magic Leap glasses.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

A DREAM WITHIN A DREAM WITHIN A DREAM… Game Transfer Phenomenon, aka the Tetris Effect (incidentally a great name for a band), is a documented reaction that occurs when elements from video games are woven into real life events, and even dreams. TOYOTA’S IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE. AppleEyes, anyone? MONEY, MOVES, AND FUNDING.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 7, 2019

I’m hoping to attend a VR event in the North Pole, so that I can feel some cold again. Notwithstanding the heat, the summer will include some interesting big tech events , and they will feature AR/VR for sure. It is more a game-oriented event, but there you can find some interesting VR experiences and hardware as well.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Facebook has started today enforcing the “Facebook login” rule , asking Oculus users to merge their Facebook and Oculus accounts. So I imagine a Quest 2 where you can avoid having a Facebook account, but you can’t use the Oculus Store, or all the most important apps and games , and so you are de facto forced to use it.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 28, 2023

Dynamic generative applications The lightbulb in my brain powered on by reminding my interview with the amazing John Gaeta (when he still was at Magic Leap). This is the logical succession of events, in this exact order. Let’s all revolutionize the future of AI, immersive realities, and music together!

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VirtualiTeach

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Before I start sharing new AR and VR Education content again (regularly I promise) I wanted to just take a moment to explain the absence, the changes to the site, share a few brief insights into things that have happened in the world of immersive technology over the last few months and answer a few common questions I get asked. Bought two.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

There was a lot of hype over headsets in 2020 but there was also a growing number of increasingly immersive WebXR applications accessible through browsers on just about any connected device. The event takes place entirely online on Saturday, February 20. Magic Leap, via the Hello browser. What Is The Polys?

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 18, 2023

So here you are a collection of the best news in immersive realities from the CES 2023, with many links to go deeper! I hope it can be useful for all those people like me that weren’t able to attend this huge tech event in person. Two are the main news to consider from this event. Could I make an exception for this year?

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VRWorld

JULY 14, 2016

With the introduction of Google Cardboard and the Daydream VR platform, Oculus and HTC discrete VR headsets and GearVR headsets for even smartphones like the Samsung’s Galaxy S7, the first tentative steps towards virtual reality gaming are being taken. Virtual Reality Gaming isn’t coming, it’s already here.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 7, 2021

This week has not been very important for AR and VR: no major event has happened. This anyway clashes a bit with the fact that Facebook has also to launch this year the smartglasses that it has made with Ray-Ban: I find it unlikely that in the same event it announces two different devices, both this important. was a lot of money?).

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Business leaders gathered at this year’s Seattle based IMMERSE Summit ( previously Sea VR ) to explore how VR/ AR and Mixed Reality is transforming manufacturing, design, education, health and medicine and much more. Road to VR: Last year, this event was called SEA VR and it was focused mainly on virtual reality.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 29, 2020

Original image by Oculus). Oculus kills the Go and opens to content on Quest. In the end, the time of the Oculus Go has come. Devices like Oculus Quest , Pico Neo 2 , and Vive Focus Plus have proven that 6DOF VR is more interesting and has far more retention. Top news of the week.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 30, 2022

And Sony will give a “Sneak peek” of PSVR 2 games at its upcoming State Of Play event on June 2nd at 3 PM PT. Image by Magic Leap). Magic Leap has sold units of its first device for $550. The company has just filed a trademark for it, and this may mean that it will unveil its name at its upcoming event.

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