The Ghost Howls

MAY 3, 2021

Before I start telling you the news, let me tell you that if you want to join me in my upcoming events, I’ll have a nice fireside chat today (evening CEST time, morning PST time) at the amazing Univirtual event organized by Educators in VR; and on Wednesday at VR AR Chicago where I’ll be in a panel about virtual events.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Image by Sony). Sony unveils affordable Mocopi tracking system. Sony has just announced a new affordable tracking system. Resolution Games to host an event on December, 15th in which a new game will be announced. Header image by Sony). Upload VR) More info (Apple renaming its MR operating sytem to xrOS?—?Yahoo!)

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 8, 2021

Especially the first feature made most people go in awe : volumetric videos are very expensive, so they’re typically not used during XR events. The result was the one of having Alex Kipman as if he was really in front of you , a fantastic immersive feature for an XR event. latency can be high), and so these apps are not allowed.

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VRScout

AUGUST 13, 2017

Sony – Playstation VR. Zero Latency. Zero Latency – Zero Latency. VR was a big part of last year with new experiences, hardware and companies pushing the technology to the forefront of our everyday lives. Nominees for VR Headset of the Year. HTC – Vive. Oculus – Rift. Razer – OSVR.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

In two days there will be the Facebook Connect, an Apple event and a Sony event about PS5! Apple teases AR for its next event and invents the “SR” acronym. One day before the Facebook Connect, Apple is going to hold an event where the launch of a new product is expected. Top news of the week. Image by Qualcomm).

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 31, 2023

There will be events that will be held in both platforms together, and there will be portals to move from one platform to the other one. 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.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

More info (My summary of the event) More info (HTC’s 2-minutes video of the event) More info (HTC’s vision of the office of the future) More info (Actual prototype of the office of the future) More info (Qualcomm teasing new XR2 standalone headsets). Sony will give PS4 camera adapters for PS5 for free. Learn more.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Additional competitors in the VR market include Sony’s PSVR 2 and Meta’s acclaimed Quest 2 headsets. The device also supports plug-and-play features for Epic Games’ Unreal Engine, a suite of professional applications, multi-cam tracking for three cameras, and low-latency performance, among others.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Image by Sony). Thanks to the Halloween festivities, that have attracted more users to the platform to attend the dedicated virtual events, and to the sales of the Quest 2, that have added many new users, VRChat has reached a new spike in usage, reaching 24,000 concurrent users. Header Image by Sony). Top news of the week.

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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. The launch will happen at a new online event dubbed Vivecon, which is going to start on May, 11th at 5 PM BST (British Summer Time, that is, present-time London time). Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 9, 2023

The price is very steep, but this is kinda of a unique PCVR headset, with a very small form factor and very high display contrast; Sony has announced that Gran Turismo 7 will have a VR version that will launch with PSVR 2. Low-latency RGB passthrough. It’s amazing to see such an important IP join virtual reality; Wave is back.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

So I would say that one of the most important ones — if not the most important one — is actually related to latency. When we move to a 5G network, there are some fundamental changes on the overall architecture of the mobile network, that allow us to reduce significantly the latency of the connections as well. So I know it.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

So I would say that one of the most important ones — if not the most important one — is actually related to latency. When we move to a 5G network, there are some fundamental changes on the overall architecture of the mobile network, that allow us to reduce significantly the latency of the connections as well. So I know it.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 21, 2020

The only exception to my predictions are some events that may disrupt everything, and one of them is Half-Life: Alyx. Sony has already clarified that it won’t sell the PSVR 2 together with the launch of the PS5. It’s time to upgrade this old system (Image by Sony). So, personally, I bet on a PSVR 2 in 2021.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

So I would say that one of the most important ones -- if not the most important one -- is actually related to latency. When we move to a 5G network, there are some fundamental changes on the overall architecture of the mobile network, that allow us to reduce significantly the latency of the connections as well. So I know it.

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VRWorld

MAY 27, 2016

The company is building its strategy on the only possible growth plan – building the fastest technology their engineers came come up with, and then produce the silicon which will come to market branded either as AMD, an AMD-THATIC joint-venture or as Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony… and a new mysterious client for the semi-custom business.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 2, 2022

As described in my first HTC Vive Tracker article earlier this year: “Vive Tracker is a wireless, battery-powered SteamVR tracked accessory that provides highly accurate, low latency 6 Degrees of Freedom (6DoF) motion tracking within a roomscale environment.”. The AIM controller was a very cool peripheral built for Sony’s PSVR system.

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VeeR VR

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

It is rumored that the Oculus team will spend a considerable amount of time discussing Project Santa Cruz at the event in California. For those of you that will not be able to attend in San Jose, California you can watch the event live streamed in virtual reality on your Oculus Go or Samsung Gear VR! Sony PlayStation VR ($399.99).

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

The event sees so many people packed into the VRDC sessions, on day two they move the VR sessions to larger rooms. Among a slew of content reveals, Sony reveals PlayStation VR will ship in October starting at $399, with the first pre-orders available at the end of the month.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 23, 2019

The Void is different compared to companies like Zero Latency, who just have the backpack, and multiple players involved in game narrative. And it’s the world’s largest modeling simulation and training event. But you could also say the same of Sony. You mentioned your modeling and simulation, or military simulations.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 23, 2019

The Void is different compared to companies like Zero Latency, who just have the backpack, and multiple players involved in game narrative. And it’s the world’s largest modeling simulation and training event. But you could also say the same of Sony. You mentioned your modeling and simulation, or military simulations.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 23, 2019

The Void is different compared to companies like Zero Latency, who just have the backpack, and multiple players involved in game narrative. And it's the world's largest modeling simulation and training event. But you could also say the same of Sony. This is putting a backpack on and traversing through an environments.

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