The Ghost Howls

JULY 20, 2020

(Image by Oculus). Oculus could be starting the production of a new Quest at the end of July. Multiple reports seem to confirm that Oculus is actually starting the production of a new Oculus Quest headset, with an expected release date in 2021. of units more produced annually. Other relevant news. Image by Pico).

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2021

HTC advertises it as a headset for relaxation and productivity because it wants to position it as a different product than a gaming machine like Oculus Quest 2. The project seems not ready yet, though, since at the launch event of Vive Flow there has been no mention of it. More info (Varjo’s event) More info (Pimax’s event).

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 20, 2020

Last Oculus Quest update shows hints of an Oculus MR ecosystem. Facebook is continuously updating the Oculus Quest , its most successful device, and this week it has rolled out the runtime v16. I think that this update, together with the last ones, marks the beginning of a mixed reality ecosystem that is being built by Oculus.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 9, 2020

The coronavirus is causing the cancelation of worldwide events…. This week, the damn coronavirus has caused the cancelation of three super-important events: GTC (that will be substituted by the streaming of the sessions), SXSW and Google I/O. The event will be live on March, 19th at 9.30am Beijing Time. Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim) is a global software company at the forefront of simulation training solutions for defense and civilian organizations. BISim’s technology portfolio encompasses desktop training, simulation host, image generation, terrain editing and management, AI, and software development tools.

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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

MARCH 2, 2021

Giants such as Oculus, HTC, Sony, Microsoft, Samsung, Walmart, and many others have been implementing their technologies in this field for a long time. In virtual reality, students can conduct chemical experiments, see outstanding historical events, and solve complex problems in a more fun and understandable way. Efficiency.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 5, 2021

I am super happy about it, it’s like a dream coming true… On Wednesday 7th at 11:15–11:30 am CEST I will (remotely) speak together with Massimiliano Ariani at the famous Laval Virtual event , in the fitness track, where we will speak about HitMotion: Reloaded (btw download our game now !) But actually, this has not happened. Judge James E.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JUNE 13, 2022

Whether it’s powering pop-up experiences and experiential marketing events, or creating unique new ways for customers to explore the latest products offered by brands, there are countless opportunities out there. VIVE headsets are built to be lightweight and convenient, great for a wide variety of pop-up or experiential marketing events.

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EnterpriseWear

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Just three months ago, the company revealed it’s putting 17,000 Oculus Go headsets in Walmart stores for employee training. And this year, Lowe’s extended its use of mixed reality to employee training and rolled out more XR experiences aimed at solving customers’ challenges.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

For every piece of news, I have prepared a short summary and some links to go deeper… this way you are sure you haven’t missed any important piece of news from this important event. The event has not featured any important hardware announcement, because it was all focused on declaring the new shift of focus of Facebook. Are you ready?

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

APRIL 28, 2017

One of Microsoft’s newest leaders in mixed reality, Mark Bolas, took the stage for a few minutes at Acer’s press conference this week and put into human terms the company’s goals with the technology. Now he is helping define the company’s strategy and vision moving forward into the new medium.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 19, 2021

Image by Oculus). The other bombshell news is that Resident Evil 4 is coming to the Oculus Quest 2. On April, 21st, Oculus will host its first Gaming Showcase , with news on ‘Lone Echo II’, ‘Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge’, and many other titles. Top news of the week. Facebook announces Wi-Fi streaming and Resident Evil 4 for Quest.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 21, 2021

In this game, you have to punch some targets very fast while dodging bars that attack you, for a very intense training experience. We all know that Microsoft too is waiting before introducing VR for the Xbox because the VR market is too little for them, and Sony seems to follow a similar strategy, not investing too much until next year.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 16, 2019

I’m back from Belgium, where I took part in the nice Stereopsia event! Oculus Quest gets hand tracking. Oculus Quest gets hand tracking. Last week, the runtime v12 of Oculus Quest has been rolled out , and this took with it lots of interesting updates. Oculus Quests have started getting vocal commands in the menu.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 27, 2020

The Oculus Quest 2 has been leaked. The famous leaker WalkingCat did it again, leaking this time a new model of the Oculus Quest , in the beginning with some renders, and then with true pictures of a pre-production device (that had been originally shared by redditor CallThePlumber). Top news of the week. Image by WalkingCat).

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 5, 2020

The same holds for a VR training happening in a dangerous scenario, where the sensors can be used to see how the user is able to stay calm and solve the situation using his cold mind. Remember that Oculus is going to release Infinite Office and an AR SDK , so Valve had better replying to this move. Thanks Rob Cole for the tip!).

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 25, 2021

Furthermore, the comparison with Microsoft doesn’t hold well: Microsoft was a software company that just didn’t have high standards, so it made products with many bugs. Virtuactions proposes LBEVR with Oculus Quest 2. East European startup Virtuactions is proposing location-based entertainment with the Oculus Quest.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

APRIL 30, 2017

With the release of Oculus Touch and Vive Trackers, the number of VR experiences that utilized motion controls went up since the last festival. You extend your arms out, holding Oculus Touch controllers. I climb onto the soft bed and the attendant helps me put on my Oculus Rift, then hands me a pair of Touch controllers.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Image by Microsoft). Microsoft ramps up distribution of HoloLens 2 and Kinect For Azure. Microsoft is working to improve the distribution of its latest devices: HoloLens 2 and Kinect For Azure. Oculus delays shipments of the Elite Strap due to breakage reports. Other relevant news. New details on the Lynx MR headset.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 20, 2021

The Oculus Quest 2 is selling incredibly well because it offers the right combination of affordable price, good hardware, and a good software ecosystem. Not to mention the millions spent on marketing , especially in the US (Oculus was one of the sponsors of NBA, for instance). The Quest will still be the king.

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ARPost

APRIL 22, 2022

The XRA is an industry organization founded by Google , HTC VIVE , Microsoft , Oculus , and Sony Interactive Entertainment. The full report was generated from feedback from a number of public and private events. About the “Thinking Ahead About XR” Report. This set up the next section on security. Economic Issues. “If

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

A leaked image from the Oculus team shows that the company is working to implement body tracking inside the Oculus Unity SDK. For instance, since I work on a VR fitness game , I’m thinking about all the new training experiences that will become now possible. New info on Microsoft abandoning the Hololens 3.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 4, 2021

The company has set up a virtual event on the platform ENGAGE (of which HTC is an investor) for October, 14th 2021 at 8 am PDT. The motto of the event is “Go With The Flow”, and Upload VR has discovered that HTC recently has trademarked the name “Vive Flow” , so it can be expected that the new device will have that name. Image by IGN).

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MARCH 19, 2017

I liked the event, curated by Zack Lynch of Jazz Venture Partners , because it reminded me of the long view of VR and how much of a role that research and development still has to play in it. It reminded me of a speech by Mike Abrash , chief scientist at Oculus, speaking last fall. Two Bit Circus did something similar at the event.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

These are pretty cool, also because the Snapdragon XR 2 is much more powerful than the 835 mounted by the Oculus Quest. Considering that this number doesn’t count the Quest users connected via Oculus Link, the actual number of VR users on Steam is even higher. Still no news on Oculus For Business program and Multiplayer SDK for Quest.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 9, 2022

The flexible Oculus environment has already become the platform for a range of virtual museum, gallery and concert experiences hosted around the globe. Meta’s Oculus team have already partnered with leading companies like Sony Music to give fans an immersive way to explore music videos and unique content.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

HP has fixed many of the visual problems of the headse t, and Microsoft has just released a patch on Windows 10 that aims at solving many visual issues of all WMR headsets (like Chromatic aberration). But honestly, I expected a bit more … it’s a bit weird that Microsoft hasn’t solved its biggest pain point yet. Other relevant news.

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AR Insider

JULY 19, 2021

The new new game studio pulled in an astonishing $113M Series C to produce what the company calls “massive interactive live events,” or MILEs. Counterpoint’s Global XR (VR & AR) Model Tracker reveals Oculus Quest 2 Cumulative Sales. The streaming giant is going head to head with Microsoft, Sony, Google and Apple.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

These are huge numbers for VR: if you look at the most recent SteamVR survey, you get that Oculus headsets are now at 67% of the whole PCVR market. A report from Insider states that Microsoft may have canceled its plans for HoloLens 3. It’s basically a monopoly. But there is also bad news to talk about. Some updates on Meta products.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

“Trendline” is AR Insider’s series that examines trends and events in spatial computing, and their strategic implications. These are longstanding and extensive training sets for object recognition that feed right into its AR play. We also like the alignment between AR team-productivity startup Spatial and Microsoft.

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ARPost

MARCH 2, 2021

Giants such as Oculus, HTC, Sony, Microsoft, Samsung, Walmart, and many others have been implementing their technologies in this field for a long time. In virtual reality, students can conduct chemical experiments, see outstanding historical events, and solve complex problems in a more fun and understandable way. Efficiency.

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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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VRScout

JUNE 17, 2019

Choosing to withdraw from this year’s event—a move that has many of us concerned for the future of the long-running entertainment expo—Sony is now taking advantage of the post-conference madness with the announcement of six new VR titles heading to PlayStation VR over the next five days. MINI MECH MAYHEM from Futurlab.

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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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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 27, 2020

Now they find themselves without a market, and the pivot to enterprise is too little too late considering that Microsoft has enterprise features that are much better than the ones of Magic Leap. If you thought that Marshmello’s party on Fortnite of some months ago was the peak of virtual events, you were wrong. Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 3, 2022

Honestly, I don’t expect huge XR news coming from this event, but I hope to be wrong. VR had a great Christmas, and in particular, Oculus Quest 2 had a great Christmas. Meta has acquired another startup, AI.Reverie , which was focused on training artificial intelligence systems using synthetic data. Fingers crossed.

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