The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Below you will find my expectations for tomorrow’s event and I can’t wait to read yours in the comment section or on my social media channels! You can see that the user is holding a Touch Plus controller (with the Oculus logo on the home button as some devkits have) confirming this.

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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. The Unity Beta to develop for the Vision Pro is still not available, so many devs like me can’t even play with the emulator. Let me tell you why.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 2, 2020

To make you understand how these features are incredible, Qualcomm has stated that “the [XR2] reference design has 2x the CPU and GPU performance, 4x more video bandwidth, 6x higher resolution and 11x AI improvement compared to our current widely adopted XR platform [the Oculus Quest ]”. My favorite from this week?

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Upload VR

OCTOBER 24, 2022

The official Oculus Developers Twitter account announced the release with an illustration from the documentation showing a user’s full body pose being tracked. However, hints given at Meta’s Connect 2022 event, and the company’s research, suggest legs will be added in the future. That’s our current strategy.”.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 14, 2021

In his report, he states that Taiwanese lens manufacturer, Yujingguang is working on next-generation lenses, and these could be installed in the upcoming next-gen PSVR and next-gen Quest (Quest 3 or Quest 2 Pro, depending on Facebook’s strategy). Oculus Quest increments its tracking area to 15m x 15m.

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VRWorld

JULY 12, 2017

VRX 2017, one of world’s premier conferences on the subject of business and technology needed for Virtual Reality, announced the first speakers for a two day event. The conference is organized by VR Intelligence, London-based firm whose leaders don’t hide that there’s an inflation of VR-related events.

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Hypergrid Business

JULY 28, 2017

I’ve used their platform with the Oculus Rift headset, with the Gear VR, and through their desktop viewer, and was impressed with their technology and business strategy. Watch the vTime preview video below: Other platforms: VRChat : Currently has more than 200 virtual spaces, and allows users to use Unity to create their own.

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Digitalnauts

MARCH 23, 2022

It was a great event to be part of and it allowed us to showcase some of our tech and service to the US, something we’ve never had the chance to do before, actually. ” WHAT'S THE IMPRESSION SXSW LEFT ON YOU AS A GLOBAL EVENT? SXSW is a massive event. Paper Birds” an interactive VR story from Oculus (best story).

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2016

John Riccitiello, CEO of Unity Technologies, predicted that tech journalists would start gleefully writing that the virtual reality revolution is over because sales of VR headsets fell short of expectations, and analysts are in the midst of shaving back their predictions. I’m not one of those journalists. It’s a fizzle.’

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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

AUGUST 1, 2020

In the interview with me, he talked about many topics, like the rumors he heard on Apple Glasses, on the Oculus Quest 2 , the America vs China war, XR entrepreneurship, Tesla, and more! But of course, the technology is still not there: the Oculus Quest is still uncomfortable, we can’t read texts in it, and so on.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2016

Key to HTC and Valve’s strategy was handing out Pre kits for free: I still remember the cheers when Valve told everyone at the Vision Summit a few months later that they would be getting a free Vive, and I still see people using the Pre today. Oculus had already set everyone’s expectations.

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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

OCTOBER 2, 2018

The Vive Focus was most probably the best VR standalone on the market when Oculus last week announced what will be the first consumer 6DOF VR standalone headset. And so here we are again: Oculus vs HTC, America vs China, Hugo Barra vs Alvin Wang Graylin. And now the battle is on standalone headsets: Oculus Quest vs Vive Focus.

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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. As always, they’re doing a great job not only with the product but also with the communication strategy. The event is free, and I invite you to register for it here … thanks! Top news of the week.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Oculus Quest 2 had a great Christmas. The sales of Oculus Quest 2 have been great during the holidays , and the Quest has been a Christmas gift very much appreciated by kids (but wasn’t there an age limit?). Many Rift users reported problems in using the Oculus Store on PC this week , in particular in downloading games.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Prior to co-founding holoride, I was working in various fields such as product marketing, development, and strategy at the German car manufacturer Audi. Following this announcement, we partnered with Unity and Audi and for a US roadshow that brought us from Los Angeles to San Francisco. Can you tell us more about it?

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VRWorld

JUNE 7, 2016

We started development using Oculus Development Kits (DK1), and our breakthrough came when we started to show our code on DK2’s with different business leads. In our team, we now love the (HTC) Vive and we’re certain Oculus will catch up. Our technology is all about achieving virtual presence in real world events as they take place.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 21, 2020

Me wearing the Oculus Quest. On the other side, PC gamers are appreciating the high-quality Valve Index (even if it has some reliability issues ), and casual gamers are loving the Oculus Quest. The only exception to my predictions are some events that may disrupt everything, and one of them is Half-Life: Alyx.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 18, 2019

Extended Reality evangelist Rori DuBoff from Accenture joins us to advise the businesses of today how not to miss the same boat, and shares strategies on staying ahead of the curve. As a virtual, augmented, and mixed reality evangelist, Rori advises companies on strategy and marketing opportunities for brand and business transformation.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 18, 2019

Extended Reality evangelist Rori DuBoff from Accenture joins us to advise the businesses of today how not to miss the same boat, and shares strategies on staying ahead of the curve. As a virtual, augmented, and mixed reality evangelist, Rori advises companies on strategy and marketing opportunities for brand and business transformation.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

I remember it was an event in Tyrol. A colleague -- from I guess from one of us -- said, "Hey guys, you have to go to that event and show what your idea is." And it was just an innovation event, a very small innovation event, but BMW was their guest and they saw it and said, "Hey, that's cool, let's try it out."

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

I remember it was an event in Tyrol. A colleague -- from I guess from one of us -- said, "Hey guys, you have to go to that event and show what your idea is." And it was just an innovation event, a very small innovation event, but BMW was their guest and they saw it and said, "Hey, that's cool, let's try it out."

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 1, 2022

In a few hours, AWE US is going to start and it promises to be a great event. There I had the occasion to test the device without the usual rush of an event, having some quality time with Guido Gioioso, cofounder of the company, and Fabio Pizzato, which is supporting it. Let me tell you something about it. Weart gloves.

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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. The company has just filed a trademark for it, and this may mean that it will unveil its name at its upcoming event. More info (RealityOS trademark) More info (Robert Scoble’s take on Apple’s reveal strategy).

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VeeR VR

JUNE 24, 2018

My advice for aspiring VR creators (young and old) is to experiment with as many different creation tools as possible (Tiltbrush, Unity, 360 video, photogrammetry) and see what grabs you! I explore this a bit in my upcoming neuroscience experience for Oculus Rift, NeuroExplorer VR. Viva La Evolución! It was wild.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

I remember seeing the Oculus guys — Palmer Luckey and Nate Mitchell and Brendan (Iribe) over at one of their CES tables in the early years, well before they were acquired. And even the Oculus Quest is at $400, and they seem to be the $200 Oculus Go. Facebook is still investing in Oculus, obviously.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

I remember seeing the Oculus guys — Palmer Luckey and Nate Mitchell and Brendan (Iribe) over at one of their CES tables in the early years, well before they were acquired. And even the Oculus Quest is at $400, and they seem to be the $200 Oculus Go. Facebook is still investing in Oculus, obviously.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 12, 2021

This week has been pretty crazy: It all started with Facebook approving my silly The Unity Cube application (an application with just a cube) on App Lab. score on the Oculus App Lab now. In the meanwhile, if you can, go giving 5 stars to the cube on App Lab … who knows if Facebook may consider promoting it on the main Oculus Store….

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

I remember seeing the Oculus guys -- Palmer Luckey and Nate Mitchell and Brendan (Iribe) over at one of their CES tables in the early years, well before they were acquired. And even the Oculus Quest is at $400, and they seem to be the $200 Oculus Go. Facebook is still investing in Oculus, obviously. well, failing.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

I remember seeing the Oculus guys — Palmer Luckey and Nate Mitchell and Brendan (Iribe) over at one of their CES tables in the early years, well before they were acquired. And even the Oculus Quest is at $400, and they seem to be the $200 Oculus Go. Facebook is still investing in Oculus, obviously.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 9, 2021

I’m overly happy to announce to you that today we of New Technology Walkers have launched our VR fitness game HitMotion: Reloaded on Oculus App Lab ! Regarding the controllers, we know that they are similar to the Oculus Touch but with force-feedback triggers and more nuanced haptic sensations. Is Oculus Quest killing PCVR?

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XROM

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

Zoom's fast ascent to $ 100 Billion was thanks to #covid, #zoom was the single most used platform for meetings, conference, webinars, virtual gatherings & events soon after the world went into a lockdown. Zoom has announced a partnership with Facebook’s #Oculus that will let users meet in virtual reality.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

In virtual reality, you have to do this reprojection, Oculus calls it timewarp, and that means that your video card and your computer has to be running at a really high frame rate to correct for your head motion and we’ve rolled that all into the headset. That’s where I got started with augmented reality. The Vive Wands.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 10, 2024

I would say that in the beginning there are more hype cycles combined: in VR we saw the hype for Facebook’s acquisition of Oculus, for the Meta Quest release, and now for the Apple Vision Pro launch. Then, there are the disruptive events that arrive unpredicted and scramble all the cards on the table, having enormous ripple effects.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Our VP of Marketing and Strategy, Alex Colgan, will turn the tables and interview me on what happened in 2020 and what we can expect from 2021. So anybody who had a reasonable platform for video conferencing and events and things like this skyrocketed. Oculus came up with a $300 VR headset that rivals anything in the market.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Our VP of Marketing and Strategy, Alex Colgan, will turn the tables and interview me on what happened in 2020 and what we can expect from 2021. So anybody who had a reasonable platform for video conferencing and events and things like this skyrocketed. Oculus came up with a $300 VR headset that rivals anything in the market.

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