The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The article Dejan has written is a big collection of tutorials, suggestions, and tips about developing applications that use hand tracking. It starts with how you can install Unity and get started with hand tracking development and then proceeds with some suggestions about hands tracking UX. How to Set Up Hand Tracking in Unity 3D.

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AR Insider

MARCH 20, 2020

On the VR side, Oculus Quest is a beacon of hope in both quality and consumer traction. Another example is Adobe Aero which brings AR to where its target market — creative professionals — already live. Meanwhile, other forms of “enterprise” adoption could tip sooner. VR’s Steady Gains.

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ARPost

APRIL 8, 2020

For example, most HTC VR technology supports 3D hand tracking. Laverde also pointed out that while VIVE’s hand tracking SDK works with a number of common platforms including Unity and Unreal, there can be complications for different hardware. Tips on Incorporating Hand Tracking.

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Leapmotion

SEPTEMBER 13, 2014

As we developed demos and prototypes with the Oculus Rift internally, several UX insights sprung forth. For instance, with the Oculus Rift, cords make it difficult to design a game where you turn 360 degrees. The rigged hand is available for Unity from our V2 Skeletal Assets. Any tips for your fellow developers?

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Digitalnauts

MARCH 23, 2022

Charles Seguin, Co-Founder and CEO at Digitalnauts, answers a few questions on the representation of the XR industry at SXSW 2022 and gives us his top tips. For example, you can’t forcibly move a user without letting them know or guiding them first. Paper Birds” an interactive VR story from Oculus (best story).

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ARVR

JANUARY 4, 2021

The Oculus headsets have the Oculus SDK. This course from the University of Michigan focuses mainly on developing XR apps with WebXR, Unity & Unreal — Developing AR/VR/MR/XR Apps with WebXR, Unity & Unreal Skill 5? In VR, there is an SDK for each VR headset. The HTC Vive headsets have its own SDK.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

It went down “fantastically well”, according to Kibblewhite, and even a certain Oculus Rift inventor saw it and liked it. Rewind is happy to offer up some examples of this. “Your eyes and your tracking kind of get into a little bit of a feedback loop,” Kibblewhite explains.

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Leapmotion

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

A quick note: VR/AR is a rapidly emerging ecosystem, and many of the engine tools and features that we use to build our Unity and Unreal assets are constantly shifting. In this section, we’ll cover our community’s three most popular environments for deskop and VR/AR: Unity, Unreal, and JavaScript. Get started with Unity.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Going on the stage at an investor event, Qualcomm CEO and President Cristiano Amon has revealed that Oculus Quest 2 (now Meta Quest 2) has sold 10 million units worldwide. Roblox CEO has said in the past that he was intrigued by the Oculus Quest, and now it seems that the whole company is betting more on virtual reality.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

References found in the Oculus Quest 2 firmware by users Reggy04 and Basti564 highlight how the Quest 2 Pro should have: Eyes tracking Facial expressions tracking Eye relief knob Granular IPD adjustment External charging station. Top news of the week. Image by Facebook). References found in Quest 2 firmware hint to Quest Pro features.

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AR Insider

MAY 6, 2020

The third major change came from Unity which recently announced that it will now be serving AR ads on mobile. Unity has one of the world’s largest mobile ad serving businesses and at the end of last year they partnered with Fossil to pilot this new ad format in mobile games. I call them the “Incarnations”.

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Leapmotion

MARCH 6, 2015

It can still be found on Oculus Share, although it’s quite old now. I’ve also built a couple of smaller proof-of-concept pieces that people may have seen on the leapmotion or oculus subreddits. Do you have any UX or design tips for developers looking to create similar experiences? That’s a pretty broad question.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 18, 2019

So let’s dive in: what are some of the best examples that you or your team has worked on in this type of role? So for example, if it cost $100,000 to be able to put [up] my hundred earrings, what is the uptick that you’re seeing in sales? Mobile virtual reality on a headset like an Oculus Go, which is $200.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 18, 2019

So let’s dive in: what are some of the best examples that you or your team has worked on in this type of role? So for example, if it cost $100,000 to be able to put [up] my hundred earrings, what is the uptick that you’re seeing in sales? Mobile virtual reality on a headset like an Oculus Go, which is $200.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 10, 2019

First of all, by creating experiences that focus on the airline experience itself – so, all of the branding piece, what it’s actually like to be on board an aircraft with a specific carrier — you can, for trade shows or for sale centers, for example, we found that our technology really has its home in solving a cost problem.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

He’s worked on the tech since before the Oculus Rift was invented and, with his team, since released some of the best games for it. Cass Everitt (Oculus), Joe Ludwig (Valve), Nick Whiting (Epic Games), Devin Reimer (Owlchemy Labs), Yuval Boger (Sensics, Inc.), Chris Pruett (Oculus). Liz Mercuri (Unity).

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 10, 2019

First of all, by creating experiences that focus on the airline experience itself – so, all of the branding piece, what it’s actually like to be on board an aircraft with a specific carrier — you can, for trade shows or for sale centers, for example, we found that our technology really has its home in solving a cost problem.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 4, 2018

For example, playing percussive music makes your entire view come to life, as if everything in front of you were made of pulsing neon filaments. In this interview, Vitillo shares tips for other immersive developers and the challenges the creators faced during development. The Vive Focus controller, as seen from inside Beat 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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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Alan: What are some of the examples? That’s an example in defence. I hadn’t experienced anything until the the early [Oculus] DK1. It’s not to say there aren’t some really good examples out there. So obviously there’s a submarine one. Is that– was that a military client? Justin: Yeah.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Alan: What are some of the examples? That’s an example in defence. I hadn’t experienced anything until the the early [Oculus] DK1. It’s not to say there aren’t some really good examples out there. So obviously there’s a submarine one. Is that– was that a military client? Justin: Yeah.

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Leapmotion

JUNE 12, 2015

Note that some assets (like Image Hands and Widgets) are not currently available for the Orion Unity Core Assets. For example, pointing at oneself when referring to another person feels foreign. For example, a button that can only be pressed by entering a bounding volume from the right direction requires a very clear affordance.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 12, 2021

Here you are my massive video review of the HoloLens 2 (featuring almost 1 hour of content) with many examples of interactions and mixed reality videos! For instance, in the box I’ve found a cleaning cloth for an Oculus device… and I don’t think it actually comes with a Microsoft HoloLens! HoloLens 2 Video Review.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Alan: What are some of the examples? That’s an example in defence. I hadn’t experienced anything until the the early [Oculus] DK1. It’s not to say there aren’t some really good examples out there. So obviously there’s a submarine one. Is that– was that a military client? Justin: Yeah.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Alan: What are some of the examples? That's an example in defence. I hadn't experienced anything until the the early [Oculus] DK1. It's not to say there aren't some really good examples out there. But we've broadened out from there as well, because obviously not all training requirements are going to be satisfied by that.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Alan: What are some of the examples? That's an example in defence. I hadn't experienced anything until the the early [Oculus] DK1. It's not to say there aren't some really good examples out there. But we've broadened out from there as well, because obviously not all training requirements are going to be satisfied by that.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

Give us some examples of some of the ways people are using VR to exercise. One example is retail employees. Michael: And this is why I’ve been working on starting this dojo, or this VR maker space; because the tools for building — there’s VRTK for Unity… there’s just all these tools. Is it training?

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

Give us some examples of some of the ways people are using VR to exercise. One example is retail employees. Michael: And this is why I’ve been working on starting this dojo, or this VR maker space; because the tools for building — there’s VRTK for Unity… there’s just all these tools. Is it training?

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

Give us some examples of some of the ways people are using VR to exercise. There's a lot of, for example, architectural firms in town, and they aren't as flashy as a virtual sports or something, but they're all using VR for showing the buildings, or going to a client and saying, "hey, would you like this room moved over here?

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 28, 2019

Oculus Quest and controllers (Image by Oculus). Oculus is updating its Rift S and Quest offering. This has been an interesting week of news and updates for Oculus’s flagship devices. And finally, Oculus has deployed a new update to remove the annoying “Static Flash” bug that was taunting Rift S users.

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Leapmotion

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

For example, the developer could create renderers that display the menu segments as circles, or even spheres – all with different visual indicators, icons, etc. Tips on Developing VR Tools. Don’t have an Oculus Rift headset? Renderers allow the developer to replace the default appearance of the menu segments.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 11, 2019

Everyone of us already knew that Gear VR was a platform almost abandoned when Oculus announced the Oculus Go. Anyway, officially, both Samsung and Oculus have continued at least to support it. Original image by Oculus). Xiaomi disbands the Mi VR team, with unknown effects on Oculus Go. Gear VR is dead.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 8, 2021

However, the decision was made in 2017 to drop the course requirement (it was still made available if required), and open up the training materials and examples for free to encourage the growth of the SteamVR ecosystem. The name was of course inspired by “The Unity Cube” application (Image by Rob Cole). (Image by Rob Cole).

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

They’re a Unity authorized training partner and their team of 20 people is giving professionals the skills they need to build value-driven XR experiences. Like, “Unity 101: here’s how to make a model.” From this journey, Circuit Stream’s 10-week online course emerged. Alan: So how did you begin?

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

They’re a Unity authorized training partner and their team of 20 people is giving professionals the skills they need to build value-driven XR experiences. Like, “Unity 101: here’s how to make a model.” From this journey, Circuit Stream’s 10-week online course emerged. Alan: So how did you begin?

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

They're a Unity authorized training partner and their team of 20 people is giving professionals the skills they need to build value-driven XR experiences. Like, "Unity 101: here's how to make a model." From this journey, Circuit Stream's 10-week online course emerged. Their education platform has reached over 25,000 students.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

They're a Unity authorized training partner and their team of 20 people is giving professionals the skills they need to build value-driven XR experiences. Like, "Unity 101: here's how to make a model." From this journey, Circuit Stream's 10-week online course emerged. Their education platform has reached over 25,000 students.

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