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The XR Week Peek (2022.07.04): Big tech companies perform budget cuts, Mojo tests its smart contact lens in-eye, and more!

The Ghost Howls

The same luck has not happened to employees at Niantic at Unity. Unity, instead, is firing 4% of its employees, and this may seem weird considering that in the last months it has proceeded to hundred-millions-dollars acquisitions. A thing I have appreciated about Meta is that it has canceled projects, but it has not fired anyone.

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Editorial: This VR cycle may take more time than expected

The Ghost Howls

PSVR 2 Hero view of PSVR 2 (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment) I had big hopes for PSVR 2. I’m pretty sure that Sony is waiting the next few months to make some moves, there’s still the Black Friday and the Christmas Holiday that have to happen, but at the moment I do not see this device as disruptive to our ecosystem.

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OpenXR Update to Optimise Major XR Headsets

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

The OpenXR API is a core piece behind many XR headsets from vendors such as Acer, ByteDance, Canon, HTC, Magic Leap, Meta, Microsoft, Sony, XREAL, Qualcomm, Valve, and Varjo. Moreover, RT3D development services like Autodesk VRED, Blender, Godot, NVIDIA’s Omniverse, StereoKit, Unreal Engine, and Unity support OpenXR integration.

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Major Report Calls for Standards on XR Metrics

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

The report surveyed respondents from September last year to June to discuss findings across some of the world’s top firms, including Unity Technologies, HTC, manufacturers such as Jaguar Land Rover, and media firm Yahoo, among many others. What’s the Deal on Data?

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The XR Week Peek (2022.12.27): Somnium VR1 to be revealed at CES, Wireless PSVR 2 still a possibility, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Ultraleap hand tracking. Custom made eye tracking. I like a lot what I know about it, but VR hardware must be tried to be judged, so I’ll wait for the first reviews before expressing a true opinion about it. This shows the commitment that Sony has toward VR; The lineup for PSVR 2 is not complete.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.08.03): OpenXR is taking foot, new cool features found inside Oculus runtime, and more!

The Ghost Howls

T his standard, dubbed OpenXR, was about the interoperability of different VR hardware and software together. An eye-tracking accessory built for Vive should work with Rift as well, and so on. All hardware and software should be able to work also with products of other vendors. Other relevant news. Image by Oculus).

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The XR Week Peek (2021.05.17): HTC announces Vive Pro 2 and Vive Focus 3, PSVR 2 to feature eye tracking, and more!

The Ghost Howls

During the Chinese counterpart of the event, the V2EC, Vive has also announced two other interesting pieces of news: The 7Invensun Droolon F2, an eye-tracking add-on for the Vive Pro 2 and Vive Focus 3, coming soon for $299. Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). PSVR2 may feature 4K display and eye tracking.