The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Image by Sony). HTC Vive celebrates the holidays giving 100% rev share to developers. HTC Vive celebrates the holidays by announcing that all Viveport developers will receive a full 100% revenue share for November and December 2020, that are usually the most profitable months. Header Image by Sony). Top news of the week.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 25, 2020

Participate in a VR eye-tracking apps contest! My friends at 7Invensun and HTC have organized a contest to develop VR applications featuring eye tracking. If you have an HTC device, you can ask Cory Corvus (from HTC US) a Droolon F1 eye-tracking device to participate in the contest.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 28, 2022

Road To VR reported about Manus VR’s new Quantum Metagloves with very precise hand tracking for enterprise use (cost: $9000). Upload reported that Sony showcased PlayStation to some selected partners , but no one could speak about what he/she has seen. It can train a model 6–7x faster than the previous data center GPU.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

It should also help to keep the headset snug to your face when you’re moving around, which is ideal for XR training. Notably, if we use the rumored Apple Vision Pro weight specs to compare the device to other options on the market, the headset doesn’t appear to be much heavier than some other solutions.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 11, 2022

PlayStation VR 2 Logo (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). HTC Vive Wrist Tracker. HTC Vive Wrist Tracker. HTC Vive Wrist Tracker (Image by HTC). HTC has made an announcement at this CES and it has been a pretty cool one. Click to read the thread on Twitter… it is worth it. Further references.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 10, 2023

Although, an emerging presence in the development space is hand and eye tracking. AR/VR/MR headsets are increasingly equipped with hand and eye tracking technology. Previously, commercial XR devices like the Meta Quest had experimented with hand-tracking features which improved as the device matured.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 3, 2023

Although, an emerging presence in the development space is hand and eye tracking. AR/VR/MR headsets are increasingly equipped with hand and eye tracking technology. Previously, commercial XR devices like the Meta Quest had experimented with hand-tracking features which improved as the device matured.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 20, 2021

And in fact, some weeks ago Sony has made everyone understand that it has delayed the launch of the PSVR 2 because the market is not there yet. Companies like Pico, HP, Valve, and HTC are already performing very well in this sector. I also imagine them trying to add enterprise-oriented features like eye-tracking in all their devices.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 21, 2020

Mostly they are about entertainment, marketing or training experiences. Pico Neo 2 and Pico Neo 2 Eye, enterprise headsets just launched at CES (Image by Pico Interactive). The moment during OC6 where Oculus showed, together with the Imperial College of London, how training in VR is much more powerful than traditional training.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 14, 2020

Last year we had nReal showing us that AR can be trendy, and HTC making us dream with the Vive Cosmos. Yes, the biggest companies were not there with a booth (Oculus will probably target the OC6, HTC the VEC, etc…), but it is the first time that I read the XR news from CES and I dont’ remain surprised.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 1, 2019

It is also a defensive, move that makes it avoid the loss of its partners, as it has happened with Insomniac Studio that has just been acquired by Sony. This means that in 2020, AR and VR will still be used mostly in the enterprise sector, and mostly for training and maintenance. Red 6 brings AR to the USAF.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 10, 2022

My favorite ones have been: Sony Interactive Entertainment has revealed that the next PSVR headset will be called PSVR 2 and will feature 2K x 2K per eye, up to 120 Hz framerate, and 110° FOV. This tracker can be worn on the wrist, for a more accurate hand-tracking experience, or be installed on external props (e.g.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Additionally, founding the Upload Academy, a VR/AR developer training program, which graduated its first class in August with a number of success stories including Found – a gorgeous Miyazaki-esque narrative experience created by four of our students which was recently recognized on stage during the Oculus Connect Keynote. January 2016.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 9, 2017

2016 provided hints of where Facebook, HTC, Sony, Google, and more will take their headsets in the near future, but where does the industry’s best and brightest think we’ll end up this time next year? 1) I believe the virtual reality market will continue to have steady sales reaching over 2 million HMD’s between Sony, HTC and Oculus.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 4, 2022

I’m sure that after April, 20th, the Meta Quest ecosystem will appear even richer than it is now , creating a wider gap with other companies that may think about competing with the Quest, that is Pico, HTC, and even Apple. Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Other relevant news. News worth a mention.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Varjo makes human eye resolution VR headsets and brings those to the market this year. That sounds so simple, but we are 40x resolution of the best competitor headset, HTC Vive Pro. For training&simulations, the same things. Integrated 100Hz stereo eye-tracking. This is huge again for the training.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 25, 2022

Bytedance can’t compete out off the bat with Facebook, but it has deep pockets too and also may have the support (and the money) of the Chinese government, so it is a company to keep an eye on. PSVR 2 Controllers (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Eye tracking. HTC Vive Wrist Tracker (Image by HTC).

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