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

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

In the end, the time has come: Oculus has officially revealed the name and the price of the Santa Cruz headset. Its name will be Oculus Quest and will cost $399. I followed today’s OC5 conference via Facebook streaming only for this moment and Oculus has not disappointed my expectations. ” and he has satisfied us.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 2, 2024

He claimed that the announcement of “Alien: Rogue Incursion”, the first big-budget VR game that is compatible only with Quest 3 , marks the beginning of the end for Quest 2 and Quest Pro. The historical moment of the launch of Quest 1 (Image by TechCrunch) Oculus Quest 1 launched in 2019 for $399.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 12, 2019

The time for my Oculus Quest review has come. The Quest has a nice packaging , as all Oculus products. I really love opening Oculus products , since usually they are packaged really well, and the Quest is no exception. Oculus Quest box content (Image by Oculus). Front view of the Oculus Quest.

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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

APRIL 12, 2021

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…. The sentence, as highlighted by Road To VR, may be a reference that it will be an enterprise headset. The cube has a 4.5 Not much, honestly.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2024

The last cycle before this one was the Quest one, which started to make virtual reality known to the mainstream audience for what concerns games and fitness. Especially Apple and Google, which are the dominant players in the smartphone industry, are both launching headsets this year.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 23, 2020

We are all ready to play it, and if you are not, you are still in time to pre-download the game , so that at the X time, you can immediately hit the “Play” button. The one that I link to you here is from a general gaming magazine and it awards HL-A a 9/10 mark. Oculus Del Mar” may be the next Oculus headset.

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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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VRScout

AUGUST 9, 2021

At first, it’s not clear which conflict Geva is referring to, especially given the number of obstacles he and his team had to overcome to get their game from an early tech test to its selection as part of Cannes XR. It’s a game that says something about the state of VR, and where it’s going. “We

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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 ! Even if you already have the game, please get it again from App Lab, so that you will receive our upcoming updates (that will be super cool!) Top news of the week. Image by Sony).

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 14, 2020

The actions coming from the US are not much related to VR and Oculus, but mostly to the social space. This could also mean splitting the Facebook Reality Labs into a separate company (a new Oculus?), In Germany, instead, the legal action regards the mandatory Facebook login for Oculus Quest 2. Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2021

They “will incorporate some of the key features found in the DualSense wireless controller, along with a focus on great ergonomics”; There will be a “new generation” of games and experiences for it; It is still under development and won’t launch in 2021. And yes, I use sarcasm a lot: “Hey Facebook, thanks for this”.

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Road to VR

APRIL 30, 2018

In this article we compare three standalone VR devices which will be available worldwide this year: the Oculus Go, Lenovo Mirage Solo, and HTC Vive Focus. Oculus Go – Value Oriented. Image courtesy Oculus. At $200, the Oculus Go is set to be the most affordable device of the three by a significant margin.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 2, 2019

Yesterday I detailed you what is the Oculus Rift S , while today I want to write you a recap about what is the Oculus Quest , the most awaited virtual reality headset of 2019. What Is the Oculus Quest? Oculus Quest is the first standalone 6 DOF virtual reality headset by Oculus. And with the Oculus Rift?

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Road to VR

JANUARY 23, 2018

An updated version of the Harry Potter Universe game for Daydream, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them VR Experience, is arriving today. Not only that, but owners of Vive, Rift and Gear VR will finally be able to get in on the magic-casting fun too, as the game lands on their respective app stores. Gallopin’ Gorgons!

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 17, 2017

Just ahead of Google’s I/O developer conference last year rumors ran rampant that the company would show a standalone VR headset. Variety is citing multiple sources with knowledge of the project in saying that Google may showcase its standalone device at this week’s show, which kicks off today and runs through to Friday.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 4, 2017

In a surprise announcement, Facebook is announcing today that it will be shuttering Oculus Story Studio. Story Studio is the team within Oculus that focused on the creation of narrative driven virtual reality content like the emmy award winning Henry, emotionally moving story Dear Angelica and breakout content like Lost.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 9, 2017

Google’s team at Daydream Labs have been prototyping ways of animating objects and characters in Blocks , the company’s recently released VR modelling tool. Olson references the creative app Mindshow that embraces this ‘puppeteering’ technique, due to launch into open beta soon.

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Road to VR

MAY 18, 2016

Announced today at Google I/O 2016, VR team lead Clay Bavor revealed on stage that the company will be partnering with manufacturers to build Google-approved VR headsets based on an internally generated reference design. To boot, Google is also providing their new VR ecosystem with a handy Wiimote-style motion controller.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Steam is widely considered the de facto platform for PC games, VR or otherwise, but Unreal Engine creators Epic Games want change that with a new storefront that they say will leave more revenue to developers than Steam and other major digital distribution platforms. Image courtesy Epic Games.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

I’ll be there to talk about HitMotion: Reloaded and how to properly design a VR fitness game (using the precious lessons that our game designer Max Ariani has taught me). In the meanwhile, if you want, you can attend an Awe Nite event about gaming on 30th September I have been invited to speak at. Top news of the week.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 24, 2021

Oculus Quest gets v29 update. This week Facebook has started rolling out the v29 runtime update for Oculus Quest , and it brings some interesting features like: Multi-user mode on the original Quest 1 A renewed UI of the “toolbar” of the device. Google unveils Starline communication solution. Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

This week I have been pretty busy working on our mixed reality fitness game that is very close to launch and in preparing some amazing articles for next week (I will publish a review of the Valve Index and a super-amazing interview to Jeri Ellsworth, the creator of TiltFive augmented reality glasses!) The Oculus Connect 6 is coming!

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

It is able to offer this thanks to the Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 chipset (and its related reference design), that has been conceived with these features in mind. These are pretty cool, also because the Snapdragon XR 2 is much more powerful than the 835 mounted by the Oculus Quest. The good news for Valve don’t end here. All-In-One VR.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

Oculus Quest 2. The biggest announcement of the event has been for sure the Oculus Quest 2, that Facebook has not only revealed but also launched. Oculus Quest 2 is a great piece of technology. Keep in mind that this won’t mean that we will have games that are the double more beautiful than the ones of the Quest , though.

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Upload VR

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Looking for mixed reality games and apps on Quest 3? Quest 3 Review: Excellent VR With Passable Mixed Reality Read our full review of Quest 3 here: UploadVR David Heaney That said, it's not super clear which apps and games support mixed reality, nor which are worth your time. At least for now, anyway.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 3, 2023

Because if you build a game for Rift, it doesn’t necessarily work on Go or PlayStation VR. In this post I’m referring to widespread sales and usage across average consumers: Laptops are mainstream, 3D printers are not. Yes, Google Cardboards. Oculus Go was killed for the same reason: not enough retention.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 28, 2020

The time has come: one of the most awaited VR games of the year (or better, one of the most awaited VR modes of a 2D game) has been released. This was one of the most awaited VR modes because Flight Simulator is a very famous game, and in this edition, there is a very special representation of the surroundings around you.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

A market where Oculus has almost no earning s from the hardware sales, though, so it’s a weird situation. More info (Sebastian’s Tweet) More info (Sebastian’s Tweet with answer by GermanRifter) More info (Google Cache for Bestware shop page for Cosmos). If you are into tabletop gaming, my advice is to support them! Who knows.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Medal Of Honor: Above And Beyond is one of the most awaited VR games of 2020. Oculus and Respawn Entertainment teased it in 2017 at OC4 describing it as an AAA war game. The game may work also on inferior hardware, but glitches may happen. But actually, we had in the last 2 days much negative info, too.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

This is the biggest tracking area among the standalone headsets on the market, and while it is totally useless at home, having such a big area is important in entertainment locations because it lets players move around a big space to play their games. This could offer multiplayer colocated games with the same quality of PCVR games.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 6, 2020

One of the most awaited VR games of the moment, Iron Man VR, has been released as a PSVR exclusive developed by Camouflaj. The reviews of the game are overall positive : first of all it is cool to embody Tony Stark and its alter-ego superhero Iron Man. Oculus Quest v18 adds colored Guardian and voice commands. milliseconds!

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Upload VR

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

In 2018 it partnered with Google on the $400 Mirage Solo , the first standalone headset with positional tracking launched outside China – though it was overshadowed by Facebook’s $200 rotation-only Oculus Go. And in 2019 it partnered with Facebook on Oculus Rift S. Lenovo has a relatively long history in VR.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 11, 2022

But at CES, a new game for it has been announced: Horizon Call Of The Mountain, a game from the exclusive Horizon IP that has been built for the ground-up to showcase the innovative features of the PSVR 2 headset and controllers. Further references. Further references. Further references. Headset specifications.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Google Earth VR has shown us the wonders of visiting real world locations as a towering giant in VR, and now Industrial VR looks to do the same. Using the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, users visit a series of iconic and gigantic industrial zones, like Hoover Dam, the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant, and an oil rig and inspect them in minute detail.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 9, 2022

It can be a game-changer for the whole digital world, so I thought it was worth sharing my thoughts about what it could mean for XR. Let me tell you what I think may be important for our ecosystem, and then I’ll leave you some references to further discover all the details of this important law. Digital Markets Act. Data privacy.

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